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Men start home season strong, beating Bryan 98-53
Lipscomb men’s basketball took on the Bryan College Lions in their home opener on Nov. 15, beating them 98-53. The game fell during Bisons Weekend – Lipscomb’s version of a homecoming weekend – and the attendance in Allen was over 2,000. The Bisons shot 48.6% in field goals, and 30.6% from outside the key, racking up 98 points against the Lions. They also shot 83.3% from the free throw line. Starting off the momentum for the Bisons was senior center Charlie Williams, who made a tip-in to put the first two points on the board. From there, the Bisons continued to grow their lead, while also holding the Lions at…
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SGA senators partner with Urban Promise to host “Race for Refuge”
Over 100,000 foreign-born citizens call Nashville and Davidson County home, making up over 15% of Nashville’s population. Many are refugees who had to flee their homes due to persecution, conflict or violence. Urban Promise was founded by Jonathan Sheahen, a former Lipscomb Academy teacher and principal and his wife, Shawna. Their mission is “to show the love of Jesus to refugees by helping them heal, learn and direct their own future for good.” On Saturday, Urban Promise hosted its 4th annual “Race for Refuge,” an event for the Nashville community to experience a simulated refugee journey. Lipscomb’s Student Government Association (SGA) senators volunteered all day to help put on the…
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Three-peat: ABLE wins Bisons Weekend parade
Lipscomb students, alumni and parents gathered in Bison Square on Friday to watch the Bisons Weekend parade. Campus clubs and organizations decorate floats and participate in the parade, which runs through campus and culminates in the Bison Square. This year’s theme was “men’s and women’s basketball opponents for the 25-26 seasons.” Each float featured one team that Lipscomb would play this season. For example, Sigma Iota Delta featured Lipscomb vs. Tennessee Tech University with the tagline, “Cookeville is getting cooked.” The College of Education featured Lipscomb vs. Marshall University with the tagline, “Let the purple reign.” The Lipscomb pep band set the tone as each group paraded through the square.…
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Men’s basketball looks forward to homecoming weekend home opener
Lipscomb men’s basketball has started their season with three away games, so while the season has been underway since Nov. 3, they’ve yet to play in Allen Arena. Their first home game is Nov. 15, at 4pm, falling in the middle of Bisons Weekend. The team is facing an almost entirely new build, from players to coaching staff. Of the 15-man roster, only six are returners, and nearly the entire coaching and assistant staff is new. Yet despite the rebuild, the team is determined to stand strong this season. “We have three pillars to our culture,” said transfer redshirt junior guard Mateo Esmeraldo. “Honesty, humility and hunger. And I think…
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Lipscomb.bad.parking returns to Instagram
Comedic student-led university Instagram accounts are a staple on many college campuses, and Lipscomb University is no exception to that rule. Over the years, Lipscomb has had many such accounts, all varying in topic but all bringing laughter to Lipscomb students. These accounts include Lipscomb Crushes, Lipscomb Bananas, Lipscomb Fizz, and the fairly infamous Lipscomb Quotes. The accounts are all run by students, and live and die as the students graduate and leave. However, they are often taken up again and rebooted by students that follow them. One such account has recently been revived – the “Lipscomb.bad.parking” account. Students around campus take photos of cars and trucks that park poorly…
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Bisons off to face Bulldogs in NCAA Tournament
The Lipscomb women’s soccer team and their coaches, family and friends gathered in Allen Arena’s Hall of Fame room today to hear their place in the NCAA Tournament. Having won the ASUN Tournament just this Sunday, beating North Florida 3-0 to become back-to-back ASUN Champs, the Bisons won an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. The Selection Show would determine where that bid placed them, and what team they would play. Head Coach Kevin O’Brien started off by thanking the team for their perseverance during the season. “You deserve this,” he told the girls. “Wherever we go, it’s a blessing. Let’s hope it’s somewhere fun.” The team was on the…
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Lipscomb’s fourth quarter heroics come up just short against UTC
The Lipscomb Bisons fell to the UT Chattanooga Mocs 59-56 on Sunday. This comes one game after Lipscomb’s 105-46 victory over Sewanee in their home opener on Nov. 6. It was a struggle to find points all afternoon for either side, but the low scoring kept the game close throughout it all. Junior transfer McKayla Miller opened the scoring for the Bisons, and two points from junior guard Elena Bertrand and sophomore transfer Hannah Richardson had the Bisons trailing 7-6 at the first media timeout. Points were hard to come by for the remainder of the quarter, as the Bisons trailed the Mocs 16-9. The second quarter was a different…
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Bomb threat against Lipscomb diverted by Lipscomb Security team
Lipscomb students might take the security team for granted. But even though jump-starting cars is part of their job, Security’s primary role is to protect students’ lives every day. Last Tuesday, this was especially apparent. Karissa Hamlet, age 25, was arrested for posting a bomb threat against Lipscomb on Facebook; the arrest was made after Lipscomb security alerted the Nashville Metro Police about the threat. Hamlet attached her threat to an article about how Lipscomb Academy handled protests following a memorial for Charlie Kirk. She was charged with threatening mass violence against a school and false reporting. Herd Media sat down with Captain Aaron Eaton, Lipscomb Security’s Director of Operations,…
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Students take to the court in Hoopapaluza
This year’s homecoming kicked off with a set of 3-on-3 basketball tournaments featuring students. Kicking off homecoming week, Hoopapaluza lets students form their own 3-person basketball team to compete in the tournament. Alongside the basketball, students have a chance to win prizes in the raffle. This year’s prizes included a 300 dollar Amazon shopping spree, tickets to a Nashville Predators game, court-side seats to a Lipscomb basketball game of the student’s choice, two CMA tickets and an Xbox. During the night, there was a paper airplane competition where the winner got five additional raffle tickets. The airplane to land the closest to the hula-hoop wins. In an effort to get…
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Freshmen win Halloweek dodgeball tournament
Lipscomb University students faced off in the annual Halloweek dodgeball tournament at Fanning Hall, continuing one of the university’s long-standing traditions. This year’s tournament, themed “Thriller Throwdown,” featured teams dressed in creative costumes competing in a bracket-style competition. Students crowded Fanning’s courtyard and balconies, cheering on teams and friends. The game took place inside the tournament’s signature cage setup, giving the event its classic look as dodgeballs flew across the court and bounced off the metal fencing. Teams included Team McQueen, Men of God, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Elixir Addicts, Willie the Pooh, Team P.G.A. and Code Blue, along with several others competing. For the first time, Student Government Association…
