by Aaron Schmelzer | Apr 11, 2014 | News Slider
The 2014 Delta Tau Fight Night in the Student Activities Center Thursday night once again displayed competitive matches and raised money for inner-city children. The annual boxing competition benefits Youth Encouragement Services (YES) by charging $5 for entry. The program, operating in Nashville, offers a safe environment for low-income children to learn and grow. Delta Tau President Blake Mitchell said that the event raised over $1,500 for YES. He also explained the benefit of bringing the event to campus. “I think it’s an important event because it’s something different for Lipscomb,” Mitchell said. “It gets a lot of the student body together, especially the Greek life. It’s something that Lipscomb kids don’t get to see very often.” During the event, there were ten matches throughout the night. In the opening match, Ryan Hood of Delta Tau beat Daniel Hutchinson of Delta Nu. The second fight was a late submission, and it pitted independent James Weaver against independent Phillip Brodnax. Weaver won the match, and he said that he had never boxed before. “I just didn’t know what to expect, but I enjoyed it,” Weaver said. In the third match, Zach Clemens of Sigma Iota Delta defeated Ryan Matheny of Sigma Omega Sigma by technical knockout (TKO). Tau Phi’s first win of the night came from Brian Warf, who defeated Hunter Allison of Delta Nu. Andrew Jordan, a Sigma Iota Delta member, pulled out the victory over independent James Tamburello. Matt Clemens, another SID member, followed up Jordan’s victory with a win of his own. Clemens won by TKO over Caleb Janelle of SOS. A knockout came from the match...
by Aaron Schmelzer | Apr 2, 2014 | News Slider
This year’s Singarama, called “Singarama’s On Fire,” showing April 3-5 in Collins Alumni Auditorium, offers a trifecta of shows with the themes of “Stop,” “Drop” and “Roll.” Members of Phi Sigma, Delta Nu, Delta Tau and Tau Phi, along with friends, will be staging the “Roll” performance. “Roll” director and Phi Sigma member Alex Shumate said that the show is about a boy who purchases a bike with hopes to gain friends. But when the bike is stolen, he must figure out a way to find the bike, which pushes him to learn more about himself. Throughout the show, there are plenty of recognizable songs, primarily from the 80s and 90s. “The hardest part [has been] making it all come together and making it all make sense,” Shumate said. This is also the first time she has directed a Singarama show. “It can be difficult, but I have a lot of people who are really great, and a lot of people [who] are helping me a ton,” Shumate said. Another unique aspect of every Singarama production is the integration of music within the show. Cece Ramsey, the show’s main choreographer, said that though she enjoys the work, it is difficult to manage so many dancers. “It’s always crazy trying to get 80 [people] on stage,” Ramsey said. “You want as many as possible for visual effect and volume.” Ramsey has choreographed the shows in some way since freshman year. In creating the dances for each song, the “Roll” crew collaborated on what music to use, how many dancers are needed for each song and what style of music to...
by Caitlin Selle | May 6, 2013 | News Slider
Shaking hands with President Obama is one of many great accomplishments Lipscomb sophomore Matt Brown can add to his list of achievements experienced through his role as National Chief of the Boy Scouts of America. “I was elected to a position within the National Boy scouts as what is referred to as the National Chief, which basically means that I am the number one Boy Scout under the age of 21, the number one youth over the course of the next year,” Brown said. Holding the highest elected position amongst youth in the Scouts with his role as National Chief, of the Boy Scouts of America has turned Brown into quite the jetsetter. Spending every weekend visiting cities nationwide such as Phoenix, New York, and Detroit and most recently, Washington D.C. This past semester, he has been busy shaking hands with politicians, delivering the report of the Boy Scouts and discussing the plans of the Boy Scouts of America. “Just like the President gives a state of the union address every year to let Congress know the state of our country, (similarly) the Boy Scouts have to give a report to the nation,” Brown said. So far, this entire year Brown has only received two weekends off. As a business major getting more involved in his major and learning new material each weekend to share with those he meets; he says he takes advantage of his travel time to get some of his work done. “I read on airplanes, I study on airplanes, I study in the terminal waiting on my plane,” Brown said. “It’s tough.” But, according to...
