by Aaron Schmelzer | Mar 12, 2014 | News Slider, Sports
Bison volleyball players Lauren Ford and Jewell Dobson attended the U.S. Olympic Volleyball tryouts late last month and came home with memories and important lessons. The two juniors were selected to represent Lipscomb at the tryout and said the atmosphere was almost unreal. “It really didn’t hit me; it really didn’t set in with me until I walked in,” middle blocker Jewell Dobson said. The women said the tryouts were fast-paced and constant. Each session was two hours and consisted mostly of drills. “The style of play was just different. It was very intense. We were always running around playing [volleyball], so in a way that was fast paced,” Dobson said. “It seemed surreal to us that we were playing with the best of the best,”outside hitter Ford added. Through those drills, outside hitter Lauren Ford says she learned valuable lessons that she plans on taking into her senior year. “One thing I saw was just a passion from the defenders. They always had this ridiculous energy that you don’t normally see in a lot of defenders,” Ford said. She also explained that she wants to be more vocal with that passion as well. Dobson agreed saying she wants to carry that same passion into the aspects of her play and also highlighted the value of teamwork. “We both have more of this appreciation for our own team; more so than we even did before. The only way a team is great is if everyone’s connecting and working together,” Dobson said. Dobson and Ford also said that the presence of assistant coach Billy Ebel helped them stay comfortable at the...
by Kelli Blackshear | Feb 22, 2012 | News Slider
Slavery. It’s a term that may remind some of their middle school social studies class, the Civil War, or figures like Abraham Lincoln and Harriet Tubman. What may shock people is that slavery still exists. Not only that, but there are more slaves today than ever in history. People all over the world, including in the United States, are victims of slavery in its various forms including domestic slavery, bondage slavery and sex slavery. Lipscomb students interested in exploring this issue and helping eradicate slavery have the opportunity to get involved. Every Thursday night at 7:30 a group that ranges from five to 15 people meets to discuss this very question. They are known as the International Justice Mission, a chapter of the Washington-based IJM. This is the third year IJM has been on campus and is being led by Cooper McCullough. His time as IJM president has had ups and downs. “My stint as president has been both encouraging and discouraging. Some of the ideas that we’ve brainstormed, as well as the genuine passion I’ve seen in people, has been amazing,” he said. “Discouragement can creep in, though, when I feel like I’ve done a poor job providing people an outlet to combat injustice or when people make it clear that their passion for justice won’t translate into action.” Among the successes are IJM fundraisers. McCullouogh said that some of the organization’s big past events have included a dance party, bake sale, prayer vigil, student recorded album, concert and several chapels/documentaries. He said the meetings begin with “good news,” which is usually a story of rescues by IJM, and a prayer to...
by Jesse Baker | Mar 29, 2010 | News Slider
After January 2010’s Passion Conference in Atlanta, over 20,000 college students started counting down the days until March 9th: the release date for the live album from the conference to be titled “Passion: Awakening.” The Passion gatherings have been taking place since 1997 on a nearly annual basis where of thousands of college students come together to worship with some of the most recognized names in Christian music, hear lessons from popular Christian authors and speakers, and raise money to enact justice for causes around the world. One may recognize the Passion brand from past live albums containing songs like “How Great Is Our God,” “Everything Glorious,” or “God of This City” that quickly found homes in churches around the world and set new standards for worship music. The newest album from the Passion artists (including Chris Tomlin, Christy Nockels, David Crowder Band, Matt Redman, Kristian Stanfill, Fee, Charlie Hall, and, this year, Hillsong United) is no exception to this stellar legacy. Surely, the songs “Our God,” “Awakening,” “Where the Spirit of the Lord Is,” and “Chosen Generation” (among others) are already making waves in churches around the country and the world. Passion’s stated purpose on their website, 268generation.com, is, “to glorify God [by] uniting students in worship and prayer for spiritual awakening in this generation” based on Isaiah 26:8 which says, “Yes Lord, walking in the way of Your truth we wait eagerly for You, for Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.” Although the music is clearly one of the ways Passion is awakening a generation, it is also important to note students at...
