Preview: Black History Month trivia night to be held Wednesday

Preview: Black History Month trivia night to be held Wednesday

A Black history-themed trivia night, in celebration of Black History Month, will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the Bennett Campus Center. The Office of Intercultural Development (OID) and the Students Activities Board (SAB) have teamed up to coordinate a trivia night that will have students test their knowledge on certain events and people pertaining to Black history. Candace Williams, director of Community Life over OID and student organizations, said she is excited to be working with SAB again this year after previously collaborating on numerous past events.  “We have traditionally partnered with Students Activities Board in the past for different cultural trivia nights and they’ve gone exceptionally well,” Williams said.  Previous collaborations between OID and SAB include Welcome to Our World Week and Hispanic Heritage Month. “[Trivia Night] is a fun event that students already know about,” Williams said. “So, it’s very easy for [OID] to just use our cultural themes to kind of enhance the month but also allow students to be able to participate and have fun.” Britany Gonzalez, a junior Law, Justice, and Society major from Memphis and OID Intern, has been helping with planning for the upcoming trivia night. “Making it tailored to Black History Month, we’ll have questions that will not only be about the historical aspect of it but also a more modern sense to it,” Gonzalez said. This will include how black culture is influencing modern-day society. Esteban Gonzalez, a junior graphic design major from Ensenada, Baja California, México, and OID intern, has also been part of the preparation. Part of his help includes putting together a small slideshow that presents...
‘The Mechanics’ win annual Dodgeball tournament

‘The Mechanics’ win annual Dodgeball tournament

“Campus Security,” “Hydro-Flask” and “Nun-of-That” all made team costume appearances at the Student Activities Board’s annual dodgeball tournament. The event was a Halloween season hit once again, allowing the student body to come together in an epic competition for the title of dodgeball champion and a large purple trophy to show that Lipscomb pride. The competition was heated as teams battled it out to the end slowly being eliminated in a winner-play-winner format. “Campus Security” took on “The Mechanics” in the championship round. “Campus Security” has won the tournament two years in a row, but this year the streak ended. “The Mechanics” won the trophy for 2019. Tyler Harvey was there to capture a gallery of all the action....
SAB host the first annual Lipscomb Luau

SAB host the first annual Lipscomb Luau

Although the Fall semester has just begun, Lipscomb students are holding on to summer until the end. Lipscomb’s Student Activities Board hosted their annual Lipscomb Luau on Friday afternoon to kick off this year’s activities. The Luau featured upbeat Hawaiian music and a beach volleyball tournament in the sandpit behind Elam Hall. No matter the competition level, students put together their best players and registered in teams of four.  Each team was also encouraged to create crazy team names and matching uniforms, with “Sandy Cheeks”, “The Hobbits”, and “Fake Tan Squad” being the standouts. This year, the sand volleyball tournament was almost postponed due to rain, but the cloud coverage didn’t put a damper on the fun. “We just wanted to throw a fun event for new freshman on campus that makes the first weekend of college not as scary,” SAB member Madison Wonders said. “We want people to continue to meet each other, whether they’re playing volleyball or not, to come and grow the community.” Students were offered grilled chicken, pineapple, and Hawaiian Punch as refreshments throughout the match. The tournament ended full of smiles, laughter, and some friendly competition. The winners, Team Memphis Tiger Basketball Fan Club, received bragging rights and their picture on the SAB Instagram. View the gallery below to see all the fun from the...

Lipscomb students share opinions on Super Bowl XLIX

With Super Bowl XLIX quickly approaching, many Lipscomb students jumped at the opportunity to share their opinions on the game. On the other hand, some did not. This year’s matchup will feature the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks, who won Super Bowl XLVIII. The recent controversy on whether the Patriots deliberately used under-inflated footballs against the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship game has sparked much attention from fans. SAB will host a Super Bowl party at 5 p.m. on Sunday in Bison Cafe with tailgate food and door prizes. Reporter Brianne Welch interviewed students about who they think will win and why. Story by Brianne Welch and Erin...

SAB hosts first ever Swing in the Square

For the first time at Lipscomb, the Student Activities Board hosted a Swing in the Square event for students on Friday evening in Bison Square. While this function is new to campus, other similar events such as Theta Xi’s Full Moon Festival have been held in the past. “This is an event that we talked about doing in the spring,” said Louis Nelms, director of student activities. “Theta Xi, when they did Full Moon Festival, sort of opened the door to some of this stuff.” After approval, Nelms and his team began planning to make the night a safe, enjoyable time for all. “We had to have a place to swing, we had to have lights, we had to have music, and so we just decided to put this all together and thought how do we make this better, and that’s what happened,” Nelms said. Junior Josh Cottrill served as the DJ, incorporating big band music and more popular electric pop. “I’m mostly excited for the atmosphere and the liveliness that’s going to happen tonight,” Cottrill said. “I’m excited to see what comes about.” Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR. Students were instructed on proper swing dancing technique by theater professor Leigh Anne Ervin. After showing students some simple dance moves, Ervin stepped aside to let students show off some of their own moves. “It’s a lot of fun because everyone’s making a fool of themselves and dancing,” said sophomore Samantha Gwinn. Whether students had some background in swing dancing or were completely new to the style, Swing in the Square easily allowed students to join in community and learn. “You get to...