Candler’s Mountain Road now has a new Bloop Frozen Yogurt location to satisfy students’ desires for frosty treats as of Feb. 11. This franchise, started nine months ago, is the creation of four Liberty University graduates. After realizing that there was a large market for frozen yogurt, Daryl and Johanna Calfee, along with Todd Allen and Josh Oppenheimer, decided to […]
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Freshman Cassie Foster is on a mission to save lives with the simple gift of clean water. She is campaigning with CauseLife, an organization which partners to bring clean water to developing countries. Her goal is to raise $15,000 to fund two wells in Kenya and one in Guatemala. To date, she has raised $13,288. According to CauseLife statistics, more […]
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On Sunday, Lynchburg was given a gift of perspective — snow. There is something beautiful about the perfection of snow. Maybe it is its uncanny ability to cover everything in its path and give everything a new appearance — a new perspective. This spring semester has brought with it a lot of baggage. The political scene is heating up, the […]
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Subliminal messages in Chrysler’s ‘Halftime in America’ ad leave audiences in an uproar Super Bowl Sunday — practically a holiday in itself — isn’t just a championship game of the National Football League. It is also a time when the world of advertising fights for its chance to be recognized for creating the best, most entertaining commercial spot. While many […]
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To an action sports athlete, sponsorship is huge. It’s a necessary component in establishing a future in the industry. This is especially true for Liberty freshman Jonathan Steltzer, who recently signed a sponsorship contract with 4FRNT skis. Steltzer fell in love with 4FRNT’s products after having to use the Snowflex Center’s rental 4FRNT skis the entire fall semester. It wasn’t […]
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What began as an office joke has become a growing business for Liberty employee Paul Mignard, designing mugs with attitude and function. “It started as a side project. We always draw little pictures and things like that. I work in creative media so we do a lot of art-type things,” Mignard said. “The one image that kept on coming up […]
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Art majors display portfolio collections Art can take many shapes and forms. It can be molded, sketched or painted but no matter the form, the Senior Portfolio Exhibit at Liberty University offered a gallery of student rendered art to be admired from Feb. 10-18. The Senior Portfolio Exhibit was a culminated collection of student’s art that was displayed in the […]
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Liberty University’s bi-annual mosaic of missions opportunities was held Feb. 13-17. This semester’s Missions Emphasis Week (MEW) was themed “[un] Reached,” offering students a chance to speak with missionaries from across the world and experience different cultures through seminars and other events. The Founder and International Director of Empart Jossy Chacko was the first guest speaker to address students during […]
Read morePro-life club, Lifeline, held a charity gala to support education and prevention Liberty University’s pro-life club, Lifeline, held a Valentine’s Gala on Feb. 13 in the DeMoss Grand Lobby from 9 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Close to 35 students showed up for the event and, for $10 a ticket, were able to enjoy refreshments and music by a group of […]
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This year’s Rail Jam provided a new twist as two brothers battle for the top spot The Rail Jam has come a long way from a “bragging rights” event held in front of a small crowd on the front steps of DeMoss. Fast-forward to now, where a large crowd sits eagerly on a brisk, February Friday night at the Liberty […]
Read moreScoring 136 points in five games is not anything to go unnoticed. As a matter of fact, the U.S., as well as China, has been dazzled by the play of New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin. But are they more excited because of his skill level or that he is from a different race? Websites such as ESPN, CNN and […]
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First home pitch flies Feb. 21 against Radford As the crack of a bat begins to echo throughout the hills of Lynchburg, sounding the beginning of a new baseball season, no team is more eager to “Base Up” than the Liberty University Flames Baseball team. From their two previous record setting seasons and high preseason rankings in the Big South […]
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Taking care of leads is a vital part of all sports. Liberty University’s women’s tennis team fought hard against the Virginia Tech Hokies on Feb. 17 but failed to maintain their leads and close out matches as the fell 5-2. “I can’t ask my players to fight any harder than they did tonight,” coach Chris Johnson said. The Lady Flames […]
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Students look to see God’s plan revealed every step of the way Five students took a walk on train tracks high over the James River on Nov. 17 to look at the stars and marvel at God’s creation. But the serenity of the evening turned into tragedy because of a train’s rapid approach. Freshman Hannah Emmaline Williams, 18, of Sanford, […]
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“I like singing. My favorite song is Happy Day,” Angel said. Angel is one of the 15 children who travel with Children of the World, a choir composed of orphaned and disadvantaged children from all over the world. She is from Uganda and smiled as she explained she has known Jesus since she was a little baby. Liberty University students […]
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