Liberty student helps deliver boxes for Operation Christmas Child Jami Macdonald said she took ownership of her faith after seeing a seven-year-old girl in El Salvador with nothing receive the toy she had always wanted. Thanks to the Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child ministry, children around the world are able to have life-changing experiences just like the little seven-year -old […]
Read moreGabe Sitting in our living room with a cup of hot cocoa in my hands watching a movie with my sister and mother, I could hear the sound of a shotgun coming from the top of our hill. “I bet that was them,” my mother would say. I was never one for waking up at 3:30 a.m. to sit out […]
Read moreI am a lover of all things having to do with zombies. “Night of the Living Dead” is, by far, one of my favorite horror films. The original 1968 Romero film is a classic treatise on race relations in America – with zombies. However, not every political struggle is appropriately depicted via images of the living dead. Case in point: […]
Read moreTurkey day, also commonly known as Thanksgiving — or, as I have come to call it this year, possibly a complete disaster. Thanksgiving is a time of celebration for families across the US. Too many people gathered around too much food serves as the icon for a great day. In my family, Thanksgiving has never really been a day full […]
Read moreThe opposition expressed by students such as Brittany Truax to the revision in the Liberty Way to allow nose rings (“Liberty Way says okay to nose rings”) is misplaced. Her argument is that by allowing students to wear small studs in the nose, they will forever be negatively affecting their chances of finding a job, as “most employers will not […]
Read moreNo. 2 Blue Hens led by their goalkeeper, extend winning streak to five The DI Liberty University men’s hockey team has faced a number of great teams so far this season. Even though they have not always been successful in beating them, the competition is making them a better hockey team in all aspects of the game. Despite losing the […]
Read moreThe University of Kentucky does it, the University of North Carolina does it and even the University of South Carolina Upstate does it. “It” is referring to the tradition of Midnight Madness — a theme that announces the beginning of the college basketball season. Beginning in 1971, former Maryland head coach Lefty Driesell started this mid-October tradition by having his […]
Read moreWith two road games left to play in their conference schedule, Liberty volleyball had full control of their postseason destiny. The goal was simple: win two games and claim sole possession of the regular season Big South Title. “Coming into the weekend, we needed to win at least one out of two matches to claim the Big South title for […]
Read moreThe men’s fourth-seeded Liberty University men’s soccer team won the Big South Title in a 3-1 victory over No. 2 Gardner-Webb, Sunday. With the win Liberty clinched their second Big South Title and an automatic bid in the NCAA Tournament. The journey through the tournament began with a rematch against Radford University, in which Liberty defeated Radford in penalty kicks […]
Read moreMens, womens teams not advancing in competition The men and women of Liberty’s cross country teams ran their hearts out this weekend at the NCAA Division I Southeast Regional Championships in Louisville, Ky. In the men’s 10k, Edwards placed 23rd while Klugh in the women’s 6k placed 20th. Both Edwards and Klugh earned cross country all-region honors. Redshirt junior Zac […]
Read moreBand of Leaders holds weekend conference Liberty University’s Band of Leaders Forge 2011 Leadership Summit challenged both students and Lynchburg residents Nov. 11-12 to get a vision and become leaders. “Through Forge Leadership Summit, students will be able to know what it means to be a God-Made Leader and tap into the gifts that God has given them individually. The […]
Read moreSenior Art Show features four Liberty Artists “Echoes and Whispers,” the Department of Studio and Digital Arts (SADA) four-person fall senior art exhibition, is now open. The show officially opened Thursday, Nov. 10, with an artists’ reception honoring featured artists Kaitlin Malvaso, Erin McCool, Kelsey Nicholas and Morgan Taylor. “It’s kind of a surreal experience,” McCool, who plans to graduate […]
Read moreLiberty Godparent Foundation to host Christmas shopping expo Why wait for Black Friday? Lynchburg residents can get a head start on their Christmas shopping Nov. 16-18 at the Winter Market, an annual shopping expo put on by the Liberty Godparent Ministries. Dozens of vendors will gather at the Schilling Center this weekend, offering a variety of products including gift items […]
Read moreHis goal of a championship has not been reached. Neither has his team’s. This year, the Liberty football team plans to turn those goals into reality. Whether those goals are achieved or not will ride on the success of senior quarterback Mike Brown. Brown has now been behind center for three years, and soon the curtain will close on his […]
Read moreLast week one of the most shocking, disgusting and unbelievable scandals ever to rock the NCAA ripped through the nation. Joe Paterno was fired. Why? Nobody really knows. A lot of people think they know. But the Penn State Board of Trustees who fired him said themselves they “were still investigating details.” Most people regurgitate the rumors they’ve heard. “He […]
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