The shrill sound of a fire alarm that every dorm resident dreads hearing went off in male Dorm 32 shortly after 9 p.m. last Monday. This time it was not a drill. Quad residents swarmed out of the smoke-filled building and into the surrounding parking lots. The wide-eyed, confused students stood far enough away to escape the smoke, but close […]
Read moreParent and Family Connections Office honors Donna Edwards with Outstanding Parent Award Liberty University held its third annual family weekend dinner at 6 p.m., Oct. 28, where freshman Austin Edwards’ mother, Donna, was honored with the Outstanding Parent Award. The evening opened with songs from Sounds of Liberty, followed by a welcome from the Director of Parent and Family Connections […]
Read moreSummers, Hyland pull through for Flames Clutch. In the second running of an overtime joust, Liberty University quarterback Mike Brown lobbed an end zone pass to 6’4” wide receiver Chris Summers. Summers plucked the ball from the air just before a crashing free safety could disrupt the play. Liberty goes up 27-20. Clutch. The defense must hold the visiting Presbyterian […]
Read moreSen. Steve Newman, a 15-year state Senate veteran, seeks reelection as the 23rd District Virginia State Senator. Newman, 46, is the Republican incumbent for the 23rd District, which includes Lynchburg and Bedford, Amherst and Campbell counties. Newman’s democratic opponent is Robert Short Sr. Newman was elected into the Virginia State Senate in 1996, and he has also served on the […]
Read moreBouncy castles, bean bag toss games and costumed children spanned Liberty’s Tolsma Indoor Track at Green Hall on Oct. 28, for Thomas Road Baptist Church (TRBC)’s annual Harvest Festival for children with special needs. This evening event ran from 6 to 8 p.m. and allowed the children to have time to enjoy a Halloween-harvest themed event away from the other […]
Read moreAt the beginning of the season, Division I teams normally take it easy and play warm-up teams so the players can get a feel of what the season can become. That is not likely this year for the Liberty Flames men’s basketball team, […]
Read moreA self-defined small-government and libertarian Democrat, Robert W. T. Short Sr., 24, is running against Republican incumbent Steve Newman for position of 23rd District Senate seat for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Short currently lives in Bedford with his wife Amanda and three children, Rebecca, 3; T.J., 2; and Andy, 6 months old. Short, a student who is on sabbatical from […]
Read more“Lights. Camera. Fashion. Iconic Design.” That is the theme for the 6th annual Family and Consumer Science (FACS) department’s fashion show. The theme and plans for the upcoming fashion show were announced to a group of 30 designers who met in the Reber Thomas executive dining room to attend the Family and Consumer Science (FACS) department’s Launch Party on Oct. […]
Read moreFighting fires and manning life rafts at Liberty’s Flight Attendant Program Most classes at Liberty University do not include extinguishing fires, jumping into pools to practice water rescues or flying cross-country for a weekend for on-the-job experience, but that is just another day in the School of Aeronautics Flight Attendant Program. The program will be two years old this January, […]
Read moreNew wings might be coming to the Lynchburg Regional Airport (LYH). The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) recently awarded the Lynchburg Regional Airport a $700,000 federal grant as part of their small community air service development program for 2011. The grant given to Lynchburg, according to a news release from VDOT, was only conditionally selected since the amount awarded was […]
Read moreLiberty’s National Broadcasting Society chapter hosts movie night fundraiser Liberty alumnus Scotty Curlee spoke to students on Friday at The National Broadcasting Society’s fundraising Movie Night, which featured his nominated film, “The Potential Inside.” As the producer, director and lead role of the film, Curlee gave those in attendance the unique opportunity to hear his story and directly learn from […]
Read moreNovember has arrived, and with it comes some familiar traditions. Leaves are falling, assignments are piling up and Liberty students will once again have the opportunity to vote in local elections on Nov. 8. Upon entering the voting booth, some students may recognize the name of one of their professors on the ballot. Dr. James A. Borland will run for […]
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Liberty University’s Center for Judaic Studies recently finished the last of three biblical feasts celebrating the beginning of the Jewish New Year. Students hurrying through DeMoss Hall noticed the tent covered with branches outside the center to commemorate Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles. The Feast of Tabernacles was established by God in Leviticus 23:33-43 as a harvest celebration where the […]
Read moreIt’s not about me. Usually, races are about runners – who is fastest, who can win. They revolve around selfish ideals and competitive natures, but not Run For Their Lives. Waking up at 7:30 a.m. on a Saturday to run 3.1 miles in freezing rain is not usually my idea of a great weekend, but this Saturday I did just […]
Read moreLibya’s Moammar Al Gadhafi dies a tyrant’s death Libya Head of State Colonel Moammar Al Gadhafi died the way he lived: via revolution. The man South African President Nelson Mandela once called “my dear brother leader” was dragged through the street and murdered execution-style, ending a four decade long experimentation with socialism, Arab unity and totalitarianism. So, what will become […]
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