Some students complain that their classes are not engaging enough or that they should be more interactive. Toledo, Ohio natives Dr. Paul Sattler and his brother Dr. Gene Sattler work hard to make their classes anything but boring. Both of them love being outside and learning about animals. Both have the same quiet, intelligent way of speaking and reverence for […]
Read more“When I was a senior I went down to the career counseling center and answered questions about my future, and they told me I should be a forest ranger,” Wallace said. “It is such a good struggle — it is a struggle, but it’s like teenagers, it is so awkward to be 13 years old, but its supposed to be and if you short circuit that you don’t grow up.”
Read moreIndigenous People’s Technology and Education Center (I-TEC)’s newest invention, the flying car named the Maverick Sport, will embark on its 80 days around the world on July 1. The Maverick, fitting its name by being original and free-spirited, is one of the first cars that can fly with Federal Aviation Administration certification.
Read moreEditor’s note: This letter and accompanying photos were left anonymously at Jesse Strong’s memorial. The items were recovered by Liberty University Police Department last year. Strong was a Liberty graduate from Vermont and a Marine who was killed in Iraq in 2005. This is a picture of the son of John Daniel Brown and Amanda Grace Brown. Daniel met Jesse […]
Read moreIt was all because one woman telephoned Jerry Falwell Jr. that the Poplar Spring Baptist Church of Goode, Va. was able to hold an appreciation luncheon in their new fellowship hall. Roughly 15 months ago, Florence Spinner called Falwell to ask for his help in getting the hall completed. Almost immediately Falwell called Scott Starnes, Vice President of Field Operations […]
Read moreWhen Derek Pyburn was looking into colleges, he knew there was one thing his future school needed to have — an opportunity for work experience. Fast forward four years, and Pyburn was finally able to take hold of that opportunity.
Read moreIn a row of rusting Hyundais, Civics and dad’s hand-me-down college car clunkers, a silver Subaru Impareza is parked. Aftermarket stickers trim its custom bumpers and windshield. “Liberty University” is emblazoned across the quarter panel.
It has all the markings of a Liberty sponsored autocross competition car.
Read moreA hard fought game reflects a season-long characteristic For a team ineligible for the playoffs, the Flames men’s Lacrosse team competed against the defending SELC champions, the Elon University Phoenix, Friday night like champions. I think that we are ready for our game,” head coach Kyle McQuillan said. “As a coach you will always think that there is something more […]
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Those who have not seen the Liberty Department of Theatre Arts (DTA) performance of “The Phantom of the Opera” should prepare themselves for an extravagant display of sight, sound and skill by the cast and technical crew. After preparing and advertising months in advance, the show sold out 17 performances. “The Phantom of the Opera” opened Friday, April 8 for eager throngs of students, community members, families and even tour buses full of fans that […]
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Ray Jones stumbled across a marked up degree completion plan for Liberty University. His wife, Jill, who died in a car crash months earlier, had already filled in the courses he completed at other colleges. “Even from beyond, she is still telling me what to do,” Jones said with a smile. After losing his wife and son, Nicholas, in a car crash last August, Jones left his construction job and enrolled in Liberty’s online program with sights set on teaching.
Read moreThe Presbyterian College Blue Hose came out ready to fight for a win, but the Liberty Flames baseball team matched the opposing team’s intensity late in the first game to grind out a 6-5 win during its three-game series on April 15 and 17. The series opener took place on Friday night, and a large crowd gathered at Worthington Stadium […]
Read moreThe aroma of fresh baked goods greeted costumers as they ordered their food and settled comfortably into the black cafe chairs. “This is our first time here,” freshman Emily Burke said, who ventured to the bakery with her roommate for some quiet time away from Liberty University’s campus. “I haven’t even gotten my food yet, and I already like it.” […]
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Piano melodies filled the air as students chatted around a chocolate fountain. Students decorated in suits and dresses looked around at their peers, friends and parents who had come to join them in a night to remember. Liberty University’s DeMoss Grand Lobby was filled Saturday, April 16 for an event commemorating the work of dedicated Alpha Lambda Delta (ALD) Honors Society students who will be graduating in a few weeks.
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The motto of the Barefoot Runners Society is “Changing the running world one odd look at a time.” Liberty Professor of Biology Daniel Howell would agree. Howell, nicknamed the “Barefoot Professor” by students, has spent the last five years running without shoes and reaping the benefits. “I’m not a fan of shoes,” Howell said. “If I was running with shoes […]
Read moreInstead of signing up for fall classes this month, two Liberty students are making plans to leave school and start a grassroots movement called Tasted Fest. Graham Marshall, a freshman biblical studies major, and Zachary Cox, a junior youth major, have been perfecting their […]
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