Lynchburg couple use their business as a ministry opportunity Seventeen-month-old Makayla Moylan focuses her hazel eyes on her mother from the entrance to their small kitchen. Her mother, patiently filling plastic lamb molds with melted white chocolate, watches the little girl from the corner of her eye. “I stay at home and watch Makayla and do this in the morning,” […]
Read moreShepherd matches record on his birthday Liberty pole vaulter Kolby Shepherd matched a long-standing school record of 17-6.5 feet Saturday at the Texas Relays. The vault placed him third in the competition among several talented and decorated athletes. The two vaulters to place higher were the No. 1 ranked pole vaulter for the 2011 season and last year’s national champion. […]
Read moreThis year, Lynchburg may not be able to live up to its infamous nickname “Drenchburg.” Virginia’s rainfall has been almost five inches below average this year. While the lack of rain may currently have students rejoicing as they trade umbrellas and bulky rain boots for flip flops and sunglasses, it may soon have them sweating as the state heads into […]
Read moreSix-thirty a.m. on a Saturday morning is not something I see very often. Normally at this time, I have only been asleep for three hours and I plan on sleeping another five. But I was up Saturday with what my mom says is a “smile on my face and song in my heart.” The smile was for the bounty that […]
Read moreShawn Askinosie is considered by most a modern day Willie Wonka as he changes the lives’ of children through his chocolate entrepreneurship. Askinosie has designed a project, affectionately called Chocolate University, for the sole purpose of teaching local children how they can be involved in daily serving others through their vocations. The renovated 19th century tobacco factory in Springfield, Mo. […]
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Senior Jenna Sailsbury has spent much of her life in and out of hospitals. At the age of 11, she was diagnosed a few days after Christmas in 1998 with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), with a Philadelphia positive chromosome. “I had been sick with strep throat at two different times,” Jenna said. “After an enlarged spleen and lots of blood tests, I was diagnosed with the leukemia.”
Read moreEleven-fifteen p.m. on a Friday evening is not the most convenient time for breaking national news that affects each and every American, yet it was the earliest President Obama, Speaker Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid could come up with a deal that would prevent a government shutdown that was scheduled to take place at midnight that Friday. The […]
Read moreThe results from this year’s Virginia Press Association(VPA) College Contest placed Liberty University’s campus newspaper The Liberty Champion as a winner in three categories. According to The Champion’s editor in chief for the 2009-10 school year Amanda Sullivan, this was the first year the paper entered the competition in a long time. Champion staff members Sullivan, Emily DeFosse, Chris Mabes […]
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Men in ties and buttoned suits accompanied flawlessly styled women as the elevator attendants opened doors to the third floor event. Cameras flashed on a red carpet which sprawled out in front of a large black and white backdrop. The 16th Annual Achievement Awards were underway at the Williams Stadium Club Pavilion, Saturday, April 9, and everyone was a star.
Read more“Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation away from extinction.” These words of Ronald Reagan appropriately ushered in the last night of the Awakening, Liberty University’s annual political conference featuring more than 60 speakers. The Awakening took place April 8 and 9.
Read moreAs the end of the semester, and college itself for some, approaches, many students may be spending their days studying, completing papers or preparing for final presentations. In the hopes of providing one last night of fun and fellowship, the Student Government Association (SGA) is hosting a junior/senior gala. “We would like to end the semester with night of fun […]
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The room was full of attentive listeners as Jim Dudley sat down to the piano late Thursday evening. Dudley makes a regular appearance behind the microphone and piano in Jimmy’s On The James, a southern American bistro. Jimmy’s On The James, named after owner, Jim Dudley, is an upscale restaurant downtown on Commerce Street.
Read moreThe NFL Players Association (NFLPA), founded in 1956, did not earn recognition as a players union until 12 years later, according to ESPN.com. It was in 1968 that the NFLPA first threatened a strike but was instead locked out for a week, creating the first collective agreement. Due to the previous agreement of the AFL players, the NFLPA players were […]
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With the rapid approach of the end of the semester, students are beginning to think about their fall schedules and what classes they need to take. Along with this comes the time-consuming, frustrating task of determining which books are needed for certain classes but also finding these books at a decent price. Benjamin Carson and Jonathan Simkin co-founded SwoopThat.com in […]
Read moreNew plans revealed to complete fourth floor construction Renovations continue as Liberty University continues to celebrate 40 years of growth. The construction that has begun on the fourth floor of DeMoss is a continuation of a series of projects that have been gradually completed over the years. Although there has been much speculation regarding the recent construction, Chancellor Jerry Falwell […]
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