The environmental and energy cost of electric cars is a controversial topic that is frequently debated. With such a mixed view on electric vehicles, it can be easy to not understand all the facts and go with what the mainstream media says. Some states, such as California, have promised to require electric vehicles by 2035, which brings up the question: […]
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Remember that one hack you learned from TikTok that makes life so much easier now? Or that influencer on Instagram who inspires you to get your life together? Social media is a massive part of society today, and to regulate it might do more harm than good. Social media platforms were made to connect people and encourage creativity. If the […]
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Social media has the planet in a chokehold, and our vision is fading fast. Forbes released that 4.9 billion people used social media daily in 2023, and at this rate, the number is expected to rise to 5.85 billion by 2027. Over half of the Earth’s population is logged in for two hours a day on average. If this isn’t […]
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Liberty University’s Emergency Management and Community Engagement (EMCE) department was designated as Virginia’s Region 3 Coordination Center during a signing ceremony April 8 at its new headquarters on Mayflower Drive. Speakers at the ceremony included Liberty President Dondi Costin, Vice President of Security and Public Safety Marcus Tinsley, Mayor of Lynchburg Stephanie Reed and National Weather Service Warning Coordination Meteorologist […]
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Local A Danville man continues his years-long fight to get internet service at his house. According to ABC 13 News, Gerald Keller has tried to get Comcast to extend their service to his home for the past five years. There have been talks about extending their networks to rural communities to bring high-speed internet to homes. Keller says they have […]
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Battle of the Bands, an event to raise money to support Isaiah 117 House, gathered crowds of students to the Academic Lawn April 12. Promotional flyers were hung all over campus, encouraging students to come show their support for their favorite band. Students arrived in groups carrying folding chairs and blankets, ready to listen to student-led music from local bands. […]
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Liberty students learned about faithfulness and perseverance during Convocation April 10 and 12 in the Vines Center. Ben and Christi Dozier took the stage April 10 and began their talk about their life titled “Building Roots.” Ben Dozier began by rhetorically asking how he — a child whose father was not in his life, who was raised by a single […]
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Sam Allberry, author, speaker and associate pastor of Immanuel Nashville Church, will be the main speaker at this year’s Every Square Inch Conference April 18-19 in the LaHaye Event Space. Allberry’s session will cover information coming from his book, “What God Has to Say About Our Bodies.” After speaking, Allberry will open the floor up for a moderated Q&A with […]
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For the longest time, I have wanted to look like Lara Croft from the Tomb Raider videogame series (or any Tomb Raider, really). Easily one of the most iconic characters in the gaming industry, Lara is defined by her impressive acrobatics, alluring figure and twin-pistol-shooting finesse. Unfortunately, I am not British in the least (proud quarter-Filipino here) and not nearly […]
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Whether attendance should be mandatory in college classes is a divisive topic, even among students. Some students who have no issues making it to all their classes do not think it is fair that students who attend less do not receive any penalty in 300-level classes and above. As a senior about to graduate, I have taken my fair share […]
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If you are anything like me, then you are a picky eater. Not “I only eat chicken nuggets” picky, but still hesitant to try new things. However, one thing that I am very picky about is what is in my food, so let me tell you why it is absolutely essential that genetically modified organisms (GMO) are labeled as such. […]
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If you ask the Champion’s opinion editor Luke Kilker what he spends money on, you would find that he spends most on gelato when visiting Athens. However, if you’re anything like me, a broke college student who sometimes struggles to remember where she spent the last five dollars, let’s talk. Coffee. Events. Clothing. Snacks. None of these are inherently bad […]
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New York City was bustling as usual on the evening of Nov. 9, 1965, until a sudden power outage caused over 30 million people to go into a panic. According to the Smithsonian Magazine, many assumed this was a Soviet attack on the U.S. power grid, with fears only calmed by reports heard from battery-powered radios. It is thought that […]
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Some stories are so powerful that the author of the script could be none other than the Lord — this is how professor Chris Gnanakan likes to describe his roller coaster life. Gnanakan has been a professor of global theology for over 10 years. But before that, he grew up in poverty and spent much of his time playing in […]
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The slight rustle of paper, repetitive clicking of pens and faint whirring of printers fill the air as reporters frantically run from cubicle to cubicle. Yellowed coffee cups dot each desk, and crumpled pieces of paper lie across the floor like discarded snowballs. The constant ringing of phone calls and urgent tapping of keyboards adds to the newsroom’s cinematic score […]
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