A Liberty University event planning class will be holding a charity event, Battle of the Bands, on the Montview Academic Lawn April 12 at 7 p.m. The competition will benefit Isaiah 117 House, an organization that hosts children who are currently in the foster care system. Started by the Paulson family in 2014, the organization seeks to provide children in […]
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Students and guests packed the Vines Center to see Chris Renzema’s performance amid a busy College for a Weekend (CFAW) April 5. Renzema provided an opportunity for guests to enjoy his music and worship alongside him. Jordan Hassler, Student Activities event supervisor, led the planning and preparations for this event. His team completed the behind-the-scenes tasks to allow the concert […]
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Liberty University recently held the Student Activities Job Fair on April 2 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the second floor of DeMoss Hall. There were different job opportunities being advertised for students across all majors. The goal for this event was to bring the Liberty community together as it introduced new students to student job positions that will […]
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This Wednesday, April 10, will mark the start of the Helms School of Government’s annual Spring Public Policy Conference that will run the rest of the week through Friday, April 12. The conference will cover a variety of topics through the combination of plenary and breakout sessions and panels. It will kick off at 9 a.m. on Wednesday with a […]
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When spring comes around, possibility teems through the air. The scent of lavender perfumes the outdoors. The taste of tangy tangerines with succulent apricots and lemon water refreshes us. Eagerly, we make trips to Trader Joe’s for ruby red tulips and essentials for an afternoon picnic. Morning by morning, the robin sings its melodious tune. The sun warmly touches our […]
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One week at Liberty University allows students to find actors, historians, scientists, painters, engineers and students from every other Liberty major all presenting their findings from months of study. That week is Liberty’s Research Week. The annual Research Week is quickly approaching, and over 300 presentations and 400 presenters representing both Liberty University Online and residential students will be participating […]
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Liberty University’s Resident Assistant (RA) program was created to be a ministry where students who serve as RAs can learn more about themselves while helping students who live on campus. Associate Director of Residence Life Justin Speck has been serving in his position for one year. Prior to being the associate director, Speck was a Resident Director (RD) for […]
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Kristin Boyce is a professor in the School of Business who oversees the Women in Business club and serves as the director of the Center for Entrepreneurship, and her journey to Liberty University is one of unexpected circumstances and obedience to God’s calling. Boyce attended Wilmington University with plans to follow her long-time dream of becoming a news anchor. But […]
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“I stand here today as a Liberty University-trained champion for Christ, and I cannot wait for Vickey and me to get here and invest our lives into others so that they can go and do the same things that God has allowed us to do,” Dondi Costin said in a press conference March 31, 2023. Soon after that press conference, […]
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State An audit conducted by the United States Postal Service’s inspector general found that there are major issues at a new processing facility in Richmond, Virginia. According to ABC News, the March 28 audit found water-damaged mail that was unprocessed for months. The audit was the first of 60 regional processing centers that USPS is launching across the nation, they are […]
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On Saturday, April 13, the 2024 Lynchburg Heart Walk will commence at Percival’s Island Riverwalk Trail. With festivities beginning as early as 9 a.m. and the 4-mile walk officially beginning at 10 a.m., the morning is set to be packed with a wide variety of activities aimed at spreading awareness for heart disease and intervention. “At the American Heart Association […]
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A few weeks ago, I went on a caving trip for the first time. I got to slip past hibernating bats, hop from rock to rock across a subterranean stream and even see some stalactites up close. My favorite part of the trip was when our group sat on a rocky outcropping, turned our headlamps off and took in the […]
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Sam Cooke was watching the 1963 March on Washington when a young Bob Dylan began to sing “Only a Pawn in Their Game,” a song about the assassination of civil rights activist Medgar Evers and the institutional oppression Dylan believed was responsible for weaving bigotry into the tapestry of American society. Cooke, an already successful soul musician was “inspired by […]
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After 9/11, Americans identified Al-Qaeda as their greatest common enemy, taking the place of the Soviet Union, which had collapsed 10 years prior. As a result of this tragedy and the identification of an external enemy that it incited, a strong sense of unity was established among Americans for a time. Once that feeling of communal coherency wore off, however, […]
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From the dawn of history to the 21st century, sports have been a pillar of human social, cultural and spiritual life. From the early rise of competitive sport in Mesopotamia and Egypt to the Olympics in Greece and now to the multi-billion-dollar franchises that have captivated the world over the course of the past century and a half, sports have […]
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