I had exactly 16 seconds to make my move. The game was tied, and it all came down to this. Hundreds of energetic fans cheered as I dribbled past half-court. 12 seconds. My 6’3 defender pursued me with extreme focus. The crowd shouted another chorus of “Defense! Defense!” as I stared down my destination: the iron hoop. 10 seconds. I […]
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This year marks the 91st Academy Awards ceremony, and this Super Bowl for cinephiles has changed quite a bit since its inception in 1929. The first televised version occurred in 1953. The attendance has gone from 270 to well over 3,000, and the standards and barriers of nominated films and filmmakers have evolved dramatically. With all of this in mind, […]
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Lynchburgers rose early Saturday, Feb. 2, for a surplus sale hosted by Liberty University’s Surplus and Resale Department, which offered retired university furniture to the community at heavily discounted prices. The usually quiet Liberty University Warehouse located on the corner of 12th Street and Campbell Avenue opened its doors for eager shoppers at 7 a.m. sharp. The sale, which ended […]
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Project Fourteen 22 continues to bring awareness about the 215 million persecuted Christians in the world by hosting meetings and events that encourage students to stand up for mistreated Christians across the globe. Tuesday, Jan. 29 marked the first meeting of the semester for Project Fourteen 22. Evan Gaul, president of the club, opened the meeting by discussing current events […]
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“Make ‘em laugh, make ‘em laugh, Don’t you know ev’ry one wants to laugh?” This line from the classic movie “Singing in the Rain” is a philosophy that Liberty University junior Jacob Harding takes very seriously. Harding, who is studying cinematic arts, is heading up the ambitious effort to continue and expand the popular Liberty late-night show, “After Curfew,” a […]
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Liberty Dining Services upgraded Garbanzo, the Mediterranean dining option in the Montview Student Union, with an express line to make lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. more efficient and accessible for students. District Manager of Sodexo Duke Davis said the first trial of the express round allowed an extra 300 students to dine at Garbanzo in just one day. […]
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For Faculty Advisor Allison Pettit and her crew of students involved in Liberty University’s Habitat for Humanity club, the 2018-19 school year has been full of exciting and unexpected financial blessings. Recently, Pettit and the nearly 60 students involved in the club learned they were rewarded a $1,000 grant from Liberty University’s Student Government Association (SGA). According to Pettit, the […]
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The Lady Flames basketball team defeated the North Florida Ospreys 69-53 Saturday, Jan. 19. This was Liberty’s second consecutive victory, and the team’s first home Atlantic Sun conference win. The game got off to a slow start for the Lady Flames as UNF went on an 11-0 scoring run after red-shirt sophomore guard and forward Emily Lytle’s initial three-pointer to […]
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After a cold first half, the Flames basketball team was on fire in the second half of action, making their first eight shots and scoring on nine of their first 10 possessions, en route to their seventh straight victory Monday night, Jan. 21. The blazing second half saw Liberty shoot 74 percent from the court, which helped balloon their 7-point […]
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Rain fell on Liberty University’s campus in a steady patter all afternoon and into the night of Saturday, Jan. 19. But the typical Lynchburg rainstorm did not keep Liberty sports fans from coming out to the Vines Center in full force. Almost 5,000 individuals, including 2,200 Liberty students, were on hand to scream, chant and cheer as the Flames men’s […]
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Get ready to board the Flame Train as the 2019 baseball season approaches. In the 2018 season, Liberty Flames Baseball ended with a 32-26 record, and this season they will look to build on last season’s successes. The 2019 season will be the inaugural year for the Flame’s Baseball team in the ASUN conference, and they are projected to be […]
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If you are a fan of watching high-scoring hockey, then the LaHaye Ice Center was the place to be Friday night, Jan. 25. The Liberty Flames Division I men’s hockey team dominated Rochester College, 13-2 in the first installment of a weekend home series with the Warriors. The win ended Liberty’s two game losing streak, which came at the hands […]
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Fists were flying and tensions ran high during the hockey game Saturday, Jan. 26, versus Rochester College where three Flames and one Warriors player were ejected after a massive fight broke out in the third period. A dazzling offensive show entertained the large home crowd. The Flames succeeded in winning 9-2 in the second game of the series against Rochester […]
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The winter break was a historic month for the Flames, with both the men’s basketball and women’s swimming and diving teams producing stunning victories. With an eye on their upcoming conference schedule, the Flames basketball team played five non-conference games on the road, finishing 2018 with a climactic 73-58 victory over UCLA. Liberty faced UCLA Dec. 29 in Los Angeles, […]
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Up on the fourth floor of DeMoss lies a world that can only be described as real-life Pinterest. Walking into an Interior Design Association meeting feels like being thrown into an alternate universe with tons of beautiful fresh-faced girls with braids in their hair, working on what appears to be crafts and mood boards. There are flowers and sugar cookies […]
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