11:30 p.m. While most people flick off the television and head for bed, Angelo Tillas starts his day and works alone, silent and focused, through the night. At 7 a.m. every weekday, his green apron powdered with flour and sugar, Angelo Tillas unlocks the door. At 7:01 a.m. he starts answering the phone. Uncle Joe’s Donuts and Things is open […]
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Chandler Henry spends his days brainstorming, filming and editing content and videos to be posted on multiple platforms of social media—most notably YouTube. Henry is a senior digital media performance major at Liberty University with a growing YouTube channel that currently has almost 57,000 subscribers with over 10 million views worldwide, and viewership in every country in the world. Henry’s […]
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Braxton Mann balances the nuances of modern music with nontraditional sound to heal broken hearts. Mann’s vision for his music has lead him to begin to raise funding for his first album. Mann has always been involved in church worship, but he first felt God calling him to leadership when he founded Tunnel Worship, a Friday-night-worship event in the tunnel […]
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While many on-campus students at Liberty University have numerous outlets to take advantage of spiritual growth opportunities, the LU Shepherd office noticed a gap between the spiritual connectivity options for residential students and commuter students. This prompted action. In an attempt to bridge this connectivity gap, the LU Shepherd office recently teamed with the Office of Commuter Student Life to […]
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A book by two Liberty University professors, David and Marybeth Baggett, has been chosen for Christianity Today’s 2019 Book Awards. The book, “Morals of the Story: Good News about a Good God,” was chosen for an Award of Merit in the Apologetics/ Evangelism category. According to David Baggett, a philosophy and apologetics professor, the book focuses on presenting the moral […]
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Before Main Street Lynchburg receives upgrades, Lynchburg Water Resources must complete Phase III of the Fifth Street Corridor Utility & Streetscape Project, which spans Jackson Street to Taylor Street. The third segment of the project, which began in April 2018, is upgrading utilities and streetscape elements. “The Fifth Street project is very similar to what we’re doing downtown,” Jes Gearing, Lynchburg […]
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To combat aging waterlines and electrical systems in downtown Lynchburg, the city of Lynchburg and Appalachian Power are partnering in 2019 for the Main Street Renewal Project. The project, currently in its planning stages, will replace Main Street’s waterlines, modernize electrical systems and upgrade streetscape features. Construction will begin following the expected summer 2019 completion of the Fifth Street Corridor […]
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With eight years and over 15 countries involved in the Syrian civil war, an estimated 2,000 U.S. troops currently deployed may finally be facing a withdrawal from the country. When it comes to American military presence in foreign nations, the first priority of U.S. leaders must be the lives of their own soldiers. While America can and should play a […]
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Nakesha Moore used to hate grocery shopping. “You see people looking at you … judging. … I never once felt a sense of pride swiping that E.B.T card,” Moore said. As a single mother of two, Moore spent the majority of her life living below the poverty line. But a few years ago, Moore reached a turning point when she […]
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The story that emerged two weekends ago regarding the Covington Catholic School incident in Washington D.C. has been labeled a national “Rorschach Test.” The president himself took to Twitter, saying the Covington students have become symbols of just how evil “fake news” can be. Overall, this incident has become a blaring reminder of the trend of sensationalism in the media […]
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Freshman U.S. Congressman Denver Riggleman opted to donate his first Congressional paycheck to the Drakes Branch Volunteer Fire Department in Charlotte County, Virginia, instead of receiving pay during the 35-day government shutdown. When Riggleman visited Drakes Branch Volunteer Fire Department after Hurricane Michael hit in October, he saw the devastation the flooding caused and knew he had to help. What […]
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Friday, January 18, hundreds of thousands of demonstrators from around the country ascended upon the National Mall and headed to the Supreme Court as a part of the world’s largest human rights demonstration — the March for Life. The March for Life began in 1974 — the year following the Supreme Court’s decision of Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortions […]
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“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” swung into theaters Dec. 14, 2018, and, after just five weeks, has webbed more than $300 million at the box office worldwide. Marvel Entertainment, Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation joined forces to deliver a unique and original Spider-Man story packed with riveting animation, relatable characters and — most importantly — lots of fan nostalgia. Created […]
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I always wanted to be a pirate — not because I had an urge to steal and plunder, but because nothing ignited my 9-year-old imagination like sailing the wide ocean, discovering uncharted islands and donning a skull-themed eye patch. That’s why, at the peak of my architectural competence, I decided to build my own pirate ship. Most 9-year-olds couldn’t do […]
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Andrew McBride, a Liberty University graduate student and long-time resident assistant, died after a hard-fought battle with cancer Jan. 2, 2019. McBride, who was in his last year of Liberty’s Marriage and Family Counseling program, was 25 years old when he passed away. McBride had been battling cancer since his diagnosis in August of 2018. Near the end of McBride’s […]
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