Traffic survey available for students, seeks to locate congestion problems The Region 2000 Local Government Council (LGC) has launched a traffic survey for local residents to determine which areas in the Region 2000 area are the most congested. The traffic survey is a continuation of another similar poll conducted in 2013. The goal of both surveys is to gather […]
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As if we didn’t already spend this entire election season questioning our sanity as a nation, it seems to be a common occurrence for controversy and Donald Trump to go hand-in-hand. Disregarding the past negative backlash about shady business deals and off-color remarks, now there are cabinet appointees to consider, question and critique. A few of Trump’s recent selections have […]
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It is safe to say that President Donald Trump’s cabinet nominations have turned some heads and raised a number of concerns. However, this is hardly unexpected from the most controversial and unorthodox presidential candidate in history. Trump ran his campaign on the promise to end the overreach of federal bureaucracy and to “drain the swamp.” By appointing many candidates […]
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Pvt. Manning will be released from prison in May 2017 During his last days in office, former President Obama commuted the sentence of Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning, along with more than 200 other prisoners. While deployed in Iraq in 2009, Manning had access to classified information that she subsequently leaked to WikiLeaks in early 2010. In 2013, Manning was sentenced […]
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Liberty University begins construction on a new natatorium for fall 2017 The Liberty University swimming and diving team competed in the last meet at the LaHaye Aquatics Center Jan. 20 against Campbell. The women’s swimming and diving coach Jake Shellenberger said the race was a “flood of memories” from the last seven years, reaching all the way back to […]
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The City Council approves the formal change of street names on campus In order to update city address databases used by emergency responders, the Lynchburg City Council approved the formal change of seven street names on Liberty University’s campus at their meeting Jan. 10. Although several campus street names have changed over time as the university has grown, Lynchburg’s […]
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Sarah Said The millennial generation is practically synonymous with technology, social media and smart phones. Just walk in a mall or step foot on a college campus, and you’ll probably run into someone from Generation Y because their heads are down focused on their iPhones. However, evidence says millennials are not the most addicted to social media. It’s their parents. […]
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Trump’s order halts U.S. entry for seven countries, refugees Making good on one of his most scoffed at campaign promises, President Donald Trump imposed a ban on individuals entering the United States from Muslim countries in yet another executive order Saturday, Jan. 28. The United States of America, the land of the free and home of the brave — […]
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LU Send Now builds a team bound for Georgia to aid storm victims Angharad Hatt, Liberty University senior psychology student, was planning to travel with an LU Send Now team to provide relief for a severe storm. However, it was another storm that provided her the opportunity to go. In the first week of January, a powerful storm system […]
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Flames sweep Virginia Tech at Midnight Mayhem Payback was sweet for the Liberty men’s volleyball team as it shut down Virginia Tech in the third annual Midnight Mayhem game 3-0 early Saturday morning, Jan. 28 in the Vines Center. The first set ended 23-25, the second 18-25 and the final 21-25. Liberty’s team made quick work of the Hokies, […]
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Liberty offers a variety of new special interest courses for the spring semester This semester Liberty University students have the opportunity to participate in special interest courses including Intro to Scuba, Wilderness First Aid and Karen Kingsbury’s Writing and Publishing Fiction. Liberty students and the general public can learn how to scuba dive under the teachings of J.D. Emerson, a […]
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Liberty University begins walkway that will adjoin north and south campus One of Liberty University’s latest construction projects is the new Campus Walk, which will provide a safe walkway for pedestrians between the north and south ends of campus. The Campus Walk begins near the upcoming Academic and Performance Center (APC) and crosses over to the Hancock Welcome Center. The […]
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Personal account of Trump’s first speech as the President An ocean of people remained outside the National Mall during President Donald Trump’s inauguration. I was in the security line huddled under my raincoat eagerly listening to the events unfold on my cell phone. Fortunately, I made it inside the Mall in time to hear the last five minutes of his […]
Read moreAtheist billboards show up in Lynchburg If you drove on U.S. Route 460 during the month of December, you might have seen beautiful mountains, farms and even billboards encouraging people to skip church on Christmas. According to the website for American Atheists, the purpose of these billboards is to critique “the hypocrisy of all religions.” One billboard stated, “Make Christmas […]
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Girl uses racially motivated sympathy to raise funds Eighteen-year-old Allie Dowdle from Memphis, Tennessee has raised financial support from thousands of strangers within the span of six days to pay for college. Dowdle has accumulated more than $34,000 in that time frame, and the numbers continue to climb. Why such rapid and overall encouraging response? Dowdle is dating Michael. Michael […]
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