Liberty University’s Student Government Association (SGA) gained a new Speaker of the House Tuesday, Aug. 27, in its first session of the school year. Chris Porter succeeded Christian Lasval as the new Speaker of the House of Delegates and will facilitate the House’s meetings in the legislative branch of SGA. “My role as Speaker is to make sure that the […]
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The International Student Center kicked off the year with its annual Worldwide Welcome. The Worldwide Welcome took place Thursday, Aug. 29. The event featured a cookout with multiple student organizations and live music to bring together both new and returning international students. Tunya Pannell, the operations coordinator and office manager for the International Student Center, wanted this event to allow […]
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During convocation Wednesday, Aug. 28, Vice President of Spiritual Development David Nasser announced that the 2019 G5 trip would be to the South American country of Colombia. Rather than wait to announce this year’s G5 country during Global Focus Week, the LU Serve office elected to make it public now to give interested students as much time as possible to […]
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Entertainers and vendors alike will take to the streets for the 11th annual Get Downtown festival on Main Street, which will feature activities for community members of all ages and welcome college students back to the area. The event will be held Sept. 6 from 6:30 to 10 p.m. and will showcase over 150 vendors, businesses, organizations and entertainers from […]
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In a night that made history, the Liberty University football team faced off against Syracuse for the first time with the newly-named Liberty LUnatics student section joining the crowd of 21,000 cheeringthem on. This marks Liberty football’s first match up with a top 25 team, and students came out in record numbers. “Yesterday we had the largest student attendance […]
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The Liberty women’s volleyball team is preparing for its second year in the ASUN conference and the team has something to prove. The team finished last season with a 10-6 record in the ASUN and entered the conference tournament ranked fourth, going on to lose in the second round to eventual champions Florida Gulf Coast. Head Coach Trevor Johnson is […]
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The Green Bay Packers have been a staple of American football culture for 100 years. Imagine if one day they closed the gates to Lambeau Field and never played another game. For fans of Bury FC, that’s the reality they face today. After 134 years of operation as one of the oldest soccer teams in England, Bury was expelled […]
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When the Liberty coaching staff finally looked to the bench for a quarterback during the Flames 24-0 defeat to Syracuse, their best option was not even wearing shoulder pads because the NCAA is not allowing him to play. Liberty’s most heralded transfer player, former Auburn quarterback Malik Willis, was denied his appeal to play immediately after transferring to Hugh Freeze’s […]
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The refreshing, white ice from the hockey rink seemed almost as chilling as the victory the Liberty Women’s Flames took on Saturday, Aug. 31. In the first exhibition match of their season, the Liberty Flames looked strong as they defeated the Hamilton Hawks 7-0. The Lady Flames kept up energy and connecting passes throughout almost all of the 60 minutes […]
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Still without a goal after two games and 43 minutes of the season, Liberty women’s soccer needed a spark against William & Mary Thursday night. That spark came when senior Kailey Neef tucked home a loose ball at the back post to score the Lady Flames first goal of the season, kickstarting a 4-2 win that saw the Lady Flames […]
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Senior Ervin Chang is beginning his final year on the Liberty men’s golf team, and his path to success has been characterized by dedication not only to his personal game, but to his team as well. Even though golf is an individual sport, Chang expressed the importance of his relationships with his teammates, and the impact Liberty’s environment has had […]
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The Liberty Flames cross-country team will enter the 2019 season with numerous changes mixed with plenty of optimism. The Flames overhauled their coaching roster this summer, adding first-time coaches Isaac Wendland and Rachel Johnson to the men’s and women’s programs respectively. According to Liberty’s website, Wendland was a star in his athletic career at Liberty, winning the Big South 1,500- […]
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The sun beat down on Williams Stadium on the last day of August and Flames fans were left singed Saturday when the Liberty football team was shut out 24-0 at home by the Syracuse Orange. Williams Stadium saw its third-highest attendance ever with 21,671 in attendance, including more than 7,000 students and a sold-out club seating section. The loss was […]
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Meals on most other college campuses are often hated and viewed as wastes of money. Paying over $2,000 per semester for a communal pot of stew and room-temperature salad? No wonder so many students prefer to eat in their dorms. Liberty University changes the game. With six dining plans to choose from, the school with the nation’s best dining services […]
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Bird migration came early this year. Everywhere students look, they can expect to see birds flying by them. But there is something unique about these birds. You won’t find them in the air or in the trees — try looking on the streets. That’s right, Bird scooters have nested themselves onto Liberty University’s campus due to the work done by […]
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