Four people have been charged with first degree murder in connection to the human remains found in a vehicle destroyed by fire in Appomattox County. Days before Halloween, the Appomattox Sheriff’s Office began an investigation into an abandoned, burned-out vehicle containing human remains. Officers have continued to search for answers for the victim’s family and friends by working to make […]
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Sodexo Dining Services is offering students more than just food this semester – it is offering them chances to test their knowledge on beloved television shows, movies and comic books during their virtual trivia nights. These trivia nights, which each have a particular theme, are conducted through Microsoft Teams. Students have the opportunity to play alone or form teams up […]
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Songwriting is an expression of the depths of the heart: love, joy, pain and anger. Recently, those expressions found their way onto the “big stage” in the School of Music’s Showcase. Songwriting students from the studios of Dr. David Hahn and Don Marsh presented original songs in a variety of styles to an audience in the 1,600-seat concert hall. When […]
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As students begin preparing to head home for the holidays, many are returning to tense and stressful situations, ones that have been heightened by the global pandemic. Liberty’s student counseling services acknowledged this with an event last week. Over 100 Liberty University students attended Restating Your Boundaries And Drawing Healthy Lines With Your Family, an event hosted by Liberty University’s […]
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A collective gasp rolled across the press box at Lane Stadium Saturday afternoon as Virginia Tech blocked an absurd 59-yard field goal attempt by Liberty’s Alex Barbir with 11 seconds left in the game and ran it back into the endzone. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, the head official came over the loudspeaker in the stadium – VT Head Coach […]
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After the fans had all filed out of Lane Stadium, everything went quiet. The crowds cleared and the chaos subsided on Worsham Field after Liberty’s game-winning field goal to defeat in-state rival and ACC stalwart Virginia Tech. But Flames kicker Alex Barbir remained, sitting alone at midfield, absorbing the moment and remembering his journey leading up to the 51-yarder that […]
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After losing its swing at a second-straight March Madness appearance to COVID-19 in March, Flames basketball has its season schedule set and ready for another tilt at the ASUN championship in the 2020-21 season. The ASUN announced its complete conference schedule Oct. 27, with Liberty playing a total of 16 conference games (plus any potential nonconference matchups) against the […]
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When Sam Chelanga toed the line for the 10-kilometer race at the 2010 Payton Jordan Invitational, his only goal was to run fast enough to qualify for the NCAA Regional meet. The redshirt junior from Liberty University never expected that he would break the collegiate record and be one of three Americans to eclipse the national record. His time of […]
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Liberty’s men’s lacrosse team cruised to two easy victories in scrimmages against the University of Virginia and NC State on Nov. 8, giving a lot of backup players rotation and bringing the Flames back into action for the first time since COVID-19 cut their season short in March. The Flames began the day with a 10-1 rout of the Cavaliers, […]
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The NBA was in jeopardy – but it made it through, and the Lakers are champions. But now the NBA has to do the planning work all over again as COVID-19 continues to transform the sports world. At the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, the NBA was forced to put its season on hold until Commissioner Adam Silver and the […]
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William Byron was far from the spotlight during the Season Finale at the Phoenix International Raceway, but nonetheless finished his season with a solid ninth-place run. Byron began the afternoon in 25th with work to do, but he began angling to pull ahead early on in the race, slicing and dicing through the field to the 15th spot by the […]
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After living on the streets for many years, Butch, a Navy veteran, has found a home. Butch is one of three veterans currently living in a home owned by the Lynchburg Area Veterans Council at 1309 Garfield Ave. in Lynchburg. This home was the birthplace of Medal of Honor veteran, Desmond Doss, who many know from the film Hacksaw Ridge, […]
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David Bellows’ office in CASAS is similar to most of the rooms in the hallway where he works as the Director of Applied Studies – Testing Center. But on a shelf nearby Star Wars memorabilia, lies an O-negative blood donor card signed by Gemini 11 astronauts Pete Conrad and Dick Gordon who have the same blood type–and an Apollo flight […]
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What if homebuyers could tour a house without leaving their couch? An entrepreneur and Liberty student’s business, i360 Virtual Tours, provides homebuyers in Lynchburg just that. The service takes interactive 3D virtual scans of different locations for prospective buyers, enabling them to appraise or tour homes from the safety and comfort of their own homes. Maia Anderson originally started her […]
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From the classroom to the camera, Liberty University cinematic arts students spend their junior and senior year tediously creating a professional short film. Senior at LU, Liberty Novoselac, 21, chose to use her thesis film as a vehicle to send a powerful message about the sacrifice behind achieving your goals. Novoselac’s film focuses on the journey of a young film […]
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