A professor describes Elizabeth Koehler as one of the hardest workers he has had in 30 years of teaching. A friend, Meghan Walter, describes her as deeply conscientious, dedicated to her faith. “She never takes anything at a surface level,” Walter said. Koehler is a super-senior and double major at Liberty. She is passionate about Harry Potter and the Christian […]
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Editor’s Note: I have learned over the last year that Brian VonAchen’s answer to most questions is, “It depends.” He claims it is an engineer’s answer – not making any final claims until he knows all the facts. So, I should not have been surprised that this was his answer when I asked him to share his testimony with me. […]
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Melody Jayroe certainly did not expect for her senior year to be like this. When she arrived on the women’s soccer team as a freshman she made an immediate impact and never looked back, earning a starting position as goalkeeper and accumulating Big South All-Freshman honors, and culminating when she received the ASUN Goalkeeper of the Year award last season. […]
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After the ups and downs of the 2020 season, the battle-tested players on Liberty’s softball team are eager to compete, even if that just means competing against each other for now. Last spring, the Lady Flames dropped 10 of their first 11 games against Division I opponents due to a tough schedule that featured four teams that were ranked No. […]
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Liberty senior Alex Norwinski will dress for the Liberty Division I men’s hockey team for the first time in his career this upcoming season. But for the Flames defenseman, the road to Liberty’s top hockey squad was anything but conventional. While most high school athletes attend and play sports at local schools, Norwinski decided to take an unorthodox route. During […]
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Liberty rushed out of the gates Saturday and never looked back, dominating Syracuse 38-21 to improve to 5-0 on the season while subsequently cinching a spot in the program record books. Behind a deluge of 520 yards of total offense and another stifling defensive effort, a commanding LU defeated an ACC opponent for the first time in school history – […]
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Coaching new athletes without ever meeting them in person is not a challenge Liberty triathlon Coach Heather Gollnick ever faced before. But aided by new coaching technology, her hard work is paying off, as the team dominated Nat Greene’s Revenge Triathlon on Oct. 3. “We went to Greensboro, North Carolina, and we swept the podium,” Gollnick said. “We filled it […]
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Like many coaches around the world, Liberty gymnastics club sports Head Coach Timothy Kappel was faced with many questions after the untimely end of last season due to COVID-19. “The biggest (thing) we were concerned with was, are we going to come back to school, will we be allowed to train, and will we actually compete?” Kappel said. After […]
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For Liberty’s lacrosse team, the unexpected events this spring didn’t just cut their season short. It ended a chance at another potential playoff run for a team consistently ranked in the MCLA top 10 – and now the Flames are working to rebuild the foundation they established last year. “It was very disappointing,” attack man sophomore Mark Rolewicz said. “We […]
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William Byron had far from a perfect afternoon at Kansas Speedway Sunday, but nonetheless fought hard for his third-straight top-10 finish, ending the race in eighth after leading three laps. The day began unremarkably, as Byron started 10th and remained there until the competition caution at lap 30. Crew Chief Chad Knaus then decided to go with an alternate strategy, […]
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The Office of Spiritual Development introduced a 40-day fasting initiative this semester encouraging students to lay down habits like gluttonous eating and excessive social media for a time to focus on deepening their relationships with God. The concept was established as a part of a spiritual disciplines initiative focusing on fasting, prayer, worship and meditation, introduced by Campus Pastor David […]
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The White Hart Café — a staple downtown Lynchburg gathering spot — changed ownership in late February, and the new management is working diligently to make the city of Lynchburg a better place. “One of the things we talk about a lot is being Lynchburg’s living room,” Myke Barron, part of the new management team, said. “That’s a name that […]
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With the 2020 presidential election around the corner, Liberty University’s Office of Student Life has completed its voter registration drives on campus and is now working to prepare the on-campus polling location for Election Day. Blake Levin, associate director of Voter Registration and social media director for the Office of Student Life, sees a lot of enthusiasm from Liberty students […]
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While policies change, the experience still pushes to connect students of all backgrounds. The change in how football is running brings about changes in the tailgate experience, especially home game commuter tailgates. Not only have the numbers for game attendance decreased, but tailgate participation has also declined. The commuter tailgates require masks and social distancing while limiting attendance in the […]
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While the global pandemic has cancelled many annual fall activities in the Lynchburg area, friends and family can still continue their traditions this fall at Yoders’ Farm and Smith’s Pumpkin Patch. Yoders’ Farm and Smith’s Pumpkin Patch adapted to the challenges of COVID-19 but are optimistic about how they will each be a place for friends and family to connect […]
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