Behind the fenced-off barriers, cement mixers and cranes on campus is a diligent team of construction personnel working around the clock to complete various construction projects. This semester has been particularly busy for Liberty’s construction teams, with numerous projects in progress on campus. With so much work to be done, a number of construction personnel are logging upwards of 80 […]
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Mountain View Events and Family Life Services are offering Liberty students and people from the community the chance to shop small, support local businesses and agencies and enjoy the beautiful views of the Blue Ridge Parkway during the Mountain View Vintage Market. Friday is sold out, but shoppers may purchase a general admission ticket for Saturday. The event is held […]
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Student Activities has announced their plans to host their winter coffeehouse virtually. Special Events Coordinator Clayton Copper said that Student Activities staff has been organizing the event since August. They began planning for a virtual event in September but officially decided to switch to an online platform in late September. Copper said that the team wanted to host the event […]
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Liberty’s Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) club plans to partner with Thomas Road Baptist Church’s iKids program for a night of trick-or-treating. This is the first year that children, along with their families, are invited to a mock trick-or-treat event in the classrooms and halls of TRBC. The event will occur on Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. Families will be […]
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On Friday, Oct. 2, Liberty’s Student Activities hosted a fall festival at Hydaway Outdoor Center complete with live music, rides, craft booths and pumpkin painting to celebrate the beginning of the new season. Decorations strung and placed around the area transformed Hydaway into a fall retreat. The main event, and crowd favorite, was the pumpkin painting. Students who attended were […]
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If presented with the option between building success in a career or starting a family, which would be the practical choice? Today’s culture can tend to lean toward the idea that one cannot have both a career and a family simultaneously. Instead, it has given off the notion that women must give up one for the other. Amy Coney Barrett […]
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The presidential election of 2020 is less than a month away, and with that comes the first (and only) vice presidential debate of this election. In this debate, the vice presidential candidates had the potential to convince voters why they should support one candidate over the other after a tumultuous presidential debate a few weeks beforehand. During the presidential debate, […]
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A floating question tossed around at both the Presidential and Vice Presidential debates remains to be unanswered. “Will your administration pack the court?” The deafening silence coming from the Biden/Harris campaign seems to answer that question loud and clear: Yes. No amount of awkward laughter can allow Kamala Harris to hide from the question that many are wondering will happen […]
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A couple weeks ago, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a law that would allow judges to decide whether or not to list someone as a sex offender for having oral or anal sex with a minor. This bill has appalled many, as it should, and yet some have failed to realize that it was simply meant to expand the […]
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In the midst of a pandemic, wildfires and protests, exhausted Americans across the country tiredly follow a tumultuous election. Former Vice President Joe Biden emerged from the crowded field as the Democratic nominee through a campaign based on a “return to normalcy.” Despite Biden’s own claim to occupy the centrist lane, President Donald Trump continually accuses Biden of being a […]
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To say that the 2020 presidential election will be the most contentious in recent memory is the understatement of the century. President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden have relentlessly attacked each other on their campaign trails and in the presidential debates. Trump has accused Biden of being a “socialist,” while Biden has firmly denied these claims. But […]
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The Liberty Mountain Trail Series hosted its first race of the season, drawing many runners from the Liberty community and the local area. The Deep Hollow Half Marathon and 5k took place on Oct. 10. The race was the first race hosted by LMTS since the COVID-19 shutdowns ended the spring season abruptly. Understanding the current circumstances that come with […]
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Liberty University’s Army ROTC program will run in the Army’s 36th annual Army Ten-Miler (ATM) on the morning of October 17, but things will look a little bit different this year. Although COVID-19 restrictions changed the way this year’s ATM will run, the participants are still motivated, and the LU Army cadets are working to keep the race going. Senior […]
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Students eliminate meat and animal products from their diet for a variety of reasons. Whether it be health purposes, environmental sustainability, or animal welfare concerns, Liberty dining has taken steps to meet plant-based students needs, and students have taken notice. “We have seen a national rise in plant-based dining and the same can be said for our campus,” says Liberty […]
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Liberty University nursing student, Ariana Speight, 20, was raised in a home that encapsulates what it means to marry two profoundly rich cultures under one roof. Speight’s mother was born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico and immigrated to Bronx, New York as a child with her mother in order to be closer to the family they had in the states. […]
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