After enduring chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant, high school football coach and Liberty alumnus Doug Smith has resumed coaching on the field and continues to serve his community. Head varsity football coach Doug Smith has led the Appomattox Raiders to five state championships in six years and has the highest winning percentage of any coach in Central Virginia. […]
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After week two, we are all 2-0. All of our scores predictions were pretty far off points-wise, but Zac Zehnder came the closest of all of us. Luke Randle (2-0) Liberty 47, ODU 13 While some saw Troy as a potential upset for the Flames, Liberty controlled the game and never really looked in trouble. ODU should be a much […]
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Liberty football followed last week’s dismantling of the Campbell Camels with another strong showing against the Troy Trojans in a 21-13 victory Sept. 11. After blowing out Campbell by 41 points, Liberty entered Saturday’s matchup as the slight favorite against the Trojans. Troy, however, fresh off of a 55-3 demolition of Southern University, began the game with the momentum. After […]
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The Office of Commuter Student Life opened the commuter food pantry in November 2020 to help diminish food insecurity within the student body at Liberty. The pantry, which is available by appointment, has helped numerous commuter students stay fed from week to week. Madison Smith, program coordinator, has seen the impact of the food pantry on the students firsthand. “We […]
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What will life be like for my grandkids? With all the urgent things a college student must think about each week, that question probably doesn’t keep you up at night. It’s too far off from the stage of life you’re in now. Look, I get it. Most of life is about living one day at a time and putting one […]
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On Sept. 7 Sodexo launched the mobile ordering app, LU Eats, in an effort to shorten the long lines at on-campus food locations. Liberty students are not strangers to mobile food ordering apps. Throughout the 2020 to 2021 school year, students could order food to-go through Grubhub. But LU Eats has the upper hand over Grubhub, as there will be no […]
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Piedmont Airlines is strengthening its longstanding connection by launching a tuition payment program as a beta test for select aviation-maintenance students. The Piedmont Airlines’ Tuition Payment Program allows students to participate in a 12-month training program at Liberty University without the financial burden, according to an article released by Liberty’s Office of Communications and Public Engagement. Students in the program […]
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Liberty’s Advertising Team won second place in the Effie Collegiate Competition this summer and is now preparing for this year’s National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC) sponsored by Oculus. According to Liberty News, Liberty’s Advertising Team competed with over 130 teams in the Effie Collegiate Competition over the summer. Their assignment for the competition was to create a marketing campaign for […]
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The National D-Day Foundation paid tribute to those who lost their lives on 9/11 and those who have given their lives to serve the country with a wreath- laying ceremony on Sept. 11 and a poppy garden at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Va. According to Angela Lynch, associate director of marketing for the National D-Day Memorial Foundation, members […]
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UPDATE (Sept. 16): Due to unforeseen circumstances, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana, will be unable to visit campus on Saturday, Sept. 25. He will, however, reschedule his visit at a later date. The President of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will deliver an address on African policy, opportunity and the Christian […]
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LU Shepherd launched its fourth semester of Grace Groups, a 10-week book study for female students who are victims of sexual assault or abuse. The groups began at 5 p.m. on Sept. 13 in DeMoss 1164 and will convene each Monday. LU Shepherd and Grace Groups leader Chrissie Hastoglis said students can join any week and will never be turned […]
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LaHaye Recreation & Fitness Center hosted its Women on Weights Workshop on Saturday, Sept. 11 at 10 a.m. in the LaHaye Training Loft for women who wanted to build their confidence in the weight room. The stereotype that women shouldn’t lift weights was eliminated in the two-hour workshop instructed by Amanda Lavender, a personal trainer for Campus Recreation. “I think […]
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What began as a quiet and quaint music store is responsible for many of the colorful music notes dancing across the rolling hills of Lynchburg. In September of 2009, Hill City Music opened as a small repair shop on Lynchburg Highway, also known as 460 West. Owner Matt Yates, a University of North Carolina Greensboro graduate with a degree in […]
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For many, home exists as a point on a map, but the concept of home for 26-year-old Caitlin Titus has become much bigger. The term “third culture kid” describes a child who was raised in a culture that is different from that of their parents. A “third culture” refers to the unique culture that exists within the child as they […]
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After a year of wading through unclear waters, the Commerce Street Theater’s (CST) inaugural production “Side by Side by Sondheim” debuts Sept. 17. “Side by Side by Sondheim” commemorates the work of musical theater’s composer, Stephen Sondheim. CST’s opening show was hand-picked by board members because of its elegance and simplicity, which suits the theater well. It is a lower-maintenance […]
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