The Liberty Flames baseball team was one strike away in the top of the ninth from sweeping Bellarmine when Knights second baseman Justin Rousse rose to the occasion, coming in clutch when his team was down 7-5 and had two men on base. Flames relief pitcher Landon Riley had not given up an earned run all year, but Rousse changed […]
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The Liberty Flames lacrosse team secured its first Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association Division I conference championship with a 17-8 victory over the Clemson Tigers Sunday afternoon in the first-ever ALC conference championship. The win gives the Flames a berth into the MCLA National Championships. Liberty defeated NC State in the semifinals 14-8 to reach the title game. The Flames had […]
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Liberty women’s soccer’s season came to an abrupt end April 27 with a 3-0 loss to the Washington Huskies in the first round of the NCAA 2020 DI Women’s College Cup. The Lady Flames qualified for the tournament with its ASUN Championship victory. Liberty was not expected to win any of its ASUN tournament games, but three straight upsets gave […]
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Liberty men’s golf has consistently delivered quality performances over the last several years. The team continues that trend with the program’s first -ever ASUN conference title and a trip to the NCAA Regional tournament. The tournament will be held May 17-19, with the location not yet announced. The Flames last appeared in the regional tournament in 2019. Despite this being […]
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The Lady Flames lacrosse team will travel down to Kennesaw, Georgia, to compete in the 2021 ASUN Women’s Lacrosse Championship with aspirations of winning their first ASUN title after losing in the finals in 2019 against Jacksonville. Liberty and Jacksonville are the likely finalists going into the tournament, but the Lady Flames are still focused on their next opponent Kennesaw […]
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When springtime comes around, new flowerbeds appear around campus. When the grass grows, it is mowed. When snow falls on Lynchburg, the campus walkways are cleared. When a new path is needed, concrete is poured. When teams need to practice, they practice on fields that are laid out, maintained, cut and watered. Liberty’s grounds manager, Randy Johnson, has overseen all […]
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The year is 1971. The sanctuary of the original Thomas Road Baptist Church is filled with 154 fresh faces embarking on their post-secondary educational journey, along with 200-300 attendees of TRBC. They have come to celebrate the birth of Lynchburg Baptist College at its first chapel gathering. “Whatsoever He sayeth unto you, do it.” Mary, the mother of Jesus, spoke […]
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YouTube was introduced to the internet in 2005, and as of 2019, according to statistica.com, more than 500 hours of video are uploaded every minute—equating to 30,000 videos every hour. Pew Research Center discovered that as of 2021, YouTube is the most popular social media platform, now used by 80% of Americans. YouTube provides a way for users to grow […]
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As social media has infiltrated the workplace, the home, the political sphere and elsewhere, it has become a staple of people’s personal lives as well as their identities. Nick Marblestone, a junior studying video editing, hopes to introduce positive changes to the current social media culture through the creation of his new app, Candid. “Candid is a photo sharing social […]
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Members of Liberty’s senior class are gearing up to take their last final exams, submit their last projects and begin the next season of their lives. As these seniors reflect on their time at Liberty and anticipate where they are headed next, they have one common hope—to impact the world for Christ. This year, in-person graduation comes as a pleasant […]
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Ally Cole left her Commons 2 dorm on April 14 to take the 71 bus to Green Hall for her class. At the same time, Ruby Weirzbicki left her Commons 1 dorm later than normal to catch the 71 bus for the gym. Looking around for an open seat, Cole picked one next to Weirzbicki without realizing that the two had […]
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Excited whispers danced between the aisles as upbeat music began to swell, artistically transporting the audience to a desert town full of dance and dreams. “Crazy For You” is a musical comedy last performed in the Tower Theater in 2007, when director Andy Geffkin performed in the production himself. He and choreographer Aubri Siebert have worked with the cast and […]
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Early Sunday morning, a man tragically fell to his death from the railroad trestle near Riverside Park, trying to avoid an oncoming train. Life saving measures were attempted on the man who fell 90 feet into the river below, but their efforts were unsuccessful. According to the LFD report, the man was joined by a woman, taking pictures on top […]
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Liberty University’s Standing for Freedom Center announced a new group of fellows two weeks after launching its rebrand, naming former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo among the lineup of prominent conservative voices. As the Freedom Center continues to expand, Executive Director Ryan Helfenbein said each of the fellows alongside Pompeo embody the principles of faith, freedom and strive to engage […]
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Tim Tebow will return to Liberty’s campus in May as the keynote speaker for Liberty University’s 2021 Main Commencement ceremony. President Jerry Prevo announced the news on Friday in a press release. “We are grateful that Mr. Tebow has accepted our invitation to join us for Commencement and excited to hear him address our graduates,” Prevo said in the press […]
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