While the Flames crashed out of the ASUN tournament in the quarterfinals, they were able to restore a bit of their pride with a 2-1 victory over nationally-ranked Coastal Carolina. Though the matchup was not originally on this year’s schedule, the Flames and the Chanticleers added the game midweek, playing April 17 in Conway, South Carolina. With Coastal Carolina already […]
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The Liberty University club sports disc golf team finished its year April 7-10 with the College Disc Golf National Championship. “In the four days, I think I walked 32 miles,” Coach Steve Bowman said. Forty-two schools came together to compete at the North Cove Disc Golf Club in Marion, North Carolina, with a total of 72 men’s teams and eight […]
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The Lady Flames beach volleyball club team opened the LU Beach NCAA Duals April 17 with a sweep of the Stevenson Mustangs and Spartanburg Methodist Junior College, winning both matches 5-0. The Liberty pairs dominated the sand early in the morning against Stevenson, winning all but two games in under three matches. The NCAA Division III Mustangs kept it […]
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Several reports confirmed Wednesday that the NCAA will be passing legislation that would allow several major sports to allow undergraduate players who transfer schools to immediately be eligible to play for their new team. Previous restrictions required players to redshirt for one season, meaning they were not eligible to play until they had sat out a year. But this change […]
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Another quiet day for William Byron ended in his seventh-straight top-10 finish in the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway on Sunday, placing him a career-high fourth in the points standings. The defining moment of the race for Byron came after a caution on lap 142 for a spin involving the No. 6 of Ryan Newman during a pit […]
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The Lady Flames lacrosse team honored its winningest class in program history Friday with a 17-6 win against Kennesaw State on the team’s senior day. Friday’s win was No. 43 for the class of ’21, highest among all lacrosse classes at Liberty. Liberty’s win moves the team’s record to 7-6 overall and sends Kennesaw State down to 5-7 on the […]
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Moving to northeastern Asia as missionaries meant Alia Etter’s family experienced many culture shocks. Soon after they moved to China, a Korean friend made the family dinner and, as is Asian custom, kept the eyes inside the shrimp. When Etter’s 8-year-old sister went to grab a shrimp, she screamed that “they were looking at her,” a reaction the family continues […]
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Swords slash through the air and clang against protective shields as students take up arms to duel. While most classrooms at Green Hall are filled with computers on tables and others are art studios, classroom 1008 serves as a gymnasium for practicing combat. Inside, the sight of students armed with wooden staffs and metal shields combined with the sound of […]
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It started with a passion in her heart and a calling she chose not to ignore. Daniela Garcia, a senior from Colombia, created a safe place for Latino American students by creating the Association of Latin American Students (ALAS). Garcia aspired to create an environment where Latino students on Liberty’s campus can unite and freely express themselves and their culture […]
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Hours of tedious sewing, meticulous rehearsals and countless emails over the last seven months have been poured into an annual full-scale student led fashion show at Liberty University. The procession of models showcasing hours of unimaginable creativity resembled something out of a New York Fashion Week. As look after look made its way down the runway in the School of […]
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Liberty’s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) club is full of students pursuing degrees in interpersonal communication. Creating a club for seasoned communicators means events are characterized by stimulating, animated conversations. However, when clubs were required to change their events to honor COVID-19 restrictions, no one was quite sure how to continue those same conversations on a virtual platform. […]
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Slow motion shots of couples exchanging first looks, intimate letters and vows are arranged to tell the story of each couple’s romantic journey in a matter of minutes. Sydney Sigmon, a senior studying strategic communication with a minor in digital media video, has just launched a new videography business, Sydney Sigmon Films, that captures arguably the most important moments in […]
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The Green New Deal (GND), a piece of legislation proposed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, gained support from a large base of the younger generation. The Green New Deal’s goal is to solve America’s environmental issues. However, as a student and a young person who will receive the negative effects of this deal should it pass, I find this proposal concerning, […]
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The Lady Flames tennis team has not lost a conference match since starting ASUN play March 19, taking six straight wins in conference play. Even with the team starting to hit a rich vein of form, however, few players have shone like sophomore Esther Lovato this season. Lovato, who hails from Austin, Texas, has dominated in singles play, winning 20 […]
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For the third time in three seasons, Liberty University has extended basketball Coach Ritchie McKay’s contract. McKay’s contract now lasts until the 2028 basketball season. Since returning to Liberty in 2015, McKay has transformed the team’s fortunes, taking Liberty to four consecutive conference championships and helping the Flames earn three March Madness bids. Under McKay’s leadership, Liberty won its first […]
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