Flags rose high as Liberty University held its biannual Global Focus Week to celebrate different cultures around the world and educate students about them on Feb. 19-23. Global Focus Week, hosted by the Office of Spiritual Development, featured influential Convocation guests like Ravi Zacharias, global workers, experiences of cultures and interactive events, while also highlighting the G5 Rwanda campaign. The […]
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Liberty’s Vines Center transformed into a house of worship for those attending the Chris Tomlin concert on Feb. 23, hosted by Student Activities as a special event during College for a Weekend. To kick off the night, Tauren Wells — former frontman for the Christian pop-rock band Royal Tailor — opened for Tomlin. Wells energized the crowd with his dance […]
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For the majority of those in college, completing coursework weeks in advance is an unrealized luxury. Turning in assignments and discussion board posts at the last possible moment are regular occurrences. But for Liberty University Online student William Byron, working ahead is a necessity. Byron, 20, is a rookie driver for Hendrick Motorsports in the Monster Energy Cup Series, the […]
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Liberty University united through a flavorful experience, the Taste of Nations, which presented guests with an opportunity to visit 23 countries’ tables and sample traditional cuisines during Global Focus Week Feb. 20. Guests inside were greeted by signs, flags from around the world and the scent of international aromas blended together. Featured on stage were Libertad, D-Trex, the Ntiboneras, Faris […]
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Research Week is an annual event sponsored by the Liberty University Graduate School, the Liberty University Center for Research and Scholarship and the Jerry Falwell Library, which will be held from Monday, April 9 to Thursday, April 12 to showcase research projects across different studies. According to Dr. Darren Wu, associate director of the Center for Research and Scholarship, Research […]
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The Liberty University student government’s House of Delegates passed a resolution last Tuesday that would make a monthly reoccurring day for open dorms. The resolution seeks to schedule 7-9 p.m. every first Friday of the month as a time where students are allowed in the dorms of the opposite gender. This legislation has now been passed by the House, Senate […]
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To address its pilot shortage and build interest in aviation among youth, the U.S. Air Force is partnering with collegiate aviation programs like Liberty University School of Aeronautics to train Air Force JROTC cadets as private pilots. The program — AFJROTC Flight Academy — will take place at six flight schools across the country: Auburn University, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, […]
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When U.S. Senator James Lankford (R-OK) visited Convocation on Feb. 26, he did not talk about the bill he sponsored to renew the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program or the gun reform proposals being put forward on Capital Hill. Instead, his message focused on encouraging students to follow God’s calling for their lives. Lankford addressed this issue by first […]
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The Liberty University full-year Pell Grant is back and available to students once again after being eliminated with the Department of Education’s $9.2 billion budget cut in 2017. The year-round grant offers financial aid for the two semesters during the school year and additional aid for the summer. The Pell grant is a government-funded award that is given entirely off […]
Read moreStudents seeking shelter can find it in the National Alliance on Mental Illness, one of the newest clubs meeting monthly on campus, as they talk about mental illness and health, raising awareness on the subject. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, 44.7 million adults have a mental illness. That is 18.3 percent of the adult population. Mental illnesses […]
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Lynchburg’s local politicians, entrepreneurs and community leaders are stepping up to join a crowded race for one of the three at-large seats on city council before the election May 1. As of March 2, eight Lynchburg citizens are listed on the Virginia Department of Election’s candidate list for the Lynchburg City Council. The three seats are currently held by Mayor […]
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Liberty tennis star Sam Matheson stared down George Mason University player Edward Ayers before delivering a thunderous serve that began a back-and-forth volley between the two teams’ most talented tennis players, all with the match point in the Flames favor on the line. As the volley progressed, Matheson’s stamina increased while Ayers’ stamina appeared to weaken, resulting in Matheson walking […]
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I have always known Billy Graham — the renowned global evangelist who died on Feb. 21 at the age of 99 — as “Daddy Bill.” Though I’m not sure how we grandchildren came up with it, we cherished the fact that we had our own special name for a man we shared with the rest of the world. My earliest […]
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“I wanted to make this season all about bringing him glory,” Michaela Rich said after coming back from a season-ending injury. The fifth-year attacker for the Liberty Lady Flames lacrosse team was ultimately sidelined for her entire fourth year due to a recurring hamstring injury, which was first aggravated her sophomore year. “My athletic trainer, Joey Lyons, was concerned there […]
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Liberty men’s lacrosse triumphantly set the tone as they defeated West Virginia University 18-5 in their first home game of the spring season Saturday, March 3. Liberty paced the game offensively, as three Flames recorded hat tricks on the day. “Obviously anytime you have that many points on the board and you take a look at the stat sheet, there […]
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