A confirmed tornado along with heavy rainfall and a small hailstorm hit the city of Lynchburg and its surrounding counties on the evening of Sunday, April 15, causing fallen trees and power lines along with the destruction of multiple storefronts and residential properties in the area. As of 10 a.m. on Monday, there were eight reported injuries caused by […]
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The Student Health Center, formerly located at Green Hall, made its move across campus to Wing A of Commons III over spring break, expanding its facilities and providing more services, opening March 26. Patients are able to be seen during lunch hours now, since there is sufficient amount of space for staff to rotate shifts. Upgrades include two new […]
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Liberty University announced March 17 its plans to expand the Vines Center to create a multipurpose arena that will accommodate sporting events and concerts that do not require the 10,000 seats that the Vines Center currently provides. According to Daniel Deter, the vice president of major construction at Liberty University, the new expansion, which will be known as the Liberty […]
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Liberty Baseball won its second game of a double header handily during Military Appreciation Day Saturday, April 14. In their 9-1 victory over Charleston Southern University, the Flames saw a great pitching performance, a home run and a coach get tossed. Noah Skirrow, a freshman who was making his eighth career start for the Flames, came out and struck out […]
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As the cool wind blew Evangeline Crist’s hair in front of her face Sunday, April 8, the crowd rose to its feet in applause, realizing the magnitude of her accomplishment. Crist just set the Liberty University Lady Flames record for the most singles tennis wins in school history. Whether through interactions with professors, interviewing with reporters or talking with teammates, […]
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Julia DiMartino has been a pitcher ever since she can remember. Now, as a junior on Liberty’s softball team, she is leveraging her remaining time as an opportunity to further Liberty’s program. “I look back and see that two years flew by and that I really only have one full season left after this one,” DiMartino said. “It’s crazy to […]
Read moreThe Capitals are choking, Yankees fans are assuring their friends that this is their year and Gregg Popovich has every member of the media on edge. Ah yes, spring is in the air, and spring means playoff basketball. Here are my initial thoughts through game one of each matchup: Congratulations to the Warriors on winning their third championship in four […]
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While visiting Liberty University during his son’s move-in last summer, club shooting head coach Dave Hartman noticed a lack of adequate shooting ranges for his son to train at. Hartman sent emails asking when Liberty would be getting a shooting team, but his questions seemed to get nowhere. That is, until he sent another email saying he was going to […]
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With just a few months left before the start of fall camp, Liberty’s inaugural season in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) is now in sight. College football is a year-long process. Fans only get to see a glimpse of what life is like for players and coaches. In reality, games are just the culmination of all the hard […]
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Lights, camera, motion picture! On a normal weekend at Liberty University, most college students are winding down by 11:30 p.m., but on the night of April 14, Coffeehouse: The Motion Picture, hosted by Student Activities, was just getting started. A highlights reel of iconic movie clips set the scene for Liberty students, who cheered in appreciation as their favorite lines […]
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In one Liberty student’s eyes, working on a Habitat for Humanity house over spring break was just as much about building relationships as it was building a home. Junior and Lynchburg native Tristan DeWitt spent Thursday and Friday of spring break working with other Habitat for Humanity volunteers constructing a house for a Lynchburg family. He and other Liberty students […]
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Heading into the Collegiate Club Swimming and Diving National Championships, the Liberty Flames men’s swimming and diving team had endured an up and down season filled with a fair share of growing pains. But when the Liberty Flames men’s swimming and diving team entered the Georgia Tech arena for the Collegiate Club Swimming and Diving National Championships, none of it […]
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From one fashion show to the next—from one nation to another. Liberty University’s Association of Students of African Descent (ASAD) hosted its annual Spring fashion show Saturday, April 14. With the theme “Royal Heritage,” the models and performers showcased what African kingship truly looks like. ASAD president Angela Owusuaa sought to bring a vision to life: a vision of […]
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In an exhibition that will light up any underclassman’s creative embers, the Liberty University studio art majors are having their senior exhibition “ until April 25. The senior exhibition features artwork of various kinds: photographs, drawings and paintings, jewelry, pottery and sculptures. Some artists enjoy classic art, drawing and painting, while others prefer a more diverse medium such as […]
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Someone once said composing music is like painting on silence. Senior film score student Brock Snow agrees. “(If) you had such a big picture in front of your eyes but nothing to feed your ears, the disconnect makes it awkward. That is where us film composers need to make the appropriate match so that your eyes and ears are in […]
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