Preliminary testing conducted by the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) has identified the norovirus to be a potential cause of the gastrointestinal illness sweeping Liberty’s campus, as of Feb. 26. Liberty will continue to collaborate with the VDH and other community partners until the illness is positively identified. LUPD responded to four separate emergency medical services (EMS) calls last Wednesday […]
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Thousands of prospective students and their families flocked to the mountain for Liberty’s College for a Weekend. The college visit allows current high school students to attend class, Convocation and use all the facilities that Liberty University has to offer. Pair all of that with going to athletic events and student connect events, and the visitor has an engaging college […]
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Freedom of speech has long been a staple of the American identity, with the masses unafraid to speak their minds in the press, in protests and in social media posts, for example. Associate Professor of Government Wesley Vorberger described free speech as the ability of the people to speak to their government and how the conversation around free speech is […]
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Student Activities hosted Luck of the Bingo for students Feb. 24 to begin celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. Late Saturday evening, students arrived at the LaHaye Event Space to test their luck at bingo. Unlike a regular bingo game, students were challenged to create special-themed shapes on their boards that corresponded with the holiday. For the first few rounds, shapes […]
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The Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance hosted an Internship Fair on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at the Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance Event Center in order to allow students from local colleges to network with local organizations. Around 70 students attended the fair to network and search for internships and potential jobs for the future. Students came from Liberty University, Randolph College, University […]
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Kristen Ivy spoke to students in the Vines Center during Convocation on Wednesday, Feb. 21. Ivy is the president at Orange and Parent Cue and the co-founder of The Phase Project. After graduating with her master’s degree from Mercer University, Ivy taught in the public school system, giving her the passion and vision for Orange. She helped develop elementary, middle […]
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While the calendars may say otherwise, spring has sprung for Liberty University football. The Flames are moving toward their upcoming spring game at full speed, with the defense being a major focus. Since Feb. 9, the Flames have been on the practice field with high hopes for the upcoming year. After last season came to an end in the Vrbo […]
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The Liberty men’s lacrosse team took the field for a matchup with one of the top five teams, the South Carolina Gamecocks, on Feb. 24. After an unexpected loss to Northeastern, the Flames responded with an emphatic win of 11-8. As the players trotted out for warm-ups on the field, heavy rain, lightning and even hail caused a game delay […]
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The Liberty women’s basketball team took on FIU for the second time this season Feb. 22, searching for revenge after losing by 11 points in the team’s initial meeting Jan. 18. Only allowing the Panthers to have the lead once at the beginning of the game, the Flames never took their foot off the gas to secure a resounding 71-56 […]
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After playing on the road against Duke, the Liberty University Flames returned to Worthington Field to host the Hofstra University Pride on their home turf in a three-game weekend series Feb. 23-25. On Friday evening, the first inning began with Liberty taking the field and junior starting pitcher Cole Hertzler striking out Hofstra senior Santino Ross. Hofstra would end up […]
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After a slow start in the Hoosier-Illini Tournament that saw the Flames go 0-3 in pool play, Liberty University men’s volleyball Head Coach Josh Knapp knew something had to change. “We moved our lineup around a little bit, looking at how our athletes move within our system and setting them best up for success,” Knapp said. Knapp deployed a new […]
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After earning hard-fought wins in rounds one and two of the WMCH Playoffs, the Lady Flames came center ice for a conference championship rematch with No. 2 Midland University Feb. 24, who stole the WMCH crown from Liberty University just one season prior. This time around, the Lady Flames regained their WMCH supremacy on home ice, taking down the Warriors […]
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For the Liberty University men’s Division I hockey team, the last regular season home game did not go as planned. In an exhibition matchup against the Ohio University Bobcats, the Flames hoped to head into the ACHA National Tournament with increased momentum, earning their fifth win over the Bobcats on the season. However, the Flames wouldn’t earn that […]
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The Liberty Flames men’s and women’s indoor track teams both ran away with the conference title at the Conference USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Feb. 23-24, held at Liberty’s Indoor Track Complex. The men’s team remains undefeated in Division I conference meets, extending the nation’s longest active championship streak to 27 in a row spanning over three leagues (21 […]
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It’s time to call it a dynasty. The Liberty women’s swimming and diving team won its sixth straight conference title at the ASUN Swimming & Diving Championships. The Lady Flames traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee to compete in the ASUN Swimming & Diving Championships at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center. Coming off five consecutive years of winning the ASUN title, this […]
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