Category: Features

Through the strokes of a paintbrush, digital doodles on a tablet and the shutter of her camera, Caroline Fiol, a Liberty alumna, has built her own design and photography businesses, Caroline Arts & Co., on Instagram.  Fiol graduated from Liberty this past May with a Bachelor of Arts in graphic design and a minor in studio arts and photography. She […]

For most people, venturing 3,000 feet underground, weaving in and out of tight fissures and not seeing sunlight for days at a time is a nightmare. Heck, some people don’t even like to explore caves in Minecraft. But for a cave explorer, also called a caver, the idea is exhilarating. Whether you cower at the thought of touring a cave […]

Any senior at Liberty can attest that thinking of post-graduation can be daunting or stressful.  But for international students, thinking of the next steps after their student visa expires involves much more than domestic students might realize. From Oct. 24-26, the International Student Center (ISC) hosted immigration consultations for Liberty students are primarily seeking long-term employment in the United States.  […]

The Liberty University Marching Band has added more than just instruments to its performance this year.  Last year, the Spirit of the Mountain added a singing solo during its performance for the first time. This year, it continued with the addition and included two band members singing during part of its home football game show.  Rivvyn Cafe and Erica Windsor […]

You have five assignments due at 11:59 tonight and you’ve only finished one of them. You got around five hours of sleep last night, so to compensate you’ve probably had enough caffeine to give someone a little older heart palpitations. Truth be told, you may have skipped a couple of meals too. “But I’m fine,” you tell yourself.   As […]

There was a buzz in the air as friends, family members, Liberty students and theatre connoisseurs chatted over drinks at Mission House, a coffeehouse. Members of the audience had coffee, tea and even soft green matcha in their hands as they awaited the show. On Saturday, Oct. 21, the Coffee Shop Octet was put on by Lauren Gabler and Jonathan […]

A medical E-journal is a platform in which medical researchers, including students and faculty, can publish the research they often spend so much time and energy on.  Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine (LUCOM) has recently created its own channel, through Cureus Journal of Medicine, to allow students and faculty to publish their research.  Through the LUCOM E-journal, the work of […]

Scott Strobel planned to go into full-time ministry, but his life took unexpected turns that led him to enlist in the Air Force. He eventually found himself working as a professor in Liberty’s Helms School of Government. Strobel attended The King’s College in 1990 for the first three years of his undergraduate degree before transferring to the University of Maryland […]

Though he grew up far from the ocean in Tennessee, Rear Adm. Tony Cothron enlisted in the U.S. Navy because of his curiosity, love for history and desire to see the world. He had little knowledge of what it would mean to serve as an air intelligence officer. Twenty-six years later, through God’s grace, he became the director of naval […]

Scott Roenicke, a professor in the Helms School of Government, seeks to replicate his experiences working in the Pentagon and White House to train students on how the government functions. He prepares them to enter the national security scene, ready to reflect Christ by standing for truth and justice.  National security is the government’s duty to ensure safety from internal […]

As fall continues, we approach our most controversial holiday here at Liberty: Halloween. I like Halloween. I like the festivities, the pumpkins, candy, dressing up and the orange colors for decoration. I grew up celebrating Halloween, but my parents did have boundaries. I never was allowed to dress in devilish or scary costumes or anything like that. I was a […]

The gift of a box of crayons or pack of pencils might not seem like a lot, but it can make all the difference for children who might not be able to afford art supplies. This past fall, Liberty’s Studio and Digital Arts Department organized the drive to help support a school in Ghana with resources for an art program.  […]

Cinnamon Obrey, a senior in Army ROTC, recently earned her Excellence in Competition Badge, awarded at the Virginia National Guard Marksmanship Competition. She also serves as the Office in Command for Liberty’s ROTC Tactical Marksmanship Program. However, these successes did not come about overnight, as Obrey’s journey with shooting started at a young age. “I have been shooting since I […]

Liberty University’s speech and debate team started its season with big wins at the JW Patterson Debate Tournament at the University of Kentucky on Oct. 1-2.  With a weekend of engaged speakers and fiery debates, debate partners Kaleb Horne and Alyssa Shuttlesworth triumphed over 20 schools as junior varsity division champions. The tournament comprised three divisions: novice, junior varsity and […]