Category: Features

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 […]

The season of sweaters and changing leaves, pumpkin spice and Halloween is upon us. Autumn falls somewhere in between  summer’s goodbye and winter’s slumber. Before the season slips away, don’t forget to check out some fun fall activities found right here in Lynchburg. Go on a Hike The most recognizable part of the fall season is the changing leaves. Going […]

Have you ever tried to order a Banana Royale from Dunkin’ Donuts? Because you can’t. What was one professor’s funny story turned into the inspiration behind a student jazz band here at Liberty. The Banana Royales consists of students John Mesh on bass, Jacob Lovell on guitar, Christopher Spano on guitar and vocals and Nolan Hays on drums. The name […]

A man with a kind smile, a blue button down and a weather-radar map tie sits down and paints the story of how the Lord worked throughout his life and guided him to Liberty. His name is Glenn Babbitt, and little do students know, but he protects them during Liberty’s outdoor events. Babbitt works for the Office of Security and […]

Kings and nations have been coveting gold since the beginning of time, sending out explorers to scout lands for the precious metal. When we hear tales of lost treasure, it’s almost always chests of gold coins or vaults of golden artifacts.  For America, the prospect of gold brought hundreds of thousands of migrants to the west in what became known […]

The Liberty University Nursing program comes in third in the state and 87th in the country, according to rncareers.org. That rank reflects the rigor of the program that includes 400 hours of simulated patient care.  According to the Virginia Board of Nursing Education Requirements, students in a prelicensure registered nurse program must have a minimum of 500 direct patient care […]

Allison Smith, a fourth-year student at Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine (LUCOM), was recently elected as the student chair of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students.  Smith began her medical journey with the intent to reach underserved people. She grew up in North Carolina in an area with underserved […]

Does God desire to punish those who step slightly out of line with fire and brimstone, or is he merciful and slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love? This is the type of debate that plagued the Puritan church and is explored by “The Crucible,” which takes place in 1692 during the Salem Witch trials. The play, written by Arthur […]

Have you ever considered learning another language? Modern Languages professors, Annik Miller and Yan Xie, shared their experiences on language learning and offered advice to students doing the same.  Miller, who speaks French, German and English, teaches both French and German. Knowing three different languages has warranted her to take many different language courses through her languages journey. For Miller, […]

Liberty University’s Nonprofit and Humanitarian Aid Club (LUNHA) may be only two semesters old, but they are making plans for the future.  As part of its goal to learn from people working in the humanitarian aid mission field, LUNHA will be hosting two speaker events in the month of October. The first will be Oct. 10 and will feature Kelley […]

Though communication can look different across cultures, making an effort to engage with one another can bring forth new understanding. Assistant Professor of American Sign Language (ASL), Michael Martin, lifts up the Deaf community as he serves through teaching. “It’s not true that all Deaf people cannot drive or cannot work as professionals in various fields,” Martin said, dispelling a […]

Everybody loves a nice, grilled piece of meat. At least, anybody with good taste does. It’s easy to take for granted that delicious steak that just came off the grill. But for Christians, how should we think about that wonderful cut of beef?  We know God provides us with the food we need, but this came from a grocery store. […]