‘Love Your Melon’ donates beanies, activities to children fighting cancer All over the United States, there are tiny warriors nestled uncomfortably in hospital beds with needles and tubes prodded deep into their fragile, pale skin. For days, months and sometimes years, they will fight painfully against a common enemy through countless surgeries, treatments and transplants in hopes that the battle […]
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Students, faculty and staff challenged each other at the rock wall Feb. 26 Dozens of students watched as climbers conquered the rock wall with strength and finesse. The bouldering competition kicked off Student Activities’ Outdoor Rec Fest Feb. 26. The competition was held at the LaHaye Student Union rock wall. Students, faculty and staff competed in three different categories, each […]
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The Olson family aims to share the gospel through ‘Against the Grain Laser’ “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” Jesus spoke those words to the brothers Simon and Andrew, who were fishermen by trade, when he invited them to become his disciples. More than 2,000 years later, the Olson family decided to embrace the words of […]
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Patricia Hutto explains the British history behind the Ploughcroft Tea Room Marked by a waving British flag, the Ploughcroft Tea Room is quintessentially British in all things from décor to food, despite its location in downtown Lynchburg, Virginia. Owner and creator Patricia Hutto was born in Dover, England and moved to the U.S. after marrying an American man. She opened […]
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Liberty hockey players will spend spring break overseas Despite having finished their last game, the Liberty University Division I Men’s Hockey team continues its involvement both on and off the ice by gearing up for its first cultural engagement trip to East Asia. The team will complete this outreach program during spring break, leaving March 10 and returning March 19. […]
Read moreIntramurals still open for teams From disc golf to intense basketball competitions, Liberty’s intramural sports offer a range of athletic activities. Intramural sports are lower-level athletic competitions, which allow for students of varying athletic ability to compete in their chosen sport. Over the course of a semester, students have access to more than 20 intramural sports and competitions. Men’s, women’s […]
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The Lynchburg Humane Society will host an outdoor music and art exhibition to benefit the Center for Pets Friday, March 4. The event will take place in the Rebecca Hawkins Training Center from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Humane Society welcomes the public and will offer admission free of charge. It will be an evening for students, families and […]
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‘The Legends’ auditions began Feb. 29 and will continue through March 4 Thousands of students will once again fill the Vines Center Saturday, April 9 to attend a night of music, laughter and entertainment as Liberty University’s Student Activities (SA) work hours on end to pull off the grandest, late night event of the semester: Coffeehouse. This semester’s Coffeehouse theme, […]
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Professor, Dr. David Horton trains for upcoming Tour Divide Dr. David Horton, professor of Exercise Science, defined the difference between living and existing through his accomplishments in the racing community across North America. Having taught at Liberty for more than 30 years, Horton has continually made time for training and racing, and is currently in the process of gearing up […]
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Historic downtown Lynchburg welcomes a new Mexican restaurant to the array of dining options. El Jefe Taqueria Garaje opened in September 2015 and is located on 1214 Commerce Street. The new restaurant has attracted college students, families and Lynchburg locals during the five month period it has been open. “We get a fair amount of everybody,” front house manager Scott […]
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Campus club ‘Limitless’ raises awareness for Latin America Once a country known for coffee, Colombia is now a land ravaged by crime, drugs and civil war. The Liberty University club Limitless was created with the goal of raising awareness to these issues. Run by passionate, mission-minded students, the club holds campus fundraisers to support relief organizations already working in Colombia. […]
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The Outdoor Rec Fest offers multiple events throughout the two-day span Bouldering, running and photography — oh my! All of these activities find commonality in the Outdoor Rec Fest, held Feb. 26-27. The Outdoor Rec Fest encompasses athletics, fine arts and hands-on outdoor experiences. Multiple events are being offered, both on and off campus. “We wanted to give a lot […]
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Student production of Brigadoon musical shows at Tower Theater Feb. 19-28 Bagpipes filled the air as dancers leapt across the stage, clad in plaid sashes. Fog filled the area as a booming Scottish voice rang out. Though it might seem like it, this is not Scotland — it is the Tower Theater’s Liberty University production of Brigadoon. Opening Feb. 19 […]
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Students Chris Hill and Gabrielle Drew begin initiative for refugee crisis Across the Middle East, statistics from the humanitarian organization World Vision have tracked 13.5 million people who are currently suffering from the Syrian civil war. More than four million of those people are refugees, 6.6 million are misplaced, 320,000 have been killed, and two Liberty students are setting out […]
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12th annual banquet held for founder of The Champion “I want to suggest that pop culture is having a deep, on-going discussion about the nature of Jesus, and yet I wonder — do we have eyes to see and ears to hear?” Dr. Craig Detweiler, the guest speaker, proposed the question to an audience of nearly 300 people at the […]
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