Cracked, shattered and broken

Phone Axiom provides cost-efficient way to have technological devices repaired Your brand new phone has a split screen, and it is not the type of split screen that you want. There is a crack running diagonally from left to right. With the amount of students and faculty on Liberty University’s campus dealing with such a dilemma, Phone Axiom plans to […]

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Time to vote in Lynchburg

Information on polling center locations for students and how to register in Virginia College is a time of learning, growing and stepping into the next stage of life. Liberty University students, as well as all college students in the state of Virginia, will have the opportunity to fulfill their responsibility of voting March 1. “Students are moving on to complete […]

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Concealed carry clarification

Liberty University Police Department discusses rules about firearms on campus Liberty University Police Department (LUPD) will offer its next concealed carry class for students Friday, Feb. 26 from 5:45-10 p.m., according to LUPD Chief of Police Col. Richard D. Hinkley. “The class teaches basic safety principles for handling any type of firearm and the basic principles needed to shoot accurately,” […]

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Who is our authority?

Mark Dever tackles the question of whether Christians should support the government Convocation Wednesday, Feb. 17 hosted Mark Dever, the pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. Dever’s talk was an exposition of Mark 12:13-18, and he focused specifically on the famous response Jesus gives to the Pharisees after they question him about paying taxes. “Render to Caesar […]

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Overcoming mental illness

Student Counseling Services offers help to students with anxiety and depression Many college students will feel down and afraid at some point during their time in college. New students are faced with leaving home and picking a major, while older students are preparing to finish their degree and enter the workforce. Sometimes these feelings can escalate to forms of anxiety […]

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Advice from the real world

Pastors meet to encourage one another and consider how to better programs The Liberty University Pastoral Leadership Advisory Board gathered Tuesday, Feb. 16 to encourage one another in ministering to families in their churches and to evaluate Liberty’s pastoral leadership program. On a day when campus was closed until 11 a.m., more than 50 pastors from places such as North […]

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Looking toward the future

Potential for Lynchburg area dam to provide long-term benefits for Liberty As Liberty continues to see growth in population and the size of the campus, the university is interested in purchasing a dam located on the James River. The News & Advance reports the site of interest is Scott’s Mill Dam, which is located in downtown Lynchburg and was built […]

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Fighting the poverty plight

Liberty students partner with Compassion and sponsor more than 500 kids During Global Focus Week, students had the opportunity to sponsor children from all over the world through Compassion International. Nate Ernsberger, regional director of speaker relationships for Compassion, said this was the largest partnership Compassion has had with college students in a campus setting. By the conclusion of the […]

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Eating disorder awareness

Live Healthy Liberty prepares to host its first NEDA week later this month Liberty University is planning for its first ever National Eating Disorders Awareness (NEDA) Week that is set to take place beginning Feb. 22. Lia Fischer, a group exercise manager at the LaHaye Student Union, said she proposed the idea to Lydia Lee, a campus wellness manager for […]

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Continuing Christmas spirit

Operation Christmas Child gives students opportunity to serve beyond December Christmas is a year-round celebration for the Operation Christmas Child (OCC) club at Liberty University. There are many opportunities for students to get involved with the OCC club at Liberty and OCC through Samaritan’s Purse. According to Ellen Ferguson, club president, the main goal for the OCC club on campus […]

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Top-notch ratings for LUO

Online counseling programs receive nationwide recognition for their success The department of counselor education and family studies at Liberty University Online (LUO) was recently ranked as one of the top 10 online counseling schools in the nation for 2016, according to multiple ranking organizations. The department’s online professional counseling program was ranked third best in the U.S. overall by bestcolleges.org, […]

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Growth, learning, experience

Students spend week trying out for the Resident Assistant position next year Each spring, the Office of Student Leadership (OSL) is flooded with Resident Assistant (RA) applications from Liberty University students who desire the chance to learn, practice leadership and grow in their relationship with God and others. The RA application process is open to any full-time residential student. Around […]

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No room left in the inn today

On-campus housing has already been filled for 2016 Commencement in May As May approaches, many students are preparing for graduation. However, housing options are becoming harder to find for friends and family of graduates who would like to attend Commencement. The bad news continues for families who are hoping to stay in special housing provided by Liberty University. A quick […]

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Spread hope

Week events help reach the world Global Focus Week kicked off Monday, Feb. 8 at Liberty University and is in full swing across campus. Students now get the opportunity to familiarize themselves with countries from all over the world with culturally engaging events planned throughout the week. The semi-annual conference, which is sponsored by Liberty’s Center for Global Engagement (CGE), […]

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Construction continues

Updates on new building projects around Liberty’s campus Crawler cranes and Bobcats on Liberty University’s growing campus are popular sights, and the spring 2016 semester is no different. With the steady increase of students on campus, the university is making arrangements to best accommodate the growing crowd. The female wing of Residential Commons II opened, and students formerly living in […]

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