U.S senator speaks at campus events

Mark Warner discusses facing failure, emphasizes need for bipartisan effort dedicated to resolving issues Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, visited the campus of Liberty University to speak with students at Convocation in the Vines Center and talk with local businessmen at a preceding Lynchburg Chamber of Commerce event in the Caudell Reading Room of the Jerry Falwell Library, March 26. In […]

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QBOT rewards dining

Liberty University has recently introduced a rewards app that allows students to keep a virtual punch card to earn free drinks and food at restaurants on campus. According to QBOT’s website, the app works similarly to your standard punch card of any loyalty program, but includes a few extra benefits. The user can search for participating locations by city or […]

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Snowstorms cause complications

An excess of winter weather in Central Virginia creates difficulty through class cancellations and delays Although spring usually makes people think of blooming flowers and lively colors, Lynchburg is still experiencing random snowstorms and delayed classes. The cancellations and delays of Liberty University classes as a result of the snowy weather have been the source of much difficulty for Liberty […]

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Fear 2 Freedom fights

Students assemble 250 kits for abuse victims at Celebration Night As faint pinks and purples lingered in the sky Thursday night, an ambulance sat outside the Schilling Center, tightly filled with teal, orange and purple bags and boxes packed just minutes before by students as a part of Liberty University’s first Celebration Night March 20. During the event, which was […]

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Student brings home top prize

Sarah Corder is named PRWeek’s Student of the Year in New York City, March 20 Before 900 of some of the nation’s most distinguished public relations professionals, senior Sarah Corder was named the PRWeek Student of the Year at the PRWeek Awards 2014 gala at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York, March 21. In addition to a trophy, Corder […]

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Students travel to New York City

Four editors of the Liberty Champion learn valuable lessons at the Spring National College Media Convention During spring break, four editors from the Liberty Champion, along with Digital Media & Communication Arts associate professor Deborah Huff, traveled to New York City and participated in the Spring National College Media Convention. At the convention, college professors and advisors from different universities […]

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Center4ME celebrates prayer

Event highlights global worship, emphasizes value of intercession worldwide Liberty students accepted the Center for Multicultural Enrichment’s (Center4ME) dare to pray for the nations Thursday, March 20, at 7 p.m. in Green Hall. Students representing each continent were invited to worship in their native language and share prayer requests for different countries within their continent. “My experience here was that […]

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Spring into ministry

Students serve nations Hundreds of Liberty University students called a foreign country home for the week as they spent spring break ministering to people around the globe. Liberty’s Center for Global Engagement (CGE) sent eight teams on trips around the world March 10-14, including destinations such as Bosnia, Ghana, Japan, the Philippines, Spain, Thailand, and undisclosed locations in the Arab […]

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Economy prospers

Liberty helps businesses Liberty University has a vast economic impact on the surrounding areas and continues to grow as the university gets larger, according to Dr. Barry Moore, vice president for Outreach and Strategic Partnerships at Liberty. “As Liberty continues to grow, we will continue to put more money into the local tax coffers in so many ways,” Moore said. […]

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GLTC moves to improve safety

Company officials expect the new Bradley Drive transfer center to be completed by the beginning of May In an effort to improve and increase the safety of its bussing facilities, the Greater Lynchburg Transportation Company (GLTC) is relocating one of its major transfer centers and its main headquarters within the coming year, according to GLTC General Manager Karen Walton. She […]

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International enrollment grows

Students visiting America from other nations now make up 8 percent of the university’s residential population With Liberty University being the largest evangelical university in the world, it is little surprise that international enrollment is steadily increasing, according to Liberty Dean of International Student Program William Wegert. He explained that 8 percent of students are international and choose to come […]

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Fighting poverty

“Where will you sit?” This question was the slogan for the first Hunger Banquet hosted by the Student Government Association (SGA) at the Schilling Center Friday, Feb. 28 in order to raise awareness for poverty. When guests arrived at the banquet, they were each randomly given a ticket that placed them in one of three categories of income: high, middle […]

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