Renowned author Leslie Fields to speak Monday, Feb. 11 Author, speaker and columnist Leslie Leyland Fields will speak at the Liberty University English and Modern Languages Department’s Alumni Lecture Series Monday, Feb. 11. According to a press release, Fields is the author of seven books, including “Parenting is Your Highest Calling,” “Surprise Child,” “The Spirit of Food” and “Surviving the […]
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Randolph College hosted the acclaimed poet for a discussion about her rise from persecution and adversity Celebrated poet and memoirist Maya Angelou spoke about the power of poetry to a crowded auditorium at Randolph College. Liberty University professor Karen Swallow Prior’s women’s literature class attended the lecture. When the curtains opened Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 8 p.m. — one hour […]
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In the United States, the month of February has been dedicated to celebrating the heritage of the African American people in our country.
The Center for Multicultural Enrichment (Center4ME), a department of Liberty University’s Student Affairs, gives students the opportunity to celebrate […]
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Despite all of the excitement that comes with the snow, the inclement weather can cause a struggle to keep the traffic flowing both on and off campus. The Lynchburg District of the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is taking necessary measures to prepare the roads to withstand the snowy weather. “We are committed to do everything in our ability to […]
Read moreSen. Garrett’s Proposed Abortion Bill Defeated Republican Virginia Sen. Thomas Garrett proposed a bill Jan. 9 that would have ended tax-funded abortions in Virginia, specifically aborting the severely disabled. According to Garrett’s press release, an 8-7 vote by the Committee of Education struck down the bill in the Virginia Senate. Garrett made it clear that the bill would not prohibit […]
Read moreThe family restaurant next door to Liberty University, The Sundae Grill, closed its doors Dec. 16, 2012, and announced that it would not be reopening. The Liberty University Candlers Station Holdings LLC purchased the restaurant, and according to Lee Beaumont, Vice President for Auxiliary Services, the school is actively seeking tenants. “It has taken a few days for everything to […]
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Like most universities, Liberty has its fair share of students every semester who are looking to leave their on-campus dorm life to move off campus and experience the real world. Until recently, students moving off campus in Lynchburg were largely forced to choose between local communities like Cornerstone, Wyndhurst, the Vistas and Park Place. That changed in November, when a […]
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Liberty University’s Quiz Bowl team triumphed over Gardner-Webb Saturday, Jan. 26, 170 to 100, capturing Liberty’s seventh Big South Conference victory in eight years. The victory over Gardner-Webb has provided the team with a perfect 6-0 record, according to Coach James Nutter. “I’ve always enjoyed playing Gardner-Webb’s team. We managed to defeat them for the fourth Big South in a […]
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Liberty University students had the opportunity to give back over winter break when Light Ministries sent a short-term mission group to share the Gospel with people in East Asia.
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The Cinematic Arts department at Liberty University recently formed an agreement with EchoLight Studios, a major force in the Christian film-making industry, which will allow students to gain real world experience in the world of cinema.
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The first snowfall of the winter season brought much excitement and buzz on Liberty University’s campus, Thursday, Jan. 17. Around 5 p.m., roughly 3-5 inches of white bliss blanketed the roads in 30 minutes, bringing frustration and inconvenience for students and faculty needing to get home.
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Liberty University students with dietary restrictions may find some comfort in the allergen-free station at the Reber-Thomas Dining Hall referred to as “Simple Servings.” This relatively new development with Liberty dining, still in the pilot stage of planning by Sodexo dining services, caters to the needs of students with seven of the eight most common allergens, including gluten, soy, wheat, […]
Read moreAs Liberty University celebrates 42 years of “Training Champions for Christ,” the pro-life community mourns 40 years of lives lost. Roe v. Wade, legislature that “held unduly restrictive state regulation of abortion to be unconstitutional,” according to Britannica, was passed in 1973. Though the 2012 figures have not been released, according to the Virginia Department of Health, there were 25,404 […]
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“Well Glory!” Those are the words former Liberty University professor Dr. C. Sumner Wemp pronounced in an email he had written to be released upon his death. “If you’re reading this, it means I have seen Jesus and heard Him say those cherished words, ‘Well done my good and faithful servant.’” Dr. Clifford Sumner Wemp died shortly after midnight Dec. […]
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The Center for Ministry Training funds trip to New York Walking carefully through homes, students peered from behind oversized goggles, their breath ragged through the respirators they had to wear as they witnessed the chaos left in Hurricane Sandy’s wake. Amid the debris, Liberty University students came from Jan. 6 to Jan. 11, offering relief to tired homeowners in a […]
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