The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear a case involving a male same-sex couple who wanted their names on their adopted son’s birth certificate as both being his parents. Mickey Smith and Oren Adar, the unmarried same-sex male couple, adopted a Louisiana-born child in 2006 and wanted to change the child’s birth certificate to state that he had two fathers. […]
Read moreIn the spring semester of 2012, students enrolled in Math 100 and Math 110 will be the first Liberty learners to go through a new system of learning. Called the Math Emporium, this innovative way of learning was originated by the National Center for Academic Transformation (NCAT). NCAT, according to Dr. Kathy Spradlin, coordinator of developmental math at Liberty University, […]
Read moreBeginning in the spring semester, Liberty University will add a variety of technical courses to the course catalog. Liberty will be working with the Virginia Technical Institute to offer classes in electrical, HVAC, carpentry, plumbing, and welding. While these for-credit courses will not themselves be a major, they will serve to enhance a wide variety of majors. Students majoring in […]
Read moreProjects will create 200 new commuter and employee spaces and open up view of campus from Route 460 Liberty University is continuing its building and construction trend as work takes place on several sites on and around campus. Construction of a new parking lot is taking place on the property beside the Extended Stay America on University Boulevard, where dirt […]
Read moreThe College Constitutional Conservative Christian Coalition, also known as C5, is an organization that was started by Liberty students to shed light on politicians and political issues. The club is a spin off of Dr. Jerry Falwell’s Moral Majority. C5 does not support a political party, but they support the ideas of adherence to the United States Constitution, conservative economic […]
Read moreCommuter students will have the opportunity to vote on whether a new parking plan designed by the administration will be put into effect next spring. Liberty University’s administration met Friday to address the parking complaints voiced by students and to finalize a solution. Because of the increase of students on main campus, parking issues have arisen primarily surrounding the commuter […]
Read moreLiberty University is still on track to receive its own polling location, following approval by the City Council during an open hearing Oct. 25. The redistricting changes must be approved by the federal government, but the polling location should be in place for spring elections. Only students who are registered as living on campus will be able to vote at […]
Read moreThe shrill sound of a fire alarm that every dorm resident dreads hearing went off in male Dorm 32 shortly after 9 p.m. last Monday. This time it was not a drill. Quad residents swarmed out of the smoke-filled building and into the surrounding parking lots. The wide-eyed, confused students stood far enough away to escape the smoke, but close […]
Read moreSen. Steve Newman, a 15-year state Senate veteran, seeks reelection as the 23rd District Virginia State Senator. Newman, 46, is the Republican incumbent for the 23rd District, which includes Lynchburg and Bedford, Amherst and Campbell counties. Newman’s democratic opponent is Robert Short Sr. Newman was elected into the Virginia State Senate in 1996, and he has also served on the […]
Read moreA self-defined small-government and libertarian Democrat, Robert W. T. Short Sr., 24, is running against Republican incumbent Steve Newman for position of 23rd District Senate seat for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Short currently lives in Bedford with his wife Amanda and three children, Rebecca, 3; T.J., 2; and Andy, 6 months old. Short, a student who is on sabbatical from […]
Read moreFighting fires and manning life rafts at Liberty’s Flight Attendant Program Most classes at Liberty University do not include extinguishing fires, jumping into pools to practice water rescues or flying cross-country for a weekend for on-the-job experience, but that is just another day in the School of Aeronautics Flight Attendant Program. The program will be two years old this January, […]
Read moreNovember has arrived, and with it comes some familiar traditions. Leaves are falling, assignments are piling up and Liberty students will once again have the opportunity to vote in local elections on Nov. 8. Upon entering the voting booth, some students may recognize the name of one of their professors on the ballot. Dr. James A. Borland will run for […]
Read moreLiberty’s National Broadcasting Society chapter hosts movie night fundraiser Liberty alumnus Scotty Curlee spoke to students on Friday at The National Broadcasting Society’s fundraising Movie Night, which featured his nominated film, “The Potential Inside.” As the producer, director and lead role of the film, Curlee gave those in attendance the unique opportunity to hear his story and directly learn from […]
Read moreNew wings might be coming to the Lynchburg Regional Airport (LYH). The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) recently awarded the Lynchburg Regional Airport a $700,000 federal grant as part of their small community air service development program for 2011. The grant given to Lynchburg, according to a news release from VDOT, was only conditionally selected since the amount awarded was […]
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Liberty University’s Center for Judaic Studies recently finished the last of three biblical feasts celebrating the beginning of the Jewish New Year. Students hurrying through DeMoss Hall noticed the tent covered with branches outside the center to commemorate Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles. The Feast of Tabernacles was established by God in Leviticus 23:33-43 as a harvest celebration where the […]
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