“It’s nice to be able to get out and talk to people who understand where you’re coming from” College life is an adjustment for many new students. More difficult courses, new people and unfamiliar surroundings can be overwhelming at first. For student veterans at Liberty, trading their combat boots for collared shirts and re-learning how to live their lives as […]
Read moreStudents may register to vote locally “Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost,” Sixth President of the United States of America John Quincy Adams said. According to the U.S Census Bureau, in 2008, only 49 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds voted in the presidential elections. […]
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Liberty University’s Circle K Club partnered with the Wingate by Wyndham and Days Inn hotels to help eliminate littler alongside Candlers Mountain Road on Saturday, Sept. 10. Volunteers worked along a three-mile stretch of road from the Wingate hotel to Sonny Meade Road, starting at 8 a.m. Wingate workers doubled as citizen volunteers and ended their shift at 9:30 a.m., […]
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Zipcar program offers students pay-by-the-hour vehicle access This fall, Liberty University is taking part in Zipcar, a company that allows students 18 years and older, as well as faculty and staff, to become members and check out Zipcars to use for hourly or daily rates. On Monday, Sept. 5, this new service became available on Liberty’s campus and on Friday, […]
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Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee dumped an estimated 45 trillion gallons of water onto an already waterlogged East Coast, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Now, more than two weeks later, many Northeast states are still coping with the aftermath […]
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A furious fire near Austin, Texas has claimed lives and destroyed the homes of hundreds. This fire, which started on Monday, Sept. 5, was one of many fires spreading across Central Texas this week. According to CNN.com, a wildfire has killed at least two people in Bastrop County, Texas. […]
Read moreFounder’s Food Court opened its doors for the last time Thursday, Sept. 1. In order to help students with the transition of classes from Green Hall to DeMoss, Founder’s Food Court relocated. Some of the stations housed inside Founder’s have been moved to the Tilley, while others have been transferred to the Vines Center. The Tilley kept all the original […]
Read moreThomas Garrett Jr. won the Republican Party primary in the 22nd Virginia state senate district on Aug. 23, beating fellow Republicans Brian Bates, Mark Peake, Bryan Rhode and Claudia Tucker. Garrett is now campaigning against Democrat Bert Dodson for District 22’s Virginia state representative. Virginia will hold elections for state senators on Nov. 8. “After a long and challenging primary […]
Read moreBert Dodson, the democratic candidate for the newly created 22nd Virginia state senate district, is running against his republican counterpart, Tom Garrett Jr. The state senate election will be held Nov. 8. Dodson ran unopposed in the Aug. 23 primary. The issues that have been given the most attention this election are that of job creation and security. If elected, […]
Read moreFamily and friends gathered at Towns Auditorium last Friday, Sept. 9, for a colorful ceremony, where The Liberty Chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta (ALD) Scholastic Honor Society initiated 306 new residential and online student members. Each academic year, new members are chosen after maintaining a GPA of 3.5 or higher throughout their freshmen year in college. “You are lifetime members […]
Read moreQuatercentennial anniversary of KJV Bible celebrated A film series, a historic display of artifacts and a two-day conference will make up the celebration surrounding the 400th anniversary of the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible. The days will be packed with well known speakers, an exhibit and banquet. The Conference of the Quatercentennial Anniversary will be held at the […]
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For more than 50 years, the Patrick Henry Boys and Girls Plantation has served the children of Virginia by providing them with homes and hope for the future. The nonprofit ministry will be celebrating its 50th anniversary on Sept. 17 at its main campus, Patrick Henry’s original 1,000-acre Red Hill Plantation. The organization has come a long way from its […]
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Rachel Hepkins was one of five Liberty Law students awarded a $1,000 stipend from the Virginia Law Foundation (VLF) as part of its mission to support public service internships throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. Hepkins, a third year law student, spent her summer working at the Refugee and Immigration Services offices for her internship. “The application process was strenuous,” Hepkins […]
Read morePotential changes would impact campus voting A new redistricting plan for the City of Lynchburg has been proposed by city staff and the electoral board, but has not yet been put on the docket for approval by City Council. If Lynchburg undergoes a redistricting of its local wards, it would create a ripple effect throughout the community and render Liberty […]
Read moreSelf-check points, virtual browsing option and extra study space are proposed in order to give students better service at new library Liberty University’s students have not yet seen all the changes happening on campus, because in the works are plans for a new library. The new library is still in the proposal concept stage in terms of scale and location, […]
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