Students huddling around bus stops in rain, snow or sleet will soon have a better option, thanks to the Senior Class of 2011. “We wanted to give something that would actually help students for years to come,” Class President Joel Krautter said.
Read moreWhile the rest of campus was sound asleep, three concerned young ladies filled up a tank of gas on their own dime and drove northeast to the nation’s capital to lobby for a significant decrease in federal spending. Amanda Haas, Caroline Biggs and Jessica Morrison of […]
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According to Liberty University Military Affairs, there are more than 250 student veterans studying on campus and another 17,000 online. Some of them may have been trained by Pfc. Jason Irizarry. In 1998, Irizarry, a Florida native, joined the U.S. Army three years after high school and […]
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Measures to limit distracted driving have been a popular topic in this General Assembly session. Although several bills have been proposed, none of them have made it out of the committees. Virginia lawmakers proposed several […]
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“God has given me the opportunity to represent the people of Virginia at this level for 20 years, and if tomorrow if God said ‘it’s time to open a new chapter in your life’, I would gladly do it,” Sen. Steve Newman (R-23) said Friday. With the new redistricting plan to be passed […]
Read moreAs university improvements continue to unfold, changes in academics have caused students and faculty to question the administration’s reasoning regarding recent cutbacks. Over the past 40 years, Liberty University has maintained a steady increase of students, academic programs and facilities, Liberty’s Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost Dr. Ronald Godwin said. “Liberty has experienced dramatic improvements in the […]
Read moreThis semester marked a significant point in Liberty University’s political history. March 30 through April 2, hosted the first Israel Emphasis Week on Liberty’s campus. The week boasted prominent speakers from a variety of backgrounds with vested interest […]
Read moreTwenty-year veteran dies in non-combat incident Master Sgt. Jamal H. Bowers, a 41-year-old Marine from Raleigh, N.C., died at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Africa of a non-combat related incident March 18. Bowers was finishing up a bachelor of science in multidisciplinary studies from Liberty University Online. Bowers served more than 20 years in locations around the world including Japan, Panama, Saudi […]
Read moreMr. President, members of Congress, honored international guests, and all of you here, I’m deeply honored to be with you today. The introduction you’ve just heard covers me with Hollywood glory, and whenever I’m introduced that way I feel compelled to tell a story that reveals exactly how glamorous I am. My first big break in Hollywood was when I […]
Read moreA team of students from the Liberty University School of Law has been working diligently for months in preparation for the release of the spring issue of the Liberty Legal Journal.
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Freedom Federation sponsors Awakening That’s the theme of the Awakening 2011, an upcoming conference sponsored by the organizations that are part of the Freedom Federation which seeks to bring together people from every race, ethnicity and generation to integrate faith and public policy. The event is open to the public and will take place at Liberty, April 8-9. According to […]
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The Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society (ALD) held its annual teddy bear drive that continues to impact sick children in the Lynchburg community. The annual fundraiser will be donating teddy bears to the Virginia Baptist Hospital Children’s Ward. The teddy bear drive lasted for four days, starting Monday, March 21 and ending Thursday, March 24. Large bins and boxes are […]
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Finding a parking space seems to at times be a struggle. Often, students resort to not only creating spaces but also possibly creating dangerous conditions. In order to help promote safety and make parking lots more easily accessible for university and emergency vehicles, LUPD has instated a new towing policy. “In many lots on campus, many cars were parking in […]
Read moreVeterans have the chance to receive higher education An innovative initiative within a recent federal funding measure is providing additional financial assistance for college students with military service. The Yellow Ribbon Program, a provision of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act, allows degree-granting institutions in the United States to share the cost of tuition with the federal government for up […]
Read moreCauselife encouraged students and faculty to recognize the need for clean water Causelife brought 5,000 “just add water” stickers to Liberty’s campus to celebrate World Water Day (WWD). Representatives for the World Help affiliated organization stood at a booth at the back hallway of DeMoss giving the stickers to students who posed for pictures beside a giant water well display. […]
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