Students from Specialty Markets (FACS 324) and Event Planning (FACS 351) came together to plan, execute and participate in the second Maker’s Market event April 20. Students in both FACS classes began their semester conducting a gap analysis in an area of their interest to come up with a unique idea for their business. Throughout the semester, they gained practical […]
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Liberty University’s figure and synchronized skating teams came together to entertain the community during their final major event of the semester, Praisefest, which took place April 20 at 7 p.m. Students have been preparing for the event throughout the semester, with many opting to come up with their own choreography and song choices for their routines. The event was themed […]
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Liberty University students from all different backgrounds and majors gathered to present their research projects April 15-18 at the Jerry Falwell Library for Research Week. The research projects included everything from poster and oral presentations to performing arts, juried art, aviation and 3MT (three-minute thesis) presentations. Most of these projects took a semester or more of dedication from both students […]
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The Brooklyn Tabernacle Singers and Jim Cymbala led Liberty students at convocation Wednesday, April 17. First, the Brooklyn Tabernacle Singers began the service with worship and ended their performance with the song, “I Speak Jesus.” Next, Jim Cymbala, the pastor of Brooklyn Tabernacle Church opened in prayer and transitioned into a message from Revelation two and three. Cymbala discussed the […]
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The UN Scientific Conference of June 1972 raised the issue of climate change for the first time. According to the UN’s website, as the decisions of the conference gained traction, international concern for the climate grew. Now, more than 50 years later, climate change remains a highly contested issue in our society. The UN defines climate change as the “long-term […]
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Local Riverfront Park in Lynchburg is about to undergo an $8 million makeover. Breaking ground on Thursday, April 18, the revamp of Riverfront Park is to build a new amphitheater, playground and public restrooms. According to WSLS, city leaders and stakeholders came together to break ground on the project after the long process of approvals and planning. “These amenities will provide a […]
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Growing up in suburban North Carolina, I passed no fewer than half a dozen Baptist churches on the way to school every morning. As a born and raised Roman Catholic, I hardly ever considered that those churches were at all different from my own. Even when I got into high school and started taking my faith more seriously, I was […]
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According to the World Health Organization, more than 703,000 people take their own lives every year, making suicide the third-largest cause of death worldwide. To shed light on this, Liberty University’s Student Health Center and Wellness Initiatives hosted the Out of Darkness Walk on Saturday, April 20. The 1-mile walk around campus drew in over 300 students and raised more […]
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Liberty University’s Emergency Management and Community Engagement (EMCE) department was designated as Virginia’s Region 3 Coordination Center during a signing ceremony April 8 at its new headquarters on Mayflower Drive. Speakers at the ceremony included Liberty President Dondi Costin, Vice President of Security and Public Safety Marcus Tinsley, Mayor of Lynchburg Stephanie Reed and National Weather Service Warning Coordination Meteorologist […]
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Local A Danville man continues his years-long fight to get internet service at his house. According to ABC 13 News, Gerald Keller has tried to get Comcast to extend their service to his home for the past five years. There have been talks about extending their networks to rural communities to bring high-speed internet to homes. Keller says they have […]
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Battle of the Bands, an event to raise money to support Isaiah 117 House, gathered crowds of students to the Academic Lawn April 12. Promotional flyers were hung all over campus, encouraging students to come show their support for their favorite band. Students arrived in groups carrying folding chairs and blankets, ready to listen to student-led music from local bands. […]
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Liberty students learned about faithfulness and perseverance during Convocation April 10 and 12 in the Vines Center. Ben and Christi Dozier took the stage April 10 and began their talk about their life titled “Building Roots.” Ben Dozier began by rhetorically asking how he — a child whose father was not in his life, who was raised by a single […]
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Sam Allberry, author, speaker and associate pastor of Immanuel Nashville Church, will be the main speaker at this year’s Every Square Inch Conference April 18-19 in the LaHaye Event Space. Allberry’s session will cover information coming from his book, “What God Has to Say About Our Bodies.” After speaking, Allberry will open the floor up for a moderated Q&A with […]
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Liberty University will be hosting its first ever Out of the Darkness campus walk for suicide prevention in collaboration with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. The event will begin at 10:30 a.m. on April 20. The Out of the Darkness campus walks are a student fundraising series meant to get students involved in the fight for suicide prevention. Liberty […]
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Students learned about steadfastness and joyfulness at the Rooted in Resilience workshop April 8. Leanne Gifford, director of the Center for Student Thriving, and Sophia Payne, associate director of the Center for Student Thriving, gave a presentation called “Handling Hard Conversations.” Payne began by discussing James 4:1-3 and how steadfastness is the most important character trait for a student. The […]
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