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The Virginian wilderness has become a recreational playground for adventure seekers, but in an instant that playground can become a prison. Visitors and residents use Virginia’s landscape for camping, hiking, canoeing and multiple other activities.  Central Virginia alone offers an abundance of hiking trails and camping sites.  The Blue Ridge Parkway, Shenandoah National Park, Panther Falls, Appalachian Trail and Devils […]

Role to offer support to Provost, Chancellor Provost and Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Boyd C. Rist, will serve the University in a new capacity beginning January 1, 2011, as Senior Academic Consultant to Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Dr. Ron Godwin. Additionally, the Board of Trustees of Liberty University upon recommendation of Chancellor Falwell named Dr. Rist […]

Over a hundred students piled into the classroom Thursday evening to hear the story of Dr. Caroline Crocker’s scientific expulsion and to attempt to grasp the meaning of scientific integrity. “Science is about exploring and finding the truth […]

Apparently the Chesapeake Bay has developed a bit of a consumption problem and received a diagnosis to go on a diet — a “pollution diet,” that is, to help alleviate the algae blooms that have take up residence in the bay.

The City of Lynchburg and local college presidents met Friday, Nov. 12 for the city’s first Town and Gown meeting. Mayor Joan Foster called the gathering of individuals in response to concerns voiced by Liberty University and its students last spring.

“Oorah.” Oorah is not a common phrase heard among civilians, but it has served as a rallying cry for the United States Marine Corps (U.S.M.C) since the mid-20th century. When the United States Marine Corps was congratulated on its 235th birthday at the Veteran’s Luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 10, “Oorah” was the response given by the many U.S.M.C.  veterans and […]

A cloudless blue sky hung over Bedford, Va., as hundreds gathered at the National D-Day Memorial to commemorate all who have answered the call to serve their country. Air Force chaplain Capt. Mike Flores opened the ceremony in prayer thanking God for America’s veterans. The Department of Defense and Veterans Administration report that over 41 million men and women have served this nation since the first shot at Lexington Green 235 years ago. More than 2.6 million of those veterans have been killed or wounded in the defense of freedom around the world. The National D-Day Memorial is a poignant reminder that the town of Bedford suffered the highest per capita losses of any U.S. town on the beaches of Normandy.

A fellow Marine veteran nudged Steve Bozeman as the two men stood silently in a moment of remembrance for those fallen. Immediately understanding the signal, Bozeman removed his veteran cap adorned with honors and pins he had received in many years of service. Former Vietnam crew chief and door gunner Bozeman, along with other veterans and active soldiers from the […]

Sergeant Jonathan Born was no stranger to the military life when he joined the 1-116th Infantry Battalion. The Masters of Divinity in Chaplaincy student grew up around military bases because of his father’s career with the American Red Cross. Born said his family moved like any regular military family. Born felt called to the ministry from a young age, but […]

“But, oh Sarah! If the dead can come back to this earth and flit unseen around those they loved, I shall always be near you; in the garish day and in the darkest night -— amidst your happiest scenes and gloomiest hours — always, always; and if there be a soft breeze upon your cheek, it shall be my breath; or the cool air fans your throbbing temple, it shall be my spirit passing by. Sarah, do not mourn me dead; think I am gone and wait for thee, for we shall meet again.”