A night of food, special guests and salsa dancing entitled La Gran Fiesta Latina will be held Sept. 22 in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Liberty’s Office of Opportunity and Enrichment hosts La Gran Fiesta Latina to bring students from all Latin communities and beyond together. “Gran Fiesta Latina is a celebration — or more so, our biggest celebration — […]
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LU Send hosted the LU Send Travel Fair in the Montview Student Union Sept. 6-7, which was designed to offer students information about opportunities to travel and serve abroad. Every semester, LU Send facilitates a variety of international internships, faculty-led trips and study abroad options. Professor Bryan Litfin is chaperoning one of the trips abroad. Litfin is a theological studies […]
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Local A new dining experience is coming to Rivermont Avenue in October. The new restaurant, Oliver’s, will be a sit-down experience with a relaxed ambiance according to the owner, Kevin Smith. Oliver’s will offer a variety of food with “classic and innovative dishes” such as the Smashburger, The News & Advance writes. The restaurant hopes to change the menu occasionally […]
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Taylor Swift fans had their opportunity to shine at the Trivia (Taylor’s Version) event, hosted by Student Activities Tuesday, Sept. 5. Swift fans gathered in the LaHaye Event Space under the sparkling light of a disco ball (inspired by the Folklore favorite “mirrorball”) to enjoy Swift’s catchiest songs, compete in five rounds of trivia questions and show off their best […]
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Twenty-two years ago, the United States endured one of the worst days it has ever seen. A day that is forever engraved into the hearts of many as a series of gut-wrenching events that unfolded across the nation. A day that was supposed to tear the United States apart but instead brought everyone a little closer. Twenty-two years later, we […]
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Peaches, sweet potatoes, apples and more will be featured at the mini farmers market known as the Produce Stand, hosted by Sodexo Sept. 8 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in front of the Montview Student Union. The Produce Stand promotes healthy living by giving students the opportunity to purchase fresh, locally sourced fruits and goods. Students can use cash, […]
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Students gathered in the Montview Starbucks, packing the seats and peering over the balcony to get a glimpse of their peers’ performances. More than 30 signed up to show off their talents and perform original songs, covers, poetry and even Lil Wayne Christian mashups. The venue of Open Mic Night changed because of the weather, but the event still delivered […]
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Stationed just in front of the cluster of Commons dorms and decorated in red brick, large glass windows and a touch of grey siding sits the new Reber-Thomas Dining Center. Available for students as soon as the semester began, it houses many new amenities that the previous dining hall did not. Liberty University’s newest facility and longest construction project to […]
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Pajama-clad students packed the LaHaye Event Space, chattered about the game, bent over their bingo cards and held their breaths in anticipation of the next number called. Liberty University’s Student Activities kicked off its first bingo night of the semester, Bedtime Bingo, in the LaHaye Event Space Sept. 1 at 8 p.m. Each student who attended received a bingo card […]
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In an interview-style convocation Aug. 30, Michelle Norwood and her son Hunter shared the amazing journey that would soon become the business of a sweet treat. With Hunter being the CEO and Michelle the founder, they created their business called A Little Something Extra Ice Cream. The ice cream truck is not just a business, but a ministry as well. […]
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Interested in caving, fly fishing, video games, mountain biking or rock climbing? Campus Recreation will be hosting more than 100 events offering students opportunities to spend time outdoors andoff campus. Campus Recreation strives to provide students with facilities for every interest, including Hydaway Outdoor Center, Montview Game Room, Equestrian Center and Snowflex. Early in the semester, there will be the first […]
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Bodacious Burgers, bigger burgers with more toppings and options along with honey truffle parmesan fries as a side, will be the featured dish when Sodexo hosts Tilley Takeover Sept. 12 from 4 to7 p.m. Students can buy a gourmet burger using a Basic Swipe plus an additional fee of $5.99. Bodacious Burgers has been one of the most popular premium […]
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THEN From Champion staff’s “Variety adds spice to life” (Vol. 2, No. 11; February 1985): “Variety is the spice of life, but monotony brings home the butter,” someone once said. Though it may bring home the butter, monotony has no place in Christians’ lives. Life shouldn’t be boring, especially for Christians. Who else can really say they have the “spice […]
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Liberty University’s dedication to student success has reached a new milestone this year with the development of the Center for Student Thriving. Along with it comes the returning Rooted in Resilience workshop series for students to attend. The first workshop was held Monday, Aug. 28 in the Jerry Falwell Library’s Scholars Lounge. The goal of this first workshop was to […]
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Local The statue of M.W. “Teedy” Thornhill, Lynchburg’s first black mayor, was unveiled Aug. 19 to honor the legacy and accomplishments he made during his time in office. Thornhill was elected to city council in 1976 and then served as mayor from 1990 to 1992. According to The City of Lynchburg website, Thornhill was a prominent civil rights activist, was […]
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