January marked the beginning of season two of Liberty’s “University Overwhelm” podcast. Hosted by Scott Busby and Sophia Payne, “University Overwhelm” aims to give Liberty students the advice they need to not only survive university but thrive as well. The first episode was released in April 2023. Season one of the podcast contained episodes about all things university life and […]
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State Election officials in Richmond, Virginia have been urging residents to find alternatives to mailing in absentee ballots for the presidential primary elections next week. According to AP News, General Registrar Keith Blamer said at a recent meeting that there have been issues with mail delivery that could impact absentee ballots. Attempting to find practical solutions to this issue, there […]
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Liberty University hosted pastor Lester Taylor and LU Praise with a commemorative celebration of gospel music called Gospel-ology this past Wednesday, Feb. 28. LU Praise’s performance shined a light on the historical impact of gospel music. Before the first performance began, a short video played, describing gospel music as something for all areas of life, in which the musical sincerity […]
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The Navy Sea Chanters are set to deliver a free musical performance Thursday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Concert Hall in the Center for Music and the Worship Arts, offering attendees an opportunity to embrace patriotism and enjoy a performance rooted in maritime history. Attendees can expect a wide variety of vocal musical genres from the Sea Chanters. […]
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Kristi Noem, South Dakota governor, spoke to attendees of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 23. Noem began her speech by introducing herself as a farmer and rancher who is “now blessed to be the 33rd governor of the great state of South Dakota.” She then spoke about the current state of the 2024 election […]
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Lara Trump, former television producer and daughter-in-law of former President Donald Trump, spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Feb. 22 where she urged attendees to support her father-in-law’s 2024 presidential campaign. Lara began by discussing the current state of politics in the United States. “The party of JFK is dead, now replaced by an ideology that stands against […]
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Ben Carson gave a speech Thursday, Feb. 22 at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) about the necessity of turning back to God during times of political unrest in America, as well as his beliefs about the weaponization of the United States justice system. Carson began by delving into what he believes is the “crisis of legitimacy” that Washington faces. […]
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The energy was high at the final day of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) as former President Donald Trump was welcomed to the stage for the event’s keynote speech Feb. 24, where he spoke about the upcoming election to a packed room. Trump began his speech by thanking CPAC’s chairman, Matt Schlapp, and his wife, Mercedes Schlapp, along with […]
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Matt Gaetz opened his speech Feb. 23 at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) by telling the crowd that he has exposed a government that, according to him, has been weaponized against the American people. “The truth is that we can’t save the nation with the current Republican team,” Gaetz said. “We have to get tougher (and) smarter, and we […]
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The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) 2024 in Washington, D.C., Feb. 21-24 brought together attendees and speakers from different nations. CPAC describes itself on its website as the “largest and most influential gathering of conservatives in the world.” This year, thousands of attendees came dressed in anything from casual attire supporting their favorite conservative candidate to ballgowns. Wednesday night kicked […]
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When Mark Hine, executive vice president for Student Affairs, came to Liberty University as a student in 1973, he was handed a small stack of papers with Liberty’s guidelines for students. The guidelines ranged from requirements for women to wear dresses or matching pantsuits, males and females not being allowed to communicate past 6 p.m. and only double-dating until students […]
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State After authorities searched for a missing Virginia Tech student for nearly a week, the student has been spotted halfway across the country in Missouri. Johnny Roop, an Abingdon, Virginia native was reported missing Feb. 16. According to ABC News, Roop was last seen the night before his disappearance at his roommate’s birthday dinner and was reported to be normal. The […]
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Liberty University Counseling and Psychological Services (LU CAPS) is bringing attention to National Eating Disorder Awareness Week (EDAW) by hosting an Eating Disorder Awareness Event Tuesday, Feb. 27 in Montview from 2-4 p.m. Resources and information about EDAW will be displayed during the event and a discussion panel of eating disorder counselors and specialist counselors will begin at 5 p.m. […]
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The annual All-Clubs Fair took place at the Montview Student Union on Feb. 19 in order for students to learn about the many organizations on campus they can join. Ryleigh Blair Combs, director of clubs in the Student Government Association (SGA), said that the All-Clubs Fair is hosted every year by SGA to help clubs increase their number of members […]
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Student Government Association (SGA) hosted a town hall with a panel of administrators from different offices who shared new announcements and answered questions on Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. in the School of Business Towns Auditorium. The event was opened by Daniel Hostetter, student body president, and Braden Daniels, student body vice president. They introduced President Dondi Costin for opening […]
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