Liberty’s Office of Graduate Life will hold its first workshop of the Graduate Series on Feb. 8 from 4-5:30 p.m. in Montview 2610, right above Starbucks. There will also be a Teams link available online through the Academic Success page on Liberty’s website for students who cannot make it in person. The workshop is geared toward graduate students, but all […]
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Liberty University’s School of Law is continuing its long-standing tradition of providing students and community members with Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) services by partnering for the second year with the School of Business’ Center for Financial Literacy. School of Law students David Thomas, Donovan Newkirk and Amber Solberg will work as the program’s site coordinators to facilitate compliance between […]
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Sodexo hosted the first produce stand of the spring semester Jan. 31, allowing students to purchase fresh produce, baked goods and more. Sodexo has strived to host this produce stand at least three times each semester since the first produce stand event in 2017. Each time, the campus dietician, Rachel Sanders, has planned and executed the event. “(Sanders’) intention was […]
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Liberty University welcomed guest speaker Al Lopus to the Faculty and Staff Convocation held at Thomas Road Baptist Church Feb. 5. Lopus is the author of the book “The Road to Flourishing: Eight Keys to a Flourishing Workplace” and brought his insight to Liberty’s staff about how to boost engagement and student achievement. President Dondi Costin introduced Lopus by discussing […]
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Throughout the history of the United States, many influential politicians have been Christian. According to a Pew Research Center study, more than four in 10 Americans believe that the United States should be considered a Christian nation. According to the same study, a third of Americans expressed that being in a Christian nation involves the general guidance of Christian beliefs […]
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This week’s Convocation speakers, Robert Madu and Sadie Robertson Huff, shared their respective messages that would equip the students on campus with truth. Robert Madu, lead pastor of Social Dallas, spoke about the dangers of falling asleep spiritually in his message titled, “I Didn’t Know I Fell Asleep” on Wednesday, Jan. 31. Madu began by expressing how the scripture in […]
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The Jerry Falwell Library opened Jan. 15, 2014, and the campus has recently celebrated the 10-year anniversary of its current building. The library is central to Liberty University for students to find a quiet atmosphere to study, with the purpose and mission to serve students by providing them with the necessary materials to achieve their academic goals. Whether a student […]
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Local A Virginia man was sentenced to 100 years in prison for murder on Tuesday, Jan. 30. According to WSET, the incident happened in 2021 when Bazan Berhe killed his coworker, Hernan Leiva, in the parking lot of the Bailey’s Crossroads Target that they worked at. Berhe was issued a 100-year prison sentence which the judge suspended 30 years of. […]
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Boundaries in Life is a women-only six-week program that started at the beginning of the spring semester and is put on by the Center for Student Thriving. According to Leanne Gifford, director of the Center for Student Thriving, the purpose of the workshop is to help students recognize that healthy boundaries equip people to identify and take ownership of their […]
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Liberty’s first Dining with the Dean event of the semester is on Feb. 1, but many people may not know the “why” behind these events or the near-death experience that almost prevented them. Mark Hyde is Liberty University’s dean of students. Two years ago, Hyde was hospitalized due to COVID-19. Hooked up to multiple machines in his hospital room, medical […]
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Ryan Bomberger took the stage Jan. 24 for Convocation and began his sermon named “Life Has Purpose.” Bomberger began with how he started an organization, The Radiance Foundation, with his wife to illuminate the topic of abortion, teaching the truth about unborn lives and motivating people to see the value in all lives. Bomberger continued to explain that he […]
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Liberty University’s English Honor Society held an induction ceremony for 28 new members on Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. in DeMoss Hall Grand Lobby. The Grand Lobby held a small stage and two sections of chairs. Carolyn Towles, faculty advisor for Zeta Tau, opened the event and introduced Ginny Dow, residential chair of the Department of English, who started the […]
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Local The Lynchburg Fire Department received a call on Jan. 24 concerning the Frito-Lay manufacturing plant in Lynchburg. According to WSLS, there was a fire reported at the plant around 1:50 p.m. A machine used to separate oils from the chip-making process in the manufacturing system was set ablaze. The workers of the Frito-Lay manufacturing plant were unable to extinguish […]
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Liberty University’s Student Government Association (SGA) is gearing up for its annual State of the University Address Thursday, Feb. 1, at 7 p.m. at the Towns Auditorium in the School of Business. Modeled after the State of the Union, the upcoming event will serve as a platform for SGA to showcase its successes over the past year and outline its […]
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My passion for writing served me well as the editor on my college’s newspaper in the early 70s. I interviewed politicians like Sen. Thomas Eagleton and rock stars like the Bee Gees. I wrote about student government and campus protests. I never imagined a future career as a college newspaper advisor. Yet since 1994, I’ve had the privilege of serving […]
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