THEN From Bruce Stanton’s “Bruce … on Liberty” (Vol. 5, No. 9; October 1987): “It sure is … uh … different, isn’t it?” my semi-shell-shocked mom (Ada) said upon first seeing the LU campus when my parents brought me up here nine weeks ago. … She knew things would be different up here, but not like this. You see, Mom […]
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Droughts, climate change, war and government corruption are the four main causes of food insecurity in third-world countries. Ethiopia, however, is unlike any other country, as its citizens are enduring the repercussions of government fraud, a recent civil war and an ongoing drought. The fallout of these events has resulted in the starvation of over 20 million Ethiopians. A 2023 […]
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With the increase in attention to the transgender movement, there have been growing conversations among the political right about whether someone can stand for the acceptance of homosexual rights while standing against the transgender movement. Organizations like Gays Against Groomers and activists like Dave Rubin argue that conservatives can stand for gay marriage and the L, G and B while […]
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For those who were at Liberty when Jay Lowder came in 2021, you’ll remember the murmurs of excitement for how many people came up to the stage that day to get saved or to rededicate their lives to Christ. Perhaps you too were excited for the hundreds of students. Well, I was rather depressed about it. “Why on earth,” you […]
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The 2024 presidential election is in full swing, with primaries on both sides firing up. As the Iowa caucus quickly approaches on Jan. 15, 2024, many voters are wondering who the strongest candidate on both sides of the aisle will be. Before we dive into detail, we need to define what I mean by “strongest” in this analysis. There are […]
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THEN From Janice Bellairt’s “Gossip is for the birds” (Vol. 2, No. 4; October 1984): People are like parrots; they repeat everything they hear, but they do not consider what damage they may do. … Also, when the news flies around the campus, it often becomes distorted. Go out on one date this weekend; go to church together on Sunday […]
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As a servant of Christ, I would reckon there is no greater thing I can do with my life than suffer and sacrifice for him. These things are not always (if ever) pleasant, but who wants to live for pleasure, anyway? Often, I find myself asking what I can do to sacrifice time, money, energy and so on for the […]
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Though the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is the most recognized personality type test, many varying tests have succeeded it. Among these assessments is another commonly recognized test known as the Enneagram test. Yet, there are several characteristics of the MBTI that make it superior to its counterparts. The MBTI strives to offer people a comprehensive understanding of their minds. There are […]
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I think the disciple Philip was a big Foreigner fan. But I’ll get to that in a minute. First, remember when Jesus rebukes the Pharisees and Sadducees for asking for a sign from heaven? Jesus says, “You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. An evil and adulterous generation […]
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Tony Bennett may have left his heart in San Francisco, but his idealistic verse about little cable cars never mentioned drugs, homelessness nor soaring crime rates. The once bustling city of San Francisco has become a ghost town. Retailers, consumers and residents are fleeing from the city due to the government having absolutely no handle on the massive problems they […]
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Congress established The Food and Drug Administration in 1906 when it passed the Pure Food and Drug Act. The purpose of the administration was to regulate the additives placed in food and to “prevent the manufacture, sale or transportation of adulterated or misbranded or poisonous or deleterious food, drugs, medications and liquors,” according to Weill Cornell Medicine. Over a century […]
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There was a reason I didn’t want to attend Liberty University. Actually, there were three. When college-hunting during my senior year of high school, I was primarily looking at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. I was a Virginia resident and loved the idea of its nearness to my family, the beautiful stone that comprises the school’s halls, the academic challenge […]
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There is a war being fought in Christian universities. It is the same war raging within every Christ-follower’s heart. It is the war between good and evil, light and darkness. This war is what separates Christian universities, Christian-in-name-only universities and secular universities. Satan targets true Christian universities and the Christians inside them as they attempt to fulfill the commission given […]
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Editor’s note: The staff relates past Champion op-eds to the present day. From Kim Valcanoff’s “Academics do not a student make” (Vol. 1, No. 1; October 1983): THEN “(W)hat constitutes good academics? Certainly, the quality of professors and the basic structure and position of an institution are major factors; however, the single greatest factor in determining the quality of education […]
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If your first week this semester has been anything like mine, I’m sorry. First, I didn’t drink enough water when I got back on campus. Rookie mistake. My water neglect has left me with headaches out the wazoo. Second, my stomach’s been off. With a mix of new Rot food and mild anxieties swimming throughout my adjusting body, my stomach’s […]
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