Did you get all your homework done? We’ve all heard that phrase one too many times before, and now it triggers your fight-or-flight response. Every waking thought is about an assignment you should be doing or that project you really should start but you just can’t bring yourself to face it. Is all this homework really necessary? Unfortunately, it just […]
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Veda Birch is from a military family. Her father has been a chaplain for years — she understands the culture, the struggles and the lifestyle. She set her sights on pursuing a degree in psychology from Liberty University to become a therapist for military spouses. While Birch will be graduating from Liberty this May with a bachelor’s in psychology, God […]
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President Dondi Costin sat down with Mike Pompeo in a fireside chat organized by the Helms School of Government April 22 to discuss how an individual protects their Christian faith in the midst of their career. Costin and Pompeo were introduced by Joel Cox, the interim dean of the Helms School of Government. Pompeo is the distinguished chair of the […]
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Virginia Delegate Wendell Walker presented House Resolution No. 213 to the Liberty Champion staff to formally commend the Liberty Champion newspaper April 29 in recognition of the publication’s commitment to journalism and celebration of its 40th anniversary. “My first classes were in buildings (that) Dr. Falwell would rent around the city, so we have helped build an outstanding university. . […]
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The Liberty University Flames golf team put its best foot forward on the fairway as it claimed its eighth conference title at the 2024 Conference USA Golf Championship. Though the Flames have seven previous conference champion titles under their belt, this was their first-ever appearance in a CUSA Championship. The championship took place April 22-25 at the Texarkana Country Club […]
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American poet and memoirist Maya Angelou once said, “You can never go home again, but the truth is you can never leave home, so it’s all right.” This profound concept of home is one of the many powerful themes that surrounds Liberty University and Alluvion Stage Company’s “The Wiz.” Serving as a contemporary rendition of L. Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful […]
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According to the World Health Organization, more than 703,000 people take their own lives every year, making suicide the third-largest cause of death worldwide. To shed light on this, Liberty University’s Student Health Center and Wellness Initiatives hosted the Out of Darkness Walk on Saturday, April 20. The 1-mile walk around campus drew in over 300 students and raised more […]
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William Byron entered the Toyota Owners 400 in Richmond on Easter Sunday with a touch of uncertainty. “(Richmond is) just one of those places we go to that we just don’t have an idea of how it’s going to go,” Byron told media prior to the race. “We’ve had some good races here, but we’ve never showed up here […]
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A Liberty University event planning class will be holding a charity event, Battle of the Bands, on the Montview Academic Lawn April 12 at 7 p.m. The competition will benefit Isaiah 117 House, an organization that hosts children who are currently in the foster care system. Started by the Paulson family in 2014, the organization seeks to provide children in […]
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After 9/11, Americans identified Al-Qaeda as their greatest common enemy, taking the place of the Soviet Union, which had collapsed 10 years prior. As a result of this tragedy and the identification of an external enemy that it incited, a strong sense of unity was established among Americans for a time. Once that feeling of communal coherency wore off, however, […]
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Whether it’s through top hats, feathers or spilled tea, each of the characters in Liberty University’s production of Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” seeks to find purpose in their trivial pursuits. The play surrounds the lives of two Victorian young men, Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff, who attempt to find true love in their efforts to masquerade as […]
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Like many students, Aubrey Seat and Talia Silver traveled over spring break, but the work didn’t stop there. It was Friday of spring break when Seat and Silver, co-founders of the marketing firm SilverSeat, had just returned from their Costa Rica trip at 5 a.m. that morning. The two girls sat in their shared dorm, smiling through a single video […]
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A move from Romania, a dream that formed overnight and a CEO who took a leap of faith in a small business — this is the story of two brothers whose hard work and dedication has led them down a path of continued success. Founders of NOVU Pops, brothers Adelin and Brandon Lucaci brokered a deal with the CEO of […]
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Having pets can bring many benefits to the owners, such as stress relief, routine, companionship and exercise. Pets are especially advantageous for children, the elderly and those with disabilities. One study, mentioned by News in Health, focused on how animals can help children with ADHD. In a test-taking experiment children with ADHD who were placed in rooms with dogs had […]
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In the last few weeks, seven different Liberty teams were eliminated from their postseasons in heartbreaking fashion, including men’s and women’s hoops, men’s Division I, II and III hockey, and women’s Division I and II hockey. For this week’s column, I’m going to hand out end-of-season grades for each of those seven units on the normal A through F scale, […]
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