Lyrics like “lunch counter mornings and coffee shop nights” carried the audience into a play within a play. “Curtains,” directed by Chris Nelson, is a murder mystery set in 1959. When the lead theater performer, Jessica Cranshaw, dies suddenly on stage at the end of her act, Lt. Frank Cioffi, a detective, quarantines the entire cast and crew to probe […]
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Students registered to vote in Lynchburg will make their voices heard on Election Day, Nov. 8. The Liberty Champion compiled a short interview with each candidate for Lynchburg City Council. The Champion asked candidates to submit a short bio and photograph. The candidates were also given identical questions and a word count for their answers. The opinions expressed within these […]
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The Lord of the Rings franchise received its long-awaited prequel TV installment on Sept. 1 on Amazon Prime Video. The result, however, is a Second Age Middle-earth story with borrowed and original content sure to satisfy some viewers but disappoint others. New fans of the franchise will see that “The Rings of Power” is a directionless conglomerate of high fantasy […]
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Liberty University’s School of Business will host its second CEO Summit Oct. 5-7 when leaders from around the world come to Liberty to unite in their shared goal of transforming the world through Judeo-Christian business practices. This year, 630 guest speakers have signed up. Some of the keynote speakers include former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, Kevin Roberts, Virginia’s […]
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Spooky season is right around the corner, and you just might be interested in experiencing the House of Death, the highlight of Scaremare. An abandoned-looking warehouse at 2300 Carroll Ave., Lynchburg, serves as the home for Scaremare. The location brings the spookiness to life and displays what will happen when a person dies withoutJesus Christ. Scaremare first began in […]
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Flames Nation was treated to a special concert Sept. 28 with Shane & Shane hitting all the right notes during the recording of the live version of their album “Psalms, Hymns, & Spiritual Songs.” They performed at Convocation and at Campus Community, but the atmosphere electrified into one of excitement and exhilaration once they took to the stage after David […]
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What do hungry college students want most? Free food, and that’s what 22 tables served to students Friday night at the Vines Center, representing countries around the world as they served staple dishes. The annual event, called Taste of Nations, gives international student clubs the opportunity to share a little slice of home with their peers during Global Focus Week. […]
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Politics, for better or for worse, is something every single person will have some kind of interaction with in their lifetime. Many Christians bemoan this fact, seeing anything to do with politics as unnecessarily divisive, and choose to abstain from any political processes, including voting. But is this the right approach to take, or should Christians exercise their right to […]
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Fall is officially here to usher in pumpkin spice cravings, cool weather and the chance to enjoy hot cider and caramel apples. To celebrate this season, Student Activities is taking over Hydaway with Fall Fest Saturday, Oct. 1, starting at 5:30 p.m. The event will use 600 pumpkins to create a pumpkin patch and challenge students’ decorative skills. A petting […]
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The Liberty Mountain Gun Club is once again hosting its Top Shot Competition for students. This year, the competition will start Sept. 30 and end Oct. 2. According to the Campus Recreation website, it is recommended that competitors begin shooting by Oct. 1. For the last three years, the competition has occurred every semester filled with a variety of stages. […]
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Attention people of Lynchburg, this is not a drill. Zombies will take over downtown Lynchburg beginning at 5 p.m. Oct. 15. Scrappy clothes and fake blood make for a realisitic horror event – for a good cause. The Lynchburg Zombie walk is an annual event where people bring canned food, dress up as zombies and get exercise by walking around […]
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Paul Carmany, one of Liberty’s sports information directors (SID), remembers his first sports memory. It occurred May 7, 1989 when a play deemed one of the most famous in NBA history occurred — Michael Jordan’s iconic game-winning shot against the Cleveland Cavaliers. It sparked one of many painful sports memories for a kid from Ohio, ones that many Cleveland sports […]
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The reigning four-time D1 Women’s ACHA National Champions entered the LaHaye Ice Center Sept. 24 with lofty expectations. After posting an undefeated season last year, the Lady Flames hockey team began its quest against the Washington Pride for a fifth straight championship and its 41st consecutive win. “This is the first time for this team to compete, so the girls […]
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Following a game that saw Liberty put up 36 points and 428 yards of offense at Wake Forest, the Flames eked out a win in a defensive slugfest over the Akron Zips, 21-12. While it might not have been pretty, Head Coach Hugh Freeze will take the win — however the Flames can get it. “Winning college football games is […]
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One play— that’s all that stood between the Liberty Flames and a major upset Sept. 17 as they went for it all to take down the No. 18 Wake Forest Demon Deacons. That one play, however, was not enough to pull off a thrilling victory in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, as the Flames fell short 36-37. Redshirt freshman Kaidon Salter made […]
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