Liberty’s Reagan Underwood and USA Field Hockey brought home the gold medal at the Junior Pan American Championship (JPAC) after defeating field hockey’s perennial powerhouse, Argentina, in a dramatic shootout. Underwood was one of 18 players chosen to represent the stars and stripes on the national team based on her performance at a Pre-JPAC Preparation Camp in mid-March. From April […]
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Twelve-time All-American swimmer Riley Gaines made a splash when she became one of the first people to stand up and speak against the unfairness of transgender women competing in women’s sports. Liberty’s Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Truth club, sponsored by the Leadership Institute, hosted Gaines on Tuesday, April 11. Gaines spoke to hundreds of students and visitors about her […]
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A riveting weekend of ASUN Tournament tennis went the way of the Lady Flames April 15-16, as Liberty notched wins against Bellarmine and Austin Peay to claim a spot in the ASUN Championship Semifinal. The Lady Flames took on No. 12 Bellarmine to begin the weekend. Entering the match, Bellarmine’s roster was depleted, forcing the team to forfeit the singles […]
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Christina Meredith, author of “Cinder Girl” and founder of the Christina Meredith Foundation, spoke on how she overcame struggles from childhood by the grace of God on Wednesday. Meredith grew up with eight siblings, where she experienced poverty and abuse. At the age of 16, she was put into foster care with her brothers and sisters after going from home […]
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Throughout the past few decades, the world has increasingly welcomed sin. Of course, the world never notices this trend but consistently chooses to accept things that were considered appalling transgressions not 100 years ago. As with Old Testament Israel, the modern-day church also may fall into the common trend of man — a church may refuse to address sin properly, […]
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Ready, aim, fire! The Liberty Mountain Gun Club hosted its semestral Top Shot Competition at the Liberty Mountain Gun Club. The event was held April 14-16 and is a great opportunity for students to showcase their shooting skills and compete against their peers. After spending several days preparing for the upcoming competition, setting up the courses of fire, reviewing the […]
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Through a series of kitchen decorations, Instagram captions or sporting events, popular passages in Scripture become individualized to mean something different than originally intended by God. I personally remember specific instances of visiting different homes when I was younger. I’d walk through the mud room and into the kitchen where Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through him who […]
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When springtime arrives in Lynchburg, a drab winter landscape is exchanged for thousands of colorful flower blooms across town. Much of this colorful display would not be possible, though, were it not for a single unassuming creature — the honeybee. The Piedmont Beekeepers Association (PBA), made up of local residents, seeks to preserve and care for these often-forgotten wonders of […]
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Former Vice President Mike Pence is no stranger to Liberty University. In 2019, he delivered the keynote address at Liberty’s 46th Commencement, and he spoke at Convocation twice after that. Most recently, Pence attended the Ad Fontes ceremony for third-year law students March 28 at noon, and he later led the first Consecration Service of Liberty’s School of Law. Provost […]
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In a crucial weekend series against the ASUN rival Kennesaw State Owls, the Liberty Flames softball team protected its home turf by securing the three-game sweep. After three hard fought games, the Flames closed the weekend with victories of 5-4, 6-0 and 3-1. Entering the matchup with the Owls, Liberty was in desperate need of a resurgence, falling short in […]
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Liberty University announced during a press conference March 31 that Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Dondi E. Costin will be appointed as the sixth president of Liberty University and Pastor Jonathan Falwell will become the third chancellor of the University. Dr. Costin served in the U.S. Air Force for 32 years, eventually rising to the rank of Major General. Most recently, he […]
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Members of Liberty’s men’s swim team are headed upstream to Columbus, Ohio, for the CCS National Championship Meet taking place March 29 through April 2. Last year, 18 members from the swim team represented Liberty at the National Championship, and the team finished in fifth place as a men’s group. This year, 25 members of the team will be competing, […]
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In honor of Women’s History Month, Liberty’s Division for Inclusion, Diversity and Equity held a panel discussing women in leadership Tuesday, March 21. Established women in the LU community and Lynchburg area shared their experiences and advice to students on how to lead well as women. The panel included six women, all of whom have strong faith backgrounds and use […]
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Liberty University’s new graduates will hear from Franklin Graham, evangelist and president of Samaritan’s Purse, during the Commencement Main Ceremony May 12. Commencement this year will include three days of festivities for over 25,000 degrees. Individual degree presentation ceremonies will take place at different campus locations May 11-13. “Who better to send the class of 2023 out into the world […]
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