Liberty makes change in athletics department Liberty University President Jerry Falwell announced Ian McCaw as the Flames new athletics director (AD) during a press conference in the Welcome Center, Monday, Nov. 28. “(McCaw) is a godly man with excellent character,” Falwell said in his opening statement. “He’s someone I have gotten to know in recent weeks. I could not be […]
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Polling presents itself as a science but still has to build in some assumptions, such as the electorate in 2016 looking like the electorate in 2012 in terms of composition and turnout. We now know this wasn’t the case. Add to that what appears to be a late swing of voters to Donald Trump after the last polling was done, […]
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Liberty’s first improv club offers a new experience Millicent Phillips, freshman at Liberty University, was looking through the clubs and organizations that are offered at Liberty when she realized something was missing. “When I found out I was coming to Liberty I looked and saw they didn’t have an improv team, so I knew I wanted to start one,” Phillips […]
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Remodeled LU Shepherd program creates community When LU Shepherd Melanie Denney started working for the Campus Pastors Office as a women’s life skill coordinator, she was already experiencing Liberty University’s vision for the new LU Shepherd Office. Under the Campus Pastors Office, Denney reached out to students in their own environments by meeting them where they were comfortable. She and […]
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New SGA class officers get elected, share their plans for the school year The results of the student officer elections came in Sept. 21, electing a new president and vice president for each class this academic year. Elected to office were seniors Alex Ehrich and Ellie McKay, juniors Nate Nickerson and Darrian Graves, sophomores Caleb Johnson and Jared Cave and […]
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It must be the changing of the seasons Fall is finally here, and that means a few things here in Lynchburg — pumpkin spice lattes (PSL), football games and most importantly, guys trying to figure out where to take that girl from evangelism class on a date. Of course, asking the girl out is half the battle, but once that […]
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IT Helpdesk combats recent phishing attacks against faculty and students Phishing scams affect colleges, businesses and organizations every year, and Liberty University is no exception. With the start of the fall 2016 semester, Liberty students, faculty and staff have been attacked more than usual. Joshua Burch, a security engineer for Liberty’s IT security team, and his coworkers are working hard […]
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Football players help rescue boy in summer fire Marquel Franklin sat on the second-story ledge of his burning house with nowhere to go, just seconds before the floor beneath him would crumble. A group of Liberty University football players stood below encouraging him to jump if he wanted to survive. Franklin leapt, escaping the flames seconds after the floor underneath […]
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Sujo John spoke at Convocation and inspired students to trust God Seven years ago, Sujo John spoke to the students of Liberty University. On Friday, Sept. 9 he was on the stage in the Vines Center to share his story with a new group of students. His story is one of realizing God’s call on his life, surviving a horrific […]
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Equestrian Center offers horseback riding to students of any skill “I think the feeling of being on a horse and developing a certain trust with it is an experience like nothing else,” senior Cassandra Steptoe said. The Equestrian Center offers students the same opportunity to enjoy horseback riding, regardless of skill level. Steptoe, one of Liberty’s English Equestrian team captains, […]
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LU Send team travels to La. As opposed to spending the last week of summer basking in the sun, a dozen Liberty University students and staff flew to Louisiana to provide aid for those affected by the historic flooding in Baton Rouge this August. The Washington Post reported that 60,000 homes were damaged and 13 people died due to flooding […]
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Liberty scores late goal against JMU to win its second game in a row The Lady Flames soccer team grabbed its first win in program history against James Madison University with their 1-0 victory Sept. 4 at Osborne Stadium. “Clearly they’re a fantastic team, and that’s what makes it a very, very good win for us,” Liberty Women’s Soccer Head […]
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Class of 2020 is Liberty’s largest ever With the fall 2016 semester underway, Liberty is breaking records with the number of new freshman on campus. The class of 2020 first arrived Aug. 24 for welcome week in order to get to know the campus and get situated for its first year of college. After all freshmen were moved in and […]
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2016 inauguration to be held May 3 The Liberty University Student body elected Jack Heaphy and Luke Welgoss as the 2016-2017 Student Government Association (SGA) president and vice president respectively April 1, and they will be formally inaugurated May 3. This year’s inauguration will be held in the Hancock Welcome Center. The ceremony will include speeches from Dr. Mark Hine, […]
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