Seniors victorious

With teammates’ help, the seniors finish with a win When the buzzer reached zero, a celebration erupted in the Vines Center. The Liberty men’s basketball team defeated Campbell 49-41 and clinched the fifth seed in the Big South tournament. However, the win was sweeter for four seniors. With John Brown sidelined, guards David Minaya, Jesse Sanders and forward Tanner Hoyt […]

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Finding missing $50,000

It would take a rare occasion for ABC’s “Good Morning America” to find its way to Lynchburg, Va. But when a Greater Lynchburg Transit Company (GLTC) employee found a missing $50,000 dollars online, the popular morning show took notice and filmed the celebration that later aired on Feb. 17. For 21 months, Debbie Evans and the 39 members of GLTC’s […]

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Red Cross offering lifeguard lessons

This spring, Liberty University is partnering with the Red Cross to offer students the chance to gain their lifeguard certification. Classes are held during Feb. 21 through April 10 and are offered at a discounted price for Liberty students, staff and Military personal at $250 per course. Former U.S. Coast Guard corpsman and longtime lifeguard and swim instructor Eric Hammermeister […]

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Hockey enters Nationals No. 5

Handy and co. are well-poised for a deep run It’s been two years since Liberty University last went to the ACHA National Tournament. Last season, Liberty narrowly missed a chance to compete in the tournament they’ve been regulars in, but this year, the Liberty men’s Division I hockey team is coming back to the national scene much improved. “We didn’t […]

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Jubilee Center featured on Oprah Winfrey Network

The Jubilee Family Development Center in Lynchburg, Va. received national recognition in February when Executive Director Sterling Wilder was acknowledged as an “Everyday Hero” on the Oprah Winfrey Network. Wilder was originally honored in 2000 on The Oprah Winfrey Show with the Use Your Life Award. Now, in a new program sponsored by Dollar General called Honoring Our Everyday Heroes, […]

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Students compete in Air Race Classic

School of Aeronautics students prepare to fly across US Two teams of Liberty University students will fly in the 2012 Air Race Classic in June. The 2,400-mile transcontinental race is an all-women’s race based on the 1929 “Powder Puff” Air Derby flown by Amelia Earhart. Fifty teams will fly from Lake Havasu, Ariz., north to Sault Ste Marie on Michigan’s […]

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Plunging for special needs

Lynchburg raises money for Special Olympics Virginia by braving icy waters Students and faculty of Liberty University, and members of the Lynchburg community, took a plunge into frigid waters for a good cause. This year’s Hill City Polar Plunge Festival at Camp Hydaway on Feb. 25 raised $22,388 — twice the amount that they were expecting. “I was really happy […]

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Film event gives back to charity

Liberty University’s National Broadcast Society (NBS) created a film competition, called Forty-Eight, to raise money for four local charities and hosted a Black Tie Event on Feb. 24, where the films were judged. Seven groups of three to five students had just 48 hours to create a promotional film for one of four charities: Habitat for Humanity, Special Olympics Virginia, […]

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Syrian government rules by fear

Since protests against tyranny began 11 months ago, more than 5,000 Syrians have been killed by government Syria has yet to resolve the conflict with its civilians. According to the United Nations (UN) an estimated 5,400 people have been killed by the Bashar al-Assad regime in the government’s attempt to quelch a protest that began 11 months ago. At this […]

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Bringing Christian values into focus

The Value Bus rolled into town Friday, encouraging students to register to vote for their values in the upcoming Presidential elections with their “Your Money, Your Values, Your Vote 2012” tour. The Values Bus is the brainchild of the Family Research Council Action (FRC Action) and the Heritage Foundation. Offering young adults the opportunity to have a voice, the Heritage […]

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From the desk

Gas prices nationwide are taking a turn for the worst — and just in time for spring break. However, this is nothing new — especially not for the White House. President Barack Obama “feels” our pain, or at least that is what he claimed in his speech on energy development given in Florida on Feb. 23. But, let’s be honest. […]

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JSOC: America’s secret lawless army

Joint Special Operations Command exists to perform jobs that the government cannot officially condone They take their orders directly from the president or the secretary of defense. They stroll through foreign embassies in civilian clothing, eschewing the uniforms worn by their military cohorts. During combat, they wear no identification of any kind, neither rank nor name. They have gone by […]

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Welcoming Liberty families

Liberty University’s Parent and Family Connections will be hosting its fourth annual Spring Family Weekend on March 2-4, where students’ families can come and enjoy a fun weekend full of events. For the Spring Family Weekend, an estimated 700 parents will come and join their students in classes and convocation Friday, March 2. Activities planned for the weekend are: touring […]

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