The Last Night of Ballyhoo takes place in 1939 and follows a German-Jewish family, the Freitags, who have become so assimilated into American culture they have a Christmas tree in their living room. The play follows the ups and downs of the family as they struggle to maintain high standing in their elite Atlanta, Ga., country club.
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For 38 years, Scaremare has been scaring and evangelizing over 300,000 people in Central Virginia with an average of 1,500 people giving their lives to Christ every year. This year’s numbers will surpass previous years with currently over 1,200 people responding to the salvation message.
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Lynchburg’s reputation as a town full of historic Civil War landmarks and stories also comes with its fair share of stories about things that go bump in the night. Sally Schneider is the executive director of the Lynchburg Historical Foundation and started the first Historic Lynchburg ghost walk about eight years ago.
Read moreWhat does it take to be an outstanding parent to your child? Emily Peers has her own criteria, and she believes her father, Ed Peers, fits the bill. The junior nursing major submitted a short essay about why her father should win Liberty’s second annual Outstanding Parent award. The essay explained how Ed Peers has raised a family of 11 […]
Read moreLiberty University’s 1971 University Blvd. address has for years been an all-encompassing label for buildings across campus, leaving visitors and emergency personnel to wonder exactly where they are. The Liberty University Police Department (LUPD) has been negotiating with town officials to change road names across Liberty University’s campus to help visitors and emergency vehicles navigate more easily. Col. Richard Hinkley […]
Read moreDuring the school week, students do not move through the A. Pierre Guillermin Library in a steady stream, but in surges. The library employees and student workers know that student traffic in the Integrated Learning Resource Center (ILRC) depends heavily on class periods and the due dates of projects for various courses. The library’s most hectic time periods are the […]
Read moreStudents voted for their favorite art pieces at Student Activities’ annual Art Expo Oct. 22. The event took place in the Schilling Center, and allowed students to partake in a night made especially for them to display their art. “I think it is amazing to be able to contribute every little art piece to the one big art community that Liberty is,” junior Franco Santos said.
Read moreDemocrat: Tom Perriello Congressman Tom Perriello represents Virginia’s Fifth District as a true man of courage, valor, and integrity. Before becoming involved in politics, Perriello served as a national security consultant, working in Afghanistan, Darfur, Kosovo and Liberia with child soldiers, amputees and local pro-democracy groups. He also founded many nonprofit organizations aimed at bringing together faith communities. He received […]
Read more“Dragging myself out of bed at 5 a.m.? I haven’t done that in a long time,” Liberty freshman, Heather Beaman said. “But the job description doesn’t include sleeping in. Today is vital in the effort of saving lives.” Beaman was just one of the nearly 250 people that came out to volunteer for “Run For Their Lives 2010” on Saturday, […]
Read moreIn the dusk twilight light of a waning Friday evening, men’s soccer coach Jeff Alder told his men that this game would be won upon the backs of two principles, efficiency and consistency, and stressed goals, goals, goals.
Senior Thad Taylor and a dominant Liberty midfield provided the efficiency needed for a consistent barrage of redshirt sophomore Darren Amoo goals that propelled the Flames to a 7-0 victory over NAIA opponent Southern Virginia.
Read moreThe NFL is beginning to take a more stringent stance on what it calls “devastating” hits, most notably helmet-to-helmet hits, following several vicious hits during the Sunday, Oct. 17 games. After reviewing several questionable plays, the NFL announced fines to three players totaling $175,000. Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison was fined $75,000 for two dangerous hits against the Cleveland Browns […]
Read moreMany people at Liberty play Ultimate Frisbee on the intramural fields and various other places, but few are aware that Liberty has its own club Ultimate Frisbee team that debuted in Myrtle Beach Oct. 23rd and 24th.
Read moreFans were treated to a one-sided affair Friday night as Flames men’s hockey team defeated the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). UMBC’s defense could not contain the Liberty Flames speed or passing. The game got off to a quick start with the UMBC Retrievers scoring the first goal of the night within three minutes of the game. With a […]
Read moreComing home for Specialist Jocelyn Fenelus, an Army gunner, was not easy. The math major had to catch back up after the semester he missed while overseas. “I have to back track a little bit, just to review and get it because I took a semester off,” Fenelus said. “I have to back track just to kind of remember what […]
Read moreWhat is your stance on health care? Would you support the repeal of the new healthcare law? Repealing health care reform would bankrupt Medicare, leaving seniors vulnerable. Repeal would defund important programs that protect expectant mothers and reduce the number of abortions. It would also kick students off their parents’ insurance when they graduate. I oppose repeal of these important […]
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