Students and visitors packed into the Vines Center Friday night for an evening of rock and worship with bands downhere and Rush of Fools. Rush of Fools opened the evening with their signature contemporary Christian style, warming up the crowd for the headlining act, the Juno-award winning Canadian band downhere.
Read moreIt was aggression, along with a fast-paced and skilled offense, that helped the Hokies achieve an 18-2 win over the Lady Flames Tuesday evening, March 29 at Osborne Stadium. “They’re really aggressive,” a watching Flames fan said. She was referring to the players from the Virginia Tech Hokies lacrosse team, which accumulated a total of 22 fouls in last week’s […]
Read moreMen’s basketball Liberty University men’s basketball head coach Dale Layer announced Tuesday that sophomore guard Evan Gordon has played his last season at Liberty. He will transfer at the end of the semester. According to LibertyFlames.com, Layer said that Gordon wants to play a different position than the guard position he has been playing for the Flames. Gordon, Liberty’s 26th […]
Read moreThe sun is high about noon on a Sunday. A gentle breeze plays with a relaxing American flag hanging lazily from its pole. An unseen jet rumbles overhead. It’s April. Someone offers an invitation for wiffle ball after church and chicken, just to pass the time before the Red Sox game. Perfect. It is something they forgot to put in […]
Read moreTitle IX was created in 1972 to require gender equity in all educational programs that receive funding from the government. One of the largest aspects of Title IX is athletics, and most accusations involving Title IX involved gender equity in athletics. The Department of Education and the Office for Civil Rights are responsible for assuring that athletic programs stay in […]
Read moreLiberty University Athletic Director Jeff Barber announced Tuesday that Liberty’s wrestling program would be reclassified as a club sport, due to the institutional decision to move toward the proportionality method of meeting the federal gender equity regulations known as Title IX. This particular method of gender equity regulations calls for university athletic programs to allow female athletes the same opportunities […]
Read moreNow that we have passed the third week, scientists around the world are wondering how to help the Japanese deal with their still-unsolved environmental crisis. Yes, the earthquake was bad. In fact, the resulting tsunami was even worse. But after a meltdown at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant only a two hour drive north of Tokyo, Japan has had […]
Read moreStudents getting ready to branch out from living on-campus, as well as those ready to graduate but not ready to leave Lynchburg, came out to the Apartment Fair hosted by Liberty’s Office of Commuter Affairs. The apartment fair was held in DeMoss Hall on Monday, March 28 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. More than 20 apartment communities were represented […]
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“God has given me the opportunity to represent the people of Virginia at this level for 20 years, and if tomorrow if God said ‘it’s time to open a new chapter in your life’, I would gladly do it,” Sen. Steve Newman (R-23) said Friday. With the new redistricting plan to be passed […]
Read moreAs university improvements continue to unfold, changes in academics have caused students and faculty to question the administration’s reasoning regarding recent cutbacks. Over the past 40 years, Liberty University has maintained a steady increase of students, academic programs and facilities, Liberty’s Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs and Provost Dr. Ronald Godwin said. “Liberty has experienced dramatic improvements in the […]
Read moreEgypt captured the globe’s attention with its civil unrest. Almost immediately after the resignation of Egypt’s President, Hosni Mubarak, the world’s attention was diverted to Tunisia and Libya. Pro democracy demonstrations broke out in Tunisia, which inspired Libyan citizens to rebel against Muammar Gaddafi, their leader for over four decades. Pro-democracy supporters have been called, “rebels.” Essentially, they are fighting […]
Read moreThis semester marked a significant point in Liberty University’s political history. March 30 through April 2, hosted the first Israel Emphasis Week on Liberty’s campus. The week boasted prominent speakers from a variety of backgrounds with vested interest […]
Read moreTwenty-year veteran dies in non-combat incident Master Sgt. Jamal H. Bowers, a 41-year-old Marine from Raleigh, N.C., died at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Africa of a non-combat related incident March 18. Bowers was finishing up a bachelor of science in multidisciplinary studies from Liberty University Online. Bowers served more than 20 years in locations around the world including Japan, Panama, Saudi […]
Read moreMr. President, members of Congress, honored international guests, and all of you here, I’m deeply honored to be with you today. The introduction you’ve just heard covers me with Hollywood glory, and whenever I’m introduced that way I feel compelled to tell a story that reveals exactly how glamorous I am. My first big break in Hollywood was when I […]
Read moreThe recent headlines which herald the tumultuous events occurring in the Middle East have arrested the attention and captured the imagination of Americans from every political spectrum. It is amidst these violent seas that America must reaffirm her ardent support of the State of Israel. In looking through the corridors of history, it becomes clear that Israel and the United […]
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