New parking plan presented

Commuter students will have the opportunity to vote on whether a new parking plan designed by the administration will be put into effect next spring. Liberty University’s administration met Friday to address the parking complaints voiced by students and to finalize a solution. Because of the increase of students on main campus, parking issues have arisen primarily surrounding the commuter […]

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Council takes on hard issues

Liberty University is still on track to receive its own polling location, following approval by the City Council during an open hearing Oct. 25. The redistricting changes must be approved by the federal government, but the polling location should be in place for spring elections. Only students who are registered as living on campus will be able to vote at […]

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Kitchen fire threatens South Campus

The shrill sound of a fire alarm that every dorm resident dreads hearing went off in male Dorm 32 shortly after 9 p.m. last Monday. This time it was not a drill. Quad residents swarmed out of the smoke-filled building and into the surrounding parking lots. The wide-eyed, confused students stood far enough away to escape the smoke, but close […]

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Mom recognized for her enduring spirit in trials

Parent and Family Connections Office honors Donna Edwards with Outstanding Parent Award Liberty University held its third annual family weekend dinner at 6 p.m., Oct. 28, where freshman Austin Edwards’ mother, Donna, was honored with the Outstanding Parent Award. The evening opened with songs from Sounds of Liberty, followed by a welcome from the Director of Parent and Family Connections […]

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No problem

Summers, Hyland pull through for Flames Clutch. In the second running of an overtime joust, Liberty University quarterback Mike Brown lobbed an end zone pass to 6’4” wide receiver Chris Summers. Summers plucked the ball from the air just before a crashing free safety could disrupt the play. Liberty goes up 27-20. Clutch. The defense must hold the visiting Presbyterian […]

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Meet the candidates: Sen. Steve Newman

Sen. Steve Newman, a 15-year state Senate veteran, seeks reelection as the 23rd District Virginia State Senator. Newman, 46, is the Republican incumbent for the 23rd District, which includes Lynchburg and Bedford, Amherst and Campbell counties. Newman’s democratic opponent is Robert Short Sr. Newman was elected into the Virginia State Senate in 1996, and he has also served on the […]

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Thomas Road holds annual iKids Harvest Festival

Bouncy castles, bean bag toss games and costumed children spanned Liberty’s Tolsma Indoor Track at Green Hall on Oct. 28, for Thomas Road Baptist Church (TRBC)’s annual Harvest Festival for children with special needs. This evening event ran from 6 to 8 p.m. and allowed the children to have time to enjoy a Halloween-harvest themed event away from the other […]

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Meet the candidates: Robert Short Sr.

A self-defined small-government and libertarian Democrat, Robert W. T. Short Sr., 24, is running against Republican incumbent Steve Newman for position of 23rd District Senate seat for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Short currently lives in Bedford with his wife Amanda and three children, Rebecca, 3; T.J., 2; and Andy, 6 months old. Short, a student who is on sabbatical from […]

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Show to feature iconic fashion

“Lights. Camera. Fashion. Iconic Design.” That is the theme for the 6th annual Family and Consumer Science (FACS) department’s fashion show. The theme and plans for the upcoming fashion show were announced to a group of 30 designers who met in the Reber Thomas executive dining room to attend the Family and Consumer Science (FACS) department’s Launch Party on Oct. […]

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Students learn fire and water safety

Fighting fires and manning life rafts at Liberty’s Flight Attendant Program Most classes at Liberty University do not include extinguishing fires, jumping into pools to practice water rescues or flying cross-country for a weekend for on-the-job experience, but that is just another day in the School of Aeronautics Flight Attendant Program. The program will be two years old this January, […]

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Lynchburg airport receives grant money to lure new airline

New wings might be coming to the Lynchburg Regional Airport (LYH). The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) recently awarded the Lynchburg Regional Airport a $700,000 federal grant as part of their small community air service development program for 2011. The grant given to Lynchburg, according to a news release from VDOT, was only conditionally selected since the amount awarded was […]

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Alumnus channels students’ ‘Potential Inside’

Liberty’s National Broadcasting Society chapter hosts movie night fundraiser Liberty alumnus Scotty Curlee spoke to students on Friday at The National Broadcasting Society’s fundraising Movie Night, which featured his nominated film, “The Potential Inside.” As the producer, director and lead role of the film, Curlee gave those in attendance the unique opportunity to hear his story and directly learn from […]

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Liberty theology professor runs for office

November has arrived, and with it comes some familiar traditions. Leaves are falling, assignments are piling up and Liberty students will once again have the opportunity to vote in local elections on Nov. 8. Upon entering the voting booth, some students may recognize the name of one of their professors on the ballot. Dr. James A. Borland will run for […]

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