For 22 consecutive years, the makers of Tylenol have awarded over $8 million in scholarships to students studying healthcare. This year, Tylenol awarded 40 well-deserving students scholarships worth $5,000. Liberty University nursing student Kayla Hanson was among those recognized for her outstanding academic success. Hanson entered the nation-wide contest in the spring of 2012, and by the end of August, […]
Read moreThe Internet has opened doors for people to connect over long distances. People chat face-to-face with someone thousands of miles away as if they are sitting across the table. Social media platforms available on smartphones make connections instantaneously. A new door will be opened for the online students of Liberty University with the launching of a new website, dubbed “Online […]
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With only 34 days left to register to vote in Virginia, Liberty University students, faculty and staff have been given ample opportunities to guarantee that their voice is heard during the 2012 General Election, Nov. 6. The Dean of Students office has partnered with the Student Government Association (SGA) to help staff voter registration tables around campus, according to Senior […]
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“If it is Christian, it ought to be better,” Dr. Jerry Falwell said. Liberty University has continued this legacy through campus improvements in both facilities and programs over the past 41 years, including a new School of Osteopathic Medicine, which is preparing to enroll its first class of students in the fall of 2014, according to Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. […]
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Incumbent President Barack Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney have accepted the nomination for the 2012 presidential election at the Democratic National Convention and the Republican National Convention, respectively. The following are excerpts from each presidential nominee’s acceptance speech. I won’t pretend the path I’m offering is quick or easy. I never have. You didn’t elect me to tell you […]
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Observatory launches huge opportunity for Liberty students interested in what lies above and beyond the earth’s atmosphere will be able to get a closer look this spring when Liberty opens a new observatory. According to Vice President of Auxiliary Services Lee Beaumont, the new Observatory Center is set to open in the spring of 2013 at Liberty’s Equestrian Center. Beaumont […]
Read moreSource: NPR.org PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you. (Sustained cheers, applause.) Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. AUDIENCE MEMBERS: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you. AUDIENCE MEMBERS: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you very much, everybody. (Cheers, applause.) Thank you. […]
Read moreThe race to the White House is clearly underway, and both Republicans and Democrats have emerged at their respectable conventions. This year, the 40th Republican National Convention was held in Tampa from Aug. 27-30. There were 2,286 delegates and 2,125 alternate delegates from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories who gathered for the same purpose—to […]
Read moreEvery four years, Republicans and Democrats respectively come together to celebrate their party’s ideals and to nominate their candidate for president of the United States of America. Following the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Tampa Bay Aug. 27-30, the Democratic National Convention (DNC) was held in Charlotte, N.C. Sept. 4-6. The Democratic presidential candidate for this year is incumbent President […]
Read moreSource: NPR.org Mr. Chairman, delegates. I accept your nomination for President of the United States of America. I do so with humility, deeply moved by the trust you have placed in me. It is a great honor. It is an even greater responsibility. Tonight I am asking you to join me to walk together to a better future. By my […]
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Has it really been 11 years? On that fateful Tuesday morning now over a decade ago, Americans woke up with a mindset of security and nonchalance. We went to bed that night with a completely different outlook. Our country’s blanket of security and our aura of power seemed to crumble before our eyes, just like the buildings we watched fall. […]
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The Snowflex Centre at Liberty University was the first of its kind to open on a college campus, and also the first in the country. This multi-million dollar innovation is one of the most widely-used facilities on campus and brings people from all over the country to the Lynchburg community […]
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Dunkin’ Donuts will be joining the growing list of dining options on Liberty’s campus when it replaces the Keyhole Convenience Store later this semester. A specific date for the addition of the popular doughnut shop has not been released, but the university did announce that it is coming […]
Read moreA Liberty University professor is in critical condition after he was involved in a motorcycle crash Friday, Sept. 7. John Babcock, an adjunct professor in the College of General Studies, was traveling on his motorcycle around 8 a.m. when he was hit by a Chevy sedan on Old Forest Road. According to a News and Advance press release, after crashing […]
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Controversial comments concerning adoption have left adoptive families flabbergasted and upset Outspoken televangelist Pat Robertson’s offensive statements regarding adoption exploded controversy among the Christian right. According to Robertson, “You don’t have to take on someone else’s problems.” His language in the interview seemed to demean those who adopt, and he went as far as to say that one of his […]
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