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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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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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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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, […]
Read moreSince 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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Students plan to conduct an online survey that will include women between the ages of 18-35 and who most likely engaged in these activities when they were teenagers. The law enforcement community is interested in the research, and Brown hopes the Department of Justice will also take notice. “Sometimes it doesn’t seem like it’s a reality. It’s easy to say […]
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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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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. […]
Read moreJoint 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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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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For Liberty student Brennan Beikert, coffee isn’t an addiction. It’s an art. Buying green coffee beans from local coffee shops, he roasts his own batch to create flavor that suits his taste and his budget. “I’m always watching the beans I use, looking at the color to see when they’re finished roasting,” Beikert said. “The way they’re roasted changes the […]
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The Liberty Mountain Snowflex Center (LMSC) began its second Trails 2 Rails experience, Journey to the Jumps, Feb. 21, offering students an opportunity to expand their skills in skiing or snowboarding. Students took to the slopes on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 7 p.m. to participate in the initial tryout sessions for Journey to the Jumps. The tryout sessions were […]
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Big hair, neon colors and everything 80s will be taking over Liberty University’s Spring 2012 Coffeehouse on March 30. The bi-annual show that fills the Vines Center each year is set to feature singing, laughter and videos, styled to take students back a few decades. “We collectively picked 80s based off of our understanding of the student body and what […]
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While students are used to hearing relationship advice from Clayton King during Campus Church on Wednesday nights, they received an extra dose at the Flirt Fest. Students flocked to the Tilley Center after church on Feb. 22 for an event put on by the Freshman Class. The event had a casual atmosphere where students were encouraged to ask King any […]
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Audience votes Chasing the Horizon to number one Clad in skinny jeans, V-neck T-shirts and skate shoes, students anticipating an evening of competitive musicianship filled the Tilley Student Center Friday, Feb. 24, for Student Activities’ Battle of the Bands. Five bands representing several musical genres took turns performing in hopes of winning the evening’s grand prize, a $1,200 gift card […]
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