After playing together for 12 years, Jesse and John Caleb Sanders have formed a dangerous backcourt duo They have scored 1,706 points together at Liberty, which places them in third as far as Big South brother-scoring combinations go. Currently this season, the brothers from Sugar Land, Texas, both average over double-digits in scoring. Jesse Sanders is tied for the team […]
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Liberty University’s men’s club lacrosse team upended the Mountaineers of Appalachian State on a frigid Saturday afternoon 16-11 behind the play of sophomore Kurt Tobias and freshman John Ferris. Ferris led the way for the Flames with five goals and an assist while Tobias added two goals and four assists. “Today we were able to get (Tobias) and (Ferris) in […]
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Michael Robertson and Zack Haley provided key hits in victories Saturday and Sunday afternoon Jim Toman’s Flames baseball team split a Saturday series with visiting Siena College, taking the first game, 1-0 and dropping the second, 7-9. Sunday, the Flames picked up another win. Game 1 The first game of the Flames baseball team’s Saturday home doubleheader against the Siena […]
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Avery Warley – Started 126 games – No. 1 in Liberty history and Big South history with 1209 rebounds – No. 3 in Liberty program history with 154 + XX blocked shots – No. 5 in Liberty program history with 1385 – Received bachelor’s degree in psychology last May and is working on a master’s degree in counseling. – Virginia […]
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Flipping, flopping and flying through the air, Liberty’s co-ed gymnastics club team is gearing up to win. Consisting of nine competing gymnasts and led by Coach Mariah Dailey, the team started only three years ago. Since the very beginning, the team has been to Nationals every year. The first year they traveled, the team came back with one all-around finalist. […]
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Mitt’s campaign staff severs ties with former Liberty debate coach Former Liberty University debate coach Brett O’Donnell made headlines nationwide for his recent split as a temporary outside consultant for Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign. The incident came about after the Republican presidential primary in Florida on Jan. 31, turning a lead in the polls for the presidential hopeful. “It’s not […]
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The latest Tower Theater musical explores race relations at the turn of the century Hailed as a modern classic, the musical “Ragtime” opened in the Liberty Tower Theater Feb. 17 and captivated a sold-out crowd. “I thought it was fantastic,” senior Melinda Bendik said. “I really liked how it highlighted modern-day life and how we’ve become more tolerant of other […]
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Men’s hockey wins against OCU Liberty Men’s Division 1 hockey concluded its 2011-12 season Saturday with a two game sweep of No. 15 Central Oklahoma University. The Flames netted 11 goals over two games, winning 8-2 on Friday and 3-1 on Saturday. “Confidence is huge,” head coach Kirk Handy said. “I think we were able to gain that this weekend […]
Read moreRomney, Paul on ballot for primary Students living on campus now have the opportunity to vote at Liberty University’s Vine Center after the recent redrawing of district lines. As of Feb. 2, more than 4,000 students were registered to vote at the Vines Center, according to General Registrar for the City of Lynchburg, Carolyn Sherayko. Sherayko hopes the convenient location […]
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“Leave it all behind and come to the well.” That was the line reverberating through the Vines Center as Casting Crowns played a sold out show to an audience of all ages Saturday, Feb. 18. Students, College for a Weekend (CFAW) guests, families and youth groups filled the Vines Center for the Come to the Well tour, which featured award […]
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Colts consider releasing star quarterback’s contract In his prolific career, Peyton Manning has thrown 399 touchdowns, over 50,000 yards, completed over 7,000 passes, won a Super Bowl, gone to the Pro Bowl 11 times and won four MVP awards. Got all of that? Every single one of those accomplishments were with one team, his team, the Indianapolis Colts. Now, it’s […]
Read moreScreaming fans, electric guitars and spiky-haired rock stars are not typical components of the college application process. But for some prospective Liberty University students, their road to college may begin at the REDvolution! 2012 concert tour. This new recruitment tactic employed by Liberty University features several Christian rock bands, including the band RED as the main performance and special guests […]
Read moreAfter the first goal of Friday night’s men’s hockey game, the crowd at the LaHaye Ice rink threw 309 teddy bears onto the ice in participation of a teddy bear toss, sponsored by the Teddy Bear Brigade. “The Teddy Bear Brigade is a partner with Gleaning for the World, and they have a ministry of collecting teddy bears and donating […]
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Give Scott Southard a minute — a minute and a half, to be exact, and he can inform an entire student body of the events that take place on their campus. Southard, a 2011 graduate of Liberty University, is the producer and editor of 90 Seconds Around Liberty, the familiar student-run news production aired every Wednesday during convocation. Over the […]
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Liberty University lost its second Board of Trustees member this year. Complications from diabetes claimed the life of Rev. Richard Herbert Fitzpatrick, Saturday, Feb. 11, according to his obituary on Oakey’s Funeral home website. Fitzpatrick, 85, was put on the board of directors in 1976 for the Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary (LBTS), according to Dr. Elmer Towns. When the theology […]
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