Liberty students will have the opportunity to obtain course credits for touring Europe beginning in spring 2014. Three separate tours are planned, each one exploring a different region of Europe. Headed by Michael Babcock from Liberty University’s College of General Studies, the tours will take place during various school breaks. According to Babcock, it is essential for students to experience […]
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Presenters display work at the Liberty student symposium Students set aside their textbooks in exchange for the Liberty Student Research Symposium April 11. Three rooms, holding presentations simultaneously, competed for student attention. The symposium showcased both undergraduate and graduate students’ research reports on topics in the fields of psychology, biology, chemistry, English, philosophy and history. “A lot of people don’t […]
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Virginia government officials and local members of the media participated in a “crawl,” a brief tour around downtown Lynchburg, April 8. Hosted by the Internet Association, the focus of the crawl was to show how small businesses have benefited by taking their companies online. The tour included four downtown businesses: Gladiola Girls — a chic women’s boutique — Sam Stroud […]
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Freshman Faith Helbig, 18, slips atop Crabtree Falls Liberty University freshman Faith Helbig, 18, died tragically Monday, April 8, after she fell at Crabtree Falls in the George Washington National Forest in Nelson County, according to the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office. Helbig is survived by her mother, Jenny Helbig, half-brother, Sheldon Nest — a Liberty graduate — and brother John […]
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Yesterday was an important date in Boston. Long before the bombs exploded and plunged the city into chaos, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts commemorated the third Monday in April as Patriots’ Day. The special holiday marks […]
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Liberty University alumnus Zach Martin recently announced his candidacy for the 19th District Republican nomination for the House of Delegates. Martin, who graduated from Liberty in 2012 with a degree in government, politics and public policy, is bidding to replace Delegate Lacey Putney after Putney’s decision to not seek re-election after 52 years of service. According to Martin’s press release, […]
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Flames club team starts season 12-1, averaging 16 goals per game in DII play The Liberty University men’s lacrosse team bounced back from a 13-10 loss against the Richmond Spiders and defeated University of North Carolina Charlotte 49ers, 25-1. More than nine people scored goals for the Flames, with Kurt Tobias scoring six of the 25 in his second game […]
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Liberty University will host its first ever female keynote speaker for commencement, May 11, according to Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. Shannon Bream, who is also the first commencement speaker to have graduated from Liberty since it became a fully accredited university will share the platform with this year’s baccalaureate speaker, Ravi Zacharias, who will deliver a brief message as well. […]
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On the anniversary of the website’s formation, the change it has brought to our world has been both good and bad At the end of March, social media superpower Twitter celebrated its seventh birthday. Throughout the day Thursday, March 21, many posted congratulatory remarks on their Twitter pages — in the allotted amount of characters, mind you. Since its inception, […]
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The move gives Liberty University’s School of Aeronautics more time to figure out alternatives The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Friday, April 5 that it would delay the closure of 149 federal contract airport control towers around the country until June 15. The move gives Liberty University’s School of Aeronautics (SOA) more time to prepare for the loss of tower […]
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Liberty University has been approached by Central Virginia Community College (CVCC) as a possible buyer for its 102-acre site off Wards Road, following the announcement that the college is considering selling the property. According to Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr., Liberty has expressed interest in the land given certain conditions. Up to this point, Falwell and CVCC President John Capps have […]
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After more than two years of discussions, Liberty University and the Lynchburg City Council finally came to an agreement on a new institutional zoning district that will return Liberty’s property rights to its 1991 standing. Lynchburg City Manager Kimball Payne said that Liberty and the Lynchburg City Council reached a point in 2010 where they started to think that there […]
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Friend and youth leader of pro athlete Bethany Hamilton addresses students The club level of Williams Stadium was filled to capacity Thursday, April 4 as the Psychology Department hosted Sarah Hill, a motivational speaker and the youth leader of shark attack survivor Bethany Hamilton, whose experiences were re-enacted in the feature film “Soul Surfer.” Addressing a crowd of more than […]
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In a continued effort to offer state-of-the-art facilities, Liberty University opened an Equestrian Center last year that allows students to participate in various horse-related activities.
According to its website, the Equestrian Center features more than 30 acres of pastures […]
A coach with fire and passion ignites players and fans alike. Legends such as John Wooden, Pat Summit, Geno Auriemma and Jim Boeheim are just a few fiery and passionate coaches who have been characterized by a distinctly positive aura. Former Rutgers University Scarlet Knights basketball Head Coach Mike Rice Jr. does not fit that mold. April 3, Rice was […]
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