The media seems to have a pretty bad rap these days. People across the nation love to criticize journalists, including writers and radio and television broadcasters, for not giving the whole story, being too biased or not reporting on important ideas. The general public also loves to say journalists are nothing more than bearers of bad news. Many people say […]
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Designing letters and logos in an artistic way can be a creative outlet for many, and on Thursday, Sept. 25, students had the chance to attend a workshop to improve those hand lettering skills. The workshop was hosted in conjunction with the Liberty chapter of the American Institute of […]
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Liberty will host annual Scaremare event to reach community Scaremare is slinking back into action Thursday, Oct. 9 and will continue to run every Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 9-25. Scaremare takes attendees on a journey, passing through creepy trails, dark woods and eventually entering the houses. According to Scaremare’s official website, the event is a way for Liberty to creatively […]
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Zibandeh Abedini decides to trust God rather than deny her Christian faith Zibandeh Abedini understands what Jesus meant when he told his disciples to count the cost in Luke 14:25-34. Originally from Tehran, Iran, Abedini was not always a disciple. She was a Shiite Muslim for the first 16 years of her life. “Being a Muslim girl, I never thought […]
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Marczewski performs final concert in Lynchburg to thank fans for support It is hard for Jane Marczewski to walk through the Liberty University campus without being recognized. For the Liberty alumna who graduated in 2013, these last moments in Lynchburg are more than simple hellos or a stroll through campus. They are goodbyes, as Marczewski packs her bags for Nashville, […]
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Junior forward Sachem Wilson is playing in his best season with the Flames When the Liberty Flames men’s soccer team matched up against the Howard Bison in September, the Flames were maintaining a 1-0 lead. Then, midfielder Bay Kurtz sent the ball to junior forward Sachem Wilson. Wilson maneuvered past a defender and struck the ball just beyond the outstretched […]
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There might not be many students who know the names of Abby Ponder, Daniel LaLonde, Josh Rich, and Margo Kollman, but those who have been to a Liberty football game have probably seen them. Since the fall of 2012, these four students have brought creativity to the atmosphere of Flames football […]
Read moreAmerica loves the NFL. So it makes sense for the NFL to have a game on Thursdays. The more football, the better, right? Wrong. On paper, Thursday Night Football is great. For the consumer, it gives more football to watch during a part of the week that normally is void of it. For CBS and the NFL, it makes extra […]
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Flames outscore Wildcats 13-6 over two games, but split series Whoever said numbers never lie did not watch much hockey. Liberty University men’s division I (DI) hockey (5-0-2) and the University of Arizona (2-1-0) proved that this weekend, Oct. 3-4 in a 1-1 series split in which play transcended the scoreboard. The Flames 8-0 game one win, for example, skewed […]
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Flames lose double-OT heartbreaker in Rocco’s return On a night when Flames quarterback Josh Woodrum played one of the best all-around games of his career, it was his lone miscue that ended the game. Richmond (3-2) sent an all-out blitz at the Liberty (3-3) quarterback on a third-and-four in double overtime and Spiders linebacker blindsided Woodrum, popping the ball into […]
Read moreThe person many people at Liberty know as Coach Cheromei, children in Kenya know as Coach Zion. David Cheromei was hired to be an assistant coach for Liberty’s track and field and cross country teams earlier this year after five years away from the program. From 2007 to 2009, Cheromei was a graduate assistant for the team. “Everyone on the […]
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2011 October: Liberty Champion announces that the City Manager Office expedites the public hearing process needed to make changes in local polling precincts by allowing changes if 4,000 students register to vote under a Liberty University address. While it would not impact the November election, the new voting precinct could be in place for the spring primary elections. 2012 February: […]
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2008 Early September: Despite being discouraged by the Lynchburg Registrar’s Office, who cited technicalities as reasons not to register, Liberty students register to vote in the fall presidential elections. late September: The Washington Post recognizes the campus-wide voting drive that included distributing registration forms in dormitories and classrooms, callingit “unprecedented.” November: Prior to Liberty’s registration drive, there were fewer than […]
Read more“Every day I try to live my life in such a way that I will accomplish at least one thing that will outlive me for eternity.” These words spoken by Liberty alumnus and President of World Help Vernon Brewer laid an enduring foundation and set the stage for a fiercely impactful week of Convocation. Brewer described the brutality of what […]
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With elections only a month away, the political circuit is abuzz with all the latest campaign rhetoric. Every candidate is pushing the next best “five-point-plan” to flourishing freedom and an extraordinary economy. Naturally, nearly every citizen seems instinctively excited about the possibilities ahead. After all, we have lived through a dismal season of floundering freedom and exhausting economic failure. Nevertheless, […]
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