Fashion show recognizes designs from FACS department Four designs from April’s “Go Green, Go Glam!” fashion show hosted by the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) will be featured this November in Charlotte, North Carolina, at the International Textile & Apparel Association’s (ITAA) 2014 annual conference. The designs of students Melissa Breaux, Brianne Crist, Amy Yoon and Tenzi Chacha […]
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Flames blast No. 25 Bryant for third straight win The Liberty Flames football team (3-1) dominated the No. 25 Football Championship Subdivision team in the nation in the NCAA coaches poll, the Bryant University Bulldogs (3-1) 38-21 at Williams Stadium Saturday, Sept. 20. On the first possession of the game, with only a few seconds until the 13-minute mark in […]
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“The Little Mermaid” premieres in the Tower Theater The Tower Theater stage will be “submerged” for the next few weeks, playing host to mermaids, singing fish and an evil sea queen. The Alluvion Stage Company and Liberty University’s Department of Theatre Arts are collaborating for performances of “The Little Mermaid” Sept. 19 through Oct. 5. This is the first time […]
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Third Day lead singer explores a different sound while performing at Liberty Liberty University students gathered in the LaHaye Event Space Friday, Sept. 19 to hear Mac Powell perform a concert promoting his new country album. Known primarily as the lead singer for the four-time Grammy award-winning Christian band Third Day, Powell has recently branched out and is paying homage […]
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Freshman Olivia Fuller wins scholarship and allows God to guide her future Things tend to look different from 3,000 feet in the air, according to Olivia Fuller. The freshman from Hagerstown, Maryland, has loved planes ever since she was a young girl, and enjoys helping her grandfather — a retired Air Force serviceman — build airplanes. “I am so blessed […]
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The crowd wrapped around the block of the Vines Center Friday night, Sept. 19, as many were anxious to hear the Italian hip hop artist from New York City, Andy Mineo. A number of fans standing in line were sporting shirts with the logo “1-1-Six” on the back. That is the logo of the […]
Read moreFreedom 4/24 hosts flash sale A local organization is fighting to save women’s lives. Freedom 4/24 will be hosting a Frocks for Freedom event Sept. 24 and 25. Event organizer Johanna Calfee said it is a flash sale where women can purchase donated clothing, jewelry and accessories such as purses. “We have some really nice clothing,” Calfee said. “People donated […]
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Joanna Garcia transforms sneakers into something unique Ever since she was a toddler, Joanna Garcia has loved to draw and create. “I started as early as three, I think,” Garcia said. “It started with green stick people drawn on the kitchen wall behind the table. My family didn’t find them until we moved.” Garcia has come a long way from […]
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Young people from around the country visit Liberty’s campus over weekend Liberty University’s College for a Weekend (CFAW) is a four-day, action-packed experience. It is designed to give prospective students a taste of life at the world’s largest Christian university, according to Liberty’s website. Kicking off Thursday afternoon at the Hancock Welcome Center and running through Sunday, CFAW offered a […]
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Ravens running back Ray Rice is paying for his actions Following Monday’s release of the shocking elevator video that has been shared by sports sites, social media and news outlets alike, former NFL superstar Ray Rice was both fired and suspended indefinitely from the NFL. The TMZ Sports video showed the actual altercation between Rice and his fiancée Janay Palmer. […]
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There is not a set-in-stone formula to building a successful NFL team, but one position is universally regarded as the most important — quarterback. The quarterback is a coach on the field, the face of the team. Everybody follows his direction. The head coach and quarterback need to become one mind, engineering the team to victory. And with every spectacular […]
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Tomasz Gielo and Peter Moller play for home countries in European tourney During this past summer, while the rest of the Flames were preparing for the upcoming season, two Liberty Flames basketball players were back in their native countries, preparing for one of Europe’s largest tournaments. EuroBasket 2015 plays host to some of the best European national basketball teams, and […]
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Jade and Sirena Vorster reunite on the volleyball court When the Lady Flames volleyball team opened their season against San Jose State Aug. 29, it was not just the first match of the year for the team — it was a reuniting of family members on the court. For the first time in four years, sisters Jade and Sirena Vorster […]
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Nearly 30 vendors gather at Doc’s to showcase vendors’ local products On the afternoon of Sept. 18, vendors set up their stations outside Doc’s for the first campus Farmer’s Market. The event began at 3:30 p.m. as the parking lot filled with merchants selling a variety of goods from local gardens and shops. Sodexo, Liberty University’s dining provider, organized the […]
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Missionary dares student body to rethink response to Middle East turmoil “I’ve been in a bad mood for two or three weeks, and (my wife) begged me to not take it out on the students this morning,” Nik Ripken, author and missionary to the Middle East, said at the start of his Convocation address Monday, Sept. 15. “I don’t think […]
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