Election connections

Four board of supervisor candidates in Campbell County have ties to Liberty Four members from the Liberty University community will be running for seats on the board of supervisors in Campbell County’s general election this year, which will take place Tuesday, Nov. 3. Incumbent Dr. James Borland (R), a Liberty staff member, is running against John Ferguson (I), a Liberty […]

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Built to last

Students spend time constructing home for family in need A mother and her two sons are getting a new house this fall courtesy of Campbell County Habitat for Humanity and the work of nearly 100 students from Liberty University’s Eagle Scholars Leadership Program. The annual fall Blitz Build took place Oct. 17-18 as volunteers built a new house from the […]

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‘In oceans deep’

Leaders from Hillsong Church make first visit to Liberty Students packed the Vines Center as Hillsong Church Senior Pastor Brian Houston and worship band Hillsong came to Convocation Monday, Oct. 19. Daniel Bolton, director of Spiritual Programs, said the Hillsong Convocation planning had been in the works for several months. “We have been building up to this point,” Bolton said. […]

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Carolina flooding

LU Send Now sends two relief teams to serve A team of Liberty University students was sent out Oct. 13 through LU Send Now to bring emergency relief to flood victims in Columbia, South Carolina, according to Director of LU Send Anna Strickland. Strickland said the team returned Oct. 18 weary but energized by the rebuilding work they had done. […]

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Nates Notes

“Oh I didn’t even check.” “I don’t keep up with my team anymore.” “I only joined for the draft.” For those who willingly and proudly engage in the vast realm of fantasy sports, the aforementioned sentences are claims no one wishes to hear. And I am no exception. Fantasy sports — primarily football — are a pretty big deal in […]

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Sanders leads change in party

Bernie Sanders could be the 2016 version of Barry Goldwater for Democrats The 2016 Democratic primary just got a lot less interesting this week. Two candidates who participated in the first debate, former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee and former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb, dropped out of the race, and Vice President Joe Biden announced he would not be running […]

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Kennesaw hoo?

Flames win Homecoming game over KSU Owls 45-35 The Liberty Flames (4-4, 1-2) defeated the Kennesaw State Owls (5-2, 1-1) 45-35 in record-breaking fashion to ignite the improbable push for the playoffs that senior quarterback Josh Woodrum predicted four days before the game. During the weekly press conference Tuesday before the Oct. 24 game, Woodrum expressed frustration with some of […]

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Handy land

Davenport sweeps Liberty It was a groundbreaking night for the Liberty men’s Division I hockey team, who opened in front of a record home crowd in the LaHaye Ice Center Friday night Oct. 23. Unfortunately for the Flames, the night did not go as planned, as they fell 4-1 to the Davenport Panthers in the first game of the Blue […]

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Going beyond the books

Jerry Falwell Library now allows students to access healthy resource guides Liberty University’s Jerry Falwell Library recently developed a health resource guide through the library website to coincide with the Live Healthy Liberty initiative. According to the Live Healthy Liberty website, its mission is “to create and sustain a healthy campus culture that educates, motivates, and empowers Liberty students, faculty […]

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Utilizing available resources

Students, faculty and staff members attend informative technology sessions Liberty University’s Technology Education Center (TEC) Emphasis Week, set up to inform students, faculty and staff on the latest technologies, products, and tools available to them, took place Monday, Oct. 12 – Friday, Oct. 16. The event was based in the Active Learning Classroom on the first floor of the Jerry […]

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Trail tested

Janet Huckabee speaks to students With the 2016 elections heating up and Donald Trump leading in the current poll numbers, candidates such as former governor of Arkansas Mike Huckabee are working to build a solid grassroots team and spread their name on the campaign trail. Liberty University Helms School of Government welcomed Janet Huckabee, wife of Mike Huckabee, Wednesday, Oct. […]

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Saying ‘yes’ to God

Dr. Ed Hindson teaches students to deny themselves and follow the Lord Growing up in a secular home, Dr. Ed Hindson, dean of the school of divinity and distinguished professor of religion and biblical studies, heard the gospel for the first time around the age of 6 at Vacation Bible School in Detroit, Michigan. Hindson said, “yes, Lord,” the very […]

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In the theater

“12th Night” debuts Oct. 30 Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” will debut Oct. 30 at the Tower Theater according to the Liberty University Theatre Arts Department website. The romantic comedy tells the story of “a twin brother and sister (who) are separated in a shipwreck in the Adriatic Sea” and depicts their restoration through the plot line according to the site. The […]

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Senior showcase

“Oceans: Hidden Mysteries” now showing in art gallery Featuring works of 32 student artists, the 2015 senior graphic design exhibition, “Oceans: Hidden Mysteries,” opened Thursday, Oct. 22 in the University Art Gallery. “The idea with oceans is (that) there’s a depth of media (used) as well as content and subject matter,” Todd Smith, chairman of the studio and digital arts […]

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In-school suspension

Liberty graduate students trial SwingFit program through research project It all started with an idea and a tree in Jeno Giordano’s backyard, the creator of SwingFit. Now in the Human Performance Lab, Chris Carver and Chelsea Page watch people swing through the air for their workout day in and day out. Located in the new Science Hall on Liberty University’s […]

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