Musical debuts

‘South Pacific’ opened Feb. 20 in the Tower Theater Despite blustery winds and freezing winter temperatures outside, audiences in the Tower Theater were transported to a sunny paradise as the theatre department opened “South Pacific” Friday, Feb. 20. Written by Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein II, the story is set on an island in the South Pacific during Word War […]

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Trials and triumphs of training

Aaron Schreiner works behind the scenes to ensure student-athletes’ safety When athletes go crashing to the floor, audiences are silenced, doing the only thing they know how to do — wait. But in those moments, while everyone else is frozen in fear, athletic trainers, including Liberty’s men’s basketball trainer Aaron Schreiner, jump into action. While athletic trainers are noticed when […]

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Tich’s Take

In 49 states, college basketball is just something that comes on television. People may even go to the games and everything. But in North Carolina, college basketball is a religion. Duke and North Carolina (UNC) met for the first time in 2015 on Feb. 18, and the game did not disappoint. Well, unless you are a Tar Heels fan. The […]

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Lancers clip Flames

Longwood completes season sweep with close win The Liberty Flames men’s basketball team (7-22, 1-15 Big South) continued its regular-season struggles after falling to the Longwood Lancers (8-21, 4-12 Big South), 78-72, Feb. 17. In the second matchup between these two teams this season, Longwood wasted little time getting on the scoreboard when junior guard Leron Fisher nailed a wide-open […]

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Phishing scams hunt for prey

IT tackles problem of malware constantly plaguing university email accounts Like fishing in a body of water, hackers send phishing emails to students complete with bait and a dangerous hook. But instead of a juicy worm, students could find malware at the end of a hacker’s hook. Phishing is different than other junk email because it is “trying to look […]

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Faith fuels Islamic terror

Religion is the key motivator behind jihadists’ violence, not economic woes Jobs — that is what the Islamic State needs. Jobs. According to State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf, that is the solution. But the reality is Islamic State radicals do not need a “shovel-ready,” five-step path to employment. The displaced, abandoned and abused Christians, Yazidis and peaceable Muslims are […]

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Hannity visits campus

Political commentator grapples with important national issues Renowned television and radio host and New York Times best-selling author Sean Hannity, as well as “Duck Dynasty” TV personality John Luke Robertson, spoke at Liberty University in Convocation Wednesday, Feb. 18. Hannity is the host of “The Sean Hannity Show,” as well as the host of Fox News’ cable news show, “Hannity.” […]

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Phishing scams hunt for prey

IT tackles problem of malware constantly plaguing university email accounts Like fishing in a body of water, hackers send phishing emails to students complete with bait and a dangerous hook. But instead of a juicy worm, students could find malware at the end of a hacker’s hook. Phishing is different than other junk email because it is “trying to look […]

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