The glitz and glamour of Hollywood filled the Schilling Center and Tower Theater Monday evening, April 28 as a part of the fourth annual Flamespy Awards. Student-athletes from all of Liberty’s NCAA Division I teams, as well as members of the support staff for Liberty Athletics, were honored during the event. Cozy seating areas, a photo booth, movie-themed food stations […]
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Candidates battle for positions on Bedford Board of Supervisors Over the next couple of months, two incumbents and four newcomers will battle to become Republican nominees for three seats on the Bedford County Board of Supervisors. The election will take place June 9, and the six candidates are campaigning to represent Districts 5, 6 and 7. District 5 includes Boonsboro, […]
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Director Lori Baker plans for commencement Around commencement time each year, the Liberty University Commencement Facebook page floods graduates’ newsfeed with answers to questions, contests for club seats and facts about the ceremony. Though the posts remain nameless someone is in charge of replying to emails and questions. That is where Lori Baker and her team come in, the unsung […]
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More dining options to be added in the fall Soft pretzels, lemonade and Nathan’s hot dogs will be new options available to the students at Liberty beginning in August 2015 as Sodexo Dining Services will be introducing Auntie Anne’s to the campus. Casey Guise, unit marketing coordinator for Sodexo, explained that Sodexo wants to offer more snacking options for students. […]
Read moreStudents safe after Nepal earthquake Four Liberty students were in Nepal at the time of the earthquake that killed more than 4,000 people. The Global Studies Department at the university has confirmed they are all accounted for and safe. “The Global Studies Department is in close communication with the students, their families and the organizations involved, and the situation is […]
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Campus pastors offer encouragement to students leaving after graduation “Leaving the bubble for the battle.” This is how Associate Dean of Students and Campus Pastor Timothy Griffin described what seniors from Liberty will face when they graduate this May. Open letters to encourage healthy Christian living http://www.liberty.edu/onlinecommunities/index.cfm?PID=32391 Convocation, prayer and life groups, campus community and required biblical classes make the […]
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Provost encourages students in all walks of life to stay spiritually strong My first word of advice as you look forward to the summer is make the most of it. Celebrate the opportunity you have in this season of your journey to enjoy a degree of freedom that will not always be available to you. The Bible is very clear […]
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Faculty offers students advice for spiritual development over the summer As students head their separate ways and travel away from the Christian community at Liberty for the summer, they can quickly fall into bad habits if they are not actively seeking God. According to Dr. David Wheeler, School of Religion professor, students should remember Matthew 6:33 and seek the kingdom […]
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Hello. I am Nathaniel Haywood, but everyone except my grandfather calls me Nate (he still calls me Nathaniel). I am a journalism student here at Liberty University and I have been blessed with the opportunity of a lifetime to serve as the editor-in-chief of the Liberty Champion, a title in which I am beyond honored to hold. Writing is more […]
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“Whatever you are facing right now, God is with you!” David Nasser preached this message with deep conviction during Monday’s Convocation. In the midst of your circumstances, you need to remember and rely upon the promises of God. A promise is only as good as the one making it. Nasser encouraged us to remember that the source of a promise […]
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Success of minority faiths in Britain provide lessons for American Christians Great Britain, once known as a Christian nation, is rapidly becoming secularized. In a recent article in The Guardian, Andrew Brown discusses this issue of the disappearance of the Church in the United Kingdom. He references a recent Win/Gallop poll that states that only 30 percent of British citizens […]
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After being inspired by generous baristas, a student began a coffee ministry It is 10 p.m. Sunday night and people are scattered about in the computer lab. Exhausted yet focused, some people type busily away, trying to finish a paper that is due tomorrow. Near the area that has recently been vacated by Jazzman’s or anywhere that has available space, […]
Read moreWhile the spring 2015 semester is coming to an end, five Liberty University NCAA Division I sports teams are gearing up for their individual runs at Big South Conference (BSC) Championships and two teams have just finished their season. Women’s Lacrosse (7-10, 5-2 BSC) The Lady Flames Lacrosse Team is having a turn-around season. After finishing 2-16 overall and 1-6 […]
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Tichenor reflects on the ways the NBA has progressed through the years Nostalgia is a powerful thing. Prior generations love to get all poetic about how their era was better than today’s. Beside maybe eating oatmeal and reading the newspaper, telling “kids” how things used to be so much better is 40-somethings’ and 50-somethings’ favorite thing to do. Specifically, basketball […]
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Sadly, this is the last edition of Tich’s Take ever. Unfortunately, I do not get a farewell tour like Derek Jeter, but I do have this last bit of space in the paper, so let’s do this thing. Ever since I hit “publish” on my first blog post when I was 14, writing my own column in a newspaper was […]
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