Duke and Virginia take back-to-back games versus Flames Last season, Liberty baseball went 3-4 against Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) opponents. Not a bad mark for a team in the smaller, less prestigious Big South. However, last season was last season. The Flames dropped back-to-back home contests March 24 and 25 to Duke and Virginia to fall to 1-4 against ACC […]
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The sports fan is a different breed than the rest of humanity. Sometimes they are not enjoyable to be around — whether it is during a big game and they cannot stop yelling at the screen or after a big loss and you do not know how to console them. Dealing with the sports fan after a big loss is […]
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Outfielder Tori Zavodny hopes to leave her own legacy Not every freshman athlete can be expected to come in and make an immediate impact on their new team, but not every freshman is like Tori Zavodny. Tori Zavodny began playing softball at the age of six, learning the basics and growing in her love for the sport as she grew […]
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Students test strength, resolve in bouldering contest at the LaHaye Rock Wall Chalk dust floated in the air while upbeat music blared from the back corner of the LaHaye Student Union. A crowd of spectators and competitors gathered around the rock wall as the bouldering competition began March 27. Bouldering opponents lined up at 4:15 p.m. in anticipation of the […]
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Center for Judaic Studies hosts event on aspects of traditional Seder meal From the opening prayer to final Shalom, the Center for Judaic Studies’ “Christ in Passover” presentation Monday, March 23 informed listeners about the traditions of the Jewish Passover holiday and how Christians can learn from them. According to Executive Director of the Center for Judaic Studies Dr. Randall […]
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Alpha Lambda Delta hosts annual ceremony honoring graduating members The Alpha Lambda Delta (ALD) Honor Society held its annual banquet Saturday, March 28, honoring all of this year’s members as well as the graduating seniors. The banquet was held in the Grand Lobby of DeMoss Hall and was catered by Sodexo. ALD member Casey Gordon provided live music. The theme […]
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Bruce Steffes uses skills in Africa to help overworked medical personnel Liberty University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine held a lecture that challenged students to take their career global. The lecture, titled “Compassion, Capacity, and Concatenation: Is Medical Missions on a Cusp?” was given by Bruce Steffes, chief medical officer for the Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons (PACCS). Kenneth Dormer, chair […]
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Liberty defeats Kansas to win CEDA National Tournament sweepstakes As the year draws to a close, the Liberty University debate team competed at the Cross-Examination Debate Association (CEDA) National Tournament, which took place March 20-23 in Wichita, Kansas. Liberty’s debate team was able to gain enough points to win the CEDA sweepstakes. “Everyone was very excited,” Michael Hall, director of […]
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‘Grandpa Pitched for the Cubs’ features suspense centered on the diamond Best-selling author of more than 200 books, former professor and co-founder of Liberty University Dr. Elmer Towns will release his first ever sports fiction novel, titled “Grandpa Pitched for the Cubs,” May 15, 2015. The novel, published by Heritage Builders Publishing, is a story about a man named Remle […]
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Track and field teams hope indoor success translates as they head outdoors The Liberty Flames outdoor track teams look to continue their recent success on the track in the 2015 outdoor season. Last year, the Flames raced by the competition, securing the Big South men’s Triple Crown for the eighth year running. The Flames claimed their ninth consecutive cross country […]
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Shawn Clowers gives the Flames a bullpen arm they can count on to deliver When Liberty baseball’s Shawn Clowers needed a changeup, he found it in the pitch. After two mediocre seasons with the Flames, the left-handed pitcher was left dissatisfied with his performance. As a freshman, his 12 relief appearances amounted to a 2-0 record and 2.63 ERA over […]
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Men’s lacrosse team hosts annual Midnight Mayhem event, defeats the Bulldogs Across the Liberty University campus Friday, March 27, at midnight when students are normally in their rooms preparing for the nightly curfew, hundreds of dorm rooms laid vacant. Typically boisterous halls were nearly silent as fans packed the East Campus lacrosse field bleachers for the third annual Midnight Mayhem […]
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Flame Train sweeps through Presbyterian for three straight wins Struggling after four losses in five games, Liberty baseball needed to sweep Presbyterian to get its season back on track. And that is exactly what it did, downing the Blue Hose in convincing fashion in three straight games Friday-Sunday, March 27-29. Liberty’s bats came alive during Friday’s game against the Blue […]
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When someone hurls an insult at you, whether jokingly or in a serious manner, you probably get defensive or send an equally insulting phrase right back at the offender. Though this seems to be the immediate response of most people in our generation, one person, a 13-year-old girl, chose to rise above the immaturity when she responded to a rude […]
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These three words come to mind when I ponder the events that took place on Liberty’s campus this past week — unprecedented, historic and monumental. Unless you have been under a rock, you know Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, publicly announced March 23 to the Liberty community and national media that he will be running for president of the United States. […]
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