The best time of the year is finally here. Christmastime is great and all, but bowl season is upon us, and that means there are 41 football games in a span of 24 days. My body is ready. Personally, one of my favorite things about Christmas break is doing absolutely nothing but watching football for hours on end. In its […]
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Family Life Services provides young women with an alternative to abortion More than 18 years ago, Lexi Ulmer’s parents traveled across the world to Romania to adopt her from a local orphanage. Since her two older siblings were also adopted from Romania, her parents never hid that aspect of her identity. Ulmer grew up taking pride in her story and […]
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Bus Driver Rick uses job to encourage students In the eyes of Liberty University bus driver Richard Edwards, his job means so much more than simply taking students from Point A to Point B on campus. Instead, Edwards sees his spot behind the wheel as a platform which allows him to do what his true passion is — engaging with […]
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Freshman forward from Poland making an early impact Poland native Ola Makurat has played basketball all her life. Now she has the opportunity to play NCAA women’s basketball as the freshman guard and joins Head Coach Carey Green and the Lady Flames squad this season. “Since I can remember, a basketball was always within my sisters and (my) reach,” Makurat […]
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Liberty makes change in athletics department Liberty University President Jerry Falwell announced Ian McCaw as the Flames new athletics director (AD) during a press conference in the Welcome Center, Monday, Nov. 28. “(McCaw) is a godly man with excellent character,” Falwell said in his opening statement. “He’s someone I have gotten to know in recent weeks. I could not be […]
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Women win Big South, men finish in fourth Despite slow starts to the season from both squads, Liberty’s mens and womens soccer teams both rallied to finish at or above their Big South preseason poll projections for the 2016 season. The No. 2 seeded Lady Flames finished first in the Big South conference after a dramatic 2-1 overtime win against […]
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Flames reach semifinals for first time in three years The Liberty University women’s volleyball team finished the season with an overall record of 16-11 (11-5) after a loss against High Point University in the semifinal match of the Big South Tournament. According to libertyflames.com, the last time the Lady Flames reached the semifinals was three years ago in 2013. The […]
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Freshman leads Flames in minutes played through eight games In a season in which Liberty’s men’s basketball team is made up of seven newcomers, freshman guard Georgie Pacheco-Ortiz has been a standout for the Flames. Pacheco-Ortiz, a sports management major from Ponce, Puerto Rico, has started in six of Liberty’s first eight games. Pacheco-Ortiz has played more than 20 minutes […]
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Annual Christmas Coffeehouse showcases student talent with a holiday twist The night of Dec. 3 saw the Liberty University Vines Center packed out for the annual Christmas Coffeehouse. This year in particular, Student Activities decided to focus on the joy of opening presents on Christmas morning with its “Unwrapped” theme. “Each semester we find new ways to change Coffeehouse and […]
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Family-run Green Needles Tree Farm offers cheer Twelve years ago, Jon and Debbie Perdew and their eight children moved from their fruit orchard in Maryland to a farm tucked away in the mountains in Coleman Falls, Virginia. Along with the farm came acres upon acres of Christmas trees — White Pines and Spruce trees covered the property. The Perdew family […]
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LU Send NOW team visits Cuba during Castro mourning LU Send NOW, Liberty University’s initiative to send students across the world to places in need, recently sent a team to Cuba to engage in a cultural exchange with other Christian university students who were affected by the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. The morning that the LU Send Now team departed […]
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Va. grant is safe from budget cuts According to Liberty University Financial Aid Services, the Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant (VTAG) will not be cut by the Virginia General Assembly this December. This past August, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe announced a budget shortfall, putting the state in a $1.5 billion deficit. The budget crisis has resulted in job losses and pay […]
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Pres. Falwell offered Sec. of Edu. position On November 17, 2016 at Trump Tower in New York City, President-elect Donald Trump offered Liberty University President Jerry Falwell the secretary of education position in his cabinet, but Falwell was unable to accept the post due to personal reasons, as reported by the Associated Press (AP) Nov. 26. AP said Trump asked […]
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Cleveland sports are experiencing success, rejuvenating the city and people I grew up in Cleveland, which means that I don’t have memories of sitting on my dad’s shoulders watching a championship parade or anticipating a stellar season for any of my hometown teams. Instead, I have memories of crowding into my grandma’s room at a rehab center to watch LeBron […]
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Dedicated sports fandom goes beyond time zones They say you can’t help who you fall in love with, and if they were referring to which sports franchises gain your loyalty, time and tears … well, then they were right. The holiday season makes us feel all warm and cozy inside, reminding us of the things we’re most grateful for. Few […]
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