THE FLARE

South Carolina shooting Two students and a teacher were shot at an elementary school in Townville, South Carolina according to “an official with Anderson County Emergency Services” CNN reported. The possible shooter, a teenager, was taken into custody according to the town’s deputy chief. While the teacher and one of the students were released from the hospital, the other injured […]

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Presenting a plan

Republican presidential candidate holds Roanoke rally Donald Trump rallied thousands of supporters in Roanoke for the second time in two months Saturday, Sept. 24, just 44 days before the election. Trump covered almost every one of his major campaign policies, speaking on everything from economics and healthcare to education and illegal immigration. Trump began by casting the vision for his […]

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Art on display

Alumni Ballroom features million-dollar collection A $1 million collection of 20 paintings depicting the life of Christ was recently donated to Liberty University’s permanent art collection and is currently displayed in the Montview Student Union Alumni Ballroom. The families of Dr. Troy L. Day and the late Alton H. Thigpen donated the collection painted by Robert Wilson Sr., hoping to […]

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Freedom of the press

Up-and-coming journalist fears for media under Trump about Donald Trump becoming president, but what worries me the most is the possibility of what could happen to the freedom of the press in our country in the case of a Trump presidency. Throughout his campaign, Trump has banned journalists from some news organizations by denying their press credential requests for campaign […]

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Checking out the court house

Park waives fee to encourage visitors Appomattox Court House National Park will start waiving the fee for visitors beginning Oct. 1 following a major overhaul of many national park fee programs across the nation. The National Park Service conducted a small park analysis which determined what national parks could maintain financial security through other programs regardless of the waived entrance […]

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Budget boost

GLTC increases profit margin in 2017 from transit partnership with Liberty The Greater Lynchburg Transit Company (GLTC) recently released its budget for fiscal year 2017, renewing its partnership with Liberty university and increasing its budget by 12 percent. In GLTC’s released board packet, it states that the fiscal budget allocated to Liberty grew from $1.2 million to just below $2.3 […]

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A fresh start

New SGA class officers get elected, share their plans for the school year The results of the student officer elections came in Sept. 21, electing a new president and vice president for each class this academic year. Elected to office were seniors Alex Ehrich and Ellie McKay, juniors Nate Nickerson and Darrian Graves, sophomores Caleb Johnson and Jared Cave and […]

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‘Are you registered to vote?’

A look at election day through the eyes of Lynchburg City’s registrar’s office The 2012 presidential election was a logistical nightmare according to Lynchburg city officials Vicki Bradlee and Kim Conner. So for 2016, they are doing everything in their power to make sure things are in order for the Nov. 8th election. Bradlee, chief election official for the Vines […]

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That’s what Sarah Said

Whenever my mom tags me in a Facebook post, my heart skips a beat because I’m just waiting for another embarrassing photo of me to be made public to all my friends. But this time, my mom chose to hold off on humiliating me and instead she tagged me in a video the Baltimore Ravens had shared Sept. 20. This […]

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New beast in the east

Liberty defeats Quinnipiac in the Flames first Big East game in Lynchburg The Liberty Flames (2-5, 2-0 Big East) and the Quinnipiac Bobcats (1-8, 1-1 Big East) faced off in Liberty’s Big East home opener Sept. 23. Liberty took the lead in the first half and maintained control to finish witha 6-1 victory. “We came out this game having the […]

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Growing pains

Flames suffer worst home loss of Turner Gill’s career Underperformance was the name of the game Saturday, Sept. 25 as the No. 3 Jacksonville State Gamecocks (3-1) traveled to Williams Stadium and defeated the Liberty Flames (1-3) by a score of 48-19. Missed tackles and ineffective offense plagued the Flames as the Gamecocks rushed for a total of 339 yards, […]

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Hot ice

Flames begin new season in the LIC Flames fans and College for a Weekend students gathered in the LaHaye Ice Center to witness the Liberty men’s club hockey team (3-0) defeat West Chester University (0-2) 5-2 Friday, Sept. 23. Led by freshman forward Garret Nelson, the Flames battled their way through each period. Hope almost seemed lost for the Flames […]

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Ghouls and the gospel

Scaremare director reflects on his past 16 years leading the local outreach Each October, Professor Steve Vandegriff plays a crucial role in not only directing Scaremare, but also impacting the Lynchburg college and teenage community with the gospel. “I’ve been doing Scaremare here in Lynchburg for 16 years now,” Scaremare Director Steve Vandegriff said. “We are definitely a unique activity, […]

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Flames on campaigns

A behind-the-scenes look at students and alumni working on political staffs Several Liberty University students and alumni went beyond voting this year and worked for Republican nominees, senators and representative running for office. These workers’ commitment to their candidates was demonstrated in their 14-hour workdays. For some of these students, their job included watching countless past speeches from their candidate […]

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