Liberty’s crew team brings home the gold in dominant men’s 4-person match Liberty University’s crew team recently rowed in the Head of Ohio Regatta in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where the men’s novice team of four took home the gold. “Two years ago, they had a seventh-place finish at nationals,” Coach Debbie Prowse said. “Last year, they had a fifth place, so […]
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LU alumna and teacher receives presidential award The room broke into applause after Jaunine Fouché’s lesson on Egyptian hieroglyphs. She saw that she had impressed her audience. Fouché was a seventh-grader at the time, and her audience was her teacher and classmates. “I really enjoyed researching for the lesson, delivering the lesson, answering the questions from the students, and so […]
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The CPCE office offers cheaper classes and certification courses at Liberty The Center for Professional and Continuing Education (CPCE) is a branch of CASAS and provides students with extra residential education in non-credit and for-credit courses. Liberty students can take these extra courses for under $100. The CPCE office is flexible and willing to meet the needs students have and […]
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Often overlooked, the second in command serves a very important role Classes were cancelled for the morning. Secret service scans started at 7 a.m. in anticipation for Gov. Mike Pence’s arrival at Convocation. Yet the expectation for a packed auditorium fell short. If those seemingly empty seats two weeks ago gave any serious indication of the Trump campaign’s struggling state, […]
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NFL treatment of domestic violence must be consistent Roger Goodell has got to go. As if the NFL commissioner’s favorability could possibly take a hit following high-profile scandals like questionable concussion protocol and deflate-gate, here we are. Last week, news broke that New York Giants kicker Josh Brown had been abusing his now ex-wife physically, mentally and emotionally. Brown himself […]
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Lynchburg entrepreneurs aim to bring music entertainment to the city Lynchburg, Virginia is a historical town that is home to multiple universities. Four young men have recently introduced an entertainment side to the city by bringing renowned musical guests such as DJ Pauly D and country icon Chase Bryant. Four Liberty students and friends Jonathan Slye, Mark Cloutier, Michael Fiedler […]
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Kevin Durant to the Warriors. Dwyane Wade to the Bulls. Kobe Bryant retiring. Tim Duncan retiring. That is the 2016 NBA offseason in a nutshell. As the season begins this week, I can’t help but feel like this one is going to be different from previous seasons. One of the NBA’s most well-liked and well-respected players, Durant, jumped ship from […]
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Natatorium offers 50-meter pool and new opportunities Danielle Boothe and the rest of the women’s swimming and diving team have been swimming for years in the public LaHaye Aquatics Center non-regulation sized pool. Boothe, a junior at Liberty University, is excited about the prospect of being able to train in a new facility during her senior year. Coming in August […]
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Liberty’s Student Health Center offers preventative resources against influenza With flu season in full swing, the Liberty University Student Health Center is doing all it can to care for students, provide them with treatment, and educate them on how to prevent themselves from becoming ill. The health center offers a variety of services, including standard physician, nurse practitioner and physician’s […]
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Discussion event explores the stigma around video games The popularity of video games is hardly breaking news to the average college student, but the culture that has developed due to their popularity is a conversation topic that few seem to engage in. Such was the idea behind “Rise of the Gaming Culture,” the Center for Cultural Studies’ first “Grub and […]
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Liberty’s global studies program allows students unique travel experiences At about 5 a.m., four Liberty Students stepped off a plane and into a different world where they would be making their home for the next three months. Traveling the world and getting to live in new cultures is a dream that many people share. Through Liberty’s global studies program, this […]
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Abigail House aims to offer victims of sex trafficking long-term shelter and care As co-founder of the Lighthouse Community Center, Martha Brown already knew what it was like to serve those who are trapped in the darkest corners of society. About two years ago, the Lighthouse Community Center, a non-profit organization that serves the physical and spiritual needs of those […]
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Jars of Hope helps raise awareness against trafficking For every jar of broken and glittering pieces of glass she sells, Jennifer Tartini, junior global studies major at Liberty University, spreads awareness and hope for girls in human-trafficking in nations all over the world through her non-profit organization. The idea for Jars of Hope came a week before the Fall 2015 […]
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Sodexo campaigns to raise awareness about food waste on and off campus Sodexo is refining methods to reduce food waste in dining facilities around Liberty University’s campus, such as the Reber Thomas Dining Hall. With an operation as big as Liberty Dining Services, a lot of food is wasted daily. Sodexo is making efforts to encourage students to stop wasting […]
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New report highlights 2015 crime statistics Liberty University’s annual crime report released in early October showed a slight increase of on-campus alcohol and drug related violations, zero cases of burglary and no reported cases of rape or fondling on main campus in the 2015 academic year. Since 2002 — the first year Liberty’s crime report was published online — crime […]
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