Barr sisters look to finish what Natalie started four years ago on the field Graduate Assistant Coach Natalie Barr, senior defender Serena Barr and senior midfielder Bethany Barr began playing field hockey together long before they were on the Liberty University roster. The three sisters began their training in the front yard of their home in Lurgan, Northern Ireland. “We […]
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Flames get rolled by Alabama during midnight game Whether it was punishing body checks, broken glass or 80s classics, the Flames Midnight Mayhem hockey game had everything one could ask for except a Flames victory. The Flames Division I hockey team fell 7-5 to the Alabama Frozen Tide in the first matchup of its two-game series. According to the ACHA […]
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Buckshot leads the Flames to 41-7 victory over RMU Just a week prior, a dejected Liberty Flames football team left the field after suffering a blowout loss verses the No. 3 FCS team in the nation, Jacksonville State (JSU). Heads hung low as the Flames were statistically outclassed and ultimately outscored by redshirt senior quarterback Eli Jenkins’ Gamecocks. With a […]
Read moreAdoption of new app raises issues Liberty University has partnered with Top Hat to replace Turning Technologies clickers this semester with an app specifically modified for use in Liberty University classrooms — a change resulting in both progress and growing pains. Reasons for the change from clickers include a previous low-adoption rate by faculty, a complicated user interface and difficulty […]
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Liberty begins construction on 2017 athletic training center in Vines Liberty first released its plan for a campus expansion in 2014. As part of that plan, a new athletic training center located adjacent to the Vines Center is being constructed. For the new center, Vines is being expanded to allow the basketball team to have more space. According to Planning […]
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Freshman golfer wins first tournament All the way from Harare, Zimbabwe, freshman Kieran Vincent is not only ready to play, but ready to win. Vincent claimed the first-place title in his first golf tournament at the 2016 Rod Myers Invitational to begin the 2016 season at Liberty University. “I felt relieved because this year I’ve had so many near-misses,” Kieran […]
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School of Engineering and Computational Science works with nonprofits The school of engineering and computational sciences has partnered with LU Serve International to begin providing engineering and software services for non-profit and mission organizations through students’ capstone projects. Dr. Robert Tucker, associate professor of computer science, said several ministry-focused projects have already been completed by the department. One of their […]
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President Falwell calls for a third lane on Wards In an informal meeting of Lynchburg-area college presidents and city government officials, Liberty University President Jerry Falwell mentioned interest in widening Wards Road to three lanes each way on the stretch of road from the River Ridge mall entrance and U.S. 460. The meeting — which took place Sept. 21 at […]
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Congressional candidates debate top priorities for Va. The contentious race to succeed Robert Hurt in the House of Representatives came to a head on Sept. 26 with a debate between candidates Sen. Tom Garrett and Democratic nominee Jane Dittmar. The two candidates for the upcoming 5th Congressional District election faced off in a debate hosted by the Lynchburg Regional Business […]
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Major news outlets are making their 2016 choice clear The 2016 election has taken the country into unprecedented territory. Major and unlikely publications in the U.S. have publically endorsed Hillary Clinton as November nears. USA Today, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, the Arizona Republic, the San Diego Union-Tribune — do any of them ring a bell? Well, […]
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The line between patriotism and bigotry You would think that a chant as simple and traditionally patriotic as “U-S-A” could never be seen as a bad thing and certainly not something that could be seen as being racist and worthy of being banned from high school sporting events. Yet that’s exactly what it became to a Michigan school district. According […]
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Candidates square off in the first presidential debate I’ve never witnessed a trainwreck, but I imagine it would look something like the 2016 election. On Monday, Sept. 26, America watched as its only real options for the presidency took the stage to “debate” the “issues.” That’s a comical and mildly generous description of what occurred. As is typical of nearly […]
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The Jerry Falwell Library adds new programs and upgrades its research services, becomes nationally recognized as a “landmark” university library The Jerry Falwell Library constantly equips students with new research programs and resources, contributing to its honorable mention in the Library Journal as a “landmark” library and “destined to be a classic.” “We were honored in that mainly because of […]
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Local church hands out microloans to family farms in Uganda to help spur the struggling economy and bolster the agricultural sector in the country Patrick woke up one morning in his village of Pugwini, Uganda to an offer that would change his life. A church from Lynchburg, Virginia was offering him and his wife $600 to start a farm to […]
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A rape victim’s abuse follows her into the court room “Why couldn’t you just keep your knees together?” In September 2016, Canadian Judge Robin Camp faced removal from the bench for his candid comments over a rape case he presided over in 2014. The judge then faced a week-long judicial council hearing, which determined whether he should be removed from […]
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