The Virginia Republican Gubernatorial Debate held at Liberty University’s concert hall Thursday, April 13 yielded polite conversations about policy and displayed aggressive accusations and mudslinging over controversial issues such as Obamacare, immigration and the economy. Throughout the debate, Prince William County Board of Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart attacked fellow candidate and former RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie, portraying him as a […]
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Lynchburg Democratic Committee to host service day during commencement The Lynchburg Democratic Committee (LDC) will be hosting a Day of Action to serve the community May 13 instead of protesting President Donald Trump while he speaks at Liberty University’s Commencement. First Vice Chair of the LDC and Liberty graduate Maria Childress said the Day of Action is meant to channel […]
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Students and Lynchburg locals to serve Lynchburg community April 22 Students and faculty will have the opportunity to serve the Lynchburg community through a variety of service projects during the upcoming Serve Lynchburg event April 22. From working with animals at the Lynchburg Humane Society to beautification projects with Lynchburg Parks and Recreation, there are many projects for each participant. […]
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Liberty alumnus stepped up to become Lynchburg’s fourth sheriff March 31 Lynchburg’s Deputy Sheriff Don Sloan, Liberty alumnus and former LUPD member, was officially appointed as the city’s fourth sheriff March 31 following the early retirement of Sheriff Ron Gillispie. Sloan will also be running to keep the position in the June 13 primary. After 22 years with LUPD and […]
Read moreAs I sat in church this past Palm Sunday, I pondered the news I read that morning that ISIS claimed the bombing of two Coptic Christian churches in Egypt, killing more than 40 people. Egypt as a country declared a three-month state of emergency to recover from the bombings and help discover who carried out the attacks. How lucky I […]
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New Trump policies target illegal immigration by increasing deportations To some people, like Arizona’s Pinal County Sheriff Paul Lamb, whom a Fox News article said is opposed to sanctuary cities, sanctuary cities prevent illegal criminals from being deported back to their home country. To people like Seth Stodder, who worked for both the Bush and Obama administrations dealing with border […]
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Internet providers now have the ability to sell the browsing history of customers It was just last month that the House of Representatives voted to block online privacy regulations, thus giving internet providers the option to sell their customers private browsing habits if they so desire. With former President Barack Obama’s original intention being to give consumers’ a stronger hold […]
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The Trump Administration works to undo Clean Power Plan, focus on jobs Since early February, the Trump administration has been working hard to demolish the environmental regulations put in place by the former Obama administration. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday, March 28 at the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters that would undo the Clean Power Plan. According to […]
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Modifications to the current system look to save money and simplify code There is no denying it – the majority of college students are slackers when it comes to being in the know about taxes. Yes, we understand money gets taken from paychecks, the sales tax at the end of every receipt and the form our parents fill out around […]
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Men’s lacrosse defeats Davenport in midnight game The Liberty Flames lacrosse team ended its regular season home schedule with a rollercoaster of a game, beating out the Davenport Panthers in the annual midnight lacrosse game Saturday April 8, 16-14. The game marks the fifth straight midnight-game win for the lacrosse team and started a new home-game win streak after the […]
Read moreLU plans for largest Commencement yet With six weeks to go before 2017 Commencement, Liberty University Registrar employees along with more than 800 Liberty staff members and students are rushing to iron out the final details for the festivities May 12-13. Associate Registrar for Operations Lori Baker said the university is expecting as many as 50,000 attendees, a significant increase […]
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LU Send Now Team constructs two homes in Chile LU Send Now sent a team of eight students and two leaders to Constitucion, Chile from March 25 to April 2 to build two prefabricated houses for families who lost their homes in the January and February wildfires. NPR reported the wildfire as the worst in Chile’s history resulting in 2,300 […]
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Hawkins, Gutierrez receive new titles A recent reorganization of Liberty University’s Provost’s Office has changed Provost Ron Hawkins’ title to provost and chief academic officer, and a new co-provost will oversee online academic programs. According to Hawkins, his move from vice president for academic affairs to chief academic officer is a clarification and redefinition of the provost’s role, not a […]
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Lynchburg City Council plans to continue use of one-way streets downtown The Lynchburg City Council unanimously voted against the conversion of Main Street to two-way traffic, meaning Downtown Lynchburg’s Main Street will continue to operate with one-way streets. City Manager Bonnie Svrcek said the city council adopted a master plan in 2001 for downtown Lynchburg in order to guide planning […]
Read moreLadies and gentlemen — kids of all ages — buckle up and gather around because it’s time to talk about one of the things I hate the most in sports — helicopter parents. You can probably imagine the parents I am talking about. The parents who take their kids’ sports way too seriously. The parents who are yelling at […]
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