Liberty Worship Collective introduces its first record, works with Phil Wickham The Liberty Worship Collective will release its first self-titled record March 1 after three months of recording. The Collective’s album will feature nine covers of popular worship songs along with an original song the band members wrote with contemporary Christian music (CCM) artist Phil Wickham. According to Liberty Worship […]
Read moreTwo students’ perspectives on the film: Spoiler Warning: This piece contains plot spoilers for Silence – Jack Panyard With interest in Christian movies growing and more faith-based films succeeding, one would expect “Silence” to flourish. The film holds an 84-percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes and has received praise from publications such as Rolling Stone and the Los Angeles Times, but […]
Read moreTwo students’ perspectives on the film: Spoiler Warning: This piece contains plot spoilers for Silence – Tim Cocker “Silence,” directed by Martin Scorsese, is a film based upon of book written by Japanese author Shūsaku Endō depicting the journey of two 17th century Jesuit priests to Japan to search for their mentor who has been rumored to have denied the faith. […]
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Freedom 4/24 club hosts coffee event to inform public of human trafficking Freedom 4/24 partnered with Bean Tree and local performers Atlas Rhoads and John Shirely Feb. 17 to host A Night of Freedom, an event created to raise awareness for the issue of human trafficking. Bean Tree gave 15 percent of its proceeds made during A Night of Freedom […]
Read moreMedia moguls speak to LU students Two communication professionals visited Liberty University within the past two weeks and spoke to students and faculty concerning the future of the industry and how to influence change as a Christian communicator. Television producer and media consultant Phil Cooke and Fox News contributor and columnist Todd Starnes visited Liberty Feb. 16 and Feb. 17. […]
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A bridge connecting East to South campus is in the construction process Liberty University has begun construction on a bridge that will allow both pedestrian and vehicular access from East to South Campus. According to LU’s Department of Planning and Construction Planning, Coordinator Brad Butler, the bridge will eventually serve as a direct connection between East Campus and Route 29 […]
Read moreCar break-ins spur help from LUPD The Liberty University Police Department (LUPD) is working with students to put an end to the car break-ins and burglaries that have occurred on East Campus. Richard Hinkley, chief of police at Liberty University, said in an email that he is thankful for students who have reported these break-ins. “LUPD wants to thank those […]
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President Trump’s travel ban impacts Liberty students Liberty University’s international students received an email Feb. 2 advising them to be cautious in making any decisions to travel back to their home country because of President Donald Trump’s travel ban. The current travel ban set by Trump bars citizens from Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Sudan, Iran, Somalia and Libya from entering […]
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Liberty participates in NEDA week by hosting informational events on campus Liberty University’s Recreation Center wellness initiative, Live Healthy Liberty is creating awareness of eating disorders by hosting a triage of events for National Eating Disorder Awareness week, (NEDA) Feb. 27- March. 3. NEDA week will focus on raising awareness of the reality of eating disorders and aims to increase […]
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Liberty School of Aeronautics grows quickly admidst a global pilot shortage Liberty University’s School of Aeronautics is helping fill the gap for the global need for pilots, mechanics and aviation personnel caused by a surge of retirements of trained pilots throughout the past couple of years and by expanding national economies. Currently, there is an extremely large need for unmanned […]
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President hesitant to criticize Russian leader Scrutiny is rightfully due for any and every president. That said, we’ve seen this public sense of accountability monumentally heightened for President Donald Trump every day since the conclusion of 2016’s pivotal election. Every day, Trump seems to be making or breaking history, according to the columnists, the self-appointed watchdogs or sundry, other critics […]
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Republicans look to fix flawed Affordable Care Act, need new strategy The promise to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), better known as Obamacare, was a constant topic in an otherwise chaotic election season. While then-presidential candidate Donald Trump promised to have the act repealed in his first 100 days, after a month in office, President Trump has been forced […]
Read moreThat’s What Sarah Said On Friday night I sat in the Liberty University Tower Theater to watch the theater department’s performance of “Seussical.” The show was executed so well, bringing a smile to the face of all in the audience. Watching the childhood stories I loved come to life reminded me of the child-like wonder and excitement so often lost […]
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Flames help raise money for cancer Coaches vs. Cancer is a yearly event where every February, the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) partner to raise support for cancer awareness. Because most of the donations come through sports fans, Coaches vs. Cancer has specifically made the event like a competitive game in which the team […]
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McCaw discusses move to FBS Liberty Champion graduate assistant Nate Haywood conducted a phone interview with Liberty Athletic Director Ian McCaw to discuss the football program’s move from the FCS level to the FBS level of competition. Q: For those who don’t understand all this transition means, in the simplest of terms, what will this transition mean for Liberty, Liberty […]
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