Two Liberty graduate students pursuing their passions took the spotlight in the Phi Alpha Theta honors society. Their papers were two of the top three winning entries in a national paper competition this September hosted by the society. Mark Myrdal and Lura Martinez are both history graduate students at Liberty. As historians, both enjoy writing, but for Myrdal, the actual […]
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Swannanoa Palace greets visitors with tons of Italian marble and one of the largest Tiffany stained-glass windows in the world. Through its heavy, coffered doors and into the grand foyer, the palace, nestled in Afton, Virginia, stands semi-restored to its original state. On Halloween, Swannanoa will host their annual Halloween Spooktacular from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the palace, […]
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month. National Down Syndrome Awareness Month. National Mental Illness Awareness Week. World Mental Health Day. These are just a few of the major awareness events that occurred in the month of October. After looking up all the awareness campaigns happening in October, I found the ones listed above accompanied by several other awareness campaigns I never knew […]
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As Halloween approaches, students at Liberty are beginning preparations for various celebrations, from parties and trick-or-treating to visiting haunted houses. But with traditions running deep in dorms, many students will hold celebrations right here on campus. Students can find holiday celebrations at Scaremare and residences off-campus.Residence halls on campus will be carrying on traditions of Halloween celebrations in the days […]
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Autumn. A cozy time of year where students gaze at the colored leaves falling to the ground, while sipping warm apple cider. It’s the time that everyone loves. The days get shorter and nights are full of bonfires, brisk walks and spirited football games. This season, Liberty students gathered together at the Fall Harvest, hosted by Sodexo, to celebrate the […]
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The Liberty women’s soccer team is looking to close out its strong season the way it started, emphasizing team comradery, chemistry and competition. As the postseason approaches, the team continues to improve daily, and their goal at the beginning of the season to cultivate a winning culture remains the same. Head Coach Lang Wedemeyer commented on how the team has […]
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On October 19 in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series, New York Yankees reliever Aroldis Chapman surrendered a walk-off home run to Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve in the bottom of the ninth inning to lose the game 6-4. With one swing of the bat, Altuve and the Astros eliminated the Yankees from the playoffs and catapulted […]
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The No. 4 Liberty Flames men’s hockey team suffered its first losses of the season this weekend when they traveled to take on No. 1 Adrian College in a two-game weekend series. The Bulldogs trampled the Flames 7-3 Friday night in a show of offensive power and defensive strength, holding the Flames to less than four points for the first […]
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When Liberty Flames (5-3) football traveled to Rutgers (2-6), it was clear after the first half that the first team to make a defensive stop was going to win the game. Rutgers snapped the Flames five-game win streak with a 44-34 victory over Liberty Saturday, Oct. 26. For the second week in a row, the Flames gave up 44 points […]
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The No. 17 Liberty women’s field hockey team lost a tough home game against the No. 3 UConn Huskies during Liberty’s inaugural breast cancer awareness game Oct. 26. The Lady Flames fell to a record of 9-5 with a 4-2 record in the Big East as conference rival UConn won the back-and-forth contest 6-3. Both teams came out strong […]
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The Houston Astros grinded throughout the 2019 season, winning 107 games and securing home field advantage over the Washington Nationals in the World Series. But it turns out playing home games is the last thing either team wants to do in this year’s Fall Classic. Through the first five games of the Fall Classic, neither the Astros nor the Nationals […]
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Being a freshman on campus can be challenging and even intimidating to any college student. But for freshman tennis player Tiffany Nguyen, that challenge is only multiplied by being thousands of miles from her home and family. Born and raised in Vietnam, Nguyen had no idea that she would one day end up playing collegiate tennis in America. “Growing up […]
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For many kids, representing their nation at the Olympics is the greatest dream imaginable. For those more academically-minded, getting a doctorate in neuroscience is the height of academic achievement. Victoria Hendrix not only has both goals, but a good chance of accomplishing both. Victoria, 18, is a freshman on Liberty’s shooting team. She came to Liberty as the reigning Junior […]
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Collegiate paintball remains outside the knowledge of most sports fans. However, Kyle Babb, a first-year assistant coach for Liberty’s club paintball team, gives perhaps the best summary of paintball for those unfamiliar with the sport. “It’s a game of chess with guns,” Babb said. For most of the past decade, the Flames have mastered the collegiate scene and regularly challenged […]
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Closing her eyes and breathing in the cold, crisp air from the hockey rink, goalie Nadia Rupoli reminds herself to stay in the moment before and during every game, especially during games like this. On Friday, Rupoli claimed her fourth shutout of the season, beating Adrian 3-0, and then claimed another win against them the next day 6-3. “Adrian is […]
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