Student Activities hosted their final Open Mic of the semester on Tuesday, April 16, gathering crowds of students to the Academic Lawn. The Open Mic […]
Sports
Digital media professor releases scriptwriting book and recounts his faith journey
Educating others in the arts of scriptwriting and storytelling is how Carey Martin, a professor of digital media and journalism at Liberty University, has been […]
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Exploring faith with literature: Department chair shares how she came to Liberty and expresses her love for teaching English
Teaching requires time, effort and dedication to the students and the subject. Virginia Dow is an associate professor of English and chair of the Department […]
Opinion/Editorial
Growing up in faith: The moral of Taylor Swift’s ‘Peter’
Every year since 2019, Taylor Swift has released or re-released one or more studio albums, including last week’s addition, “The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology.” […]
The Rawlings School of Divinity at Liberty University gains page from Gutenberg Bible
Liberty’s Scriptorium in the Rawlings School of Divinity received a new addition this summer: a leaf out of an original Gutenberg Bible. The artifact is the title page of the Book of Acts and is located near the center of the Scriptorium and showcased in a glass display. The page was purchased from a private collector from Texas. The Rawlings […]
Read moreJerry Falwell invited Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Convocation after heated Twitter interaction
After a Twitter back-and-forth Tuesday, March 5, Liberty University president Jerry Falwell invited U.S. Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) to share her political views at Convocation. The Twitter altercation began when Ocasio-Cortez tweeted a video of Jerry Falwell in December 2015, attributing the quote and video to CPAC 2019 in DC. More heat was thrown on the fire when Vic Berger […]
Read moreBreaking News: Vice President Mike Pence coming to Commencement
Mike Pence will return to Liberty University as the keynote speaker for Liberty’s 46th Commencement Saturday, May 11. “It is my honor to accept the invitation to be your 2019 Commencement speaker at Liberty University on Saturday, May 11,” Pence said. Pence currently serves as the 48th vice president of the United States with President Donald Trump. He previously served […]
Read morePeople travel from around the country for the March for Life rally
Friday, January 18, hundreds of thousands of demonstrators from around the country ascended upon the National Mall and headed to the Supreme Court as a part of the world’s largest human rights demonstration — the March for Life. The March for Life began in 1974 — the year following the Supreme Court’s decision of Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortions […]
Read moreTobyMac’s new album encourages listeners to battle life’s struggles
“This world gon’ leave some battle scars.” These lyrics from TobyMac’s song “Scars” point to the themes of his new album, offering audiences a vulnerable, honest look at the highs and lows of life while pushing them to keep moving forward. “The Elements,” released on Oct. 12, is TobyMac’s seventh studio album, after a three-year wait following “This is Not […]
Read moreExploring faith with literature: Department chair shares how she came to Liberty and expresses her love for teaching English
Teaching requires time, effort and dedication to the students and the subject. Virginia Dow is an associate professor of English and chair of the Department of English. She has been teaching full time at Liberty University for 15 years. Before moving to Virginia, Dow’s husband, Mark, worked as a law enforcement officer in Maine, and she worked as a teacher. […]
Read moreAlumnus uses traveling coffee company to connect with others and to grow business in the community
Josh Davies, founder and creator of Nomad Coffee Co., has set his business apart from other local coffee shops by roasting and selling coffee in a traveling coffee truck. Liberty University alumnus Josh Davies created the Nomad Coffee truck to combat the main problem facing traditional brick-and-mortar coffee shops: location. “Most coffee shops fail in the first three to five […]
Read moreRoll ’em Solem
Dear Reader, The time has arrived, and we find ourselves in the last column of this semester. Thank you for rolling with the trends with me over the last few months, keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus as we examine the ever-changing dynamic of popular culture. As the semester’s end quickly approaches, the bright daylight graces our lives with a […]
Read moreThe Wiz: The contemporary musical retake on L. Frank Baum’s classic presented at the Tower Theater
American poet and memoirist Maya Angelou once said, “You can never go home again, but the truth is you can never leave home, so it’s all right.” This profound concept of home is one of the many powerful themes that surrounds Liberty University and Alluvion Stage Company’s “The Wiz.” Serving as a contemporary rendition of L. Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful […]
Read moreDigital media professor releases scriptwriting book and recounts his faith journey
Educating others in the arts of scriptwriting and storytelling is how Carey Martin, a professor of digital media and journalism at Liberty University, has been helping students discover their passion for journalism since 2007. This year he released a new book called “Applied Screenwriting: How to Write True Scripts for Creative and Commercial Video.” While Martin has written many articles […]
Read moreIn memory of Jake Matthes (1937-2024)
Liberty University mourns the loss of Jake Matthes, the first head coach in the history of the Liberty cross country and track and field programs and a member of the Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame. Matthes passed away Thursday, April 18 at the age of 86. Matthes began Liberty’s cross country team in 1976 before starting the men’s track and […]
Read moreTaking national ice: Figure skating competes for national championship
The Liberty University figure skating team took the ice at the U.S. Figure Skating National Intercollegiate Final April 12-16 in Lake Placid, New York. The Lady Flames faced a high level of competition, placing 15th out of 16 teams. The competition was held on the ice of the Lake Placid 1980 Winter Olympics, an experience many only dream of. “It […]
Read moreSeven men’s D3 hockey players represent Liberty at AAU All-Star Challenge in Fort Lauderdale
Liberty University’s men’s D3 hockey team had seven players participate in the AAU All-Star Challenge April 12-14 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Flames showed out for the AAU All-Star Challenge, and it served as a great opportunity for Liberty’s top seven players to showcase their talent against the best in an exciting environment. The team was rewarded as the rest […]
Read moreLady Flames impress at NAIGC Nationals, finishing third in large field of teams
The Liberty University gymnastics team had a solid season this year, finishing as runner-up in its Duke Dog Classic meet against James Madison University Feb. 10 and its Buckeye Blast facing Ohio State Feb. 16. The team also brought home first place in the Flipping Flames Invitational March 23 against JMU. The team used these meets to prepare for the […]
Read moreFlames to compete in ALC Playoffs in Lynchburg
The weather is heating up all across the country, and the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association is following suit. It’s postseason time, and the conference tournaments are up first. Across nine different conferences, 56 teams will be battling it out to earn auto bids into the Division I MCLA National Championships in Round Rock, Texas. One of those teams is Liberty […]
Read moreFIU earns title victory over Liberty
The Liberty University women’s tennis team headed to the Sunshine State to tackle the CUSA Championship after showing grit through the quarter and semifinals. The team failed to get past Florida’s own FIU in the final match, however, finishing second in the championship Sunday, April 21. Going into the tournament, the team ended its season on a high with back-to-back […]
Read morePalsgrove’s Points
Welcome back to another week of Palsgrove’s Points. This week we’re covering the first round of the NBA Playoffs and who I think will come out on top of each of the eight series, and I’ll be pairing that prediction with each team’s Achilles’ heel or what might cost them the series. Also, if you’d like, you can turn past […]
Read moreFlames fall to MTSU in CUSA final
The No. 2 seed Liberty University men’s tennis team competed in the 2024 CUSA Men’s Tennis Championship but came up short, losing 4-2 against the No. 1 seed Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders. The tournament took place at Middle Tennessee in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The Flames finished with a 17-8 overall record. The day started with the doubles matches, where the Blue […]
Read moreLiberty lacrosse’s Tanner Wallen spends time on Taiwan’s U-20 national team
Across the globe on the island of Taiwan, Liberty University men’s lacrosse player Tanner Wallen was born. Wallen spent his formative years in Taiwan’s foster system, but in 2010, his life was changed forever when he was adopted by Americans, moving him thousands of miles away from his homeland. Wallen was 7 years old when he and two of his […]
Read moreLady Flames earn series victory over NMSU in thrilling back-and-forth group of games
The Flames got to stay home over the weekend as they hosted the New Mexico State Aggies, the second-ranked team in Conference USA. Liberty University entered the series 26-17 on the season and 15-3 in CUSA play. The series got off to a dramatic start Friday night, seeing four lead changes, five total pitchers used between both sides and multiple […]
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