Meagan Van Engen knows time is running out. She chooses to embrace her days rather than waste them. “I’m probably past my half,” Van Engen, who has cystic fibrosis, said. “In reality, I probably won’t live until I’m 40.”
Read moreI have this thing that I like to call “the McDonald’s effect.” Let me explain. When I’m extremely hungry and feeling too lazy to make something, I weigh my options. Taco Bell, while cheap and muy delicioso, is off limits because of a recent scandal involving their meat. I’ll eat anything once, but with recent allegations of being only 35 […]
Read moreKanakuk Kamps, one of the largest Christian sports camp in America, held a recruitment meeting Wednesday, Jan. 26 to raise interest for prospective staff. The Missouri-based camps house over 14,000 campers each summer. Through sports and outdoor activities, camp counselors have the opportunity to minister to campers in many ways. Kanakuk’s sports camps range from seven to 28 nights, and […]
Read moreTaylor, I really enjoyed your article about the concealed carry bill going through our student government. You asked for opinions about this topic in your final paragraph, so I’d like to share mine. First, I think the lawful carrying of firearms is the single greatest crime deterrent there is. While living in the Commonwealth of Virginia, you are surrounded by […]
Read moreIn celebration of Black History Month, the Center for Multicultural Enrichment (Center4ME) has arranged 14 events to honor the African-Americans who not only dreamed for their freedom, but fought for justice and made a significant impact on the nation.
Read moreItaly is about to have a situation on its hands. MTV’s popular “reality” television show “Jersey Shore” will be filming its third season from Italy. For those who are unfamiliar with the program, the show is about eight young Italian-Americans partying their lives away at the Jersey Shore. Despite the raunchy content, many Americans have become enraptured with cast members […]
Read moreLiberty University graduate and New York native Benjamin Fuller races home from work on weekends to catch Syracuse University basketball games. “I bleed orange, man,” Fuller said. “I love the emotion of the college game, and I love the tradition of the Syracuse Orange because I grew up watching them.”
Read moreIt’s February. The month of love. The short month. The month of cold temperatures, last minute snow storms and just plain miserable weather. With the nasty conditions and biting cold, people are almost forced to stay inside. When inside, most people will find themselves sitting on the couch watching TV and snacking. Sitting and snacking can be detrimental, especially to […]
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More than 100 Liberty students attended the March for Life Rally in Washington, D.C,. last week to contribute to the Pro-Life Movement’s annual reminder to Congress that they have not forgotten Roe v. Wade. At 4 a.m. Monday, Jan. 24, 55 Liberty students piled into a bus and headed […]
Read moreVirginia Military Institute’s operational order for Thursday’s game was simple: outshoot Liberty. Win. What they didn’t expect was a battery of long-range missiles tagged David Minaya, Gordon Evan and Jeremy Anderson and a hand-grenade point guard classified Jesse Sanders. In Liberty’s first home game back in front of a freshly returned, raucous student body, Liberty stunted the nation’s leading offense […]
Read moreFrom the early domination by Green Bay in the 60s to the reign of Lynn Swan and Mean Joe Green in the 70s, the Green Bay’s three championships and Steelers six are cornerstone football history. Christopher Columbus and the Declaration of Independence.
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With the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War approaching, Lynchburg’s National Civil War Chaplains Museum is planning to commemorate the bloodiest war the nation has ever seen in a series of events within the next four years.
Read moreLynchburg took number nine for mid-sized cities in the seventh annual Most Secure U.S. Places to Live study. The Farmers Insurance Group conducted the study in 379 U.S. municipalities, according to a news release. The cities are divided into three categories based on population: Large metropolitan areas with more than 500,000 people, mid-sized cities with between 150,000 to 500,000 residents […]
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Two young men sat patiently waiting in the chairs that lined the back hallway in DeMoss. Each of them peered at fellow students who hurried off to class, and awaited the sound of the nurse who would call them to her station.
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The Commuter Affairs Office (CAO) helped students start the semester bright and early with their Commuter Coffee Kick Off. CAO staff passed out free coffee and snacks to students coming onto campus for their first classes of the semester. The CAO has held this event every semester since fall 2009 to establish themselves with commuter students.
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