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The War on Health Care Reform
The GOP-led House of Representatives have made good on a campaign promise. This past week they voted to repeal President Obama’s signature piece of legislation, Health Care. “House Republicans moved quickly ahead with their own overhaul of the nation’s health care system,” Seth McLaughlin of the Washington Times said. Congress voted to repeal Health Care 245-189 with one abstention. All […]
Read moreLady Flames Rebound
Warley’s 15 points clutch win over CSU After Monday’s disappointing loss at home to Radford University, 53-62, the Lady Flames basketball team reclaimed their territory with a 63-40 win over the Charleston Southern Lady Buccaneers, Saturday. The Lady Flames held the lead the entire game, scoring 30 points the first half and 33 points the second half. Redshirt junior center […]
Read moreLiberty receives Courts Redford Award
Liberty University received the Courts Redford Award for Excellence in Student Missionary Deployment for sending out student interns over the summer of 2010. This is the fourth year in a row Liberty has been honored with this distinction. The award is annually presented in honor of Courts Redford who served the Southern Baptist Convention’s Home Mission Board for 21 years, […]
Read moreA Christmas with no water
The young woman wiped the sweat rolling down her brow, took a deep breath, and began the second leg of her journey. As she hoisted the makeshift bucket onto her shoulder, she silently wondered if this daily water-fetching exercise was to any avail. The dirty water would eventually kill all of her friends and the families they retrieved the brownish […]
Read moreWorking their way through school
James Berrigan refers to himself as a “victory-lap senior.” Like many students he has had to stay in school an additional academic semester because he has been working his way through school. From the onset of his college career Berrigan has worked at three different Applebee’s restaurants and the Bahama Snow Shack.
Read moreNursing professor honored for service
There have been many individuals who have left behind a legacy at Liberty University. These individuals are recognized and honored for their sacrifice, friendship and dedication to the university. Dr. Hila Spear is being recognized as one of these individuals. She has been honored with receiving the prestigious award of Professor Emeritus, an award which recognizes Spear for her long […]
Read moreOCC inspires hope in children
Resulting from the support of the Lynchburg community thousands of underprivileged children around the world have been given a chance to experience Christmas through the work of Operation Christmas Child (OCC). Students across Liberty University’s campus have shown an exponential amount of compassion […]
Read moreChristmas carol conumdrum [comic]
WikiLeaks fiasco embarrasses journalism
WikiLeaks has been the topic of much conversation since the web-based organization began publishing 250,000 confidential U.S. diplomatic documents for the cause of “good journalism” under the leadership of Australian citizen Julian Assange last week. Supporters of Wiki-Leaks are trying to make the act of espionage a matter of free speech. The problem with that argument is that divulging a […]
Read moreNorth Korea shakes world resolve
Attack has globe playing defense Ever since North Korea fired artillery shells on South Korean land Nov. 23, the world has been placed into the necessary defensive position. While some parties are speaking up, mainly the U.S. and the UN atomic watchdog, other parties — including China — have remained sheepish in their response to North Korea’s actions. “I do […]
Read moreA new perspective on Christmas
My desire to play Christmas music prior to Thanksgiving increased exponentially the past few weeks since the Lynchburg weather has turned almost frigidly cold — at least according to my Texas body temperature that balks at anything cooler than about 80 degrees. Although classes had yet to break for Thanksgiving, I still played my Christmas music in the office much […]
Read more‘Varsity sport of the mind’
What is the pope’s e-mail address? Who is the host of Extreme Makeover Home Edition? What part of a letter begins two lines below the salutation? These questions can be found in the National Question Bank at skillsusa.org.
Read moreDangerous decisions
A few years ago in Virginia, a grandmother and her grandson walked down to the railroad tracks to flatten a coin. They put the coin on the tracks and waited for the train to pass. When the train flew by, it shot the coin through the air and straight into the young boy’s skull, killing him.
Read moreGov. seeks $50M in higher education
Governor Bob McDonnell proposed spending $50 million on a wide-range of higher education initiatives Friday. McDonnell announced the investment plan during the governor’s Commission on Higher Education Reform, Innovation and Investment meeting at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, according to a news release. “We must reverse the trend of disinvestment in higher education,” McDonnell said in the news release. “We […]
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