Students within Liberty University’s Helms School of Government heard from top diplomats during a trip to the Embassy of Ukraine and the Embassy of the Republic of Finland in Washington, D.C. Oct. 26. The trip began with a short visit to the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial, where students walked around and even stopped at one point to pray over the U.S. […]
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Students, staff, faculty and honored guests all stood to their feet, cheering as President Dondi Costin was officially inaugurated as Liberty University’s sixth president Oct. 26 at Thomas Road Baptist Church. The ceremony opened with music performed by Liberty’s Wind Symphony and Chamber Singers, the songs including the school’s alma mater, “Champions, Arise!” written by School of Music professor Dr. […]
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Folks, the moon is high and the spooks are nigh. This is the time to turn off our Taylor Swift and turn on our Lana Del Ray cover of “Once Upon a Dream” as we carve snaggle-toothed pumpkins that we claim to be “scary” but actually just look like pumpkins that didn’t get dental insurance. We step outside and encounter […]
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Editor’s note: This is one student’s opinion of Scaremare detailing her experience at the event and not the position of the Champion staff. If you would like to learn more about the history and purpose of Scaremare, you can read the last issue’s article “Scaremare brings light to darkness” on the Champion’s website. Last week I made the decision to […]
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Halloween is a controversial holiday for many reasons, but there are five reasons why celebrating it could be harmful. These will be based on the several dimensions of personal health and how Halloween may be producing negative effects on the participants. First, the spirit of Halloween might be a bit too, well, spiritual. It started with something called the Samhain, […]
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The leaves are changing, carved pumpkins glow on front porches in the twilight and trunk-or-treat flyers get posted in the church bulletin. “Halloween” … This word is often avoided in the church during the October season. Debates between church-goers start to brew, and sermons are titled “Why we don’t celebrate Halloween.” Many of us dress up in light-hearted costumes at […]
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Over the weekend of Oct. 19 – 23, Liberty played host for the 2023 ITA Women’s Atlantic Regional. The tournament featured seven Lady Flames, including junior Maria Juliana Parra Romero, senior Esther Lovato, graduate Marina Davtyan, senior Tiffany Nguyen, sophomore Daniella O’Neill, freshman Maria Turchetto and freshman Sadie Daavettila, with juniors Elsa Kirch and Bruna Sampaio serving as alternates. On Thursday […]
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The Liberty University archery team battled through heavy rainfall and tough conditions as it earned 14th overall among 32 different teams that competed in the USA Archery 3D National Championships from Oct. 5 to Oct. 8 in Foley, Alabama. Overall, the Flames left the South tied for the 14th spot with Kentucky Christian University, accumulating a total of 10 points. […]
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Scott Strobel planned to go into full-time ministry, but his life took unexpected turns that led him to enlist in the Air Force. He eventually found himself working as a professor in Liberty’s Helms School of Government. Strobel attended The King’s College in 1990 for the first three years of his undergraduate degree before transferring to the University of Maryland […]
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Though he grew up far from the ocean in Tennessee, Rear Adm. Tony Cothron enlisted in the U.S. Navy because of his curiosity, love for history and desire to see the world. He had little knowledge of what it would mean to serve as an air intelligence officer. Twenty-six years later, through God’s grace, he became the director of naval […]
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Scott Roenicke, a professor in the Helms School of Government, seeks to replicate his experiences working in the Pentagon and White House to train students on how the government functions. He prepares them to enter the national security scene, ready to reflect Christ by standing for truth and justice. National security is the government’s duty to ensure safety from internal […]
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Walt Disney once said, “Believe in your dreams, no matter how impossible they seem.” This idea of believing in the seemingly impossible is one of the many powerful themes surrounding Liberty University’s production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s contemporary take on “Cinderella.” The classic fairytale surrounds the life of a kind-hearted woman named Cinderella, who, despite being mistreated and forced to […]
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As fall continues, we approach our most controversial holiday here at Liberty: Halloween. I like Halloween. I like the festivities, the pumpkins, candy, dressing up and the orange colors for decoration. I grew up celebrating Halloween, but my parents did have boundaries. I never was allowed to dress in devilish or scary costumes or anything like that. I was a […]
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The gift of a box of crayons or pack of pencils might not seem like a lot, but it can make all the difference for children who might not be able to afford art supplies. This past fall, Liberty’s Studio and Digital Arts Department organized the drive to help support a school in Ghana with resources for an art program. […]
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Cinnamon Obrey, a senior in Army ROTC, recently earned her Excellence in Competition Badge, awarded at the Virginia National Guard Marksmanship Competition. She also serves as the Office in Command for Liberty’s ROTC Tactical Marksmanship Program. However, these successes did not come about overnight, as Obrey’s journey with shooting started at a young age. “I have been shooting since I […]
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