Preventing gaming from dominating

Gaming is a worldwide pastime. According to the statistics site Exploding Topics, in just seven years the number of gamers has increased by one billion. There are over three billion active video game players in the world today, and that number is only expected to grow. In the U.S., two out of every three people play some sort of video […]

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Students travel to Lahaina, Maui

A team of 12 students participating in Liberty University’s Serve Now disaster response team were sent to Lahaina, Maui to aid in disaster relief efforts following August’s wildfires. The team partnered with Samaritan’s Purse to provide temporary shelters for victims of the natural disaster and help local families find their belongings in the ashes of the fire.  LU Serve Now […]

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Liberty University to hold large-scale business event on campus

Next week, Oct. 10-12, Liberty University will host the CEO Summit: Networking the Nations event. The schedule is packed with speakers who are experts in their fields and will offer attendees opportunities to interact and network with world-class CEOs, influencers and innovators.  CEOs such as Marvin Ellison, the CEO of Lowe’s; J. Frank Harrison III, the CEO of Coca-Cola consolidated; former […]

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Convo highlights Global Focus Week

Liberty University’s Convocation series during Global Focus Week featured two speakers, Dr. Billy Kim and Jey Mbiro, whose messages encouraged students to choose Christ and showed them the importance of compassion through sponsorship. On Wednesday, Sept. 27, Kim, a South Korean evangelist, took the stage alongside the Korean Children’s Choir to speak at Convocation. Kim began by reflecting on the […]

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Helms School of Government offers student workshop

Liberty University’s Helms School of Government is hosting its biannual Navigating High-Risk Human Encounters event at the Jerry Falwell Library Oct. 12-14. The event will be a three-day workshop that trains attendees on how to recognize anomalous human behavior, detect possible threats and react safely. Arcadia Cognerati, a team of experts in the field of human behavior pattern recognition and […]

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Students Relax and relieve stress

As midterms quickly approach, the familiar feeling of stress and constant practice of studying can become routine. The many hours put into test preparation, homework completion and class time can become tiresome, and because of this, the Jerry Falwell Library has come up with a stress-free solution.  The Be Well at the Library event will take place all day on […]

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Ballot information released

State elections are just around the corner, and campaigns across Virginia are heating up. On Nov. 7, voters will have the opportunity to make their voices heard by casting their vote. But before they vote, who are voters choosing from, and what do the candidates represent? Liberty University students who vote on campus will see several elections featured on their […]

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In memory of Maj. Tobin Lewis: Remembering former student killed in aircraft crash

Maj. Tobin “Toby” Lewis, a former Liberty University soccer player and aviation graduate (2008), tragically lost his life in an aircraft crash during a training operation off the coast of Australia. Lewis is survived by his wife Meredith (2008) and three daughters.  Lewis was the executive officer of the Marine Medium Tiltrotor that was carrying 23 passengers as part of […]

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In other news

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State A Virginia man was arrested Sept. 24 after police allegedly found him inside an ongoing church service with a loaded handgun and several knives, according to the Prince William County Police Department.  Several social media posts by the suspect were reported to Fairfax County police. Rui Jiang, 35, allegedly posted “vague threats of violence” and pictures of Park Valley […]

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Spirit Airlines to give mentorship to students

This month, the School of Aeronautics at Liberty University established its first partnership with Spirit Airlines, giving students the ability to fly for a major airline as soon as they meet all qualifications.  Usually, graduates fly for regional companies until they accumulate enough experience to work for a major airline. This partnership allows students to transition directly to Spirit Airlines […]

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Liberty Theatre Department kicks off October with a tale of the Salem Witch found in ‘The Crucible’

Does God desire to punish those who step slightly out of line with fire and brimstone, or is he merciful and slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love? This is the type of debate that plagued the Puritan church and is explored by “The Crucible,” which takes place in 1692 during the Salem Witch trials. The play, written by Arthur […]

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LU Modern Languages professors give advice on how to effectively learn languages

Have you ever considered learning another language? Modern Languages professors, Annik Miller and Yan Xie, shared their experiences on language learning and offered advice to students doing the same.  Miller, who speaks French, German and English, teaches both French and German. Knowing three different languages has warranted her to take many different language courses through her languages journey. For Miller, […]

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