Black Box Theater brings farcical comedy of murdering aunts to life with two-story stage set. The cast and crew hope the play’s comedy will allow students to laugh and relax during the end of the semester. Spinsters Abby and Martha Brewster are kind, charitable and donate toys to the local police department to distribute to children at Christmas. […]
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Liberty student Brock Snow began composing music in middle school, and joined the symphony orchestra his freshman year at Liberty. This year marks the third year that Snow’s arrangement of “Carol of the Bells” will be played at Christmas on the Boulevard. “I never would have thought that a piece of mine would make it in the canon repertoire of […]
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Nine senior art students display their work, ranging from drawings to photography to sculpture. “Elysian: Beauty and Truth” runs through Dec. 9 at the Green Hall Art Gallery. If walls could talk, Green Hall 1855 would be teeming with living color, telling four years’ worth of stories to any passerby willing to pause and lend an ear. The walls […]
Read morePerry, a member of the Worship Collective, released his first single “October” on Spotify in October. Perry played at the LaHaye Event Space on Nov. 28 and plans to continue recording after graduating college. The LaHaye Event Space was flooded with fog Thursday, Nov. 28, as the stage was set for singer-songwriter Grayson Perry to share his heart and talents […]
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Liberty students and faculty hoping to earn a grant to study abroad can apply for the Fulbright Program at Liberty. Those interested should start their application process a year before traveling abroad, and applicants will be interviewed by the Liberty University Fulbright Committee. Sarah Heist, a 2016 Liberty University graduate, admits she only half-listened when she was told about the […]
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Christmas musical events include concerts, an opera and a showcase of the diversity of the four nights of performance. This is the first year that Christmas on the Boulevard spans four nights, but the School of Music hopes to make it an annual tradition. The seventh annual Christmas on the Boulevard is in full swing for its weeklong event complete […]
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Meetings for Liberty’s Catholic Campus Ministry include learning about their faith, playing games and connecting with other Catholics. Members hope that the club will continue to grow and receive support from a local Catholic diocese. More than 20 Liberty University students gathered for the first official Catholic club, the Catholic Campus Ministry, Thursday, Nov. 16, for a time of prayer, […]
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Members of Liberty’s gospel choir performed at the 2017 Hainan Choir Festival, before Chinese Communist leaders and Christian churches. As the group was gone over Thanksgiving break, a missionary family prepared a Thanksgiving meal for the choir and faculty. LU Praise, Liberty’s gospel concert choir, returned Nov. 27 from a trip to perform in front of the Chinese government […]
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Main Street Bridge in downtown Lynchburg closes while it remains under construction until Thanksgiving 2018. Business owners expressed concern that the bridge’s closure will impact business. For the next year, Liberty University students and Lynchburg residents heading downtown will be unable to take the Main Street exit from the Lynchburg Expressway (US Route 29 Business) while the Main Street Bridge […]
Read moreThe center just ended its first semester, as it officially started last summer, and is looking to expand and improve. The center added a new minor in creative writing with four different, new courses. Liberty University welcomes a new creative writing minor in the College of Arts and Sciences through a partnership with No. 1 New York Times best-selling author […]
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Law, forensics and criminal justice students at Liberty can gain real-world experience working to exonerate wrongly convicted criminals. The program is expected to open in fall 2019 due to an extensive accreditation process. The Liberty University law, forensics and criminal justice programs are teaming up to start an Innocence project at the school in the fall of 2019, […]
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Performance featuring LUCOM faculty and staff aims to de-stress students and give them an opportunity to laugh. This year’s performance focuses on Jesus as the Great Physician and Proverbs 17:22. The Liberty College of Osteopathic Medicine is hosting its second annual Osteopathic Merry Melodies, Dec. 9 at 6:30 p.m. in the LaHaye Event Space. The show, created by […]
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Officers from the Lynchburg Police Department held training sessions at various locations around campus on Dec. 2. Students received feedback and practice to better prepare them for future careers in law enforcement. Lynchburg Police Department partnered with Liberty University’s SCOPE Program, a subset of the Criminal Justice Club, to provide students with hands-on experience and practice for futures in […]
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The Peer Health Educators Program will allow students to lead discussions to train others to live healthy. The program will start in spring 2018 and students interesting in applying to be a PHE can sign up online. Liberty University will be launching a new Peer Health Education program for students in the spring semester as a part of the Department […]
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New bridge connecting East Campus with South Campus is intended to alleviate traffic on campus and increase safety for students. After a slight delay from its original October opening time, the bridge fully opened for vehicular traffic on Nov. 20. Liberty University’s South Campus Bridge connecting East Campus with South Campus opened on Friday, Nov. 17 for pedestrians and Monday, […]
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