Judge dismisses majority of claims in lawsuit against Liberty University Eleven out of 18 claims in a lawsuit filed by former Liberty football player Cameron Jackson against Liberty University and other parties were dismissed following a ruling from a U.S. district court judge Aug. 3. The lawsuit, originally filed by Jackson on April 14, 2017, comes as a response […]
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Hawkins announces retirement from office in 2018 Provost and Chief Academic Officer Ron Hawkins announced Aug. 18 that he will retire from the Provost’s Office in June 2018, after serving in that office since 2006. Hawkins arrived at Liberty University four decades ago to teach Bible classes and homiletics and has served the university in various capacities since. Before […]
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Moving to the FBS demands coaches to recruit the best players in the nation The move from FCS to FBS for Liberty was announced last school year, and the transition has many factors that play into it. From recruiting to their schedule, many things will change as the process will take some time. According to junior cornerback Jeremy Peters, the […]
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Flames dominate Morehead State in home opener After their biggest win in school history last week against Baylor, the Flames continued their success by winning their 5th straight home opener in a 58-17 defeat of Morehead State Saturday, Sept. 9. For the second straight week, the Flames offense tallied more than 500 total yards with the help of sophomore gun […]
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Liberty DI Hockey team sets new goals Entering the 2017-18 season, Head Coach of the Liberty Division I Hockey team Kirk Handy has developed a motto: One Team, One Dream. “There is a verse in Habakkuk that says to write the vision plain,” Coach Handy said. “We have ‘One Team, One Dream’ written up on the wall. We want […]
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Lady Flames score a late goal to defeat the University of Maryland Baltimore County The Liberty University women’s soccer team (2-3) defeated the University of Maryland Baltimore County (1-4) 2-1 at Osborne Stadium Sept. 7. Junior forward Devon Jones scored the first goal of the game during the 10th minute with assistance from midfielder Isabella Habuda. Habuda crossed the […]
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Lighthouse Community Center offers hope to “modern-day lepers” of Lynchburg Every weekday at 10 a.m., people begin to trickle into the Lighthouse Community Center. They’re looking for a hot meal, shelter and, above all, a little hope. And that’s exactly what they find at Lynchburg’s 1310 Church St., where the Lighthouse has faithfully opened its doors to those in need […]
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Like David Horton, LU Cinematic Arts prove mettle in landmark achievement The Liberty University Cinematic Arts department reached a bold new peak with the premiere of “Extraordinary” on Sept. 7. The film marks a first not only in Liberty’s history, but a first in cinematic history too. It is the first time that a student-driven feature film has ever […]
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Liberty’s Veterans Center hosts open house, previews new program additions The Veterans Center hosted a four-hour open house to connect with the student veterans of Liberty on Sept. 1. Jon Norman, advisor for the Student Veterans Association and the Military Student Liaison, said the Veterans Center tries to do an event every semester to welcome student veterans back to […]
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Liberty professor Kristina DeWitt receives accolades for childhood literacy work It is often said that if you can read, you can go anywhere. Dr. Kristina DeWitt realized early on, having a second-grade son with a reading struggle, that too many kids were stuck in illiteracy. DeWitt made it her life mission to get them moving out of it, beyond the […]
Read moreI’m sure you don’t need to be lectured about the notoriety of 9/11; the mere mention of the date holds enough weight. For me, that day 16 years ago was only struck with a small piece of the panic. As a kindergartener, I was oblivious to the chaos unfolding on that infamous day. I could only infer that something was […]
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Field hockey falls to Delaware in preseason game The Liberty Flames Field Hockey team (1-3) lost its match against the Delaware Blue Hens (5-1) 3-2 Sunday, Sept. 10, at Liberty’s East Campus Athletic Fields. The loss has dropped the Flames to 1-3 heading into their first conference matchup next Saturday against Villanova. “I think that we played an awesome first […]
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LU Send previews trips lined up for the semester that promise enrichment LU Send is packing up and kicking off the school year with an emphasis on trips designed to enrich every aspect of education at Liberty University. LU Send has planned several trips for this fall as well. Both LU Send Executive Director David Welch and LU Send Trip […]
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New construction continues to change the landscape of Liberty’s campus Campus this fall were welcomed with brand new buildings and facilities representing a summer’s worth of hard work from construction teams working on the campus. Many Liberty freshmen moved into the new Residential Commons III building with room for 784 students. The building was finished just days […]
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OBITUARY – Krista Buchanan Liberty University alumna Krista Buchanan died in a fatal plane accident July 17 in Mesa, Arizona. Buchanan, who was known by her maiden name Evers during her time at Liberty, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in advertising and public relations in 2016. According to the Mesa police department, Buchanan and pilot Alan Ram were […]
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