Freshman center assumes lead scoring role for Lady Flames Most Division I basketball players start young, giving themselves time to develop the necessary skills to compete at the highest level. But for Liberty University’s four-time Big South Freshman of the Week Keyen Green, the experience started in high school. “My dad played basketball, so I was always around it, […]
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Arctic 5k, Feb. 4, marks the beginning of the Spring Liberty Mountain Trail Series With the start of a new year and semester, students have the opportunity to become involved in a multitude of different opportunities around campus. One such opportunity is the Arctic 5k presented by Outdoor Recreation that will take place Saturday, Feb. 4 at 9 a.m. […]
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Student Advocate Office and Financial Aid offer scholarship searches and tips New semesters bring new opportunities to secure scholarships, but many students can be plagued with questions about how to find scholarships and where to look for them. The Student Advocate and Financial Aid offices at Liberty University have provided the answers. Each semester, the Student Advocate Office (SAO) […]
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Create Lynchburg conference offers workshops and discussions for creatives The Lynchburg Academy Center of the Arts teamed up with the city’s Office of Economic Development and the Small Business Development Center to host the first Create Lynchburg Conference Jan. 27 – 28. The event provided workshops, panel discussions and speakers for those interested in learning more about arts and […]
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Career Center helps students build resumes, find internships and land jobs It happens every spring. After seven semesters full of the adventures, all-nighters and other firsts that college life brings, there is always that one senior somewhere who wonders with dread, “What have I been doing for the last four years?” For every student at the end of the […]
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Makurat has career night for the Lady Flames The Lady Flames women’s basketball team comfortably defeated the Winthrop Eagles (2-18, 1-6) 80-51 with the help of aggressive defense Saturday, Jan. 28. After a sluggish first possession, Liberty (6-13, 5-3) went on an 11-0 run with the help of a pair of 3-pointers from freshman guards Ola Makurat and Iva […]
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Students share their experiences on being vegan and eating clean at Liberty This semester, the dining options on Liberty University’s campus have begun offering more vegan options for both regular and Plus+ meal swipes. But what is a vegan? According to vegan.com, a vegan is a person who does not consume animals or animal products, such as milk or […]
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Student government plans the new semester On Jan. 24 at 7 p.m., Liberty University’s Student Government Association (SGA) met at the Jerry Falwell Library for its “SGA Huddle,” the first meeting of the semester where all three branches of student government gather together, as well as those interested in joining SGA. The time was spent reflecting on the previous […]
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Olympic gymnast Simone Biles talks about her past and olympic experience Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, who took home four gold medals and one bronze as a part of “The Final Five” this past summer in Rio de Janeiro, shared about her upbringing, faith and experience in Rio at Liberty University’s Convocation Friday, Jan. 27. The 19-year-old became the most decorated […]
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Liberty becomes the largest school in Virginia, fifth largest in the nation As Liberty University continues to grow its reputation as the largest Christian university in the world, others outside of the evangelical sphere are beginning to recognize Liberty’s place in higher education. An article published by Virginia Business Magazine in October 2016 highlighted some of the factors that […]
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Alumna publishes year-long devotional about daily gratitude Daniella Whyte, a Liberty University alumna, has recently released her third devotional book on gratitude. Whyte’s devotional is called “Thanks and Yes: 365 Days of Coffee Drinking and Grateful Living,” and was published in November 2016. Whyte wrote this book out of a personal journey that she began with the aim of […]
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Mark Peake wins special election for state senate Mark Peake, a Republican Lynchburg attorney, defeated his competitors in a special election for a central Virginia Senate seat after the resignation of former State Sen. Tom Garrett. “We worked really hard, we had a really good campaign team, and I think we had a message that resonated with the voters,” […]
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Traffic survey available for students, seeks to locate congestion problems The Region 2000 Local Government Council (LGC) has launched a traffic survey for local residents to determine which areas in the Region 2000 area are the most congested. The traffic survey is a continuation of another similar poll conducted in 2013. The goal of both surveys is to gather […]
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Pro-life advocates support proposed legislation More than 56 million babies have been murdered in the U.S. since Roe v. Wade took effect in 1973, according to LifeNews.com. To put that in perspective, the amount of babies whose lives have been terminated due to abortion is about the same number of U.S. soldiers that have died in all of the […]
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Liberty Christian Academy raises $8,000 to fight childhood cancer The Liberty Christian Academy (LCA) basketball teams hosted a free throw “Shoot-A-Thon” Saturday, Jan. 14 through which more than $8,000 was donated to fight childhood cancer. The boys and girls basketball teams combined to make 5,147 free throws and raised more than $8,000 dollars to be donated to the charitable […]
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