Homecoming weekend began Friday night with the wave of a baton as 500 choir members and instrumentalists from the Center for Music and the Worship Arts welcomed Liberty alumni back to campus with their annual concert. This year’s concert focused on a few featured soloists, including Dr. Samantha Miller, Jon Werking, Charles Billingsley, alumnus Jason Schonfelder, and students Fiston Bujambi, […]
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Every year Virginia Furniture Market holds a competition to showcase Liberty FACS students. Aiming to bring real-world experience to emerging designers while beautifying the store’s showrooms, the competition brings competitors from Liberty’s Interior Design department to showcase their skills. A locally-owned and operated business for over 22 years, VFM operates eight brick-and-mortar locations throughout southwest and central Virginia. Through the […]
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After two days of fierce competition both on the ground and in the air, Liberty University’s School of Aeronautics won its regional competition in the National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) for a stunning 15th year in a row. The team, coached by Katie Wagner, went up against several schools from neighboring states such as the United States Naval Academy, Hampton […]
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Thousands of lights radiating the message of hope. Hundreds of voices singing in the joy of the season. A story that pulls at the heart and echoes the meaning of the season. Those are the elements of the Virginia Christmas Spectacular, a nearly 50-year tradition hosted by Thomas Road Baptist Church for the community and beyond. Denise Thomas is the […]
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Student Activities hosted its annual homecoming bonfire Friday, Oct. 18, bringing students and alumni together to kick off homecoming weekend. The stacks of wood sat front and center of the whole event, waiting to be ignited. Once the time came, the wood swiftly caught on fire, casting a soft glow on the surrounding faces. As the fire grew, cameras flashed […]
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Eliud Kipchoge beat a world record a couple of weeks ago when he ran a sub-two-hour marathon. But he didn’t earn the record title. Kipchoge was not given the title because of the assistance he received during his run and the circumstances of the course. Not only did he run on an entirely flat course designed for the highest speed […]
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Few things can hold an athlete back more than a serious injury. After a leg injury kept redshirt freshman Joe Spitzer from finishing his first cross-country season for Liberty in fall 2018, Spitzer had to go through months of rehab, frustration and patience to push through his injury. But it all paid off as he ran for a personal record […]
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The Liberty Flames men’s soccer team celebrated homecoming by honoring former Head Coach Jeff Alder and several Flames alumni at halftime, as well as through an alumni game earlier in the afternoon. They did not, however, celebrate with a win. The Flames fell 2-0 to the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Saturday, Oct. 19, after the Eagles put in two first-half […]
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Even though senior hockey player Aly Morris is from from Ontario, Canada, and grew up on ice skates, her first experience in skates did not involve hockey. “I started with figure skating when I was 3 years old, and then when I was 4, I wanted to play hockey,” Morris said. “(My parents) put me in figure skating and I […]
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Friday night saw the Liberty hockey team take the ice to celebrate with returning alumni of 35 years of Liberty hockey, bringing an extra edge of excitement to the matchup against Syracuse. From the moment the puck hit the ice, the game was on. Through a rough start and brutal 60 minutes of play, the Flames ultimately claimed a […]
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Homecoming game. A total of 103 points and over 1,000 yards of offense. The fifth win in a row for the Flames. But the story of Saturday night’s football game, where the Flames prevailed 59-44 over the Maine Black Bears, runs much deeper than a few hours of football. When seniors Stephen Buckshot Calvert and Antonio Gandy-Golden were in high […]
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The fastest-growing and nearly the highest-earning sport worldwide is still not considered a sport by many. The esports market has exploded over the past several years and the industry is expected to reach more than $1 billion in revenue in 2019. More esports leagues have been created in the past two years than were created in the previous five years. […]
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In the middle of a murder trial on Oct. 2, Brandt Jean embraced the woman who killed his brother. According to an article from ABC News, in 2018 Amber Guyger entered what she thought was her apartment and found Botham Jean. Guyger thought he had invaded her home and fatally shot him. Guyger, an off-duty police officer at the time, […]
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States’ foreign policy regarding Syria. The second opinion article will run next issue. Every country has an identity. History, culture and perspective create a set of needs and desires that make a country unique, defining its place on the world stage. Sweden’s historical background gives it an inherently different view of the world to Japan’s. Bolivia’s views of government come […]
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The minds of youth are precious and pure. Parents and every sort of group hopes to keep them that way as long as possible, leading to censorship in schools — specifically regarding banned books. Certain books in schools face bans due to religious groups or overly-concerned parents and other parties. The list of challenged books includes “Their Eyes Were Watching […]
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