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Liberty Forensics Speech team closes out their short season on top and place their bid to host the 2021 National Christian College Forensics Invitational

March 30, 2020 Kara Edmonds Leave a comment

Before activity on campus ended abruptly due to COVID-19, Liberty’s Forensics Speech Team snagged a few awards and clinched an elite opportunity. During the first weekend of March, the forensics team travelled to Grove City College in Pennsylvania, to participate in the National Christian College Forensics Invitational (NCCFI). There, they competed against about 25 other colleges from across the nation. […]

Opinion: Social Distancing puts others before yourself

March 30, 2020 Kelly Sobonsky Leave a comment

Cabin fever sets in quickly when there is nothing to do. Running out of Netflix shows, I decided to take a walk in the sunshine that only just broke the storm clouds. Walking down the street, I saw a couple walking toward me. We looked at each other, unsure of how to handle this usually mundane situation in the new […]

Column – The Emily Angle: Show strength, not panic, during the COVID-19 outbreak

March 30, 2020 Emily Wood 3 comments

For many, the past few weeks mark the most unprecedented time of our lives. The earth seems to have shifted on its axis, and the daily lives of most of us have come screeching to a halt due to the coronavirus threat. Our phones flood with constant COVID-19 updates, and it is hard to escape the grim reality of this […]

Opinion: U.S. prisons recklessly release prisoners instead of enforcing sanitation practices recommended by the CDC

March 30, 2020 Clayton Dykstra Leave a comment

Government leaders and law enforcement agencies have limited arrests and released prisoners as a result of the current health crisis. This lazy and reckless reaction overlooks more reasonable options for keeping COVID-19 away from correctional facilities. Gov. Ralph Northam encouraged law enforcement officers as well as commonwealth attorneys to reduce jail populations by considering arrest alternatives and releasing low risk […]

Opinion: The Coronavirus will impact the 2020 Presidential election

March 30, 2020 Chad Wylie Leave a comment

By the end of February, one subject dominated national headlines: the 2020 Democratic primary election. Now, the election seems like a distant memory in the wake of a national health crisis, COVID-19, that has shut down several states and prompted aggressive responses from mayors, governors and President Trump. While 2020 will forever be remembered as the year of COVID-19, an […]

Opinion: Mental Toughness Doesn’t Just Pertain to Athletes

March 30, 2020 Bailey Duran Leave a comment

You would think the first thing that comes to my mind when I think of my swimming was the successes — the fun practices, the moments I finally got that time I had been pursuing for what seemed like ages, the high school records that bear my name or the medals hanging on my wall. Surprisingly, those memories — while […]

Forensics team Coordinator Denise Thomas pushes her team members to use their voices for good

March 30, 2020 Rosa Elias Leave a comment

Denise Thomas is many things. To her family, a wife and a mother. To Liberty University, an alumni, professor and coordinator. But to her forensic speech team members, she is an encourager. Thomas grew up in North Carolina and had her first experience at Liberty as an undergraduate student fresh out of high school. During college, she pursued a double […]

The Lynchburg Restaurant Owner’s Coalition has been formed, and here is how the group is battling empty dining rooms

March 30, 2020 Jacueline Hale Leave a comment

Silence has replaced the regular chatter, laughter and sizzling food at local restaurants. The silence of restaurants in Lynchburg echoes that found in restaurants, businesses, music halls and other venues across the country, a problem that has spurred a new coalition to form. “Right now, we are just a shell of ourselves,” Dave Henderson, owner of The Water Dog, said. […]

Column: Sports with Simmons – Reflections on a Season Cut Short

March 30, 2020 John Simmons Leave a comment

On March 16, USA Ultimate cancelled all remaining tournaments for the spring semester. Our entire season vaporized into thin air. We were done. We realized that we would not see each other for the remainder of the year. So as members of Liberty University’s club ultimate frisbee team, we met one last time at a Shakers close to campus. Only […]

How you can stay connected while social distancing

March 30, 2020 Savanna Graves One comment

Social distancing and quarantine is a dream come true for introverts and those who enjoy going to work in their pajamas. But for others, this isolation is a nightmare. Moving back home or staying in a cramped apartment for days and possibly weeks on end can cause negative effects. But as people socially distance in 2020, ironically we’re equipped with […]

Breaking News: Liberty University students leaving dorms will receive $1000 housing credit

March 27, 2020 Abby Bowman 3 comments

Liberty University Student Financial Services announced Friday morning that on-campus students who chose not to return to campus will receive partial housing credit, if the students move out by Saturday, March 28. According to the announcement, students no longer living in the dorms this semester will receive $1,000 credit toward their on-campus housing costs for the fall 2020 semester. Graduating […]

BREAKING NEWS: Liberty University moving most classes online to combat coronavirus, campus to remain open

March 16, 2020 Emily Wood 7 comments

After originally deciding to resume classes as normal following spring break, President Falwell announced Monday afternoon that most Liberty University residential classes will transition to online status beginning Monday, March 23, in response to the worldwide coronavirus pandemic. Liberty was one of the last universities to announce its partial closure in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. While a social media […]

Column: The Emily Angle – To forget the past is to strip the future of its full potential

March 9, 2020 Emily Wood One comment

The Israeli people are not quick to forget. They remember their past and all they have overcome to reassemble from all corners of the earth and become a sovereign nation. Because of the memory of their painful past, they are made stronger and more resilient. The people of Israel still remember how generation after generation struggled and suffered before they […]

Column: Adventures with Abby – Celebrating Sacagawea as one of our countrie’s founding mothers

March 9, 2020 Abby Bowman One comment

Sometimes parents pass more than just genetics on to their children. Sometimes they pass on passions. Take my mother and I for example. There are a few subjects my siblings, father and I know not to get my mother started on unless we are prepared to engage in a conversation that could last anywhere from one to five hours. One […]

Opinion – On Super Tuesday, former vice president Joe Biden unified the Democratic party

March 9, 2020 Chad Wylie Leave a comment

In the blink of an eye, Joe Biden went from a catastrophic failure to the consensus front-runner. His campaign elevated from outdated disaster to overwhelming dominance. All because of one historic night – Super Tuesday. The dramatic results of Super Tuesday finally placed Biden where he wanted to be all along: the clear front-runner and expected Democratic nominee for president. […]

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