Humankind first went to the moon in 1969 and, if things go according to plan, it will be going back in the next few years. NASA’s new project, “Artemis,” plans to land man on the moon again by the year 2024. Technology has vastly improved since the last time Americans visited our neighboring rock, and NASA plans to utilize this […]
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Students participating in Rome with a Purpose, a study abroad program, were on their way to a weekend trip to Abruzzo, a region east of Rome, when Larry Peck, leader of the program, got a call Saturday Feb. 29, asking that the nine Liberty students make immediate plans to leave Italy. The Center for Disease Control had named Italy a […]
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The Every Square Inch (ESI) conference is an event centered around a quote by Abraham Kuyper, Dutch politician and theologian, “There is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all, does not cry, Mine!” At the 2020 conference, the focus was Christian values in politics. As the fourth […]
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Liberty’s Turning Point USA (TPUSA) chapter hosted political activist Austen Fletcher from “Fleccas Talks” on March 5 to discuss his YouTube channel, political views and what Americans should work toward for the nation. TPUSA kicked off the semester with Fletcher as the first guest speaker. More than 80 students attended the event Thursday night. The members of the executive board […]
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Habitat for Humanity club members and guests enjoyed a gala last Friday celebrating hard work that culminated in the dedication of a house. Liberty’s Habitat for Humanity club works with the greater Lynchburg Habitat for Humanity, focusing on raising funds and awareness as well as building a home. Each Habitat home requires $60,000 in funding, which the club works to […]
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The Spring Career Fair last Thursday hosted by the Career Center brought 100 employers and over 900 students to the LaHaye Event Space for networking and professional advancement. Students dressed in their best suits with résumés in hand, funneled into the space to meet with potential employers and recruiters to try to land job and internship interviews. This year’s Spring […]
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Liberty’s Outdoor Recreation team is trying something new this semester: hikes focused on mental and spiritual wellness. These monthly hikes, called “Wellness in the Wilderness,” are about 90 minutes long and geared toward students. Led by student workers, the hikes are intended to give students a way to escape main campus and venture into nature’s green arms. On the first […]
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The Liberty Mountain Gun Club (LMGC) offers multiple opportunities to Liberty faculty, staff and students to obtain hands-on firearm knowledge and experience, making Liberty one of the few concealed carry campuses in the U.S. Located just a few minutes from campus on Camp Hydaway Road, the shooting facility has four different ranges: shotgun, pistol, rifle and archery. With these resources, […]
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As election seasons gets fully underway, debates surrounding the political leaders rage on. Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk spoke at Convocation Friday, March 6, to discuss why President Donald Trump is the perfect man to continue leading the U.S. Following the release of his new book, “The MAGA Doctrine,” Kirk spoke to students about the balance between Christian beliefs […]
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Both the Liberty debate and moot court teams plan to compete on the national level after qualifying in their regional competitions earlier this month. Undergraduate debate team The debate team earned their spot at the 2020 National Debate Tournament (NDT) after competing at the District 7 qualifying tournament with universities from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington DC and West Virginia. […]
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The sound of scissors and razors can be heard in the parking lot of Doc’s Diner most weekdays. It’s coming from Lynchburg’s first mobile barbershop. Sharp Top Barber Shop opened two months ago after Brent Crosby, a Lynchburg resident with a passion for hairstyling, teamed up with Liberty University’s auxiliary services to bring his barber services to campus. Crosby […]
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As a pre-med student at Liberty, Brian Johnson was used to reading about illnesses for class. But in 2018, the information he was learning became a reality when he was diagnosed with colon cancer. In March of that year, Johnson began to feel ill one day during his shift as a scribe at Lynchburg General’s emergency room (ER). He began […]
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What started as a chance meeting at the Jerry Falwell Library and conversations about photography turned into a monthly gathering of local creatives and venders in downtown Lynchburg. Liberty freshmen Macy Moreheart and Lee Patton are the creative geniuses behind the quickly-growing Lynchburg Market. The mission of the market is to build a space for community and familiarity among creative […]
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Anna Grace Birley’s fashion business started with just a personal Pinterest board and a Microsoft Word document. Now she helps students all over campus see their wardrobe in a new light. Birley, a sophomore integrated communications major, shows clients new ways to wear the clothes they already have rather than buying new items. Birley was born and raised in Marietta, […]
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In 2017, Liberty alumnus Steve Taylor decided to take a giant leap of faith to retire from the company he had worked in for over 20 years and dedicate his money, time and energy toward a dream of stopping human trafficking. But the burden for human trafficking in Taylor and his wife Kim’s hearts began long before that. Their passion […]
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