Editor’s Note: This article does not contain any spoilers for “Avengers: Endgame.” For Marvel fans around the world, April 25 was a long time coming. Thursday night saw the opening of “Avengers: Endgame” across the United States. According to Fox News, “Avengers: Endgame” broke box office records for the biggest opening weekend with $350 million in the United States and […]
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Johnny Manziel is the biggest waste of talent football has ever seen. The Canadian Football League (CFL) should have known better than to allow him to play in Canada. The culture that we live in is one that has grown accustomed to people modifying their behavior instead of changing their heart. The sad story began at Tivy High School near […]
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With the final edition of this column, I wanted to highlight five movies coming out this summer I personally cannot wait to see. “Toy Story 4” When the original “Toy Story” came out in 1995, it was seen as a grand experiment of filmmaking, as it was the very first feature to be fully computer-animated. Close to 25 years later, […]
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Freedom 4/24 had hundreds of people race for the lives of women and children forced into human trafficking in the U.S. and around the world April 27 during the annual 5K race. In total, 460 volunteers and race participants came together on the day. The 5K event called “Run 4 Their Lives Lynchburg” started at Liberty’s indoor track and field […]
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When junior Charity Barker became Liberty University’s cyber defense club president in the fall of 2017, she never imaged the success that would follow only two years later. First, Barker’s team finished in the top eight in a crowded 35-team preliminary round. After advancing to the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (MACCDC) March 29, 2019, Barker’s team of eight Liberty […]
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“Don’t underestimate what God can do with your life. When you hear the story of how Liberty came from nothing to where it is today, you’ll see how God can use somebody who was the most unlikely person to do something big. That’s true for every one of you.” “I would say to my college-aged self to be focused on […]
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Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Assistant Professor Larry Presley is not in his office. Rather, he is sitting in Argo Tea. On the back of his laptop reads “Professor Presley, Criminal Justice, Argo Tea Office: I am in.” Presley’s office is located in Green Hall, but all of his criminal justice classes are held in DeMoss. Rather than make his […]
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Ben Perry went from novice to No. 6 harmonica player under 21 years old in the United States in less than two years. Perry, a junior theater performance major at Liberty University, nonchalantly but thoughtfully described his journey to harmonica fame. During his senior year of high school, Perry read an article that said one of elderly people’s biggest regrets […]
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As finals week approaches, college stresses quickly creep up on students. To combat these stresses, the Jerry Falwell Library hosts a variety of De-Stress events throughout each concluding semester. In 2014, the Jerry Falwell Library held its first De-Stress events during finals week. Created by Liberty’s previous library dean Marcy Pride these events became a tradition throughout campus and have […]
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“What’s it like on the other side of the glass?” Jane Claudio of Nightbirde sent this question into the airwaves in her single “Girl in a Bubble.” The feeling of being seen but not known was the driving idea behind the song, a feeling that is laced throughout Claudio’s story. Claudio’s journey from small-town stardom to self-discovery to a cancer […]
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The Montview steps will witness an overflow of talent on Wednesday, May 1, during Reading Day, featuring an all-girls music set for Concert on the Steps. Leah Castlebury, Julia Rothenberger, Hope Cross, Nicole Miller and Samantha Iveliz will perform for students on a day filled with food, nice weather – hopefully – and fun activities. Wanting to bring a little […]
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A hush fell over the darkened room, bare and empty except for the black-clothed stage. Neon lights covered the faces of the concertgoers as they sat in groups of two on the floor, quietly talking to one another. A subtle ambience draped the LaHaye Event Space at Liberty University. It did not stay that way for long. Lights and moods […]
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