One of the bigger questions looming over the 2020 Liberty football season is who will replace four-year starter and program-record-holder Stephen Calvert as the new quarterback. Calvert graduated in 2020 after leading the Flames to their first bowl game victory and finishing his Liberty career with a program-best 12,025 yards passing and 93 touchdowns. Liberty has big shoes to fill […]
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Liberty’s latest athletics construction project, an indoor tennis facility, offers its tennis players something they have never had in school history: on-campus indoor courts. Liberty announced the construction of the facility in November 2019, after an anonymous donor gifted a generous sum toward the facility. Once completed, the facility will cost approximately $5 million. Located next to the Cook Tennis […]
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Receiving the news that the fall soccer season is postponed until spring was a devastating blow for Atlantic Sun athletes, but LU’s women’s soccer team is working day by day to keep momentum going in the midst of an uncertain year. Due to COVID-19, the ASUN conference decided it was in the best interest of players and staff to postpone […]
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Lynchburg businesses are embracing community and creativity in a time of uncertainty and adversity. “Quarantine really gave us the time, space, and impetus to act creatively,” Myke Barron, co-owner of the White Hart Cafe said. “I’ve been inspired by a number of innovative ways people in the Lynchburg community have begun to operate their small businesses, specifically in our restaurants.” […]
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From Spider-man neck gaiters to NFL cloth masks, nearly everyone can get their hands on a mask that represents their passions. “You have to represent your favorite sports team,” Josh Hisaw, a junior at Liberty, referencing his Houston Texans mask. Mask laws around the world and on Liberty University’s campus offer a new way for students to express themselves through […]
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As thousands of LU residential students return for the fall semester, the pressure remains high for the campus custodial staff as they face unprecedented regulations due to COVID-19. Amy Stone, a member of the custodial staff working on the Hill, is excited for the ministry opportunities this semester will bring, despite the pandemic-related safety measures in place. Stone has worked […]
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The Annex, a former LU residential hall situated approximately two and a half miles from campus, reopened for quarantine purposes during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the new semester commences, campus life is different, as COVID-related precautions are prominent – including social distancing, wearing masks, and readily available quarantine locations such as the Annex. The Annex, located on Odd Fellows Road, […]
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We were standing outside the empty storage unit, my car filled with boxes of bedding and dorm decorations and my mom’s rental car ready to drive the 12 hours home to New Hampshire. I went to hug her goodbye, a moment I had been waiting on apprehensively and restlessly since she welcomed me with a similar hug when I unexpectedly […]
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Three friends and LU students created The Interracial Podcast with the goal of spreading joy while engaging in Gospel-centered conversations about racial and cultural differences. Kevin Hernandez, Stevie Taylor, and Jake Kahn met during their time at LU. They met frequently to play soccer and remained close even after Kahn graduated and Hernandez transferred to a community college. Taylor is […]
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Liberty students returned to campus last week to be greeted by stickers enforcing social distancing and flyers suggesting face coverings scattered across academic and residential buildings. In accordance with CDC suggestions, guidelines have been implemented across campus upon the reopening of the university. In all buildings students and faculty are asked to wear face coverings. With the requirement for masks […]
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This year has brought about many changes for schools, jobs, and individuals. Liberty students returned to changes on campus. Students, staff and visitors at Liberty University can look forward to updates to Liberty’s campus this fall with the upcoming completion of the Vines Center roof renovation and the East Campus parking garage. With construction completed by the end of October, […]
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Liberty students were welcomed back with a new kind of Campus Community on Wednesday. Socially distanced and masked up, nearly 4,000 students gathered to worship and listen to Campus Pastor David Nasser in Williams Stadium for the first time this school year. The night began with Acting President Jerry Prevo’s first in-person address to the student body. Prevo introduced his […]
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University of Lynchburg joins the number of Virginia colleges moving online. On Monday, the University of Lynchburg announced 35 positive cases of COVID-19 among its residential student population, resulting in a transition to distance learning until further notice. The university reported a total of 35 active COVID-19 cases. “I think the [university] did well preparing us for the transition,” Senior […]
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Liberty students and staff move forward into a new school year amidst major leadership changes in the university. Shifts in administration began Aug. 7, when Jerry Falwell Jr., son of the late founder Jerry Falwell Sr., was asked to take an indefinite leave of absence by the Executive Board of Trustees of the university. Falwell agreed, and former Anchorage Baptist […]
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Registration deadlines for the 2020 presidential election are quickly approaching. Though many people want to vote on Nov. 3, it can be overwhelming to know where to start. Every state has different guidelines and deadlines. As November draws near, there are easy ways to make sure you are registered to vote or get registered if you currently are not. If […]
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