Historic downtown Lynchburg welcomes a new Mexican restaurant to the array of dining options. El Jefe Taqueria Garaje opened in September 2015 and is located on 1214 Commerce Street. The new restaurant has attracted college students, families and Lynchburg locals during the five month period it has been open. “We get a fair amount of everybody,” front house manager Scott […]
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Professor, Dr. David Horton trains for upcoming Tour Divide Dr. David Horton, professor of Exercise Science, defined the difference between living and existing through his accomplishments in the racing community across North America. Having taught at Liberty for more than 30 years, Horton has continually made time for training and racing, and is currently in the process of gearing up […]
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Caleb Homesley is making the most out of his opportunity with the Flames Caleb Homesley led his Porter Ridge High School basketball team onto the court during the Pirates 2014-15 season in his senior campaign. However, the Indian Trail, North Carolina native and Liberty Flames men’s basketball team commit was only six games in before the unthinkable happened. “I didn’t […]
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Juniors Dylan Vestal and Jake Ziegler fulfill three-year long goal to perform Since their freshman year, Liberty University students and former roommates Jake Ziegler and Dylan Vestal dreamed of performing a musical collaboration on what is known to them as “Concert Thursday.” Now, half way through their junior years, that dream has finally become a reality. Hosted by Liberty’s Student […]
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2016-2017 Resident Assistants revealed after two-week evaluation process With more than 450 applicants and only 120 Resident Assistant (RA) positions for the 2016-2017 school year, deciding who should fill those positions is no easy task. Dustin DuBose, director of student leadership, and his team of Assistant Directors (AD) and Resident Directors (RD) worked diligently to ensure the best decisions were […]
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Ann Wharton and her husband, Jim Wharton, sat amongst students, faculty and guests at the 12th annual banquet held in her honor. The banquet featured special speaker Dr. Craig Detweiler, who spoke on the topic of cultural engagement. Ann Wharton’s 40 year career included teaching at Grace College and Liberty University, serving as editor for numerous publications, authoring several books, […]
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12th annual banquet held for founder of The Champion “I want to suggest that pop culture is having a deep, on-going discussion about the nature of Jesus, and yet I wonder — do we have eyes to see and ears to hear?” Dr. Craig Detweiler, the guest speaker, proposed the question to an audience of nearly 300 people at the […]
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Students Chris Hill and Gabrielle Drew begin initiative for refugee crisis Across the Middle East, statistics from the humanitarian organization World Vision have tracked 13.5 million people who are currently suffering from the Syrian civil war. More than four million of those people are refugees, 6.6 million are misplaced, 320,000 have been killed, and two Liberty students are setting out […]
Read moreLiberty students partner with Compassion and sponsor more than 500 kids During Global Focus Week, students had the opportunity to sponsor children from all over the world through Compassion International. Nate Ernsberger, regional director of speaker relationships for Compassion, said this was the largest partnership Compassion has had with college students in a campus setting. By the conclusion of the […]
Read morePotential for Lynchburg area dam to provide long-term benefits for Liberty As Liberty continues to see growth in population and the size of the campus, the university is interested in purchasing a dam located on the James River. The News & Advance reports the site of interest is Scott’s Mill Dam, which is located in downtown Lynchburg and was built […]
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Antonin Scalia will be remembered for impacting a generation of conservatives This weekend one of my heroes passed away. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead Feb. 13 at age 79. According to CNN, Scalia was on a hunting trip in Texas with a number of family friends. He was the longest serving member of the current court, having […]
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Young adults are not turned off by the term “socialism” as their parents are Presidential candidate and Vermont senator Bernie Sanders is surging past Hillary Clinton in popularity with millennials. One of few candidates to connect with the younger generation, this could prove to be very valuable to Sanders during the rest of his campaign for the presidency. Bloomberg reports […]
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Daleiden and Merritt indicted for tampering with government documents If pro-lifers were not rendered speechless at the videos exposing the desensitized, commercialized and horrifying abortion practices of Planned Parenthood released earlier in 2015, the outcome of the corresponding lawsuit between Planned Parenthood and its “accusers” surely swallowed up any remaining hopes of justice for the unborn. A Texas grand jury […]
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Florida senator’s third place finish may have been a win for him in the long term Sen. Marco Rubio climbed on stage to flashing cameras and a roaring crowd Monday, Feb. 1. Just minutes before, the final totals for the voting in the Republican Iowa caucus had been received. “This is the moment they said would never happen,” Rubio said […]
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Operation Christmas Child gives students opportunity to serve beyond December Christmas is a year-round celebration for the Operation Christmas Child (OCC) club at Liberty University. There are many opportunities for students to get involved with the OCC club at Liberty and OCC through Samaritan’s Purse. According to Ellen Ferguson, club president, the main goal for the OCC club on campus […]
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