Liberty University Student Activities and Riverside Runners held a Fun Run Thursday, April 18 at the Snowflex Centre. According to Student Activities, the free race drew more than 50 runners from Liberty, as well as some from the surrounding community. One of the reasons to hold the race was to help runners get prepared for the upcoming Bald Mountain 10K, […]
Read moreThe Liberty University Sports and Entertainment Law Society held its inaugural meeting at Liberty’s School of Law, April 19. Attendees had the opportunity to hear from several individuals who were influential in the making of “Day of War,” a film based on Cliff Graham’s book of the same title about King David. Ken Herfurth, a financial patron of the movie, […]
Read moreThe Liberty University Debate Team took home two national championship titles for their performance throughout the season, edging out Northwestern and George Mason University. Liberty topped the rankings of the American Debate Association (ADA) and the Cross-Examination Debate Association (CEDA) for the fifth consecutive year. This brings their win tally to 33 national championships since 1995, according to the Liberty […]
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The School of Communication hosted the event Saturday, April 20 Social Scavengers,” an event hosted by Liberty University’s School of Communication, brought in students from all majors Saturday, April 20, to compete for various prizes based on their social media involvement during the event. Beginning at 11 a.m., students registered their teams on the outside terrace of the Hancock Welcome […]
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The College of Osteopathic Medicine and Centra Health have begun a five-year partnership to train students Liberty University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine held a private celebration for the beginning of a five-year affiliation agreement with Centra, Monday, April 15, in the Hancock Welcome Center. The celebration included speeches from Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr., Dean of the College of Osteopathic […]
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The Lynchburg airport control center will remain in use for another year Lynchburg Airport Director Mark Courtney plans to use saved state entitlement money to fund air traffic control tower (ATCT) operations for the near future. According to Courtney’s ATCT Interim Phase Plan presented to the Virginia Aviation Board (VAB), estimated monthly expenses will total around $40,000, but the airport […]
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The Liberty University men’s baseball team (22-19, 8-7 Big South) won two of three games in its series against the Winthrop Eagles (15-27, 3-15 Big South) April 20-21. Second baseman Bryan Aanderud continued his 11-game hitting streak with four hits and a RBI during the series. Winthrop 3, Liberty 2 In the first game of a doubleheader Saturday, April 20, […]
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The Liberty University men’s and women’s track and field teams swept the Big South Outdoor Track and Field Championships after three days of competition, April 18-20.
The Flames captured their seventh consecutive and 18th overall conference title. Having won the cross country and […]
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Liberty aims to develop a park for the Lynchburg community on the James River Liberty University has announced plans to construct an athletic park on its abandoned Treasure and Daniel Islands in the James River near downtown Lynchburg. According to Lee Beaumont, Liberty’s vice president for Auxiliary Services, one of the park’s major services will be to provide recreational and […]
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April 8 commemorated the annual day of remembrance that educates future generations about the tragic events Famous philosopher George Santayana once said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” In an effort to never forget, Holocaust Remembrance Day — also known as Yom HaShoah — was held on Monday, April 8. This annual observance recognized nearly […]
Read more“Sweet Caroline” has probably never been played as often as it was last week. Neil Diamond’s 1969 hit has been closely associated with the Red Sox’s home field, Fenway Park — and thus, the city of Boston — since the mid-90s. The song has become as much a fixture at Fenway as the Green Monster, the towering 40-foot wall in […]
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As the prime minister of our greatest ally, Margaret Thatcher served as the political embodiment of toughness When I was born in 1993, Margaret Thatcher’s tumultuous three terms as the first female British prime minister had concluded. Her death April 8 made me realize yet again that it was Thatcher’s example that taught me that being a stateswoman was […]
Read moreTwo explosions rocked the Boston Marathon Monday, April 15, killing three people and injuring 183 others. In the ensuing days, local and state police as well as federal agents began their pursuit of the terrorists responsible for the act. In a press release Thursday, April 18, the FBI revealed photographs of the two suspects, brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, in […]
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The pseudonym “MisterEpicMann” may not ring many bells, but perhaps “How Animals Eat Their Food” does. What some people might not know is that the two individuals featured in the viral video are Liberty University students junior Nick Sjolinder and senior Ian Deibert […]
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The Career Center hosted a job fair for communication majors Tuesday, April 16, in Williams Stadium Liberty University’s School of Communication and the Career Center hosted a career fair on the third floor of the Williams Stadium Tower, April 16. The 119 students who attended showed great enthusiasm for the fair, with more than 90 students RSVP’ing to attend, according […]
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