Dean of Students hosts speaker panel The Dean of Students Office invited students to voice their concerns and complaints at the biannual Town Hall meeting Wednesday, Feb. 25. This semester’s Town Hall meeting was in DeMoss Hall 1105, where an audience of students took the opportunity to ask a panel anything they wanted about life at Liberty. Robert Mullen, dean […]
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Basketball graduate assistants go mostly unnoticed but make a big impact Thankless jobs are never easy to do. Washing uniforms, carrying bags, breaking down film — doing all the tasks players and coaches would rather not do is not a glamorous life. But it involves basketball, and that is enough for Liberty men’s basketball graduate assistants Griffin Williams, Reggie Chambers […]
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Student-athletes continue to be successful on and off the field and court Liberty University athletes are known to dominate on the field, but a little known fact is that they do the same in the classroom. With an overall GPA of 3.10, Liberty student-athletes fare even better than the rest of the student body, according to libertyflames.com. Keeping students on […]
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Lady Flames enter conference tourney as No. 1 seed Earlier in the season, Winthrop did something that no other women’s basketball team in the Big South has been able to do this year — beat Liberty. A little more than a month later, the Lady Flames (23-6, 19-1 Big South) made certain it did not happen again during their Feb. […]
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College students are required to budget their time wisely in order to balance assignments and a social life. Add in the responsibilities of being an athlete, and living by a highly structured schedule becomes even more necessary. Throw in a second sport and a new, rare breed of student-athlete has been created. Junior Sadalia Ellis is one of those select […]
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Flames sweep Bulldogs in a three-game series The Liberty Flames won the game 3-2 over the Bryant Bulldogs after gaining two runs in an unorthodox way on Friday, Feb. 27 at Liberty Baseball stadium. With a freshman pinch hitter at the plate, runners on the corners and two outs, Liberty Head Coach Jim Toman cooked up a plan to tie […]
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Renowned author will sign copies of ‘We Need to Talk’ at Liberty bookstore “We Need to Talk.” Those four words have been known to send chills down the spine of the listener. According to Dr. Linda Mintle, however, “conflict is a normal part of every relationship, and we need to learn how to handle it well to grow our relationships.” […]
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Linda Mintle discusses how people can settle disputes in a healthy manner When Dr. Linda Mintle talks about conflict, there is one story she always likes to tell first. The story involves her husband, Dr. Norman Mintle, dean of the School of Communication & Creative Arts. “It was early in our marriage,” Linda Mintle said. “He came from a family […]
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Liberty University School of Aeronautics establishes growing UAS program Retired Air Force Col. John Marselus, associate dean of the unmanned aerial systems (UAS) program and former A-10 Thunderbolt II and F-15E Strike Eagle fighter pilot, is currently the only School of Aeronautics (SOA) staff member in charge of the infant UAS program. Designed to train future unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) […]
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Health Services provides numerous resources to help students combat illness With winter comes the all-too-common, but never welcome, cold and flu season. While Liberty’s Health Services provides healthcare service to students with the cold, flu and strep throat, they also offer a variety of additional treatments. “We’re like a regular doctor’s office, so we can do physicals, we can do […]
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African-American culture is celebrated during ‘Deliberate Dialogue’ session Although the month of February is dedicated to celebrating the achievements of African-Americans in history, it is also used to highlight areas in which progress needs to be made. At Liberty, the Center for Multicultural Enrichment (Center4ME) tries to educate the student body about different cultures. Kerensa Huffman, associate director of cultural […]
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They say that laughter is the best medicine. With exams looming, students were able to start their week off with a heaping dose of laughter brought on by comedian Brad Stine. Stine shared some political insight while making everyone laugh. I am certain I was not the only one with a side ache after Stine finished sharing. Annie Murphy Paul […]
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The man behind @ringbyspringlu talks Netflix, cats and ‘The Tonight Show’ While 15,000 people know him for his humorous thoughts, perfectly expressed in a mere 140 characters or less, few know the face or name behind the @ringbyspringlu Twitter account. His identity is one of the best-kept secrets at Liberty University. But as followers continue trying to piece together the […]
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Switchfoot front man Jon Foreman played for a sold out crowd of 650 people At a sold-out show in the LaHaye Event Space Saturday night, Feb. 28, lead singer Jon Foreman of the acclaimed alternative rock band Switchfoot unplugged from his conventional electronic elements for a more intimate, acoustic concert. The concert began with Garrett Green, a South Florida native […]
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Christian/Community Service opportunity ministers to the local population On any given Saturday around 10 a.m., one may see groups of students preparing to fulfill the Great Commission throughout the Lynchburg community. These students are part of the organization known as CampusServe. According to Jonathan Susman, current director of CampusServe, the group was started in 2003 by Liberty alumnus Paul Atkinson. […]
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