Enthusiastic basketball fan stays faithful to the Flames and Lady Flames It was a tradition in Winchester, Virginia, at Millbrook High School basketball games. Someone would scream the phrase, “Unleash the McCracken.” When the call came, out of a painted cardboard box popped Josh “J.J.” McCracken, who screeched at the top of his lungs — just like the legendary sea […]
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Liberty junior Josh Baker manages being a full-time employee and a student Late at night when the weight benches are no longer squeaking and the basketballs no longer thud on the hardwood courts, only a few sounds echo through the LaHaye Student Union. These are the sounds of the Liberty University Facilities crew doing their jobs. From 10:25 p.m. to […]
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Freshman Damaris Perez ministers to Brazilian audiences through music Universal Music Group (UMG) has offices in 60 countries and is the largest music corporation in the world, so being signed with their Christian label at age 20 is no small feat — something that Liberty University student Damaris Perez knows full well. “Right now, here in America, I just feel […]
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Flames split final two games of 2014-2015 year against Radford and UNC-A Liberty 80, Radford 69 The clock showed zeros across the board. The officials blew their whistles and raised their hands, indicating the game was over. The Flames men’s basketball team quickly made its way to center court for their routine post-game prayer. This time, their faces were riddled […]
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The Most Valuable Player (MVP) award has always meant more in the NBA than in all other American professional sports. Baseball essentially has four MVPs per season (American League and National MVP and Cy Young awards). Wayne Gretzky might still be getting the Hart Trophy (the NHL’s MVP award) every year. And football gave an MVP to a kicker one […]
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Theo Johnson is red-hot going into Big South tourney Sacramento, California. Charleston, South Carolina. And now, Lynchburg, Virginia. This was the journey taken by Theo Johnson, the Flames men’s basketball team’s active leading scorer. And this was no short journey. The transfer student out of College of Charleston is having the best season of his career, but the scary thing […]
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Here we go again. Brian Williams, round two. Last Thursday, Mother Jones, a bimonthly magazine and online news site, accused Fox News correspondent Bill O’Reilly of making false claims about his reporting experiences during the 1982 Falklands conflict. Washington Bureau Chief David Corn and Senior Editor Daniel Shulman’s article centers on O’Reilly’s claims that he reported from a “war zone” […]
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Jon Foreman will visit the LaHaye Event Space Saturday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. “Life is short. Live it well.” Jon Foreman lives his life by these words. A man of many talents, Foreman is the front man of the rock band Switchfoot, and the other half of the folk outfit Fiction Family. He has also released five solo EPs, […]
Read moreSenior graphic designers will present their work in a month-long exhibit Hours upon hours of time spent learning and creating will culminate Feb. 26 when senior graphic designers display their work at the Kaleidoscope art exhibit. Designers will each show one piece, and according to graphic design students, a wide range of art can be expected. Kaitlin King, a graphic […]
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Men’s DI hockey sweeps Minot State in final home stand of ’14-’15 season Liberty University men’s Division I (DI) hockey team seniors went out with a bang as they swept their final home series against the No. 3 Minot State University Beavers, Feb. 20-21. The 11th-ranked Flames — who, until last weekend’s wins over unranked West Virginia University, had not […]
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Lady Flames continue conference dominance against Lady Bucs Behind a second-half turnaround, the Liberty women’s basketball team came from behind to defeat the Buccaneers of Charleston Southern, 64-53, earning a 17th Big South Conference victory of the season Saturday afternoon, Feb. 21. With another conference victory over Charleston Southern (5-22, 1-17 Big South), the Lady Flames (21-6, 17-1 Big South) […]
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New, all-inclusive honor society seeks to train students to become leaders “Everything rises and falls on leadership.” To help students learn to be effective leaders and understand John Maxwell’s famous saying, which has been around since World War II, the National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) is an honor society new to Liberty’s campus, which allows students to explore […]
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“Making your life count starts now.” These words spoken by renowned evangelist Scott Dawson seemed to be woven throughout each speaker’s message this past week in Convocation. Whether you are a reality TV star, political figure or evangelist, we all leave a mark on this life. Sean Lowe, star of Season 17 of ABC’s “The Bachelor,” participated in a question-and-answer […]
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Parent decision in the birth of Down syndrome son becomes worldwide news For most families, the birth of a child is a day of great celebration. For Samuel Forrest and his wife Ruzan Badalyan, the birth of their son Leo quickly sparked international news. People around the world have taken sides with one parent or the other as they debate […]
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The 87th Academy Awards ceremony gets most of the winners correct When I decided to cover this year’s Academy Awards, I was ready to rip the ceremony to shreds. Having watched 70 of the 86 movies that had won the famed Best Picture award, I had grown somewhat weary of the way the Oscar game is played. Too many times […]
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