It was baseball from the beginning Liberty Flames senior shortstop Dalton Britt began playing baseball with his dad in the backyard not long after he learned to walk as a toddler. “We had a little plastic ball and bat,” Britt said. “I started tee-ball when I was five or six and then pretty much played from there.” Along with baseball, […]
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‘Love Your Melon’ donates beanies, activities to children fighting cancer All over the United States, there are tiny warriors nestled uncomfortably in hospital beds with needles and tubes prodded deep into their fragile, pale skin. For days, months and sometimes years, they will fight painfully against a common enemy through countless surgeries, treatments and transplants in hopes that the battle […]
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Two brothers re-open shaved ice shop to pay toward schooling endeavors Dean and Joseph Hendricks are opening Beach Hut Shaved Ice in hopes to not only pay for their schooling, but also the expenses of their three younger siblings. The grand opening of the brother’s business will take place March 26 in the Kroger parking lot off of Wards Road, […]
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Interview addresses Trump endorsement Editor’s Note: In an interview with the Liberty Champion, Jerry Falwell answered questions about some of the controversial issues regarding his personal support of Donald Trump for president. Liberty University does not support or oppose any political candidates. Beginning as a multiple year friendship with Donald Trump, Falwell’s personal connection with Trump has transformed into a […]
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Liberty teaches students to be good stewards of new livestock additions Entering into their third growing season, the Liberty University Morris Campus Farm is continually expanding on the farm and on campus. This past summer, the addition of chickens turned the former campus garden into a campus farm, and its spring stewardship series is bringing events to campus so students […]
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In recent years, Liberty students fought to gain access to on-campus polling location During the daytime Tuesday, March 1, 2016, orange cones could be seen encircling the Vines Center on Liberty University’s campus. Cookies and donuts aplenty were also sitting on a table outside the massive landmark on campus. Both sights were unusual to the typical student walking through campus. […]
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Super Tuesday That’s right, Tuesday, March 1 was Super Tuesday, which is that day that sounds like the counterpart of Black Friday or Cyber Monday… but that’s actually not the case. Unless you’re Donald Trump, who continued to collect delegates (316), winning seven states. The Clinton campaign also faired well, winning seven states and taking 577 delegates. At this stage […]
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Liberty’s inaugural class of American Sign Language students passes state exam Since its inception in the fall of 2013, Liberty University’s American Sign Language and Interpreting (ASLI) program has been thriving, with its inaugural set of students all passing the Virginia Quality Assurance Screening (VQAS). Nicole Thorn, the program director and assistant professor of ASLI, said students take the two-part […]
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Liberty participates in event to raise awareness about modern day slavery In the largest awareness campaign for human trafficking at Liberty University to date, approximately 5,000 Liberty students marked their hands with a red “X” and stood with arms crossed in defiance to what many are now calling modern day slavery. The campaign, which was sponsored by Liberty’s Student Government […]
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Liberty’s CMT holds its annual conference Liberty University’s Center for Ministry Training (CMT) held its annual Church Planting Conference Feb. 23-24 where students had the opportunity to learn from pastors and connect with churches and other ministries. Maria Marsico, the operations coordinator for the CMT, said the event helped bring Liberty students and church planters together, as they all strive […]
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LU Send Now students respond to natural disaster about 30 miles from campus Donned in blue jeans and laced-up work boots, more than 20 Liberty University students piled into two Liberty vans and made the half-hour drive off campus on the afternoon of Sunday, Feb. 28. As the vans filled with students pulled into the Evergreen Baptist Church parking lot […]
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How the primary schedule affects candidates and their chances at the nomination. Everyone who has ever played a board game or a sport of some kind knows how important the rules of the game are. Without a clear understanding of them, the game cannot function properly. I remember playing wiffle ball games in my backyard with friends after school where […]
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College students often slip into the sin of putting their grades above God Every American student faces the reality that sacrifices must be made in order to maintain a good, or even passing, grade in college. For many Christian students, the first sacrifices to be made are usually regular church attendance, alone time with God or time spent at Bible […]
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Chris Rock is a man of many talents. He’s an actor, comedian, producer and director, to name a few of his credentials. But last night, he added host to the list. In the 88th installment of the Academy Awards, Rock was granted the opportunity to host the awards show dedicated to honoring the year’s best movies, actors and directors and […]
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