The NFL season officially hit its halfway point Sunday. Because of that, I wanted to play a fun little game where I rank my top five midseason picks for the MVP in the league. This isn’t purely based on stats or records, but those will always be a factor. Let’s get to it. Lamar Jackson — QB, Baltimore Ravens Lamar […]
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Liberty University lost a football game, and everything is falling apart. The Flames’ first regular-season loss in 18 games and 697 days (or one year, 10 months and 27 days) was to Kennesaw State, granting the Owls their first ever Football Bowl Subdivision (aka FBS, I’m being forced to spell that out; I have beef with The Associated Press) victory […]
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The Liberty University Women’s Swimming and Diving team beat the JMU Dukes 190.5 to 105.5 in a dual meet at the Liberty Natatorium Oct. 26. The Lady Flames looked to improve their winning streak against JMU, the defending Sun Belt champions, following an impressive performance against Tulane the previous weekend. The Lady Flames brought the heat as soon as the […]
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The 5-0 Flames Football team has officially been dethroned after suffering a 27-24 loss to the winless Kennesaw State Owls in an away game Oct. 23, putting the Flames’ Football Bowl Subdivision win streak in the grave for good. The Flames capitalized early on a third down conversion for their first score of the game with a 15-yard touchdown pass […]
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The Flames Men’s Division I Hockey team shut down former ESCHL rival Stony Brook University in a two-game weekend home series Oct. 25 and 26, winning 3-2 and 8-5 against the Seawolves. Game one began with the Flames taking immediate control of the puck, but the Seawolves barked back, gaining possession as each team duked it out for an early […]
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Liberty University alumna and previous Miss Virginia Petite titleholder, Kendra Hicks, achieved a two-year long dream in September by winning the title of America United Miss. Hicks competed in the America United Miss scholarship pageant, also known as AUM, and won her sixth title to date. As an advocate for sustainable fashion and volunteer work, Hicks balances her responsibilities as […]
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When Josiah Mork was growing up, he struggled to connect with his peers, but everything changed once he discovered the world of fantasy role-playing games. “My parents were really good about trying to get me out and making friends, but I was still very introverted,” Mork said. When he joined his Boy Scouts troop, Mork was introduced to the fantasy […]
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A common conversation among young Christians focuses on the content of the seemingly false or humanistic undertones in modern worship music (worship music written in the last 10 years). Personally, when I walk out of a church here in Lynchburg that uses only modern music for worship, I feel strangely alone in my thought that what we just sang was […]
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The Bible tells of the wonderful friendship between Jonathan and David in 1 Samuel 18. Their friendship was one of trust, protection, love and support. In verse 3, Jonathan makes a covenant with David, promising that they would always be friends. Jonathan loved David so much that he protected him from his father, King Saul, and his malicious plan to […]
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Growing up near Michigan State meant not going downtown during the Michigan vs. Michigan State football game on October 30, 2021, due to the violence, chaos and couch burnings that would take place. “Over a football game?” I would say. I never quite understood how people could be so hostile when their favorite sports teams lose. The rivalry between these […]
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The Liberty University branch of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) hosted the Virginia legislators panel Oct. 24 featuring Delegate Tim Griffin, Delegate Wendell Walker and Virginia State Senator Mark Peake. The goal of YAF, according to President Isaiah Varella, is “to educate and equip students with conservative, Biblical values.” The club executive board is composed of seven student executives: Varella, […]
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The Standing for Freedom Center hosted its Freedom Uncensored: Winning Next Gen event Oct. 25 in the Montview Alumni Ballroom, which brought together a large audience to hear from leading conservative speakers. About 950 people crowded the Alumni Ballroom to listen to the wisdom of Allie Beth Stuckey, Nick Freitas, Seth Dillon, Isabel Brown, John Amanchukwu and Michael Knowles. President […]
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The New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers went head-to-head in the 2024 MLB World Series for the first time since 1981, opening their best of seven series Oct. 25. The Dodgers and the Yankees both managed to win their previous series against the New York Mets and Cleveland Guardians. The Dodgers eliminated the Mets from the competition with […]
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The Liberty University Women’s Soccer team defeated the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders in a competitive match Sunday, Oct. 27. Led by a strong performance from redshirt sophomore forward Halle Engle, the Lady Flames defeated the Blue Raiders 2-1. In the last matchup between the two programs, Liberty secured its first Conference USA win. Since then, the Flames have gone […]
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SafeBabe is a student-owned and operated self-defense key chain company that offers an affordable tool to students who wish to protect themselves. Senior Guinevere Collins started a key chain company that offers a multitude of self-defense essentials. “As a college girl in general, we need to be able to protect ourselves,” Collins said. Collins started SafeBabe as a project for […]
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