The social media site offers the ability to keep up with old friends with the fresh bonus of meeting new ones At the Pool, a new social network created for students, will be hosting an exclusive launch for Liberty University, Aug. 28. In a world where social networks have become the norm, launches like this are nothing new. It seems […]
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Liberty students’ spirits were still high at the annual block party as rain drenched everyone in attendance The down-pouring rain did not wash the throngs of drenched Liberty University students away as fans of Relient K and House of Heroes inched towards the stage at Liberty’s annual block party, Saturday, Aug. 25. Ferris wheels, carnival rides and free air-brushed tattoos […]
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Liberty University has been blessed with all the new sports facilities that are underway. Athletic director Jeff Barber has said to expect the new Worthington baseball stadium to be completed in February 2013. In addition to the stadium, the Matthes-Hopkins track and field used by students, community, faculty and staff, will be renovated. Furthermore, due to the demolition of the […]
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Another great year is in the books for the Liberty University golf team, and for the second year in a row, coach Jeff Thomas took home the Virginia Collegiate Golf Coaches Association’s Coach of the Year award. He was also one of six finalists for the Dave Williams Award, the NCAA’s top honor for a men’s golf coach. Thomas has […]
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Liberty University kicks off the 2012 football season Sept. 1 in Winston-Salem, N.C., against the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest University. With this in mind, below are some talking points for week one. FBS Opponents This season marks the 15th consecutive season that the Flames will square off against at least one FBS opponent. Although there may not be many […]
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Major League Baseball (MLB) has made large strides to reduce the use of steroids, enforcing stricter rules that make players think twice. However, MLB players still find it necessary to use banned substances. According to baseballsteriodsera.com, nine players have been suspended for their use of a banned substance since 2008. This season, four additional players have also been suspended. While […]
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Liberty students who did not stay in Lynchburg over vacation missed many renovations, new business openings and pesky construction Construction The campus of Liberty University looks quite different this fall than it did in the spring. Construction projects designed to improve academic buildings, athletic facilities and much more are taking shape all across campus. According to Charles Spence of the […]
Read moreTimothy Steltzer, Ryan Paul sweep ski, snowboard events One word to accurately describe Dew Games 2012 at the Liberty Mountain Snowflex Centre is “epic.” Double-corks, double-backflips and double-side-flips were all thrown down Saturday night as nearly 20 of the best skiers and 30 of the best snowboarders the East Coast had to offer came out for a chance at part […]
Read moreLiberty University has long arms when it comes to recruiting athletes. Upon examination of the current men’s tennis roster one can find Estonia, India, Brazil and New Zealand among the locations members hail from. Liberty stretched its arms once again to Australia, where it was received by Jess Reinhardt, who will be competing for the Liberty women’s swimming team starting […]
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Over 100 students and Lynchburg residents laced up their running shoes and took to the woods Saturday morning at Camp Hydaway for the Bald Mountain 10k Trail Race. The race started at 8 a.m. near the camp lake. The 6.2-mile course led runners all the way past places like the Liberty Mountain Snowflex Centre and the Liberty University monogram, finishing […]
Read moreVolleyball The Lady Flames volleyball team posted a stellar 10-1 home record the past season at the Vines Center. Shane Pinder’s team won their fifth straight regular season Big South title on their way to the program’s sixth Big South Tournament Championship, a shutout victory over Radford University. The team then represented Liberty in the national tournament, losing a hard-fought […]
Read moreThe Liberty University men’s and women’s track team are in the midst of a very hectic stretch of their season as they try to prepare for the Championship portion of their schedule. The Flames still have a few tuneup meets left to compete in, as well as the all-important finals week, before they to get that Championship portion of the […]
Read moreThe first football game I covered was a 52-7 drumming of St. Francis University at Lynchburg’s City Stadium, Sept. 4, 2010. Mike Brown and Chris Summers teed off that game and made covering the story easy enough. After the game, I interviewed Brown and Summers in a quiet, shaky voice. That’s when Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. walked up to talk […]
Read moreNational Football League fans witnessed plenty of drama during this year’s NFL draft. Quarterbacks Andrew Luck and Heisman trophy winner Robert Griffin III were picked first and second, going to the Indianapolis Colts and Washington Redskins. Fans witnessed the quickest first round in NFL history, roughly three hours. The Dallas Cowboys shocked everyone, trading up into the top 10 to […]
Read moreIn just their third year of existence, the Liberty Flames men’s lacrosse team participated in the Division II SELC Playoffs, losing to Elon in the semifinals. The Flames, who participated in the SELC Division II North West Conference, finished with a record of 7-3 before heading into the playoffs. Head coach Kyle McQuillan was named SELC Division II coach of […]
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