Pastor Scott Thomas of Free Life Chapel in Lakeland, Florida, was the featured speaker for Liberty University’s second annual Israel Emphasis Week. The event which was held at the Liberty University School of Law in the Mountain View Room, was themed “One Night with the King” and would be held specifically to honor and show support for the nation of […]
Read moreNASCAR driver Blake Koch faces funding issues due to ad with ‘religious overtones’ ESPN rejected Nascar Nationwide Series racecar driver Blake Koch’s advertisement for Rise up and Register, causing his sponsorship to fall through. The pro-vote advertisement was not aired because of Koch’s outspoken Christian beliefs, according to ESPN. “The spot was declined for political and religious overtones, which we […]
Read moreDave Campbell, museum host and curator, sits Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in a decoratively furnished chair just behind those double doors of the Jerry Falwell Museum. The museum tells the story of Liberty University’s great founder Jerry Falwell, and, tucked inside the dimly lit corner of the museum’s entrance, Dave Campbell is yet another hidden […]
Read more
Award-winning Innovative Faith Resources gains recognition Although the company has only been in existence for a little more than a year, Innovative Faith Resources (IFR) already has several awards under its belt. The nonprofit media company has claimed 11 awards so far this year. IFR earned seven from the Telly Awards, two from the Baptist Communicators Association and two Addy […]
Read more
Father hosts race in honor of autistic son The Coleman’s Run 5K race for autism awareness will be held May 5 at 9 a.m., and nobody is happier about it than Dr. Clark Zealand. For Zealand, an assistant professor of sports management and race director for Eco-X, a passion for running and his love for his 10-year-old autistic son Coleman […]
Read moreWith the sun setting and a slight breeze blowing, teams huddled together and shouted cheers in preparation for the Beach Bash volleyball tournament 2012, which would last almost an entire night. The Beach Bash started at 6 p.m. on Friday and lasted until around 6 a.m. Saturday morning, with the championship round beginning at close to 4:30 a.m. “Our main […]
Read moreNoisetrade users tune into Jane Marczewski who is turning her singing and songwriting talent into a career For as long as junior communications major Jane Marczewski can remember, she has wanted to be a singer. Her dream has started to come true, as she has recently become the No. six download on Noisetrade, rising above artists such as Jars of […]
Read moreAs baseball season begins to heat up around the league, the Liberty Flames season continues to cool down. The Flames were unable to find a victory in last weekend’s three game series against conference rival Coastal Carolina. The Flames took a 5-3 loss in the series opener, and the […]
Read more
For any of the 2100 fans that turned out Saturday for the 2012 spring football game expecting offense, they were sorely disappointed. The two offensive units combined for a meager 235 yards in the short contest, which was won by the Blue team 7-3. The defense, however, put on a clinic, with both the red and blue defenses shutting down […]
Read moreThe Liberty University paintball team spent the weekend of March 13-15 competing in the National Collegiate Paintball Association championships in Lakeland, Fla. Having finished fourth at the national championships for the past two years, the team was eager for victory after completing their season with an 8-0 record and a No. 1 national ranking. Todd Hoglund, Liberty’s head coach, believed […]
Read more
The Liberty Flames men’s tennis team’s season ended Thursday when they fell to Coastal Carolina in the first round of the Big South Conference tournament, 4-3. “We lost a heartbreaker,” senior Siim Tuus said. “We faced a good team, very close to our level, and one of us had to walk off the court with the loss and unfortunately, this […]
Read more
Through bad weather and major adversity, the Liberty University golf team finished first for the second year in a row in this week’s Big South Championship Tournament at The Patriot Golf Club at Grand Harbor in Ninety Six, S.C. The number one seeded team set a few records, had golf fans on their feet throughout the entire tournament, which ended […]
Read more
If the spring game may be used as any indication, we’ve learned a few things about Turner Gill’s 2012 football squad that takes its first snap against Wake Forest in less than 130 days. Big D The 2012 Flames looked like the Bears of the early 80s, the Steelers of the 70s or the modern day Baltimore Ravens — teams […]
Read more
Certain names are viewed as synonymous with their respective sports. Babe Ruth is baseball, Pele is soccer, Michael Jordan is basketball. In women’s basketball, one name comes to mind: Pat Summitt. After 38 years as the leader of the Tennessee Lady Volunteers, Summit decided to resign as head coach. Summit’s recent Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis in August of last year escorted […]
Read more
Ryan Paul is one of the top athletes in snowboarding today. With a silver medal in X Games Street this past January, he continues to be on the up and coming list of the best riders in the country. Paul was one of the Snowboarders for Christ members who came to Liberty University last summer to help teach Liberty Mountain […]
Read more