Liberty University’s chapter of Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) proved that they are small but mighty by winning PRSSA’s Star Chapter Award. Chapters that received the award had to meet eight of 11 required professional development goals between July 1, 2020 and May 31, 2021, according to the award’s guidelines. Some of these mentioned on the Star Chapter […]
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What is your leadership style? Don’t tell me that you’re not a leader or that you don’t plan to be one. Here’s why. First, you don’t know what God intends for your life. Both the Bible and history books record endless numbers of people who never planned on being thrust into a position of leadership – but circumstances changed and […]
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Liberty University’s Michael W. Smith Remix Project, held at the School of Music on September 13-14, announced its top six finalists. The remix project offered students the chance to record their own versions of a guest musician’s songs. This year, Mac Powell of the band “Third Day” gave a list of songs to be reimagined by students. After each student presented […]
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Marc Short, former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, spoke to students in Liberty University’s Helms School of Government on Sept. 16. In his talk, he shared about his experience working in the field of politics. In addition to working for Vice President Pence, Short served as the Director of Legislative Affairs for former President Trump. In this […]
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Campus Recreation is back with another semester-long challenge that students can participate in to experience a wide variety of activities that different facilities have to offer. To participate in the Campus Rec Challenge, students can grab booklets (available at any campus recreation facility) with a list of tasks to be completed by Wednesday, Dec. 8. As described on the Campus […]
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One is running to stay fit during her pregnancy. One is walking to have quality time with his daughter. All are running the Virginia 10 Miler or the Virginia 4 Miler on Sept. 25 with their entry fees paid by Liberty University. One hundred and forty-four faculty and staff will comprise Team Liberty as they participate in the upcoming races, […]
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For skiers and snowboarders, the Big Air Competition, hosted by Snowflex on Sept. 17, was a chance to soar to new heights and show off their skills on the slope. Judges scored each snowboarder and skier based on style, amplitude and technicality. The competition had four categories: men’s ski, women’s ski, men’s snowboarding and women’s snowboarding. Participants could earn prize […]
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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez walked through the 2021 Met Gala wearing a white mermaid dress with red text stretched across the back that read, “Tax the rich.” The decision to wear the dress, which was designed by Aurora James, ensured that Ocasio-Cortez continued a heated discussion within the political world: do the rich pay their fair share in taxes? An Associated […]
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Controversial California Gov. Gavin Newsom easily defeated a Republican-driven recall election seeking to oust him from office. In the process of trying to remove a strict governor from power, the attempt blew up in Republicans’ faces and changed nothing. During the recall election, voters were asked to answer “yes” or “no” to recall Gov. Newsom. If a majority voted “yes,” […]
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In recent years, there has been a struggle between wearing our “Sunday best” and the call to “come as you are.” There are dangers to both views on this. “Many come to bring their clothes to church rather than themselves,” 17th century theologian Thomas Fuller claims. He warned against the idolatry of dressing up to simply parade status. Perhaps this […]
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The phrase, “you’re on scholarship,” is one we’ve come to hear a lot nowadays in college sports. It’s often met with joyous reactions from the recipient’s teammates. However, there’s a lot more to this than meets the eye. When you hear the term “full-ride”, you think of a four-year scholarship for a major sport at the DI level. Although this is […]
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At 10 years old, Hayley Arceneaux began nearly a year of intensive chemotherapy treatment for bone cancer at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. The now 29-year-old has fulfilled her dream of returning to work at St. Jude’s as a physician’s assistant. She has also recently become an astronaut. Arceneaux shot into space on the Inspiration4 mission Sept. […]
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The Flames No. 25 golf team played in its second tournament of the season Sept. 13-15 at the 2021 Maridoe Collegiate Invitational in Texas, netting a fifth-place finish, which was the team’s first top five finish of the season. The competition field included 15 teams with Liberty competing against seven other teams who were listed in the Golfweek preseason top […]
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The Liberty Flames men’s soccer team won its first home game of the season Sept. 14, defeating the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs 2-1 at Osborne Stadium. The Flames’ offense started the game slow, and Head Coach Kelly Findley credited the Bulldogs goalkeeper Mallel Rios for keeping the Flames from scoring early. “The team was a bit slow and tense at the start,” […]
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Byron was able to race well when it counted most, advancing to the round of 12 by finishing in third place in the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway Sept. 18. Byron began the race in 14th place and quietly ran in the back half of the top 10 throughout the stage. He moved as […]
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