Author: Kristina Smith

On April 6, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his fourth extension on the student loan payment pause. Student debt payments were originally supposed to resume May 1, but this announcement extends the payment pause until Aug. 31, 2022. The pause includes a suspension of federal student loan payments, a 0% interest rate on payments and stopping collections on defaulted loans.  […]

Music by The Beatles, Ed Sheeran or the Super Mario Bros. theme song may not seem like cello music, but these tunes provided an evening of entertainment as the Liberty University Cello Project performed a number of arrangements at its concert in the Worley Prayer Chapel on April 21.   This project consisted of a cello quartet made up of […]

Liberty’s American Sign Language Club channeled the prohibition-esque parties on April 18 as it hosted a 1920s Murder Mystery Gala. Attendees happily complied with the Roaring Twenties dress code with feathers, shawls, suspenders, flapper dresses, hats and headbands highlighting their outfits.  The Montview Ballroom was set up to match with gold and black decor and moody jazz playing. But aside […]

More than 50 students challenged themselves to climb the 40 feet tall rock-climbing wall during the Route Climbing Competition on April 8.  Campus Recreation created 19 new routes with different colors to indicate top rope or lead climb for the competition. They host at least one competition each semester where people of all skill levels are encouraged to join.  Each […]

Despite only being the fifth graduating class for the school, the Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine class of 2022 achieved a 100% match rate for its graduating students entering residencies in 30 states in the U.S. For fourth-year medical students, “Match Day” determines where they will spend the next few years training and what specialty they will pursue. Before […]

Blue Ridge Bagels will host its 10-year anniversary event in celebration of both the company and its customers on April 15, 2022.  Blue Ridge Bagels is a family-owned bagel shop located in Lynchburg, Virginia. This shop is open Monday through Saturday and serves bagels, doughnuts, sandwiches, salads, wraps and more.   Blue Ridge Bagels is operated and run by Barry […]

Liberty’s Campus Recreation hosted a “skolf” event at Snowflex on April 9. The event aimed to combine elements of traditional golf with skiing and snowboarding.  Instead of holes in golf, competitors would need to complete specific features or tricks. The competition included multiple categories for tricks, specifically a jump and box section. The entire event had nine “holes” or features […]

Over 200 people gathered on April 9 at Riverfront Park in Lynchburg for the 2022 Heart Walk hosted by the American Heart Association with cooperation from local organizations. Encouraged by the crisp, sunny weather, walkers began arriving at the park around 9 a.m. While they waited for the walk itself to start, they were able to visit several information tables […]

“We all have invisible wheelchairs,” Katherine Wolf said during Convocation on April 8. She is the founder of Hope Heals, a ministry devoted to spreading the message of hope and Christ. She started her ministry to help others be able to experience this hope and spread its message through books, summer camps and speaking events for people with disabilities.  “My […]

As president of Liberty University, I am always thinking as a pastor about our students and the gospel, which is our first priority. This week is one of the most important weeks in all the world. It is the week that we celebrate Easter, the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is the most significant event in all history and the […]

Human trafficking is prevalent in every country, but people are unaware of the suffering that trafficking victims endure. The Students Against Trafficking Club hosted a Students Against Trafficking Awareness Movie night on April 7 featuring the award-winning documentary “Nefarious: Merchant of Souls.”      The movie incorporates testimonies of individuals fighting against human trafficking, ex-human traffickers, ex-sex slaves and ex-prostitutes.  […]

Liberty University’s Student Government Association proposed a new resolution that would reinstate Suicide Awareness and Prevention Week in the fall. It is awaiting further approval from administration.  Suicide Awareness and Prevention Week appeared at Liberty in 2017. The week was a time for trained professionals and speakers on mental health and suicide awareness to come to campus and speak to […]

Liberty 1984 graduate and Virginia Rep. Wendell Walker and Virginia Sen. Mark Peake presented President Jerry Prevo with a certificate to commemorate Liberty’s 50 years of training champions for Christ, during Convocation on April 6. The certificate is a copy of the resolution passed in both houses of the General Assembly last October. It highlights the history and accomplishments of […]