Last week, I talked to Lori Macasa, assistant clinic director of the Lynchburg Treatment Center, about the rise in opioid addiction and abuse within Lynchburg City and surrounding counties. The opioid epidemic is something that many have seen and heard about happening in the northeast and places in West Virginia, but not a lot know about how bad the problem […]
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While the actors are busy learning their lines and the musicians are practicing their scores, the backstage crew is not idle. From the beginning, they are researching the time period, planning the set, determining the props that will be needed, sewing costumes, building sets and much more. Brandon Shawl, a junior theatre arts administration major, was the stage manager of […]
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Liberty University is proving that helping those in need never goes out of style as the Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) Department prepares for the 12th annual FACS fashion show on AprIL 7, promoting this year’s charity called City of Hope. International Executive Director of City of Hope, Regina Chacha, was able to speak to students and faculty about the […]
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Rock sensation Conrad Birdie is off to join the Army. But before the heartthrob musician ships off, Rose Alvarez — secretary and girlfriend of Birdie’s manager Albert Peterson — devises a plan to give Birdie a big send-off and bring in more money. In Liberty’s production of “Bye Bye Birdie,” Rose hopes that Albert will leave the agency and become […]
Read moreDear Editor: Ryan Klinker’s Feb. 20 article on “Black Panther” handled the sensitive race issue with grace and poise, a difficult accomplishment in this age. By praising the film for its contribution to ethnic diversity, Mr. Klinker broke the commonly-held stereotype of Liberty students as racist and culturally disengaged. In addition, his willingness to discuss such a “cultural milestone” helps […]
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Family and consumer sciences (FACS) student Morgan Zuck has loved sewing for a long time. So when she had the opportunity to create her own garment to showcase in Liberty’s student-run fashion show, she jumped at the opportunity. This year’s fashion show, titled and themed “Flourish: Fashion in Full Bloom,” will be held on April 7. This annual event hosted […]
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The Lady Flames erased a 17-point second-half deficit and beat High Point University 57-49, securing the Big South regular-season championship Saturday, March 3, at the Vines Center. Liberty (21-9, 16-2 Big South) will now enter the Big South Women’s Basketball Championship as the No. 1 seed for the 16th time in school history. With the loss, High Point (16-13, 10-8 […]
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The Liberty University Career Center is offering several events throughout the spring 2018 semester aimed at getting Liberty students internships, jobs and boosting the marketability of students for their future careers. The Career Center is offering a wide range of events starting in the month of February all the way through mid-April. The events being held include sessions on how […]
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Prospective Liberty University students attending College for a Weekend in February and April will have the opportunity to win one of several $10,000 scholarships by entering video project, essay and musical skill-based contests. High school juniors and seniors can respond to prompts determined by the School of Music and the School of Communication and Digital Content. Faculty at the schools […]
Read moreLiberty University continues to bolster its financial stability for the 2017 fiscal year, as its endowment spiked by 19.3 percent from the 2016 fiscal year, according to the 2017 National Association of College and University Business Officers Endowment Study. The university’s endowment increased from $1.1 billion to just under $1.3 billion in financial assets, according to the NACUBO report based […]
Read moreSafeSide Tactical in Lynchburg, Virginia began a new chapter of national organization A Girl & A Gun, Women’s Shooting League in July 2017, affording enthusiastic women with an opportunity to bond over a passion for firearms. On Feb. 8, during Lynchburg’s first AG & AG meeting, facilitator Judy Gallion presented 15 women at SafeSide Tactical with information about the national […]
Read moreJens Soering, a German-born University of Virginia student convicted in 1990 of murdering his girlfriend’s parents, is closer to being exonerated than ever before, thanks to the forensic investigation of a Liberty University professor. Dr. J. Thomas McClintock, Liberty’s director of forensic science and professor of biology, has been working on the forensic DNA analysis on new evidentiary samples of […]
Read moreLiberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine’s student chapter of the Student Osteopathic Medical Association hosted their annual Pancakes for Parkinson’s event Feb. 15 to raise money for the Thomas Hartman Center for Parkinson’s Research. According to the LUCOM Director of Marketing Christopher Breedlove, participates paid $5 for all-you-can-eat pancakes. More than $450 was raised to benefit Parkinson’s disease research. “Parkinson’s […]
Read moreLiberty University’s social work club hosted the executive director of the Charlottesville International Rescue Committee Feb. 15 for “Roots of Refuge,” an event held to educate students about the truth of refugees. “I think the most important thing to take away from this (event) is the understanding of what a refugee really is,” Kuhr said. Kuhr said that to be […]
Read moreEvery female student at Liberty University is invited to attend a Ladies’ Night at the LaHaye Recreation and Fitness Center on Wednesday, Feb. 21, where they will be able to utilize exercise classes and consult with personal trainers. The Ladies’ Night, which will be from 9:30-11:30 p.m., is the launch of Liberty Recreation Center’s “Seize the Sweaty” campaign with the […]
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