Liberty football announced the signing of eight more players to its 2018 recruiting class on Wednesday, Feb. 7. Including the 19 recruits who signed in December 2017, Liberty’s total number of new signees is 27. The 2018 recruiting class is the first under the new college football national signing day rule, which gives recruits the option of choosing whether they […]
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Graduate School Decisions Elizabeth Lapp As senior year grows closer, some students become excited at the prospect of graduation and the idea of never having to take tests and write papers again. But for many, it is now decision time for whether or not they want to enter the career field after graduation or head to graduate school. The first […]
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Talk to any Liberty student who graduated from the Disney College Program about their experience at Disney, and they will probably use the word “magic” at least once in the conversation. Steven Honaker certainly will. The senior digital media, social networking and interactive media major spent the fall 2017 semester working at Disney World alongside other college students from around […]
Read moreWith springtime just around the corner, many of us are growing restless for adventure and exploration. If you are one of those students who is planning a day trip escape route, you will not have to travel far. In a reader poll by USA Today, Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest was ranked among the top 10 tourist attractions in Virginia. A […]
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Sometimes students in Liberty’s Department of Studio & Digital Arts forget that their professors are artists, too. Professors in the art department got a chance to show off their skills with the launch of the “Faculty Exhibit” on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018. Among the artists was professor of photography, William Isaacson, and professor of graphic design, Kelsey Phillips. Isaacson is […]
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What if you had the chance to learn from the actress who has played Mrs. Potts from the Broadway show “Beauty and the Beast”? Seven Liberty University music and theatre students had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity on Monday night (Feb 5) from 5:30-7:30 p.m. to receive instruction from Jeanne Lehman French, an internationally recognized singer and Broadway actress. French has an […]
Read moreYou have more than likely stumbled upon this idiom at one point: Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. Unlike most of you, though, I actually did this. In the fourth grade, I would commonly walk back to my house from a weekly after-school activity with a couple of friends. Our group had decided that the […]
Read moreSince President Donald Trump ended the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in September 2017, the promise of reinstating the program and offering DACA recipients a pathway to citizenship has been used as legislative bait. Republicans used the promise of a deal on DACA to pass multiple spending bills and to raise the debt ceiling. However, repeatedly making a promise […]
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“There’s no place in civilized society for the early or forced marriage of children. These traditions may date back centuries; they have no place in the 21st century. These are issues of right and wrong — in any culture.” – Former President Barack Obama I remember films I watched as a child where princesses were 16 years old and waiting […]
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An article published on The Balance website Jan. 8 asked and answered the question, “Why Reform Health Care?” The article cites several reasons why a health care reformation is necessary, including the escalating costs of health care and the fact that nearly 25 percent of the population has little-to-no health care coverage. Less than three weeks after the article was […]
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Facebook unveiled Messenger Kids at the beginning of last December, tailoring the Messenger app for kids under 13 and implementing heavy parental controls. In the digital age, the program provides a groundbreaking answer for both the fear of missing out -woes of every smartphone-toting tween and their worrying parents. “We found that there’s a need for a messaging app that […]
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With Commencement approaching and an estimated 6,000 graduates to walk, Liberty University Planning and Construction hopes to have Williams Stadium ready. The stadium is currently undergoing construction with the massive expansion allowing for 6,000 more seats and a new appearance. The expansion will also include more amenities, concessions, restroom facilities and wireless internet throughout the whole stadium. Vice President of […]
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Planning a wedding can be hectic, but the vendors at the Lynchburg Bridal Show gathered at Liberty University to make the nuptial process as smooth as possible for brides- and grooms-to-be. Liberty hosted the Lynchburg Bridal Show in the Schillings Center on Sunday, Jan. 28. The show involved a vast array of cake bakers, wedding planners and bridal boutiques, as […]
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Everyone has their own childhood visions of what they will be when they grow up, but “prayer warrior” isn’t usually one of them. Unless, of course, you are Jarryn Bailey. From leading lunchtime prayer meetings in middle school to interning at the White House last semester, the 2017 Liberty alumna describes prayer as an overarching theme in her journey through […]
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“What if you meet the right person at the wrong time?” Linda Cooper, chair of the Department of Theatre Arts, revealed this as the theme of Liberty’s first 10 Minute Play Festival to 13 eager participants one Saturday afternoon. “As soon as Mrs. Cooper announced the topic, Esther (Eaton) leans over and says, ‘I think we should do it about […]
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