After receiving the words “Saved alone” in a telegram from his wife, Horatio Spafford came to understand that his four daughters had drowned on their journey to England. Their ship sank in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, and their bodies were never recovered. This came after the Spafford’s only son died of scarlet fever four years earlier. Upon sailing […]
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Liberty’s first Dining with the Dean event of the semester is on Feb. 1, but many people may not know the “why” behind these events or the near-death experience that almost prevented them. Mark Hyde is Liberty University’s dean of students. Two years ago, Hyde was hospitalized due to COVID-19. Hooked up to multiple machines in his hospital room, medical […]
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Ryan Bomberger took the stage Jan. 24 for Convocation and began his sermon named “Life Has Purpose.” Bomberger began with how he started an organization, The Radiance Foundation, with his wife to illuminate the topic of abortion, teaching the truth about unborn lives and motivating people to see the value in all lives. Bomberger continued to explain that he […]
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Liberty University’s English Honor Society held an induction ceremony for 28 new members on Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. in DeMoss Hall Grand Lobby. The Grand Lobby held a small stage and two sections of chairs. Carolyn Towles, faculty advisor for Zeta Tau, opened the event and introduced Ginny Dow, residential chair of the Department of English, who started the […]
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College can be hard, but students don’t have to navigate the world of academia alone. They can follow a well-worn path up to a door in DeMoss Hall. This door is the entryway to the College of Applied Studies and Academic Success. CASAS was founded in 2005 under a different name, but it has grown and changed over the years […]
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Local The Lynchburg Fire Department received a call on Jan. 24 concerning the Frito-Lay manufacturing plant in Lynchburg. According to WSLS, there was a fire reported at the plant around 1:50 p.m. A machine used to separate oils from the chip-making process in the manufacturing system was set ablaze. The workers of the Frito-Lay manufacturing plant were unable to extinguish […]
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Liberty University’s Student Government Association (SGA) is gearing up for its annual State of the University Address Thursday, Feb. 1, at 7 p.m. at the Towns Auditorium in the School of Business. Modeled after the State of the Union, the upcoming event will serve as a platform for SGA to showcase its successes over the past year and outline its […]
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My passion for writing served me well as the editor on my college’s newspaper in the early 70s. I interviewed politicians like Sen. Thomas Eagleton and rock stars like the Bee Gees. I wrote about student government and campus protests. I never imagined a future career as a college newspaper advisor. Yet since 1994, I’ve had the privilege of serving […]
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