Liberty University student Riley Hayes won the Youth Leadership Award from the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action after months of determined work and was recognized Jan. 13, 2018 in Washington, D.C. when he accepted his award. Hayes worked independently for five months before putting together a team of six members that went door-to-door on weekends, asking residents questions […]
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Before Liberty University students returned to campus for the spring semester, an LU Send Now team of students was deployed to California Jan. 14-21 where they partnered with the Dream Center and worked with those suffering from homelessness in Skid Row, Los Angeles. Initially, Send Now planned to send a team to do disaster relief following the 2017 California wildfires—the […]
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WinterFest Thousands gathered in the Vines Center Dec. 30-31 for the 16th annual WinterFest, closing out the year with two days of performances by highly acclaimed Christian entertainers. According to Liberty News Service, the 16 acts that performed over the two-day event included Crowder, Skillet, Andy Mineo and illusionist Justin Flom. Two screenings of the not-yet-released film, “I Can Only Imagine,” were held in the Center […]
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Liberty University will be hosting the eighth annual Big South Undergraduate Research Symposium April 13 – 14 where hundreds of students from multiple regional schools in the Big South Conference will be presenting their work for faculty judging and cash prizes. The Big South aims to encourage undergraduate students to pursue academic excellence through research. For many, the first thought […]
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The Liberty Natatorium located on the Liberty Mountain below the LU monogram is the new home to the Flames swimming and diving teams. Its ceremonial grand opening on Friday Jan. 26 included a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a full meet immediately following. The necessity for a new facility became increasingly evident as the program continued to expand and elevate, thanks to […]
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In April of last year, at the height of campaign week of Liberty University’s student body elections, soon-to-be elected Student Body President Caleb Johnson and Vice President Jared Cave drove home a campaign message of bringing practical, small-scale changes to campus. These type of feasible changes, they said – like continuing to update the Liberty Today app and fighting for more meal swipe options at Dunkin’ Donuts – make the biggest impact on the lifestyle of Liberty […]
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While many Liberty University students around campus turned their lights off for the night, approximately 3,000 people gathered in the Vines Center Saturday morning, Jan. 26 at 12 a.m. for the annual men’s volleyball Midnight Mayhem, an iconic match marking the halfway point of the season. The match, featured on ESPN3 for the first time in program history, saw the […]
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“The fact that I could be open with my faith” was a deciding factor in coming to Liberty, new women’s head volleyball coach Trevor Johnson said when asked what made him choose Liberty. He said it has a very similar atmosphere to the Christian school he attended, so that helped him in the decision process. “The people here, they care […]
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Hurricane Maria took precedence over a majority of newsfeeds as it hit Puerto Rico last September and left hundreds of thousands without water, food, shelter and power. Now, four months after the storm, people still face life without clean water or power, but the U.S territory receives little to no mention. Angela Lento, CollegeInsider.com Vice President and Co-founder, however, is […]
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In the discussion of the best mobile quarterbacks in NFL history there are multiple names that immediately come to mind – Randall Cunningham, Steve Young, Donovan McNabb and Fran Tarkenton, to name a few. But there is one name that is a clear outlier: Michael Vick. At the quarterback position, he is the all-time leader in rushing yards and yards […]
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The Liberty women’s basketball team (7-1) kept its fans entertained Sunday at 2 p.m. with a 61-56 win against Radford University. The close game kept fans at the edge of their seats, as the score lead changed three times throughout the game and it was tied six times. The first half ended with a Liberty over Radford 35-23, and Liberty […]
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For Liberty sophomore forward Scottie James, basketball has always been a way of life. At 6 feet 7 inches, he wreaks havoc all over the Big South Conference. James’ father introduced him to the game at a young age. James, a redshirt sophomore, transferred to Liberty in 2016 after playing his freshman season at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. After […]
Read moreFollowing a thrilling shootout that saw a total of 32 three-point shots hit home, the Liberty Flames basketball team fell short of edging the Campbell Fighting Camels 94-85 January 23 at the Vines Center. In record-breaking fashion, Campbell guards Chris Clemons and Marcus Burk each drained 10 three pointers, the first teammates to do so in one game in NCAA […]
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