Andy Lyons
Andry Lyons (1996) leads an award winning team of reporters in Charleston, S.C.
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Oklahoma! set to lead a spirited year of theater
Counts of four cued teams of actors onto the floor of Liberty University’s theater practice room. Tights and shorts, cowboy hats and baskets waved back and forth as each actor and dancer followed the lead of their choreographer in preparation for the Department of Theater Arts upcoming show, “Oklahoma!” Rodgers and Hammerstein’s great American show, “Oklahoma!” will take stage at […]
Read moreStudents bring hope for Somalia
The Schilling Center was filled with students, Friday, Sept. 9, to raise awareness and hope for the Somalian people at the Horn of Africa concert. In July of this year, the United Nations declared a famine in Somalia, which is located on the east coast in a region known as the Horn of Africa. Somalia has been suffering from a […]
Read moreNo apologizing: Gospel loud, clear
King’s message touched students during Spiritual Emphasis Week Spiritual Emphasis Week kicked off with a full house Monday night, Sept. 5, at Thomas Road Baptist Church with speaker and campus pastor Clayton King. King was on Liberty’s campus Monday through Wednesday night, speaking to students about various topics, including being bare before God, distance from God, true belief and God’s […]
Read moreInsomnia: The sleepless syndrome
Nights spent staring at the ceiling are never fun. However, most college students can probably say that they have spent their fair share of nights drawing imaginary pictures on the ceiling because they could not fall asleep. As a result of high stress, an unhealthy diet and an irregular sleep cycle, many students may find themselves plagued by insomnia. The […]
Read moreLAMP Literary Magazine shines a light on creative talent
LAMP Literary Magazine is one of Liberty’s undiscovered treasures. While the arts at Liberty are typically appreciated through theater, music and the ever-popular Coffeehouse, LAMP offers an increasingly forgotten form of art — the written word. Beginning in 2003, LAMP is a once-a-semester publication consisting of poetry, fiction, nonfiction and art submitted by Liberty students and alumni. Submissions are currently […]
Read moreSex and Money: Film brings awareness of trafficking in America
Sex. Money. Two words that should have nothing to do with each other, but for millions of people in today’s society, have become entwined. The gigantic bus parked outside of DeMoss on Monday, Aug. 5, with these two words splashed across it may have confused onlookers, but inside, a group of five recent college graduates were planning and praying as […]
Read moreSA’s Brain Show delivers laughs
The Tilley Center came alive with music and cheering as fans and contestants began to arrive Friday, Sept. 9, awaiting the interactive game show titled the “Brain Show.” Students gathered around the glowing stage of the low-lit Tilley as they watched their friends and fellow classmates answer an array of trivia questions given by the game show’s host. There were […]
Read moreBible study seeks to answer essential question
“Do you love me?” That’s the question Rebekah Gregory will seek to help girls answer this semester at truthbetold, a candid, honest women’s Bible study that strives to be a lot more than a feel good, self help session. “My heartbeat is never that we have a Bible study that just makes us feel better about ourselves. While that may […]
Read moreMy world upside down
New Yorker’s account of the 9/11 attacks “This story is about an event that would change my outlook on life forever,” wrote a 17-year-old Andrew Claudio in his graduating class school memoir. “On that day, I felt that everything that I stood for, everything that I believed in, and everything I put my trust in no longer existed.” Claudio was […]
Read moreSA’s Jazz Night event: success
Trio brings calming effect As smooth jazz glided through the courtyard Wednesday, Aug. 31, DeMoss was transformed into a musical oasis. The stylistic performance of the Bob Peckman Trio allowed students to soak in the soothing, soulful tunes. The Bob Peckman Trio has been gracing Liberty’s stage since 2006 and has continued to return due to their positive relationship with […]
Read morePaws and Purrs race raises hope
When a tragic apartment fire took the lives of Liberty alumni Rachael Horton and her husband, Aaron, on April 8, it seemed that a beautiful future had also died that day. Horton, a bright-eyed and passionate animal lover, had dedicated seven years of her life to the Gentle Care Animal Hospital in Forest and poured her heart into serving the […]
Read moreBook release a hit with students
The Liberty University bookstore was flooded with eager readers Sunday night, Aug. 28, lining up to buy an early copy of the first book written by campus pastor Johnnie Moore. The bookstore sponsored a “Pre-release” party for Moore, promoting the book and giving students the opportunity to purchase it four days before its nationwide release. “I actually left church early […]
Read moreShifting focus to prayer
All Night of Prayer gives students sense of unity On most Friday nights, the DeMoss parking lot is usually empty aside from a handful of skateboarders and ambitious students wondering why the computer lab closes before 2 a.m. on the weekends. However, this past Friday night and Saturday morning, the DeMoss parking lot was home to a more diverse crowd […]
Read moreLiberty offers new ways for learning languages
Communication is universal and learning a new language has become more popular as time has progressed. Privet, guten tag and namaste all mean hello and will be one of the many words that one will hear when taking conversational language courses. Outside of Liberty’s academics, the university also offers courses that will help “develop and enrich an individual’s needs.” The […]
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