Since graduating in 2009, Samantha Ponder has gained national fame while reporting on college sports Liberty University graduate Samantha Ponder wasted no time in climbing the ranks of the sports broadcasting world. After reporting for the Flames Sports Network (now the Liberty Flames Sports Network) during her senior year of college in 2009, Samantha Ponder worked at the Longhorn Network […]
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Lynchburg community military members enjoyed a soggy Military Family Fun Day on top of Liberty Mountain The Office of Military Affairs welcomed Liberty University and the surrounding community’s military members and their families to its Military Family Fun Day Saturday, Oct. 12 at Liberty Mountain Snowflex Centre. Despite the clouds and the rain, fathers, mothers and children, as well as […]
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Liberty University crept its way into October with the opening of the 41st annual Scaremare Thursday, Oct. 10. The event, which draws tens of thousands of people each year, will run every Thursday through Saturday for the rest of the month. Scaremare is one of Liberty’s unique ways of bringing the gospel to the unreached by way of spine-chilling entertainment. […]
Read moreHope and excitement filled the air as more than 2,000 people gathered at Lynchburg College Saturday, Oct. 12 to participate in the Freedom 4/24 Run for Their Lives race. According to relevantmagazine.com, Freedom 4/24 is an organization that collects money in $24 increments to buy young girls around the world a night of freedom from sexual slavery. Registration for the […]
Read moreDespite the rain Saturday, Oct.12, many students trekked up to the Liberty University Paintball Facility to compete in an adrenaline-pumping tournament of three versus three, double-elimination, capture the flag fun, hosted by the Student Government Association (SGA). The tournament was hosted in honor of Sarah McKeown, a recently deceased Liberty University graduate, former Flames Crew Team member and member of […]
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Liberty University cut the ribbon on the newly renovated East Campus Clubhouse, which was renamed David’s Place, Friday, Oct.12. According to the David’s Place Web page, it now includes a Jamba Juice restaurant, a game room featuring five gaming stations equipped with 46-inch televisions and PlayStation 3 consoles, a 24-seat movie theatre, new heating systems for the outdoor pool and […]
Read moreThe Liberty University Career Center is hosting the Health Professions and School of Communication & Creative Arts career fairs over the next two weeks, inviting all Liberty juniors, seniors and alumni in pursuit of jobs or internships. Both fairs will be held from 1 p.m.-4 p.m. in the Reber-Thomas Dining Atrium. The Health Professions Career Fair will be held Oct. […]
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Local headlines tell of catastrophic events occurring almost every day in America and around the world. They showcase the tragic situations politicians from the capital and various states have to deal with so often. Liberty students gathered at the front steps of DeMoss Hall Wednesday, Sept. 25, to pray for the nation, its leaders and Lynchburg-area politicians at the annual […]
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Energy and excitement filled the air as more than 1,400 people gathered in downtown Lynchburg Saturday, Sept. 28, to run the Virginia 10 Miler. According to the Genworth Virginia 10 Miler website, this year marked the 40th anniversary for the event, which holds various races and walks for people of all ages. Those participating in the 10 mile race began […]
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Colton Dixon’s song ‘Scars’ encouraged, while Crowder’s mix included new twists on traditional hymns Concertgoers lined up outside the Vines Center hours in advance Friday, Sept. 27, to see David Crowder and Colton Dixon perform. One student waited outside for four hours prior to the concert. “I was the first person here,” sophomore Jay Jung said. According to Jung and […]
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Freedom 4/24 Run for Their Lives takes place Oct. 12 at Lynchburg College Each year, runners lace up their tennis shoes and mark their arms with the name of a human trafficking victim as they take part in the Run for Their Lives race to give a young woman freedom for one day. The Run for Their Lives 5k race […]
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Students receive tips to avoid sickness Influenza, also known as the flu, is a common sickness that five to 20 percent of the population is plagued with every year during the fall and winter seasons, according to cdc.gov, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) official website. Medical professionals produce a flu shot annually to help people avoid coming down with […]
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S.A. invites students to spend Oct. 4-7 near the James River Liberty University invited students to join Student Activities (SA) on a fall break camping trip beginning Oct. 4 at Wilderness Canoe Campground on the James River just outside of Glasgow, Va. Students will meet at Camp Hydaway Friday at 4 p.m. and will camp that night by the James […]
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Kyle Adams worked a few odd jobs before he became the public relations officer for the Humanitarian International Services Group (HISG). “One of the jobs I had to manage a baseball field, and then that lead me to a job taking care of a golf course in Colorado Springs,” Adams said. “It wasn’t particularly fulfilling though, it wasn’t what I […]
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Every two months, Abby Armbruster(2010) writes a profile about an individual in the Wayne County, Ohio community. “We can write about a teacher or a principal or someone else,” Armbruster said. “It’s really interesting to hear what people do, and I get to meet a lot of people around the county. Those are fun to write.” Armbruster is a news […]
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