The year-old Liberty group hopes to expand despite funding challenges On the waters of Ivy Lake, the Liberty Bass Fishing Club is at home. However, according to Vice President George Amedore, they are planning on relocating to Smith Mountain Lake in the future. The 25-member Student Government Association (SGA) approved the club’s hopes to grow and expand over the upcoming […]
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Hundreds of people filled a sold-out Vines Center Friday, Dec. 7 to watch Liberty University Student Activities’ Christmas Coffeehouse. This year marks the fifth time that Liberty student Emily Leybold has attended the semiannual showcase of the best student videos and acts. “I love going because it’s exciting, and I’m really into music,” Leybold said. “I love seeing the different […]
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Students and faculty joined Karen Swallow Prior to support the release of her book at the Liberty Bookstore Liberty University professor and author Karen Swallow Prior took the short moments before her book launch event Friday, Nov. 30 to pose for a few photographs. A cluster of freckles gathered at the top of her cheeks, highlighting her blue eyes as […]
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Student Activities’ third trail race brought Christmas cheer to runners Liberty students and the Lynchburg community gathered for the annual Reindeer 2-mile run hosted by Liberty University Student Activities (SA). The race started at 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1 at the Liberty Mountain Snowflex Centre, and awards were given out for the most creative costumes. “I would say my overall […]
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According to Lorie March, the director of the Virginia Christmas Spectacular, the production will feature almost 400 people including the cast, dancers, choir and orchestra.
“It’s like a ‘Newsies’ Christmas. It’s a fun story called ‘Yes, Virginia … A Christmas Letter,’” Marsh said.
Staff Sgt. Greg Copes was a Liberty University online student at home and an advocate for freedom deployed as a Marine. As a student, Copes worked on schoolwork diligently between deployments, spending time with his wife and four kids. Tragedy struck when Copes lost his life during a deployment in Afghanistan when an Afghan soldier pulled his gun on two […]
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The Dept. of Theatre Arts wraps up its fall schedule with a musical love story The Theater Arts Department has put on many successful shows this semester, but they are not finished quite yet. With the themes of love and Christmas floating across the stage “She Loves Me,” is set to be the last production for the fall semester. “She […]
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The Liberty School of Aeronautics (SOA) has recently accepted a 1931 Travel Air Plane, the same one to win the Powder Puff Air Derby, which would later become the Air Race Classic, back in 1929. This race was the first solely women’s air race. David Lowe, an avid pilot whose goal is to promote aviation and future pilots, donated the […]
Read moreThe Liberty University student body has heard from a diverse group of speakers this fall, with commentators from across the nation coming to address and challenge students during convocation. Among the speakers most noted for leaving a lasting impression on the students are Ed Stetzer, author and vice president of research and ministry development for LifeWay Christian Resources, best-selling author […]
Read moreStudents of Liberty University are often found pacing the hallways of DeMoss minutes before class, checking the building’s carefully hung signs, the room numbers causing the corresponding arrows to spin wildly. One student of ENGR 481 (Engineering Design I) decided to address this frustrating layout, offering an engineering solution to Liberty. This semester, the students of ENGR 481 were instructed […]
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Jeff Burnham, a pilot working for Flying Mission Services in Botswana, advances up the aviation ranks The Liberty University School of Aeronautics is a different place than it was when Jeff Burnham left for Botswana. A 2009 graduate of Liberty, Burnham now works as a pilot for Flying Mission Services (FMS), a mission organization that uses aviation to fund Christian […]
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Lights flicker as students run onto the stage, wide smiles fading to the cheerful words of the song they chose to perform. Each year, the Christmas Coffeehouse at Liberty University offers drama, music and student-submitted video performances that highlight the participants’ hidden talents. “Christmas Coffeehouse is by far the most exciting event we host the entire school year,” Stephanie Ward, […]
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Liberty University students and Lynchburg residents are preparing to kick off the Christmas season with a workout Saturday, Dec. 1 at the first annual HIS Vision Christmas Zumba Event. Everyone in attendance must raise $30 in order to participate, which is enough for the HIS Vision Project to provide a free eye exam and glasses for one child. Innovations is […]
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With the holiday season just around the corner, the Virginia Christmas Spectacular has been preparing for another round of productions featuring a musical show celebrating the Christmas season and the birth of God’s only son, Jesus Christ. According to the director of the Virginia Christmas Spectacular, Lorie Marsh, this year’s production, titled “Yes, Virginia … Christmas Letter,” will feature 300-400 […]
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