Teams of four entered the gym, poised for action. Faces painted, shoes tied and tee-shirts matching, groups of students filled the Shilling Center, anticipating the day’s festivities. The second annual Hill City Scavenger Hunt was about to begin Saturday, Jan. 29, and students chatted excitedly as they awaited their turn at the registration table.
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Tyler Ellwein, known as TJ to friends and family, is a freshman athletic training major at Liberty. He likes baseball, basketball, working out at the LaHaye Student Center and going on adventures with his friends. Tyler Ellwein is also an Eagle Scout and was recently one of four Eagle Scouts across the U.S. nominated for the Congressional Medal of Honor American Spirit Award.
Read moreIn celebration of Black History Month, the Center for Multicultural Enrichment (Center4ME) has arranged 14 events to honor the African-Americans who not only dreamed for their freedom, but fought for justice and made a significant impact on the nation.
Read moreKanakuk Kamps, one of the largest Christian sports camp in America, held a recruitment meeting Wednesday, Jan. 26 to raise interest for prospective staff. The Missouri-based camps house over 14,000 campers each summer. Through sports and outdoor activities, camp counselors have the opportunity to minister to campers in many ways. Kanakuk’s sports camps range from seven to 28 nights, and […]
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The Commuter Affairs Office (CAO) helped students start the semester bright and early with their Commuter Coffee Kick Off. CAO staff passed out free coffee and snacks to students coming onto campus for their first classes of the semester. The CAO has held this event every semester since fall 2009 to establish themselves with commuter students.
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Two young men sat patiently waiting in the chairs that lined the back hallway in DeMoss. Each of them peered at fellow students who hurried off to class, and awaited the sound of the nurse who would call them to her station.
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With the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War approaching, Lynchburg’s National Civil War Chaplains Museum is planning to commemorate the bloodiest war the nation has ever seen in a series of events within the next four years.
Read moreGuitar ensemble visits Germany over winter break While Liberty faculty and students were preparing for exams at the end of the Fall semester, the guitar ensemble traveled to perform in churches all over the country of Germany. Ten students and four faculty members from the Center for Worship left Lynchburg on Dec. 7 and returned on Dec. 20. In 12 […]
Read moreLadies clad in silk, flirtatiously fluttering their fans, sashay across the Tower Theater’s stage in this semester’s opera, “The Mikado.” One of British opera-composing duo Arthur Gilbert and W.S. Sullivan’s most famous works, the opera is set in a fictitious town in medieval Japan.
Read moreMinistry teams hold auditions If you feel you can show Kelly Clarkson or Carrie Underwood what a real American Idol is, then the Deaprtment of Ministry Teams (DMT) is looking for you. Liberty’s nine worship ministry groups form the DMT. Each team has a distinct identity and purpose and many are well known on campus and around the nation. The […]
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Snow fell, ghosts flew and townspeople danced and sang their way through the Liberty Theater Departments production of Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol.” The new Tower Theater’s special capabilities faced a new challenge with the production, in which characters attached to harnesses “flew” through the air.
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In a large room filled with people and lit mostly by Christmas lights and small candles, a warm ambiance of fellowship, holiday spirit and the desire to change lives managed to fill up any empty spaces. The Muse 8:30 hosted its first charity event Friday night to raise money for Freedom 4/24.
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Amid the snowfall of downtown Lynchburg, an art show was held at Riverviews Artspace Saturday night, featuring the work of three artists — junior Lauren Baker, senior John Gosslee and sophomore Jacob Siner — from Mediumless, a group of nine business-minded artists.
Read moreWith more than 260,000 Christmas lights, Thomas Road Baptist Church (TRBC) is inviting audiences to come celebrate its 40th anniversary of the holiday production, the Virginia Christmas Spectacular. More than 40,000 people attend this holiday tradition every year, experiencing the brilliance of Christmas lights in the Living Christmas Tree, new and old Christmas carols, and the story of one of the most significant events in history.
Read moreLiberty students have many Christmas festivities and events to help relieve the stress of final projects and exams. The Advent season kicked off Monday, Nov. 29 with a new Liberty tradition called “Christmas in Lights,” which was marked by the lighting of a huge Christmas tree in front of DeMoss Hall. Attendees socialized with friends and enjoyed free hot chocolate […]
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