Category: Features

Weeklong-themed events are not just for high school spirit weeks. Lynchburg Parks & Recreation’s Week of Green is celebrating both Earth Day and Arbor Day through service, education and community.  The department will host programs and classes throughout the week to celebrate different aspects of nature, environmental sustainability, solar power and water resources. Lynchburg Parks & Recreation partnered with Lynchburg […]

Located in the heart of Liberty Mountain, the Gardening Club maintains two acres of land to grow vegetation and build community.  Club president James Grimes started the club almost two years ago as a freshman to cultivate a horticulture learning ground.  After gaining gardening knowledge through first-hand experience on his grandfather’s farm, Grimes had a desire to create a garden […]

Just like we live in homes, we also live in clothing. And just as the architecture and design of our homes declare our personal styles, so do our clothes.  The Liberty University Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) Department married fashion and architecture at the 16th annual fashion show April 2. This year’s theme, “Blueprint Couture: Where Fashion Meets Architecture,” challenged […]

Liberty’s Student Government Association (SGA) hosted a series of panels this semester to foster open conversations about social issues, including race relations, disabilities and mental health.  The panelists consisted of professors and other Liberty staff whose personal or professional experience enabled them to lead these conversations. SGA staff moderated the panel, and students filled the audience, interested to learn and […]

Nestled away in Pine Mountain, Georgia, rests the campus for the Impact 360 Institute, which offers a multitude of leadership opportunities including a nine month “gap year” program, where 63 high school graduates are immersed in leadership training.  According to Impact 360’s website, this training is achieved “through biblical worldview education, community-based discipleship, leadership coaching, vocational mentoring and missional opportunities, […]

One of the biggest industry collaborations to hit television screens annually is the Grammy Awards, merging both the fashion and music industries.  Musical artists put on their “Sunday best” for this year’s Grammy Awards, which was originally scheduled for January but was postponed. Fast forward to now: the annual event returned, and the celebrities in attendance did not come to […]

Starting a job fresh out of graduation can be one of the most joyous things a college graduate will ever experience.  It’s the end of one chapter and the start of another. For many students, a job after graduation represents a goal completed, and a big one at that.  But for Liberty graduate Cassandra Harre, who obtained her nursing degree […]

The Downtown Lynchburg Association (DLA) recently completed an artistic project on its Midtown Parking Deck, turning the deck’s plain, gray walls into expansive murals.  From March 1-20, volunteers worked together to paint the interior and exterior of the garage walls. Visitors can now see and enjoy these murals as they park inside the deck or pass by.  DLA’s goal is […]

Technicolored walls and joyous sounds filled the LaHaye Event Space March 24 as Liberty’s Zumba Club hosted its 10th biannual Zumbathon.  Club members Kike Caycedo and Brenda Gonzalez led participants through merengue, salsa, hip-hop and reggaeton during the two-hour event.  The night began with songs such as “Que Tire Pa Lente,” “Mas Macarena” and “Contento.”  Tables of snacks and refreshments […]

Some students find participating in a club as a way to escape their busy lives and relieve stress.  Others do it to celebrate their own culture. Others enjoy learning and celebrating unfamiliar cultures. And for some students, a club can simply be a form of exercise. Liberty’s Zumba Club offers students more than elevated heart rates and lowered blood pressure – […]

More than 400,000 children are in the American foster care system.  It’s easy to get lost in how big that number is, but positive change doesn’t just happen on its own. It takes individuals willing to act, to make whatever difference they can.  Liberty graduate Joel Thomas was in the right place at the right time to be a part […]

Emergency medical technicians (EMTs) respond to 911 calls, treat life-threatening issues and work with other first responders and health care providers to coordinate patient care, according to the Virginia Department of Health’s website. At Liberty University, the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Club supports student EMTs and other medical personnel by connecting them with jobs and volunteer opportunities and facilitating hands-on learning. According […]

With an eye towards the Lord through multiple hardships, Liberty graduate student Jason Prill finally earned a play-by-play job with the Lynchburg Hillcats.   It didn’t take long for Prill to realize his desire to be a sports broadcaster. Growing up just outside of Cleveland, Ohio, he began “broadcasting” the baseball games he and his friend played in their cul-de-sac.  […]