While college students lead busy lives, scrambling to complete schoolwork and arrange their upcoming careers, they often live under financial stress. Their time is eaten up by academics, they do not yet have a degree to get a high-paying job and student loans are burgeoning like anvil-shaped thunderclouds overhead, ready to strike after graduation. Yet in the meantime, they have […]
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When Liberty junior Bailey Duran opened her Twitter at the end of last semester, she never imagined one retweet would connect her with one of the loudest voices in the gun rights movement. After Antonia Okafor tweeted a response in support of nationwide campus carry Dec. 7, Duran commented on the tweet, expressing her agreement on the need for this […]
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“Abbey Road,” arguably the Beatles’ most hailed record, will be the topic of discussion at the Academy Center of The Arts in Lynchburg Feb. 29. Beatles expert Scott Freiman will break down the journey the band took to make the record. But Freiman won’t just cover each song from Abbey Road, discussing the evolution and inspiration of each timeless track. […]
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For Noah Snively, a senior studying fashion merchandising and business at Liberty University, most young men at college don’t relate to his typical day of classes. Originally a strategic intelligence major, the New Jersey native realized pursuing an area of study he cared about was more important than getting a degree that “sounded right.” “I’ve always been into rap and […]
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Sophomore worship major Jack Underwood had no idea how he would pay for his spring semester at Liberty. Taking a full course load while working 40 hours a week was proving to be impossible, and he wondered if college was even an option. “Everything in me wanted to (quit), but everyone that loved me didn’t want me to,” Jack said. […]
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Stepping into a college library is one of the easiest ways to find the latest student trends. One of Liberty University’s biggest student trends: laptop stickers. Although most trends appear to set a pattern that trumps the individuality most young adults seek to cultivate, there are many ways students personalize these to fit their own style, and stickers seem to […]
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Early Friday morning, just one day before the Cure Bowl Dec. 21, students and Flames Club members gathered in the Liberty Natatorium. Students ran through check-in, bag checks, last-minute bathroom runs and trip information briefings before TSA agents screened each individual between the bleachers and the pool. From there, everyone loaded onto the buses for transport to the Lynchburg airport, […]
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The flavor and fun of the Harajuku neighborhood in Japan has come to Lynchburg in the form of two sisters, a trailer and lots and lots of sweet and savory treats. Nicole Davidson and Chelsea Doebler are the sisters, a kitchen-on-wheels is the trailer and crepes are the treats in the new food truck: Batter Bar. Batter Bar serves cone-shaped […]
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This year’s much-awaited “Christmas on the Boulevard” President’s Encore Performance will introduce a new, original musical piece inspired by a different galaxy. Senior film scoring major Joshua Tomes combined his love for soundtracks and film composer John Williams to compose an epic version of “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” and “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” that will feature the School […]
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David Welch, executive director of LU Send, never imagined that a mission trip to Russia in 1994 would have such a huge impact on his life. “The trip to Russia really opened my eyes to the need for cultural intelligence, loving people who are different, and respecting their diversity,” David said. David is Jewish through his mother. His grandparents on […]
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Every month, Carole Johnson and her kids awaited the arrival of VHS tapes carrying a couple of episodes of “The Waltons.” The VHS subscription service cost $25 per month, but it was worth the price for the enjoyment it brought. Time passed, and Johnson continued to enjoy “The Waltons.” She even began collecting items similar to those in the show, […]
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Companies in the fashion industry often directly donate or indirectly give proceeds to organizations like Planned Parenthood. Many pro-life customers, however, want to enjoy shopping and the clothes they are wearing without indirectly funding an organization they disagree with. Supporting mainstream companies funding Planned Parenthood has become a problem for many individuals who don’t agree with the politics and practices […]
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Each night, before rounding the corner of Hill Dorm 22, the sound of a rubber ball meeting cement echoes off brick buildings. Laughter follows. This is four square territory. With the cicadas chirping from the trees and a warm breeze floating between the buildings, three Liberty University students come out to the courtyard. With LU logos painted on their faces […]
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Her gowns appear on runways in some of the most beautiful and most spiritually dark cities in the world. The intricacies of the beading and the yards of delicate lace and buttery silk do not just represent Russian designer Aleona Isakova’s hours of labor and talent – they represent the gospel in a way that often brings those who behold […]
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In the Tower Theater from Nov. 15 to 23, Liberty’s theater department will perform an original play written by theater arts students. Inspired by true events, “The Bedford Boys” pays homage to veterans from Bedford, Virginia, who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of others in World War II. This original historical drama originated in the 2019 Writing Project, and […]
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