Category: Features

What does it take to enter a film festival? A script, 12 people and a dog. Jonah Cuazzo, a cinematic arts major at Liberty University, is no stranger to filmmaking. Cuazzo has written and directed several films, but he has been waiting all semester for his newest film to debut at the Film Fest, hosted by Student Activities Thursday, March […]

Josh Garrels stepped back into the spotlight Friday, March 22 at Liberty’s Concert Hall, marking his second concert appearance after three months of focusing on upcoming music.  Garrels’ distinct voice was the highlight of the night as he performed folk-rooted favorites.  Liberty students Nicole Miller and Naoto Barrett opened the night and excited the crowd long before the main event […]

An old Cherokee proverb says to “not judge a man until you have walked a mile in his shoes.” Liberty’s social work students were given a chance to walk in the shoes of those who are living in poverty during Poverty Walk. The assignment gives students a better understanding of what life is like for those living below an economic […]

Journalism student Lydia Poindexter recently traveled to North  Africa and Spain as a part of Liberty University’s G5 Initiative to focus on how Liberty students could serve the country of Spain. Lydia spent the first days of the trip in North Africa to learn about where many refugees come from before fleeing to Spain. Then Lydia traveled to Spain where […]

Austin Stumvoll, a Liberty University School of Cinematic Arts alumnus, remembers cold hands and sore feet during long days of filming. He remembers early morning classes fueled by caffeine. He remembers rolling into a tiny town to grab diner food during a long shoot for the feature film “Extraordinary.”  And he remembers his professor Scotty Curlee.  “One time … I […]

There was nothing “gray” about the Gray Havens concert Friday, March 1 at the LaHaye Event Space. Even the opening acts played into the color scheme. The first act, a band named “Gray,” joked about the irony of opening for “The Gray Havens,” though they emphasized that there was no affiliation between the two. The starting band, named after the […]

If there is something weird in your grocery list … Who you gonna call? Foodbusters! If it is something weird, and it won’t look good … Who you gonna call? Foodbusters! Campus dietician Rachel Sanders tore down popular food myths at the Foodbusters event, set up by the Live Healthy Liberty Coalition Feb. 28. Rather than use a proton pack, […]

For a second year, the Lynchburg Greater Virginia Bridal Show will return to Liberty University’s campus Sunday, March 17, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the LaHaye Multi-Purpose Center.  One of several annual shows held by Virginia Bride Magazine around the state, the event will boast over 40 vendors, including photographers, DJs, wedding planners, caterers, wedding cake bakers and hair […]

Dancers from all across Lynchburg kicked, leaped and twirled in Lynchburg Dance Connection’s World Tour Showcase Sunday, Feb. 24. Alisha Clark, director of the event, made it her mission to bring dancers together throughout Central Virginia to dance as a community and to support each other’s gifts and talents.  Clark grew up in upstate New York where her passion for […]

Brian and Jenn Johnson of Bethel led the audience in favorite worship songs and shared their story at a concert Saturday night, Feb. 23 at the Vines Center. The couple pioneered Bethel Music, which sprung from Bethel Church in Redding, California. Out of Bethel’s repertoire of artists came Cory Asbury’s “Reckless Love” and countless other popular worship songs, such as […]

Commuters and graduate students attended the second annual Winter Gala dressed in suits and sparkly gowns. The offices of Graduate Life and Commuter Life hosted the formal in the LaHaye Event Space Thursday evening, Feb. 21. Senior Family and Consumer Sciences major Kristen Fitzgerald said she had been looking forward to the event for some time and spent the day […]

LU Serve’s website promised that students would be challenged to, “confront (their) stereotypes regarding poverty, and experience what it is like to live in poverty.”  The Unlearning Poverty session delivered on that promise. The event held in the  Montview’s Alumni Ballroom Feb. 19  was part of “The Lynchburg 101 Series” hosted by LU Serve. Unlearning Poverty was facilitated by the […]

Social media is catalyzing Lynchburg’s small business growth in a big way. With continued additions such as Instagram Stories and Facebook Live, many locals are making these platforms their primary marketing place. Small business social media use differs greatly, even within Lynchburg’s comparatively small economy. Businesses utilizing social media can directly link high levels of engagement to their business’s success. […]