The kids novel comes to life as actors perform a literary classic on stage The beloved childhood classic of “The Velveteen Rabbit” has made a leap from the pages of its books to center stage at Liberty’s Tower Theater. The Alluvion Stage Company and Liberty University Theater Arts Department have collaborated to bring to life the story of the Velveteen […]
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Brandy Fronte’s unique mix of passions allows her to share the Gospel “People matter.” Those are the two words by which Brandy Fronte chooses to live her life. “I love people and I love to love on all types of people,” Fronte said. “It’s really simple math. You and Jesus and loving people. That’s it. That’s all it is. Unfortunately, […]
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Professional firebreather heats things up at Liberty home football games Minutes before kickoff at Williams Stadium, Phoenix Aguilar becomes anxious. From the locker room where he prepares, he said he can hear the noise from the student section outside. From the threshold of the tunnel, it becomes hard to shake the nerves moments before he makes his entrance. “I love […]
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How to make the most of seasonal favorites around the city of Lynchburg For lovers of colorful leaves, sweaters and everything pumpkin, there are more than enough hot spots in Lynchburg to indulge in your seasonal favorites. Hopefully this will help you in your search for some local fall flavor. The Muse Coffee Company, a local hangout, is the ideal […]
Read moreLiberty’s Habitat for Humanity club assists potential Lynchburg homeowners This time next year, another family in Lynchburg can call themselves homeowners. The Johnson’s, thanks to the work of Liberty University’s Habitat for Humanity club, will begin to see their home-owning dream become a reality Oct. 8. The “Liberty House,” as deemed by Greater Lynchburg Habitat for Humanity, is the very […]
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The Scaremare team spends hundreds of hours prepping for the large event The creative director of Scaremare Pam Vandegriff and her assistant Jason Shockley stood in an old cabinet shop at 6:45 p.m. on a Friday night. In a dark room illuminated only by a strobe light flashing on the body of a clown inside of a coffin, they played […]
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Liberty students and residents of Roanoke peacefully protest for pro-life On a pale gray, rainy Saturday morning, a rusted red Toyota turned into the parking lot of the Reid Jones Jr. Reproductive Health and Education Center in Roanoke, Virginia. The car came to an abrupt stop, and pulled up to the side of the lot to let someone out. A […]
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Students participating in global internships endure culture shock at home Each May, after the spring semester is over, Global Studies interns return to a United States they cannot recognize. After nearly four months on the other side of the world, students board a plane to venture home and face the reality that home looks radically different. They have experienced culture […]
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Liberty University’s Jazz Ensemble performed various musical selections For the first time during the 2015 fall semester, the Liberty University jazz ensemble took to the stage in Towns-Alumni Lecture Hall and performed a collection of classic, cool and even Christian compositions for the school of music’s annual concert series, Thursday, Sept. 24. The ensemble, which contained students from each class, […]
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Jen Tartini pursues her dream to help others by fundraising through crafts Glitter, sparkles, chalk paint and Mason jars — the makings of a Sunday afternoon crafting session. That is, unless you are Jen Tartini. For the Liberty University sophomore, cross country team member and prayer and life group leader, these supplies represent more. They are elements for Tartini to […]
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Annual upcycling contest begins In honor of October being National Book Month, the Jerry Falwell Library is hosting the 2nd annual Creative Upcycling Contest: Art Made from Books. As the event’s name indicates, the main medium for the contest is old books. When asked why books were the chosen media for this upcycling contest, Cindy Schmidt, the head of communications […]
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Lynchburg will host A21’s “Walk for Freedom” Oct. 17 Christine Caine’s global anti-human trafficking organization, the A21 Campaign, is out to make its mark in the fight against human trafficking around the world. This time, it is making its rounds in Lynchburg. Since its start in 2008, the campaign has worked alongside the FBI to find sexual predators. Volunteers continue […]
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Approximately 10,000 people attended the Lynch’s Landing annual event College students and area residents gathered between the buildings on Main Street in the heart of the city for the seventh annual “Get! Downtown” festival Friday, Sept. 11. Executive Director of Lynch’s Landing, Heather Kennedy said that shops like Pastiche at Main and the White Hart kept their doors open for […]
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Whitney Taylor was granted a publishing contract for her young adult novel Most college students spend four years at a university in hopes of landing a dream job after graduation. Liberty University junior Whitney Taylor has made her dream a reality at the young age of 20 by scoring a publishing deal for her debut young adult novel, Definitions of […]
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Students establish a weekly music gathering inside the East Campus tunnel A group of students in their first year at Liberty University, strolling through campus on a Friday night, decided to stop and play music in the East Campus tunnel. It was September of 2014. Two weeks later, they decided this would become a regular event. Each Friday night at […]
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