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Democrats win governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general positions in Virginia, but Republicans win local city spots. Important changes are made at the local level, and voting in those is just as important as national elections. It is blue skies for Virginia as the Democratic Party swept the state claiming the governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general seats, as well […]

Luis Quijano received the idea for growing his own clothes while watching a TED Talk in preparation for a speech. Quijano plans to start his PhD and continue his research in Australia. Liberty University student Luis Quijano was recently awarded a $1,500 grant from the Center for Research & Scholarship Research-Intensive Course Awards to further his research with bacterial cellulose […]

Liberty students encouraged to stand with and pray for the persecuted church around the world. Liberty student Shaddi Abdelwahab shared his story of persecution for his Christian faith while living in Egypt. Johnnie Moore spoke in Convocation Nov. 6, along with Shaddi Abdelwahab and Pete Holmes, about the persecuted church. Moore, a former campus pastor at Liberty University, is known […]

LU Send Now team joins with Samaritan’s Purse to bring relief effort to Puerto Rico following recent hurricanes. The team hopes to show Puerto Ricans that they are loved and cared for by strangers. Despite several delays, LU Send Now sent a team to Ponce, Puerto Rico, Nov. 9 to work with Samaritan’s Purse and help relieve some of the […]

Lynchburg skating community raises awareness and funds to help keep Rotary Centennial Riverfront Skatepark open. Keeping the skatepark open can benefit downtown community as well as skaters, skatepark activists argue. The White Hart Café hosted a concert featuring two local bands to benefit Lynchburg’s Rotary Centennial Riverfront Skatepark Friday, Nov. 3. The concert, where bands Xenith and SIN performed, raised […]

  Sodexo hosts food drive for Liberty students to donate to, and Duke Davis will match the contributions. Donations will go to Lynchburg Daily Bread, which gives hot meals every day of the year for Lynchburg’s homeless.   This Thanksgiving, Sodexo and Liberty University are continuing their annual tradition of giving back to the city of Lynchburg through food donations […]

New Liberty Athletic Center allows athletes a space to train, receive tutoring, attend to injuries and nap in down time. The Athletic Center brings space, natural light and some of the newest technology to the new athletic facility to care for students. The Liberty University Athletics Department opened its new Athletics Center, a 60,000 square foot one-stop-shop for all things […]

Military Emphasis Week features a hockey game, football game, Veteran’s Day Parade and special Military Appreciation Convocation. Students have opportunities to participate by praying for fallen soldiers and their families and collecting food to send to soldiers in the Middle East.   Liberty University Office of Military Affairs is hosting the first LU Military Emphasis Week, Nov. 4-11, since it […]

While speaking at Convocation, Scaramucci addressed his working-class background, business experience, faith and time at the White House. Scaramucci answered questions from Jerry Falwell and students about trade and getting involved in politics. Former White House Communications Director and financer Anthony Scaramucci spoke at Convocation Wednesday, Nov. 1 about his experience in Washington, his personal background and gave his advice […]

SCDC to contain Digital Media and Journalism and Strategic and Personal Communication departments, SVPA contains Cinematic Arts, Theater Arts and SADA. School switch was made to better attend to students’ needs. The start of the academic school year at Liberty marked the launch of two new schools of study with the School of Communication & Digital Content and the School […]