New legislation causes controversy The Virginia Board of Health approved emergency temporary abortion clinic regulations on a 12-1 vote Thursday, Sept. 15, in response to legislation passed earlier this year by the General Assembly. These stringent regulations, if approved by all relevant parties involved in the executive branch review process, will be in place by Dec. 31 and stay in […]
Read moreStudy shows Lynchburg and Liberty University could have a new place to hold events After years of speculation about a civic center in Lynchburg, a new study proves that the venture may be possible. The study conducted by Region 2000, an economic development organization in Lynchburg, showed that the city could potentially have a civic center — but only with […]
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The Liberty University Art Gallery celebrated its first exhibition of the fall 2011 semester with the opening night of “Impressions: Plein Air and Studio Paintings by L. Diane Johnson” on Thursday evening. In the gallery, a person cannot […]
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Although the Liberty University Vines Center is now home to an array of food venues, it seems that the arena will not be home to voters as a polling place during the upcoming November election. While students enjoyed their summer break […]
Read morePerry, Bachmann will speak in convocation Texas Gov. Rick Perry will speak at Liberty University in convocation Wednesday, Sept. 14. The presidential candidate will be followed by rival candidate Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, who is scheduled to address students on Sept. 28. School of Law Dean Mat Staver said Liberty has always encouraged students to get involved in political and […]
Read more“It’s nice to be able to get out and talk to people who understand where you’re coming from” College life is an adjustment for many new students. More difficult courses, new people and unfamiliar surroundings can be overwhelming at first. For student veterans at Liberty, trading their combat boots for collared shirts and re-learning how to live their lives as […]
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Liberty University’s Circle K Club partnered with the Wingate by Wyndham and Days Inn hotels to help eliminate littler alongside Candlers Mountain Road on Saturday, Sept. 10. Volunteers worked along a three-mile stretch of road from the Wingate hotel to Sonny Meade Road, starting at 8 a.m. Wingate workers doubled as citizen volunteers and ended their shift at 9:30 a.m., […]
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Zipcar program offers students pay-by-the-hour vehicle access This fall, Liberty University is taking part in Zipcar, a company that allows students 18 years and older, as well as faculty and staff, to become members and check out Zipcars to use for hourly or daily rates. On Monday, Sept. 5, this new service became available on Liberty’s campus and on Friday, […]
Read moreStudents may register to vote locally “Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost,” Sixth President of the United States of America John Quincy Adams said. According to the U.S Census Bureau, in 2008, only 49 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds voted in the presidential elections. […]
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Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee dumped an estimated 45 trillion gallons of water onto an already waterlogged East Coast, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Now, more than two weeks later, many Northeast states are still coping with the aftermath […]
Read moreThomas Garrett Jr. won the Republican Party primary in the 22nd Virginia state senate district on Aug. 23, beating fellow Republicans Brian Bates, Mark Peake, Bryan Rhode and Claudia Tucker. Garrett is now campaigning against Democrat Bert Dodson for District 22’s Virginia state representative. Virginia will hold elections for state senators on Nov. 8. “After a long and challenging primary […]
Read moreBert Dodson, the democratic candidate for the newly created 22nd Virginia state senate district, is running against his republican counterpart, Tom Garrett Jr. The state senate election will be held Nov. 8. Dodson ran unopposed in the Aug. 23 primary. The issues that have been given the most attention this election are that of job creation and security. If elected, […]
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A furious fire near Austin, Texas has claimed lives and destroyed the homes of hundreds. This fire, which started on Monday, Sept. 5, was one of many fires spreading across Central Texas this week. According to CNN.com, a wildfire has killed at least two people in Bastrop County, Texas. […]
Read moreFounder’s Food Court opened its doors for the last time Thursday, Sept. 1. In order to help students with the transition of classes from Green Hall to DeMoss, Founder’s Food Court relocated. Some of the stations housed inside Founder’s have been moved to the Tilley, while others have been transferred to the Vines Center. The Tilley kept all the original […]
Read moreFamily and friends gathered at Towns Auditorium last Friday, Sept. 9, for a colorful ceremony, where The Liberty Chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta (ALD) Scholastic Honor Society initiated 306 new residential and online student members. Each academic year, new members are chosen after maintaining a GPA of 3.5 or higher throughout their freshmen year in college. “You are lifetime members […]
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