Military family fun day a success

Liberty University Military Affairs hosted its second annual Military Family Fun Day on Saturday, April 21. A total of 190 guests attended the event at Liberty Mountain Snowflex Centre, according to Military Outreach Coordinator Kathi Edinger. Every military base in Virginia was invited to spend the day for free at Snowflex. Several military bases in D.C. and Maryland were invited […]

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Reber-Thomas workers treated to sweets

Employees of Reber-Thomas Dining Hall enjoyed free ice cream for an appreciation event planned and held by two Liberty students, graduate student Joshua Minnick and junior Kevin Ng. The two decided to give back to the dining hall employees in a special way by catering an ice cream social in the executive dining hall Thursday, April 26. The event was […]

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ALD hosts annual teddy bear drive

ALD hosts its annual teddy bear drive to provide warmth and love to children in the hospital The Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Society sponsored the Annual Teddy Bear Drive as part of its community service to give a smile and a bear to a child in need. The event went from April 22-25, but, according to the Administrator for ALD […]

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Liberty Today app goes live

Liberty University students may now be connected to campus happenings with the recently developed “Liberty Today,” which will be the first official mobile application launched for the university. “The mobile app was created to deliver the day-by-day news and updates in the way that most […]

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Mitt Romney to address graduates

GOP presidential candidate, former Mass. gov. announced as commencement speaker Liberty University announced April 19 that Mitt Romney will be addressing Liberty graduates at the 2012 Commencement, May 12. For 40 years Liberty has been training “Champions for Christ.” This commencement will mark the 39th send-off of graduates from the school. Romney is currently the front-running Republican candidate for the […]

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Luis Palau to speak at baccalaureate

World renowned evangelist Dr. Luis Palau will be the main speaker for Liberty University’s baccalaureate service in the Vines Center 6 p.m. on Friday, May 11. “It’s really exciting that (Palau) is coming to Liberty,” junior Ismael Pineda said. “He’s somebody who is known around the world for being passionate about spreading the gospel. I’m really excited to hear him […]

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Atchison wins SGA

Liberty University’s Student Government Association (SGA) announced Chad Atchison as the new student body president and Joshua Warner as the new student body vice president, defeating Ross Cado and his running mate Claire Francisco. Students placed their votes for the SGA president and vice president Friday, April 20. Candidates campaigned in the back hall of DeMoss in the days prior […]

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Liberty Belles’ chili cook-off supports air race

The Liberty Belles, Liberty University School of Aeronautics’ two Air Race Classic teams, held a chili cook-off April 16 to raise money for the upcoming transcontinental race. A $5 donation earned each attendee access to all-you-can-eat chili from 13 different entries. Vice Chancellor Dr. Ron Godwin, School of Aeronautics Dean Gen. Dave Young and Associate Dean Capt. Ernie Rogers judged […]

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Faculty helps with Titanic research

A tragedy at sea stole a nation’s heart 100 years ago, and for decades to come, curiosity filled conversations on the topic. When the 1997 film was introduced, even more people became captivated by the mystery of the “unsinkable” ship. Liberty University has its own connection to the tale with Executive Director of New Media Communications Bruce Braun. Braun was […]

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Meet the City Council candidates

Editor’s note: City Council elections will be held May 1, and the Liberty Champion news staff has decided to give each candidate a platform to discuss his opinions about issues relevant to Liberty University students. Each candidate was given the same amount of time to respond to the Champion’s questions, and the only criterion was keep the answers to roughly […]

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Liberty moot court team succeeds

The university’s School of Law traveled to Chicago to compete in national finals, emerged with 4-1 record The Liberty University School of Law moot court team recently returned from competing in the American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition national finals in Chicago, Ill. Liberty qualified for the national finals by winning its regional bracket at the Washington, D.C. regional […]

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Colson dies at 80

Famous evangelist and former special counsel to Richard Nixon, Charles “Chuck” Colson, died of a brain hemorrhage Saturday, April 21, at the age of 80. After battling the brain injury since his hospitalization March 31, Colson died at a Northern Virginia hospital with his family by his side, according to a news release from his representatives. Colson is remembered for […]

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City Council elections held May 1

Students can voice their opinions on important issues affecting Lynchburg City Council elections are next week — Tuesday, May 1. Many students who are already pressed with decisions of which finals to study for and how they are getting home for summer plans may find themselves asking why they should vote in a local Lynchburg election. “Voting locally will employ […]

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