Wounded Army veteran runs to raise support for OASIS Adaptive Sports and Vacations for Veterans Liberty University Online student Cpl. Sean Edmunds has spent his life serving others. The Wales, U.K. native met his wife Donna — a New Yorker — while working with the London City Mission in 2000. Following their marriage in 2002, the couple moved to New […]
Read moreStudent loans pile up There’s an old saying that goes something like “The cost of living’s high.” Then, it is usually followed up with reasons such as “inflation” or “that’s just the way things are.” For college students across America, investing in their education through a college degree gives them a greater chance to manage the cost that life brings. […]
Read moreTom Garrett, 22nd District Republican candidate, visited the Republican Victory Center at 3:30 p.m. Sunday to campaign for a seat in the Virginia State Senate. Gov. Bob McDonnell endorsed Garrett at the rally and encouraged supporters to urge as many people as possible to go to the polls and vote for Garrett in Tuesday’s election. Garrett is running against Democrat […]
Read moreAs the time for State Senate elections approaches, the stress level of the politicians who are running for office continues to increase. Over the past few months, several Republican politicians have unexpectedly begun to change places of residence as they run for State Senate in the upcoming election. The politicians’ increased need for realtors is a result of the decennial […]
Read moreBubbles erupted from the fountain in front of DeMoss twice in two weeks, and it seems to be an annual event for the pranksters on Liberty University’s campus. For the most recent bout of bubbles, Liberty’s maintenance staff acted quickly to clean it up. It takes two men four hours to completely clean the fountain of bubbles, Scott Starnes, director […]
Read moreCompany cuts budget and services to save $320 thousand, clientele affected by inconvenience After the Lynchburg City Council turned down a $100,000 funding request from the Greater Lynchburg Transit Company (GLTC) in September, the bus company was forced to make major cuts that could be inconvenient for Lynchburg bus riders starting next year. According to a letter presented in the […]
Read moreByron runs unopposed for Virginia House of Delegates, 22nd district As several political candidates fix their eyes on the news and hope for victory in their race, one Republican delegate can sit back and relax as she is running unopposed this election cycle. Kathy Byron has been a Republican member in the House of Delegates since 1997. She represents the […]
Read moreLiberty University employs many military veterans. One of them, Director of Commuter Affairs Sgt. Larry Provost, is currently serving his third overseas deployment in Afghanistan. Provost wanted to join the Army since he was in the third grade. He credits his upbringing, and a family history of military service dating back to the Civil War, with instilling his sense of […]
Read moreFormer defensive linebacker Don Davis gives life success tips to crowd at Williams Stadium Former Patriots defensive linebacker and two-time Super Bowl champion Don Davis spoke at Liberty University’s Williams Stadium tower Tuesday, Nov. 1. The pro-football star mixed jokes and stories about his life to share his advice to students on how to overcome life fears and be successful […]
Read moreThey fight for freedom, sacrifice endlessly and somehow find time to fit in a quality education. Liberty University military students and veterans are being honored for an entire week this year in what the Office of Military Affairs calls Military Emphasis Week. This seven day event kicked off last week, Saturday, Nov. 5, with the military appreciation game against Virginia […]
Read moreFlight competition team wins seventh consecutive Region X tournament, proceeds to Nationals Liberty University’s National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) team claimed their seventh straight regional tournament since the team’s inception 10 years ago. The Region X competition took place at Franklin Municipal Airport in Franklin, Va. from Oct. 27 to 29. Most of Liberty’s current NIFA team members had never […]
Read moreThe U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear a case involving a male same-sex couple who wanted their names on their adopted son’s birth certificate as both being his parents. Mickey Smith and Oren Adar, the unmarried same-sex male couple, adopted a Louisiana-born child in 2006 and wanted to change the child’s birth certificate to state that he had two fathers. […]
Read moreIn the spring semester of 2012, students enrolled in Math 100 and Math 110 will be the first Liberty learners to go through a new system of learning. Called the Math Emporium, this innovative way of learning was originated by the National Center for Academic Transformation (NCAT). NCAT, according to Dr. Kathy Spradlin, coordinator of developmental math at Liberty University, […]
Read moreBeginning in the spring semester, Liberty University will add a variety of technical courses to the course catalog. Liberty will be working with the Virginia Technical Institute to offer classes in electrical, HVAC, carpentry, plumbing, and welding. While these for-credit courses will not themselves be a major, they will serve to enhance a wide variety of majors. Students majoring in […]
Read moreProjects will create 200 new commuter and employee spaces and open up view of campus from Route 460 Liberty University is continuing its building and construction trend as work takes place on several sites on and around campus. Construction of a new parking lot is taking place on the property beside the Extended Stay America on University Boulevard, where dirt […]
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