A series of twisters throughout the Midwest and South claimed the lives of 39 people. More than 300 tornado warnings plagued the Midwest Friday, March 3, according to the National Weather Service. The tornadoes spanned a total of 100,000 square miles and touched down in 10 states. The twisters spread from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes and endangered […]
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Former Liberty University baseball player Joseph J. Feeley III, 23, went home to be with the Lord on Feb. 27, 2012. Feeley was a beloved son, brother, grandson, boyfriend, nephew, cousin, friend and teammate. Feeley attended Tall Oaks Classical School and Red Lion Christian Academy, where he graduated with honors in 2007. A member of the National Honor Society, Feeley […]
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Spc. Aaron Sterling, an advertising/public relations major at Liberty University, recently returned from his first deployment with the Army National Guard. Sterling deployed to Iraq on July 28 from Camp Atterbury, Ind., serving until the end of the war in December. Transitioning from a humid Lynchburg summer to the scorching deserts of Iraq shocked Sterling and the other soldiers of […]
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Aspiring medical school students will take an updated and more difficult medical school entrance exam (MCAT) beginning in 2015. The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) recently approved significant changes to the MCAT, according to a press release by the Washington Post Company. The changes include adding a behavioral and social sciences section and more advanced biology and biochemistry content. […]
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Jennifer Barrick does not remember what she had for breakfast yesterday morning. Nor does she remember whether she has met the person standing in front of her. Many of Jennifer’s memories were ripped away from her like the hood of her family’s minivan after a head-on collision Nov. 5, 2006. After an intoxicated driver of a pick up truck struck […]
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Public relations senior Keri Cook wins first place at PRWeek Student of the Year competition in New York City Senior public relations major Keri Cook won first place at the PRWeek Student of the Year competition in New York City, March 1. “In my Public Relations Strategies class last semester, Dr. Widgeon asked each of us to create a comprehensive […]
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Liberty University’s commencement housing slots have sold out just three weeks after registration opened for the available Campus East and Liberty Annex residences. This will be the second year that the university has opted to provide some on campus housing to graduating student’s families for the weekend of Commencement. “The response from guests last year was positive. As a result, […]
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Liberty University’s school of engineering and computational sciences hosted a VEX Robotics Competition from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 3, for high school students across Virginia. “This program is specifically tailored to bring the magic of robotics competition into the classroom. Robotics is an engaging way to integrate all facets of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education […]
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The Jerry Falwell Library ground breaking event for Liberty University, which was originally set to happen March 5 at 10:45 a.m., has been moved to Wednesday, March 7, because of inclement weather. Jerry Falwell Jr., members of the administration and Board of Trustees will be among those breaking the ground of this new project Wednesday. According to a news release, […]
Read moreToday is Election Day for the presidential primary. Two more election days fall in this calendar year, including the local election in May and the presidential election on Nov. 6. What many people are unaware of is the importance of properly completing the registration process in order for a vote to count, and the proper location where they can go […]
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Law teams from Liberty’s School of Law traveled to Regent University in Virginia Beach to compete in a two-day moot court tournament. The Leroy R. Hassell Sr. National Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition, held Feb. 17 to 18, dealt specifically with the decision of whether states are authorized to pass laws that address illegal immigration and whether they can enforce […]
Read moreIt would take a rare occasion for ABC’s “Good Morning America” to find its way to Lynchburg, Va. But when a Greater Lynchburg Transit Company (GLTC) employee found a missing $50,000 dollars online, the popular morning show took notice and filmed the celebration that later aired on Feb. 17. For 21 months, Debbie Evans and the 39 members of GLTC’s […]
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This spring, Liberty University is partnering with the Red Cross to offer students the chance to gain their lifeguard certification. Classes are held during Feb. 21 through April 10 and are offered at a discounted price for Liberty students, staff and Military personal at $250 per course. Former U.S. Coast Guard corpsman and longtime lifeguard and swim instructor Eric Hammermeister […]
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The Jubilee Family Development Center in Lynchburg, Va. received national recognition in February when Executive Director Sterling Wilder was acknowledged as an “Everyday Hero” on the Oprah Winfrey Network. Wilder was originally honored in 2000 on The Oprah Winfrey Show with the Use Your Life Award. Now, in a new program sponsored by Dollar General called Honoring Our Everyday Heroes, […]
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School of Aeronautics students prepare to fly across US Two teams of Liberty University students will fly in the 2012 Air Race Classic in June. The 2,400-mile transcontinental race is an all-women’s race based on the 1929 “Powder Puff” Air Derby flown by Amelia Earhart. Fifty teams will fly from Lake Havasu, Ariz., north to Sault Ste Marie on Michigan’s […]
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