Category: News

Liberty University lost its second Board of Trustees member this year. Complications from diabetes claimed the life of Rev. Richard Herbert Fitzpatrick, Saturday, Feb. 11, according to his obituary on Oakey’s Funeral home website. Fitzpatrick, 85, was put on the board of directors in 1976 for the Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary (LBTS), according to Dr. Elmer Towns. When the theology […]

Virginia legislation changes to allow citizens to purchase firearms sooner Virginia’s state senate voted to pass a handgun law that had stood for nearly 20 years, removing the limitations that allowed for only one handgun purchase a month. The former law, which passed in 1993, could be overturned after receiving a 21-19 vote Feb. 6 in favor of lifting the […]

Being shoved into a trunk, gagged and sold for sex was not the fate of one Liberty University student as she avoided what could have possibly been a sex trafficking scheme. Elyse Klink, a resident advisor (RA) for dorm 81, was at risk of being picked up for human trafficking, she said. Klink said that after applying to various baby […]

Candler’s Mountain Road now has a new Bloop Frozen Yogurt location to satisfy students’ desires for frosty treats as of Feb. 11. This franchise, started nine months ago, is the creation of four Liberty University graduates. After realizing that there was a large market for frozen yogurt, Daryl and Johanna Calfee, along with Todd Allen and Josh Oppenheimer, decided to […]

Liberty’s Sword Fighting Club battles with handmade weapons every weekend, rain or shine Each weekend on the grass field next to dorm 28, the Liberty Sword Fighting Club (SFC) dukes it out with handmade foam swords, daggers, katanas, clubs and more. Playing group games and sparring matches, the SFC meets every weekend to hone their technique and have fun. According […]

The Liberty University chapter of the National Broadcast Society (NBS) sponsored an event last weekend known as Forty-Eight. The event was created in order to raise awareness for local charities and to give students the chance to participate in a friendly video competition that could be added to their portfolios. The event consisted of two parts, the competition itself and […]

Twice last week the city of Lynchburg’s Department of Water Resources issued a boil water notice for Liberty University and the surrounding area on Friday, Feb. 10. During construction, a water line was hit on Liberty’s campus. “What happened was a contractor working for Liberty hit a water line on campus. It was a main line for the city that […]

Lynchburg’s first snowstorm of the season hit Sunday, and Liberty University students rushed outside to enjoy the weather. Junior Chad Porell decided to go sledding down the Hill along with dozens of other Hill residents. “That was so fun,” he said. “It was fun till I wiped out — that was unfortunate.” Nursing a skinned shoulder, the South Carolina native […]

Freshman Cassie Foster is on a mission to save lives with the simple gift of clean water. She is campaigning with CauseLife, an organization which partners to bring clean water to developing countries. Her goal is to raise $15,000 to fund two wells in Kenya and one in Guatemala. To date, she has raised $13,288. According to CauseLife statistics, more […]

Students look to see God’s plan revealed every step of the way Five students took a walk on train tracks high over the James River on Nov. 17 to look at the stars and marvel at God’s creation. But the serenity of the evening turned into tragedy because of a train’s rapid approach. Freshman Hannah Emmaline Williams, 18, of Sanford, […]

Liberty Counsel has decided to take on the case of a Shawano Community High School student who has been accused of bullying after writing an article against homosexual couples adopting children. Liberty Counsel founder and chairman Mathew Staver is defending the student and will continue to do so should the matter go to court. According to Staver, Wisconsin resident Brandon […]

Liberty University School of Law is offering free tax preparation and e-filing this tax season for persons meeting certain requirements. Law students will assist in tax preparation Feb. 27-29, March 1-2 and March 5-9 from 5 to 9 p.m. and again on March 3 and March 10 from noon to 4 p.m. in the Mountain View Room at the School […]