The presidential election is quickly approaching, and a significant amount of votes rely on students in colleges and universities all over the country. A poll was recently given on the Liberty Champion website concerning which campaign issues are the most troublesome to college students. Topics such as economics, debt, health care and abortion were among the highest-rated issues. Out of […]
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Construction on the long-anticipated Jerry Falwell Library is well underway, with new and exciting updates constantly being made available. Dean of the Integrated Resource Learning Center Carl Merat oversees the planning team for the library and was eager to give updates on ground-breaking technology such as the inclusion of the Automated Storage Retrieval System (ASRS), or the “robot,” and to […]
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In a shift away from the policy-centered discussion of the national media, students were given insight into the private life of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney from a man who perhaps knows him better than anyone else. Craig Romney, the youngest son of Obama’s challenger, made a stop at Liberty Sept. 21 on his way to Florida, appearing before a […]
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The Center for Worship joined with the Department of Music and Humanities to form the School of Music Enter the Religion Hall across the DeMoss Hall, and you may hear the faint whisper of a guitar strumming in the background. If you follow the sweet melodies further into the building, you may be interrupted briefly by the sound of a […]
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Excitement filled the streets of downtown Lynchburg Friday, Sept. 28. when 750 children took their marks for the 12th Annual Amazing Mile Children’s Run and Family Festival. “I’m so excited to run the race with my mommy,” four […]
Read moreLiberty University has added a 13th school to its academic program as the Center for Worship merged with the Department of Music and Humanities on Sept. 1 to form the Liberty University School of Music. “In an effort to better manage our resources, our faculties and our facilities, the Liberty administration found it wise to combine the two departments,” Dean […]
Read moreAbout 300 more students registered to vote on campus last week after information sessions were held the last 10 minutes of class Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 18 and 19. Keith Anderson, the Dean of Students, talked about how important these in-class sessions were for students who needed guidance on how to register in a more personalized way. He mentioned that […]
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Former Va. governor came to Lynchburg to address political issues Former Virginia Gov. and U.S. Sen. George Allen made a brief stop at Carol’s Place in Forest Tuesday, Sept. 25, where he spoke before a large crowd including students from Liberty’s Helms School of Government. Allen, who is running to reclaim the Senate seat he lost to Jim Webb in […]
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For voters in Virginia, the Oct. 15 deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 6 presidential election is quickly approaching. Recognizing the importance of getting students involved in the election, Liberty University launched a campus-wide campaign on Sept. 22 to register students to vote. According to the university website, the campaign has netted more than 3,200 new voter registration […]
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Liberty University’s Quiz Bowl team defeated the University of Virginia for the first time ever and Virginia Tech for the second time in last Saturday’s Collegiate Novice 3 Tournament. The tournament, which took place at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., was geared toward freshman and sophomore students who had not competed in a Quiz Bowl tournament before college. Dr. Jim […]
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Homecoming weekend will kick off Friday, Oct. 5, when Kirk Cameron speaks at Liberty’s convocation. Cameron, a popular evangelist, documentary filmmaker and former child actor, will share his story of faith, struggle and success. Cameron first entered America’s radar when he was cast as Mike Seaver in the ‘80s sitcom, “Growing Pains.” According to his website, he was a self-proclaimed […]
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Swarms of students, Lynchburg residents and hungry media personnel gathered to listen to business billionaire Donald Trump speak on success and politics at Liberty University Monday, Sept. 24. Trump, who received an honorary doctoral […]
Read moreTwo American flags proudly backdrop the Liberty School of Law Supreme Court room where Lynchburg residents joined Friday, Sept. 28 to kick off the 16th annual Civil War Seminar. In honor of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, Liberty began the weekend-long event with a banquet, followed by presentations from two of the 11 invited historians. Lynchburg residents, students, […]
Read moreLiberty University was recently named one of the best regional universities in the South. According to an article by the U.S. News and World Report, Liberty was ranked along with neighboring schools Lynchburg College, Randolph and Sweet Briar colleges. Liberty was ranked as 65th among Regional Universities in the South in the magazine entitled, “America’s Best Colleges 2013.” Lynchburg College […]
Read moreVoter registration is in progress all over Liberty University campus as students busily fill out their forms in preparation of Nov. 6. Liberty faculty will be dedicating the last 10 minutes of class time today and tomorrow to allow students to register or reregister to vote if they need to. Even students who are registered elsewhere are being urged to […]
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