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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Liberty University student Spc. Bruno Mizerani left Iraq in mid-December when his unit, Charlie Company, 1-116th Infantry Battalion, returned to the States with the last U.S. forces. The mission was Mizerani’s first overseas deployment since joining the National Guard two years ago. He began training for Operation New Dawn — America’s official withdrawal from Iraq — back in May, and […]
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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, […]
Read moreVirginia Senate passes bill The Virginia Senate has recently passed a bill that will require women who are seeking an abortion to have an ultrasound performed prior to the abortion. As a result of passing the Senate, the bill will now move forward to the House of Delegates. The bill is now on the docket for Monday with the sub […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Downtown Bluffwalk project expected to be completed within 18 months City officials proved their commitment to revitalizing downtown Lynchburg by passing a plan that will allow for the next step of development in completing the Lower Bluffwalk project. Lower Bluffwalk will be a “pedestrian street” composing the core of a new culture district with shops, art galleries and cafés. New […]
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Liberty student served as Air Force satellite/telemetry technician in Iraq Liberty University student SSgt. Nahum O’Brien wanted to join “the greatest Air Force in the world” when he enlisted in 2003 in response to Sept. 11, 2001. The Wheelersburg, Ohio, native was a satellite/telemetry technician with the 31st Combat Communications Squadron, stationed at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, […]
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Twelve elite skiers, snowboarders will battle it out for total of $2,500 in prize money Feb. 17 Liberty University students are all too familiar with handrails, often using them for support as they are running up the several flights of stairs that lead to the fourth floor of DeMoss. Now imagine spinning one full rotation over and onto that handrail […]
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Statistics from a report released by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) place Liberty University as having one of the lowest tuition costs amongst private universities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The report, primarily prepared by Dr. Michael Poliakoff and Armand Alacbay, looked at 15 public four-year colleges and universities and 24 private institutions, including Liberty. It compared […]
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Team finishes third in regional tournament against several ACC, Southern Conference schools Liberty University’s Quiz Bowl team competed in tournaments in consecutive weekends in January and February. Liberty went undefeated for its second year in a row in the Big South Conference tournament on Saturday, Jan. 28, at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, S.C. Liberty competed against six conference schools […]
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Alabama residents are all too familiar with the aftermath of a tornado after enduring the deadly Tuscaloosa tornadoes last April. Multiple tornadoes tore through several suburbs in the Birmingham, Clay, Chalkville and Pinson areas, Monday, Jan. 23, around 4 a.m. According to www.al.com,the funnel was 500 yards wide and either damaged or completely destroyed over 300 homes. Roughly 100 people […]
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