Every year members of the Air Force compete for a prestigious award known as the Airman of the Year award. Liberty student Airman First Class (A1C) Ariel Ruffin recently received this honor for the 192nd Mission Support Group, a subdivision of Virginia’s 192nd Security Forces Squadron.
Read moreAt the kick-off event for Military Emphasis Week, current and former servicemen and women were honored for the sacrifices they have made. On Friday, November 5, the Liberty chapter of Concerned Women for America (CWA) hosted a Military Appreciation Formal Dessert Banquet. The event was held in the club level located in the new Williams Stadium. CWA is the nation’s […]
Read moreWe salute the men who fight for our freedoms overseas. We respect them and honor them. We pray for them and send encouragement and we so often forget about their wives, fiancées and families. One club on campus is trying to change that. Silent Ranks with a Vision (SRV) was started last April by Amanda Daugherty, who is a military […]
Read moreA debut show will be held at the Riverviews Artspace Dec. 4 for a group of young entrepreneurial-minded artisans seeking to spread artistic expression for fine arts and commercial production. The group of five Liberty students, seniors John Gosslee, Adrienna Hood, Rhonda Anderson, junior Lauren Baker, sophomores Jacob Siner and Philip Andrews, along with students from Lynchburg College, are a […]
Read moreThere was plenty of sunshine, smiles and Sheetz-donated sandwiches at Peaks View Park on Saturday, Oct. 30 to kick off the first annual disc golf tournament. The event was sponsored by Sheetz, Apple Auto Glass, Stand Up Inc. and Peaks and Creeks Disc Golf Club as a fundraiser for the upcoming Polar Plunge. Although the fundraiser was primarily geared toward […]
Read moreProfessor Michael Maiuzzo will be assisting the U.S. Navy by working on a device to help fix frequencies on ships’ radios. Maiuzzo, assistant professor of electrical engineering, was contacted by Bennett Aerospace. It is a company that, according to its website, deals with advanced technology and working with the government. The company was in the process of making a bid […]
Read moreA brisk breeze rushed over the field of students and professors cooking out at the fall festival for the School of Engineering and Computational Sciences. Saturday afternoon about 100 students from the School of Engineering and Computational Sciences gathered for a fall festival. The event was held from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Dean of the School of Engineering […]
Read moreHe grew up in a small town but spent a large portion of his life overseas. He enjoys the outdoors, sports and his favorite T.V. shows: 24, Psych and House. He is very cultured and social. Having worked and served the church in North Africa and Europe, professor of intercultural studies at Liberty University Edward Smither has devoted his life […]
Read more“I was going crazy, the weather where we were this time compared to the last time (I was in Iraq) was completely different,” Specialist Nathan McMurray said.
Read moreFormer majority Speaker of the House and Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich spoke to Liberty students, staff and faculty Wednesday, Oct 27. Since 1987, Gingrich has visited Liberty’s campus five times.
Read moreThe mission was set, every detail settled and the troops were sent out. They were going to capture top ranking members of a violent warlord’s clan. The first 30 minutes of the mission went as they should.
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It was Christmas Eve, 1947. The bitter cold North Korean air hung solemnly still as the reality of what had taken place sunk in. “I was supposed to be in that group,” Dr. Daniel Kim said, his voice just above a whisper. Kim, who was recently awarded Distinguished Professor of Church History and […]
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Bear tracks were spotted on the Liberty trail system, police said. The tracks were spotted Oct. 18 below the LU monogram near Route 460 East and the Lower Dam trail, according to Col. Richard Hinkley, chief of police. Hinkley said he is not aware of any reports of actual bear sightings […]
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A strong supporter of Liberty University Charles Dean “Boe” Adams, 76, died Wednesday, Oct. 27, at the Advanced Care Hospital of White County in Searcy. Boe donated $1 million to Liberty in 1990 for the purpose of constructing the Vines Center.
Read moreComing home for Specialist Jocelyn Fenelus, an Army gunner, was not easy. The math major had to catch back up after the semester he missed while overseas. “I have to back track a little bit, just to review and get it because I took a semester off,” Fenelus said. “I have to back track just to kind of remember what […]
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