Category: News

Liberty University’s Snowflex facility is hosting a new event in preparation for Halloween. Mountain Mash will take place at Snowflex’s lodge Oct. 27 and will run 5-10 p.m., and attendees can drop in for as long as they would like. Mountain Mash will serve as a festive way to celebrate the spooky season for those who aren’t as fond of […]

Runners gathered around a busy starting line to begin the Deep Hollow Half Marathon & 5K on Saturday, Oct. 21. This was the first and largest race marking the 17th anniversary of the five-race Liberty Mountain Trail Series. Hosted by Campus Recreation, the event consisted of two separate races: the half marathon and the 5K. “Being a part of the […]

Local Gov. Glenn Youngkin is allocating $500,000 to the city of Lynchburg to transform a former A&P grocery store into a commercial and residential space that will hold 28 apartment units. The site will be developed into a four-story building with commercial space including a food and beverage operator on the ground floor, according to the city’s news release. AC […]

The Liberty Mountain Gun Club hosted Top Shot, a four-discipline shooting competition, for the fourth year Oct. 20-22. The four disciplines are archery, pistol, rifle and shotgun. Three stations were erected for participants to visit, with rifle and pistol sharing a field. Competition rules required eye protection for all areas and ear protection everywhere except archery. For each discipline, competitors […]

Academic assistance, mental health wellness, spiritual support and more — as students navigated their way through the hallways of the first floor of Montview during Liberty University’s first Student Resource Fair, they experienced all these things firsthand. Hosted by the Office of Disability Accommodation Support, the Student Resource Fair was an event utilized to highlight Disability Awareness Month. ODAS partnered […]

The 15th annual Valley View 5-Miler will take place Saturday, Nov. 11 at the Hydaway Outdoor Center. In addition to continuing tradition, this event will honor Maj. Mike Donahue, a former Liberty University staff member.  Donahue was an assistant professor of military science for Liberty’s Army ROTC program from August 2008 to July 2010. In September of 2014, he was […]

As the complexity of the Israel-Hamas war continues to develop, it is more crucial than ever for Christians to pray for those affected. Josh Rutledge, Liberty University’s vice president of spiritual development, spoke about biblical ways to pray for the situation. “As a believer, the principle is, God doesn’t ask us to have the full awareness of everything that’s going […]

Liberty University holds several Wellness Initiatives as a part of its Wellness Olympics to improve overall student health. As a part of this event, on Oct. 2, the Positive Pathways program held its first meeting to address the emotional wellness of students.  Kelsey Kaiser, Liberty’s public health communications coordinator, said a survey found that students needed support in emotional wellness, […]

Music poured out of the DeMoss Grand Lobby as students gathered to get a taste of Latin American culture.  As Liberty University’s Global Focus Week came to a close, on Oct. 6, the International Student Center hosted Hispanic Heritage Month Kick-Off for students to be immersed in the food, music and history of other cultures. Melissa Harris, the LU ONE […]

One Convocation speaker challenged audience members to get to know the “lowly” Savior, while the other reminded them to love his creation. For Oct. 4 and 6, Liberty University welcomed Pastor Dane Ortlund on Wednesday and writer Nancy Pearcey on Friday.  Wednesday morning, Convocation opened with head football coach Jamey Chadwell inviting the student body to the Thursday night football […]

Liberty University’s Top Shot competition is back for its fourth year, offering members of the Liberty community an opportunity to display their shooting skills and win prizes.  Top Shot, scheduled for Oct. 20-22, takes place once per semester and is a multi-discipline shooting competition hosted by the Liberty Mountain Gun Club.  The competition provides participants with a chance to learn […]

The Student Government Association hosted its semesterly All Clubs Fair Friday, Oct. 6. In picture-perfect weather, students gathered on the Academic Lawn to explore an array of 68 possible clubs they could join.  The club fair gave students the opportunity to get involved on campus. “It’s a great chance to see all the options we have available and  what each […]

Six-year-old Kingston Campbell was shot on May 1 while playing video games inside his Lynchburg home. Police are still looking to identify suspects involved and are asking the community for any information, according to the LynchburgPolice Department. Police released a surveillance video showing five people outside of the home before the shooting. Lynchburg Mayor Stephanie Reed said a $4,700 reward […]

The beginning of fall marks the return of Liberty University’s popular student attraction: Scaremare. Liberty’s fall walk-through event is returning to Lynchburg this Thursday, Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m., and there are plenty of new tricks in store to treat people with the gospel of Jesus Christ.  Scaremare’s mission is to create scenes of death that invoke the question, “What […]