Liberty University’s Helms School of Government released its first Undergraduate Law Review over the summer of 2021. As Ben Rathsam, an associate government professor at Liberty, explained, law reviews are articles that analyze legal doctrine, court case or statutes passed by legislatures. Students can give their thoughts and conclusions about legal decisions that were made. He also emphasized how important […]
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With the Virginia governor elections fast approaching, Liberty students have the chance to let their voices be heard. Students at Liberty from out-of-state can simply update their voter registration to Virginia temporarily while they are a full-time student. This provides the student an opportunity to change their registration again when they graduate and move out of state. Students will be […]
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Personal finance educator and businessman Dave Ramsey spoke at the School of Business’ Center for Financial Literacy (CFL) on Wednesday, Sept. 29 after delivering a message at Convocation earlier that morning. The School of Business hosted Ramsey at 1 p.m. for a Q&A session in the Towns Auditorium that was open for all School of Business students to attend. According […]
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Each year, Homecoming weekend brings thousands of students and alumni together for events and festivities that celebrate and reflect memories made at Liberty. This year’s Oct. 8-9 celebration will be even more special in honor of Liberty’s 50th birthday. According to Walker Sandler, an event supervisor for Student Activities, what makes the celebration more noteworthy goes beyond the 50th anniversary […]
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Volunteers are typically tasked with unloading trucks or distributing supplies, but on Thursday, Sept. 23, volunteers aiding incoming Afghan refugees at Fort Pickett had a more important job: extending a welcoming hand and a warm smile. LU Serve Now’s team loaded a bus at 7 a.m. filled with 26 students eager to provide any help they could at Fort Pickett […]
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Evangelical Pastor Jay Lowder came to Liberty to speak during Convocation Sept. 22 and 24 to expound on the importance of having a relationship with Jesus, rather than simply knowing about Him. Liberty continues to have a focus on spiritual leaders speaking at Convocation this fall, with many returning guests. For Lowder, however, this was his first time coming to […]
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Liberty University’s chapter of Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) proved that they are small but mighty by winning PRSSA’s Star Chapter Award. Chapters that received the award had to meet eight of 11 required professional development goals between July 1, 2020 and May 31, 2021, according to the award’s guidelines. Some of these mentioned on the Star Chapter […]
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Liberty University’s Michael W. Smith Remix Project, held at the School of Music on September 13-14, announced its top six finalists. The remix project offered students the chance to record their own versions of a guest musician’s songs. This year, Mac Powell of the band “Third Day” gave a list of songs to be reimagined by students. After each student presented […]
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Marc Short, former chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, spoke to students in Liberty University’s Helms School of Government on Sept. 16. In his talk, he shared about his experience working in the field of politics. In addition to working for Vice President Pence, Short served as the Director of Legislative Affairs for former President Trump. In this […]
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Campus Recreation is back with another semester-long challenge that students can participate in to experience a wide variety of activities that different facilities have to offer. To participate in the Campus Rec Challenge, students can grab booklets (available at any campus recreation facility) with a list of tasks to be completed by Wednesday, Dec. 8. As described on the Campus […]
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One is running to stay fit during her pregnancy. One is walking to have quality time with his daughter. All are running the Virginia 10 Miler or the Virginia 4 Miler on Sept. 25 with their entry fees paid by Liberty University. One hundred and forty-four faculty and staff will comprise Team Liberty as they participate in the upcoming races, […]
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For skiers and snowboarders, the Big Air Competition, hosted by Snowflex on Sept. 17, was a chance to soar to new heights and show off their skills on the slope. Judges scored each snowboarder and skier based on style, amplitude and technicality. The competition had four categories: men’s ski, women’s ski, men’s snowboarding and women’s snowboarding. Participants could earn prize […]
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The Office of Commuter Student Life opened the commuter food pantry in November 2020 to help diminish food insecurity within the student body at Liberty. The pantry, which is available by appointment, has helped numerous commuter students stay fed from week to week. Madison Smith, program coordinator, has seen the impact of the food pantry on the students firsthand. “We […]
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What will life be like for my grandkids? With all the urgent things a college student must think about each week, that question probably doesn’t keep you up at night. It’s too far off from the stage of life you’re in now. Look, I get it. Most of life is about living one day at a time and putting one […]
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On Sept. 7 Sodexo launched the mobile ordering app, LU Eats, in an effort to shorten the long lines at on-campus food locations. Liberty students are not strangers to mobile food ordering apps. Throughout the 2020 to 2021 school year, students could order food to-go through Grubhub. But LU Eats has the upper hand over Grubhub, as there will be no […]
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