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As usual, there will be no ceremony for Liberty University students finishing their degrees in December. Those finishing classes in just a couple of weeks will have the opportunity to walk with the class of 2021 at Commencement on May 15, 2021, but now more people will join them in crossing the stage: December 2019 and May 2020 graduates. The […]

Along with changes to the spring schedule, some students are having to change residences  before the upcoming spring semester. Students living in three East Campus dorms were asked to relocate to make more room for students quarantining. The partnership between the COVID-19 taskforce and the Residence Life leadership team   decided that the asymptomatic students who came in contact with […]

Liberty University’s Student Government Association is working to improve students’ lives on campus by finalizing three pieces of legislation that implement filtered water fountains at the Jerry Falwell Library and Circle Dorms, replacement charging stations in DeMoss Hall and the addition of a 72 bus route stop at Commons 1 & 2. After receiving Dr. Jerry Prevo’s signature, the legislations […]

Liberty’s Board of Trustees announced Nov. 2 the plans to re-create the executive leadership model, filling both the chancellor and president positions. A committee of 10 Board of Trustees members was formed and charged with the task to fill the two senior leadership positions.  According to the press release, the new chancellor would serve as a “spiritual leader to ensure […]

Education students will come together to participate in Liberty University’s International Education Week, an initiative that takes place every year to celebrate the differences of various cultures around the globe. International Education Week includes daily events spanning throughout five days.  The week’s events will include a Global Worship Community Night, International Coffee and Tea Tasting, International Sugar Rush, Too Hot […]

On Tuesday around 7:45 p.m., an overwhelmingly red, white and blue line formed outside of the LaHaye Event Space, reaching back through the atrium all the way to the main entrance doors. Approximately 175 students attended the College Republicans election night party, excited to gather and watch results roll in with their peers. Attendees paid an entrance fee as the […]

The Jerry Falwell Library has long been a quiet place for students to study and get homework done by servicing students with a wide variety of books, computers and resources. Over the summer, the library added to its student resources with breastfeeding pods for new mothers. For Liberty’s Pro-Life Club, the installation of the pod is a major victory, following […]

Four people have been charged with first degree murder in connection to the human remains found in a vehicle destroyed by fire in Appomattox County. Days before Halloween, the Appomattox Sheriff’s Office began an investigation into an abandoned, burned-out vehicle containing human remains. Officers have continued to search for answers for the victim’s family and friends by working to make […]

Sodexo Dining Services is offering students more than just food this semester – it is offering them chances to test their knowledge on beloved television shows, movies and comic books during their virtual trivia nights.  These trivia nights, which each have a particular theme, are conducted through Microsoft Teams. Students have the opportunity to play alone or form teams up […]

Songwriting is an expression of the depths of the heart: love, joy, pain and anger. Recently, those expressions found their way onto the “big stage” in the School of Music’s  Showcase. Songwriting students from the studios of Dr. David Hahn and Don Marsh presented original songs in a variety of styles to an audience in the 1,600-seat concert hall.  When […]

As students begin preparing to head home for the holidays, many are returning to tense and stressful situations, ones that have been heightened by the global pandemic. Liberty’s student counseling services acknowledged this with an event last week.  Over 100 Liberty University students attended Restating Your Boundaries And Drawing Healthy Lines With Your Family, an event hosted by Liberty University’s […]

In the final days leading up to the election, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz paid a virtual visit to Convocation, encouraging students to exercise their right to vote in the 2020 presidential election.  Cruz made his first appearance at Liberty’s Convocation in 2016, where he announced his candidacy in the 2016 presidential election. After losing the Republican nomination, Cruz returned to […]

Liberty’s College Republicans Club will host an election night viewing party event this Tuesday evening, offering students a place to watch together as results come in.  Doors will open at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3. All students are welcome, and the cost for entry is $5. Because of the potential for late results, the event was late-night approved by […]