Category: News

Global Focus Week hosted 36 mission organizations, with representatives telling students their stories and informing them of how they can be involved in reaching the world for Christ. Throughout the week, students were able to interact with missions organizations including Samaritans Purse, World Relief and Send International. Booths from the organizations were located at the Montview Student Union and the […]

With the 2020 presidential election around the corner, Liberty University’s Office of Student Life has completed its voter registration drives on campus and is now working to prepare the on-campus polling location for Election Day.  Blake Levin, associate director of Voter Registration and social media director for the Office of Student Life, sees a lot of enthusiasm from Liberty students […]

While policies change, the experience still pushes to connect students of all backgrounds. The change in how football is running brings about changes in the tailgate experience, especially home game commuter tailgates. Not only have the numbers for game attendance decreased, but tailgate participation has also declined.  The commuter tailgates require masks and social distancing while limiting attendance in the […]

While the global pandemic has cancelled many annual fall activities in the Lynchburg area, friends and family can still continue their traditions this fall at Yoders’ Farm and Smith’s Pumpkin Patch.  Yoders’ Farm and Smith’s Pumpkin Patch adapted to the challenges of COVID-19 but are optimistic about how they will each be a place for friends and family to connect […]

Liberty’s  Career Services provides students and alumni ways to fulfill their pursuit of jobs and internships through an in-person and virtual Career Fair.  An in-person fair took place on Tuesday, Oct. 13. A virtual career fair through Handshake is planned for Friday, Oct. 23.  Handshake is Liberty’s platform to connect students and alumni with jobs, recruiters, employers, and is where […]

Liberty University saw enrollment numbers skyrocket for the 2020-2021 academic year despite predictions that enrollment at Virginia’s universities could decrease this year due to COVID-19. For fall 2020, Liberty enrollment grew 10.5% in comparison with numbers from fall 2019. Overall, Virginia public and private institutions saw an enrollment decrease of 1.3%, according to a report released by the State Council […]

Across Lynchburg, students and residents are gearing up to vote for the future of the nation in the 2020 presidential election. Officers of election at every polling place will keep the voting process running smoothly the moment the polls open on Nov. 3 until the last ballot is cast. The city of Lynchburg is split into 18 voting precincts, with […]

Student Activities is hosting this semester’s Binge and Banter event where students will come together to discuss and react to Netflix’s “Avatar: The Last Airbender” Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. in the LaHaye Event Space. “Avatar: The Last Airbender” was a hit cartoon on the children’s network Nickelodeon from 2005 to 2008. However, the show has seen a recent spike […]

Q: Why did you decide to run for office? Cline – A:Two years ago, I was urged by constituents across the 6th Congressional District to enter the race to succeed Rep. Bob Goodlatte in the House of Representatives. Humbled by the trust placed in me by the voters back in November of 2018, I have sought to put my past […]

Liberty has seen a steady and continuous decline in coronavirus cases since a spike three weeks ago.  The updated dashboard saw the numbers decrease to double digits for the first time since the page went up. After the university broke into the hundreds at the end of September, departments began cracking down on further social distancing guidelines to slow the […]

The second weekend in October brought unprecedented darkness to Liberty’s campus. A power outage stretched from South Tower to Green Hall at approximately 12 a.m. Friday. The lights eventually came back at around 8:15 that morning, a delay that cancelled the first classes of the day.  According to Senior Vice President of Facilities Management Charles Spence, the cause of the […]

Behind the fenced-off barriers, cement mixers and cranes on campus is a diligent team of construction personnel working around the clock to complete various construction projects.  This semester has been particularly busy for Liberty’s construction teams, with numerous projects in progress on campus. With so much work to be done, a number of construction personnel are logging upwards of 80 […]