Category: News

Health — National Public Health Week, April 1-7, will offer new ways for students to stay healthy during their time at Liberty. Students can stop by the Montview Student Union to participate in a distracted driving simulator, digital detox challenge and mindfulness on the Montview lawn.  April 3: Mindfulness on the Montview lawn April 4: Styles of Yoga Part 3 […]

Lifeline, Liberty’s pro-life club, hosted Dr. Philip Kline, at its “The Truth About Planned Parenthood” event March 18.  Kline served as the attorney general of Kansas and spent years advocating for Kansas minors who were coerced into getting illegal abortions.  Kline, a current Liberty Law professor, discussed his 2004 investigation of Planned Parenthood and Dr. George Tiller, who advocated and […]

Liberty University’s first Campus Rec Fest will offer students a variety of events  on Friday and Saturday, April 26-27. The two-day event will offer a range of activities for people interested in arts and music, athletics and fitness and the outdoors, according to Hailey Gustafson, the marketing lead of Liberty’s Student Activities. “Campus Rec Fest is our first annual recreation […]

Liberty University law student Alexis Livingston remains on life support in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit at the VCU (Virginia Commonwealth University) Medical Center after experiencing a head-on collision with a tractor trailer Tuesday, March 12, in Petersburg, Virginia. Livingston, 25, suffered a traumatic brain injury and fractured multiple bones, including ribs, legs and ankles, along with other injuries. As […]

Rookie’s, a Lynchburg cookie and ice cream food truck, celebrated its second year of business with a weekend-long birthday party March 28-31, offering customers free samples of milk, cookies and a raffle prize.  Throughout the weekend celebrations, Rookie’s ice cream and milk provider, Homestead Creamery, brought free samples, serving its locally-made specialty milks and ice creams. Each customer could also […]

After a debate in city council, the Liberty Monogram has been lit. Lights illuminate the iconic LU landscaping piece and also serve as a safety measure for the dark hiking spot. The lights cost Liberty $100,000, according to the News and Advance. The landscaping feature spans three acres and serves as an artistic feature of the mountain. Students can be […]

Michael Hardy — author, 2010 North Carolina Historian of the Year and Civil War expert — gave two presentations at the seminar on the food during the Civil War and the heroism of the Brank-Lane brigade. Hardy’s love for the time period dates back to when his uncle took him to a Civil War reenactment at age 10.  “(My uncle) […]

Liberty University’s Assessment Day, April 3, 2019, will give students the opportunity to share feedback on their experiences with various Liberty departments. To encourage participation, Convocation and most classes are canceled, except for some labs, classes that meet only on Wednesdays and some graduate courses. In the morning, students will be selected to participate in activities with their academic departments, […]

While many Liberty University students basked on beaches over spring break, 29 Lynchburg residents began a six-week journey with Lynchburg Police Department’s (LPD) Citizen’s Police Academy. The academy takes place at the Central Virginia Criminal Justice Academy on Church Street in downtown Lynchburg. Instructors cover a variety of topics, including traffic safety, use of force and citizen’s rights, among others.  […]

As part of Liberty University’s G5 initiative, nearly 100 students traveled with LU Send to North Africa and Spain over spring break. Students went with the mission to serve and bring hope to the refugees who flood into southern Spain every day.  Refugees are pouring into Europe via roundabout paths, wanting to escape the imprisoning situations of their homelands in […]

 For the 900th meeting, the Monument Terrace Troop Rally partnered with Veterans and Athletes United to bring a memorial created with dog tags engraved with the names of Army members who died in combat to Monument Terrace.  The monument fills with veterans sporting leather jackets, accompanied by their families, motorcycles, flags and the never missing sign “honk if you support […]

After a semester off for leadership transitions, “After Curfew,” a student-run, Saturday Night Live-style comedy show, is back with new faces, new content and a whole lot of laughs. Season three’s first episode was produced by a mostly-new cast and crew, with showrunner Jacob Harding and five other members returning from the previous season. The first episode featured videos and […]

U.S. Representative Denver Riggleman, (VA-5), shared his story of going from a small business owner to a congressman to Liberty students March 20. Young Americans for Liberty hosted the meeting in the Jerry Falwell Library. Clubs like Lifeline, College Republicans and Students at Liberty for Gun Rights attended.  Riggleman focused on his life story and how he became a U.S. […]