Liberty’s Va. Commonwealth Games raises $1.6 million for Lynchburg City Liberty University continues to have a significant impact on the economy of Lynchburg by hosting athletic events such as the Virginia Commonwealth Games, which was hosted last summer. According to the News & Advance, the athletes and guests to Lynchburg spent a combined total of $1.6 million during their time […]
Read moreSGA proposes late-night sign outs for upper-classmen Liberty University’s Student Government Association (SGA) is in the process of working with Student Affairs to allow upper-class students more freedom through late night sign out sheets on Fridays and Saturdays. Mark Hine, senior vice president for Student Affairs, said in an email that while more freedom is the goal, safety is the […]
Read moreStudents petition the defunding of Morris Campus Farm Liberty University students involved with the Morris Campus Farm gathered Feb. 21 in the university’s science hall to write letters of petition to Liberty President Jerry Falwell due to information they had received that the farm may be defunded. Students are speaking out against the situation in hopes of raising awareness of […]
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Liberty’s theater group will perform at Brussels NATO base during spring break Liberty University theater performance students will perform a children’s theater production on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s (NATO) Brussel’s base this spring break while on a trip through an LU Send trip to France and Belgium. The play, with original aspects composed by Liberty students and titled “American […]
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Liberty’s network crashed March 6 causing a total reboot of the system Liberty University’s network crashed round 12:17 p.m. March 6, creating many inconveniences for both Liberty students and staff. The crash affected vital aspects of the functionality of Liberty’s campus, halting admission to dining venues, shutting down student emails and making the homework center Blackboard unavailable. The crash lasted […]
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The Graduate Student Life office plans a semester of on-campus meetings and events to inspire and bring together Liberty graduate students Liberty University Graduate Student Life hosted its monthly Grad-Connect event Feb. 28 to gather graduate students for an evening of community and encouragement in the Jerry Falwell Library Scholar’s Lounge. Executive Director of Outreach to Asia Nationals Chris Gnanakan […]
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Tunnel Worship moves back to East Campus location as temperature warms Tunnel Worship will move back to the East Campus Tunnel from its temporary home in the DeMoss Grand Lobby mid-March or later as the temperature rises. Tunnel Worship is an acoustic worship gathering held at 9 p.m. every Friday night. “Currently Tunnel Worship is being held in the Grand […]
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Liberty’s Quiz Bowl Team wins its 10th Big South Conference championship Liberty University’s Quiz Bowl Team won its 10th Big South Championship Saturday, Feb. 25 at Radford University after going undefeated in all four of its rounds against conference opponents. Liberty defeated High Point University 305 to 115, Gardner-Webb University 500 to -15, Radford University 235 to 155 and Longwood […]
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Liberty Worship Collective introduces its first record, works with Phil Wickham The Liberty Worship Collective will release its first self-titled record March 1 after three months of recording. The Collective’s album will feature nine covers of popular worship songs along with an original song the band members wrote with contemporary Christian music (CCM) artist Phil Wickham. According to Liberty Worship […]
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President Trump’s travel ban impacts Liberty students Liberty University’s international students received an email Feb. 2 advising them to be cautious in making any decisions to travel back to their home country because of President Donald Trump’s travel ban. The current travel ban set by Trump bars citizens from Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Sudan, Iran, Somalia and Libya from entering […]
Read moreCar break-ins spur help from LUPD The Liberty University Police Department (LUPD) is working with students to put an end to the car break-ins and burglaries that have occurred on East Campus. Richard Hinkley, chief of police at Liberty University, said in an email that he is thankful for students who have reported these break-ins. “LUPD wants to thank those […]
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A bridge connecting East to South campus is in the construction process Liberty University has begun construction on a bridge that will allow both pedestrian and vehicular access from East to South Campus. According to LU’s Department of Planning and Construction Planning, Coordinator Brad Butler, the bridge will eventually serve as a direct connection between East Campus and Route 29 […]
Read moreMedia moguls speak to LU students Two communication professionals visited Liberty University within the past two weeks and spoke to students and faculty concerning the future of the industry and how to influence change as a Christian communicator. Television producer and media consultant Phil Cooke and Fox News contributor and columnist Todd Starnes visited Liberty Feb. 16 and Feb. 17. […]
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Freedom 4/24 club hosts coffee event to inform public of human trafficking Freedom 4/24 partnered with Bean Tree and local performers Atlas Rhoads and John Shirely Feb. 17 to host A Night of Freedom, an event created to raise awareness for the issue of human trafficking. Bean Tree gave 15 percent of its proceeds made during A Night of Freedom […]
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Liberty School of Aeronautics grows quickly admidst a global pilot shortage Liberty University’s School of Aeronautics is helping fill the gap for the global need for pilots, mechanics and aviation personnel caused by a surge of retirements of trained pilots throughout the past couple of years and by expanding national economies. Currently, there is an extremely large need for unmanned […]
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