The First Amendment is a celebrated freedom for American citizens, who wear the right to speak their mind as a badge of honor. Anytime censorship appears, an outcry is sure to follow. Twitter and Facebook were at the center of such an outcry this summer, which spurs a question: Do social media companies have the legal right to censorship? And […]
Read more
Have you ever wanted to turn left? Well, if you want to turn left on University Boulevard, your job just got easier thanks to the brand-new traffic circle on campus. Say goodbye to waiting in the left turn lane, praying traffic will ebb just enough for you to complete your turn. Say hello to moving with the flow of traffic. […]
Read moreMy mom recently made the haul to Lynchburg to spend a weeknight with me. My wit and willpower had been through the wringer, and her presence here was a true comfort — a respite, a time-out from the chaos of graduation season and all its ensuing projects and preparations. There’s something about having your mom close by that just makes […]
Read moreHundreds of thousands of college students will be graduating this month and whether they are ready or not, many aspects of life are about to become reality. From marriages to mortgages, graduates are going to have to take on a variety of challenges they may feel unprepared for. They must take heart, though. While their completed courses may not reflect […]
Read moreLike the characters from Disney’s “High School Musical 2,” who sat at the edge of their seats, earnestly awaiting school’s end, I too long for summer. “High School Musical” may be a childish comparison, but the example perfectly captures my current emotions. Summer… Summer… Summer… Fifteen weeks ago, when the school semester began, I reluctantly put my video games, fantasy […]
Read more
Four years ago, we stepped onto this campus as freshmen. A campus where there was only one Commons dorm, there were no science or music halls and the only food options were the Food Court at Reber Thomas, Docs Diner and the Tilley Student Center. Since then, we have seen the school grow and change in incredible ways. Over the […]
Read moreOver the past two years, Liberty University has participated in an event called Serve Lynchburg that, as the name may suggest, is focused on serving the community of Lynchburg, Virginia. “Liberty University’s long-lasting commitment to positively impact the community as ‘Champions for Christ’ turned into (a) campus-wide effort on Friday and Saturday, as approximately 2,000 students, faculty and staff members […]
Read moreElizabeth Lapp So much has changed since I first started writing for the Champion as a sophomore. I went from having no clue of what I was doing to feeling confident in my abilities and my writing. I would not have gotten to this point without the instruction and support of Mrs. Huff. She has given me so many opportunities […]
Read more
Last week, the Associated Press announced that Drive Smart Virginia invested in distracted driving simulators as a part of its program to educate Virginia high school students. Drive Smart Virginia is a nonprofit organization that promotes traffic safety awareness through its educational outreach programs. Virginia’s investment opens the door for a new in-class learning experience. The simulators are a good […]
Read more
Daily fantasy sports have grown dramatically in recent years, especially football. The demand for one-week fantasy games is at an all-time high. The Fantasy Sports Trade Association compared numbers of players from 2009 to 2017 and found that the number of people playing fantasy sports has more than doubled — 28.4 million to 59.3 million. It is up to state […]
Read moreI have been single for all 20 years, four months, eight days, and eight hours of my life. I hate it. All men hate it, because we feel like we’re losing in some way. We feel like not having a good woman by our side makes us somehow inferior to other men who do. At least for me, it feels […]
Read more
In early April, Hawaii joined five other states and Washington, D.C., in legalizing physician-assisted suicide. More recently, Alfie Evans, a 23-month-old toddler living in England was taken off life support and died April 28. At least 10 other states currently have legislation being considered on this issue. Physician-assisted suicide will continue to generate headlines for the foreseeable future. The legal, […]
Read more
Hopes that President Donald Trump and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un’s war of words will remain just that and not evolve into a war of nuclear weapons has never seemed so high. From North Korea’s agreement to end testing nuclear weapons and missiles to plans for a historic meeting between the two leaders, progress in bringing the […]
Read more
There is a force that drives society today. It most likely controls you, your friends and your family. It captivates the hearts and minds of humans until they are no longer able to live without it. What could possibly be capable of influencing humanity in this way? Well, there’s a good chance that it’s sitting in your pantry at home […]
Read moreWhen it comes to friends, most of us have a friend that we call the “best.” Best friends are usually the ones who know our worst secrets and keep them, and we know theirs. When you’re in a pickle, they’re the ones who come to help you out. Today, I want to talk about pickles. I was going to talk […]
Read more