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A year to remember: Liberty’s “Spirit of the Mountain” marching band conquers 2020 with resounding success

December 30, 2020 Daniel Ellis One comment

Marching to the beat of a different drum is one thing. Marching through the beat of the COVID-19 pandemic proved to be another. However, Director of Bands Stephen Kerr Liberty’s “The Spirit of the Mountain” marching band successfully made it through. Beginning at band camp in the early summer, the band prioritized safety precautions while members rehearsed and performed. This […]

A story of perseverance: LUO student and lieutenant fighting the COVID-19 outbreak in one of the hardest hit locations: jail

May 18, 2020 Jacqueline Hale Leave a comment

Plenty are facing difficulties due to COVID-19, but a Liberty Online student is rising above, combatting the virus at work while also working toward his degree. Lt. Vincent Red, a shift commander at a Florida jail, was completing paperwork in his office when he received a call from the deputy running the scanner at the jail entrance. Red went straight […]

It is time to reopen church doors

April 28, 2020 Savanna Graves 3 comments

Editor’s note: This does not necessarily reflect the writer’s personal view. For the opposing view, see “Churches should look more like Jesus’ tomb – Empty.” When pastors are arrested for holding church services and officers issue notices during an Easter service, congregations at home and in pews grow uneasy. What about religious liberty? As another week goes by without a […]

Churches should look more like Jesus’s tomb – Empty

April 28, 2020 Clayton Dykstra 2 comments

Editor’s note: This article addresses one side of the issue. See “It is time to reopen church doors” for the opposing perspective. American churches this past Easter Sunday undoubtedly hosted millions fewer churchgoers this year. But sprinkled across the nation, an audacious few defied government orders and worshipped in person anyway. “You need to be in a building, especially on […]

President Trump’s plan for reopening the economy – and how it affects Virginia

April 28, 2020 Ben Craft Leave a comment

After weeks of discussion, President Donald Trump outlined the path for the United States to begin reopening its economy in an afternoon press conference Thursday, April 16. What are the steps in the plan? The plan operates in three phases and it is entirely up to individual state governors to decide how to open the states up. Phase one possesses […]

The day sports returns – “Wild and Wylie”

April 28, 2020 Chad Wylie Leave a comment

2020 has been the strangest year to be involved in sports coverage. The entire sporting world crashed to a halt. As a journalist, that leaves me with lots of questions, not the least of which is: what’s next? The absence of sports leaves an unexpected hole in the lives of sports fans. At first, it may be hard to understand […]

Here’s what you need to know about “Nomad Movies,” Lynchburg’s drive-in movie experience

April 28, 2020 Savanna Graves Leave a comment

At the beginning of April, local Lynchburg coffee shop Nomad Coffee Co. shared an ominous Instagram post from another account: Nomad Movies. The picture was simple, a new logo resembling the Nomad Coffee logo, but now reading “Nomad Movies,” with the caption, “More details to come. You’ll be blown away.” The post soon gained some attention throughout the community, with […]

OPINION – Celebrities should provide concrete aid not symbolic gestures

April 21, 2020 Asher Notheis Leave a comment

While people are coping as best they can during the coronavirus pandemic, it seems some celebrities are more concerned about themselves than those around them. Thanks to the wealth and status they have accumulated over the years, it appears that celebrities such as a number of NBA players, Idris Elba and Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson receive coronavirus […]

Be content and don’t complain about your “ruined” semester – Adventures with Abby

April 8, 2020 Abby Bowman Leave a comment

I’m tired of seeing seniors complain about their last semesters being ruined. I’m tired of hearing and reading about students lamenting that they couldn’t spend time with their friends or go on all the adventures associated with spring semester and the return of warm weather. I’m tired of catching thoughts like “If it wasn’t for this stupid virus I could […]

Coronavirus made us reinvent our culture – let’s invent a better one

April 8, 2020 Clayton Dykstra 2 comments

As COVID-19 leaves millions homebound or unemployed, Americans have not experienced a dramatic shock to our culture this acute since the attack on Pearl Harbor. Like all past hardships, the pandemic should broaden our perspectives for a better future. Post-COVID America will be a better America. The wake of the crisis will leave a permanent mark on our habits and […]

In this crisis, the Church must love wisely – The Emily Angle

April 8, 2020 Emily Wood 2 comments

Early pagans called Christianity a “religion for the sick.” Since Christians have a strength the world does not give and a heavenly outlook on life, we should set the example in our approach to suffering and being on the frontlines of a crisis. Christians should not run from sickness. Instead, we should run to the sick, the hurting and the […]

Lynchburg food banks continue to serve amidst COVID-19

April 8, 2020 Brittany Slaughter Leave a comment

Lynchburg area food banks and shelters are keeping their doors open and serving the community despite several restrictions to keep food distribution sanitized and safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Lynchburg Salvation Army, The Lighthouse Community Center and The Daily Bread are all playing their part in helping those struggling in the community. The three organizations are working together to […]

LU housing specifics amid COVID-19

April 8, 2020 Robert Locklear One comment

Liberty University continues to make adjustments to their housing protocols to provide international students a safe place to live amidst the global pandemic. After receiving backlash about the university’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the administration stands with its decision, which ultimately gives students the choice to remain on campus in dorms as they take classes online. “The decisions we […]

Comfort for the college senior who envisioned their 2020 differently – Jenna’s Journal

April 8, 2020 Jenna Crenshaw Leave a comment

As college students across the country are settling into a new normal ushered in by the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are finding tiny joys in our new routines, catching up on hours-long conversations with our moms and finally cracking open that novel that we never had time to read. This health crisis has affected everyone differently. But for every […]

An international student’s experience on flying home through a global pandemic.

April 8, 2020 Rosa Elías Leave a comment

Liberty University sophomore Caleb Gonzalez boarded a plane on Sunday, March 29, destined for Paraguay, completely unaware that he had just boarded the last flight his country would receive before closing down its airports due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Once Liberty announced it would be transferring the rest of its semester online, Gonzalez and his parents immediately began looking for […]

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