Collegiate paintball remains outside the knowledge of most sports fans. However, Kyle Babb, a first-year assistant coach for Liberty’s club paintball team, gives perhaps the best summary of paintball for those unfamiliar with the sport. “It’s a game of chess with guns,” Babb said. For most of the past decade, the Flames have mastered the collegiate scene and regularly challenged […]
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Recently-converted Christians probably remember an overwhelming sense of gratitude and excitement immediately after salvation. While their understanding of theology may be incomplete and their familiarity with Scripture still developing, a new Christian is often bursting with thankfulness for what Jesus has done. Early Friday morning, Kanye West, the multiplatinum hip-hop icon who has dominated the rap charts for almost two […]
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Liberty University joined with Hampton University at the Library of Congress Wednesday for the exchanging of ideas with some of the nation’s leading public servants and media professionals for the second Washington Symposium. The idea for the Washington Symposium sparked from a U.S. Senate Town Hall last year where Liberty and Hampton students were both in attendance. The two institutions […]
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Homecoming weekend began Friday night with the wave of a baton as 500 choir members and instrumentalists from the Center for Music and the Worship Arts welcomed Liberty alumni back to campus with their annual concert. This year’s concert focused on a few featured soloists, including Dr. Samantha Miller, Jon Werking, Charles Billingsley, alumnus Jason Schonfelder, and students Fiston Bujambi, […]
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After two days of fierce competition both on the ground and in the air, Liberty University’s School of Aeronautics won its regional competition in the National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) for a stunning 15th year in a row. The team, coached by Katie Wagner, went up against several schools from neighboring states such as the United States Naval Academy, Hampton […]
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Friday night saw the Liberty hockey team take the ice to celebrate with returning alumni of 35 years of Liberty hockey, bringing an extra edge of excitement to the matchup against Syracuse. From the moment the puck hit the ice, the game was on. Through a rough start and brutal 60 minutes of play, the Flames ultimately claimed a […]
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Liberty Mountain called alumni and current students together again during Homecoming weekendOct. 18-19. Liberty provided various events for alumni and students, including a bonfire with live music, the School of Music concert and the Homecoming Day parade, as well as the football game against Maine. The bonfire offered s’mores and live music from alumna Sydni Alexander. “Sydni is a Liberty […]
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Two high school athletes. One plan. When Stephen Buckshot Calvert and Antonio Gandy-Golden committed to Liberty football in 2016, they already had one daring goal in mind: breaking records. The conversations of breaking Liberty’s passing and receiving records started in 2016, when Calvert and Gandy-Golden – then high school recruits – announced via Twitter their intents to shatter Liberty football […]
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In light of the upcoming Virginia state elections, Liberty University’s chapter of the College Republicans is mobilizing a number of events to drum up support for Republican candidates. The most involved of these campaigns are the Statewide Deployments hosted on the weekends of Sep. 27-29 in Richmond, Oct. 11-13 in northern Virginia and Oct. 25-27 in Tidewater. Liberty’s chapter joins […]
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Muscular dystrophy, which causes progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass, affects multiple students at Liberty. In March 2019, Liberty students Kristen Caldwell and Casey Saul reached out to the Student Government Association (SGA) to discuss hosting the Liberty University Muscle Walk, a Muscular Dystrophy Awareness (MDA) 5K to raise funds and awareness for the disease. Caldwell and Saul both […]
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As I sat across from Liberty junior Josiah Frisbie, and then later David and Jennifer Nasser, I saw a passion on their faces that showed they shared a common experience despite their drastically different lives. They each loved a family member with Down Syndrome, and their heart for this people group was evident in every word they spoke. Not every […]
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Marching band is not just a fall affair. Though the bulk of the season takes place between August and November, planning, organizing and auditioning for a band season is a year-long project for the Spirit of the Mountain Marching Band. Students, student leaders and paid staff begin the process of selecting and designing a new show each year in January, […]
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Balancing a double major with collegiate sports takes a lot of dedication, and for senior Garrett Nelson, that balancing act increased significantly over the summer when he got married and bought a second dog. Nelson, a law and economics major and a defenseman on the hockey team, wants to earn both a master’s in business administration and a Juris Doctor […]
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Dr. Vernon Whaley, resident dean of the School of Music, took the stage alongside Grammy award-winning artist Michael W. Smith at Convocation Sep. 18 for a special announcement. They revealing a new opportunity available for students of all majors and areas of study. The new program, called “EMERGE,” is anticipated to launch in January and will include 30 select students […]
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Tenth Avenue North performed under flashing lights in the Vines Center Friday evening as lead singer Mike Donehey told fans that they are more than their past and have been remade. Student Activities hosted the American contemporary Christian music band Sep. 27, playing their hit singles and songs from their newest album, “No Shame.” The night started with an acoustic […]
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