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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 […]

Liberty Champion Staff Goodbyes

April 28, 2020 Liberty Champion One comment

Emily Wood – Editor-in-Chief Words cannot express my gratitude for the Liberty Champion. I grew both personally and professionally and became a better writer, communicator and leader through my time at the Champion. The real-world newsroom experience contributed so much to my journalism education and gave me opportunities I never even imagined. Through the long production days, many rounds of […]

The last Convocation of the year hosted on the Montview Academic Lawn, altering it to an online platform and calling it “Front Lawnvo”

April 28, 2020 Hattie Troutman One comment

Photo taken in 2018 (Nathan Spencer – Liberty Photography) The Office of Spiritual Development (OSD) hopes students will pull out their lawn chairs and gather around the computer screen May 1 for the final Convocation of the year. After seeing many cancellations to popular events on campus, OSD plans to continue with the annual Lawnvo, the last Convocation of the […]

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 story behind Liberty’s favorite geography professor

April 28, 2020 Jacqueline Hale 10 comments

Unlike many of his colleagues, Professor Robert Ritchie does not have a doctorate degree. “I can sit here and tell you I am not the sharpest knife in the drawer because I know that makes me powerful in the Kingdom,” Ritchie said. However, the recent creation of a military studies degree at Liberty University emphasizes the continuing impact Ritchie and […]

For many Liberty senior athletes, a fifth year is what they need to find closure

April 28, 2020 Chad Wylie Leave a comment

After weeks of uncertainty surrounding the NCAA and graduating seniors due to canceled sports seasons, the NCAA voted at the end of May to allow programs to bring spring sports seniors back with a bonus fifth year of eligibility. On April 16, Liberty University’s Athletic Director Ian McCaw announced that 19 seniors at Liberty have expressed an interest in playing […]

LIBERTY STUDENT RECALLS HER EXPERIENCE ON JEOPARDY! – “One of my favorite parts of being on the show was the friends I made.”

April 28, 2020 Daniel Ellis Leave a comment

Imagine taking the preliminary test to try out for your favorite popular game show — then getting the call to audition and participate on live television. This scenario came true for Liberty junior Natalie Hathcote, a member of Liberty’s Quiz Bowl team who was given the opportunity to represent Liberty on a college-themed episode of “Jeopardy!.” Hathcote was the first […]

Liberty’s first fashion design graduate Melissa Breaux is still chasing dreams on the runway

April 21, 2020 Rosa Elías Leave a comment

Melissa Breaux’s dream of being in the fashion industry began as a little girl. She recalls putting clothes together for her Barbie dolls before knowing how to use a sewing machine. Growing up, fashion always remained her dream, but years passed before she accomplished it. As a high school graduate, unable to pay for college, she put her dream on […]

How is Liberty University’s Career Center Helping Students during COVID-19?

April 21, 2020 Brittany Slaughter Leave a comment

With non-essential businesses shut down and universities closed, students who had summer internships planned wonder what their summers will look like now. As COVID-19 shook the country, some internships ended early while others transitioned to a remote setting, according to the placement and program coordinator for the Liberty New York City Fellowship, Samantha Pfeiffer. One student is still in New […]

Q&A with LU football head coach Hugh Freeze

April 21, 2020 Chad Wylie Leave a comment

The college football season never ends for a coach. While players get some time off, and fans spend most of the summer in eager anticipation for the return of the season, the job of a coach continues. Not even a global pandemic can make the responsibilities of a college football coach grind to a half. This week, assistant sports editor […]

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 […]

Hurdler overcomes season-ending pandemic adversity. The Jovaine Atkinson story

April 8, 2020 Christian Weaner 3 comments

Missing an entire spring season is nothing new for Liberty track and field’s standout hurdler Jovaine Atkinson. Atkinson’s time at Liberty has been a rollercoaster of peaks and valleys, including several injuries that caused him to miss extended periods of time. After an injury his freshman year caused him to miss the majority of the indoor meets and the entire […]

The brother of Pastor David Nasser celebrated in memorial service video due to covid-19 restrictions

April 8, 2020 Savanna Graves Leave a comment

Over the last few months, Liberty students and faculty have joined together to pray for one of the university’s most beloved members, Benjamin Nasser, as he continued his battle with cancer. When Pastor David Nasser announced his brother Benjamin’s passing on March 28, the whole university family mourned the loss. Shortly after Benjamin’s passing, BenjaminNasser.com was made, aiming to celebrate […]

Liberty University Student Body candidates participate in Q&A before campaigning heats up

March 31, 2020 Liberty Champion One comment

As the student body election begins to gear up via social media campaigning and through an online voting format, the three campaigns running for student body president and vice president look to establish their own platforms and visions for Liberty students. Each campaign answered three questions in regard to their purpose for running and how they plan to create change […]

Liberty University’s timeline of decisions regarding the campus response to COVID-19

March 31, 2020 Emily Wood 10 comments

Liberty University has faced backlash in the past few weeks for its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Students, staff, government officials and news organizations have released content in the past weeks criticizing the university’s approach to the situation. During a March 25 ABC News interview, Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. addressed the concerns regarding the safety of Liberty students and the […]

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