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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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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Sonic-Con, a one-of-a-kind audio convention, is coming to Liberty University March 20 – 22. Throughout the last year, the School of Visual and Performing Arts collaborated with the School of Communication and Digital Content to develop a convention of family-friendly audio theatre, which will be presented throughout the event. Chris Nelson, an associate professor of theatre, got the idea from […]
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Flames Head Coach Hugh Freeze expected an offensive shootout Saturday night against New Mexico. The game’s end result was anything but offense-driven. “The game went nothing like what I thought it was going to go,” Freeze said. “I went for it on fourth and 2 on the 40-yard-line to start because I had my mind made up that this was […]
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Imagine approaching someone you don’t know. You begin speaking, then suddenly realize that maintaining a casual conversation feels awkward and maybe painful. What do you do now? The Art of Talking to Anyone event was hosted Tuesday to help students navigate the awkward, anxious and uncomfortable conversations most people inevitably face. The event featured three speakers from the Student Counseling […]
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The aroma of a variety of worldwide cuisine filled the Alumni Ballroom Thursday evening as students immersed themselves in different cultures and pondered the thought of meals as God’s “sacred space” through LU Serve’s Ethnic Meal event. The meal was one of many activities offered through LU Serve’s biannual event known as Global Focus Week. During the week, students had […]
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