Employees at Virginia Furniture Market stores do not have to worry about creating a floor plan display for Black Friday for at least one show room. Liberty FACS Students have it covered. On Oct. 10, students in FACS 345, Materials and Specifications, entered their work to be judged for the Virginia Furniture Market Design Competition. The first-place winners of […]
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Recent events regarding race relations on the campus of Liberty University caught the attention of the Student Government Association (SGA) and prompted student body leaders to host an open discussion for students to voice their concerns. The student-led discussion was titled “The Deeper Issue: An Open Discussion on Race Relations at Liberty,” and took place in an SGA conference room […]
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Rob McCoy, pastor of Godspeak Calvary Chapel in Thousand Oaks, California, and a family from his church patiently waited in the Alex Fiore Teen Center while the coroner identified bodies from a bar shooting Wednesday, Nov. 7, that claimed the lives of 12 and injured 18 others. The waiting was tortuous for the family members. “The longer they wait, the […]
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“Bloodroot: The Ballad of Clinch Mountain” premiered in the Black Box Theater Nov. 2, bringing audiences the courageous stories of women who lived along the Appalachian Mountains. The stories of women such as June Carter and Anne Jarvis were featured in the play crafted by 25 women in Liberty’s Theater Arts Department. Showtimes: November 9, 10, 16 – 7:30 p.m. […]
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Friday, Oct. 26 will go down in Liberty University history as a monumental day for Flames athletics. For the first time ever, Bringham Young University visited Liberty’s campus and it has been a long time coming. The late Dr. Jerry Falwell Sr. always envisioned that Liberty would represent Protestants like BYU represents Mormons. “This was a historic day for Liberty […]
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The road to volleyball success was not always smooth sailing for Anna Gragg. During her time at Big Sky High School in Montana, Gragg was consistently on basketball and track teams that would go far into state tournaments, but not in volleyball. Gragg recalled playing volleyball in high school. She never won more than 10 volleyball games in a season. […]
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Military Emphasis Week, Nov. 7-14, is a celebration of men and women who served or are currently serving in the U.S. military. Throughout the week, special events will be held to recognize and honor veterans and current service members in the Liberty and Lynchburg communities. “Unless one has served or supported one who has served our country, it can be […]
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During the launch party for the 13th annual 2019 Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS), designers stood around the DeMoss Grand Lobby chatting and eating light refreshments from carnation-covered tables as they eagerly awaited the reveal of the 2019 theme for the fashion show. As the designers prepared themselves for the theme to be revealed, the director, senior Stephanie Sedmak, began […]
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Sometimes something miserable must come before something happy. This was the experience of the crowd who huddled in the cold, dark rain outside the Concert Hall Friday night in the hopes that the Michael Jr. comedy show would make everything worth it. Some people reached the doors only to learn that it was a “Clear Bag Policy” event. Husbands trudged […]
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Following one smashing kill, Liberty University Lady Flames sophomore volleyball defensive specialist Kaitlyn Young feigned losing consciousness on the sidelines and senior outside hitter Victoria Baptista pretended to resuscitate her. After another authoritative spike, Young jumped into the arms of her teammates like a joyous new bride would jump into the arms of her husband. “It’s awesome just knowing that […]
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Around this time of year, college students must strike a balance between finishing the current semester well and planning for next semester. Apparently, so do NASCAR drivers. As the NASCAR season draws to a close, Monster Energy series rookie and Liberty Online student William Byron reflects on his performance and prepares for changes next season. William Byron began the season […]
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It is unusual, as a journalist, to find myself at a loss for words. For almost four years now, I have studied the craft of turning thoughts into written words. Yet, as I began to type out my support for the Jewish community after the massacre in Pittsburgh Saturday, Oct. 27, I felt unable to do so in a way […]
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One day a little girl gets a pencil and a piece of paper. The girl started drawing as her imagination fired up. Although she lives as a refugee in Spain, that piece of paper serves as a way for her to shape a different world inside her imagination. That is a story that Todd Smith, chair of the studio and […]
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Liberty Women’s Swimming and Diving is off to a strong 3-0 start with a 159-98 win against Campbell and 50-38 and 185-117 wins against New Mexico State. This early success is not surprising after nine years of program history has laid the foundation to set up this year — the first year the team exists with elite-level facilities and a […]
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Homecoming is Oct. 19-21 at Liberty and the sports teams are gearing up for an exciting weekend. The weekend’s sporting events will consist of Lady Flames soccer and volleyball games as well as men’s soccer and hockey and football. The volleyball team with a record of 8-13 will host Jacksonville on Friday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. and North Florida […]
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