With the spring semester a mere four weeks from conclusion, the campus-wide preparation and planning for Liberty University’s 2018 Commencement May 19 is in full swing. Faculty members from every corner of the university have been hard at work in an effort to create an enjoyable experience for the projected 18,000 graduates and 35,000-40,000 guests slated to fill the campus. […]
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If anyone’s feeling nostalgic for the cranes which once loomed over Main Campus, you’re in luck. Just when you thought Liberty University was finally tucking away its hardhats and blueprints, the school revealed at the end of last month its intent to house a 125,000 square foot athletic stadium in a Vines Center addition. Construction will begin this upcoming fall […]
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The Lady Flames hockey team (25-1) completed their near-perfect 2017-2018 season by securing the American Collegiate Hockey Association national championship title, despite facing several new challenges. The ACHA championship victory was Liberty’s second national title for the women’s hockey program. Their first title was won in 2015 when the Lady Flames defeated the Miami University Redhawks. “It is exciting. It […]
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In the summer of 2013, a wide-eyed freshman walked on the campus of Liberty University as a student-athlete for the first time. Feeling fortunate enough just to be playing college basketball, Ryan Kemrite could have never predicted the impact he would make on Liberty’s basketball program over the next five years. Kemrite, a fifth-year senior, is originally from Conroe, […]
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Anticipation hung in the air early on the morning of March 15 as 71 Liberty students, including myself, and 19 faculty and staff prepared to leave for Rwanda for Liberty’s first G5 trip. The anticipation did not wane and turned into excitement during the 10 days that both residential and online students as well as faculty and staff served and […]
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Former gymnast and sexual assault survivor Rachael Denhollander spoke to Liberty University students during Convocation April 9 on the topics of forgiveness, justice and the “power of the Gospel” in the face of abuse and sinful actions of the world. Denhollander was the first woman to publicly make allegations of sexual assault against the former USA Gymnastics Olympic team doctor […]
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Liberty University dormitory Residential Commons III, popularly known as “The Shoe,” was added to a national cult watchlist after reports of students engaging in disturbing activities. According several reports from the Liberty University Police Department, residents of Commons III have been marching from the dorm to the Freedom Tower each night for the past semester, chanting “Shoeee” and occasionally an arrangement of Humble Tip’s “This is Liberty” vaguely resembling a […]
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A group of Liberty University students have proposed a project for the upcoming Research Week that has been deemed unconventional and odd — trying to figure out what the phrase “do life together” actually means. The phrase, commonly used by young evangelicals and old evangelicals who want to sound like young evangelicals, is commonly considered misused and vague, and a team of students have been […]
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Liberty University just announced that a new course, Ring by Spring, will be a requirement on the new Degree Completion Programs for the 2018 fall semester. RBSP 210 will be a workshop-style class, focusing on matching students romantically based on common interests, number of expected children and a one to 10 scale rating how Republican they are. This program guarantees that no Liberty student will graduate […]
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New Testament translations are not the only Greek thing you will find at Liberty University, now that the Alpha Omega Agape fraternity has founded its first chapter. The fraternity was founded at the end of March by seven students who recognized a need for this quintessential college experience — but through the Liberty Way. “I have to be honest, the idea came to us after my friends and I left the prayer chapel one night and walked by the Montview Mansion,” […]
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If you have been a student at Liberty University for any amount of time, you have probably spectated your share of hockey games and wrestling matches, but there are some lesser-known Club Sports you might consider watching (or joining). One such sport is the Lady Flames synchronized skating team. “It’s like synchronized swimming, but on ice with 16 girls skating […]
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More than halfway through the first quarter of the Big South Women’s Basketball Championship, the Lady Flames trailed UNC Asheville 2-10, which was their largest deficit in a tournament game since the 2015 championship vs. High Point. The Bulldogs fans unapologetically cheered on their team as they held an eight-point lead and looked to be on track to upset the […]
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The Lady Flames lacrosse team has gotten off to a fast start of 4-2, which is the best start since the program began in 2010. Head coach Kelly Nangle said the team’s record-breaking performance is because of a culture of nonstop hard work. “We have been focused on competing every day and getting the full advantage of our two hours […]
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Liberty University’s Student Government Association passed an amendment last semester, changing the way delegates represent the student body by separating the campus into districts. Officially known as the Bean-Porter Rules, the amendment evenly separates the student body, including residential and commuter students, into 58 sections referred to as districts that have a certain number of delegates to represent them […]
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Over the course of Liberty University’s spring break, LU Send Now has a team prepared that will be moving their area of focus from academia to rebuilding the damaged homes of Rockport, Texas, and find any and all ways to serve the people of the area. The team of 21 is preparing to serve alongside Samaritan’s Purse in a community […]
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