If there were any doubts that a Kaidon Salter-led offense could carry a team to victory, those doubts are now dissipated. The Flames quarterback drove his offense to a 55-point performance, embarrassing the Buffalo Bulls on their home field in an imposing 55-27 game. “I’m very pleased with our victory today,” Liberty Head Coach Jamey Chadwell said postgame. “We started […]
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A night of food, special guests and salsa dancing entitled La Gran Fiesta Latina will be held Sept. 22 in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Liberty’s Office of Opportunity and Enrichment hosts La Gran Fiesta Latina to bring students from all Latin communities and beyond together. “Gran Fiesta Latina is a celebration — or more so, our biggest celebration — […]
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As a servant of Christ, I would reckon there is no greater thing I can do with my life than suffer and sacrifice for him. These things are not always (if ever) pleasant, but who wants to live for pleasure, anyway? Often, I find myself asking what I can do to sacrifice time, money, energy and so on for the […]
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Everyone has those moments where they may question what they are supposed to do with their life or wonder where God wants them to go. During a late summer night at camp while he was pursuing his undergraduate degree, Harvey Klamm, Ed.D., asked the Lord these questions, and from that conversation, he realized that God wanted him to pursue teaching […]
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There are 8,190 miles that separate the cleats of Liberty goalkeeper Blake Franzen and the city of Johannesburg, South Africa. Yet, the distance seen on a map could never block the connection between the soccer player and his hometown. The bond uniting Franzen and the continent of Africa runs deeper than a dwelling. For the junior, his upbringing has revolved […]
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The Flames football team began its era of CUSA football with a dominant win over interconference opponent New Mexico State under the lights of Williams Stadium Sept. 9. The Flames defeated the Aggies 33-17 in a display that thrilled their 20,000 home fans. “Anytime that you’re the first ever to do something, no matter what happens with this group … […]
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Pajama-clad students packed the LaHaye Event Space, chattered about the game, bent over their bingo cards and held their breaths in anticipation of the next number called. Liberty University’s Student Activities kicked off its first bingo night of the semester, Bedtime Bingo, in the LaHaye Event Space Sept. 1 at 8 p.m. Each student who attended received a bingo card […]
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I think the disciple Philip was a big Foreigner fan. But I’ll get to that in a minute. First, remember when Jesus rebukes the Pharisees and Sadducees for asking for a sign from heaven? Jesus says, “You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. An evil and adulterous generation […]
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Congress established The Food and Drug Administration in 1906 when it passed the Pure Food and Drug Act. The purpose of the administration was to regulate the additives placed in food and to “prevent the manufacture, sale or transportation of adulterated or misbranded or poisonous or deleterious food, drugs, medications and liquors,” according to Weill Cornell Medicine. Over a century […]
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Opportunities to spread the love of Christ are everywhere, but finding them can be difficult, especially in the bubble of a Christian campus. Junior nursing student Josie Camiola found a way to represent the love of Christ as a part of her career experience by supporting the UR LUved program. Seniors in nursing homes can experience the love of Christ […]
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The Liberty Flames kicked their season off with a bang, defeating the Bowling Green Falcons 34-24 in their season opener. In his initial contest as the Flames head coach, Jamey Chadwell claimed his first win as a Flame, and his 100th career win in college football. Just 15 minutes before kickoff, the Flames finally answered the question all of the […]
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From telling a wildly inaccurate biography of Shakespeare to mashing all of his comedies into one, nothing is off limits in Liberty’s latest theatre production. In this comedic, helter-skelter interpretation of Shakespeare’s works, the audience roars with laughter and even becomes part of the show themselves. “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)” was originally written by Adam Long, Daniel […]
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With racing hearts and sweaty palms, a group of students that became a family await an announcement. Suddenly, there are cheers and tears. It’s the moment they had prepared for, the moment the Liberty Advertising Team won first place.Liberty’s Advertising Team competed in the American Advertising Federation’s (AAF’s) National Student Advertising Competition and won June 3. “Our team this year […]
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The Liberty Flames men’s soccer team ruffled some feathers during its home opener against the Saint Peter’s Peacocks Aug. 24. In a back-and-forth game, the Flames came out on top, with a 3-2 win. The match began with a rocky start when the Peacocks found the back of the net within the first two minutes of play. The Flames brought […]
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Editor’s note: The staff relates past Champion op-eds to the present day. From Kim Valcanoff’s “Academics do not a student make” (Vol. 1, No. 1; October 1983): THEN “(W)hat constitutes good academics? Certainly, the quality of professors and the basic structure and position of an institution are major factors; however, the single greatest factor in determining the quality of education […]
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