Liberty University is the most unique college. I'm not saying this in a bad way. Actually the opposite, since everybody knows Liberty is clearly the best school out there. Duh! Some of the things people say about our school are actually true, but as students, we laugh about it and love our school even more. Such as that our school has a bunch of sheltered home-schooled kids. Yup, that's true. But hey, it's a great time watching them break out of their shell. Yes, Liberty is a little happy bubble and some may not be prepared for the real world. All of these things may be true, but all the good stuff said about Liberty is also true. When people say just about every person at Liberty is so nice, they are right. We constantly have fun events going on that don't include partying, and we take football games VERY seriously. We hear from some of the best and most influential speakers every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday after 15,000 of us worship together. But best of all, as students, we all have our own lingo and funny habits.
You'll often hear us tell non-liberty students "don't worry it's Liberty" as we leave our wallet and phone at the table and walk away to get food. I guess we have a lot of faith in humanity here at LU.
It is not uncommon to see people asleep in public whether it's on a library couch or the floor in a corner. We all know the struggle of the 8:15 a.m. classes. Hence why after my first semester, I learned to never register for an 8:15 a.m. class ever again.
It's true that there are some very awkward couples on campus. Everyone feels awkward just seeing them. It's OK though, Jesus loves them too. And seeing how happy they are together makes me smile, after I laugh a little. Not trying to be judgmental, but lets be honest, y'all do it too.
There are three questions you'll hear everyday when you meet someone new, because you are always meeting new people at such a large university. These questions are: What's your name? What's your major? Where are you from? And then 75 percent of the time you forget their answers the minute you walk away or get them confused with the five other people you just met who you swear said they are from Virginia, too.
We question the authoritative figures of our school quite often on why men still can't wear shorts to class, when will we ever get more parking, and why has Justin Bieber still not come to convo. Just kidding, that last one may only be some of us. Don't lie guys, his music has been really catchy lately.
I think most students are beginning to realize Jerry is actually really cool. He is not just the president of our school, but someone super genuine and relatable. He really does care for his students and keeps up with the trends and the current slang words like lit, meme, and savage. Yeah, our president is pretty cool. JERRRYYYYY.
We can all agree we have the most diverse group of students. We have the guys in chubbies who desperately wish they could have a Jesus frat, the hipsters that I don't quite get the style, the man bun that is still going, the girls who actually get ready for class every day, and even the athletes with muscles for days who see us as NARPs. For those who don't go to LU, NARP stands for "non-athletic regular person." Don't worry, none of us take it offensively, they're right.
We look like seals as we all join together by clapping while laughing and hollering. When non-liberty people see this for the first time, they have the most confused faces I've ever seen. Basically it's a way to make fun of someone who embarrasses themselves. We like to make it worse for them. Whether they trip UP the stairs in convo (I'm guilty of this), or set off an alarm by going out a door that clearly says DO NOT OPEN. ALARM WILL SOUND. You got into Liberty, use your brain people.
Best of all, we will always say, "It's a Liberty thing." This phrase is overused but so necessary. I take pride in my school, the wonderful people who attend it, and the compassionate faculty that makes it like home. I am a Liberty student and will forever fan the flames.
