Liberty University '17-'18: A Year in Review
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Liberty University '17-'18: A Year in Review

Looking back at the memorable moments that made this year at LU a great one

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Liberty University '17-'18: A Year in Review
@hofmann.haley

~We beat Baylor!~

We started out the semester by rioting in the campus streets til’ 4 am and enjoying canceled classes over a Liberty Football win.

Speaking of football, did you know that Super Bowl champion Nick Foles was an LU student?

~We got some new additions to our campus~

Commons 3 was built and so was our Freedom Tower: a $1 million+ religion studies tower…that lights up? Ah, glad we know where our tuition is going.

Though these buildings got finished, there’s always a never-ending array of construction projects that Liberty likes to begin.

Like the School of Business

And football field additions.

We also said goodbye to our soccer field behind the circle.

And hello to more parking

...but yet there still never seems to be enough parking for us. Maybe next year...

~"Jib"~

When we returned back to school after winter break, the campus seemed to be bombarded with the word “jib” written everywhere.

Where did it come from? What does it mean?

We eventually came to find out that “jib” is an acronym for “Jesus is better.” Pretty cool, but who’s going to wash it all off eventually?

~We almost got our bananas taken away~

Bananas on the ROT? Why?

In short: students thought it would be fun to launch their bananas onto the roof of the ROT. Because of the actions of a few (or many), our bananas were confiscated temporarily until brave students, such as the ones below, expressed their love for and demand for the fruit and the bananas were brought back to the ROT to stay (unless incoming freshman desire to bring back the tradition).

~Liberty thought it would be fun to introduce new Convocation security measures~

Remember the panic it ensued the first week of its implementation? Remember the line backing up to the freedom tower the first convo after winter break? Despite the mess that these new security measures brought in the first week, the process eventually got quicker and easier...unless you try to show up 5 minutes before Convo starts.

...and keeping on the topic of Convo:

We had the fun ones: Ninja Warriors, a member of Destiny's Child, and the Harlem Globetrotters.

We were faced with controversial speakers such as Michael Vick and Ray Rice brought mixed emotions among the students.

And, of course, we had multiple political Convos:

Need I say more? Love them or hate them, we had plenty this year. From speakers such as Dinesh D'souza to Ben Shapiro, it's pretty clear that the university loves its politics...the students, however? It varies: some steal front row seats while others use their Convo skips.

Needless to say, our student body is very diverse in its political views despite the school's Conservative standings.

~We've had our fair share of fire alarms~

From Commons 1’s alarm in the middle of Super Bowl to Commons 3’s post-tornado alarm fire alarm, we wonder if whether A, our alarm systems are way too sensitive or B, our fellow students are way too dumb in regards to common sense (yes, you DO have to take the lint out of the dryer before using).

~Spontaneous baptisms~

Need I say more? So many students came to Jesus within the last few weeks of our spring semester and were baptized in our pond...truly incredible!

~And of course, great memes~

From Convo-specific memes to Dr. Wheeler's infamous four-wheeler flip, we've definitely had some spicy memes this year.

It’s been a great year, LU.

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