Cassie Phillips, Staff Writer The Lynchburg College School of Business and Economics was recently recognized for its leadership development program by Leadership Excellence magazine as No. 29 in the country in the Leadership 500 rankings. LC was ranked out of 49 Schools of Management and Business at educational institutions from across the nation. It was among other higher education business programs such as No. 1 University of Michigan, No. 2 [...]

Cassie Phillips, Staff Writer – The Lynchburg College Baseball team has clinched the number one seed for the ODAC tournament with a record of 13-3 in the conference. The team has an overall record of 28-7 and is currently leading the country in NCAA Division-III baseball in hits with 393, sacrifice flies with 27 and runs scored with 292. They are also currently ranked second in doubles with 86, according [...]

Matthew Hancock, Staff Writer – After a successful fall season, the Lynchburg College Golf team has performed well in the spring season and is looking forward to competing at a high level in the ODAC Tournament. “In the fall we used the tournaments to get everyone some tournament experience before the spring season and some competition as well. So far this spring in the 3 events we have played we’ve [...]

Matthew Hancock, Staff Writer – The Lynchburg College Men’s and Women’s Tennis teams both have losing records as they start the 2012 season, but still said they are improving and show promise for the rest of the season. The men’s team has a record of 2-5 so far with wins coming in a 7-2 victory over non-conference opponent Bluefield College on Feb. 25, and an 8-1 win over Shenandoah University [...]

Matt Hancock, Staff Writer – The Lynchburg College Men’s Indoor Track and Field team continued their winning streak this year, winning their 15th straight ODAC title, while the Women’s Indoor team was successful as well, placing third in the ODAC on Feb. 24 at Liberty University. The LC Track and Field Team had their first meet of the year, the Liberty University Kickoff, on Dec. 2-3, 2011. This gave LC [...]

Shea Kelley, Copy Editor – The Lynchburg College Women’s Lacrosse team has four of six 2011 All-ODAC players returning as they begin the 2012 season. The team was picked second in the 2012 ODAC Women’s Lacrosse Preseason Poll, and is off to a strong start with a record 3-1. Head Coach Bruce Reid said he is ready for games to start and will be holding his team to certain expectations: [...]

Krystal Foster, Staff Writer - With a new season underway, the Lynchburg College softball team welcomes back eight returners, including three seniors and one junior. Over the past few weeks, the Hornets have posted a 7-9 record in non-conference games. This year, the Hornets also welcomed several first-years into the starting line-up, including ODAC pitcher of the week Kaityln Morris. Morris led the Hornets to two wins in the first [...]

Shea Kelley, Copy Editor - After its first winning season in over 25 years, the Lynchburg College Men’s Basketball team finished their season in Salem, Va. on Feb. 24 in a loss to Hampden-Sydney College, 82-60, in the quarterfinals of the ODAC Men’s Basketball Tournament. Junior Austin Chillemi received Third-Team All-ODAC honors and finished with 15 points and seven rebounds while. Senior Nate Campbell, First-Team All-ODAC honoree, was held to [...]

Cassie Phillips, Staff Writer The 2011 Report on Virginia Higher Education, published by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, compared Lynchburg College to 23 other private schools assessing factors like tuition rate and general education requirements in Virginia’s higher education. This year the main issues the council brought up were general education requirements, tuition rates, school budget allocations and graduation and retention rates. LC requires all students to take [...]

Beginning in the fall semester of 2013 Lynchburg College will have four co-ed residential houses that students can apply to live in. “We currently have official Co-Ed Special Interest Houses that are comprised of residents from recognized clubs, organizations, and academic programs. I sincerely hope that the pilot program is successful,” said Director of Residence Life Kristin Cooper in an email. Cooper said in the email that for the 2012-2013 [...]