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10 Essential facts about Liberty U.


With Mitt Romney set to give the commencement address at Liberty University on Saturday, here are 10 things you might not know about the private evangelical Christian university in Lynchburg, Virginia.


1. Founded in 1971 by Jerry Falwell, the fundamentalist Baptist preacher who died in 2007.

2. Costs about $25,834 per year, including tuition, fees and housing.

3. “Handholding is the only appropriate form of personal contact,” according to the school handbook, “The Liberty Way.”

4. Is the largest Christian university in the world, with some 12,500 on-campus students and 70,000 online.

5. Students may go to the movie theater — but R-rated films are strictly prohibited.

6. Dress code for women prohibits “anything tight, scant, backless, see-through, low in the neckline or revealing the midriff (in any position) is immodest and unacceptable.”

7. Canned the campus Democratic club in 2009 because of the national party’s stance on abortion and gay rights.


8. Banned at commencement: silly string, noisemakers, firearms, balloons, alcohol, needles, and wrapped presents


9. The school mascot’s name: Sparky, an eagle.

10. And its athletic clubs: The Flames.


I must admit. I have never actually met anyone who has attended something like this. But I would like to someday. And I am sure they are good people. And you always need to broaden your horizons. And I mean that seriously.

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