students and commuter students under 21 years of age. They must report to their assigned Resident Assistant and sit in their assigned section, though they may skip Convocation once per semester if they notify their Resident Assistant at least 24 hours in advance. They are fined $25 for each of their first two unexcused absences, and $50 for each subsequent absence.
Commuting students over 21 are encouraged to attend.
=== Clubs and organizations ===
According to Liberty's website, there are over 100 registered on-campus clubs and organizations.
=== Liberty Champion ===
Liberty Champion is Liberty University's official student newspaper.
In 2019, Will Young, a former editor of the Champion, recalled his experiences in a lengthy Washington Post article. In his first week in that role, he had been rebuked for attempting to get the campus's police blotter. He found that school officials often overrode student editors' decisions and imposed censorship, which was part of "an infrastructure of thought-control that …
