Home / News / Education / Higher Ed University of Iowa unsure yet what new ER will mean for long wait times on the main campus hospital in Iowa City The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread NORTH LIBERTY — University of Iowa Health Care for years has bemoaned its cramped emergency department and limited bed capacity — creating long wait times, lengthy ER stays and higher-than-average rates of would-be patients who leave without being seen dozens of patients received care through the North Liberty campus’ 18,400-square-foot ER — among the thousands seen in the new hospital’s orthopedics clinics “This number is expected to increase as we enter the summer months,” UIHC spokesman Taylor Vessel said of traffic through the new ER — a 14-room Level-4 trauma center outfitted with state-of-the-art X-ray Being a Level-4 trauma center — as opposed to Level 1 like the main campus ER and Level 3 like its Downtown ER formerly Mercy Iowa City — means North Liberty’s ER has fewer trauma-care resources and might need to transfer some patients to Iowa City “All levels have the expertise and trained staff to stabilize trauma patients prior to transfer to higher levels of care if needed,” according to a UIHC question-and-answer synopsis on the new campus “The main difference between Level 3 and Level 4 is the presence of an on-call general surgeon at a Level-3 trauma center.” “The best emergency department is the nearest one,” officials said highlighting a prime and strategic strength of the new hospital “Given the growing population in North Liberty and Tiffin the emergency department at the North Liberty campus will increase access for these communities (as well as Coralville and surrounding areas) and provide emergency medicine closer to home,” UIHC officials said The most recent Board of Regents report on UIHC emergency room use showed wait times on the rise — up 40 percent from 2018 to 2022 — with the average length of an ER stay swelling from under 4.5 hours to as high as seven the average number of patients who were boarding in the ER overnight waiting on an inpatient bed swelled to 35 a day typical ER wait time on the main campus can top three hours — with the average percent of patients who leave without being seen hovering at 4 percent the North Liberty ER on most days at most times showed single-digit-minute waits That’s similar to times for the UIHC Downtown ER “With less than a week of operational data it’s too soon to determine what sort of impact the new (emergency department) has had on wait times at UI Health Care’s two other hospitals,” Vessel said But UIHC does expect more than 10,000 patients to come through its North Liberty ER this first year — potentially absorbing some of the system’s 54,110 total ER visits in 2024 And the new campus’ ER patients will amount to just a fraction of the total traffic through that hospital — which boasts 36 inpatient beds with room to add 12 more; 84 exam rooms; 12 operating rooms with room to add four; two procedure rooms; one retail pharmacy with a 24-hour drive-through; and a large physical therapy and rehab gym visible to passersby behind a large glass wall imprinted with a Tiger Hawk The campus offers a walk-in clinic for same-day acute orthopedic injuries a gift shop and dedicated space for teaching It also has free patient parking and sweeping natural light “One of the cool things about this space is when you look into the exam rooms they all have windows and natural light that comes in which is not the norm in emergency departments,” UIHC Associate Chief Nursing Officer Emily Ward told reporters during a tour of the ER “And we see that throughout the entire building — a lot of natural light in the patient care spaces.” Suspended by stainless steel cables above the heads of visitors entering the main atrium of the new hospital is a 27-foot-tall sculpture inspired by the anatomy of a single stem of big bluestem prairie grass — native to the hospital’s site — and informed by the “porous nature and growth of cancellous bone,” according to university officials Its artist — Seattle-based John Grade — used all Alaskan yellow cedar wood for the piece which was brought in as four sections and assembled on site these clinics that physical therapy down there at the end walk-in injury clinics — all of these things allow us to expand our care to a wider range of population,” Larry Marsh chair of the UI Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation said during a recent ribbon-cutting for the facility “is really challenging when you're in the basement of a tertiary care center” — where the department previously was — “with the parking and the challenges for patients — not just us.” “We call that the lower level,” UI Health Care Chief Executive Officer Bradley Haws joked during the ribbon-cutting about Marsh’s “basement” reference and often we would have trash cans gathering rain and other things that were leaking and occasional floods there we still have more people that want to occupy the space that Dr Marsh and his department are vacating.” Although the university hasn’t shared publicly its plans for the former orthopedics home on the main campus its state application to build in North Liberty aired intentions to create space for 65 to 80 more inpatient beds there “Operational plans are underway for the former orthopedics space,” Vessel told The Gazette “Those plans will be presented to the Board of Regents in the near future.” UIHC’s push to expand “to a wider range of population” was among the controversial aspects of the project when it first went before the State Health Facilities Council in early 2020 — and was denied a certificate of need to build applicants must show that less-costly alternatives aren’t available or practical; existing facilities are being used appropriately; alternatives like sharing arrangements have been considered and implemented to the extent possible; and patients will have serious problems getting care without the proposed facility “The letters and testimony established a lack of collaboration by the UIHC with local providers that excess capacity exists at current facilities that the UIHC is proposing to conduct procedures that could be provided by the community-based hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers in the area and a substantial concern about the future viability of existing facilities if the UIHC is allowed to build the hospital,” according to the council’s written decision at the time “UIHC plans to hire 535 staff for the new hospital.” “Noted by the opposition during testimony were concerns that the UIHC would actively recruit staff from Mercy Iowa City and other providers in the area.” Mercy Iowa City, two years after the university eventually got the go-ahead to build in North Liberty, filed for bankruptcy following years of financial troubles. The university acquired it in a bankruptcy auction for $28 million Following the state’s initial North Liberty-project denial in 2021, UIHC resubmitted an application stripping any reference to orthopedics and focusing on its ability to treat the sickest of the sick “The requested construction and modernization to UIHC’s institutional health facility at Forevergreen Road will accomplish UIHC’s goal of serving unmet tertiary transfer demand,” according to the revised application “UIHC acknowledges that there are available beds in the state of Iowa Not all of these beds have the personnel and technology to serve patients that need tertiary care and that is where UIHC’s lack of infrastructure to meet that need seriously harms patients.” Conceding some of its tertiary-care expansion would happen on the main campus UIHC in its application said “modernization cannot occur unless UIHC is able to decant some of its services to Forevergreen Road.” In a recent online frequently-asked-questions on the new campus “More Iowans need our care and expertise — particularly in orthopedics and emergency medicine.” “Patients also welcome the opportunity to get a prescription filled and/or have imaging done without needing to drive/park/navigate at the university campus they want greater access and greater convenience.” UI Senior Vice President for Finance and Operations Rod Lehnertz called the increase a “worst-case” scenario and hoped to return to the board with a “revised downward budget.” “We brought this building in on time and under budget.” “The total cost of the project has not been finalized but leaders expect it to be under budget.” Staffing — and how the university planned to do it in North Liberty — was among the questions state councilors asked UIHC officials during the 2021 application process Officials said about 1,000 employees will work in North Liberty — including orthopedics faculty “While we do not anticipate many direct impacts on staffing levels at our other campuses certain areas may look a little different as we move certain orthopedic services to the North Liberty campus,” UIHC said in its FAQ UIHC as of Friday had 73 open North Liberty-campus positions its jobs website listed more than 800 open health care related jobs including more than 500 nursing or nurse-related roles In addition to the North Liberty site, the university is pursuing an 842,000-gross-square-foot inpatient tower on its main campus slated to cost more than $1 billion That tower would be nearly double the 469,000-square-foot North Liberty hospital and be two-thirds bigger than the 507,000-square-foot Stead Family Children’s Hospital officials noted in their North Liberty FAQ “The 60-acre North Liberty campus allows for future building expansion.” Vanessa Miller covers higher education for The Gazette Comments: (319) 339-3158; vanessa.miller@thegazette.com including Iowa’s public universities The Gazette has been informing Iowans with in-depth local news coverage and insightful analysis for over 140 years independent journalism with a subscription today © 2025 The Gazette | All Rights Reserved Log in to comment on videos and join in on the fun Watch the live stream of Fox News and full episodes Reduce eye strain and focus on the content that matters Youngstown Mayoral Candidate John White was booked into the Trumbull County Jail on Friday White was released the same day on $12,500 bond Jail records also indicate that the charge will formally be filed in Girard Municipal Court White is running as an independent for Youngstown mayor although he may not be eligible for the ballot.  White was previously deemed ineligible to run for mayor in 2021, and his eligibility has once again come into question.  21 News will reach out to Liberty Police to find out what led to White's arrest RELATED COVERAGE: Youngstown mayoral candidate eligibility in question  RELATED COVERAGE: John White running for Youngstown mayor again after previously being disqualified  Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here Thanks for visiting ! 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Toggle Event OverlayScheduleEventsResultsvs 8 Johns Hopkins in the First Round of NCAA Championship5/4/2025 10:09:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse DALLAS – After his performance on Saturday vs Liberty, Sam Houston senior Coltin Atkinson has been named the CUSA Pitcher of the Week DALLAS – After his performance on Saturday vs Liberty, Sam Houston sophomore Ryan Peterson has been named the CUSA Pitcher of the Week The honor is the first for Peterson in his Bearkat career and the first such honor for any Kat in 2025 In a head-to-head duel between he and Liberty sophomore ace Ben Blair it was Peterson who came out in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader earning his second win of the season and clinching the Bearkats' first series victory of the year using 106 pitches to navigate 7.0 scoreless innings in the winning effort He scattered just three hits and walked two striking out five Flames to run his season total to 66 on the year a mark which currently ranks fifth in Conference USA He and the Bearkats went on to sweep Liberty on Sunday surging Sam Houston squarely back into the race for a spot in the Conference USA Tournament with two weeks to play They currently trail the Flames by just one game and will head to Middle Tennessee for its final road series of 2025 this weekend beginning with the series opener on Friday on ESPN+ Thanks for visiting News | May 5 editor@sierrasun.com – Liberty is helping homeowners save energy by offering financial incentives to upgrade existing electric heating and water heating systems to advanced Heat pumps are a modern solution that extract and amplify heat from natural sources like the air or ground providing a highly efficient way to heat homes and water.  Unlike traditional heating systems such as electric furnaces or boilers heat pumps use significantly less energy and may be more economical to operate.   Liberty’s new incentive program provides up to $4,000 for upgrading electric heating or cooling systems to heat pumps and up to $900 for replacing electric water heaters with energy-efficient heat pump water heaters “The incentive amount depends on the type of system and the size or tonnage of the equipment installed,” says Breanna Kelly Program Manager of Energy Efficiency at Liberty “We encourage customers or their contractors to reach out or apply before making any purchases or installations.” “We’re thrilled to help our customers experience the benefits of energy-efficient heat pump technology,” says Kelly “Even in our cold-weather environments It’s a smart solution for homeowners looking to reduce energy use while also supporting grid efficiency.” and beyond make the Sierra Sun's work possible Your financial contribution supports our efforts to deliver quality your support is critical to help us keep our community informed about the evolving coronavirus pandemic and the impact it is having locally Your donation will help us continue to cover COVID-19 and our other vital local news Sign up for daily and breaking news headlines Manage Subscriptions there are no polls available at the moment ADRIAN — An advocate of migrant and seasonal workers and immigrants has been honored with the inaugural Liberty Bell Award from the Lenawee County Bar Association Rudy Flores of Adrian was presented with the award during a ceremony Friday in Lenawee County Circuit Court. The event marked Law Day, which President Dwight Eisenhower designated in 1958 Local bar associations — professional organizations for attorneys — give the Liberty Bell Award in conjunction with Law Day to honor non-lawyer citizens who've given of their time and energy to strengthen the effectiveness of the American system of freedom, according to the State Bar of Michigan "Such service may include activities which promote a better understanding of our form of government especially the Bill of Rights; encourage greater respect for the law and the courts; educate people and the contrast between totalitarianism and freedom under law; or stimulate the deeper sense of individual responsibility to the end that citizens recognize their duties as well as their rights," the description of the award reads Flores is chairman of the Southeastern Michigan Migrant Resource Council and co-chairman of the Adrian Chapter of Latino Leaders for Enhancement He also is a member of the Adrian Ebeid Neighborhood Promise Steering Committee Equity and Inclusion Committee through the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the Washtenaw Solidarity with Farmworkers’ Connect the Camps Initiative He's also a former member of the Adrian Board of Education The award was presented by retired Monroe County Judge Joseph A He said he first met Flores through the Lenawee County NAACP and learned about the opportunities Flores provides to migrant workers "I'm trying to figure out what day of the week Rudy takes off because I don't know that he (takes) any time off," Costello said He has so much empathy for people that are down and out." Flores said Lenawee County and Michigan have been welcoming to migrant workers seasonal farm workers who come here every year to do the laborious work to provide food on our table," Flores said "I don't do any of this without my community Every time I get asked or nominated or something Two other nominees for the Liberty Bell Award were recognized Jeanette Henagan has been president of the Lenawee County Chapter of the NAACP for the past 24 years and Jill Hicks is executive director of the Catherine Cobb Safe House PA—First Liberty Institute and Winston & Strawn LLP on behalf of the Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty and the Independence Law Center filed friend-of-the-court briefs on behalf of Dr urging the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to grant him a new trial after his first was scheduled on Yom Kippur Yom Kippur is the holiest day on the Jewish calendar and has been observed by faithful Jews for millennia You can read First Liberty’s brief here and the Independence Law Center’s brief here “The Philadelphia court’s actions demonstrate a blatant disregard for the Free Exercise rights of this doctor whose faith is central to his life,” said Randall Wenger Chief Counsel for the Independence Law Center “No American should be forced to choose between two precious constitutional rights: whether to violate his faith or to attend his own trial Yet that is the unconstitutional choice that a Philadelphia court forced upon Dr “We urge the state Supreme Court to respect Dr Gross’s religious faith and grant him a new trial.” Gross is an observant Jew whose faith is central to his life the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas scheduled his jury trial on Yom Kippur The court refused to move the trial one day and it removed a Jewish juror because she could not attend either “Such discrimination could only happen to a religious minority because courts do not schedule proceedings on Sundays or holidays observed by those of majoritarian faiths Yet the court refused to accommodate the Doctor and juror’s religious practices while making many other accommodations for secular reasons This unequal treatment demonstrates the court’s disregard of the significance of Yom Kippur and it triggers strict scrutiny under the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment.” First Liberty Institute is a non-profit public interest law firm and the largest legal organization in the nation dedicated exclusively to defending religious freedom for all Americans To arrange an interview, contact Peyton Drew at media@firstliberty.org The Independence Law Center is a public-interest civil rights law firm affiliated with the Pennsylvania Family Institute a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that works to preserve religious liberty To arrange an interview, contact Josue Sierra at jsierra@indlawcenter.org or by calling 202-430-0282 First Liberty Institute and the law firm Mayer Brown LLP announced that the Wasatch County (UT) School District will now allow first grade teacher Taryn Israelson to post a voluntary prayer support chain in the school’s faculty lounge after she was previously told it must be removed First Liberty Institute announced today that the West Ward (MI) Elementary students whose songs were nearly censored for their religious content will now be allowed to sing in the school talent show At an ecumenical prayer breakfast in Dallas back in 1984, President Ronald Reagan said because there’s no prompting of the conscience that flat world that tells us only what the senses perceive If we ever forget that we’re one nation under God Those words swirled in my head, as I had the honor to attend the Rose Garden ceremony as President Donald Trump announced the formation of a presidential commission to protect religious liberty vice chairRyan AndersonBishop Robert BarronCarrie BollerCardinal Timothy Dolan Phil McGrawEric MetaxasKelly ShackelfordRabbi Meir SoloveichikPastor Paula White In his executive order announcing the commission “It shall be the policy of the executive branch to vigorously enforce the historic and robust protections for religious liberty enshrined in Federal law The Founders envisioned a Nation in which religious voices and views are integral to a vibrant public square and human flourishing and in which religious people and institutions are free to practice their faith without fear of discrimination or hostility from the Government.” The commission will protect parental rights It will also address anti-religious bias and government overreach and advise the White House on policies to safeguard religious liberty The present struggle over religious liberty The first side believe they have a fundamental right protected by the First Amendment to practice their faith freely and openly in society The second believes religious liberty is not a fundamental right and any mention or practice of faith in the public square is a dangerous conflation of church and state any public display of faith by an individual or community – prayers by elected officials and many other expressions of religious conviction – has come under attack a coarsening of society with Americans now warring against each other rather than standing together in a common bond of unity it is because of this lack of respect for religious liberty It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” Daniel Mark, an assistant professor of political science at Villanova University and an Orthodox Jew, understands this. He has written that religious freedom is under attack because traditional beliefs are a threat to radical autonomy He concluded: “We need to discover – or recover – a proper account of rights This begins with a proper grasp of the good of religion all of the goods that constitute human flourishing.” Or in the words of another great American “We who are free must proclaim anew our faith This faith is the abiding creed of our fathers It is our faith in the deathless dignity of man governed by eternal moral and natural laws those gifts of the Creator that are man’s inalienable rights and that make all men equal in His sight.” He then added a short sentence that succinctly sums up our nation’s current state: “A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.” It is no coincidence that the roots of our present poisonous public discourse can be traced to the abandonment of religious liberty it is critical that we set aside our differences and restore religious liberty for all That is why I see the establishment of this commission by President Trump as a hopeful first step to bringing about that restoration so that we can once again HHS Releases Report on Harms of ‘Transgender’ Medical Interventions for Minors Kevin O’Leary: Forget About Divorce and Fall in Love All Over Again Timothy S. Goeglein President Trump Announces New Commission to Defend Religious Liberty Focus on the Family Supports Bill Restoring Churches and Non-Profits’ Free Speech Rights Pastor Chris Avell Facing Jail Time for Sheltering Homeless in His Church JD Vance: ‘You Shouldn’t Have to Leave Your Faith at the Door’ atDuke Twilight Allie ZealandZealand Sets Another Liberty Freshman Record on Sunday5/4/2025 10:48:00 PM | Track and Field Game Recap: Baseball | 5/4/2025 7:18:00 PM HUNTSVILLE – Parker Blackman hit a walk-off 2-run single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to give the Sam Houston Bearkats a 2-1 win over Liberty on Sunday afternoon completing a weekend sweep of the Flames at Don Sanders Stadium 6-15 CUSA) squarely back into the race for a berth in the Conference USA Tournament one game behind the Flames with six games to play in the 2025 regular season Sam Houston had traffic on the bases throughout the day stranding 13 runners before Blackman's hit Cam Diaz continued to throw well in his Sunday starting role, equaling his season high with eight strikeouts in 6.0 innings, allowing just one run on a double-play grounder in the fourth. He then handed the ball off to Felix Schlede who struck out three and allowed just two base runners in 3.0 innings to earn his first win of the year who flared a 2-1 pitch inside the left-field line to end things in dramatic fashion Liberty reliever Jacob Webb took the loss after being charged with both runs in the final inning Thanks for visiting UT—First Liberty Institute and the law firm Mayer Brown LLP announced that the Wasatch County (UT) School District will now allow first grade teacher Taryn Israelson to post a voluntary prayer support chain in the school’s faculty lounge after she was previously told it must be removed “This is the right decision by the school officials in light of Supreme Court decisions that have repeatedly held that the First Amendment requires public school officials to be neutral in their treatment of religion,” said Keisha Russell “Taryn’s example should send a message to all public school districts that the Free Speech and Free Exercise Clauses doubly protect private religious speech.” began a voluntary prayer chain in which individuals could opt-in to be prayed for and to pray for others She posted a sign in the school faculty lounge two years ago to invite faculty members to participate The faculty lounge provides members a place to gather and socialize during breaks and post personal signs on the refrigerators advertising community plays and engaging in other forms of personal expression She continued the practice of her prayer chain this year until the school principal told her to stop the religious expression and forced her to remove it In response to a demand letter to the school and the prayer chain will be returned to the teacher’s lounge To arrange an interview, contact John manning at media@firstliberty.org or by calling 972-941-4453 First Liberty Institute and Winston & Strawn LLP 7vs0FIU Liberty Shuts Out FIU For 3rd Straight Time A Law & Liberty symposium on Quentin Skinner's Liberty as Independence republican form of liberty that directly challenges the negative liberty that the West has embraced for generations if not decades We are pleased to publish two reviews of this new work by two prominent intellectual historians: Max Skjönsberg and Aaron N Each applaud Skinner’s attempted revival Quentin Skinner’s notion of liberty has more in common with the liberalism he attacks than he may wish Quentin Skinner’s book is a powerful reminder of the old adage that “no cause is ever lost because no cause is ever really won." Our newsletters highlight and offer a deeper view of the best that is being thought and said in law Law & Liberty is an online magazine published by Liberty Fund and committed to a society of free and responsible persons living under the rule of law and forum debates that elevate discourse on law all with an eye to understanding and cultivating a free society Part of the Liberty Fund network The opinions expressed on Law & Liberty are solely those of the contributors to the site and do not reflect the opinions of Liberty Fund We recognise you are attempting to access this website from a country belonging to the European Economic Area (EEA) including the EU which enforces the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and therefore cannot grant you access at this time e-mail us at news@kmzu.com or call us at 660-542-0404 Atlantic Lacrosse Conference Continental Lacrosse Conference Lone Star Alliance Pacific Northwest Collegiate Lacrosse League Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Conference SouthEastern Lacrosse Conference Southwestern Lacrosse Conference Upper Midwest Lacrosse Conference Western Collegiate Lacrosse League Dan Patrick has been tapped to chair President Donald Trump’s new commission on religious liberty which was announced during the National Day of Prayer celebration at the White House on Thursday “You are restoring the hopes and the prayers of millions upon millions of believers of all faiths,” said Patrick The commission, according to Trump’s executive order will make a report about threats to religious liberty and strategies to increase awareness of religious pluralism in the country This commission is a part of Trump’s push to “bring back religion,” to the United States Trump on Thursday touted his pardons of anti-abortion protesters the reinstatement of military members who were discharged due to vaccine mandates creation of a Department of Justice task force to eradicate “anti-Christian bias,” and executive order against anti-semitism Ben Carson, the Housing and Urban Development Secretary in the first Trump administration, will serve as the commission’s vice-chair. Other commission members include television host Dr a Plano-based conservative legal organization Commission members will serve at least until July 4 Patrick approached Trump with the idea for the commission Trump said during his speech in the Rose Garden who was in Washington on Thursday for the announcement said during his speech that the United States was “birthed by prayer,” and founded on the “Judeo-Christian ethic,” that people can worship without government interference Patrick accused the Biden administration of having attacked people of faith “We have a magnificent inheritance of religious liberty and every believer today has a claim to that inheritance,” Patrick said Patrick has long promoted policies to infuse religion into public life most recently prioritizing legislation that would require the Ten Commandments to be posted in public school classrooms and allow time for prayer in public schools Patrick has referred to the United States as “a Christian nation” and echoed many of his political allies in arguing that there “is no separation of church and state “We were a nation founded upon not the words of our founders, but the words of God because he wrote the Constitution,” Patrick said in 2022 Tickets are on sale now for the 15th annual Texas Tribune Festival Texas’ breakout ideas and politics event happening Nov TribFest 2025 is presented by JPMorganChase Choose an amount or learn more about membership Thanks for visiting The New York Liberty will begin its season in a little over a week and Sabrina Ionescu will continue her leadership role with the hopes of bringing home the WNBA title Joining Ionescu this season is Connecticut Sun standout Natasha Cloud who has the potential to make a big impact in New York the team finished the season with a franchise-best tying record of 32-8 which was enough to claim the No New York won the WNBA Finals against the Minnesota Lynx Will the Liberty be able to find the same level of success in 2025 As the WNBA continues to expand viewership the teams are finding themselves in many more nationally televised games each year the Liberty will be featured in multiple nationally televised games across various platforms Watch the New York Liberty live on Fubo all season long: Start your free trial today! Breanna Stewart led the team in scoring with an average of 20.4 points per game while Jonquel Jones led on the boards with an average of nine rebounds per game Ionescu was an all-around team player who provided an average of 6.2 assists per game She also averaged 18.2 points per game and shot 39.4 percent from the field The Liberty retained their championship core All-WNBA guard Sabrina Ionescu and rising forward Leonie Fiebich The foursome has set the stage for continued success as a program and with new additions in 2025 should see another strong finish and potentially another championship While Betnijah Laney-Hamilton will miss the 2025 season due to a knee injury some new additions should help fulfill her role Her absence opens opportunities for players like Fiebich and Burke to step up Will New York be able to repeat as the 2025 champions following a strong 2024 season where we cover everything we air on fuboTV Contact us: support@fubo.tv Quentin Skinner is surely the most prominent living historian of political thought Skinner has written about the history of political thought from the Renaissance to the eighteenth century His oeuvre includes landmark studies on Machiavelli as well as pathbreaking works on historical methodology and hermeneutics Skinner’s new book, Liberty as Independence represents his fullest historical investigation into the concept of freedom to date Skinner challenges what he takes to be the dominant conception of freedom in the modern world: Isaiah Berlin’s negative liberty understood as freedom from external constraints As an alternative to this “liberal” view of freedom Skinner proposes his preferred version of liberty understood as independence The historical ambition of the book is stunning spanning from the Roman histories of Livy and Tacitus to John Austin in the nineteenth century But the main part treats Anglophone political thought between the Glorious Revolution of 1688–89 and the French Revolution a century later Skinner argues that the ideal of liberty as independence became dominant in the period of Whig Supremacy in Britain in the aftermath of the Glorious Revolution but was later attacked and eclipsed in the age of the Atlantic revolutions we are told that panic over democracy dislodged the ideal of liberty as independence Skinner’s new book is an exercise in intellectual history at its best What makes it a particularly exciting read is its dialectic nature and Skinner’s ability to take the arguments of both sides seriously he recovers a host of lesser-known political writers including a number of “liberal theorists” in the 1790s who anticipated Austin’s appreciation for Thomas Hobbes Skinner describes his intention as casting his net widely According to Skinner’s understanding of liberty as independence unfreedom implies being subjected to someone else’s arbitrary will As explained by Tacitus and other Roman moralists “a sense of continual anxiety that stems from not knowing what may be about to happen to them.” In his previous writings, Skinner identified this way of thinking of freedom as a “third concept of liberty”—once dubbed neo-Roman though this label is dropped here—distinct from Isaiah Berlin’s two concepts of liberty The contrast is with Thomas Hobbes’s abstract definition of freedom as the absence of restraints But Skinner’s concept is not identical to Berlin’s positive liberty Rather than liberty to flourish in some normatively dependent way it simply consists in the absence of arbitrary rule Skinner illustrates how influential John Locke’s Two Treatises of Government was in the eighteenth century Pocock’s thesis that decentered Locke’s political theory and instead emphasized the impact of Machiavelli and James Harrington Part of Skinner’s intention is to show that it makes little sense to distinguish Locke from seventeenth-century republicans such as John Milton and Algernon Sidney as he argues that Locke’s views on liberty and arbitrary power were similar to theirs Skinner is not pleased with the alleged victory of liberalism as his book is not only a history but also a normative defense of his understanding of liberty as independence Skinner goes on to show that many thinkers after the Glorious Revolution tended to think of liberty in his terms. In one of the texts from Essays, Moral, Political and Literary David Hume points out that the two extremes in government are liberty and slavery he suggests that Englishmen are free to act as they please and “display the manners which are peculiar to [them].”  One quibble is that Skinner presents Hume as a rather straightforward pro-government Whig and we are told that “Of the Original Contract” (1748) and “Of Public Credit” (1752) and to a lesser extent “Of Civil Liberty” (1741) But an even more evident and earlier expression of a more non-partisan bent is surely Hume’s essay “A Character of Sir Robert Walpole” (1742) in which Hume writes of the Whig prime minister: He would have been esteemed more worthy of his high station had he never possessed it; and is better qualified for the second than for the first place in any government His ministry has been more advantageous to his family than to the public and more pernicious by bad precedents than by real grievances Yet another one is the conclusion to “That Politics May Be Reduced to a Science” (1741) which is seeking to teach moderation to the Whig government and the Country party opposition alike A more fundamental problem is that Hume—as Elena Yi-Jia Zeng has recently reiterated—viewed civil liberty as centering on the security of persons and properties This meant that Hume thought that civil liberty could in principle be achieved under a monarchical government as long as it upheld the rule of law (rather than men) and thereby respected and protected the life and private property of individuals A slightly different way to frame this book than Skinner’s would be to say that there was a big gap between the ideology justifying the Whig regime as not even all propertied men had the vote in Britain’s highly irregular system of representation The proportion of adult males allowed to vote declined from about 20 percent to 15 percent of the population between 1689 and 1832 The contradiction between ideology and reality became apparent in the wake of the American Revolution when reformers on both sides of the Atlantic argued that the English constitution was meant to grant political representation to taxpayers This meant that as Locke remained fashionable in America a new ideology was needed to justify the status quo in Britain the new ideology was bolstered by selective arguments from natural jurists such as Hugo Grotius who held that we must relinquish our natural freedom and submit to the absolute sovereign power of the state Skinner expertly shows how several of the arguments of the modern natural law school were adopted by pro-government writers in Britain in the 1760s and 1770s notably Hobbes’s view that liberty simply means the absence of impediments or restraints Thomas Mortimer wrote in 1772: “Whatever the law does not forbid is permitted and on this permission are founded the rights of individuals in any state.” According to John Lind Richard Price’s conflation of civil liberty and self-government resulted in the mistaken assumption that liberty was “anything positive,” an insight that had been suggested to Lind by his brilliant friend This Hobbesian revival became even more conspicuous after the outbreak of the French Revolution there was a conservative and a liberal response to the French Revolution in Britain The conservative response consisted of clerical defenses of non-resistance and passive obedience based on motley passages in scripture These were not ultimately as successful as Skinner’s “liberals,” who rejected the French Revolution while committing themselves to piecemeal social reform Skinner comes close to suggesting that there was a self-conscious liberal movement in the 1790s decades earlier than most scholars would date the historical emergence of liberalism Skinner’s “liberals” were Hobbesian: they argued that there could be no happiness without security and no security in the absence of government The “liberal theorists” further followed Hobbes in arguing that liberty depends on the silence of the laws they introduced an unprecedented secular tone in political debate It is clear that Skinner is not pleased with the alleged victory of liberalism One of Skinner’s main points is that his approach to liberty links up with democracy he presents his case in opposition to Berlin who argued that “there is no necessary connection between individual liberty and democratic rule.” Neither Skinner nor the Anglophone theorists he canvases appear to have proposed a neo-Aristotelian system where all citizens rule and are being ruled in turn they put their faith in the principle of political representation But though political representation comes up occasionally in the book for Skinner’s normative case to be entirely convincing a fuller discussion of voting and representation and especially the relationship between representatives and constituents It seems somewhat puzzling that he is so eager to present his case as an alternative to liberalism As a representative of the trade hub of London the radical reformer Sawbridge would later speak against the abolition of the slave trade in parliament following the will of his constituents rather than his own the reality is that minorities are subjected to the will of the majority republicanism and democracy can be used for deeply illiberal ends nothing is arguably more essential than citizens having legal rights that are protected from the majority Skinner concludes by giving a nod to the importance of governments securing “our essential rights,” and interestingly it is key that they not only have a share in political power but also that they have rights that political power cannot invade This comes across in Skinner’s insightful discussion of the Petition of Right and the English Bill of Rights earlier in the book “it is not the source but the limitation of power which prevents it from being arbitrary.” The emphasis on the limitations of power is one of the reasons why we must distinguish classical liberalism from Hobbesian politics Against the backdrop of Skinner’s defense of legal rights it seems somewhat puzzling that he is so eager to present his case as an alternative to liberalism As he argues with reference to Thomas Spence and the American “labor republicans,” the connection between liberty as independence and socialism was a historical one And by highlighting the problems with deunionized workforces and the inequalities endemic to global trade as well as concomitant deregulatory and environmental problems his alternative to liberalism seems to want to occupy the ground of rather conventional leftwing politics Skinner’s understanding of liberty seems to share much in common with the liberal heritage broadly understood As he writes: “If you live in dependence on the will of others all your actions will have the character of permissions of allowances from your ruler or master that can be withdrawn without warning at any time you will be able to act as you choose and go your own way.” Commerce and manufactures gradually introduced order and good government who had before lived almost in a continual state of war with their neighbours and of servile dependency upon their superiors is by far the most important of all their effects This is probably not the conclusion Skinner wants us to reach but it is a testimony to the richness of his book that it is likely to provoke widely different responses from the many who will read it and human liberty can be secured only by a transcendent source and an ontological grounding Both books confined their examination of liberty’s meaning to mid-seventeenth-century England the culminating work in his unofficial trilogy on liberty builds off those two previous works and provides a more comprehensive and longer chronological timeframe Skinner contends that seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Englishmen taking their cues from figures like Henri de Bracton defined liberty as freedom from arbitrary power Skinner connects this understanding of liberty as independence to the dichotomy in Roman law and classical republicanism between freeman and slave Free individuals acted with autonomous will and lived as they pleased lacked any self-will and were subservient to the whims of a master freedom represented and emphasized status more than it did condition Although “it cannot be denied” that the long history of republican liberty confined the status of freemen to a social and political hierarchy in which only “small male elite” exercised any degree of self-will Skinner believes “there is nothing inherently conservative or elitist about the ideal itself.” As he points out and Karl Marx embraced the idea of liberty as independence even as they railed against its historical elitism Standing in stark contrast to the idea of liberty as independence was the “liberal” view which defined liberty as simply the absence of physical or coercive barriers liberty was predicated exclusively on the ability to act and Jeremy Bentham admitted that while self-government might be preferable liberty could “in principle be enjoyed under any system of government.” This liberal stress on action rejected the Roman bifurcation of free versus slave liberty hinges solely upon condition—either you are free to choose or restrained from making that choice in some form or fashion Skinner admits that these definitions contain a degree of overlap Both agreed that physical restraint equated to a loss of liberty of action those lacking the status of a free person “will never be in a position to choose and act freely.” All their actions are subjected to “the permission and hence the will of those to whom you are subject whether that permission is silently or explicitly granted.” A free person retains their basic ability to exercise their own will While Skinner notes the debt’s danger to liberty he skims over license and omits the intertwined dynamic where virtue’s loss spelled liberty’s ruin Central to Skinner’s general methodology and present in this work is his a priori belief that conflict and crisis forge political ideas He endorses the Nietzschean notion that concepts do not have settled definitions Skinner’s genealogy begins in the seventeenth century when the idea of liberty as independence while present in English legal and political thought for centuries received a direct threat from the perceived arbitrary rule of the Stuart Dynasty this fear of arbitrary power shaped the response to the early Stuart monarchs and led Englishmen to behead Charles I’s due to his “wicked design to erect and uphold himself an unlimited and tyrannical power to rule according to his will and to overthrow the rights and liberties of the people.” The conflict with Charles I also provided Englishmen with a “distinctive vocabulary.” Englishmen again called upon that vocabulary in 1688 to resist James II’s seeming desire to place England under his dominion. The subsequent Glorious Revolution and the English Bill of Rights reaffirmed Englishmen’s status as freemen.  Although the century-long conflict with the Stuarts provided some consensus on the definition of liberty as independence Skinner notes that not all agreed on how best to preserve that independence a new branch in his genealogy was created when English republican thinkers such as Marchmont Needham and John Milton advocated the radical notion of a monarchy-free republic rooted in popular sovereignty as the only real protector from arbitrariness branched out by advancing the idea that a mixed constitution “embodying the supremacy of the law” as the ideal method The dismal failure of the English republican government tipped the scales in favor of a mixed government under the law as the preferred method This mid-century debate also illuminated a rising belief that certain rights are so fundamental they must remain beyond governmental reach this idea had blossomed into a significant and robust discourse Some tied these fundamental rights to England’s customary constitution viewing them as liberties created within and by the state Others saw them as natural rights—universal entitlements existing outside political society These natural rights were the core liberties essential to maintaining free status and the law’s chief duty was to secure them rulers and subjects contractually agreed to uphold and protect those rights Entrusting only the monarch with the task of protecting these rights risked reducing free people to slaves While Roman law hinted at natural rights and early radicals like Henry Parker embraced the concept it gained traction in England only after the Glorious Revolution when John Locke and others articulated it to justify the new regime had woven itself into the fabric of liberty as independence Disputes between Robert Walpole and his Country Opposition critics—like the authors of Cato’s Letters and Viscount Bolingbroke—centered not on liberty’s meaning but on its preservation Critics accused Walpole of using patronage and pensions to buy loyalty arguing this corruption eroded the priority of public good over self-interest reducing free Englishmen to servile drones retorted that notions like civic virtue were obsolete thanks to the post-1688 constitution’s safeguarding of freedoms Even as Whigs penned triumphant odes to the British constitution alongside commentators like Mary Axtell and Sarah Chapone painted a stark counter portrait to the Whigs’ vaunted civil society Their incisive critiques “ruthlessly and effectively” exposed Whig hypocrisy revealing a society riddled with dependence—wives and thousands of African slaves trapped in a precarious situation Instead of a land of free persons exercising their will these writers demonstrated how “whole of British society” was “little more than a teetering ladder of dependence.” Another warning sign was England’s ballooning national debt As foreign bondholders grew and direct taxation surged fears mounted that parliamentary elections would fall under foreign sway with a corrupted Parliament wielding despotic power to crush English incomes These anxieties resonated more acutely in the North American colonies than in Britain itself Though Skinner allocates only 22 pages to the American Revolution his argument is clear: colonists viewed Parliament’s taxation without consent as a quintessential definition of arbitrary rule So intolerable was this oppression that they declared independence Although they echoed England’s long-standing legal and political tradition of linking liberty as freedom from arbitrariness to natural rights demanding protection Americans embraced the radical republican position of being free of monarchy The blistering critiques from social observers and the American colonies’ secession shook liberty as independence to its core In the final third of Liberty as Independence Skinner traces the rise of a rival view—liberty as the absence of restraint—rooted in Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan (1651) this idea flourished in Europe through writers like Samuel Pufendorf and Jean-Jacques Burlamaqui who applied Hobbes’ definition to legal and political theory translations of Pufendorf brought this Hobbesian liberty into British debates As Americans wielded the old understanding of liberty to resist Britain under George III English writers like John Wesley and Jeremy Bentham championed liberty as non-interference Despite stalwart defenders of the old view liberty as the absence of restraint was gaining ground When John Austin echoed and appealed to Hobbes in 1832 by declaring the law as the sovereign’s command it signified the final banishment of the older idea of liberty as the status of a freeperson All that mattered under this “new view” was if you were free to act The question of subjugation and dependence no longer mattered Austin “simply assures his readers that liberty ‘can mean nothing else but the exemption from restraint.’” The liberal definition of liberty had not only supplanted the republican understanding Skinner shines brighter as a historian than as a social critic Liberty as Independence is a stellar achievement in intellectual history Scant attention is given to other intellectual currents in the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Anglophone world defenders of Monarchical and patriarchal authority like Robert Filmer are nowhere to be found Readers are left wondering if their understanding of liberty better resembles the classical or liberal tradition Or perhaps it is an amalgamation of both views this is mostly in terms of Anglican support of the Whig regime There is little discussion on the role of growing appreciation and relationship in religious consciousness and liberty the absence of the Quakers is particularly surprising given that William Penn and William Mead faced imprisonment because of the violation of the Conventicle Act which forbade dissenting religious gatherings of five or more both men were also nearly imprisoned because they refused to remove their hats although their religious beliefs said otherwise Their trial touched directly upon whether these freemen could be coerced by the state to violate religious beliefs not sanctioned by the state led to Bushel’s Case and an important English legal development The jury members in Penn and Mead’s trial were imprisoned by the judge because they ruled in favor of the two Quakers the Court of Common Pleas ruled in favor of the jury thereby establishing the jury as an independent body in judicial proceedings it remains unclear what branch of liberty’s genealogy was at play or if another definition operated The other glaring omission from Skinner’s work is the role of republican virtue in sustaining liberty mentioned in a quick paragraph on Bolingbroke’s considerations on the idea and then Hume’s rejection Yet virtue proved far more central to the thought of English republicans and their American counterparts—all pivotal figures in Skinner’s story—than what Skinner alludes stressed virtue as the moral backbone regulating liberty’s independence This fear of license fueled concerns about England’s commercial growth with luxury seen as a virtue’s corroding foe writers dreaded its impact on the virtue needed to uphold liberty a concern as pressing as liberty’s direct threats he skims over license and omits the intertwined dynamic where virtue’s loss spells liberty’s ruin Skinner never explains how liberty as independence better resolves these issues He shines brighter as a historian than as a social critic reclaiming the idea of liberty as a status and not just a condition has real merit for our contemporary world It demonstrates in stark contrast just how far from our republican heritage we have strayed Applying this republican tradition can clarify the threats posed by judicial supremacy Relying exclusively upon five unelected justices to decree the meaning the Constitution not knowing or lacking any real ability to control how or when a president will launch military strikes or raise and lower tariffs all the while waiting with bated breath upon his social media posts and having an unelected and unaccountable federal bureaucracy that makes labyrinthine rules that control most aspects of daily life is The ability to act may or may not be restricted but it seems undeniable that each of these examples equates to a persistent dependence upon the will of someone else Perhaps a return to the emphasis on the idea between free and slave can help revive a dying constitutional order Liberty as Independence is deeply engaging It is a powerful reminder of the old adage that “no cause is ever lost because no cause is ever really won.” If nothing else Skinner prompts us to remember that conflict Although forcing anyone to read Liberty as Independence would clash with its core ethos I urge readers to embrace their freedom and snag a copy for themselves Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article The Statue of Liberty is a 305-foot (93-metre) statue located on Liberty Island in Upper New York Bay, off the coast of New York City The statue is a personification of liberty in the form of a woman She holds a torch in her raised right hand and clutches a tablet in her left The Statue of Liberty was built in France between 1875 and 1884. It was disassembled and shipped to New York City in 1885. The statue was reassembled on Liberty Island in 1886 although the torch has been redesigned or restored several times since its installation The Statue of Liberty was sculpted between 1875 and 1884 under the direction of French sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi Bartholdi and his team hammered roughly 31 tons of copper sheets onto a steel frame Before being mounted on its current pedestal the statue stood over 151 feet (46 metres) tall and weighed 225 tons In her raised right hand, the Statue of Liberty holds a torch. This represents the light that shows observers the path to freedom. In her left hand, she clutches a tablet bearing “JULY IV MDCCLXXVI,” the Declaration of Independence’s adoption date in Roman numerals Fosun has announced that the 2025 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair will be held at Halo at 28 Liberty’s Fosun Plaza A VIP preview will also be held on Thursday The exhibit will feature more than 30 exhibitors and over 70 artists from around the world including historic appearances from KUB’ART Gallery the fair’s first exhibitor based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo the first Bahamas-based gallery featured at a 1-54 exhibit “We are pleased to welcome the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair to Halo at 28 Liberty,” said Wei Bo Fosun Global Partner and Chairman of Four Trees Capital Management “Fosun has consistently showcased art and culture from around the globe at 28 Liberty’s Fosun plaza and we are excited to welcome this exhibit to Halo at 28 Liberty 1-54 is held annually across three continents in London It is the first and only fair dedicated to contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora striving to show a community of unique perspectives and evolving interpretations of the diasporic experience This year’s diverse range of exhibitors affirms 1-54’s commitment to showcasing contemporary African art from emerging and established galleries alike “We’re eager to make our return to New York as we continue to grow our annual edition,” said Touria El Glaoui “It’s been wonderful to see the positive response from our U.S as well as a shared passion for expanding visibility for contemporary African art We’re excited for visitors to see the incredible artwork and programming from this year’s gallerists and fair partners.” Other regular community and cultural events at 28 Liberty include Dine Around Downtown and Sing for Hope Pianos a yearly initiative that gathers local artists to create pianos that will be displayed on the plaza in June and then placed in each borough before being donated to New York City Public schools Fosun Plaza also hosts the annual arts festival which has become a cornerstone of Lower Manhattan culture 1-54 is the first and only international fair dedicated to contemporary African art New York and Marrakech—as well as annual pop-up fairs in Paris and Hong Kong 1-54 is the leading global event series dedicated to contemporary art from Africa and its diaspora Striving to promote a community of diverse perspectives including evolving interpretations of the diasporic experience 1-54 features leading international galleries specializing in contemporary African art alongside artists talks panel discussions and a Special Projects programme The fair’s name draws reference to the fifty-four countries that constitute the African continent the newest premier event venue in New York City brings a bold fusion of architectural heritage and modern sophistication to the heart of downtown Halo spans 30,000 square feet of versatile interior space purposefully designed to accommodate up to 750 guests in a setting that seamlessly blends form and function Both Halo and the team at 28 Liberty share a deep appreciation for the arts and are committed to fostering a space where creativity thrives By embracing artistic expression as a core element of the venue’s identity they look forward to hosting future events and activations that celebrate culture Halo stands as a testament to the power of design in shaping transformative event experiences is the go-to destination in Lower Manhattan for recreation and best-in-class dining The office tower’s 2.5 acre Fosun Plaza hosts a variety of community events throughout the year from food festivals to arts programs to educational experiences and more The 38,000-square-foot penthouse is home to restaurateur Danny Meyer’s latest endeavor a restaurant and bar with sweeping panoramic views of the NYC skyline and featuring a multifunctional event space accommodating up to 800 guests at three simultaneous gatherings Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and a food hall are among the tenants of the new 200,000-square-foot retail space at the base of the building Whether exploring the latest cultural event or sipping cocktails at sunset from the 60th floor 28 Liberty always offers something new to discover © Copyright 2012 - 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Copyright © 2025 Eastern Ohio Newspapers, Inc. | https://www.vindy.com | 240 Franklin Street SE, Warren, OH 44482 | 330-841-1600 | Terms of Service 1at2Sam Houston Sam Houston Scores 2 in Ninth to Edge Liberty 2-15/4/2025 4:57:00 PM | Baseball Liberty softball returned to the top 25 this week before dropping a close game on the road to fellow top 25 in-state foe Virginia on Wednesday The Lady Flames bounced back in a big way with a three-game sweep Liberty concludes the regular season at 44-11 overall and 23-3 in conference play The Lady Flames have tied a program record for regular season wins The Flames begin play in the CUSA Tournament this week in Bowling Green The Cavaliers used a four-run fourth inning to come from behind to defeat Liberty at Palmer Park in Charlottesville Virginia leads Liberty 50-28 in the all-time series This is the third year in a row in which Liberty and Virginia have split the season series The Lady Flames fall to 1-6 against nationally ranked opponents so far this season The Lady Flames manufactured one run in each of the first three innings while Virginia had one run on six hits over the first two frames Elena Escobar came on in relief of Paige Bachman during the inning after the Cavaliers had tied the contest united the game with a two-run homer for the difference maker Liberty had just two hits in the game with Virginia’s two errors and one passed ball contributing to two unearned runs for the Lady Flames allowing one run on six hits in 1.1 innings giving up one run on one hit with two strikeouts Paige Bachman tossed a six-hit shutout as Liberty blanked FIU in game one on Friday at Liberty Softball Stadium The Lady Flames led 2-0 after four innings before putting the game out of reach with a three-fun fifth Rachel Roupe’s sacrifice fly made it 3-0 while Brynn McManus pushed the lead to 5-0 with a two-run double Bachman improved to 11-3 on the season with her sixth career shutout and second of the season She scattered six hits while striking out five and walking two Brooke Roberts and Savannah Jessee both hit solo home runs Liberty scored one run in each of the first three innings before erupting for a five-run fourth inning that included RBI singles from Savannah Jessee and Savannah Woodard as well as Rachel Roupe’s sacrifice fly and Brynn McManus’ two-run homer Elena Escobar tossed her fifth shutout of the season allowing just two hits and one walk while striking out six She is now 12-0 in CUSA play this season and 19-3 overall McManus was 2 for 3 with two homers and three RBI while Jessee was 2 for 2 with one RBI Roupe was 1 for 2 with a homer and two RBI while KK Madrey stole her 46th base as Liberty has now won all 17 CUSA series since joining the conference prior to the 2024 season Liberty posted its third straight shutout of the weekend over FIU on Sunday The Lady Flames left the bases loaded in both the first and second innings but Liberty scored three times in the third to take control of the game seniors Rachel Roupe and Alyssa Henault hit back to back home runs to make it 7-0 Senior Paige Bachman pitched a 1-2-3 seventh inning to complete the shutout Kaylan Yoder earned the win while allowing one hit Bachman retired all five batters she faced Roupe was 2 for 2 with a homer while KK Madrey batted 2 for 4 with a double Liberty has not allowed a single run in the last 21.2 innings This is the fifth time in program history and first since 2024 against Louisiana Tech that the Lady Flames have not allowed a single run in a full three-game series Liberty finished the year at 24-3 at Liberty Softball Stadium tying the program single season record for home wins Liberty’s 23 CUSA wins are the most by a CUSA team in league history The regular season is complete as Liberty now prepares to head to Bowling Green Kentucky for the CUSA Softball Championship this week The Lady Flames will be looking to repeat as conference champs and are the No