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Scholars Crossing 1994 -- 1995 Liberty University School Newspaper 5-2-1995 05-02-95 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 12, Issue 26) Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_94_95 Recommended Citation "05-02-95 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 12, Issue 26)" (1995). 1994 -- 1995. 23. https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_94_95/23 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Liberty University School Newspaper at Scholars Crossing. It has been accepted for inclusion in 1994 -- 1995 by an authorized administrator of Scholars Crossing. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Tfixbtxtv QLhnmmtm mm^^J W JP Nonprofit org. ' U.S. Postage erty University, Lynchburg, Va. Tuesday, May 2,1995 Vol. 12, No. 26 Pa,d •^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^_^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Lynchburg, Va. ™^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^— Permit No. 136 INSIDE: Falwell readies for silver year IN THE NEWS: Dr. Dea Britt will soon begin her new role as chairwoman of the department of nursing, Chancellor recounts last 25 replacing Dr. Linda Miller. Next semester Miller will be teaching in Florida, Page A4. years in anniversary video what has happened over the By ANDREW LYONS *JH THE RUN! Dr. David Norton, a physical edu News Editor past 25 years. (The video) is cation professor, will run 2,953 miles from California to New not totally all-inclusive, but it's York this summer. Can you say "Forrest Gump"? Page A3. "I feel like I'm standing on a little sampling of some of the holy ground" Chancellor Jerry tilings that have happened INTRAMURAL OVERHAUL: The LU Falwell said as he stood atop along the way," LBN Producer John Johnson said. grounds crew will begin a $7,500 renovation project of the Liberty Mountain on Thursday intramural and softball fields. That's right, no more rocks afternoon and delivered the con Video Coordinator Bruce on the fields! Page A3. clusion to the video, 'Twenty- Carey said, "Some of the early five Years of Miracles." stuff like the football team is on The video, produced by the Macel Fawell addressed the the film, and all of the news is HONOR DEFINED: Liberty Broadcasting Network, 10th anniversary of Liberty's Sigma Tau Delta on the impor will feature the birth and pro on the film. It's been saved in tance of honor. Page A5. gression of Liberty University. the archives and than trans- "This is really a record of See Video, Page 4 AROUND THE WORLD: World News focuses on the effects of the Oklahoma City bombing. Page A6. Also in the world, the U.S. and Russia's con tinual disagreements, just before next month's "Victory Summit." Page A7. EDITORS' CORNER: Editor in Chief Timothy J. Gibbons explains the importance of reputation. He writes that honesty truly is the best policy. Opinion Editor Michelle Fannin asks President Clinton to stop blaming the Oklahoma bombing on right-wing America. Page A8. COMMENTARY: Betsy Ooten explains that quarantining AIDS patients is the best way to protect peo ple from the virus. Sarah Parshall says that, with affirma tive action, the most qualified individuals are the ones who lose out on jobs. Page A9. GETTING A LIFE: Melissa Hoffman tells the story of sophomore Justin Bruno and his two year Career as "Sesame Street's" Big Bird. Page A9. photos by Michael Nelson KING OF THE MOUNTAIN — Chan Friday afternoon as he concludes the CALMING THE STORMS: New Liberty cellor Jerry Falwell admires campus video, "Twenty-five Years of Miracles." Champion columnist Ted Cunningham explains the impor tance of focusing on Christ if we plan to make it to the end of semester. Page B9. Gramm to THE MOUTH: The Liberty Champion's Cyclists occupy Person on the Street asks, "What do you plan to do this motivate summer?" Page B9. local spotlight graduates REMEMBER WHEN ... : The ufei section He's a familiar face on the The cyclists rode up features a photo year in review with memorable pictures of By CHANNING sets of CNN, "Nightline" Campbell Avenue until they lit and "David Brinkley." He's the YouthQuest van, Mark Lowry at Thomas Road Baptist SCHNEIDER' Memorial Avenue, where they; Champion Reporter spoken on issues that affect Church and James Beck after winning the presidential headed down Fifth Street After: election. Page BIO. iiiiiniiiiiiiiM people across the nation, Excited cheers burst from circling three loops around ranging from abortion to the expectant crowd as the downtown, they headed toward budget reforms. YEAR IN SPORTS: Josh Cooley recaptures cyclists approached the finish Rivermont Avenue and Lang- On Saturday, May 6, though, the year's sports events. Cooley claims "a losing record line Saturday afternoon in home Road, They then sprinted Phil Gramm will be speaking is not necessarily indicative of a team of losers." Page their quest to capture Stage 3 to tee finish line in front of E, C to a slightiy different audience. Bl. of the Tour DuPont. Glass High School. He will be addressing Lib The third: stage of Stage 4 of the race, which erty's graduating class of 1995 LU SWEEPS RADFORD: The men's "America's Premiere Cycling began at 9:30 Sunday morn as the keynote speaker of the baseball team's swept Radford on Saturday. This moved Event" ended around 3:40 ing, ran from Lynchburg to commencement ceremony, in p.m. at E.C Glass High the team within one game of first place in the confer Bjacksburg in a 141- 'mile the Vines Center. School in front of an estimated ence. Page Bl. stretch. This stage involved the Gramm, one of approxi 4,000 people. The race first mountainous obstacles for mately half a dozen encompassed 133 miles -r*f. MAJOR LEAGUE PREVIEW: Several the cyclists, encompassing five Republicans striving for the from Richmond, where the Liberty Champion reporters present all the major category climbs. GOP nomination, will be teams departed at 10 a.nn league baseball teams' strengths and weaknesses. They Stevie Dovelr director ril; coming to Liberty following a Saturday, to Lynchburg, even predict some winners. Pases B3-B5. tourism for the Greater tour of Florida last weekend. More than 100 profession Lynchburg Chamber of Com* The Texas senator joins a al cyclists from seven coun merce, said cycling knowledge list of conservative speakers DID YOU CATCH THAT?: The sports tries make up the 18 teams has increased sharply in the who have graced Liberty Section presents a review of some of the most memorable competing in the Tour, Lynchburg area over the past University's commencement sports moments of the year. Page B7. Djamolidine Abdujaparov, two years because of its platform in the last several from the former Soviet involvement in "America's niTtlmWe years. These guests include: YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING!: Republic of Uzbekistan, Premiere Cycling Event." ON THE ROAD AGAIN ~~ After winning Stage 3, • presidential candidate Sports Editor Rich Maclone's collumn describes the blun claimed victory in Stage 3, "This year," the director Djamolidine Abdujaparov resumes the Tour DuPont. Patrick Buchanan, 1992 der the International Olympic Committee made by allow "The delntition of being a said, "there seems to be more • Focus on the Family ing ballroom dancing to be named a competitive sport. He good rider is being able to stay people who understand the route or at E. C, Glass. I You nave all those vehicles President James Dobson, 1993 asks, "Ballroom dancing ... a sport?" Page B1. in front," die victor said. "I felt sport. They're more excited would say the big draw is still and the motorcade coming, • North Carolina Senator a lot stronger than last year." and will watch either on the the excitement of the race. and it's really exciting," Jesse Helms, 1994 THE FORECAST: Gramm was originally elected to the House of Local missionaries recover from trauma Representatives as a Dem WEDN ESDAY ocrat, winning a seat in 1978, Theresa and her husband Mark are "There was just some stiffness." By TIMOTHY J. GIBBONS 1980 and 1982. When he co- Liberty alumni who, until recendy, were Another missionary used a shortwave Editor in Chief audiored the Reagan econo • • fir missionaries in Cayes-Jacmel, a small radio to contact international forces sta mic program in 1983, Dem Four-year-old Pearl Ann Jacobsen was 1 laitian town about three hours from Port- tioned in Haiti, and die Jacobsens were ocratic leadership stripped full of energy last Thursday. Running au-Prince. When several men shot moved to a U.N. hospital in Port-au-Prince. HU69 him of his House Budget H-68 11 mi 1111 around the yard and die house, the little through the front window of the family's The family, which recendy returned to Committee seat. L-47 girl wits more interested in playing Uian in house, Theresa was wounded in the neck the United States, is living in die The baccalaureate will be L-5O irinii remembering die events of a month ago. ;uid Mark in die chest. Bodi of the bullets Lynchburg area. In June, diey will move held at 7 p.m. Friday in die At night, diough, she still sometimes has \UU(((<fuUt missed any viud organs. to a missionary house maintained by their Vines Center. Student atten nightmares about die incident. None of the Jacobsen children, church, Timberlake Baptist. dance is required. Commen THURSDAY A month ago Thursday, unknown including Pearl Ann and Christopher, as Neither of the missionaries really know cement will (ate place at 10 assailants fired into her home in Haiti, well as 20-month-old Caleb, were the reason behind die attack, but surmise a.m. Saturday in die Vines where her parents were missionaries.