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3-31-1998
03-31-98 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 15, Issue 20)
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Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va. Tuesday, March 31, 1998 Vol. 15, No. 20 Graduation date returns to May 9 Trent Lott, said that he could not make it on May 9. The chancellor, said. Lott out as speaker; university then changed the graduation date to Sunday, Liberty President Dr. John Borek, will present the May 10 to accommodate Lott, albeit at the protest of commencement speech at the graduation. The ceremo Borek to deliver address many a graduating senior ... and their parents. ny will begin at 10 a.m. By BILL MEYER "You shouldn't change the schedule for 1,500 people Liberty alumnus Jerry Johnston, who pastors First Champion Reporter just because of one person," Tom Roberts, a senior from Family Church in Kansas City, Kansas, will give the Virginia, said. The administrators agreed with the com baccalaureate speech Friday at 7 p.m. For his efforts, This year's graduation ceremony, initially scheduled plaints of the seniors. Pastor Johnston will be awarded an honorary doctor for Saturday, May 9 and then switched to Sunday, May The decision was made to not host Senator Lott after ate. 10, is now going to take place on May 9, as originally it became clear that too many people would be incon Having Dr. Borek as the commencement speaker at planned. venienced by the schedule change. least prevents their family and friends from altering The date had been rescheduled to the later date after Lott will probably be invited to be the commencement their plans. After all, as Dr. Falwell said, The com STAFF PHOTO the commencement speaker. Senate Majority Leader speaker in a year or two, Dr. Jerry Falwell, Liberty's mencement is for the students, not the speaker." Commencement Ceremony, 1997 Christian accrediting Nursing students honored by state By BILL METER body OK's Champion Reporter The Liberty Nursing Student Liberty Association recently received the Community Service Project of Decision "just the Year at the Virginia State Convention. The focus of its pro another victory" ject was cancer and smoking for university awareness. "We went into the Cub Scout By CREIG RAIKES troops around the area and did a Champion Reporter slide presentation, skits and just a general educational program," Liberty University was Wendy Sheaffer, the vice presi recently reaccredited by dent of LNSA. said. the Transnational Associa In addition, LU advisor Mrs. tion of Christian Colleges Vicki Martin received the advisor and Schools (TRACS), a of the year award at the conven governing body which tion. In order to garner this specifically accredits award for their advisor, Liberty Christian learning institu nursing students filled out a tions. nomination form which spoke of Representatives from Martin's dedication to the nurs TRACS visited LU's campus ing group and her leadership in February to take a sec ability. The students then sub ond look at the university. mitted the recommendation form Previous visitations had left and wrote evidence to support TRACS with concerns their contention that Martin about Liberty similar to deserved the award. those held by the Southern The nursing program itself Association of Colleges and also won an award for being the Schools, who also recently most active constituent in the reaccredited the university. Virginia Student Nurses Among the concerns were Association. A legislative award financial stability, library was received as well for passing resources and the faculty an abortion resolution regarding PHOTO COURTESY OF LNSA to student ratio. informed consent within Virginia RESOLUTIONARY — The Liberty Nursing Association was honored at the Virginia State Convention for community Liberty's faculty and staff (see sidebar, Page 2). service, advisor of the year, constituency and for passing an anti-abortion resolution. prepared a report for LU seniors Helena VeerKamp TRACS. which addressed and Lauren Taylor crafted the will participate. have the choice whether you their resolution to the delegates. tions committee reads it because seven major concerns that informed consent resolution, The resolution that VeerKamp want to have an abortion or The way it functions in they want to eliminate the bias." TRACS had about the and they will be trying to get it and Taylor will be defending not,'" Martin said. "But if you're nationals is they don't get to Taylor will be a delegate at the school. In a meeting held passed nationally. The National does not speak to the legality of going to choose that, make sure read their resolutions," convention, and she will be pre on Feb. 27, TRACS unani Student Association delegates abortion. It seeks only to let you're informed about every sin Raymond Zakhari, the state senting arguments in defense of mously voted to reaccredit will be meeting in Cincinnati, potential patients fully compre gle risk, that you're going to president of the Virginia Student the resolution. VeerKamp will be the university. According to Ohio on April 15 to consider pro hend the risks that could affect have.'" Nurses Association and member appearing as well, and she will the report, Liberty met and posed resolutions. Over 2000 them. Taylor and VeerKamp will not of the resolution committee, exceeded all concerns to delegates from across the nation "It is basically saying, "You still be allowed to directly present said. "Someone from the resolu Please see RESOLUTION, Page 2 regain accreditation. Vice President for Academic Affairs Boyd C. Go Ye Therefore... Rist said that the TRACS approval is just the latest in a string of recent suc Towns' books to be used cesses. This is just one in a number of victories recent abroad as missionary tools ly for Liberty, including the SACS reaccreditation," donated to Gospel Light Towns influence has already By LANCE OLSHOVSKT International. reached many. His first book was Rist said. Champion Reporter Rist is quick to point out Towns said the reason the published in 1969 and translated that the TRACS success Dr. Elmer Towns' books are on books are being sold is because in to the Korean language in was the result of a team their way to mission fields when someone buys something it 1974. The book, entitled, "10 effort. around the globe. is viewed as more valuable rather Largest Sunday Schools" was This is a victory for the Soon, Towns' works will appear than if it is just given to them. Towns first U.S. bestseller and university as a whole, in the hands of many children Although his primary focus is ultimately led him to Dr. Falwell including the students, fac and adults around the world as the students on campus and as well as becoming co-founder ulty, and staff," Rist said. the message of Jesus Christ teaching Bible classes. Towns of Liberty University. TRACS is an accrediting comes to them through literary wants to write books that will He said that many Korean peo body approved by the U.S. prose. Many of Towns' books are influence the world. ple came to him knowing of the Department of Education. being used as Sunday School Towns said that he wants to book and asked for his auto TRACS' next visit to Liberty material and are sold for a small meet people where they are and graph. Also, he said that he is will be in the year 2000. price instead of given away. go beyond the students which sit well known in Korea as a result The institution currently The books are fashioned into in front of him. of the book. accredits close to 100 small booklets and are available The heart of a teacher is to be All of Towns classes feature schools in the United to foreign missionaries world influential, and I want to reach books written by him, and he States and is looking into THOMAS LOVING wide. The missionaries will then the students and I feel privileged says that almost every new class to influence readers the world he teaches ends up in textbook the possibility of going SO THE WORLD MAT KNOW — Dr. Elmer Towns' books will sell the booklets for a small price and the monies raised will be over," Towns said. form. abroad. be printed and distributed to missionaries worldwide.
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Rookies such as Champion Reporter Robert Burns have led the team to their position at the top of Making it to any National three associations, including the nth Unlimited Championship takes all the skill American Debate Association and perfection that a team can (ADA), the National Debate muster. It takes a season with Tournament (NDT) and the 0.00 out handicap to the competitors Cross Examination Debate and a season relatively void of Association (CEDA). By The Lake visits $10^ trial. Liberty is new to competition Great Steaks • Seafood & Gourmet Salad Bar Dinner • Weddings • Reception • Parties S $20 a* The Liberty University Debate In the CEDA and despite their Open Dally tor lunch & dinner Team had all the skill and per limited schedule, they have still its $40 <* Efttttte # RESTAURANT fection; however, they also managed to top all the other !ts $6022 endured not only the loss of competition. Winning perfor 993-2475 10 minutes from Lynchburg on US 460 East valuable players, but also mances at Penn State, George numerous trials and they still Mason, Navy, Cornell and Guaranteed! managed to make this the most George Washington have boosted successful season in the history the teams rankings in all the of this debate team and possibly divisions, especially the ADA, Teach English Overseas ercise Gym any team in America. where it recovered from a fall In The team lost its captain, Jon the rankings in the '97-'98 sea Now.^ Swenson and a lead debater, son. Presently, they lead second -no contracts Doug Johnson, at the turn of the place George Mason in this same -no down payments semester. Freshman debater division. Robert Burns said, "It is always Now Liberty will attempt an m*1M8SSBS really tough when you lose a unprecedented sweep of all three good varsity debater and we had associations at the end-of-the- Educational Services International 845-8169 to work a lot harder to compen season national championship 014 Memorial Ave., Lynchburg 24501 sate for loss." tournaments for each organiza www.esiadventure.org This was supposed to be a tion in Maryland, Georgia, and rebuilding year, but the new Utah. If it is are successful then it will beat all American records. Carlson * freshmen have had to step up to Wagon I it STUDENT TRAVEL 1 Clauson bows out of race * CLEAN LUBE Less than a month after Clauson, who lost a previous VACATION EXPERTS announcing his candidacy for race for the GOP nod by one vote, PACKAGES 239-5567 7803 Timberlake Road SERVICE CENTER Lynchburg city council, Liberty had held high hopes for this year's AIRLINE TICKETS government professor Kevin race. In spite of the setback, Next to Kroger- Clauson has dropped out. Clauson Walker left open the possibility that SPRING BREAK Comer of Timberlake &01d Graves Mill 10 Minute Oil Change cited family health needs as his Clauson might be a candidate In SPECIALISTS SPECIAL GROUP DISCOUNTS Wednesday Student/Faculty Day $3 Off the future. "I would certainly be MAXIMUM PROTECTION moUvation for giving up the WEEKEND TRAVEL Hours: Mon-Fri 9-6 Sat 10-2 • 18 point Inspection AGAINST VISCOSITY AND promising race. glad to help him any way I could," THERMAL BREAKDOWN • Transmission Service CTX10W-W Clauson, who had already he said. "He has the right philoso • Tire Rotation Miim secured the Republican nomina phy of government." am IWHTH tion, said his decision was sparked With Clauson's withdrawal, • No Appointment Necessary by the recurrence of his father's other would-be candidates were •"MINDBOGGLE""' Automatic Soft Cloth Car W cancer and the need to care for given additional time to file their him. The decision left local candidacies. Republicans have Republicans scrambling to find a chosen realtor Bruton Langley to This coupon good candidate to take Clauson's place complete their ticket. Liberty grad on the ticket. uate Tim Dirr, an independent who for 2 FREE games OFF Lynchburg GOP chairman was disqualified earlier for lack of Full Service Exterior Automatic Wendell Walker was "really sad" to sufficient signatures on candidate see Clauson pull out, although he petitions, has also qualified to Oil Change Car Wash admitted he would have done the return to the ballot. 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Continued from Page 1 WHEREAS. *women should have access to women under 45 have doubted their risk of breast matloh that affects theft heafth,* and the right to rahcer by having a therapeutic abortion (Castleman, be permitted to accept or reject choose regarding health care decisions {Castlemati, 1995: Goldbeck-Wood, 1996): therefore he it any changes that the delegates 1993); and RESOLVED, that the National Student Nurses make in the resolution. WHEREAS. It is predicted that 43 percent of Association (NSNA) encourage Its member* to; "It's so neutral that we can American women will have an abortion m their life re%pect the client's right to autonomy, educating the always argue from a scientific time (Walkman, Ackerman, & Rubin, 1996); and clfent with ihc truth about their medical status and standpoint," VeerKamp said. WHEREAS, "informed consent means that clients prognosis, and answering questions in order for "That's one good thing about sci understand the risks and benefits of potential treat* them to make a rational health care decision: and b* Stoneman Contest: The School tions, call extension 2085. ence. It's more black and white ment alternatives before they vohmtanly consent: to it further of Business and Government Audio Adrenaline: Christian than ethical issues." any treatment (Smith fk Maurer, 19951; iPl^tVEOV that NSNA encourage its members to will award $1,000 to the stu rock band Audio Adrenaline, Taylor and VeerKamp, and per WHEREAS, federal court regulatioris have sheltered effectively communicate to clients the benefits and dent who writes the best 20- along with the Supertones and haps several other students, will the practice of therapeutic abortion under a "atone of risks involved m abortion, i.e., the increased risk of page paper on the topic of Jennifer Knapp, will appear in need to raise their own money to privacy" and the reporting of compltcailons is the breast cancer for women who have had therapeutic Derivatives: A Boon. A Hedge or the Vines Convocation Center cover traveling expenses. option of abortion providers (Beckwitli, 1993); and abortions, infection, hemorrhage, uterine perfora a Disaster. All majors are on April 16, at 7:30 p.m. All "We don't know how we're going WHEREAS, "worldwide, between thirteen and twen tions, reactions to improperly administered anes* encouraged to participate, and seats are reserved, and tickets to get the finances to go," ty percent Of all maternal deaths are estimated to be thesla. etc.: and be it further the deadline for entry is April 6. are available through VeerKamp said. "It's going to cost secondary to complications of an unsafe abortion RESOLVED, that NS?*A send a copy of this resohi* The cash prize will first apply to Ticketmasler at (804) 671 -8100, each of us over $300 to go." CKulczycki, Potts, &Rosehfield, 1996): and tton to the American Nurses' Association. Obstetric the winner's outstanding school Student Life at extension 2131, Contributions for their registra :iWffl3mAB, Jtfe threatening r^mpfioations of thera and Neonatal Nurses, United States Senate, bills. For further information, New Life Books and the LU tion and other necessary costs peutic abortions include ihcomplete abortions, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Planned see Professor Mateer in DeMoss Bookstore. Tickets will cost $20 can be made to Mrs. Martin in the Infection, hemorrhage, uterine perforations, Parenthood Federation of America, Imprint Hall 101 or call extension 2338. for gold circle seats, $15.50 for nursing department. embolism, missed tubal pregnancies and reactions Magazine and all others deemed appropriate by the individual seats and $13.50 for Here, in its entirety, is the to toproperly administered anesthesia (Crandall, NSNA Board of Directors to encourage them to man Sixpence in concert: Sixpence group orders of 15 or more per informed consent resolution that 1996): and ' date educated informed consent regarding thera~ None the Richer, along with the sons and for Liberty students. garnered the LNSA a legislative WHEREAS, research demonstrates a strong link peutic abortions as to currenuy in practice with any Waiting and Sarah Masen, will award at the Virginia State between abortion and breast cancer, showing that other surgical procedure. bring "Our So-Called Tour" to Women's Conference: Mamie Convention: ••••'- • the Vines Center on Friday, McCullough, author of "I Can, April 3 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are You Can Too", will be the guest $10 for general admission, $12 speaker at the 2nd Annual for reserved seating and are Central Virginia Women's Alignment available at the Student Life Conference to be held at SUMMER SALE A THON! 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Freshman debater division. >J|F -no down payments K Robert Burns said, "It Is always Now Liberty will attempt an ^Q 1JOM95B5 really tough when you lose a unprecedented sweep of all three Mi : good varsity debater and we had associations at the end-of-the- Educational Services International to work a lot harder to compen season national championship 1 M^JMf:Msmmcm 014 Memorial Ave., Lynchburg 24501r sate for loss." tournaments for each organiza www.esiadventure.org This was supposed to be a tion in Maryland, Georgia, and rebuilding year, but the new Utah. If it is are successful then Carlson MPS freshmen have had to step up to it will beat all American records. Wagonlit STUDENT h W 4 Trawl TRAVEL Clauson bows out of race 35 CLEAN LUBE Less than a month after Clauson, who lost a previous VACATION EXPERTS announcing his candidacy for race for the GOP nod by one vote, PACKAGES 239-5567 SERVICE CENTER Lynchburg city council. 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Do it today —it couldn't hurt. cial April 22 graduation issue. Visit us on the Internet at www.tiaa-crel'.org The Liberty Ensuring the future amn for those who shape h. IOH "Ua«d on a»»vl. under inanayr-iiu-nt TIAA-CREF Individual and In.lilulional Sri vie. diuributu CREF «•' lilktlM and ilUirolU ill die TIAA Krai 1'jlalt A«u. in Vm more toninlele information. including charge, and e»pcn»ck tall I 800 WW733, u! VM. lo, die |,io>ncuu.c.. Kead llicin caiclull.v ln.li.ie.vou mvc.l or «'nd inoiuy. IW/ 804.582.2128 \ *'' Fax: 804.582.2420 Hie Feelings of Summer s the sun secretly pushed lis Way into the A, city, it also pushed its dwellers outdoors. The heat THE NEW MAYOR drove people out of homes, OF JERRYLAND— classrooms and office build- Marc Andre Gegner togs with Its rising tempera (aka Marc Andre) tures. poses as a human It came out of nowhere arid kissed faces, turning even the billboard to pro palest of skin to a rosy com mote his newest plexion. release. The unresponding seemed to be tapped on the shoulder by the beckoning warmth of summer as it seeped through windows and horizontal cracks in minibllnds. Unable to resist any longer, they soon relented and anx iously found themselves out doors with the rest of their community, i Summer is approaching Once again, and it has already tempted Lynchburg with its longer days and drowsy 'humidity. After countless days of rain, wind arid flakes of show, the sun has moved Jack Frost : aside arid remained king of the mountain for at least a lit tle while. As 1 sit Inside classrooms, peering out the window to get a glimpse of this magnetizing weather, my thoughts of what ever subject 1 am studying go along with it. The students ™ Songwriter Marc Andre releases new CD around me grow antsy and I By LORI BRIDGEWATER hear it, they can request it on C-91. think I even catch the profes Life! Reporter Gegner's vision for working with music sors glance longingly towards j began in the eighth grade. He worked with the natural light, his church's recording department and After finally being released ; ust in case you haven't heard, Marc Andre became friends with others who had the from the claustrophobic ; Gegner has a new CD single out titled same goals. school walls, I enter into the "Jerryland." "I started writing poems in the eighth world of blue skies where peo J "Jerryland" gives an ironic view of Liberty and the grade," said Gegner, "and from that I got ple stop to take cat naps things that the students have to deal with such as fire into rap and now I am writing all kinds of under trees and play in the alarms in the middle of the night and change music." patches of coot grass. machines not working. After his graduation in May, Gegner will Before the sun carne, the "It starts out about this perfect world where all the enroll in a recording school in Ohio. "I want brick walls and couches surv children have lollipops, and in a joking way, it turns it to be a recording engineer for awhile, then rounding the televisions around and talks about the negative things that stu move up to a producer, which would hope which spit out news 24 hours dents have to deal with," Gegner said. "The day I got fully allow me to push other musician's art a day were filled with stu- back from school, 50 percent of the things I wrote and also try to get some of my own music dents. Now the halls seem about in the song happened to me," he laughed. out there," Gegner said. empty with only a few diligent Gegner put a lot of hard work Into making the CD. He is also releasing a demo tape with a stragglers left behind. The idea for "Jerryland" formed last year. Gegner couple of new songs on it that are not cen Looking around me, I see scribbled notes on the different quotes of convocation tered around the "goings on" at Liberty. One only sweet smiles and looks Of speakers — things he thought would be funny. of the songs, "Dishes," is a rock/alternative content Everyone seems to be Then, he bought some convocation tapes and song with a modern day twist about the fish just as light and airy as the recorded the different voices into his computer. and loaves parable. winds that brush against their Gegner began creating the music, mainly using pro "It deals with faith and how sometimes arms. grammed music from his keyboard. A lot of the equip God blesses us and we see how He has Couples inch closer, friends ment used In the recording was purchased from the blessed us and yet we still don't trust Him laugh louder and acquain sales of the Alma Mater video. even though He's proven Himself many tances stop andehatjusta lit Gegner then mixed the song onto a recordable CD times," Gegner said. "This is seen in a disci tle longer. and shipped it off to be duplicated. He returned to ple cleaning up the dishes after the miracle, Downtown, lunch break is Liberty to finish the artwork for the CD and then he and yet it is still hard for him to believe." prolonged to the last minute also sent that away to Canada to be duplicated. Gegner is also recording and producing as sun worshippers secretly Most of the cost of making the CD was donated by local artists, such as eye circle. He is inter pray that the clocks will stop Gegner's friends, which left Gegner with an expense of ested in working with any local bands who HE KNOWS THE MOVES AND HE WRITES THE SONGS — ticking. $600. Gegner will be selling 300 CDs in the bookstore would like to record. If you are interested, Marc Andre Gegner promotes his song "Dishes," a take on The daytime is not the only and in front of DeMoss after convocation. If students look him up. the parable of the flsh and ioaves. thing that seems to have are not able to buy "Jerryland," but would still like to changed. The: nighttime begins to sMinbre people as I the temperatures remain high Enough to keep them outside. The smell of foods grilling waft C-H0USE: IT'S ALL ROCK N' ROLL TO ME into the calm sky as it draws hungry children from playing Fortunately for Gallagher, hosUng does not require danc towards home. By MARIANNE GILLESPIE & JESSICA MILLER decade. Students at least chuckled at the performances, ing ability. even if they were not fans of these groups. Portable fans are pulled out Life! Reporters But Zackery, along with Miles Lawhorn and Alfredo from the dusty attics and "I liked Mill! Vanilll because I still listen to them," said Hay, showed the crowd how to do it right as they gave garages and turned on to full Thomas Lowman. their perspective on Liberty's dating system. The music of blast as it cools the lazy bod After Milli Vanilll finished performing, the show ended ven before Liberty students entered the Schilling Vanilla Ice, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince and MC ies that lay to front of it rather abruptly. The show was one of the shortest in Center, they were rocking to the sounds of the Hammer all Illustrated their frustraUons with the dating Coffee House history, lasting only an hour and a half. Children beg mom and dad past. game. to let them stay up a little E While students waited to get a blast from the past, "I liked CurUs Zackery because he seemed longer,'because the sun isn't speakers blared popular tunes from the 60s, 70s and natural on the stage," said Andrea CurUs, a even down yet" 80s. Liberty Junior. From experience, I have The tunes set the tone for the Then and Now" Coffee To relieve the tension between the sexes, come to find that these are House that took place Friday night at 9:30 p.m. and Liberty students put up their dukes when some of the signs of summer. 12:30 a.m. Mandy McNeely sang "Hit Me With Your Best The calendar does not seem Students won Shot." McNeely reminded students of the flip fast enough to the middle dered if they had fashion trends of the 80s with her frizzed months that 1 long for. accidentally hair, thick makeup and rolled Jeans. These first days which sig walked into convo Along with the music from the past nal that summer is coming cation as Blank decades, the show featured a TV gameshow always spur the child in me. Page did an Eric where contestants guessed old TV tunes Suddenly I feel alive and Lovett Imperson from shows such as Sesame Street, youthful as I create dandelion ation. But when Inspector Gadget, Fat Albert and Miami Vice. necklaces or fall asleep to the "Ancient of Days" Although Gallagher promised a trip to the cicadas singing outside of my suddenly became Bahamas, courtesey of Student Life, winners window. "Johnny Be had to make do with CDs of Christian Of course the summer Good," they real arUsts. seems to inconveniently make ized they were in Memory Lane Is always a fun place to its appearance before books for a musical walk, but with Guilt Edge's heavy metal trib and backpacks are stored smorgasbord. ute to Popeye, students learned that some away, but I must try to stay Matt Gallagher things In the past are better left buried. focused until the end. continued the On a different note, Praise in Motion Because with the entrance z a n i 11 e s when showed the audience how to "dance like Of summer means that soon Curtis Zackery David did." Their choreographed moves the familiar faces, daily rou and his pals brought students back to the 90s and tines and page turning of text taught him moves allowed for a short time of worship. PHOTOS BY MATT HJEMBO books that I have grown use to such as "Digging a Time traveling back to the 80s, Poison, DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN? — Flashback 8 track took the will be gone. Ditch," "Picking New Kids on the Block and Mllll Vanllll audience back with a decade-spanning mix. (above) Gone as fast as the summer Apples" and the rounded out the night as they performed UNPLUGGED MOOSE — Moose Pierce & Co. go acoustic. came in. crazy "Sprinkler." some of the most popular songs of the Page 4, Liberty Champion Tuesday, March 31, 1998 Tuesday, March 31, 1998 Liberty Champion, Page 5 Not youro>4«h*>y Spring Break LabopNg 'N tHe L3Nd Hear OF a Harr°W'Ng °F Reggae HoNduraN Watus By CHRISSY REMSBERG By MARK ARMSTRONG II Life! Reporter Life! Reporter i he sand, sun and surf are the typical hat Is it about short-term mission trips? During thoughts that constitute a description of the high school, I remember watching my friends perfect spring break. Rocks, lumber and bam T leaving the country for approximately one to two boo, on the other hand, do not usually enter a W weeks, only to return thrilled about the Lord and the work description of anyone's spring break, perfect or oth of missions, whether or not they wanted to be a mission erwise. However, all of the things mentioned were ary. Then, when I started to attend Liberty, the same definitely a part of a spring break I spent in Jamaica things continued to happen. that was more than Just perfect; it was life changing. Presently, for those of you like me, who have never been Dane Emerick, dean of men, and Anita Lewis led involved with short-term missions in any shape, size, or a team of 36 Liberty students on a mission trip to form, we finally have a chance to analyze one of these Jamaica over spring break. While in Jamaica we trips, specifically the Honduras trip over spring break, stayed In Mandeville at the Jamaican Deaf Village. step-by-step, just to see what happened. The village is Just one outreach of the Caribbean Senior Wyndi Beck and Junior Robert Gauthler shared Christian Center for the Deaf (CCCD). CCCD cur some of their experiences. The group travelled by plane to rently has three deaf schools In Jamaica, In San Pedro Sula, Honduras, which happens to be the Montego Bay, Kingtson and Knockpatrlck. hometown of LU student Annette del Cid, on Saturday, Our team worked at the Jamaican Deaf Village not March 14. That night, the team attended a Qulncienera, or yet In completion. The vision for the village is to pro "Sweet 15" (instead of "Sweet 16") birthday party, and vide a place where students who graduate from one according to Wyndi, "It was kind of like a Christian bar of the deaf schools can go to live, work and raise a mltzvah." family. The next morning, the team performed skits and pro Sunday morning we went to the deaf school in grams for the local church, with Liberty professor Dr. Knockpatrlck to visit with the deaf children and David Towles leading the service. Both team members minister for a short time. The experience was both agreed that the people's humble and hungry hearts Inspiring and intimidating as very few of us on the allowed the Spirit to fill all of the church services during team knew sign language. However, It was amazing the vacation. Both Beck and Gauthler agreed that this Is to see how God allowed us to communicate with PHOTOS COURTESY OP CHRISSY REMSBERG something that we hardly see In America. each other despite the language barrier. After Sunday's active schedule, the crew exited by boat Monday morning found us out on the work site HEY MON, THE GANG'S ALL HERE — The Jamaica team took time to pose for a at 4:30 a.m. to arrive at the Island of Roata. There they bright and early. After that first day many of us picture (above). PANDAS EAT THESE THINGS? — The team split up to make ministered with the presiding missionaries during two ser gained a new insight into mission work. Mark work teams and did jobs such as cutting bamboo to make houses for the com vices. During this time, however, the team received a Rubio, a seminary student, said that God really munity (below). chance to relax on one of the beaches of Honduras. showed him that missions is not Just evangelism, On Tuesday, the team needed an early morning wake up but also hard work. to catch a bus ride to the airport. Instead of the mechan The team was split up Into various smaller work ical buzzing of an alarm clock, Beck and Gauthler were teams to complete the different tasks waiting for us. awakened by a frenzied fowl. "Roosters don't crow at sun About half the group went down to work at the fac rise," Gauthler lamented. "They crow at four o'clock in the tory being built. morning!" After a delayed plane, the team finally returned They had the privilege of digging a footer and to San Pedro Sula. putting up part of one of the walls of the factory by Wednesday unfolded as a day of rest and relaxation for the end of the week. The rest of the work teams the short-term crew. Even though the team did not minis worked on one of the apartments being built. Some ter, "We got to meet some people our age. We got to see the cut steel and coiled wires to complete the top of a more personal side of the culture," Gauthler revealed. carport. Others moved rocks to a large pit that The next day was back to work, but it became a day would later hold the sewage. worth spending in service. For example, God decided to A grpup then went out and cut down large bam turn the disappointing tardiness of Tuesday's plane into a boo shoots to be used In covering the pit. Of course, special blessing. The team ministered to schools on all of us — at one time or another — had the dubi Thursday in order to make up for Tuesday's missed visits. ous privilege of hauling lumber from outside one of By divine sovereignty, many fathers also attended school the housing buildings to a storage shed at with their children because of a Father's Day the work site. tradition. In all of this we found that God was in Fortunately, Friday did not require the crew control. We did not have any serious members to wake up extremely early. However, injuries or illnesses. We all discovered the by 9 a.m., they began travel to a Baptist mis Joy of serving God. sion. Once they arrived, the opportunity to I learned that missionary trips are not meet people's physical and spiritual needs all glamorous and fun, but it takes a lot of presented itself. Later on in the day, the team dedication and commitment. However, I traveled to Capan, where they lodged at a nice also found that even when your doing resort In the middle of the mountains. some of the hardest work you've done in From the resort, the team then ventured to your life you can still have an awesome the Mayan ruins on Saturday morning. The time when you're doing it for the Lord. tour both interested and saddened the crew Many of us did have the opportunity to because the Mayans, the great civilization that witness to the Jamaicans that worked they were, existed In deep spiritual bondage to along side of us throughout the week. their false gods. These opportunities to witness one-on-one Nevertheless, some of the descendants of the were a real learning experience. Mayans demonstrated that God's love had God taught me that I needed to step out finally reached them by patiently waiting at a of my comfort zone and win people to the youth rally for the two hour late missions Lord," said freshman Abbey Wolske. group that night! We In America probably This was my first trip and God showed would not even wait two minutes. me that you don't have to go to another After a great week, Sunday, March 22, the country to be a witness. When you step last day of the trip, finally arrived. out of your front door you are on a mis No one wanted it to come; but after giving sion Held," said sophomore Jennifer another presentation, the group received a Brown. plaque for their efforts and started home. Overall, I think we all learned that serv Interestingly, however, God decided to use this ing others is a huge part of the work of the mission team Just one more time because as ministry. Matthew 25:40 comes to mind: the group was flying home, one of the mem The King will reply, "I tell you the truth, bers led another lady passenger to Christ. whatever you did for one of the least of In conclusion, if it seems that the Lord may these brothers of mine, you did for me." have stirred your heart about short-term mis "As one of the our other team members sions, pray and consider Honduras. said, it's not so much that we changed on In fact, Light Ministries plans to send anoth this trip, but that we realized who we er team next year. If Interested, Light were," said Junior Christa Welsser. Ministries at extension #2641. AvJarl Winning 'Play Comes AlbJe on X1i 5tam '"•" ' i ' ""'!"•' Lynda Nell Cooper, the play's director, '"-'•• -•• "•'••""" ""'"""*• "• ' '•"-'""" "'•! By JENNIFER PILLATH you find out for yourself," Larry Cox, a emphasized that the performance would be senior performer, said. "You get to discover Copy Manager a night of learning as well as entertainment. the characters, which makes it more real." "I hope (the audience) has the time to ask It was this experimentation that molded lthough it was only opening night, the these questions," Cooper said. the characters of "Our Town" into the fig metal chairs in the Lloyd Auditorium "This play is about ures of a 20th century American town. A, were already full of students and how quickly life Although almost a hundred years separat visitors. In typical Thorton Wilder fashion, ends." ed the audience from the characters of the stage remained empty, void of any props But how Grover's Corners, its lessons and obstacles or structures that might hinder the meaning did Cooper remained relevant, making it, in essence, of the script. For tonight was the opening develop this "our town". performance of "Our Town", the popular classical play Ever since the play won a Pulitzer Prize in Thorton Wilder play that has mesmerized into a teach 1938, It has stood the test of time. Liberty's audiences for decades through the simplici ing tool? With cast now continues to honor the heritage of ty of its life lessons. the addition of this already famous production. For two hours, the audience Joined the a beginner The play will continue its run in the Lloyd actors and actresses in a search for the cast, Cooper Auditorium the rest of the week, with per meaning of life despite the odd course It allowed each formances on March 31 and April 2-4. sometimes takes. Through dally routine, actor to exper Tickets are available at extension 2085 for $6 each and for $4 at the March 31 show love and marriage and finally death, the cast iment with his THOMAS LOVING portrayed the lives of two families in a town of her charac ing. A TIGHT-KNIT COMMUNITY — The cast of "Our Town" mingle. not so different from our own. ter. "She lets Page 6, Liberty Champion Tuesday, March 31, 1998 OPINION My death wish: Cont ON, HOM£YJ MAT Poyou MEAN, advice to the U J^l -The Liberty . 0UT OF CoMTexT?" WIVES ARE SUPPOSED Liberty ladies ^ SU&MIT—THE &V*L£ S^VS So!J Rarely do things bother me a lot fin gernails screeching down a chalkboard, cheerleaders, soap operas and Champion all-nighters to name a few. But even more (Immpmii annoying than the above are some traits I perceive as being Immature. You girls The Official Newspaper of Liberty University may hate me, but read on — If you dare! EstabUshed 1983 .Where the Spirit of the Lord Is, there Is Liberty" (2 Corinthians 3:17) Warm weather Spring Is here! Finally, the days of frosted windshields and ley toes seem to have been replaced by pretty flowers and So, human Ige is cheap. cute, fluttery butterflies! Hooray! One thing every body seems to par What else did we expect? take in is sun wor ship. Achieving the The recent shootings in Jonesboro, Arkansas have Americans asking a lot of darkest shade of questions. Most of these queries are misguided. Should we have more gun con bronze Is a fierce trol? What frustrations must have driven mere children to such deeds of vio competition lence? How can kids be this coldblooded? between almost all This last question may be closest to the heart of the matter. Here's our ques girls. But, Is It tion: What does America expect? We take the formative years of these children's worth It? lives, in these very same schools, to teach them that they are merely an advanced form of monkey, a product of blind chance. I guess you'll MATT Real leadership is not mere know when you Then, by killing 4 million of their contemporaries every year through abortion, SWINEHART or by turning a blind eye to such purveyors of death as Dr. Jack RevprkJanrWe resemble your send the message that human life Is worthless. By aUcwlng\dolent criminals to dominance — it's service grandma at Just 40 hit the streets again after obscenely short sentences, we teach kids that anything years. Take It easy. Premature wrinkles goes, that we have no responsibilities to each other. I have a question, In case anyone's Inter Justice and mercy. Correction and forgive and the possibility of skin cancer for a By golly. If itfeels good, do it This is the 90s. Take whatever actions you may ested. In the Sensitive 90s, what exactly ness. Law and grace. By the same token, nice tan Isn't an even trade. desire, push the consequences off on someone else, blame soclery or a bad: are the roles of men and women supposed the family must have a bit of give and take, upbringing for"any' pain you cause others. If you care at all. After all, who are to be, especially within the family? not total dominance by one member. I'm Titanic scum those Christians to impose their morality on others? There are so many confusing voices out afraid men are often guilty of this. Surveys show that one of the big rea Dusty artifacts like the Ten Commandments dont count today; Asone judge there, telling us just how men and women For purposes of argument, I'm going to sons behind Titanic's success seems to said, If we allow the commandments to hang In schodlhouses, we might encour should treat each other. There are assume such things as "children, obey be the oodles of teenle-bopplng girls who age kids to keep them. What a horrible thought. extremes, and Innumerable positions in your parents," and "wives, submit your are repeat Leonardo DICaprio watchers. Too bad nobody taught the Jonesboro shooters that "thou shalt not kill." Too between. Who's right and who's wrong? selves." What I want to argue Is what I feel Sure, he may be cute, but he's slime. bad older generations have conditioned little kids to hold the lives of other Utile On one hand, the ultra-feminists tell the father's role should be. Perhaps the Playgirl Is even trying to print nude pic kids In contempt Too bad nobody has taken notice of the obvious. Whatsoever a us there's no difference between men key verse In my argument states that the tures of him, and although the teen Idol nation soweth, that shall the nation also reap. America, welcome to the amoral; and women at all. This seems self-evl- husband is the head of the wife as Christ Is trying to prevent It, the fact that the 90s. It's going to be great! dently hilarious, but scary. If 1 were a is the head of the church. How, then, is porno pics are out there speaks volumes 250-pound soldier in a foxhole next to a Christ the head of the church? of his character. Can we say Leo Loser? 115-pound girl, I'd be praying I didn't As Paul says again, "Husbands love get wounded. Who'd drag me three miles your wives, as Christ loved the church, Alternative lifestyle? An open letter from the to the medics? and gave himself up for her." That reminds As the proud fiancee of a certain editor On another hand, and this could be a me of the verse where husbands and wives whose picture can be seen each week on column topic in itself (maybe It should be), are told to submit one to another. the back page, IVe had the wonderful the younger generation of Christian guys Phillpplans tells us that Jesus "made him experience of making lists of stuff we'll be graduating seniors (and I generalize a bit) often seems to self nothing, and took upon him the form needing after tying the knot. I'm begin This Is for all the seniors who plan to graduate in May. On behalf of everyone regard females as playthings. Girls of a servant" He even "became obedient to ning to think an apartment might cower concerned, we want to say a big thankyou to the LU administration for the become subjects for coarse jokes, or death on a cross." Hardly dominance. in fear when my U-Haul comes rolling up. decision to move commencement exercises back to the original date of objects of cheap conquest, only to be dis Christ the King became a servant He The realization that she and I need Saturday, May 9. carded in a crumpled heap after the guy washed the disciples feet His goal was "not glasses, plates, silverware, colanders, While it would certainly be a publicity coup to'brtag Senate Majority Leader has his fun. to be served, but to serve, and to gtve His ice cube trays, pots, pans, a can opener, Trent Lott to campus, the administration should be commended for putting Then there's a part of the older pie a ransom for many." He gives a microwave, a toaster, measuring cups, student needs and desires first After all, the students are what the school is generation of Christian guys, who us a free choice, to obey or not knives and a fruit dehydrator (her really all about I'll call the patriarchy types. I hear Jesus tells us that authority fig choice) have made me ponder searching We've waited a long time for this big day. We've invested four years or morji calls from around the country for ures must give an account for for an alternative lifestyle. (No not that of our lives and thousands of our dollars to reach this day. Some students have men to return to their traditional those under their command. He kind of alternative lifestyle.) I mean even planned weddings for the 10th, assuming that commencement will take roles as heads of their house said "to whom much is given, of pitching a tent in the woods and living place on Saturday as usual. They shouldn't have to make & choice between -la ; holds; to reclaim their God-gtven them shall much be required." off snails and caterpillars or something. wedding ceremony and a graduation ceremony. authority over the home. The job of the Christian father No one wants to stay around an extra 24 hours, whomever the prospective com I guess that's all right as far as Is not to ensure that his wife and Motorcycles ain't so cool, dude mencement speaker may be.Once finals are finished, we want to get our diplo it goes. But the impression I keep children understand their roles of Chicks seem to have some sort of mas and get on with life. The decision to give Dr. Borek the podium and move getting from the patriarchy types submission, but that he fulfills his Inexplicable magnetism to a man on a commencemeht back to Saturday will allow this. Then Sunday can serve as a I know of Is one bordering on ^••J"" t^aiam own role of service. It's not hard to motorcycle though it's probably just the travel day. dominance. Here's where my feathers get submit to a leader like that Christ doesn't bike they're attracted to. Perhaps the FoUryears of effort is about to bring its rewards. There's rib heed to drag the; ruffled. What I keep seeming to hear Is a have to force Himself on us. lure of danger, the feeling of freedom and process out a day longer. Thank you for listening to theyolces of LU^s prospe^ message of adult male control over most Just before the recent Promise Keepers the tough, bad boy persona that guys tlve graduates and accommodating our wishes. It is most appreciated. Dr. aspects of everyone else's lives. Now don't convention In Washington, I saw an Inter Immediately develop after buying one Borek, we're looking forward to itl get me wrong. I'm no "Sensitive 90s type," view Ted Koppel conducted with PK account for the chick worship factor. but I do have some questions. founder Bill McCartney. Koppel tried the Sorry to burst your bubble girls, but I get a bit frustrated with the Apostle whole time to get McCartney to hint that as weVe learned of Leonardo DICaprio, Paul here, He makes It too easy for men to the focus of PK is on the submission of motorcycles aren't so cool. I may be claim complete control over the lives of wives and children to fathers. play tag dad, but you don't have to go Quotes of the week.,. their wives and children. Such statements To McCartney's everlasting credit, he did very far before hearing stories of some as "women should remain silent in the not fall for it He told Koppel that what his body either being killed or seriously "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for; the evidence of things church," and "wives, submit yourselves," rally was about was the return of men to Injured In a bike wreck. not seen." leave men a wide opening. their Biblical roles of servant, provider and My fiancee's father broke both legs (In — Hebrews 11:1 Many men I know, If not the great spiritual leader for the family- Promise several places), wrists and lay In a hos majority (and I speak from experience — Keepers are expected to focus on what their pital bed for longer than he would have "1 never did anything worth doing by accident, neither did any of my Inven I'm a guy myself!) seem to harbor a sneak preferred (he had to postpone his wed tions come by accident, they came by work.' own responsibility Is. The/re exactly right ing suspicion of their own innate superior Too often, men use their disciplinary ding date). He wasn't even one of the — Thomas Edison ity. Some even feel that women should not authority as a cover for their lack of com show-offish, machismo, testosterone- be allowed to hold political office, or even mitment It's easier to spank the kid who flooded losers who typically rides! He work outside the home. My mom stayed screams loudest than to find out If per owned one for economical reasons. home to raise me, which I appreciate haps the protestor Is really the victim. A little closer to home, I bore witness to deeply, but I couldn't countenance a hus Being a good husband and father a biker's nasty tumble off the back side of band forcing such a role on his wife requires more than Just a position of campus last week. I glanced in my 4~1,The Liberty • Member of Associated against her will. power. It's time for men to take the time to rearvlew to a rather uncommon site: a Collegiate Press since 1989 Unfortunately, we humans are selfish become the spiritual leaders. It's time for man tumbling and bouncing off the street 1991-92, All-American /I? creatures. We can make the Bible say men to concern themselves with their own as his motorcycle careened out of control Lliampion 1992-93, 95 First Class almost anything we want It to say. It's fallings first Let's concentrate on becom from beneath him. He turned out to be fine easy; read one side of the Issue and ing "as Christ," and then worry about "the (apparently) but had he been going any 1971 University Blvd. build your case! speck In our brother's eye." faster he wouldn't have been so fortunate. Lynchburg, VA 24506 Truth out of balance Is not truth. God Is I suspect wives and children would have So ladles, take a number, hop on and (804) 582-2124 Deborah Huff Cam Davis a balanced God. 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David cried out "of Most Christians would certainly attributes. the depths" to the Lord in Psalm 130. agree that prayer is a significant Nehemiah praised God for His Christians throw little prayers around part of a believer's life. Prayer gives patience, compassion, mercy, faithful throughout the day or before meals, hope and encouragement. It com ness and never attempted to blame but how often do they pour out their forts, calms the spirit, convicts of God for anything that happened to souls or cry out to the Lord? wrong doing. Generally it makes him or his people. Thirdly, do Christians expect certain people better and makes their This is an important point of prayer. outcomes from their prayer? What hap hearts joyful. Christians should give God due pens when the answer is not the one Yes, prayer is good. Even unbe respect and talk to Him with special they hoped for? People tend to want lievers throw prayer here and there reverence and awe. God is our friend things done their way, usually for self when in difficulty. Unfortunately, but it is far more important that He is ish reasons. So while praying, it is many Christians only think to pray our Creator, Lord, Savior and important not to tell God what to do when tough times come, and this Heavenly Father. So when praying, it's but rather to assure Him that, whatev raises a question. crucial to remember that, after all, er the outcome, we trust that He is still Does prayer always have to be God knows what we are MH^HHBB mm^mm^^ faithful and in control. selfish? Isn't it about time going to ask Him to do Isn't that after all what Christians realize that prayer is far before the words come "Isn't it about a Christian desires from more than asking and taking? out of our mouths. time Christians his prayer? God can carry First, prayer should be more than Why not then concen all his burdens and wor a simple matter of always asking trate prayer on praising realize that ries. Prayer is a conversa and expecting God to do miracles. Him and His majesty? prayer is far tion, a dialogue with God. Of course, asking has its value and Glorifying God and hon more than If one listens carefully, he Christians need to do it. oring Him may the best will catch what God has Life is not easy and surely student blessing that believers asking and to say to him. life is no exception. Exams, home can receive. The best taking?" It's not necessary to work, presentations, jobs or prob example of that is the ^^^""•"•" ' learn some special prayer lems with roommates force students Psalms. Isn't this the place that people Jargon to start a conversation with to pray for perseverance, endurance look most frequently in time of diffi God. Honesty and a willingness to and sometimes more time (and even culty or in their greatest joys? establish a personal relationship with though God will not rearrange the Secondly, Christians shouldn't sim Him are the only requirements. clock just for the student. He does ply pray with memorized phrases. As Christian singer Pat Boone put it, have plenty to say about the disci They don't have much meaning, and "God is looking for an opportunity to plined use of time.) God is not really interested in them. reveal Himself to you, so if you put But when requesting things He is interested in the person's heart Him to the test and then watch for an becomes the center of prayer some and formulas won't reflect what's in it. answer without too many preconcep thing has to be changed. Great men Hannah's example of "pouring out tions about how that answer will from the Bible like Nehemiah, David her soul to the Lord" (I Sam 1:15) come, I can guarantee you that you'll and Jesus himself never concentrat should be imitated by all Christians. It be in for some exciting surprises." Kaczynski's insanity argument is no excuse for murder Kaczynski changed his plea to was doing. Too many doctors and cally blown off by one of Kaczynski's By SUZIE FULKS guilty. Though his lawyers wanted to psychologists find excuses for IH rU\>BotABEPwFof\Tr\E: Pe/tTHS Of \ Champion Editorialist mail bombs said to NBC: "I don't handle the case with an insanity everything. think the guy is deranged. I haven't Whatever happened to account defense, Kaczynski adamantly Psychiatrists John Ratey and seen a shred of evidence to suggest ability? Ted Kaczynski is getting off denied being what he called a "sick Catherine Johnson explain in their that he isn't telling the truth when easy considering that he murdered le." If the case had gone to trial, he 1997 book "Shadow Symptoms", he tells us he's absolutely sane, three innocent people and injured could have faced the possibility of a that everything about us is actually cogent, that he's proud of being a countless others. His terror of reign death sentence. some sort of a mental illness. cowardly terrorist killer." as the Unabomber finally came to Notwithstanding some reports For example, a shy person is mildly That is what Kaczynski is ... a an end- when his brother David claiming that:.Kaczynskii suffered , autistic or, as a Newsweek article said: cowardly killer who wrote^.that he gave his susplcibn to the FBI in from paranoid schizophrenia, it is 'The athletic megastar who is as cool would do it all over again,if,he had February 1996. interesting that this same man metic as ice in the championship game but the chance. Now, because of his plea Ironically, while In custody in early ulously calculated and documented explodes at a bar is not just a spoiled bargain, Kaczynski will spend the January, Kaczynski failed in a sui in 22,000 pages of his journal each brat; he is beset by intermittent rage rest of his life in prison without the cide attempt, despite the fact that attack spanning almost 20 years. disorder. Men who are unable to talk possibility of parole. one would think him an expert in After one bomb attack, Kaczynski about their feelings suffer "from an Kaczynski should be getting what killing. Had he succeeded, Kaczynski wrote: "Excellent. A humane way of unrecognized adult form of attention he deserves...death. Nowhere does would have gotten what he deserved eliminating somebody. He probably deficit disorder' (ADD)." the Constitution say justice should and would have saved tax-payers didn't feel a thing." He even called it No one is accountable anymore; be swayed because of what someone their much needed money. "flattering" when a $25,000 reward soon well be hearing, "I didn't do thinks is going on in another's brain. Initially, Kaczynski pleaded not was offered for his head. anything wrong when I shot that That's no substitute for responsi guilty to 13 federal charges, but after This sounds like a pretty com man for his wallet; my brain cells bility. Only God knows the answer to Jus-nce \s Scay many demands by his lawyers were petent guy, doesn't it? Kaczynski made me do it." that question; the law can only judge rejected by the government. is sane. He knew exactly what he One man whose hand was practi man's actions. Liberty Forum Worship should be more A different look at a gift Don't pick on the win. Then an article is run like the one on charge against the president, which is Mar. 10, and all that serves to do is dis grounds for impeachment. worshipful basketball play baseball team courage them, especially when you single According to the polls, most Americans out a specific player's failures. acknowledge the president's character Dear Editor, Dear Editor, When you make their failures an issue flaws. They go so far as to say they believe Dear Editor. like that, the players are then not only the president did have relations with the On Wednesday, March 11, many of Having just read Mr. Swinehart's editor battling the opposing team, but are bat intern and asked her to lie about it. us sat for 20 seconds or more in con ial on the basketball player (Nykesha Sales I would like to start out by congratu tling mental fears of being ripped up in But the American public, in contradic vocation but also in pain. Instead of of UConn.) being given an uncontested lating you on your various awards that the school paper if they fail to perform to tion, has given the president his highest worshipping God we were empathiz basket to break her school scoring record, you recently won. I think that they were their potential. approval rating since taking office. The ing with the frustrations of John I felt I should respond. well deserved. They are under a tremendous amount of overall opinion seems to be, "As long as Hugo and his fellow chorale members, I too find that our society has forgot I am a sophomore here at Liberty, and pressure already; they do not need that he does his job and the economy is good, also there for worship. ten what it means to work hard, sacri have enjoyed reading the Champion for pressure magnified by the Champion staff. I'm happy." the past two years. It keeps me up to But worship wasn't happening. Or fice and earn rewards and accolades. I You would expect something like that from Is this statement not hypocritical? Do we date on the current events at Liberty, was it? How "free" can worship be and am sure that during the four years that a secular local paper, but not from a look the other way when a professional and also informs me of the important still be worship? I need someone's the prior recordholder played, there Christian, university-run paper. athlete assaults his coach, as long as he news in the community. help to understand how a disorga were times when she was injured, sick I would encourage you to put yourselves scores 20 points a game? Is it all right for nized collection of individuals pre or just having an off night which result Although as much as I enjoy your arti in the place of the players you scrutinize a preacher to cheat on his wife and steal sumably cheering for members of the ed in her scoring fewer points than were cles, I do not see the need to belittle the and see if you would like to be criticized the from his ministry, as long as his sermons chorale is a justifiable use of worship otherwise possible. sports teams here at Liberty. I was very way you criticize them. are good on Sunday? time. It didn't seem to encourage the Each of us must face each day disturbed when I read your article on the The answer is obviously no. So why do chorale members or the director. Why knowing that our best may not be good failures of the baseball team in the Mar. 10 — Rick Geyer we think it is all right for our president to would we think it honored God? enough to make the mark or may fall edition of the Champion. be adulterous and obstruct justice, as long short of expectations. Such is the con There is a difference between reporting as the economy is good? I would, in love, ask casual captives about a team's loss and belittling a team of convocation if they're inclined to dition of man. Morality should be more Everyone agrees that America is in moral We work to attain a prize, yet fall disap because of their loss. In the article, you decline. But no one gets upset when "Ellen" believe that a real God who is holy specifically pointed out the failures of the important than economy and dreadfully awesome shows up at pointingly short. To deal with the short comes out of the closet on national TV, or coming, we make excuses or change the LU bullpen. You even went so far as to that we still legally murder 1.5 million the Vines Center at 10 a.m. The most recent scandal involving the rules. I agree that Ms. Sales did not agree name the pitchers who lost the game for babies a year, or even if our president Does He expect anything more from president is indeed shocking and dis to own the record based on a gift. LU, and how long they lasted in the game obstructs justice. that event than he does from a side turbing. This scandal is not shocking However, I am also struck that she was before getting pulled. If America is to continue to be the "last walk conversation or a basketball because it involves the president, for this given a gift, a gift she did not deserve, Although the information in the article bastion of freedom and hope" she must game? How is preparation for a song incident only adds to the ever-growing which allowed her to reach a prize she was correct, it was not the right thing to take a moral U-turn. It is going to take of praise sung by others different list of moral ethical and character flaws would otherwise not have attained. do. As LU students, you should do your more than winning the next election and from preparation for prayer? he already has. The giving of that gift to someone who did best to uplift and encourage the sports cutting taxes and balancing the budget for Singing to Him and talking to Him This scandal is disturbing because not deserve such a gift is a rare and human teams here at Liberty, not embarrass and America to survive. America's survival from a podium microphone can't be according to polls conducted by Time, example of what God did for each of us. discourage them. Also, as Christians we depends on a change in the hearts of all all that different from His perspective, CNN and others, the American people do While we were in sin, He sent His Son, are supposed to build up our brothers and Americans, that includes a return to com can they? not care. Jesus the Christ, to die for us. He did not sisters in Christ, not tear them down. passion and a return to God. I sincerely hope this letter isn't Just No doubt that the president's involve deserve such a death, and we certainly did The article about the baseball team was I agree with Dr. Falwell, we need to about worship style. If any reader ment in Whitewater, the FBI files, illegal not deserve to be justified in His death. not the first time that something like this pray for Mr. Clinton and the First believes that it is, then please just has happened. I have read articles in the campaign contributions, Paula Jones and Maybe we all need to look at this inci Family. But if we continue to say, "As ignore it. past that have done the same to other more, question the president's character. dent from a different perspective, God's long as he does his job and the economy sports teams here at Liberty. Now the president has allegedly engaged perspective. Just a thought from out here is good, I'm happy," it is ourselves for — Charles Detwiler But this one really hits home to me in some undefined improper sexual rela in the desert. whom we really need to pray. because I am on the baseball hall, and 1 tions with an intern and then asked her to am good friends with a lot of the guys on lie about their relationship under oath, to — Tripp Gibson, — John Ferguson the team. 1 see how hard they work in Paula Jones' attorneys. This begs the LU parent Liberty College Republican Chairman practice and how strong their desire is to question of an obstruction of Justice Albuquerque, N.M. Page 8, Liberty Champion Tuesday, March 31, 1998 beach party april 4th 4:00pm last blast david's place cookout 5-6:30pm •motion simulator 4-10pm •karaoke •sandpit volleyball party •beachball volleyball •old fashion beach movies Saturday, may 2 the best coffee house of the year friday april 24, 1 show, 11pm ims field watch for details free admission! free food! Off i%2'Wt -tor vre i* OR visit our web site at: www.liberty.edu/~studntlf nnessee DOMINANCE Lady Vols' 44-point turn is no surprise in their season of perfection. By LAURELEI MILLER Sports Editor Liberty's 44-polnt loss to Tennessee may sound like a huge margin — especially when It's been so long since LU has lost any game, but the Flames were Just one more casualty In the Volunteers' path of destruction. And many high ranking other UT opponents suffered a similar, or more dastardly demise. Tennessee's current team has been called possibly the best women's basketball team In NCAA history. The Volunteers plowed their way through the rest of the pack that separat MICHAEL SPEIGHTS ed them from their 3-peat title. DEADLY WEAPON — NCAA Player of the The Lady Flames played well against the Year, Chamique Holdsclaw readies to top-ranked Vols, and succeeded In proving receive a ball in warm-up. that they're a better team than the NCAA Seeding Committee thought. With the help of a strong class of freshmen, the Flames should don their dancin' duds again next year. MICHAEL SPEIGHTS 'DA BOMB — UT star guard Chamique Holdsclaw shoots over LU's Sharon UT's major victims: Wilkerson in the first round matchup. #14 Vanderbill 106-45 (+61) Holdsclaw finishedwit h 24 points. Mississippi 91*45 (+46) #17 Georgia 102-43 (+59) DePattt 125-46 (+79) South Carolina 94-S2 (+42) Manhattan 78-28 (+50) Vermont 92-52 (+40) UT'MafUn 73-32 (+41) ..#3..0.td..Domlniort .86-61 (+24) #12 Florida 99-60 (+39J NCAA Tournament MICHAEL SPEIGHTS (16) Liberty 102-58 {+44) HOWDY PARDNER — Lady Flames Coach Rick Reeves and (8) W. Kentucky 82-62 (+20) his friend, Tennessee's legendary coach Pat Summit, SHAWN BLDUDQE (5) Rutgers 92-60 (+32) MICHAEL SPEIGHTS embrace moments before the start of the NCAA firstroun d TOUGH "D" — UT forward Renee Laxton (2) N. Carolina 76-70 (+6) hounds LU forward Elena Kisseleva. The AGONY OF DEFEAT — Sharon Wilkerson and 86-58 (+28) contest at the Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville. Despite Elena Kisseleva look visibly upset as Coach (9) Arkansas a gutsy first half performance by the Lady Flames, UT pre Vols' stingy defense kept the Russian score (3) La. Tech 93-75 (+18) Rick Reeves prepares to answer a question vailed 102-58. less in the first half and held her to just 10 during the post game press conference. in the second. Graduating Senior CMT has everything under the Special Purchase Programs (y Offered for 1998 All Skis, Boots & Bindings! . Recent Liberty Graduate SPECIAL GROUP AT LEAST W asks for your patronage. Fashion Suits Who: Chris Franzelas (C.J.) Values to $76.99 40% Off! 97 PUBLISHED LIST PRICE Where: Lynchburg Nissan Ski Clothing! $19 ALL Men's, Ladies' & Children's Services offered: Sales & Has God Called You to Ministry? Skiwear! Jackets, Pants, Suits! If so, make plans to attend the Ministry Preview Conference Leasing Consultant All Brands! 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Also, the fact that we are a some Champion Sports readers Our aim is not to single out Christian-based newspaper does that yours truly tends to "belittle" any one individual, or belittle not mean that we are to print Liberty's sports teams and even any team, but we cannot sacri biased news toward the good Clearance • certain players. I feel that a rebut fice quality to simply ensure that side. Actually, we are to do It for tal of some sort is necessary. only "feel good" articles or state the glory of God, which means in Although athletic contests ments go to print. the best and most accurate man don't always end up the way we Besides, if any of LU's athletes ner possible. If the truth Is offen would like, a fair account of the ever make it to a higher level, sive, as it sometimes is, I am actual events must be printed. they'll come face to face with a truly sorry. 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LU added three more runs, Sale Starts Wednesday, April 1 st while giving up only seven to UMBC In the offensive display. 1/2 gallon Saturday's double-header proved to be nothing short of another hit ters showcase. Harris Teeter Game one marked another early start for the Flames as they Jumped out to a 12-0 lead. Jason Benham led the attack going three Ice Cream for three, while Jim Clinton and Steve Wright added two hits each. Flames pitcher Brian Harrell pitched six solid Innings striking out eight Retrievers and giving up only one run. UMBC made a late rally In the top of the ninth scoring three runs, but the defense snuffed out the With threat LU catcher David Benham VIC led the defense with four put-outs. ^ Card The final score after seven Innings read Liberty 15, UMBC 4. StiS&W" While game two resulted In a Liberty win, the road to victory was not a smooth one. LU pitcher Phil Kojak shut out the Retrievers In the first Inning, but fell apart in the second. Large Sweet Without tallying a single out, Kojak faced eight UMBC hitters, all of whom scored. Three of the eight > „ . > ,.) ., , , > MTLCS LAWHORK Cantaloupes runs were earned on three hits and HOLDING GROUND — Liberty third baseman Jason Benham three walks. Benjl Miller relieved gets ready to apply a tag to a UMBC baserunner. LU swept the Kojak in the second, allowing three more Retrievers to cross on a grand three game series with UMBC outscoring them 51-22. slam. UMBC was shutout the rest Offensively, Liberty amassed 19 saw LU outscore UMBC 51-22 in of the game scoring its only runs in runs by scoring In each of the six three games, which made for an the second frame. innings. McClellan fared well exciting weekend for the fans. Liberty's defense played well, with the bat as well, going three Liberty will continue play this committing only one error. Ryan for four with three RBIs. 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VVfeRes^veTl^Kiqht'IbUiurtf^iairtiUe^ Page 12, Liberty Champion Tuesday, March 31, 1998 Volunteer Matt's bashes dominance Leo followers Page 9 — Page 6 ^B ^H Baseball starts spring-cleaning m W ml m m W/f' ,^M :9 with UMBC ^kta HH By MARK HOGSED ^^BJFy^wj Champion Reporter Liberty's baseball demonstrated its command of the Big South, improving the conference record to laurelei 6-0 with a much needed three- game sweep of UMBC this past weekend. LU's season record now Reggie makes stands at 14-14. This winning streak came on the legislators a heels of a tough spring break tour nament In Homestead, Fla., in wee bit edgy which the Flames dropped four of five games. LU played well It'a about time a professing throughout the tournament Christian athlete addresses the against some very tough teams, "touchy" social issues and including Connecticut and refuses to alter his opinion Northern Iowa. The week ended on regardless of the cost a positive note with an 8-7 victory I was thrilled to hear that one over Northeastern University. of my all-time favorite NFL play Liberty took the field on Friday, ers, Reggie White, took a verbal March 27, and left no doubt of who stance against some of the the dominant team was versus the degrading sins In society today. Big South basement dwellers from The Green Bay Packers defen UMBC. LU scored 14 runs in four sive end spoke March 25, before innings before the Retrievers could the Wisconsin Assembly about even muster a single run. the sinfulness of homosexuality Liberty pulled out the big bats according to the Bible. for the first four innings, totaling "WeVe allowed this sin to 13 hits including six home runs. run rampant In our nation," Tim Strong, Steve Wright, Jason White told legislators and cited Benham, David Dalton and Ben MTLES LAWBORK that as one of the reasons that Barker each went deep for the I NEED THE BALL GUYS — LU first baseman Ryan McClellan waits for the throw in a pick-off attempt against Eastern Tennessee "our nation Is in the condition State University. The Flames are at an even .500 for the season, but maintain solid control of Big South Conference opponents. It's In today. — Please see Flames, Page 11 Liberty is 6-0 in the conference. Go Reggie! It's true that Americans are accepting the gay community more than ever, claiming that it's a genet LU Softball ic predisposition — a plight Tennessee from birth Just like the plights of other minorities. "Homosexuality Is a decision; falls to UVa. it's not a race," White said. The fights fire with ladders By BRIAN WOOLFORD Packers defender went on to Champion Reporter talk about how God created dif Sharon Wilkerson nets 26 pts. Liberty's softball team Improved Its record to 16- ferent races with distinctly dif 12 after a two-week jam-packed road schedule. ferent gifts, which, when all put vs. bigger, taller stronger Vols Liberty competed In the Sports Plus Tournament In together form a "complete Chesterfield, Va., March 27-28. Liberty played four Image of God." games In two days with effective hitting. The Flames With poignant remarks like By LAURELEI MILLER the LU guards, and slowly that, White's rousing welcome stretched its 18-polnt halftime offense scored 14 runs In Its two victories over UMBC Sports Editor and West Chester before falling toth e UVa soon turned to a stunned lead to 44 as the final buzzer silence. But the tense mood When the initial shock of In their Big South Conference opener, the Lady sounded a 102-58 UTwln. failed to deter White from Liberty's undeserved NCAA first Flames split a doubleheader with Radford. In game The first 12 minutes of the speaking what he said God laid round matchup with Tennessee one, freshman Amy Csider held the Highlanders to game turned into a Wilkerson on his heart to say. had eased a bit, the Lady Flames Just four runs In seven innings of work. After trail showcase as Sharon and sister IVe admired Reggie since his resolved to play their best with ing 4-2, LU stormed back In the fifth inning with Sarah quieted the Tennessee days with Randall the hand they were dealt, and three runs tosecur e the victory. However, the Lady crowd of 12,577 with a quickness Cunningham and the Eagles assume the formiddable task of Flames fell toR U 2-3 In the second game of the day. that caught the Volunteers slight — and I'm pleased that he has facing probably the best Despite the loss toVirginia , the Flames won the sea ly off-guard. Sharon bucketed two the guts to verbalize his con women's college basketball team son series versus the Cavs by earning two shutout vic shots from the charity stripe for victions. When given a chance in NCAA history. the first points of the game, and In tories March 24 — the Flames' firsteve r defeat of UVa. LU won 2-0 and 1-0 against its ACC opponent to smooth things over and In a send-away banquet, the the game's opening six minutes clarify any "misunderstand Flames were reminded that no Tennessee matched Liberty's The Flames were led by dominant pitching perfor mances from Katie Phillips and Leslie Inge. Both ings," White said that he didn't opportunity could be greater, and shots basket for basket. regret anything. that the entire community was Sharon nailed shot after shot — games were dictated by defense, but second base LEZAII CROSBT It's becoming easier for ath supporting them. Lynchburg three of which were treys — for 15 man Sonja Keith managed three hits and an RBI In I'LL CLOSE MY EYES AND MAKE A WISH — the doubleheader. letes to admit that they're Mayor Jim Whlttaker and the city points, and Sarah netted four Christians, but few have the Amy Schneider uses blind faith' to make the "Our goals on the field are to win the Big South," council passed a proclamation Including her signature steal plus nerve to take a blatant stand bat strike the ball. The Flames currently post Head Coach Paul Wetmore said. "We're past the that Saturday, May 14 would be lay-in which tied the game at 12. for the concepts and biblical a 16-12 record. point of Just being competitive." Lady Flames Day. And the exceptionally good morals that they believe In. When gametlme finally arrived, turnout of Liberty fans were the Reggie White Is finally letting the Flames looked ready to get only ones in the building standing 12-0 streak that finishing with 22 aspects of the Flames' game ... it be known In the sports world down tobusiness , and In the first and screaming. widened the lead "Pat Summit... com points, 13 especially the work of Sharon and beyond that Christians half Sharon Wilkerson champi "This team came to play," to 19 at the half. boards and two Wilkerson—even commenting that are more than Just good peo oned the cause, scoring 20 of Holdsclaw said. They were box UTs leading mented that she blocked shots. she hoped her team wouldn't face ple. They are believers In God's Liberty's 30 points before inter ing us out, and they were Into the scorer and NCAA With the star another guard like her for the rest principles — even the ones mission. But Tennessee returned challenge. A lot of people thought player of the year hoped her team side-lined, of the tournament that vastly oppose the views of with a tighter game-plan to defend they'd come in here scared." Chamique wouldn't face another Catchlngs and "(Sharon) Wilkerson was tough society's mainstream and the "We knew Holdsclaw tallied LaShonda tonight," Summit said. "All she liberal media. coming in that 16 points In the guard like (Sharon) Stephens needed was a second." The comments White made we couldn't first half, shooting grabbed the In reference to both Wilkersons affected his product endorse pass up any 8-14 from the for the rest of the scoring reigns Summit commented, "I certainly ment deals with Campbell's open shots," floor. She also tournament." for the thought our basketball team got Soup Co. and Nike. CBS offi Sharon said. muscled nine Volunteers In challenged early In terms of drib cials also Indicated that White, LU was rebounds while "" the second half, bling. I was very Impressed with who auditioned for an analyst charged with teammate Tamlka Catchlngs contributing 15 and 14 points their ball-handling skills and quick Job with CBS Sports, would not three consec grabbed 10. respectively. ness ... they beat you off the dribble be considered. utive fouls, Holdsclaw also succeeded in Outslzed by the Volunteers, and hit open shots." She continued, Reggie said, after the which result shutting down the offensive Liberty struggled all night with its "I couldn't watch tapes and really speech, he expected that some ed In fiveU T efforts of LU's Elena Kisseleva In inside game and couldnt stop the appreciate their quickness." of it would be misinterpreted points, and the game's first 20 minutes. The penetration of the Lady Vols. As the Lady Flames gathered at "but that's not going to deter put the Vols Flames' topscore r went 0-7 with Tennessee won the game fromth e center circle for their customary me or change the way I think," up 17-12. two boards. inside, scoring 62 points In the prayer after the game, they were he said. With a 7-0 "Every time I tried to shoot, she paint, compared toLU' s 16. Joined by the Lady Vols. It's refreshing to see run minutes was always on me," Kisseleva said. They're Just so big and strong. The way the game ended with Christian athletes put their later, the " I couldn't hit anything." We Just couldn't stop them," LU our kids getting together with the convictions before all else. nation's No. After seeing how productive Head Coach Rick Reeves said. Tennessee kids made It all worth Especially refreshing after I 1 began to Sharon Wilkerson could be off the They have a lot of talent, but while," Reeves said. was severely disappointed in pull away. dribble from outside the arc, the they're coached so well. If you make Tennessee went on to claim the outspoken Christian NBA play "We were Vols came out in the second deter the slightest mistake, they're gonna NCAA Championship title for the er David Robinson for being a living and mined tod o a better Job of control make you pay." third straight year with an 83-75 part of the Nike F.I.T campaign dying by the ling her. They did. UT held her to As time waned, the Lady Flames trouncing of Louisiana Tech. which shows the purely naked Jumpers," six points in the second half, still looked like they were beginning to bodies of various athlete Sharon said. enough to make her the game's tire, and morale began toslip . LADY FLAMES spokespersons with Robinson And late In leading scorer with 26. " We wanted to stick with them, Including: Gabrlelle Reece, Lisa the half, With Tennessee guarding but when they started pulling Leslie and Michael Johnson — when those Sharon closer in the second, away, it kind of knocked us down a &G SOUTH QiANflON also a professing Christian. Flames Kisseleva emerged and added 10 bit," Sharon said. "1 Just feel privi I'm not trying towra p this up jumpers to Liberty's final tally continuing leged to play against their team." as a devotional, but this world Mint. Si'tiuiiiu weren't falling her double-digit scoring streak of Alter the game Tennessee Head T-shirts needs more Reggies out there. NO "HOLDS" BARRED — Tennessee's Chamique as easily, the 44 straight games. Coach Pat Summit expressed ran be purchased in the High profile figures who aren't Hoklsclaw and LU's Elena Kisseleva clash, all in Lady Vols Resting for the upcoming tourna agreement that Liberty played afraid to stand up for what's the name of the game. UT averaged a win margin took advan ment games, Holdsclaw sat out for much better than a 16 seed team, basketball office for right no matter what tangible of 31.4 this year vs. the NCAA's toughest schedule. tage with a all but eight minutes of the second, and she complimented many sacrifices are involved.