Scholars Crossing 2004 -- 2005 Liberty University School Newspaper Spring 4-12-2005 04-12-05 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 22, Issue 18) Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_04_05 Recommended Citation "04-12-05 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 22, Issue 18)" (2005). 2004 -- 2005. 16. https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_04_05/16 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 2004 -- 2005 by an authorized administrator of Scholars Crossing. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Lost Identity Overstated, overrated The vote is in Learn from someone's unfortunate experience The top four things Opinion is tired of Two Liberty education majors are voted local about safeguarding your name from thieves. hearing in the media. Teachers of the Year. See page A4 See page B6 See page A2 The Liberty ion SERVING LIBERTY UNIVERSITY FOR TWENTY-TWO YEARS VOL. 22, NO. 18 JL APRIL 12,2005 LU Diversifies f^?^^ By Aaron Bennett worship institute at Christian Heritage NEWS REPORTER College, which is affiliated with the — w v • w ^ • «r • • • ^» «r begins ministrchurchy. iAccordinn Califg to Billingsley. , the "I'm going to miss him most of all school has approximately 500 stu­ because he's my friend," said Rob dents. Jackson, his voice breaking in a rare display of emotion. Jackson, the vice- Please see BILLINGSLEY, page A6 president of spiritual life bid farewell to Charles Billingsley, as a part of last Wednesday's tribute to the campus worship leader. The evening service marked the last time Billingsley will regularly appear at Liberty University or Thomas Road Baptist Church before his departure for Shadow Mountain Community Church in California. In fact, Billingsley and his family left on Monday for San Diego where he will serve as the worship leader for the pas­ tor and Bible teacher Dr. David COI.T FREEMAN Jeremiah. Mirroring his experience at GOODBYE — Worship leader Charles Billingsley Liberty, Billingsley will also head up a bids farewell to students last Wednesday. COI.T FREEMAN GET UP — Lead singer Mark Stuart, of Audio Adrenaline, jumps off the stage and pumps up the crowd Saturday night. City looks to LU for land By Joanne Tang dressed in homemade New visitor s center a possibility NEWS REPORTER shirts. Hawk Nelson, a fresh The Vines Center was band from Ontario, By Alicia Wotring is where all the highways intersect," packed Friday night as Canada was in fine COPY EDITOR Falwell said. "The city needs a visi­ the Diverse City tour form, playing one of tor's center in this area. (It's) easy to rolled into town. their biggest tours to Leaders of Liberty University and get here from everywhere," Falwell Crowds assembled out­ date. the City of Lynchburg may be work­ said, as he mentioned Bedford, side the doors as early "We went from 500 ing together to find a location for a Amherst, Appomattox and Campbell as 4:30 p.m. for Toby people to 10,000," lead possible new visitor's center. counties. Mac, Audio Adrenaline, singer Jason Dunn said. Jerry Falwell Jr., vice chancellor Since Liberty owns much of the Kutless and Hawk "It's what God made us and general counsel to LU, received a land in the area between Tyreeanna Nelson. When the doors to do." call from Lynchburg City Manager and the airport, the school seemed a opened, fans rushed The band recently Kimball Payne about a month ago logical partner in the venture. inside, and the stadium received media atten­ wanting to know if the school would "Because Liberty University is a quickly filled with fans tion when they were be interested in joining the city in an location that draws a significant of every flavor. invited to play the part endeavor to possibly bring a new vis­ number of people to this area," Payne "They've got a really of legendary rock band itor's center to Lynchburg. said, "I called Jerry Falwell Jr. to tell good message," said The Who on NBC's Payne said that the city is looking to him about the idea and to see if there Kate Timmer, a College "American Dreams." "It put the center somewhere in the U.S. was any opportunity for a partner­ for a Weekender who was amazing to play Hwy. 29/ U.S. Hwy. 460 area in ship." * COI.T FREEMAN came to see Hawk Keith Moon," drummer between the airport and the Liberty University owns 4,300 Nelson. Fans of the Matt Paige said. Tyreeanna neighborhood, which is in acres of land, and only 300 acres have UNRAPPED — Toby Mac lights up the stage with his eclectic band wandered around the eastern tip of Lynchburg. been developed. blend of hip hop and reggae. Vines, some of them Please see CONCERT, page A3 "It's a win for the city because this * Please see LAND, page A3 Soldier meets wife in Baghdad By Chelsea Franklin actual war part slowed down, we CONTRIBUTING WRITER began to work in the reconstruction of the country doing humanitarian "Faith, Hope, Love and War," missions, and working face to face that's what Robert Hall would title with the Iraqi people," Hall said. his love story. Hall did his job well and had Robert Hall, 23, attended Liberty much to show for it. "I was awarded from January 2000 through May the Bronze Star for actions during 2002 before fighting erupted in Iraq all of this," Hall said. Hall has a resulting in Operation Enduring lengthy list of achievements, but the Freedom. Hall's 3rd Infantry greatest reward from all of his serv­ Division overtook Baghdad, and ices had little to do with his military paved the way for a decisive action and more to do with his American victory. Hall currently heart. Hall had been in Iraq for works in Civil Affairs, about four and a half which is part of the months when his love Army's Special Students story began. Operations Command, With 15 guys in one PHOTO PROVIDED and is working as an living quarter and little MEANT TO BE — Robert Hall embraces his instructor, teaching time to clean up because Iraqi fiance, Vivian Shawkat Mansour. about his job and prepar­ of daily missions, a ing others to face what he group of Christian has seen in combat. women were hired to couldn't really keep our eyes off "I was part of a direct support come in and clean. While going to each other, and we started to fall in team when the war first began and call home one day, Hall ran into one love," Hall said. was attached to the 3rd Infantry of the women who had been clean­ The young lady turned out to be Division. We were at the very front ing the floor. Vivian Shawkat Mansour, 21, who of the war -the fight. Being embed­ "1 told her 'shlownatch' which had lived in Baghdad her entire life ded with the infantry made us live means how are you?" Hall recalls. and spoke no English. JESSICA PADGETT and fight like infantry, and that is She responded in Arabic that she LOVELY DAY — The sun rises over the mountains overlooking the Vines Center what we did," Hall said. "As the was doing well. "From there on we early Monday morning. Forecasters predict rain clouds will set in for most of Please see HALL, page A3 the week before tapering off for another sunny weekend. \ Page A2, THE LIBERTY CHAMPION APRIL 12,2005 (AW#) jfaf£ #//##£> Student Marketing Assoc an Elijah Wood blockbuster, °0 aiimoi o i the ®z©« awarded national grant j. bauer By Annamarie McCoy For the first time ever, I had to take radical in nature, see the rising price NEWS REPORTER Liberty stands for," Enoch said. out a loan to fill the tank of my car of fuel and, though they can't explain Liberty's chapter was recognized in AMA's with gas. Fortunately, for me, I have a how, they are sure it has something to Founded in the spring semester of 2004, January issue of Collegiate Connection for friend whose father is a loan shark do with "end times." So, they entice the Student Marketing Association is made their community service project, Relay for with ties to the mafia. the government to build a giant of business students who are looking to Life. So, I should be good for a month or bunker in the middle of Colorado to build their resumes, obtain real marketing "The SMA will be bringing in cancer two until they call in a favor asking me escape disaster from an asteroid experience and get hands-on experience in patients and survivors from the Lynchburg to do something I don't want to do like which will hit the earth and usher in professional business networking. area as well as Liberty's own students and baby-sit a poodle named Ruffles while the Apocalypse. It all lends itself to a SMA was awarded a grant of $1,000 in faculty. The grant is being used for banners, they take a European vacation to the bad movie plot where people are cho­ December, 2004, as part of a community advertising for Relay for Life and other pro­ Bahamas. sen to live in the bunker by a Social service project. motional items," Enoch said. My car is *•*••————__________—_-_——————_. Security "I was ecstatic when I learned the SMA Relay for Life is an overnight event where a small, "Some, more radical in nature, see lottery won the grant.