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CHAMPIOSERVING LIBERTY UNIVERSITY FOR 24 YEARS May 8, 2007, VOL 24, NO. 22 VISIT WWW.LIBERTY.EDU/CHAMPION N Judge Not Lest Falwell Exclusive Opinion explores the true problem Everything you ever wanted to know with judging others about LU's Chancellor Final touches on monogram gazebo complete By Dave Thompson "I run the trails myself and NEWS REPORTER see people out there all the The monogram—the most time running, hiking, moun eye catching extension of tain biking and hanging Liberty's identity—is fin out at the gazebo," said Lee ished "for now", at least ac Beaumont, Liberty's Direc cording to Vice Chancellor tor of Auxiliary Services. Jerry Falwell Jr. The total He noted that the degree cost, according to Falwell, of difficulty and length dif was "about the same as one fers from trail to trail, and modern billboard or one dig that some of Liberty's run ital reader board sign." ning and exercise classes are In dollars and cents, ap utilizing them. proximately $120,000 was "We are currently mapping raised from the selling of the trails with GPS," Beau roughly 130 acres of timber, mont said. Printed maps are which were taken from the also in the works, though back side of the mountain. they haven't been released After the monogram's com yet. Once the maps have pletion, a few new features been completed, Beaumont were added, namely a gazebo and Dr. David Horton will at the top and hiking trails mark the trails in a format leading up to the area. similar to the markings on "I would hope that students the Appalachian Trail. Beau will increase their use of the mont said that the mapping many miles of new trails," will take time because all of said Falwell, adding that the the trails need to be hiked, trails are "wide, well-built and dense tree cover would and excellent for hiking or interfere with the signal from mountain biking." the GPS. Student reaction to the ga Of the nearly 30 miles of zebo, which was moved from trails on the mountain, Beau Liberty Village, has been mont said that about six miles largely positive. Students are are roads similar to the one using the gazebo for quiet, in front of the monogram; outdoor Bible study, accord and the remaining mileage ing to Falwell, and the sur is taken up with hiking, run
LES SCHOFBU rounding trails have been ning and biking trails. ENJOYING A NEW ANGLE- • Students take in the breathtaking view of Lynchburg after finishing a climb around the newly completed LU monogram. used for exercise and recre ation. Please see GAZEBO, pageM Jamestown celebrates 400 years LU dining announces extensive Erin Fitch in May 1957, were welcomed to the historic NEWS REPORTER site by Vice President Dick Cheney, Governor Tim Kaine and former Supreme Court Justice changes to be made this summer Jamestown is celebrating America's 400th Sandra Day O'Connor. Anniversary this month with a ten-day com Vice President Cheney remarked on Her By Jennifer Schmidt ing for the past four years, said, "We want to memorative event honoring the first perma Majesty's second visit to Jamestown. ASST. NEWS EDITOR nent English settlement to survive in the New give Reber-Thomas a fresh facelift, keep up "A half-century has done nothing to dimin World. Liberty Dining, the partnership of Sodexho with the times and bring it all into the year ish the respect and affection in which this To kick off the celebration, the Common Dining Services and Liberty University, has 2007." country holds you," said Cheney. "We receive announced plans for extensive renovations Stephanie Place, a sophomore who has wealth of Virginia literally rolled out the red you again today in that same spirit." carpet in tribute of Queen Elizabeth II's visit. and expansions of the dining services on worked for over a year and a half as a student The Queen's tour of Jamestown included Liberty's campus. According to Ray Riddle, manager with Sodexho, said, "I love the look Her Majesty arrived in Richmond to address visiting replicas of an armory and the James the Virginia General Assembly on May 3 and director of operations for Liberty Dining, the of the new plans with all of the colors and the town Church as well as the archeological site plans include not only a complete refurbish seating arrangements. It will be much more was accompanied by her husband, his Royal of the original 1607 James Fort, a three-sided Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ment of Reber-Thomas Dining Hall, but also intimate and won't have a military feel any structure first discovered in 1996. a large expansion of the Campus North din more. Everything will be more personal and The royal couple, who also visited James ing hall and the new construction of a free will have a cozy atmosphere. Because people town for the settlement's 350th anniversary Please see JAMESTOWN, page A4 standing restaurant. can enter from all different directions and all Plans to expand and refurbish the existing of the food stations will be spread out, the dining facilities at Liberty have been in the traffic flow will be much faster." Liberty honors National Day of Prayer works for the past two years. The remodeling of Reber-Thomas centers By Fernanda Rezende and David Allison "This proposal was made due to the growth upon a huge shift in the purpose of the dining NEWS REPORTERS thing, and that was to pray. What's going to of the student body and to keep up with the hall. Executive chef Paul Fallon said, "We're Liberty honored the annual 56th National change America? What's going to change our current trends. We did a lot of homework, vis taking food production right in front of the Day of Prayer this past Thursday, May 3, but hearts? It's going to be Christians living as we iting schools such as George Mason and Lee customer. Now it's all about exhibition and instead of meeting outside as planned, the are called to live and that is on our knees." University, to see what they do and to bring entertainment, not just feeding thousands of rain forced students to join in intercession for The National Day of Prayer began with in new ideas," said Riddle. students." He further explained that the idea the United States inside the Vines Center. The a joint resolution of Congress in 1952 that Reber-Thomas Dining Hall will be closed of a cafeteria was being replaced with the idea National Day of Prayer is a day set aside for was signed by President Harry S. Truman. after breakfast on May 19 and the process of of a restaurant. Americans to pray for the nation, the world The resolution was further amended in 1988 remodeling will begin. The main goals for the Because of this approach, food stations will and church leadership. when President Reagan declared the day an project are to spread out the flow of traffic be spread around the perimeter of the This year's theme was "America, Unite in annual event and permanently set it as the and thus decrease the amount of time it takes building and seating will be separated by Prayer," based on 2 Chronicles 7:14: "If my first Thursday of every May. Since that time, to get food. There are also plans to revamp decorative partitions. people, who are called by my name, will hum every President has signed a proclamation the seating arrangements. on the National Day of Prayer calling upon ble themselves and pray and seek my face and Riddle, who has worked with Liberty Din Please see DINING, page A4 turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear Americans to pray. According to the National from heaven and will forgive their sin and will Day of Prayer Task Force's Web site, all state and territory governors signed similar procla R&hitn Youf heal their land" (NIV). Network Hub mations last year. Liberty's program began around 7 p.m. with Ben Ingle, a senior and Army ROTC ca Calls of prayer from the U.S. government det, leading the Pledge of Allegiance followed have existed since the nation's founding. In by a short worship ensemble led by the cam 1775, the First Continental Congress called pus Worship Pastor, David McKinney. for such a day, and Abraham Lincoln also "You will only know how to pray corporate- called for a day of "humiliation, fasting and ly if you know how to pray personally," said prayer" in 1863. Campus Pastor Johnnie Moore when he spoke President George W. Bush continued to rec before leading the prayer session. Moore di ognize the importance of the day with a proc rected the students to pray specifically lor na lamation released April 20, 2007 he said: "A tional leaders and the military, pastors in the prayerful spirit has always been an important United States and around the world, Ameri part of our national character, and it is a force can families and schools - with an emphasis that has guided the American people, given on Virginia Tech - and the fulfillment of the us strength and sustained us in moments of Great Commission in our generation. joy and in times of challenge. On this Nation al Day of Prayer, we acknowledge God's grace Students were dismissed with a call from and ask for His continued guidance in the life Moore to reflect upon the fact that "we are of our nation." a nation in desperate need of prayer." Ex plaining that he enjoyed the emphasis of the evening, Moore said, "My favorite part of to Contact Fernanda Ke/.eiuk' at fprey.ende( By Will Mayer LU flight team going Tlie semester is wrapping up. It's been long good, old-fashioned knock-knock joke. and hard, yet, it has seemed to fly by at the For some reason their situation reminded same time. This is only the fifth edition of A me of my own. This column has allowed me Tad Askew, and it is the last. to be like those kids, to say things that I think for championship There were so many topics that I didn't get are funny, but never have a chance to stop a chance to cover. There was John Edwards' and listen to hear if anyone is laughing. high-dollar haircut, the rumors of the ban To me the past editions of A Tad Askew ning of Facebook in the ILRC, and the adver have offered me moments of silent laughter in tisement I heard at work the day after James front of my computer screen or audibly when Brown's death in which he I read them aloud to fam was still singing about feelin' ily. But was I just like one of ! good. those kids? Did I leave people But it isn't the recollections "If you're able to in suspense wondering Elmo : of advertisements I heard at who? I guess I'll never know, ! work that I will devote this laugh at yourself, but I'll take a lesson from • last column to, rather some those two jokesters, and I'll thing I heard tonight. It was a even if the rest of laugh anyway. If you're able knock-knock joke told by two to laugh at yourself, even if young boys. It went like this: the world is quiet, the rest of the world is cjbiet, "Knock, Knock." it's a joke well worth telling. "Who's there?" it's a joke well But I hope that we've "Elmo." shared a few laughs through And that was the end of the worth telling." out the semester. There was joke. Both children were too the time we discussed global ;"-busy laughing to understand warming, the Easter pageant :-that there was no punch line we mapped out and the Val \ reached. In fact, they never even offered the entine's Day we spent together. We even had Mast set up line of "Elmo who?" How did the a heart-to-heart about the tragedy at Virginia • joke end? It left me in terrible suspense. I Tech. PHOTO PROVIDED found it hard to focus on my work. Elmo who? I'll certainly miss writing this column ev FLIGHT — The Liberty University flight team is going to the national flight competition for the third con Elmo who?! ery other issue, but I'll be back next semester secutive year. LU won the region 10 championship and qualified for the national event hosted by Ohio State But, alas, the children were content to end working on the opinion section. So, if you'll University. The country's best colligate flight schools will compete for the National Intercollegiate Flying the joke before the punch line, oblivious to be back too, look closely through those few Association flight championship. eavesdroppers like myself who were attempt pages and see if you can find anything that ing to pass some time at work by laughing at a seems A Tad Askew. VCAR grad first to complete program By Kari Mitchell was calling her to Liberty. viewed me gave some very NEWS EDITOR "When I started at Liberty insightful critiques as well I had so many different ideas as sincere praise of my work. Olivia Fryer, a senior from about what I wanted to do. It The portfolio review experi Sebring, Fla., will be the first wasn't until after my first year ence has definitely helped graduate of the Visual Com that I decided to do graphic me to be more confident as I munication Arts major. This design. When I found out the prepare for job interviews in is the firstyea r for the VCAR program existed I was really Cincinnati." program, which currently excited but wasn't too sure After graduation, Fryer has 250 students. what to expect. However, as I plans to move to Cincinnati As a part of Liberty's VCAR moved through my classes, I with her husband. She does major, Fryer participated in realized more and more that not have a job currently lined activities such as publicly this was the perfect choice for up, but she would love to be displayed art shows, portfo me, and I started to see God's an in-house designer for a lio reviews, gallery and mu hand in placing me where I large company. seum visits and an intern was," she said. No matter what job God ship. Most recently, Fryer The most exciting part of places her in, she will be us was given the Outstanding her college career has been ing her artistic gifts to glorify Studio Artist award at the getting her portfolio ready. Him. Annual School of Communi Shortly after spring break, "I believe God gives people cation Awards ceremony. she attended a portfolio re gifts because He is love, and Fryer said that being a view. it's a way for Him to show His VCAR major has impacted "It was an exciting experi love to us. When we use our her spiritual journey. "Being ence, just to have someone in gifts, we glorify God, because a part of a program that I feel the professional realm give we acknowledge that they are so suited for just reminds me me some sort of impression from Him," Fryer said. of God's faithfulness in guid of where I stand, because that ing my life and decisions. is something you can't get in Contact Kari Mitchell at When I look back on when the classroom," Fryer said. [email protected]. I first came here, having no "The gentleman that re idea what I'd be doing, now I am so thankful that God led me where He did and that He knows me so well," Fryer said. She also enjoys being cre ative and feels that ever since CALEB ATKINS she entered the VCAR'pro STARTING THINGS OFF RIGHT — Senior Olivia Fryer will be the first Visual Communication Arts graduate. She has gram, she has been able to enjoyed her time in the VCAR program immensely and said she is exdted to use her visual arts talent for God. cultivate her creative talents in a way that glorifies God. "I really feel like I'm us ; /HT HI LIB E R. T Y ing the talents He has given me instead of burying them, CHAMPION and it becomes another way 1971 UNIVERSITY BLVD. LYNCHBURG. VA 24506 (434) 582-2124 to worship and thank God in my daily life," she said. 1 Fryer had originally Faculty Adviser Deborah Huff Policies planned to attend a design Ad Director Sue Matthews school to study fashion de GRAPHICAL PERFECTION - During her tenure as a Liberty student, Fryer The Champion encourages sign. However, she felt God completed many projects, including this piece. community members to submit Editor in Chief }euni Thurman letters to the editor on any subject. SECTION EDITORS Letters should not exceed 400 words EDUCATION, and must be typed and signed. RESEARCH & News Kari Mitchell The deadline is 6 p.m. Monday. Asst. News Jennifer Schmidt F 0 U NDATION, IN C. Letters and columns that appear are lixceltettce m cluneal trial service since 197A Opinion Amanda Sullivan the opinion of the author solely, not the Life! Natasha Kormanik Do you have dandruff? Champion editorial board or Liberty Sports Eric Brown (dry, itchy, or flaky scalp) University. p Asst. Sports Jake Petersen All material submitted becomes We are currently recruiting males with dandruff to participate property of the Champion. in a dandruff research study. Copy Editor Jen Slothower The Champion reserves the right to PHOTOGRAPHY accept, reject or edit any letter received • Appointments available between 8am and 6pm including lunch — according to the Champion hours Photo Editor Alex Towers stylebook, taste and the Liberty Asst. Editors Caleb Atkins • Compensation for time & travel for qualified participants University mission statement. Nick Poole completing the study Send letters to: Liberty Champion Graphic Design Jesse Perry Liberty University, Box 2000, & Web Managment Natalie I'hurman Lynchburg, VA 24506 For more information, please call or drop off in DeMoss Hall 1035. (434) 847-5695 The Champion is available online at: 2095 Langhorne Road - Lower Level Dislr. Manager Ben Lesley www.liberty.edu/info/champion. Ad Manager Glauco Lima Lynchburg, VA 24501 www.educationandresearch.com May 8, 2007 TI IK UB1-RTY CHAMPION, Page A3 Former pro wrestler now Michael W.Smith at TRBC born-again Christian By Kari Mitchell Ni ws BnrroR Michael W. Smith will be in concert at Thorn as Road Bap tist Church this Friday, May 11 at 7:30 p.m. Smith is the winner of 40 Dove Awards, three Grammy awards and an American Music award. He has sold more than 13 million albums and has had 29 number one hit songs in his 25-year career. His newest project is a CD entitled "Stand," Smith's 19th album. Student discount tickets for the concert can still be purchased with a student ID for $15 through May 9. Tick ets are on sale in the Campus Programming Office, which is located at Campus North beside the LaHaye Student Center. Other ticket outlets include New Life and Life Way in Lynchburg or online at www.itickets.com. Tickets NICK PIKKCK are $25 at the door. TOTAL PACKAGE — Lex Luger, a former pro-westler in WCW and WWE, sat in for a live interview at WWMC 90.9 FM "The Light" Monday afternoon. PHOTO PROVI»KI) Contact Kari Mitchell at FINDING HIS PLACE IN LYNCHBURG — Michael W. Smith will be performing songs from his new album, "Stand." [email protected]. Careerakulooza to provide much-needed study break for students on Friday By Jason Drinnen Career Center's Kevin Ma- the theme for Careerakuloo events. Mahan says the pur CI NEWS REIIIRTTR han said Careerakulooza has za, projects the event's atmo pose of the Career Center is been the creative genius of sphere. to give students the best re Liberty University will kick the Career Center. According to Mahan, the sources and the best connec Driven and Grassnraoil off its first ever Careeraku "We appreciate the stu Career Center's vision state tions available. looza this Friday, May 11 at dents so much, and we ap ment is: "To connect the "We have connections with 7:30 p.m. preciate when we get to help world of grassroots with the over 1,600 different compa Featuring the bands Torn them out," he said. , world of the driven side." nies in our database," said May 10th in the Courtyard with games and prizes from Red and Common Roy, "This is one way to say Before Careerakulooza, Mahan. students will have the oppor 'The Career Center loves you, the Career Center will also Students wishing to attend & tunity to watch a live perfor come on and love us back be hosting games and prizes the event should purchase May 11th in the Schilling Center with Torn from mance following their first - We'll help you out.'" in LU's courtyard on reading their tickets in advance at the Red and Common Roy in concert day of finals. 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FSB. $2007 Campus (!,„„ |.. \ , • . I.in il Oj.portwi H'r I'.'i'rtw wmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm m Page A4, THE I.1M-RTY CHAMPION May 8, 2007 JAMESTOWN: A celebration of Americas 400th Anniversary Continued from page 1 a press release. On Saturday, May 12, replicas of the three Thomas Road Baptist Church also celebrated the 400th an ships that brought the first English settlers to Jamestown niversary planting of the cross at Jamestown on April 29 Big plans are also underway for America's Anniversary - the Susan Constant, the Discovery and the Godspeed - will with a "God and Country Musical". The evening featured the weekend scheduled for May 11-13. President and First Lady set sail accompanied by fanfare and cannon salutes from the 300-voice Thomas Road Celebration Choir, Linwood Camp Laura Bush will be attending a ceremony in Jamestown on James River. They will conclude their short journey by dock bell and the OTGH orchestra. Sunday, May 13. ing at the Jamestown museum pier. Speaker, author and historian David Barton, of the Texas- Stuart W. Connock, chair of the Jamestown 2007 Steering Musical entertainment highlights for the weekend will based Wallbuilders ministry, also spoke on the religious her Committee, remarked on the President's upcoming appear include performances by Grammy award-winning itage of America, detailing the rich history of the American ance for the event. rockers Bruce Hornsby and the NoiseMakers, R&B artist founders' faith and Christian heritage. "The President's participation in Anniversary Weekend fes Chaka Khan and bluegrass crooner Ricky Skaggs. English settlers first arrived in Jamestown on May 14,1607 tivities underscores the pivotal role Jamestown played in our The Jamestown Settlement will also feature gallery exhib and named their colony after King James I. The group of nation's history and helps further focus the world's attention its of life in the 17th-century colony as well as historical re- 104 men were sponsored by the Virginia Trading Company, on Jamestown's legacies - representative government, free enactors depicting life aboard the settlers' three ships, the which hoped to find treasures of gold and silver in the New enterprise and a culturally diverse society," said Connock in historic James fort and the Powhatan Indian community. World. Instead of riches, however, the men endured much hardship in the new colony, facing famine, disease and at tacks from the Algonquin tribe. More information about the weekend is available at Ameri- cas400thAnniversary.com or by calling the Jamestown 2007 office at (757) 253-4659- Tickets can also be reserved through Colonial Williamsburg at (866) 400-1607. Tickets for the weekend must be purchased in advance and cost $30 per day for adults and $15 for children ages six to 12. Chil dren six and under are free. Contact Erin Fitch at [email protected]. GAZEBO: Trails provide hiking and recreation Continued from page 1 a way to light the monogram during night games. "There are plans to add Others have suggested that more biking trails in the fu a huge flame should emerge ture," he said. from the 'LU' when the team The monogram has been scores a touchdown but, for touted as being visible from now, we are still brainstorm anywhere in Lynchburg, and ing," Falwell said. some future plans for it have Can the gazebo be seen been speculated, but none from as far away as the have been implemented yet. monogram can? "It depends There is speculation that on your eyesight," said Liberty Athletics will use the Falwell. symbol as a tool for public- TODD HUNI.EY Contact Dave Thompson THE CHRISTIAN HERITAGE OF AMERICA — David Barton spoke during the recent Thomas Road Baptist Church celebration of America's 400th Anniversary. "Some say we should find at [email protected]. LU marine returns DINING: New food home from Iraq choices to come Continued from page 1 ing, full-service restaurant over on East cam pus. Named "Macel's" after the wife of Dr. By Amy Field convoy was hit six different Junior kinesiology major Lori Dollar said, Jerry Falwell, the atmosphere and menu will NEWS REPORTER times - and once, it was his "I went to a focus group and they asked us be strongly reminiscent of a diner. own vehicle. what we liked about eating out. Everyone in "The restaurant will be open to the public Lance Corporal Daniel "We were driving out in the room said it was the atmosphere and so and will have a regular staff with servers," Connally, who is both a Lib the desert when a command that is why they are changing the dining hall said Riddle. erty University student and wire blew up right in front around." The large draw for students will be the op Marine, was welcomed home of my vehicle - we had a few Food quality will also be improved as Rid tion to pay for their food as part of their meal by friends and family last scratches, of course, but God dle explained that a genuine brick oven will plan, to use their meal plan points or to use a month to the* U.S. from his was watching over us and be used for making all of the pizzas, and burg combination of both. seven-month tour in Iraq. everyone got out okay," Con ers will be charbroiled rather than grilled as So far, the student response has been tre Part of the fourth genera nally said. While he they are now. mendous. "We hear lots of people tion of military in his fam was there, Connally saw that A new food management system will also saying that it is about time these changes ily, Connally has been in the a positive difference was be implemented, providing employees and were made and that the plans are excellent," United States Marine Corps made with the presence of students with complete nutritional guides for said Riddle. for three years. With a father American troops. any of the food that is served. Dollar agrees, "I think that the changes in the Marines and much "When we first went Huge expansions will be made at the Cam are great and that they'll bring in a lot more of his family involved with through some of the streets of pus North dining hall, allowing space for new people." the service, it was a natural Haditha, the streets weren't venues to open.' choice for Connally to join. Construction on Reber-Thomas and Cam safe, the shops there were "We experimented a bit with Chick-fil-A •"I joined because it was a closed," he said. pus North dining facilities is expected to be both at the Keyhole and at North and since it completed before the start of the fall semes family tradition," Connally "But after we'd been there was so successful we're ter. The restaurant is slated to open near the said. "My sister and brother doing our operations, it bringing a full Chick-fil-A over to North middle of the semester. A large campaign, ate also marines and I have changed - the shops were campus. Our main goal there is to bring in spearheaded by a traveling concessions trail six uncles in the marines as open and people started DUTY— Connally in Iraq much more variety," said Riddle. er, will be kicked off with the start of classes well." Connally found out that walking the streets again. It media's coverage of the War In addition to a Chick-fil-A, Campus North in August to advertise all of the changes and he was going to be deployed was awesome." Connally also in Iraq. will rlso feature a Cyclone Salads, a sushi the new food options. to Iraq in the fall of 2004. had the first-hand experience "I would recommend be joint and a second Jazzman's. However, it was expected. of finding out how Iraqis re "We are really excited about all of this and ing very discerning about "I'm definitely going to try Cyclone Salads ally feel about Americans want students to feel that they don't have to "(As a marine) you just as what you see or hear on TV," and maybe the sushi. I'm really just excited coming into their country. go off campus to get great food," said Riddle. sume that if you haven't been he said. "(The media) tend overall!" said Place. there yet, you probably will "My job wasn't so much to run very old footage." Perhaps the most ambitious part of the Contact Jennifer Schmidt at jschmidt@ go soon," he said. "I was in around people, but you can Also, among the talk about plans will be the construction of a free-stand liberty.edu. Twentynine Palms, Califor tell what people think of you the war and if it is the right nia for my training before de by how the kids (in the vicin thing to do, Connally believes ployment." ity) react to you," said Con that Americans should unite In Iraq for seven months nally. on one issue - the support total, Connally was stationed "We would drive through of those who are in the U.S. at the Al Asad air base in the and sometimes the kids would military. Al Anbar Province. dance because they were so "My biggest thing isn't "My job was Route Clear glad to see us. It just depends whether you support the war ance," Connally said, as he on the parents and what they or not - it's that you sup described the job of searching tell their kids. Sometimes we port the troops," he said. "It's for Improvised Explosive De stopped to play with the kids important to support them vices (IEDs), while riding in and they were just awesome. while they're out there, mak large armored vehicles called All they wanted from us ing sure you do what you can 7-Tons. Connally's unit kept Americans were just writing to make them comfortable." careful watch from the win pens and stuff with English dows of the vehicle, some on it, because they can use it While it was a difficult time times coming within just a in school now." It turns out half-way across the world, few feet of an explosive. that the Iraqis have very sim Connally felt that it was a time that God was able to "We drove all over the An ilar ideas concerning the War » bar province. It's around 130 in Iraq as many Americans, miles, and we went 10 to 15 according to Connally. show His presence. "We all knew God was miles per hour. Over all, we "They are kind of like the watching over us. There was had 9,000 hours of driv Americans - some are really no doubt about that," he said. ing and found over 30 IEDs, glad we're there, some don't "There were some tough which is pretty significant care, and some really don't times, but we all were content - we have the best record of want you there," he said. with whatever the situation doing clearance in Iraq." Coming back to the U.S. af dictated. While there were no ca ter seeing and experiencing sualties in Connally's unit, Iraq for himself, Connally ContQGi Amy field ut ajwld@ liber t y. edit. JlSSH'A \Vl III K they had a few close calls. His has a different view about the UNIQUE GOODBVE — Students have been encouraged to graffiti the main wall in the dining hall before it is torn down. May 8, 2007 THE LIBERTY CHAMPION, Page A5 A Magical Masquerade for juniors and seniors MASKED — Sean Langllle Is the man behind the (glittered) mask. : r V rr - *v*'f >, "•••• \ 1 ^^^KH, ' !^(,";'^5i'^SgB3WSvS By Kari Mitchell said Amy Field, who was one of many stu NEWS EDITOR dents who were unable to guess which hand the "red card" was in. The 2007 Junior/Senior Banquet was held Harris assured the crowd that all of his at the Hotel Roanoke Saturday night in Roa 1 noke, Va. The black-tie event has been a tra tricks, which included floating objects, mind dition at Liberty since the '80s. reading and metamorphoses, were all merely "The night was very elegant, and it was illusions. wonderful to see everyone dressed up," said Nathan Cooley, SGA President, gave a se Alyson Bruner. nior tribute and the evening concluded with The theme of the evening was Magical Mas prizes, which primarily included gift certifi querade: Can you really believe your eyes? cates to restaurants. Afterwards, many students elected to par Placed on every table was a vase of masquer ticipate in other activities in the area since the ade masks decorated with feathers, sequins curfew for resident students was extended to and bright colors to keep with the theme. 2 a.m. Dinner included salad, maple-glazed chick Some popular hangout spots included AMF en and chocolate decadence cake for dessert. P11010 PROVIDED Bowling, "The Star," Thunder Valley Indoor "I loved the ballroom style dinner. It was so Go-Cart, as well as movie theaters and coffee banquet. He also worked with the rest of the ment, but ultimately, it comes down to a vote good and the servers were great," said Brun shops. committee to plan and setup the banquet. and a compromise," said Boyer. er. "After the night, we went to see 'Spiderman "I think that the banquet was even better All the work involved required committee After dinner and a ten-minute intermis 3' which was a great touch to end the wonder than what we expected. The turnout was great members to work together and multi-task. "I sion, attendees were entertained by award- ful night," said Bruner. (over 600), and the response of the students have heard nothing but good feedback. Every winning Christian illusionist B.J. Harris from Coming up with creative ideas behind a was amazing. I heard several people comment one and everything was gorgeous. Everyone Chattanooga, Tenn. As he performed his Magical Masquerade and pulling the event on the amazing show that B.J. Harris put on, seemed to enjoy the entertainment, dinner tricks, he warned the crowd not to trust their together was the Junior/Senior Planning and I completely agree with them. He was an and favors. The entire event went smoothly. senses. Committee, which included Carolyn Boyer, excellent choice for entertainment!" It ended up being far more than what I had "The illusionist was amazing. He definitely Joanna Foley, Cory Newell, Joel Rogers and Boyer has also served on the committee anticipated," she said. got me!" said Bruner. The message behind David Trump, as well as Theresa Dunbar and for two years. This year, her role in planning his performance was that it is easy to be de Becki Daniel of the Parent Programs Office. was largely decoration oriented. She chose ceived. This was Rogers' second year on the com materials for the main entrance, and then Contact Kari Mitchell at "I liked how the illusionist talked about de mittee as the graphic designer. His tasks in assembled the final product. "We all have in [email protected]. ception. We cannot trust our sight. 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Available lor .1 lining g|e only a! partiujwting rista Page A6, Till- MUKRTY CHAMPION MAY 8, 2007 "I'm not judging people, I'm judging their actions. It's the same type of distinction that I try to apply to | myself, to judge, but not be judgmental." Jeff Melvoin Is it ever appropriate to judge? Christians must know where to draw the line . Many who are exceptionally began discussing the topic of judgment, and having already referring to judging hypocritically or based on appearance. "open-minded" and "accepting" encountered numerous conversations revolving around the As Christians, it is important that we filter our surroundings of all walks of life often look subject, it caught my attention. through a biblical worldview of absolute truth. Making at "judgment" as a form of any decisions based on absolutes results in unavoidable bleak and overly conservative Though I was unable to watch the entirety of the video judgment and various passages of Scripture support the discrimination against people or and determine whether or not I truly agree with its overall conclusion that we are to "judge" based on our knowledge things with unusual philosophies, content, I did agree with most of what was said about the of righteousness. Proverbs 3:21, for example, says, "My son, lifestyles, etc. Dispelling that point that caught my attention. Most of what I am about to preserve sound judgment and discernment, do riot let them train of thought, which is a myth write are thoughts provoked by the narration on the video, out of your sight" (NIV). Similarly, John 7:24 says, "Stop in most cases, is possible by and are just as much the conclusions of the writers of the judging by mere appearances, and make a right judgment" clairemelsi (NIV). " " embracing people with love and material as they are my own. Even so, they are valid and kindness while at the same time not necessarily accepting sturdy apologetics which are correct and worth sharing, The documentary pointed out that without judgment, their personal ideals. In the midst of a variety of standards since the topic often presents itself in Christian culture. elected government would fall apart. Were there no way and moral convictions, society would be unable to function to weigh candidates against each other, a world of political if judgment ceased to exist. Even the basic principles of right equality would lead to chaotic anarchy. Citizens would be in and wrong imply that some things must simply be rejected. danger if they began to completely ignore obvious facts to Prisons create a prime example. The actions of inmates are embrace fanciful fiction. Imagine if people with no street "rejected" by the standards which society has created through "In the midst of a variety smarts, in an attempt to breakdown stereotypes, began a judgment of what it deems to be correct and acceptable. walking around cities like Detroit, Compton and Camden Have you ever sat through a lecture knowing exactly what of standards and moral all alone late at night with handfuls of money to give to the you thought the speaker was attempting to persuade you needy. The possibility of any long term benefits would be far to walk away with? For me, predictability often causes my convictions, society would be outweighed by the grave danger those with such ignorant mind to wander. More than once what I have taken away ideals would be placing themselves in. Statistics speak for from a very targeted message has had nothing to do with the unable to function if judgment themselves and society uses basic morality and common overall topic. The other day, in the middle of a psychology sense to pass judgment on drugs, murder, rape, etc. class, I experienced just that as I watched "Hells Bells 2," ceased to exist." a documentary on how various types of music are affecting Christians living in accordance with what they believe to civilization. be absolute truth will inevitably encounter accusations of elitism, but by finger pointing, the opposition itself passes At one point the video depicted an "actual event" with judgment. It is a cycle that is unavoidable and necessary audio of a man leaving an angry message on the answering Matthew 7:1 — "Judge not, that you be not judged" (NKJV) within the right context. The trick to getting the point across machine of the organization that produced the film. The — is almost always used in conversations about judgment is speaking the truth in love, not with hateful words or rash caller went off on a tangent about something along the as a point of reference in both Christian and non-Christian reaction. lines of how Christians have no right to judge others and circles, but many overlook its context. As the video pointed Contact Claire Melsi at [email protected] produce such narrow-minded material. The narrator then out, the surrounding material makes it clear that it is "After reviewing all of the evidence, I have decided not to pass judgment/7 \;:i BY JESSE PERM SPEAK UP: When can you pass judgment? AM I'm.!.,,Hi JKSSII iWiiiiu "It's okay to judge "I don't believe it is "It is okay to make "I believe that it is "I don't think it is someone when their ever right to judge, judgments on peo our responsibility as ever right to judge actions can nega but if someone is ple's actions so long Christians to hold someone or their ac tively impact the out of God's will you as you don't make each other account tions." lives of others." should go to them generalizations that able, but it is always and offer your help a one time action done in love." —Emily Coumbe Sophomore, Woodbury, N.J. —Kenneth Burrows and support." reveals the person's Freshman, Freeport, Bahamas —Emily Ellington character." Sophomore, Greensboro, N.C. —Robert Frost Senior, Myrtle Beach, S.C. —Zachary Bricker Junior, Bainbridge, Pa. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm •V MAY 8, 2007 Page A7, THE LIBERTY CHAMPION Seeing through eternity's eyes Why do bad things happen to good people? "Why?" - This question has This means he is responsible for his decisions and actions. pick her up and I'll carry her. I'll try to heal her. I'll cry when probably crossed through your He can choose to be his own god and make choices apart she cries. I'll rejoice when she is well. In all the moments of mind, as it has crossed mine, at from God, or he can seek God's guidance in every area of his my life, God has been right there besides me. The truth of some point in time. With broken life. Let me illustrate this with a scene from the movie "Love God's love is not that He allows bad things to happen. It is hearts and appalled spirits, we Comes Softly," directed by Michael Landon Jr. His promise that He will be there with us when they do." have all taken a deeper look into life, trying to find reasons for The movie's main character, Marty, and her husband You may be thinking right now that the blind man and something that is inconceivable had traveled west to begin their life together. An accident Marty did not choose the tragedies that took place in their in our minds. As human beings occurred, and Marty's husband died. Lonely and without lives. They did not exercise their free will in those situations. who were given an intellect, it is money to go back home, Marty receives a proposition of a That is true. And that's when God's sovereignty comes into natural - and healthy - for us to fernandarezende "marriage of convenience" by a widower called Clark until place. question life. Nevertheless, we ought to understand that, as she can return home. In the end, they fall in love and find sinful people who fall short of God's glory, we have limited restoration in their wounded lives. I like to compare our lives and the events happening to us minds and will never be able to fully grasp certain things no Clark is a strong believer. When his barn caught ori'fire, he to a puzzle. When you try to put a puzzle together without matter how hard we try. We can, though, use our reason aided told Marty he was going to pray and everything would be all knowing what the finalpictur e will look like, it may be a hard by faith and God's Word to understand life better through and confusing task. But when all pieces are put together, the lenses of the Creator. fitting perfectly with each other and portraying a beautiful picture, it all makes sense. That's how our lives are. We often After receiving the shocking news about Virginia Tech, I don't understand the reason for many things we face, but the came across a passage from Scripture that opened my eyes to truth is that God knows and cares about every single detail, the truth of God's sovereignty. It was in John 9:1-3. Jesus and "As human beings who were and He sees the final picture. his disciples see a man blind from birth. The "why" question permeates the disciples' minds, followed by an assumption given an intellect, it is natural Through Marty's and the blind man's sufferings, bigger that the man was born blind either because he had sinned or plans were accomplished. In Isaiah 55:9, God says, "As the because his parents had sinned. Jesus replies to the disciples heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher in the following way: "Neither this man nor his parents - and healthy - for us to than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts" (NIV). sinned, but this happened so that the work of God might be While we look at the present - at what is in front of our displayed in his life" (NIV). question life/' eyes - with a limited perspective, God looks at eternity. If we choose to trust Him, to live yielded lives and to seek His As the chapter unravels, we learn that Jesus healed the guidance daily, His perfect purposes will be fulfilled in and blind man. For the first time in history, the eyes of a man through us. born blind were opened by someone (vs. 32). Through this man's life, God was glorified and Jesus' deity was revealed. right. The following dialogue takes place: It is important to understand that God never desires for Also, it was the miraculous healing from his blindness that Marty: "Why do you think He will answer your prayers?" tragedies, such as Virginia Tech's, to happen. His heart led the man to salvation by faith in Jesus Christ. Clark: "He always answers my prayers." breaks more than anyone else's. Our comfort is in the fact Marty: "Really? Did you pray for this (barn fire)? Did you that God's grace can bring beauty from pain. The only thing Like the disciples, we have the tendency of making pray to have Ellen (his wife) taken away from you? Did you we can do in situations like this is to completely trust in assumptions based on our own perception of life. If we pray that Missie (his daughter) would grow without knowing who God says He is: good, loving, compassionate, merciful, perceive God as a judge ready to punish sinners, we will look her real mother? I just don't understand why the God that gracious, sovereign and just. at tragedy as a sign of God's wrath. Another very common you pray to would let such unthinkable things happen to reaction we tend to have towards calamity is blaming God for decent people." Contact Fernanda Rezende [email protected] allowing it to happen. We ask, "If God is good and sovereign, why didn't He intervene and stop the situation? Isn't He Clark then uses a beautiful analogy between an earthly powerful enough to do so?" father and God to answer Marty's questions. He says, "Missie can fall down and hurt herself even if I'm walking right there Yes. God is sovereign and powerful, as we've seen through beside her. That doesn't mean that I allowed it to happen. the blind man's life. But on the other hand, man has free will. But she knows that with a father's unconditional love, I'll gHaaHBHHaamraaHMHHHHHB arace ca if I'ifwio Uv Ai.i:xTum.KN ...... • 4 \ Page A8, THE I.IB1-RTY CHAMPION MAY 8, 2007 U KJ1V11V1 lit IN liVtvi America is still a nation of choices It's hard to pick up a newspaper, People Who Are Screwing Up America." Goldberg examined their intentions are not for the good of the nation or society- watch TV or listen to the radio the liberal bias in the media and suffered severe repercussions only themselves. without opinions and perspectives for what he revealed. Being shut out of CBS was just the being broadcast every which way. beginning as he was shut out of most general media outlets for To be honest, I try not to listen to the voices of those who just But is that not what is supposed surfacing the issues. Goldberg stood behind his views, gained like to hear themselves talk but instead to the voices of change. to happen? In a sense, yes. But credit as a conservative pundit and that he takes his job as a There is a difference between creating something that sends many times individuals use their journalist seriously. a message that change is needed and creating something that popularity or raised status to sends a message that simply says our president is an idiot, stand on a soapbox and preach Laura Ingraham describes the elites and what they stand expletives excluded. on things they are anything but for in her book, "Shut Up & Sing," not to be confused with knowledgeable. The conservative Stephen nelson the documentary of the same name about the Dixie Chicks. Musicians and actors alike mostly have liberal views, but media call these individuals the media elite. We know them as Ingraham said, "Essentially, the elites are defined not so much they are still Americans and entitled to their opinions. In celebrities. by class or wealth or position as they are by a general outlook. 2004, the Dixie Chicks proclaimed exactly what they thought Their core belief... is that they are superior to We the People." of George W. Bush, and the backlash was fiery. They lost a lot Many conservative authors have penned books on the This is an interesting perspective, a perspective that states of radio time and fans. While maybe that declaration wasn't pestilence of media elites and their ability to cry foul. Bernard that elites think they are better (hence the name "elites") than the best choice, they came back with a single that spoke vividly Goldberg, a former CBS correspondent, wrote "Bias" and "100 "average" Americans. When these elites board their soapbox, about what the singers believed without name-calling. What drives me crazy is when people will vote for a candidateorissuejustbecause their favorite musician, actor or athlete endorses them. This behavior shows how easily some Americans are influenced. It also shows how we as Americans take for granted our ability to vote and make choices. Whether you agree with Jennifer Aniston, Sean Hannity, Michael Moore or Pat Robertson, America is still a nation of choices. America is also a nation based on individualism and individual values. Rather than blindly agreeing with celebrities, people should take the time to form their own opinions. Contact Stephen Nelson at [email protected] soundoff: LETTER TO THE EDITOR In last week's edition of the Champion, the editorial was on responsible journalism. A paragraph towards the end gave a report of a photographer intentionally disturbing the peace of the War Memorial Prayer Chapel. When I went to go get photographs in that building when I was on campus for a sporting event during last year's spring semester, I went in there to photograph the relief sculpture on the wall of Christ. 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L .• . 1 • ••• ! •»•••• 7 I THE LIBERTY CHAMPION PAGEBl MAY 8, 2007 [email protected] The Liberty Champion S (434) 582-2124 Liberty junior David Hunt blazes the Uphill Battle W trail in both athletics and business. Page B3 Page B2 Track shines at Twilight Qualifier By Josh Brown Indoor Track Center. Howev CONTRIBUTING REPORTER er, the competition continued, testing the resolve and grit of The Liberty Flames track all participants. team enjoyed their home field The Flames' throwing corps advantage last Thursday and threw their way to success, Friday at the Liberty Twilight winning an outstanding six Qualifier despite the adverse of the seven throwing events weather conditions. Other contested. Junior Clendon teams that braved the ele Henderson's performance ments to complete the guest turned the most heads as he list included Virginia Tech, took first place in the discus Washington & Lee, Gardner- throw, setting a new facility Webb, Virginia Military In record of 181-11. His perfor stitute, Bridgewater College, mance in the hammer throw Lynchburg College and Roa was also exceptional as he set noke College. a new personal best distance In the days leading up to of 188-8 that would place sec the Twilight Qualifier, Big ond only to his teammate, ju South commissioner Kyle nior Jon Hart. B. Kallander announced that Henderson said, "I think the both the men's and women's weather being so bad helped teams were awarded with the me to relax and just try and Big South Conference Sports crush some throws. I have manship Award. The men's been feeling really good lately team shares the award with and God definitely has been JESSICA WEBER Charleston-Southern, while blessing me and my team PLAY TOGETHER, PRAY TOGETHER —Shortstop J'Nae Jefferson and the Lady Flames gather with members of the Virginia Tech softball team in prayer the women's team edged last mates with records and great following last Tuesday's doubleheader. The Hokies, ranked No. 17 in the nation at the time, defeated Liberty in both games. , year's winner Coastal Carolina. performances." It marks the fifthtim e this year Hart would take the prize that Liberty has been honored in both the hammer throw and with the sportsmanship award, the shot put with distances of with previous winners being 197-11 and 55-0. respectively. volleyball and the men's and Freshman Elliot Galeone also Softball swept by Tech women's cross country teams. contributed to Liberty's domi On this day, it seemed at first nation of the throwing events By Will Luper The day's double-header started Lowe start off on the mound. However that the chilling rain would by taking first place in the jav SPORTS REPORTER with a game that would go into extra after three runs off three hits through take honors in many of the elin event with a distance of innings after junior Ashley Williams three innings, head coach Paul Wet- events, canceling the women's 172-6 and taking second place Last Tuesday, the Liberty Univer hit a game-tying, two-run home run more went to the bullpen and brought shot put, the women's 400- in the discus with a fling of sity Lady Flames softball team played in the bottom of the seventh inning, in sophomore Sarah Ellis. The Hokies meter dash and the men's 142-7. host to the Hokies of Virginia Tech. the only hit off Tincher all day. added another run in the sixth inning 3000-meter steeplechase as Coming in ranked No. 17 in the Senior Sarah Swor pitched nine on Whitney Davis' RBI single and an well as sending all jumping nation, the Hokies were the heavy innings in her final home game, but other in the seventh on a Stephanie events away from the slippery favorites as they squared off against unfortunately in the top of the ninth, Savre double. outdoor surface to the Tolsma Please see TRACK, page B2 the Lady Flames, who sit atop the Tech's Charisse Mariconda scored Freshman J'nae Jefferson got the Big South Conference. A large crowd, from second on a single up the middle Flames on the scoreboard with a home RAIN OR SHINE — which showed up to take in the sights from pinch hitter Kelsey Rokey. run in the bottom of the seventh, but it The rain did not on the sunny afternoon, was treated The Lady Flames, who were unable was not enough as the Hokies cruised stop Andrew to two veiy close games. to muster a run to re-tie the game, to a 5-1 victory. Bartelsandthe The Hokies boast one of the nation's faced a questionable call made by the Head Coach Paul Wetmore was •HKJJ Flames from best hurlers in junior All-American umpires that cost them two outs to pleased with his team's play despite dominating Angela Tincher, who was slated to end the first game by a score of 3-2. the two losses. Thursday's throw start the first game of the doublehead Tincher upped her record to 33-5 "It's the reason we schedule like ing events. er on Tuesday. Tincher, a typical pow on the season, pitching nine innings this. The great competition will help er pitcher style with electric pitches, and striking out 22 Lady Flames in a prepare us for the Big South Champi owned a 32-5 record going into the dominating performance. Swor took onship," he said. game. She also sports a 0.61 ERA and the loss, bringing her record to 5-7 on After dropping the double-header, has already recorded 539 strikeouts the year. Liberty made the long journey to Ala this season. The second game saw senior Terra bama to take on Birmingham-South ern University. The first game against the Panthers was hardly competitive on the score board as the Lady Flames won 8-0 after just five innings. Lowe picked up the win and moved her conference record to 7-1, (16-8 overall) tying her personal best in a season. Headlining the offensive attack for the Lady Flames was senior Jessica Moore. She connected in the fifth in ning on 1-2 delivery, sending the ball JESSICA Wi m u over the left field fence for her league •»«•*)# fclW*. fallen with this logo painted in the outfield grass. Please see SOFTBALL, page B2 JESSICA WEBER QUICK SCORES 1 H SPORTS @ LU Baseball Softball Softball Baseball 5/1 Virginia Tech L(9-12) 5/1 Virginia Tech L (2-3) 5/4 Birmingham-Southern W(7-2) 5/11 vs. Winthrop 4:00 PM 5/4 Arizona L (2-16) 5/1 Virginia Tech L(1-5) 5/5 Birmingham-Southern L(0-2) 5/12 vs.Winthrop 2:00 PM 5/5 Arizona L (3-6) 5/4 Birmingham-Southern W (8-0) 5/13 vs.Winthrop 2:00 PM - 1 » V \ Page B2, THE LIBERTY CHAMPION May 8, 2007 • ••*••everyone is talking- • TRACK: Flames TTI7* unphased by I ***** ** It was Pretty Boy versus the cheap shot? Where was the man bers do not lie. Mayweather land bad weather Golden Boy in what many expected who always backed up his trash ed more punches and more pow to be the fight that would resurrect talking? erful ones at that. Many of De Lay Commuted from page B1 contest, the women's 5000-me boxing. All the story lines were set Perhaps his mind was already Hoyas shots charged the crowd, ter final, posting a personal-best up beautifully. In one corner stood halfway down the road to retire but in the end the Las Vegas fans Senior Caitlyn Sutterfield ensured 18 minutes, 1.63 seconds to top the best pound for pound puncher ment. Or maybe he just made it were merely deceived by what they the ladies' addition to Flames' off a solid perfor- mance by the in the sport. look too easy. After all, Oscar is thought were effective punches. success in the throwing events by Flames. In the,other, the sport's most not looking as golden as he once So what becomes of boxing now? overpowering the field in both the Other headlines from Thurs popular fighter waited patiently to did. Do we see fans suddenly tune back hammer throw and discus, launch day's action included two addi prove he was more than just a GQ Still, I think that Mayweather into boxing? I doubt it. This fight ing throws of 129-9 and 145-9- tional facility records including guy- could have displayed more heart may have approached record pay Sutterfield, who will graduate a 13.72. in the men's 110-meter As I watched the Floyd May- in the bout. While his cocky per view sales, but as long as the the field in both the hammer throw hurdles by unattached athlete En weather Jr. versus Oscar De La smile showed he was having fun heavyweight division continues to and discus, launching throws of rique Llanos and Virginia Tech's Hoya bout, I could not help but ask throughout the fight, I believe he struggle, forget about it. 129-9 and 145-9- Billy Berlin victory in the men's myself one burning question. Did did not take De La Hoya seriously. Ever since the departure of for Sutterfield, who will graduate this 1500-meter run, clocking in at this fight bring back boxing? Mayweather resented his oppo mer WBC Heavyweight Champion spring, said, "Last Thursday was 3:48.63. Berlin's effort was just Sure, the media hyped the fight nent for being a people's champ, Lennox Lewis, fighters like Roy somewhat sad because it was my barely enough to sneak ahead of as one of the most monumental someone adored by more than just Jones Jr., Benard Hopkins, De La last home track meet. Over the Liberty's Stephen Githuka's re fights of the decade, but I do not boxing fans. Hoya, and Mayweather have been last few years I have learned that cord at 3:49.02, which had stood think the contest itself lived up to He verbally fired at the ten-time forced to hold the sport up. track is just a platform to lift up for over nine years. expectations. champ repeatedly. On one specific Sugar Ray Leonard paved the and glorify the name of God. In 10 Friday saw the conclusion of The story behind the bout cer occasion Mayweather held up a way for lighter fighters, but Mu years it isn't going to matter how the last three events of the wom tainly was better than any Rocky chicken with a medal around its hammad All set the standard. In far I threw or what place I came en's heptathlon as well as a slight movie script. How many times do neck to poke fun at his foe. order for the sport to truly resur in, but it will matter if I planted a improvement in the weather con we see two fighters who have won The biggest slap in the face came rect, we must see a fighter, similar seed in a teammate or fellow com ditions. titles in fiveo r more weight classes on Saturday night when May to Tyson, Holyfield, or Lewis, rise petitor. On Thursday my goal was Ward, who started the day in face one another? Not many. weather, dressed in Mexican ring from the ashes. Welterweights and to go out there give it my all, and fourth place after Thursday's How many times do we see a fight attire, dawned a backwards som middleweights cannot do it alone. have fun. That is what I did and I competition, failed at hopes of a er square off against someone his brero. Mayweather's uncle Roger Until then boxing fans can con am very pleased with the results!" come-from-behind performance own father trained? None. used to enter the ring the same tinue to watch marketable fighters Liberty also took first in a to but had nothing to hang her head So what went wrong? The blame way whenever he faced an oppo like the Goldenboy lose when it tal of six other events including about after a finishing with a sea cannot be placed on De La Hoya— nent of Mexican descent. He re really matters. Or witness young, the men's and women's 200-me son-best 2:24.54 in the 800 me he came ready to fight. Mayweath- ferred to himself as the "Mexican cocky champions say that they ter dash (won by sophomore Phil ters. Her point total in the event er, on the other hand, does not get Assassin." have had enough when their ca Leineweber and Andrea Beckles) tallied to 4,251 points, only 16 off so easily. If that was the impression May reer has yet to reach its peak. and the men's and women's 400- points shy of her best mark of While I believe the fast punching weather Jr. was going for, he I hate to say it boxing fans, but meter hurdles (won by sopho 4,267 points, which was good for super welterweight beat the Gold missed the target completely. Not at this point we can only sit back more Ben Handon and junior second at the Big South Champi en Boy decisively, I did not see only was the act disgusting, but and hope for a miracle—or a good Jennifer Ward), events that were onships a few weeks ago. anything electrifying from May- Mayweather did not look anything heavyweight. all impacted greatly by the poor Liberty will now prepare for the weather as I had previously hoped. like an assassin in the ring at all. weather conditions. upcoming IC4A/ECAC Outdoor Where was Pretty Boy Floyd, the Instead he looked like a profes The Flames only indoor first Track Championships, which will guy who exposed Arturo Gatti? sional dodgeball player, ducking, place finishwa s earned on the high be held on May 11-13 in Princeton, Where was the fighter who forced dipping and dodging the flurries of Contact Eric Brown at jump by sophomore Matt Parker, N.J. Zab Judah to resort to a desperate De La Hoya. The CompuBox num [email protected] who cleared 6-8 3/4. Sophomore Jo Welch took the day's final Contact Josh Brown at SOFTBALL: Wins Birmingham series 2-1, secures bye in BSC Continuted from page B1 tom of the sixth for the Panthers. Saturday's game saw the Flames' bats go quiet as Pan She connected in the fifth inning on 1-2 ther pitcher Raquel Sanifel tossed a three-hit delivery, sending the ball over the left field shutout in her final career home game. fence for her league leading 18th homerun Sanifel's shutout was threatened in the of the season. sixth inning when the Lady Flames loaded Jefferson also added her sixth homerun of the bases with no outs. Sanifel was able to the season in the second inning as the Lady strike out sophomore Beth Bennett, however, Flames cruised to a five-inning, 8-0 shutout and then induced Swor to line into an unas victory. sisted double play. The second game of the day was much of With their two victories this weekend, the the same as the Lady Flames pounded out 12 Lady Flames end the regular season with a hits en route to a 7-2 win. record of 36-24 and 11-4 in Big South Con In the top of the fifth inning, senior Dawn ference play, tying the most conference wins Jeffs hit a solo home run, her 15th this sea since the 1999 season. The Lady son, to jumpstart the offense. The home run Flames stellar play this season earns them a was also Jeffs' 87th hit of the season, eclips first round bye in this weekend's Big South ing her previous season high of 86. Conference Softball tournament. Liberty added five more runs in the sixth The Lady Flames will return to action at the to secure the victory, highlighted by Moore's Big South Softball Championship in Conway, 19th home run of the year. S.C. The tournament is slated to begin on Swor held the Panthers to two runs over Thursday and will conclude on Saturday, the JESSICA WEIIEK her six innings of work, allowing only four winning team receiving an automatic bid to STEALING SECOND— Shortstop J'nae Jefferson attempts to apply the tag on a Tech player in Tuesday's doubleheader. hits and striking out five en route to her sixth the NCAA Regionals. Jefferson hit her fifth home run of the season against Virginia Tech, then hit another one against Birmingham-South win of the season. ern this weekend. Heather Fox hit a home run in the bot Contact Will Luper at [email protected]. UMiiiunrTiniiin ?T^^^^^^^^r^^^^ Frame Your Diploma! Need mail ORCHESTRA Frame your invitation, photos, or any of your forwarded CONCERT r graduation regalia! this summer? Display your degree with OVERTURES pride! 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Hunt failed to win the qualifier and growth occurs while you're climbing it." that year, but his efforts did not go unnoticed. This statement rings true for junior David The president of a British mountain running Hunt. He is a young entrepreneur, always shoe company known as INOV-8 approached thinking of new ideas to help his online busi Hunt after the race. ness. Hunt is also a trail runner who feeds "I had on a pair of Nike Trainers," recalled off battling up mountainous terrain. While Hunt. "He looks at my shoes and was like, the native from Maine is still trying to reach 'We've got to get you better shoes than that.' his full potential in both trail running and the He offered me a product sponsorship right business world, he enjoys the climb to the there and started giving me free stuff." top. For the next year, Hunt received free shoes from INOV-8 and filled out reports com menting on the products. When the summer rolled around after his sophomore year, Hunt journeyed back to North Conway to battle the fierce terrain of Mt. Cranmore once again. This time, he conquered the course, win "He offered ning the race in a time of 48:15. The company then offered Hunt a paid sponsorship, forcing him to stop running collegiate track. He now me a product receives a stipend along with free products from the company. In return, INOV-8 requires Hunt to com sponsorship pete in a number of races throughout the year, including Mt. Cranmore and a treacher ous road race known as Mt. Washington. The right there 7.6 mile uphill race makes most trail courses look like anthills, with temperatures drop ping close to 20 degrees at the top. Compet and started ing against some the top trail runners in the world, Hunt finished 72nd in 2005 and 35th • • last summer. "The first year I ran it, there was snow at giving me the top," says Hunt. "There were runners get ting hypothermia, slipping on ice seven miles up the mountain and it was 70 degrees at the free stuff." bottom." Although Hunt is no longer a member of the Liberty track or cross country teams, he still manages to stay in touch with many of, Hunt excelled at football through most of his former teammates. Hunt lives in Boons- his high school career. In track, he ran as a boro in a house with eight other distance run sprinter and reached the state champion ners, including one of the nation's top dis ships in both the long jump and triple jump. tance runners, junior Josh McDougal. Hunt finally made the move from sprinter to "It's a pretty neat atmosphere," says Mc distance runner his senior year, winning the Dougal. "Dave kind of has his own thing conference two-miler at 190 pounds. so he's gone a lot. We all have our own ALWAYS IN THE HUNT—David Hunt shows off his IN0V-8'tive kicks; the MudRoc 280 (left) and the RocLite305. Hunt looked up to his older brother, Bobby, cliques, but usually one or two nights a week Hunt will compete in a number of trail running events this summer, including at Mt. Cranmore and the grueling who ran track for Liberty, but made no plans we will all be there (at the house)." to run himself. Head Coach Brant Tolsma no Apart from running, Hunt is currently ma ticed Hunt running on the track and became joring in journalism with a minor in inter Hunt plans on competing in the road race hill the whole time." impressed. national business. Through his success with despite the fact that he typically prefers the So, what is next for the trail running entre "Only crazy people go out there and do trail running, Hunt started a privately owned mountains. After all, mountains are what preneur? Hunt hopes to extend his current twenty times 400-meter repeats when they writing business that specializes in writing he enjoys training for. That is why he puts one-year contract with INOV-8. Before in don't have a team to run with," says Hunt. Web content and advertisements for small his body through grueling Mt. Washington creasing his stipend, however, Hunt plans on "He (Tolsma) thought I was out of my mind. businesses. simulations consisting of a 3.8 mile run on a taking first place at Mt. Washington. By January, I was running indoor track for "It's pretty much like advertisement writing. sloped treadmill in the LaHaye Center. The "I'm really excited for this summer," says Liberty." That's what I will be doing out of school,and I weird stares Hunt receives when he is train Hunt. "I haven't raced yet, but I know I am in Hunt enjoyed many great moments as a don't think any of that would have happened ing do not phase him at all. He continues to really good shape to go up the mountain." collegiate runner, including a personal best of if I hadn't gotten this (contract)." build his body for the mountains. Yes, Hunt is happy when he is running up twenty-six minutes and nine seconds in the Hunt's success with INOV-8 is offering not "A lot of times when I come in his room, the mountains. Just imagine his excitement Stanford Invitational 8K. During the sum only free access to shoes, but to races as well. he's doing his push-ups or sit-ups," says for this summer when he reaches the top. mer of his freshman year, he traveled back to Recently the company mailed Hunt a paid mer teammate and current roommate, junior Maine to do some training on the trails. That elite status to compete in the TD Banknorth Drew Ponder. "In the long run it really will June, Hunt competed in the Mt. Cranmore Beach to Beacon 10K, one of Maine's biggest help him out, especially doing races such as Contact Eric Brown at Hill Climb in North Conway, N.H., a quali road races. Mt. Washington where you have to run up the [email protected] YOUR PURCHASING A PIZZA DIAMOND RING? 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RBI double play groundout. the Wildcats scored another 16 runs, includ seven Liberty errors and doused the Flames The Flames tacked on two more runs in the The Hokies struck back in the bottom of ing three home runs, for the 16-3 victory. Ari 12-9 in a mid-week contest in Blacksburg, top of the third to stretch the lead to 6-0. Ju the frame, pounding out four hits in the in zona got on the board early, scoring four first Va. nior Garrett Young started the inning off with ning and scoring six times. The Hokies were inning runs, including the first of their three The Flames took an early 3-0 lead in the a bunt single and moved to third on senior helped by two Liberty errors and Nate Parks' home runs, a T.J. Steele three-run shot over second inning on a bases-clearing triple by Tim Nanry's double off the left-field wall. Se- RBI triple into the right center field gap. the center-field fence. The Hokies scored two more in the fourth The Flames kept it competitive, scoring one to move ahead 8-6. in the third on a Keller triple to center. How Liberty managed to regain the lead in the ever, back-to-back Wildcat home runs in the fifth when junior P.K. Keller and Young bottom of the third made the score 8-1. The were drilled by pitches to start the inning. second home run came off the bat of Steele, Nanry plated them both, tripling to right his second home run of the afternoon and center field to continue his hot hitting. Gri fourth RBI. jalva scored Nanry two batters later on a Liberty found themselves down 10-1 in the single to give the Flames a 9-8 lead. top ofthe fifth but seemed poise to cut into the Three more errors, in the bottom of the deficit. With one out, the bases were loaded fifth, though, sparked another Hokies rally for Keller, but Wildcat starter Brad Mills in that gave them a 10-9 lead, which they ex duced a double-play ball, ending the Flames tended to 12-9 in the next frame. hopes for a rally. The Flames were unable to muster a come The Flames did push two across in the sixth back in the final three innings. Nanry and on a two-run single off the bat of sophomore Gaillard led the Liberty attack with two hits Errol Hollinger, closing the deficit to 10-3, apiece in the 12-9 loss. but they would get no closer. The Flames found themselves back in action The Wildcats kept up their voracious over the weekend a long ways from home in attack, scoring one in the sixth, two in Tucson, Ariz., for a three-game set against the seventh and another in the eighth. the No. 15 ranked Arizona Wildcats. Sophomore Dustin Umberger took the loss Friday night saw little offensive output from for the Flames, giving up nine runs on nine the Flames, who eked out two runs while al hits in four innings and falling to 4-4 on the lowing 20 hits and 16 runs to the Wildcats, year. The loss was the fifth straight for the the most by a Liberty opponent this sea Flames, who have not won since April 27 son. against Coastal Carolina. The Wildcats jumped on the Flames early, On Sunday, the Flames looked to avoid being scoring five two-out runs in the second in swept and got off to a promising start. With ning. Arizona tacked on two more runs in one out in the second inning, Gaillard singled the fourth to extend the lead to 6-0. Pitch and stole second base to start a five-run in er Peter Guilmet held the Flames hitless ning. Gaillard, along with sophomore Derek through 5 2/3 innings before Negron sin Bennion, would come around to score on gled in the bottom ofthe sixth. sophomore Shawn Teufel's RBI single to cen Guilmet, a sophomore, is a finalist for the ter field. The scoring didn't stop there, though, Roger Clemens award, given annually to as Negron belted a triple to right field and was the best pitcher in college baseball. Guilmet brought home on Phil John's RBI single. allowed only one hit through seven innings Both teams battled into extra innings with and picked up his ninth win ofthe season. the Wildcats eventually pulling out the 7-6 Sophomore Cody Brown recorded the victory on Oliver Padre's game winning sin only Flames RBI of the day in spectacular gle. fashion in the eighth with a two-run home The Flames will return home and gear up run to left-field. for a three-game conference showdown with Arizona refused to sit on a big lead in the Winthrop starting this Friday. Game time is later innings, doubling four times in the set for 4 p.m. at Worthington Stadium. JESSICA WEBEK eighth and scoring four more runs. David TURNING THE CORNER— Aaron Grijalva and the Flames have lost six straight games dating back to April 27. Grijalva was Stokes allowed six runs over five innings en Contact Mitchell Malcheff at ono-for-three with an RBI single in last Tuesday's 12-9 loss to Virginia Tech. route to his fifth loss ofthe season. mjmalcheff'@liberty.edu Flames Golf takes fifth at PSU Tournament • By Jake Petersen to earn him a tie for fifth place and a spot on In the second round of play, Liberty moved bogeying two of the last three holes to shoot ASST. SPORTS REPORTER the Big South All-Conference Team. up two spots to take sole possession of eighth 71. He bogeyed number 17, which is one of "Mike played very well the second day and place behind solid rounds from McKoy and the toughest par threes on the golf course at Before this weekend's Rutherford Invita- hit the ball better than what he had been. He Calvo. 210-yards and uphill." • tional hosted by Penn State University, the played very smart, hit great golf shots, and Calvo, who leads the team in stroke aver McKoy, who was tied for 20th place after ' Liberty University men's golf team partici- made good decisions out on the course to age at 73-95, came in with a one-over par 73 round two, shot a round of 77 on Sunday to t pated in the Big South Men's Championship day," said Head Coach Jeff Thomas. finish in a tie for 12th place at 12-over par. hosted at the beautiful Limestone Springs This past weekend, the team hit the road Calvo followed close behind with a 79, mov Golf Course. Located near Birmingham, Ala., again, destined for Penn State University. The QUICK SCORE ing him into a tie for 17th. Nelson finished the Jerry Pate-designed course nestled in the Rutherford Invitational is annually played at tied for 39th place at 24-over par, while foothills of the Appalachian Mountains of Penn State University's Blue Course, a 7,228- Golf Turner and Horstman finished in 44th and fered the Flames a chance to finish out the yard, par-72 layout originally designed in 46th place, respectively, out of 66 players. 4/18 | Big South Men's Championship | 5th year strong and tune up for the Rutherford 1921 by former Penn State professor Bob With the strong showing at the Rutherford Invitational. Rutherford, for whom the tournament is 5/6 | Rutherford Intercollegiate | 5th and the return of most ofthe team next year, However, the tournament was Coastal named. Thomas is already looking forward to the fall Carolina's from the start, mainly due to the On the first day of play, the Flames were season. superb play of Ail-American Dustin John led individually by freshman Andrew Nelson while McKoy played beautifully and finished "As far as next year, we are going to use son. Led by Johnson's 6-under 66 on the and sophomore Michael Turner, who both with a l-under par 71. Turner finished with a the rest ofthe school year and the summer to third day, the Chanticleers took home the Big carded rounds of 77. Juniors Parker McKoy 79, while Nelson and Horstman rounded out practice and use it as a springboard for next South trophy while the Flames finished in and Peter Horstman each recorded rounds the Flames scoring with rounds of 79 and 83, year. The most important thing is we need to fifth place. Johnson finished at 12-under par of 80, while Jay Calvo came in with a disap respectively. get better individually as players and the only for the tournament in leading his team to its pointing 81. The third and final round ofthe Rutherford way to do that is to play a lot this summer fourth straight Big South Conference title. At the end of round one, the Flames were Invitational produced some higher scores in tournaments," said Thomas. "I think we Michael Turner fired a team-low 3-under seated in a tie for 10th place after the first throughout the field, but the Flames played could possibly be one of the top three teams par 69 on day two, propelling him into a tie round of play with an overall score of 314, 25 well enough to move up and finish in a tie in the Big South Conference." for third place. Despite a triple bogey 8 to shots behind leader and host Penn State. with Towson University for fifth place out of start off day three, Turner was able to make "We just didn't play real well (in the first the 12 teams participating. 13 straight pars and finished even par on the round)," said Thomas. "This course is tough "Jay and Parker played a lot better in the last three holes to finish with a 75. The soph and with the rough so long, it's one of the second round," said Thomas. "At one point, Contact Jake Petersen at omore's solid performance was good enough toughest tests of golf we've played this year." 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Rnramn ments needed for acceptance into master's level work in apologetics, new Liberty Theological Seminary Dr. Ergun Caner invited 30 stu the program. missions, evangelism and world re degree with offer a focus in aologet- dents into his home to discuss a "Students enjoyed the one-on- ligions. This degree is relevant for ics, mission strategies, evangelism brand new program offered from one time with the professors in work in missions, with apologetic and world religions. Liberty's Theological Seminary an intimate setting at Dr. Caner's strategies for countries in which and Graduate School. On Monday, home," stated Lavern Smith, Assis missions is not included. In the April 30, Caner and the students tant to Mitchell. future, the seminary plans to offer talked about the Master of Arts in Although this program started a doctorate in the subject area. Global Apologetics, or MAGA, pro with a few classes offered in the In response to an increase in gram. spring, the fall semester will now demand in cities, whose people Dean Dan Mitchell and the direc see the formal launch of the degree hold numerous questions about tor of the program, Dr. Fred Smith, to the student body. world religions, the MAGA pro outlined the new facet of the semi What began as "Ergun Caner's gram will prepare pastors and nary as well as presenting the re dream," as stated by Smith, has students to reach these people. quirements to the students and of now blossomed into fulfilling the fering a question-and-answer time. spiritual needs of the world. The Those curious and interested came MAGA degree's mission is de Please see DEGREE, B7 LESSCHOPEK First Worship grad makes a joyful noise Hilary Sutton LIFE! RRPORTKR Tim Hammond is the Center for Worship's first graduate since the worship major's recon struction last year. The new worship and music major advises students to have a primary and secondary instrument, along with an additional specialization. "Before there was a lot of emphasis on worship leading, Bible classes and general education re quirements. Now there's about 12 specializa tions," said Hammond. "I'm doing worship and business. I take classes like accounting and mar keting as well as music theory. I like the leader ship emphasis that business gives." The degree has grown in popularity. Hammond's favorite aspect of the major is that "it is not based on methodology or style. In classes we've prob ably spent about 10 minutes talking about musical styles." Professors in the Center for Worship Jl-SSICAWtlltR emphasize the theolo Tim Hammond is the Center gy behind the worship, for Worship's first graduate. not any specific style of music. Hammond said, "If it's built on a solid foundation, it doesn't matter what kind of style it is. Theology determines your philosophy. It determines your methodology." When asked why he chose to study worship at Liberty, Hammond noted how unique the cut ting-edge worship program is. "Liberty is light years ahead of other schools. The department gets calls every week from professors at other schools," said Hammond. AIJ-VN I.vrn.i: He had already completed just over two years A REASON TO SMILE — Thurma Smith (right) prepares delidous gluten-free food in the Reber-Thomas Dining Hall for celiac sufferers like Andy Daniele (left). at Liberty before committing to the worship ma- ' jor. "I looked at the worship major and I said, 'I've dealt with a call to ministry. This is where the Lord's gifted me. This is where my talents lie. This is the program that will give me the best Living with celiac disease training to use the gifts God has given me.'" Throughout Hammond's tenure at Liberty, he Matthew Hegarty intestine of an individual with celiac, it has been heavily involved with Liberty Link, a CUNTKIIU TING Kl h'KHK LU CREATED A SPECIAL GLUTEN-FREE damages or destroys the small intestine's ministiy of the Southern Baptist Conservatives Liberty University junior Chrystal Ham- villi, which are tiny, fingerlikeprotrusion s of Virginia and Liberty University. rick was sick as a teenager. Often in and out MENU FOR STUDENTS WITH CELIAC in the intestine that perform the absorp "Liberty Link connects churches who are in of the hospital, Hamrick had severe back tion. need of discipleship, or a band to play for their problems and extreme fatigue. In addition, In severe cases, intestinal leakage may students, or a speaker, and links them with Lib her body would not retain food. Aside from occur, which allows gluten and toxins to erty students who have been gifted in those ar losing 20 pounds in a month at one point, partially infiltrate the bloodstream. In eas," said Hammond. Hamrick could only eat one-quarter of the addition, the NIH Web site lists the vast He served as the Liberty Link coordinator for portions she should have been consuming, majority of symptoms, which may also in three years and plans to continue his involve and for only two meals per day. clude anemia, joint pain, muscle cramps, ment with the ministiy as he pursues a Master's "I would be starving, but then I would eat seizures and infertility. Degree in Worship Studies here in the fall. He two bites and I'd be completely full," she Danna Korn, a national advocate for also helps lead worship at Highland Heights said. the gluten-free lifestyle and writer of the Baptist Church in Lynchburg. Despite Hani rick's obvious health issues, landmark book "Eating Gluten-Free for Throughout Hammond's four years at Liberty, medical professionals could not discern the Dummies," said she informs groups eveiy he has been most impacted by Dr. Whaley, the source of the problem. They put various di time she gives a presentation that "wheat Director of the Center for Worship. agnoses on her such as irritable bowel syn isn't good for anybody." "Dr. Whaley has a real heart not to teach but to drome, constipation and menstrual cramps, When Kern's son, Tyler, was origi train. You can call him up and go into his office but nothing they could try seemed to work. nally diagnosed with celiac in 1991, she and say, 'Here's what I'm struggling with,' or 'I Then, in December 2005, her family physi was devastated. However, she said she had a question today in class,'" said Hammond. cian, Dr. Rank A. Nasr, made a breakthrough gradually awoke to the fact that the diag "He meets with students all day on Wednes when he diagnosed her with celiac disease. nosis was actually a blessing in disguise, days. He's passionate. He cares about your life, According to the Web site of the National because she realized that cutting gluten not about your grade." Institutes of Health (NilI), which is a divi out of one's diet was essential to living a Hammond said that the primary lesson he sion of the U.S. Department of Health and healthy lifestyle. learned during his time studying at Liberty is Human Services, celiac is a digestive condi "We have the key to better health, and "how timeless real worship is. It's not just about tion in which sufferers cannot digest gluten, that's why it's so cool to be diagnosed," musical style or how much you 'love your peo a protein found in wheat, barley and rye. she said. ple.' It's about staying true to the principles of In a normal person, the gastrointesti AlU'N' I.VII11 Korn is also the national leader of a sup God's Word." nal system has no problem breaking down CELIAC CUISINE— Smith, the chef who port group she started called "Raising Our To prospective worship Hammond advises, gluten and other similar proteins so that prepares gluten-free meals for students with ' Celiac Kids," or R.O.C.K. for short. "Work out your faith with fear and trembling. they can be absorbed into the bloodstream. celiac disease, was an Army cook for 12 years. Pursue God with all your heart." However, when gluten travels into the small Please see CELIAC, B6 Contact Hilary Sutton at [email protected]. T—! !-»-»««!• V Page 66, THE LIBERTY CHAMPION May 8, 2007 AN HOUR WITH THE FOUNDER: Life! debunks myths and reveals facts about Dr. Falwell Continued from page B8 sation can be heard: "Uh huh...I never — and the accuracy of his gut instinct heard about that...Well, I'm not sure if may be what separates him most from When asked if he has ever hunted big that's a good thing or not. What I want other pastors or corporate leaders. game, he says he has hunted before, to know is...." So, is Dr. Falwell just a regular guy? but he admits that he doesn't know if Jerry Jr. puts his father at ease, lay Well, yes and no. he could kill anything as big as, say, a ing out the case for the bookstore, in The moment you hear one of his deer. cluding sales figures and other infor stories in person, or hear him conduct When asked about an archived pho mation related to the project. official business, you realize that this to that shows him playing the guitar "Oh, I see," Dr. Falwell says, sipping man has been places. He cannot be re at Baptist Bible College, his alma ma his Snapple. "I think that'd be a good duced to just his personal details. Jet- ter, he says, "I used to play at the gui thing, Jerry. That's pretty good, and I ry Falwell is a son of Campbell County, tar. I'm not very good. A bunch of my think it'd look great." Va. who watches ultimate fighting on friends and I thought we were musi He puts his Snapple bottle on his TV and brags about his grandchildren. cians — made enough noise to get the desk with a thud. But Dr. Falwell is also a decision-mak police to come, but I don't play regu "I'm for it." er and a thinker, and his work ethic is larly." It is one of thousands of decisions Dr. what has made him famous. After answering questions about Falwell has made about Liberty's ex Beyond the huge church, the Moral some of his favorite places and things pansion in the 36 years since its found Majority, the founding of Liberty and and clearing up some commonly-held ing, and it gives a close-up glimpse into the hundreds of other accomplish myths about himself, Dr. Falwell gives his day-to-day work life. Dr. Falwell's ments that bear his name, Dr. Falwell an unplanned glimpse of what he is job is making quick decisions on the seems at surface level like an average good at: making day-to-day decisions make-or-break choices that affect the 73-year-old Lynchburg resident. He as Liberty's chancellor. Mid-interview, futures of Liberty and Thomas Road. has favorites, foibles and more in-my- Dr. Falwell receives a phone call from He goes about these decisions care day stories than you can count. his son Jerry Jr., Liberty's vice-chan fully and methodically, even when Watching him conduct business and cellor. he only has a minute or so to give a talk candidly about his personal life "Hello?" thumbs-up or thumbs-down. for an hour is only a glimpse of his two As Dr. Falwell would explain later, He gathers information, considers most prominent attributes: a large, Jerry Jr. is relaying to his dad the plans the interests of his organizations and charismatic personality and an uri- for a new bookstore at Liberty and get takes into account the facts and fig canny ability to make a quick, decisive ting his permission to proceed. ures before making a fast, gut-based choice. That simple combination has Jerry Jr. explains the options while decision. His decision-making capa made all the rest possible. Dr. Falwell rocks back and forth in his bility has an absurdly impressive track chair. record — one glance around Liberty's Contact Kevin Roose at Only Dr. Falwell's side of the conver campus is enough to understand that [email protected] TODD HUNLEV CELIAC DISEASE: How Sodexho is helping Continued from page B5 However, she does it solely celiac became painfully obvi on a volunteer basis, giving ous, quite literally. her spare time, money and Like Hamrick, the dietary resources to get the word out change was immediate for about celiac and the benefits Daniele. of living gluten-free. Even "I went cold turkey," she though it requires extra en said. ergy for her to do her "gluten She subsisted on rice, fruit work," she maintained that it and vegetables for about a was very rewarding. month and, despite dealing "Every day, I get e-mails with depression, was able from people saying, 'You to resume her normal eat changed my life,'" she said. ing patterns, minus foods Hamrick said that, for her, containing gluten, in three the diagnosis of celiac dis months. ease meant that her previous However, she is now so eating patterns would have sensitive to gluten that she to cease. has to have her own Tupper- "I had to do an immediate ware and silverware, all of change," she said. which are marked "gluten- She said that she had to free." endure a detoxification pe "I kind of have my own side riod, during which her diet of the kitchen," she said. was drastically limited. She Daniele affirmed that the began to see the benefits im celiac diet was a huge adjust mediately, especially with ment for her. Even though regards to her fatigue. How she can still enjoy indul ever, that did not mean that gences like ice cream, soft it was not difficult to com drinks and Gummi bears, pletely cut gluten products those items are certainly not out of her diet. staples of her nutrition. "I really didn't compre "It's definitely not some hend what it meant to not thing that's easy to get accus have wheat," she said. tomed to," she said. ALISON KAISAND Libert}' sophomore Aman At Libert)', dining options WOK AND ROLL—Senior Chrystal Hamrick displays one of the gluten-free Asian dishes that the dining hall offers for celiac sufferers. da Daniele trod a similar for both girls were severely path in her journey to celiac limited at first. Hamrick, the Since then, she has not had size. She then obtained a Thurma Smith, one of the Tuscan chicken and salmon diagnosis that Hamrick did. first celiac sufferer to call at any major difficulties, and note from Light Medical that chefs at the dining hall, is the and rice, but those occur less As an infant, she could only tention to her condition, ran she greatly appreciates what documented her condition main chef that cooks the glu often than the most prevalent tolerate three days of baby into difficulties when she the dining hall staff is doing and required the dining hall ten-free foods for the celiac option, which is soy-free stir- formula and four days of wa tried to explain her dietary to accommodate her and oth staff to review dining options sufferers at Liberty. Smith, fry. She tries to add variety to ter, but her body had difficul condition to the staff at Re- ers like her. with her. who served in the U.S. Army the seemingly monotonous ty retaining even that. ber-Thomas Dining Hall, the Daniele had quite a differ After Daniele spent an es for 12 years before coming to Asian dish by using different With Daniele's progression main dining facility on cam ent experience. Her mother timated $700 per month for Liberty, said that her special meats and spices. of age came misdiagnoses, pus. To make matters worse, had called Liberty during the three months on buying and dietary training in the mili "I just feel good about be but in her case, doctors said celiac sufferers like Hamrick application process to see if a cooking specialized gluten- tary prepared her well for ing able to cook for them, it was colitis, then Crohn's and Daniele, if they live on gluten-free dining program free food for herself, she fi cooking for them. and they let me know every disease. Unfortunately, both campus at Liberty, are essen existed. Daniele said that, nally got the situation ironed "I knew about the dos and day," she said. conditions require special tially locked into their meal when she arrived on campus, out with the dining hall. She, don'ts, what they could eat "I don't want to give them diets that are high in whole plans without an option not she was given poor advice too, now highly praises the and what they couldn't eat," the same thing every day." grains - exactly what she to purchase one. by a chef and could not keep dining hall staff for their she said. When Korn found out needed to avoid. However, Hamrick said, food down for her first two special concern for students Smith is also the head chef about Liberty's efforts to ca The silent celiac thus con after she had encountered weeks in Lynchburg. Mean whose health requires a glu over the vegetarian and in ter to its gluten-free students, tinued to wreak its havoc difficulties with dining hall while, she gained 20 pounds. ten-free diet, even though ternational lines in the din she was ecstatic. until Daniele was 14, when staff members who did not She finally journeyed to they have to cook regular ing hall. Because the gluten- She said, "Universities she dropped from a healthy fully understand her condi Light Medical - the campus meals for thousands of other free students are so limited around the world should be 110 pounds to a severely un tion, she set up a meeting medical facilities - and to a students simultaneously. in food choices, Smith said, doing this!" derweight 70 and doctors with John Harding, a dining gastroenterologist, where "They do the best they can," she tries to make her cooking discovered that she had de hall administrator, and they blood work and tests showed she said. as interesting as possible for Contact Matthew He^arty veloped intestinal cancer. At worked out a plan for the her intestines inflamed to "They're giving their all, them. at [email protected] this point, the diagnosis of food. three times their normal and that's all 1 can ask." She prepares dishes such as ••. • crustless cherry cheesecake Preparation time: 10 minutes. Cooling time: 30 minutes. \ GI.UTEN-EREE RECPIPE TO GET VOL) STARTED Cooking time: 20 to 30 minutes. Yield: 8 servings. INGREDIENTS 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. 4. After the cheesecake cools for at least 30 minutes, • Nonstick spray spread the cherry pie filling over the top. Then top it with • 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened 2. Lightly grease a 9- by 13-inch casserole dish with the whipped cream and garnish it with the fresh cherries. • % cup sugar nonstick spray. • 2 eggs Per serving: Calories 284 (From Fat 111); Fat 12g (Satu • 2 teaspoons lemon juice 3. Combine the cream cheese, sugar, eggs, lemon juice, rated 7g); Cholesterol 89mg; Sodium 113mg; Carbohydrate • 1 teaspoon vanilla vanilla and gluten-free flour mixture. Pour this mixture into 40g (Dietary Fiber 1g); Protein 5g. • 3 tablespoons gluten-free flour mixture the casserole dish and bake it at 350 degrees for 20 to 30 • 21-ounce can cherry pie filling minutes. The cheesecake is done when a toothpick inserted Taken from "Living Gluten-Free for Dummies" by Danna Rom, page 250. • 1 can whipped cream in the center comes out clean. 3sh cherries (for garnish) 7 MAY 8, 2007 Page B7, THF. LIBERTY CHAMPION 1 Caffeine buzz: Students n depend on coffee to steaCarrie Caldwelml througbefore finals," saihd juniofinalsr a cup of coffee, the caffeine 1,111'! Rll-'IRTTH Meagan Tilley. begins to reach all body tis It is easy to see why caf Even though students say sues. Peak blood levels are feine could be considered they may sometimes find attained in 30 minutes. the most consumed drug in caffeine to be the only an The substance can also be the nation with Americans swer to get all their work addicting. ingesting more than 300 done, there are side effects "Lately, I think I drink so milligrams on a daily basis. that accompany, large con much caffeine out of habit Even a single six-ounce cup sumptions of caffeine. more than anything," said has about 100 milligrams Caffeine is a mild stimu Shannon Lewis. "If I don't, of caffeine in it, while soft lant. When consumed, it I get a massive withdrawal drinks have around 50 mil makes one feel ntoir awake headache." ligrams and energy drinks and alert. However, a high Headaches are another have about 80 milligrams. dose of this substance can one of the many problems But why is it that stu prevent sleep and may leave that can be caused by caf dents on campus stand in one feeling jittery. feine withdrawals; others line to get their caffeine fix? Often found in coffee, tea, include fatigue, depression, The answer is obvious — to soft drinks and chocolate, anxiety and nausea. study. With finals week fast caffeine releases adrenaline People's reactions to caf approaching, caffeine seems into the bloodstream to pro feine vary. Some people are to be the only solution to vide that instant burst of en more sensitive to it than oth getting through those pain ergy. It also increases heart ers. Body weight, frequency, ful all-night cram sessions. rate, blood pressure and age and physical condition "I usually start stocking body temperature. Within also determine a person's up on Red Bull the week five minutes of Consuming tolerance to caffeine. The more tolerant a person is, the more caffeine they can consume before feeling the effects it has to offer. SHOW AN! When consuming caffeine, Christians it is best to use it in modera he has air tion. A moderate amount of caffeine is considered to NICK POOLE be no more than 300 mil ligrams per day, which is equal to about three eight- Dr. Smith challenges students: ounce cups of coffee. Students should try to rid this unhealthy habit and Trust God during hard times find alternatives like juice or decaffeinated coffee or Krlsti Kirkland tea, even though they still LIFK! RKPORTER as he encouraged students to dents to pray the Word of push aside these side effects press on and continue to trust God when they are at uncer and continue to drink their With a passion and a love the Lord in what he calls the tain points in their lives. He triple lattes to help them for both people and the Lord, "in between time." Smith told also told students that even make it through this stress- Dr. Robert Smith of Beeson students that the in-between though there may be pres filled week. Divinity School in Birming time, the place of waiting for sure from family and friends ham, Ala., had no trouble re the Lord's direction, is a hard to make decisions about the Contact Carrie Caldwell at lating to Liberty students as place to be in. future, it is okay to wait on [email protected]. he joined them in a reception He challenged students to the Lord. JESSICA WEBER held in his honor at the Cen- say, "I don't know where I "Do not let society tell you ter4ME Friday, May 4. Smith am going, but I ain't lost." what you have to look like," was also the guest speaker in He also shared the stories said Smith in closing. convocation. of Abraham and Moses and He ended the time in The purpose of the recep how God asked them to step prayer and stayed around tion was two-fold. Associ out in faith even though they afterwards enjoying refresh ate Dean Daveta Saunders did not know where God was ments, taking pictures and said that the Center4Me fre leading them. talking to students and staff. quently hosts receptions for "God is a 'tell and show' "He was dynamic and he both minority and interna God, but he is also a 'show was a big encouragement," tional convocation speakers. and tell' God," said Smith. said senior Krystal Vaughan, These receptions are "both He explained that we want who plans to graduate in De for the speaker and also for God to show us first even cember with a degree in psy the student as well," said though God often tells us chology. Saunders, adding that these first. Like Abraham and Mo Junior Bryan Crutchfield, events "highlight a section of ses, Smith says that Chris who works at the Center4Me, campus" that often goes un tians must trust God and said, "He is a God-fearing noticed. have faith even if it means man. He can relate to us." As Dean Melany Pearl in waiting. Crutchfield enjoyed the per troduced Smith, she said, He cautioned students that sonal aspect of the reception. "This is exactly what we the waiting period could be He said, "I feel inspired and wanted." This type of "in a- "precarious, dangerous encouraged knowing I am timate" setting offers stu time," because it is easy to not alone." dents the chance to have an "run ahead of God." How Smith was the pastor at "up-close and personal time" ever, he also encouraged New Mission for 28 years with convocations speakers, students not to "lag behind prior to joining the faculty at which is much easier at a re God." Beeson. He was also a former ception than in a convocation In his own life, Smith has professor at The Southern service, said Saunders. had to trust the Lord. He Baptist Theological Seminary In addition, Smith was ex shared candidly about a time in Louisville, Ky. In addition, cited to be visiting Liberty in his life when God prompt he was the recipient of the and speaking at convoca ed him to leave behind the 1996 Findley B. Edge Award tion once again, and several "security" of New Mission for Teaching and Excellence times he referred to Liberty Missionary Baptist Church from The Southern Baptist as "home." in .Cincinnati, which he was Theological Seminary, and "I had such an incredible pastoring at the time. he also received Beeson's time last year," Smith said in "I thought New Mission Teacher of the Year Award in reference to his last visit to was going to be my destiny," 2005. Liberty. said Smith. But God led him Breaking out in song sever to Beeson and, though it was Contact Kirsti Kirkland at al times, Smith shared open hard, he followed. [email protected]. ly from personal experiences Smith encouraged stu New program will train missionaries Continued from page BS multi-cultural world of com all theological degrees. Al petition of different truth though the MAGA degree is Since Dr. Caner's vision is claims." currently being offered as to go out and confront the Whether these students only a residential degree, claims of Jesus Christ head- are in central Virginia or plans to extend the degree to on, the opportunities in this half-way around the world, distance learning will be dis degree will attack the themes the apologetics degree will cussed in the future. and issues worldwide need prepare them to answer the Students interested in the ing attention. questions of faith in Christ MAGA can get more infor "With religious views being compared to faith in other mation from the seminary's promulgated, we can't con gods or religions. website, www.lts.edu, or tinue witnessing as usual," Admission into the semi contact Dr. Fred Smith, the said Smith about the new nary will be required before program director, for an ap challenges ahead. He contin acceptance into the MAGA pointment at cfsmith@lib- ued as he said that a light in program. For further de erty.edu. any community would be "A gree requirements, visit the new generation of ministers seminary's web site, which Contact Rachel NeUwaoget defending Jesus Christ in a provides status sheets on at [email protected]. L . 1. \ MAY 8, 2007 Page B8, THE LIBERTY CHAMPION AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE BIG MAN ON CAMPUS TODD HUNI.KY A FAMILY MAN — Dr. Jerry Fal well takes pride in the fact that he is just an average man who loves to spend time with his family and fellowship with friends. (Left) Dr. Falwell takes a break from his busy schedule and catches a cat nap with grandson Paul Savas. (Top) Dr. Falwell sports his suit even when taking a spin on a local carnival ride. Most Liberty students will never see Dr. Falwell without his signature red tie and black suit. ToilU IIl'NI.KV Meet the family man, the prankster, the real Dr. Falwell By Kevin Roose _^ mammoth accomplishments, Dr. Falwell is The variety in his life, a thing of his youth, LIFE! RBPORTHR just a regular guy who likes to watch "24" and has been flattened over the years. Dr. Falwell walk around his yard with his wife. used to wear both blue and black suits with FALWELL FAVORITES Liberty students are no strangers to Dr. The first thing to know about Dr. Falwell is all colors of ties. Just in the last few years, Ice cream: Haagen-Dazs Vanilla Jerry Falwell. His fame is the predominant that his office, located in a wing of the historic he says, he has started to wear a black suit reason anyone in America has heard of Lib Carter Glass Mansion, is very, very nice. Rich, and a red tie almost every day. "And none of Restaurant: Crown Sterling erty University, and he has inspired thou dark wood lines the walls. Dr. Falwell sits in the ties are alike," he says, smiling and lean Meal: 8 oz. sirloin steak, salad bar, sands of news articles, dozens of Facebook a large, high-back leather chair between two ing back in his chair. "I can go 40 or 50 days baked potato (butter only). groups and even a bobble-head doll. Some desks. Family pictures fill his bookshelves, without repeating a red tie." Liberty students came here, at least in part, including a portrait of his wife next to his When asked who cuts his hair, he does not Prank accessory: M-80 firecracker because they hoped (and expected) to watch computer monitor. Personal artifacts — no miss a beat. " Jimmie Martin. A-Plus Barber Best gift ever received: A restored Dr. Falwell in action. On one level, Liberty doubt with stories attached to them — fill the shop. Timberlake Road." And while a young antique buggy, from his son Jerry Jr., students hear more from Dr. Falwell — at room. There is a large wooden eagle in the er Jerry Falwell might have argued with his that his parents once used for court convocations, special events and church ser corner, a framed Mickey Mantle photograph barber about length, it is a cut-and-run op vices — than most college students will hear on the desk and a half-dozen globes scattered eration these days. "I don't even say anything ing. from their presidents. around the back half of the room. The office anymore," he jokes. "It's always the same. I Hobbies: Four-wheeling on his fami : We know the legendary tales. By the end of feels cozy despite its size. go in, sit down and take a nap while he cuts." ly's property in the mountains. •a freshman's first semester, he or she can fin Dr. Falwell greets all comers with a firm, It-may be the only mid-day rest he gets. Dr. ish any story that starts with, "I walked every practiced handshake. His forceful, booming Falwell leads a horrifyingly busy life, even Episode of "24": "I don't have a favor •inch..." or contains the phrase, "Donald Duck bass voice is striking, perhaps even more so for a man half his age. While many grand ite. I like them all." Bottling Co." A Liberty sophomore knows when you meet him in person and realize he parents are asleep before sunset, Dr. Falwell Place on campus: The Vines Center. the significance of the following figures: that doesn't need a PA system to amplify it. ends most nights after midnight. Combined "So many good things happen there. the original attendance of Thomas Road Bap Dr. Falwell's desk is clear except for two of with his early wakeup, he rarely gets a grand Convocation is held there. It's where tist Church was 35 people, that the firstTRB C fice phones, a few neat piles of books and pa father's share of sleep. Then again, Jerry Fal our spiritual life is nurtured. Plus, I'm offering totaled $135, and that the projected well is no typical grandfather. pers and a glass bottle of Peach Snapple. a sports nut." number of students at the University for "It's diet," Dr. Falwell says, cutting the plas Well, exactly how youthful is he? Does he 2020 is 25, 000. tic seal off with a silver utility knife. "I have have an iPod, for instance? Chances are, however, that the average Lib one every afternoon around three o'clock." "No, I do not," he says decisively. erty student does not know much more about This is another thing you learn very quickly Does he have a Facebook profile? to pop me on here. They will say 'Poppy, Jerry Falwell's day-to-day life than a loyal about Dr. Falwell in person — he is a creature "No," he says. "I just don't have time to Shaker's Restaurant' — one of Dr. Falwell's viewer from Topeka who tunes in to televised of habit. do' it myself," he says, gesturing at the piles favorites — 'five minutes.' And I'm there." services at Thomas Road. When usked about his morning routine, of papers on his desk, which is a long slab of Okay, just one more technology question: We set out to fixthat , sitting down with Dr. he rolls it off briskly: "I rise every morning polished wood the size of a ping-pong table. When he text messages, does he use Inter Falwell in his office to ask him about his per a little before six, I shower and dress and I Well, what about the "Jerry Falwell" with net shorthand? Does he abbreviate? Maybe sonal life. We looked for the small, human go right to my study at home. That's where 461 friends at Liberty? Is he an impostor? "Trusteez, u need 2 c the monogram!," or per izing details — the ones Time and Newsweek I do my daily devotional time, with Oswald "I don't have a profile," he restates. haps "lol at ur sermon dr. caner!". wouldn't bother with — the ones only a small Chambers' "My Utmost for His Highest." I Final technology question: Does he text "Well," he says. "I'm not as good at it as inner circle knows about. Yes, Dr. Falwell's read it every day and have for 50 years." message? my grandchildren, but I've learned the code, e-mail newsletter goes out to half a million Dr. Falwell has a long list of "every-days." "I do use text messaging. It's really where yes." recipients — but what is his favorite restau Every morning at eight, he meets with Liber most communication is today," he says, pull As with text-messaging, Dr. Falwell is hum rant? Yes, he is a friend of the Bush family — ty's senior management. Every night when ing his slim Motorola RAZR phone from his ble enough to admit his few shortcomings. but who cuts his hair? Big deal, some might he returns home, he walks around his seven- shirt pocket. respond. However, when you strip away the acre yard with Macel, his wife of 49 years. "I have eight grandchildren, and they like Please see FALWELL, B6 y^^^^^^^ Every semester, new fantastic (and strange) stories about our founder work their way into the FACT OR MYTH? folklore of Liberty, a 36-year history filledwit h extraordinary events and perhaps just as many According to Jerry Falwell extraordinary urban legends. To sort the real from the made-up, we went to the source. fact: Dr. Falwell once pranked Bob Jones, Jr., the then-president of Bob Jones Uni fact: Dr. Falwell's critics once clogged his toll-free number with computerized calls versity, with stinkbombs at a pastor's conference. costing him a million dollars. (Sort of. "I don't think it was actually a million, but it was a myth: Dr. Falwell's SUV is bulletproof. lot," he adds.) myth: The Thomas Road pulpit is bulletproof. (Barely—in the heyday of the Falwell- myth: Dr. Falwell is planning to build a roller coaster on Liberty Mountain. led Moral Majority, the pulpit at the original Thomas Road location was made of lead. The fact: A young boy once threw a baseball into Dr. Falwell's yard on accident. After new pulpit is plain wood.) tracking down the boy, talking to him and hearing his apology, Dr. Falwell took a pen to the fact: Dr. Falwell was once the interim pastor of a church in Bangor, Maine ball and wrote, "This ball entitles you to a full four-year tuition at Liberty University, whether myth: A committee has been formed to explore legalizing dancing at Liberty. (Dr. I'm dead or alive." Signed, Jerry Falwell. Falwell laughs. "Not while I'm living.") fact: There is a Jerry Falwell National Park in Israel. fact: Dr. Falwell is planning to build a snow-less ski slope at Liberty. myth: Convocation is moving to twice a week next year. LIBERTY STOP MPSpecial I NEdition A LOOK INSIDE The facts and figures of parking (Pg. 2) Traffic from an LUPD officer's perspective (Pg. 5) Parking violations and fines at Liberty (Pg. 3) Pedestrians, vehicles and safety at Liberty (Pg. 6) A solution to Liberty's parking "issue" and a look at parking What 3vs other Va. colleges doing about traffic? (Pg. 7) prices at other Va. schools (Pg. 4) A bird's-eye view of parking at Liberty (Pg. 8) Special Edition: Parking, page 2 May 8, 2007 The ABCs of parking f all the complaints most colleges are unmarked spaces at the David's Place "pit" faced with every year, parking is lot. The unpaved lot in front of David's Place O unquestionably one of the worst. At (P-16) is less than one-fourth full on most Liberty University, it is also the most common days, according to a survey conducted by an among students, faculty and staff. investigative reporting communications class. Liberty's parking problem is nothing new to With more vehicles than parking spaces, it university officials — the complaints have may seem obvious that students have a rea been around ever since the university began. son to gripe about parking. "Parking has always been an issue," said However, one thing to keep in mind is that First Sergeant Richard Hinkley of the Liberty not everyone is on campus at the same time. University Police Department (LUPD). Richard Martin of the Financial Research This "issue" has only become worse over and Analysis department at Liberty, said that time as the student population boomed. In his department studied two of the busiest 2006, there were nearly 10,000 Liberty stu class periods in 2006 and found that "(with) dents, 3,000 employees and 1,300 Liberty 1,500 open parking areas, 76 percent of Christian Academy students. unused parking was paved spaces." With the increase in the student population "This meant that about 20 percent of avail comes a surge of vehicles. able parking capacity was not used during During the 2005-2006 academic year, peak capacity," he said. there were 9,048 vehicles registered ^h While there may not be enough parking for LUPD. This total is a 60 percent increase in commuters if all of them were to be in one registered vehicles since the 2000-2001 aca area at one time, many students who leave demic year. Main Campus to go to Campus North will There are approximately 6,815 open (no have their spot filled by someone making the diamond) parking spaces spread across the opposite trip or by students coming onto campus, not including the approximately 700 campus. PARKING "SPACES" — The parking lot in front of DeMoss Hall is without a vacant parking spot during a quiet Friday afternoon. The lot stays full on weekdays during classes. Credits Parking Buses bring relief First Sergeant Richard Hinkley of LUPD said that the initi Contributing Reporters: Josh King, ation of the Liberty University Transit Service this past Kara Shand, Kari Mitchell and fall was part of the university's attempts "to keep the David Thompson foot traffic down." * Traffic The transit service is operated by the Greater Lynchburg Transit Company (GLTC) to help students get to various Contributing Reporters: Jennifer locations on campus in a timely manner. As Hinkley Thurman, Will Mayer and Kristi pointed out, it also alleviates pedestrian traffic. Kirkland The transit system has two bus routes that run through Editors: Joanne Tang, Matthew out the day from 7 a.m. until curfew. The red route trans- Hegarty, Amy Field and Jared ports students from DeMoss Hall to Campus North via the circle, while the blue route goes from DeMoss to Campus North by way of Campus East. Pierce All photos and graphics taken and Both routes make periodic stops along the way by the tunnel and the Vines Center, the Religion Hall and the Hill dorms - these stops were recently added to the route. edited by Alex Towers According to a News & Advance article, about 20,000 students ride the buses every week.'A student Picture of Officer Torres courtesy of with a job on Campus North said that though the bus system can be a "hassle" at times, it is beneficial LUPD especially during the winter months and at night. r '> . , . • 11 1. 1 • 1 • ( , , , , ,,,..(.• n- • • • , i . . 1 .11 11 i>i) • , 1 . 1 1 • .•. 1 • , • t <•• I » J > I 1 1 ) J i • .i/l./ji.irv, ,')'". I May 8, 2007 Special Edition: Parking, page 3 Breakin' the [parking] law hen it comes to parking, LUPD 1st Sgt. dodge the decal bullet by not registering at all. On No one likes to receive tickets, but the fees can often Richard Hinkley said, "There is enough Monday, March 5, a survey of the P-i parking lot next be worse on other campuses. At nearby Lynchburg Wparking on campus. It's just that everyone to Religion Hall revealed approximately 49 cars with College, for instance, a first violation for an unregis wants to park next to the door." out decals. tered vehicle is $25. If an LC student is caught again Some students, in an effort to "park next to the The lot also contained nine cars with decals that for the same violation, the fine is $50. A third viola door," park illegally or against LUPD regulations on showed the car as being in the wrong parking lot, eight tion at LC can bring a fine of $100. Radford University where students can park. A statement in bold type on cars with an out-of-date decal and two cars with their in Radford, Va., charges $25 for unregistered vehicles. the LUPD Web site makes it cjear that, although tem decal "improperly displayed" — in this case, taped it to At George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., the price porary illegal parking might seem necessary, such the inside of the vehicle. skyrockets to $75 for an unregistered car. activity will not be tolerated. On Campus East during a routine parking patrol, Another common parking violation is parking in a "Obtaining a permit does not guarantee a conven surveyors found that 26 cars were unregistered, one fire lane. Fire lanes are most common around the ient parking space," the statement said. car was parked in a handicap spot without proper Circle dorms, and students often park there and put "Lack of a convenient parking space is not a valid handicap decals (a fine of $ioo-$soo) and nine cars on their hazard lights while they run into their dorms excuse for violation of any regulation." had the wrong decal for the lot. to grab something. According to Hinkley, LUPD wrote $500,000 in One of students' most common gripes is about park At Liberty, parking in a fire lane is a fine of $100, tickets in 2006. Officers wrote anywhere between 150 ing tickets. At Liberty, violations can have conse which is the same as the University of Virginia. At and 300 tickets a day. Students participating in the quences of anywhere from $20 to more than $100 per GMU, the fine is $85. Radford charges students $25 work-study program have the job of going out forthe ticket issued. Depending on the violation, students for "improper parking," while Lynchburg College sole purpose of writing parking tickets. can receive more than one ticket. For instance, stu charges $50 for each fire lane violation. "So that's what they're going to do - write tickets," dents who do not have a decal but still choose to park Radford also reserves the right to tow a vehicle for said Officer Josh Van Gorp. on campus are liable to receive two tickets at a cost of parking in numerous restricted areas, including fire Many students, in particular commuters, try to possibly more than $60. lanes. SsSKWHsJ T'jlL^ HU, ,.giS ^*£'J&Sk'^''"* .jqvff "I '• •*™^}*'*'*nv~'y"3'^»™w-r^/>¥mwftww^/ww™& i**&» ' •••'• •*^-' " **5c •.•.-;- jpfffr- d •TV &!•'«* fif ""-•—~ili mH I NY vS^*^"- "*.. -3»«>£ . "..£•'' ;i"' Old Dominion - $162 Radford - $50 Randolph Macon* - $50 Regent* - $50 Sweet Briar* - $50 UVa - ranges from $192 — $396 Virginia Commonwealth - ranges from $118 - $283 (per semester) Virginia Tech-$81 SEA OF CARS — The parking lot next to the Reber-Thomas Dining Hall has 267 open parking spaces and another 219 marked spots. * - Private School May 8, 2007 Special Edition: Traffic, page 5 An officer and a gentleman student grins at Liberty University student running in front of an oncoming About 80 percent of cars run through the stop sign, even during hours when traf A fic is light on campus. Police Department officer Pablo car. "Sometimes the driver will start to run Torres and slowly buckles her seat Torres is passionate about ensuring the the stop sign and see me in my car at the belt, her lips chattering wildly into her safety of students and property on Liberty last minute," said Torres. "They slam on pink cellular telephone. University's campus. their brakes, but by then they have already Torres waves at her jovially, demonstrat- During convocation he performs safety passed the line. They have still run the stop ing an element of humor that is fitting for checks on Main Campus and Campuses sign." a campus that spoofs its police officers North and East, LUPD consistently tickets students in through the now cult classic LUPD movies. "I like to make sure that the cars and the an attempt to reform the habits of reck Although Torres admits that his most dorms are safe," he said, less drivers on campus. However, exciting call in the past few months While classes are in session, Torres reg- LUPD cannot control students who involved a female student setting fire to ularly patrols all three campuses and walks do not take the tickets seriously. her underwear while trying to dry the gar- in DeMoss Hall. "We can only hope that the mes ment in a microwave, Torres is adamant "My main goal is to make sure every- sage gets through to the students," about the primary traffic violation on cam- thing is running smoothly," he said, said Torres, pointing to a student pus - speeding. An area of campus that Torres agrees is that ran the stop sign with a sig "Students don't understand how fast the not performing smoothly is the four-way nature yellow traffic ticket still car is actually traveling," said Torres. stop sign by the Al Worthington Baseball tucked under the car's wind "If you are traveling 30 mph, you are Stadium on Main Campus, shield wiper. going 45 feet per second. It takes half a sec- While many students perform the Liberty is not the only Virginia ond to apply the brake - you do the math." California roll at the stop sign - slowing campus that struggles with traffic Torres, a deputy sheriff in Orange down, but cruising right past the stop sign violations. Radford University in Country, Fin., for 19 years, • - Torres stresses Radford, Va., had 360 traffic acci clocks speeders once a day ~ ... . that this is not an dents in 2005 on its 9,000-student at the Circle - the speeding Ima firm believer in adequate reaction. campus. The Radford accident statistics If the front actually decreased about 12 percent hot spot on campus. giving people a break." " from the previous year. "I'm a firm believer in bumper passes the white line the "It's hard to say when parking prob giving people a break," he Qffjcer pab|0 Torres > y lems peak. It just depends on the week, said, patting his KP-10 technically ran the and what's happening around campus," radar gun. stop sign," he said. said James Perkins, Radford's parking Torres may allow speeders to travel 10 "I don't always mind a California roll, services manager. mph over the speed limit, but when it but for me, I want to at least see that they Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. - an comes to reckless driving, he does not are slowing down and acknowledging the institution with over 25,000 full-time compromise. stop sign." students and 14,000 registered vehicles "I can issue a Virginia summons for When Torres does pull a car over on - recorded 122 traffic accidents in 2006. reckless driving. The highest speeder 1 campus, he wants to see that the driver is The vast difference in traffic accident ever clocked was going 36 mph in a 15 mph respectful and aware of their vehicular numbers between the campuses of zone. That was on the Circle," he said. faux pas. Radford University and Virginia Tech Torres writes eight to 10 tickets a day for "If you are nice to a police officer, nine reveal that traffic safety is attainable, no speeders who travel an average of 11 mph out of 10 times they won't give you a tick- matter how many cars are registered on over the speed limit at the Circle. et," he said. campus. Junior Nick Castro, a commuter stu- "It's all about the attitude." The safety of any campus depends sole dent, said that it is not unusual to see cars Much to the appreciation of students, ly on how each student responds to traf speeding by DeMoss Hall to catch the new Torres implements his own outlook on the fic rules. entrance ramp onto U.S. 460. importance of a good attitude while per- However, the problem of traffic vio "It's a nightmare," said Castro. "People forming his duties as a police officer, lations on campus remains a are trying to cross the street to get to class Castro was pulled over by Tories after large concern for LUPD and the and cars don't stop for them and try to go running a stop sign on campus last semes- school administration. speeding by them." ter. "We begin the day with prayer According to Torres, jaywalking is "He was really nice," said Castro. "He and end it with prayer," said another safety concern on campus, definitely made me think twice before run- Torres. Although there have been no serious ning a stop sign. I would feel awful if he Until students obey the traffic laws on injuries in recent years between vehicles pulled me over a second time after I said 1 campus, prayer and officers like Torres and pedestrians, there have been reported would never run a stop sign on campus will have to be what keeps the students of TO PROTECT AND SERVE — LUPD Officer Pablo Torres incidents in which students aje bumped by again." liberty University sale. does his part to ensure that students practice safe cars. Torres identifies the stop sign by the LU on-campus driving habits. "People just walk in front of you and Transit bus stop on Campus East as the they don't care," said Torres, pointing at a hot spot for running stop signs at Liberty. Special Edition: Traffic, page 6 May 8, 2007 Heels vs. Wheels: Pedestrian and vehicle traffic square off on the streets of Liberty our car. Your wheels. Your independence. Your means to go anywhere the transit service stopped 100 percent of the time. Commercial drivers were by you want anytime you want - until you get caught in traffic. Traffic caus far the worst, stopping only 34 percent of the time. Y es frustration, headaches and even at times, road rage. And traffic on During the second session at the same intersection, 615 cars were observed college and university campuses can cause similar problems. Even Liberty with 66 percent coming to a complete stop, 24 percent rolling through the inter University is not immune to section and 10 percent not even :he challenges of traffic con slowing down. gestion and safety. LUPD officers agree that the Officer Wesley Erickson Religion Hall three-way stop is Degan working with the probably one of the most high-traf Liberty University Police fic areas, especially at certain times Department (LUPD) in of the day. December of 2006. Erick- Erickson said that this location ion is a retired police officer gets congested three or four times lailing from Florida — or as throughout the day. le calls it, "Disney World Other "hotspots" on campus are :erritory." located near Campus East and Although Erickson is new Campus North. The research team :o the LUPD staff, he has observed traffic at stop signs at both ilready observed that the of these locations, finding that 73 imount of traffic on this percent of the vehicles did not stop. :ampus is "unreal." There are two kinds of Slow down — you move too fast raffic problems — vehicle ind pedestrian. In an inves- Speed is also a large concern on :igative reporting study campus. If students are not always conducted by a Liberty com- stopping at intersections and ocas- nunications class, students sionally exceeding the speed limit, observed both types of traf chances for accidents rise dramati fic at several locations on cally. Liberty's campus. With the The communications students lelp of LUPD, the students were allowed to observe traffic with jbserved activity at stop the assistance of LUPD's radar. signs, drivers and speeding, While monitoring cars on the circle, ind pedestrian traffic. where the posted speed limit is 15 mph, every car of the 19 clocked To Stop or Not to Stop ... were exceeding that speed limit. At Thomas Road Baptist Church, Erickson points, out that eight out of the nine cars clocked nost cars that do p at the were exceeding the posted 15 mph /ery promin red speed limit by more than 10 miles jctagons station tat each per hour. ntersection do •.stop in :he proper place. STANDOFF — This all-too-common scene at Liberty occurs when students cross streets, whether by jaywalking or by Student Frogger The correct poi fat which legally crossing in the crosswalks, and then find themselves staring at the grill of another student's car. i car should stopjit a stop Another prominent form of traffic sign is behind the bold white line, which is actually before the stop sign. He said clogging Liberty roadways does not involve wheels, but shoes instead. As the hat most cars stop a significant distance over the line and often jut into the school population increases, so does the mass of pedestrians tromping through crosswalk. parking lots, along sidewalks and across crowded streets trying to reach various During two diffewnt two-hour periods, traffic was observed at the three-way classes. stop by Religion Mall and DeMoss Hall. The conflict occurs when pedestrians crossing busy streets either ignore on Students in the first session observed more than 1,000 cars, with only 34 per coming traffic or fail to use the marked crosswalks. cent coming to a proper stop. 57 percent of the observed vehicles came to a A study in front of Religion Hall revealed that out of the 422 pedestrians who •oiling stop, and about nine percent did not even attempt to stop as they drove crossed the street during a two-hour period, more than 116 jaywalked. In other straight through the intersection. words, more than one out of every four students observed did not take the time Of the 96 buses and commercial vehicles observed, only the LUPD cars and to reach the crosswalk before crossing the street. May 8, 2007 Special Edition: Traffic, page 7 SAFE DRIVINGc TIPS Other Virginia universities Focus. The simplest way to avoid a wreck is to fight traffic of their own pay attention to what you are doing. t would be a mistake to assume year, said Patrol Sgt. Hugh Parker of checkpoint on campus. According to There are enough distractions that driv that Liberty's traffic problems are the ODU Police Department. the department's cache on the Virginia ers and pedestrians cannot control with I unique. In reality, traffic is a prob Neither student was seriously Tech Web site, the checkpoint out adding things like cell phones, lem on any college campus. injured. occurred on Nov. 3, 2006, from 10 Blackberrys, newspapers and notes jnto Central Virginia Community Parker also said that, on average, p.m. to 3 a.m. It brought in good sta College, which is right across Wards there are 12 accidents on the ODU tistics - and a bit of humor. the mix. } 1 Road from Liberty, is a two-year campus each year. The checkpoint stats included three school that has no vehicle registration At a larger school, such as Virginia DUI arrests (one of which was a Pay attention. for its students, only for faculty. Tech in Blacksburg (which has 26,370 felony), two public intoxication Because of CVCC's relatively small students), moving violations are very charges, one narcotics violation, 14 See what the other drivers or pedestri size, the college only records about five common. underage possession of alcohol or six accidents in a typical semester. Last year, there were 122 recorded charges, six charges for not carrying an ans are doing. This is called "defensive CVCC Chief of Police Delta Aultice accidents and 26 accident-related operator's license, one charge for driv driving." Just because someone has the said that even though there were no injuries. There were also 547 moving ing with a suspended license, one ille right of way does not mean the other real hotspots for traffic incidents to violations. gal U-turn and, according to the Web driver is going to yield it. Pedestrians do occur, they were still possible. Compared to the actual number of site, "a lot of cold, tired police officers." have the right of way, but making sure "Nobody is immune to it," she said. vehicles on the Virginia Tech campus, Virginia Tech has varied speed lim Aultice also said that her officers though, these numbers are relatively its on its campus. the driver understands this is no doubt a record 10 to 12 moving violations per tame. "Most areas are 25 miles per hour," good idea. Yielding to raw tonnage is year. "(There were) a little over 14,000 Poff said. "There are (also) several 15 rarely a mistake. Lynchburg College, another local permits sold (in the past year)," said miles per hour zones and two 35 miles school, only has problems with traffic Patrol Sgt. B. Scott Poff of the Virginia per hour zones." Obey the signs. when it becomes "hectic during athlet Tech Police Department. Albert said that the 15 mph zones ic and other special events," said Bob "(However), some permits could were mostly concentrated around the Driskill, LC's director of campus safety have two or three vehicles registered to residential zones of the campus, with It is easy for a person to run a stop sign and security. them." the major 35 mph zone being on a when he or she is in a rush, but getting Driskill said that there have been no Lieutenant Joey Albert, another major road on the outskirts of campus to the parking lot — or off campus — 12 fatalities due to traffic-related inci Tech officer, cited the same statistics, that connects to U.S. 460. seconds faster is not going to mean dents, but there have been several but he also shed a little light on other The size, of the university will have small accidents in the past year. positive things his department was some effect on the amount of viola much in the grand scheme of things. At Old Dominion University in doing to ensure traffic safety for the tions and traffic difficulties. But traffic Virginia Beach, which has 14,209 faculty, staff and students. problems are inevitable, regardless of Be courteous. undergraduates enrolled, only two stu He mentioned that VTPD had the size of the university and the num dents were hit by cars on campus last recently completed a roadside sobriety ber of students. It is gentlemanly for a man to hold a door open for a woman when she is on the way into an academic building, but it is sort of a moot point if that same man cut in front of her to nab the last parking spot just the day before. Arrive early. A person is much less likely to be in a hurry if he or she has time to spare. Leaving a bit of extra time cannot only make a person less likely to be in an acci dent, but it can also make them feel a lit tle less stressed when they finally get where they are going. A UNIVERSAL PROBLEM — The cars may stack up at Uberty, but it is not ihe.on,ly university with traffic issues. Numerous other Virginia schools have been battling the problem on their individual campuses. May 8, 2007 Special Edition: Parking, page 8 LIBERTY UNIVERSITY 111 n < 111111 • « • ' • ' • ' ' IIMMHHUH , ,,. . 1 • ,