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03-26-02 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 19, Issue 17)
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LIBERTY UNIVERSITY • LYNCHBURG, VA - VOL. 19 NO. 17 TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2002
Fall 2002 ews DeMoss hallway gets new look Compiled frotr various news agencies By Ju||eanna 0uttenr asst> news edjtor registration
Driving by Liberty University on 460 West brings a whole new view guidelines Wildfires scorch these days. Reaching high above the By Mariel Williams and Chrissy Hannabass trees stands the four-story, Jeffer- parts of New Mexico sonian style Arthur S. DeMoss The time has come once again to Wildfires have destroyed over Learning Center. pull out the status sheets and deter 30 homes In New Mexico. The By Commencement on May 11 the mine what classes to take for the fires were fueled by wind gusts entire outside of the building should next semester at Liberty. Registra that were over 60 mph over the be completed, J.O. Renalds, director tion for the Fall 2002 semester weekend. More than 400 fire of Field Operations, said. begins this week. fighters from several states bat He expects that everything except Students can register online, but tled the fires. Six hundred acres the atrium inside the front entrance only after they have met with their of land have been destroyed and and the third and fourth floors, will adviser to have their registration flag close to 1,300 people have been be complete at that time. released. According to the Registrar's evacuated. A drought in the "The cooperation of all concerned office recommendation, students area Is thought to have led to has been outstanding," Renalds said. should already have an appointment the fire. "Everybody's pulling together to with their adviser scheduled. make the move as smooth as possi Graduate and honors students ble." were able to register Monday while Bush visits Central A few recent changes were evident Tuesday and Wednesday registration to those returning to LU after Spring will be open for athletes and special and South America Break. They found themselves walk needs students. Debate team mem President Bush visited Cen ing down a cleaner, brighter hallway bers, ITRC employees and ROTC stu tral America Sunday bringing a along the back side of DeMoss. What dents register on Thursday, and message of free trade to the was before a dark, muddy corridor nursing students register on Friday. area. Several Central and with pipes dangling above now has Seniors begin registration April 1, South American countries are tiled floors, painted walls and a KRISTIN HIGH juniors April 3, sophomores April 8 working on trade pacts with the dropped ceiling. FINAL TOUCHES — This hallway along the back wall of the DeMoss was painted and and freshmen April 10. Registration U.S. Bush and the First Lady At present, nearly all the new facil tiled during Spring Break, bringing the building one step closer to completion. for all students ends on April 14. were in El Salvador meeting ities and offices have been moved LU has had online registration for with Salvadoran president into on both the first and second the volume of work involved would because the atrium just inside the a year now, and it is still popular Francisco Flores promoting the floors. On the second floor those take longer than a week. They plan to door remains unfinished. Renalds with students. Online registration trade ideas. include the nursing facilities, the move the lab to the second floor over said they are currently waiting on the allows students to register from the Bush met with leaders of El Career Center, the College of General the summer. steel, and he anticipates that the convenience of their home computer Salvador, Belize, Guatemala, Studies, the debate team facilities, According to Renalds, finishing ornate atrium will be open for the or in the computer lab. Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Hon the computer offices and the English the steps and the porch at the front Fall 2002 semester. Sophomore Grace Rang appreci duras and Panama over lunch and communications studies offices, entrance are the main tasks yet to be Once complete that will be the ates being able to register even if she to encourage the leaders that he which were relocated during Spring done. They should be ready by com building's main entrance. Renalds should happen to be out of town on does plan on making a U.S.- Break. mencement, along with repaired anticipates that the second floor will her class registration date. Central America free trade The ITRC has not yet been moved steps and sidewalks surrounding the become the center of activity at least "I like it a lot because it's faster agreement a reality. into its new location on the second building. and convenient," Rang said. It is eas floor. Though the staff had planned However, people will not be able to ier, she said, because students do to move over break, they realized that enter through the front entrance Please see DeMoss, page 3 not have to wait in line and can know Cheney, Arafat immediately if a class is full. Registration for EDP courses will meeting not likely take place at the same time as regis Vice President Dick Cheney 90.9 to bold first fundraiser tration for on campus classes. To will not be meeting with Yasser register for EDP courses, schedule Arafat since the Palestinian an appointment and meet with the leader had yet to meet U.S. con By Renee Patrick, reporter raise funds for radio equipment, scholar Residential EDP academic adviser ditions for halting Middle East ships for students working at the station and pick up STEPS for resident stu violence. It's hard to Imagine walking through the and Internet broadcasting. dents to take EDP courses. If Arafat would "put out the courtyard on a sunny day without tunes "IVe been working here for four years. I Students may register during nor kind of effort that we haven't from the latest Christian music playing love this place and want to see it improving. mal class registration and no later seen up until now...then I'd be from Liberty's official radio station, 90.9 FM I do not want to be behind in technology, than the drop/add deadline, the fifth prepared to meet with him. But TheLighL and it would be nice to be able to give a stu day of the new semester. Registration to date they haven't gotten to The station has never asked for any type dent a scholarship for working in the sta for EDP courses requires a minimum that point yet," Cheney said. of financial support fromit s listeners, but tion ," Apiradee Changngarm, Light office GPAof2.0. President Bush said that now the Light needs some help to expand manager, said. Students cannot register for the the administration has made it its horizons. The Light will be promoting its cause Fall unless their spring semester bill known that Arafat could do For the first time 90.9 The Light will be throughout the telethon. But there will be a is paid in full. The first payment for more to help the Middle East holding a telethon, also known as the 90.9 good amount of music throughout the the Fall 2002 semester is due on May peace process. Llghtathon. The Light hopes to have the show. 1. Also, students must fill out their Llghtathon on April 10-12. I'HOTO 1'KOVIDKH Free Application for Federal Student According to Station Manager Jamie ON THE AIR — The Lightathon will help fund Aid (FAFSA) in order to receive finan Academy Awards Hall, the main purpose of the telethon Is to Please see 90.9, page 3 equipment upgrades and scholarships. cial aid for the Fall semester. The pri ority-filing deadline was March 1, make history but the FAFSA can still be filed. Applications can be filed online at It was a history making night at www.fafsa.ed.gov or students may the Oscars. Halle Berry became the Student art show returns to LU pick up an application in the finan first African-American woman to By Melissa Coleman, reporter Prizes will be awarded to the first cially since there is no art major at cial aid office. win the Best Actress award. Berry place entry in each category. Liberty," Cam Davis, committee mem "Online registration works extremely was very emotional as she gave her Do you have an interest in art? For those Interested, there may be ber for the art exhibit and staff mem well when students have taken care of acceptance speech. "This moment Whether you are an artist or simply an opportunity to sell their artwork. ber of the Department of Communi an outstanding account. Once that is is for.;, every nameless, iaceless enjoy viewing artwork, be sure to stop Although the prizes provide an cations, said. complete registration should take less woman of color that now has a by the A. Pierre Guillermln Library extra Incentive, the goal of this art Other committee members include than live minutes," Registrar Cheryl chance because the door tonight anytime between April 11 and May 11 exhibit is to bring glory to God by communications*professor Sandra Sprouse said. has been opened," Berry said. to see the Liberty University Student showcasing the work of creative LU Oughton, art professor Eva Palmer A lew minutes later Denzel Art Exhibit. students. and periodical room supervisor Qofl't Forget to Set Washington was given the Best This year's theme for the art Even though many of the student Jonathan Blackburn. Actor award, becoming the second exhibit is "God's Creation: Man and entries are made by those currently Checklnjfrne entries for general iiour ^ T African-American man to win Best Nature." in art classes, students from all requirements is one of the tasks are CLOCKS Actor. Washington dedicated his From March 28-April 1, students majors are encouraged to submit the responsibilites ol the committee Oscar toSidne y PolUer, the first can drop off their work at the Guiller their work. members. 3Head ' black man towi n Best Actor. In the past the entries have been "Most entries meet the general mln Library Information Desk. oNe Ron Howard won Best Director This year there are live different well received by the committee mem requirements, but a few haven't in for A Baaulijul Miiid. A Beautiful categories to compete in: drawing, bers. the past." Hour °N Miiul also won Best Picture. photography, 3-dimenslonal designs, "1 was surprised and pleased at the painting and computer graphics. number and quality of entries, espe Please see ART, page 3 .SUNdan, ApPL 71! Page 2, THE LIBERTY CHAMPION MARCH 26, 2002
Ws Modem Faculty move offices over break
Being a member of the Modern Day By MttMnHHKa reporter up our own per Day Hero Hero committee has allowed Richardson to sonal posses notice that all the nominees she has inter The School of Communications sions," Rhodes viewed have a few things In common. moved over Spring Break Now said. "We have "One thing the professors all have in most communication studies, plenty of space." Dr. R. Terry Spohn common Is that all of them incorporate the English and modern languages Professor Car Word of God Into their classes and professors can be found on the sec olyn Towles lectures. Fve only Interviewed men, but ond floor of the Arthurs. DeMoss shared Rhodes' By Rcnec Patrick, reporter they all put their families first;the y are family men. Learning Center. sentiments. "I And they all speak very highly of their colleagues," Before, the offices were split love it because When Dean of Men Josh Brown takes the podium Richardson said. apart between the Schilling Center IVe got an office during convocation, students know It Is likely for one Reaching the decision to award Spohn with the above the Post Office and the to myself," Towles reason: to Introduce the latest recipient of the Modern Modern Day Hero Award was not an easy one. Teacher Education Hall. Offices said. Previously,
Day Hero Award. "[Choosing the winner was] difficult We feel as if they are now in a common area. Towles had to YVONNE GEIGER This time Dr. R. Terry Spohn received the recogni are all qualified. They are all heroes," Richardson said. In the old School of Communi share an office QOUMH HOME- Drs. Gribbin and Mueler enjoy the tion. When asked howhefeltarx>utiecetvlrigtheaward, cations facilities, faculty members with her husband, ^^ ^ a^unfcatjons new, spacious office location. On Monday, March 5, Brown began his speech by Spohn said, "Sort of uncomfortable because 1 realty often had to share offices, but the Dr. David Towles. describing the miraculous events of a man's life that don't think people should be awarded for doing what new location provides each faculty The new location Is also more For the most part, the move was eventually caused the man to develop a great Interest they are supposed to do. I'm flattered toge t 1L but I am with his or her own office. The new convenient than the old one carried out quickly and without in a unique field of expertise. Just trying to live for God." offices are generally larger than the because all Towles' classes are In any major difficulties. Not every In 1952, doctors declared that this six-year-old boy Spohn has been a biology professor at LU since old. Those for department chairs DeMoss Hall. thing has been perfect McCarthy had only three months to live. "He had developed an 1987. Heenjoysteachingbutdoesnotknowwhatthe have much coveted windows. And, The offices are not the only said, but In general there was little incurable disease which moved Into the kidneys caus future has In store for him there Is space for a conference thing larger. The overall size of the trouble. ing him to pass pure blood. There were no medicines 1 would like to go overseas again, especially to Ger room and for expansion. School of Communications Is There were a few bumps In the available then for this auto-Immune disease," Brown many. I lived there for five years, and it has bothered The new office area has made a much larger," Leslie McCarthy, the road," McCarthy said. Many of the said. me since I became a Christian that the country that good Impression on the faculty. dean's administrative assistant for students who normally work for Brown went on to explain that after the results of spawned Dr. Martin Luther Is the same country that is "What I have now Is consider the School of Communications, the Division of Field Operations the weekly biopsies worsened with every visit, The so dead to the Gospel. This summer I plan to expand ably larger. I'm very thankful to said. The office area Is also more were out of town at the time, so miraculous occurred The biopsy results showed the my German vocabulary," Spohn said. "Before I hang Liberty for making this possible," open In design. labor was scarce. Field Operations kidneys had healed themselves to normal!" up my spurs I would like to give a shot at some evan Dr. Helmuth Poggemlller said. Poggemlller especially Uked the supervised the actual move while This slx-year-okl boy not only lived but grew up and gelism." Professor Arlle Rhodes once fact that the main office area Is In a faculty were away for the break earned his doctorate. And now, Liberty University The Modern Day Hero Award is a new tradition that shared an office and Is pleased large open space, rather than In a The only thing that faculty had boasts Spohn as its own biology professor. began Just last year, during the 2000-2001 school with his new one. . separate room. This, he said, gives to do was pack boxes," McCarthy According to Brown, alot of thought and considera year. Dr. Shelton was the award's first recipient There's more room now and, the department more of a sense of said. "My move went very tion goes Into choosing a winner for the Modern Day Brown had the students in mind when he began there's a little more freedom to put community. smoothly." Hero Award. Every nominee is Interviewed by one of this program. "I did not want students to make the fourLUstudentswhomakeup the Modern Day Hero same mistakes I did. I wanted them to get to know the p.m. (Candidates are to meet at 4 Debate in SGA Convocation, host ed by The Liberty Champion. Award committee. These students are Nathan professors. Some of the professors here are the most p.m. in front of the Campus Bookstore to draw for spots in (Promotional materials to be down Berrong, Paul Plttman, Heather Richardson and Kris- phenomenal Christens," Brown said. DeMoss.) by 12 p.m.) ten Tassy. Apparently Brown's plan is •working. "IVerealty SGA Wednesday, April 3 Monday, April 8 Each member of the committee chooses one finalist come to know that the professors realty want to get to Rough draft of speech due to the Full disclosure budget for cam and reviews that individual's intervtewwlth the rest of know the students. They realty have a heart for the • elections SGA Office by 4:30 p.m. paign to the SGA Office by 4:30 thecommlttee. Awlnnerlschosenfromthesefour students and want to help them outside of the class Thursday, April 4 p.m. finalists. room," Richardson said. '; Friday, March 29 Town Hall debate at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 9 "Students get to do all the interviews and get to Students who would like to nominate a teacher for | Platforms, applications and nomi- Location to be announced. ELECTION DAY! Polls will be open know the professors. That Is the most Important part the Modem Day Hero Award may do so by contacting j nation sheets are due to the SGA Sunday, April 7 7:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Campaigning j Office by 4:30 p.m. ends at 7 p.m. Election materials [of the process]," Brown said Dean Brown through e-mail [email protected]. Promotional Materials may be j Monday, April 1 placed in Vines Center at 9 p.m. are to be taken down by 12 a.m. | Active Campaigning begins at 5 Monday, April 8 on Wednesday, April 10.
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In addition to that, Gabriel suf the Vines Center, leaped onto a tram "I was overwhelmed," Gabriel said. fered a broken sternum, a bruised poline and flew through the air over "I didn't know how to take it in and lung, a black eye, a cut on her chin, a Know the 15 people lying side to side on the how serious it was." missing chi ink of hair and the imprint ground beneath. Except, the young In the meantime, Mahan of a shoe on her arm. man only made it successfully over the addressed the audience. He paced "I have a huge bald spot right on first 13 people and landed hard on a back and forth, shaken from the inci the front of my head." she said. "I part young lady at the end of the line. dent. He said a prayer for Gabriel and my hair different, just a new style for a His back smacked hard on hers, apologized for what had happened. while." knocking her unconscious. Not realiz He said that nothing like that had ' Medical cost s will be covered by By Chris Price, columnist ing what had happened, the next happened in the 10 years that he had her family's insurance. stunt man took his turn, but failed to been ministering with Above and The Above and Beyond team mem It is springtime and you can almost feel the love in clear all 15 people as his foot landed Beyond. bers arc Individually insured. Mahan the air. For those of us without that special someone on the young lady's arm. "Two weeks before that happened. I said that from now on four men from in our lives, it is enough to make you want to find the The Above and Beyond ministry jumped over 20 people." Mahan said. the team will be the last people in the first person that will say "I do" and walk down that team, not affiliated with Liberty, was After a few minutes, administration line when doing the jumping stunts. aisle. But I have decided to do something about my performing routine stunts during con allowed the team to continue its per Mahan started the team last year lack of a relationship. I decided since I have a public vocation on Friday, March 8 when the formance with stunt basketball shots. at LU, but his father began the min Tyler Geel forum to say whatever I want, I am not going to use accident occurred. The ambulance arrived after convo istry in Florida in 1980. this week's column space to make fun of anything, or Leigh Gabriel, a freshman psychol cation and Mahan accompanied The team of 25 LU students per Home: Burke, Va. to complain about anything. 1 am going to use this ogy major, was one of the first to go Gabriel to Lynchburg General Hospi forms gymnastic stunts, slam dunk space to find a wife. So here are the qualifications that forward when the team asked for vol tal. Once at the hospital, Gabriel lay ing tricks and Hips over top of cars. hopefully at least one of you lovely ladies will be able unteers. She had volunteered with on a backboard for an hour and a half Though Gabriel is still in pain and Age: 22 to meet. them before, but was unprepared for before being seen by a doctor. Mahan has difficulty sleeping at night, she is Major: sat with her the whole time. not angry about the incident. —Must be able to cook well. I don't know what has the blow that would come. Business/Marketing. happened to the women of my generation, but a lot of "1 don't remember a lot of what "She was a friend of mine before it "I don't think it's their [Above and you don't think it is important to know how to cook. happened." Gabriel said. "I remember happened. I just wanted to make sure Beyond) fault at all." she said. "I think What is your favorite Let me just clue you in on something. No matter how not being able to breathe, but 1 don't she was okay," Mahan said. God used it to teach me and them a good-looking you are, eventually your beauty will fade. remember Jason landing on me at According to Gabriel, the hospital lesson." comic strip? But a woman holding a pot roast will be beautiful for a all." did little to help her and did not take Mahan expressed the same belief. Garfield...his sarcastic lifetime. I think I read that in a fortune cookie. Sophomore Jason Mahan, the x-rays. She arrived at 11:30 a.m. and "God was leaching me something humor is a bit too close to —Must be willing to become a die hard Cincinnati leader of the stunt team, was the sec was released around 2 p.m. through it ."he said. mine. Bengals fan. This is my hometown team, and if she ond one to land on Gabriel. While at home on Spring Break. Tara Lane, her roommate, was can love them no matter what, then I know she will "She was knocked out even before I Gabriel said that she was in great impressed with how well Gabriel is Words to live by: love me unconditionally. She will need to demonstrate went," Mahan said. pain from her rib cage up. Her par handling the accident. "Instead of asking 'What her love for the Bengals by watching every game with He and others gathered around to ents took her to the hospital because "Shejust shared her testimony. can I get away with and out complaining, crying when they lose and by having help her after the accident, while the they noticed her shoulder sagging and this has changed her life and her still be called a Christian?' proudly displaying the Bengals mascot somewhere. other volunteers dispersed. and thought she had a broken collar outlook over the next few months," ask 'How HOLY can I —Must put up with my white trash tendencies. I The next thing Gabriel remem bone. It ended up being a stretched Lane said. like Hamburger Helper, I like to watch professional be?'" wrestling, I like to bass fish, I like country music—I have a little white trash in me. I have confronted this Most treasured posses problem in my life, and I have embraced it. You need ART: Students showcase their unique talents sion: My three journals of to be able to do the same. Note: You will receive extra world traveling experi points for being able to down Vienna sausages. Continued from page 1 General Studies office facilities. ences. —Must not have any body parts that could qualify Palmer donated the wall decora her to appear in a sideshow. I will not accept mus "The art work must be pre tions, all of which LU students My worst habit: I have to taches, beards, extra fingers or toes, third eyes or sented in an appropriate man painted many years ago. say burping in public...I back hair. Webbed toes and fingers are negotiable; ner," Davis said. "The art show is valuable for however, I am not a big fan of webbing so you better During the art exhibit the A. the university because it pro think it's funny, but my bring something else to the table. P. Guillermin Library will be motes creativity. It teaches stu friends don't. —Must not be able to beat me in anything. 1 hate to transformed into a mini art dents to think for themselves," lose, and losing to a girl is even worse. The first time gallery, with entries placed in Blackburn said. Hobbies: Photography you beat me in anything from a game of monopoly to almost every area of the library. Those interested in entering and jazz. thumb wrestling, the relationship is over. I have my For the last two years, Black the art exhibit can obtain appli pride. burn has been involved with the cations at the A. P. Guillermin What I do in my free Library. Other than these qualities, 1 am after pretty much Art Exhibit. Blackburn serves time: Sleep, have coffee any female who can fog a mirror. So ladies go ahead as a committee member and If there are any questions with friends and, of and get all primped up for the interview process, library contact for the exhibit. about the art exhibit please con course, POLICY home because 1 am not leaving LU without a fiancee'. When A more subtle art show can tact Davis at ext. 2588, Oughton JOHN FISHER work. it comes to getting the ladies, the Price is Right. be seen on the walls of the new at ext. 2082'or Blackburn at ext. Career Center and College of BIG CATS— This painting by Traci Lawson 2443. is an example of the art to be on display. Car that best describes me: Dark navy Beamer...classy, not flashy. DEMOSS: Second floor planned to be center of activity Compiled by Chris ShepparrJ, netvs editor continued from page 1 adding color to the gray-walled, white- students being able to find them in their Minard said that in addition to the tiled halls of DeMoss. new location in a back corner of the sec advantage of more space, the new location as much, if not more than the first floor. On the second floor, many have a diffi ond floor. impresses employers that come to the 'The main entrance will be the second cult time finding their way around "We kind of feel back here in no man's university and students coming to the 90.9:Lightathon floor," Renalds said. There are plans for through the maze of hallways, classrooms land," Sharon Minard, director of the College of General Studies for help often furniture and more lounge areas on that and offices, but administration is working Career Center said, "but once the front look into the Career Center as well. Continued from page 1 floor. on making signs to improve locating stairwell is built, it will be more conven Most of those who are moved into their "I hope that when the lobby comes up, rooms. "I'm very optimistic on that," ient." new location agree that the greatest The show will bealmed al all they have a lot of couches," sophomore Renalds said of the planned signage. Until then, the second floor can be advantage of the construction project is our listeners, and our audience is Ricky Hardison said. "We need couches!" "Everyone says it's confusing - how to accessed by one of the nine staircases and the added amount of space they have to about 50/50 [on and off-campusj. There will be couches. Just last week, a get around," Hardison said. one elevator, currently only to be used for work with. Our main audience is high school number of cushioned benches were The College of General Studies and transporting equipment and those with a Students agree. Freshman Marilyn to college-age kids," Hall said. placed in various locations around Career Center, together in a large office handicap. When the building is complete Carrasco said, "I like it because it's big There will be a table near the DeMoss, creating resting spots and space, have experienced problems with there will be a total of four elevators. ger." station in the courtyard where LU students can give donations. Other listeners will be able to call the station and pledge donations. "We want students to help us because we want to keep our sta tion running and serve the com munity better," Changngarm said. Because this will be the Light's first telethon, the station dor-- not know exactly what to expect, It's part performance car. It's part multipurpose carryall. It's part cutting-edge transportation. And it's all Toyota. * "It is kind ol a new frontier, so we do not know all the tangibles. It's Matrix, an entirely new breed of vehicle — stop-and-stare good looks, standard air conditioning, up to 180 HP I'll just say that we have sei goals with an available 6-speed. Matrix is designed to be whatever you want, including affordable — starting at $15,405 *. that we hope to attain," Hall said. When asked il she though! the telethon would be successful, Changngarm said, "1 think so. We Test Drive Matrix At Your know that the students don't have a lot of money, but even two or $5 will count. We have a pretty big Toyota Dealer Today! radius. So we're hoping to gel some donations irom (1 insiian w organizations in the community." The station will be hosting an open house on April 9. "We are going to show everyone what we are going to be doing GET THE FEELING. TOYOTA. around here,"Changngarm said. Students who are nol able to help financially can still play their uutAfw.toyota.com part in helping 00.9. "They could just Uil people lhat wean doinga ®TOYOTA telethon. And they can pray lor us •MSKP EXCLUDING TAXES, TAGS, TITLE FEES because this is our iirsi Lime doing AND OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT MODEL 1901 a telethon," said ( liangng.a in. SHOWN. DEALER SETS FINAL PRICE. ymmpc THE LIBERTY CHAMPION, page 4 March 26, 2002 a You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today. Opinion -Abraham Lincoln ^ Rosie's coming out—is this really for the kids? I had heard about the book a while ago. I gay agenda and gay rights even further. from that? She acknowledged earlier that she had also heard people speculate on whether O'Donnell believes, and stresses, that gay worries about being physically harmed if she she was or she wasn't. IVe watched her show. people have the right to become parents. I do shows affection to her partner. Why wouldn't So of course I was going to watch Diane not believe that. While people have a free will her kids be harmed? And why would she put Unleash your creative juices Sawyer interview her on "Primetime Thurs and can choose to participate them in the place that they could? According to a Family Research Students and faculty are excited about the opportunity to show day." And that's when Rosie O'Donnell In the homosexual lifestyle, Council press release, children case their creativity in the upcoming art show April 11 through decided to let the world know that she is not they do not have a right to who are raised by gay parents suf May 11. But for the "ordinary" people, it is just another reminder only the proud adoptive parent of three chil bring children into that ol their uncreativity. The awe that "ordinary" people place on those dren, but the proud GAY adoptive parent of lifestyle. Of course, O'Donnell fer In their social development. who express thier creativity is a Western myth, according to the three children. doesn't believe that she chose "What they [homosexual activists) Creativity Web site (ozemail.com). Most Western societies seem to The news wasn't really a surprise, but It is the lifestyle she Is now In. "I fail to recognize is that children in think that people like artists, musicians and inventors are the only sad. She is one of the most generous movie don't think you choose homosexual households grow up creative people. But the truth is. there are no "ordinary" people. stars out there and she has done so much for whether or not you're gay. without experiencing first-hand three of the most Important rela Llisten to the Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology's definition of cre children and the issue of adoption. And While Who would choose it? It's a tionships required for social devel ativity. "The ability tojuxtapose ideas in a new and unusual way to she thinks she is doing a great service for chil very difficult life," she said on opment—husband/wife, find solutions to problems, Create new inventions or produce works dren, 1 believe that she is Instead harming not ABCNEWS.com. dianabell of art." How many of you have created your own system to help you only her own children, but also the children Even though she explained mother/father and male/female." study? That would fall under the category of a creative new inven who may be adopted by other gay people. right before those statements her realization FRC President Ken Connor said. tion. The truth is, we all have the ability to produce creative new She chose to come out after she learned that she was gay, and that it took her a while As I've said before, adults may choose to responses to problems and challenges, some of us just haven't about a gay couple, to figure out where she participate In the homosexual lifestyle, but been encouraged to use the ability. "Often people will think they Steve Lofton and a Children should not be was most comfortable shoujd not be allowed to bring children Into It. aren't creative because they are basing their opinion on a skill they Roger Croteau, not and how she was going When they choose that lifestyle they choose don't have," the Creative Web site said. Each of us has different being able to adopt a placed in situations in to define her life. She the "problems" that come along with it. And if creative abilities similar to the different gifts and talents displayed child after caring for which they have been thenvventontosay this was all about the kids, O'Donnell and oth in the body of believers (ICor. 12). him for 10 years. proven to suffer harmful, that she found the coat ers like her would be willing to step aside and Here are some steps to boost your creativity from Jeffery Florida law does not that fit her. That does let these children be placed in a traditional Baumgartner of the Creative Web site: allow gay people to long-lasting effects. sound like she made family with a mother and a father. •"*"~—•—•^^ }} her choice. •Define any problem. While writing down the details of a adopt children. "I " ' "In a perfect world, there would be no chil dilemma, solutions will almost always surface. wanted there to be a reason," O'Donnell told She goes on to talk about how she is a dren left in want of a home. But In seeking to •Don't do drugs. People on drugs think they are creative. To Sawyer. She has made their case her reason "really good mother." But then goes on to say attain that goal, children should not be placed everyone else, they seem like people on drugs. and now her cause. And while she Is trying to that her kids will likely endure ridicule from in situations in which they have been proven •Listen to classical mUsic. Try Johann Sebastian Bach for cre make it seem like all she is doing is for the their peers. If she were such a good mother, to suffer harmful, long-lasting effects." Con ative inspiration. children, I think it's more about pushing the why would she not want to protect her kids nor said. •Always carry a small notebook and pen to write down your cre ative ideas, and follow them out. •If you can't think, go for a walk. Gentle exercise helps shake up Gender-dominance: the failure of feminism the brain cells. •Don't watch TV. TV slowly causes your brain to trickle out your Rouged cheeks burning, they blazed a trail original feminists were proud to be women, Miles has formed her own version of the Gen ears and nose. for the female gender, gaining freedom that blessed to be mothers and wives. They just esis 1:1 account reading, "In the beginning, as • Read as much as you can. Books exercise the brain, and so American women today cherish nationwide. wanted respect and equality. Modern cru humankind emerged from the darkness of does talking to clever people. The feminists of yesteryear saders want nothing to do with the prehistory, God was a woman. And what a Creative people tend to have average or above average intelli had the right idea: respect. suppressing, chauvinistic men woman!" gence. And creativity is something today's employers are beginning Today, the Gen X breed of that keep them under housewife Furthermore, any strives by a woman to to require in their employees. Tap into the right side of the brain. feminists has morphed into a lock and key. Yet, in many ways, tap into her own Truth is exalted by the power-hungry. New Age feminists want to be men. They womyn movement as exemplified by recent —T.L. group of man-eaters and tra want the power to run a corpora praise of Rosie O'Donnell's decision to come ditional role-haters. Their tion, run a household and run out about her homosexual lifestyle. The H [iM3iaJSMiI3I@MSJii!l^^ purpose is no longer equal their bodies much in the same way National Organization for Women (NOW) I ity, but dominance. Reflected as a man, without consequence applauded O'Donnell on their Web site, 1 Thought of the week: in the shards of the shat and without one peep of protest www.now.org, saying "NOW congratulates I tered glass ceiling is a glim from the general public. They O'Donnell for her courage in speaking pub One human brain generates more mer of the abandoned vision definetely don't want to be "femi licly about her sexual orientation, and electrical impulses in a single day of their foremothers: gender- johannaprice nine." applauds the way she has used her status as equality. than in all of the world's 4gfe Brian Blase, a writer for Penn a public figure to call attention to the Florida Feminism began through the wrath of a State University's student publication said, law that discriminates against same-sex cou telephones put together m — ifto century chode-full of women scorned. Denied "With so much success in breaking institu ples." (uselessfacts.net). 1 the rights that only men once enjoyed, women tional and psychological barriers in achieving What NOW and other feminist organiza I began to realize that they were being treated equal status in America, radical feminists tions don't realize is that by being "indiscrimi - inhumanely. The beginnings of "rebellion" now seek to restructure society according to nate" they are discriminating against those were noble, even naive, as females fought for a their own mores and values...Feminists are conservatives who view homosexuality, abor I position in the voting booth and the work angry at the male-dominated world. They fail tion and "womyn" dominance as innately force. Women's voting rights solidified in to recognize the amazing achievements that wrong. Maybe women don't belongjust in the B MBMBJBJBMBIBMBMSJBMBMBJBMBMBIBJBIBIBMBJBMBJ B 1920. and 44 years later equal opportunity women have made during the past several kitchen, but they don't belong on just the employment became the pavement to the decades." forefront either. Feminists ignore scientific • Policies woman's career road. 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Media per girls from all over Africa. I sobbed with being a feminist. Just because I traveled sonnel scrambled to get good views of the audiences and media as I read a true to Beijing, China In 1995 for speakers who spoke on vio story of a girl whose widowed father came the Fourth NGO and UN lence against women, illegal home drunk every night, having spent Conferences on Women, abortions and slave prostitu the day's wages, forcing her to toil the together with boatloads (or tion, while others outside the next day to feed her siblings— all boys should I say plane loads) of tent could Just point their who went to school. feminists, qualified and self- microphones toward the tent. Later, when I played the part of a vil proclaimed experts on And the other continents lage busy body ridiculing a girl who was women, doesn't mean that I wonder why they didn't get kicked out of school for being pregnant, fall into any of these cate much media attention, while the would-be father of her baby gories. I traveled to the con j ! I went to the conference to attended school undisturbed, I was over ference with my mother who Christinekoech represent my country, and to come with shame. I was ashamed of accompanied my sister and I, represent all the girls in my being one of the people who walked as we represented the "African girl child" country who may not have had a chance around free while young girls were in a girls' education forum. Granted, my to go to school simply because they denied the opportunity to better them mother participated in forums on weren't the right gender. I went to Beijing selves. women, and she herself represented a to represent the many other girls who What bothers me most about this was Kenyan women's group, but she is not a were already denied a chance to go to that in being denied the chance of a day feminist. Women's issues in Africa don't school because their parents preferred to at school, these girls were also denied the come anywhere near the feminist pay school fees for their son, rather than chance to hear the gospel. Most schools demands that fall on the acutely befud "waste" money on a girl who "would get In third-world countries are mission What do we think of Andrea Yates? dled ears of American society. married anyway" and who would "proba sponsored and they place emphasis on a The woman who drowned her five chil did all of those. I wish to clear the air before hand. I bly get herself pregnant and have to drop relationship with God. For a girl to be dren In the bathtub will be serving a life The first time 1 heard of this on the am not a feminist. I do not consider out of school." I went to Beijing to remind able to read a Bible, she needs to learn to sentence and undegoing psychiatric care. news I was sickened. I Just didn't under myself a feminist nor have I ever. I do not parents that keeping their girls from read. Furthermore, the chances of a girl Andrea Yates' problems began shortly stand how a man could describe his wife wish to ever become a feminist, and I am school so they could help at home was being allowed to go to church after not after her marriage to Rusty Yates while as a "loving and wonderful mother" after sure, neither does my mother. wrong and to remind governments to being allowed to go to school are slim. pregnant with their first child. The Yate's she drowned their five children in the At the conference, as we passed all the enforce laws that prosecuted parents Call me a wayward feminist don't- first son, Noah, was born in Feb. 1994. bathtub! What makes It worse is that dome-like tents of the other continents who denied their female children educa wanna be. I think some feminist issues tion. One morning after his birth, she had a their oldest child was seven at the time. while walking toward the African tent, I are nauseatingly petty compared to the vision of a knife flickering into a She actually had to chase spotted various placards such as "Les What gave me the right to be a spokes issues I call "women's issues." Putting scene of somebody being him down and drown him. bian's rights are women's rights," woman you ask? I am a girl, and I had me into a cauldron along with the femi stabbed. She dismissed it and Baby Mary, six-months amongst crowds of idle, suntanned something that millions of other girls nists is not a wise thing because with me never told Rusty, who says he old, Luke 2, Paul 3, John 5 women. I knew when we got to the third- could not have simply because they did go the sound and cold, staggeringly real learned of it only after she was and Noah 7, were her vic world continents because the tents were n't have the power to get it. I lent them issues of the real women in the real arrested. tims. I blamed the mother quiet and organized even though they my voice and I read the true stories of world. In the years that followed, fully and thought she the Yates' had three more chil deserved the death dren. By March of 2000, penalty. Then, as I fol Andrea was home-schooling lowed the story closer and 3SI.110 1*11 the oldest, caring for three tod became more knowledge dlers and pregnant with their autumnfreitag able about what had truly fourth. After the birth of their fourth happened, my mind changed. 1111(111 child, Andrea suffered from severe psy "In the two-year span of her severe chosis. She stayed In bed all day, depression, neither her family, her scratched four bald spots into her scalp friends, nor the many doctors, nurses, and picked sores in her nose. She used psychologists and social workers who ACROSS her nails to score marks on her legs and treated her indicated that Andrea could arms in her silent obsessions. 1. Hot under the collar be a threat to her children's lives," 6. Toy pellet Her mother and other relatives said Suzanne O'Malley wrote in the February 9. Err Andrea was slipping away and that they issue of Oprah magazine. 14. Slang for legal could not reach her. During this time, she Yates loved her children. That is even 15. Eye would later tell psychiatrists she experi why she said she killed them. She 16. Willow tree enced visions and voices. She would hear thought that Satan would take their 17. Lands away from the wind 19.19th century metric measurement commands: "Get a knife! Get a knife!" souls unless she herself sent them Into 20. Abandon Then the image she first saw after Noah's paradise. 21. A prefix birth returned. The visions returned as A punishment is deserved: what she 22. Musical note many as 10 times over several days. did was outrageous and disgusting but I 23. Nitrogeneous fertilizer compound 24. Hub of a wheel Her husband babysat one night a do believe that Andrea Yates is a severely 26. Morning hours week. One night a week, give me a break. mentally ill woman. No one seemed to 26. Type of saint No wonder this woman was psychotic. notice though. 33. Chaperone Why wasn't anyone there to help her? A How sad! Please keep this woman in 37. Symbol for honesty caretaker and a schoolteacher, a wife, a your prayers. 1 sincerely believe a 38. Mythical monsters cleaning lady and a chef are tough Jobs to 39. Fatten up demonic force is attacking her and she 43. Mistake be taken on one at a time. Andrea Yates needs the prayers of believers in Christ. 45. Barley syrup (C) 2002 Collegiate Presswire Features Syndicate 46. Blank space that marks end of rrttp://www.cpvvtre:com— Letter to the Editor data 52. Advanced degree 11. Serious mistake 53. College disease, commonly' 12. Retreats In search of display signs and coffee cups... 54. A fruit of Asia 13. Type of sandwich 57. Third-person present singular of 16. Norwegian bronze coin Dear Editor, "be" 25. Small Thai coin This semester has been a bit peculiar in regard to items disappearing around 59. Electronic amplification system 26. Totaled campus. For those who know me beyond the dean's office, they know I enjoy a 60. 27. Black & white diving bird 63. Having no police record good prank and can vouch for being one of the recipients of a few. But, I have also 29. Cut off 65. Foul-smelling organic bases 30. Palm pulled some pranks that I really should have thought about before doing because 68. Halloween adjective 31. At the right of a ship they hurt the receiving party beyond what was expected or even Intended. 69. de Cologne 32. Woman gossip In my life, I have had to learn where to draw the line between good fun and 70. Free-for-all 34. Countess's husband harmful/hurtful actions. Let me share with you the letter of an alumnus I received 71. Turf 35. Indicate disbelief 72. Picas this week: 36. Suffix meaning certain kind 73. Sacred part of ancient temples 40. Preposition indicating "On Thursday I got to talk with a gentleman who was recruiting for a school in comparison Honduras. He was a humble man with a gentle spirit, and he shared how his wife 41. Heraldic insignia had died in October after a sudden illness. We learned more about how they DOWN 42. Made least beautiful needed teachers in their school and about teachers who earned little and still were 44. Relerence to people in 1. Unfavorable opinion able to live within their means. general 2. Oboe 47. Lessen strength Answers from March 5 issue. On Friday morning we entered DeMoss Hall and noticed things missing from 3. Screenwriter for African Queen 48. Complained about fivedisplays , those of missions and schools. Security was getting descrip 4. Wrapping for Christmas 49. Not out tions of the signs missing and quickly learning the cost involved. This particular 5. Anestethic 50. Type of rug gentleman was somewhat downcast, as his main sign had been stolen, as well. As 6. Doorway 51. Reddish 61. Merely a Liberty alumnus and former employee, I was embarrassed and angered as I apol 7. Before 55. High school class 62. Mammary projection (alt. spelling) 8. Not there 56. Camel-like animal 64. Historical period ogized on behalf of the inconsiderate party and all of LU. 9. Reason 57. These can be Italian 66. Irish hat "He said that he understood that a couple of pranksters do not represent a 10. Atomic compounds 58. Lots and lots 67. Type of salt majority, but it was disappointing. He was headed to two more universities imme diately after Liberty. The sign happened to give all the pertinent Information about his ministry and was the main point of the display. It is a shame that schools and mission agencies had to leave Liberty University with a sour taste in their mouths." When writing this letter, the alumnus did not even know about the LU cafeteria manager who had to order $800 worth of new coffee mugs the second week in the Be the first to turn in this week's crossword puzzle correctly semester because the entire inventory "walked off within 10 days...or the many other items that have migrated from the cafeteria to the dorm rooms. completed and win a large pizza and drinks from the Hangar My encouragement to the student body is to learn to draw the line when plan ning your prank. Choices have costs and consequences, and 1 am not even sure (toppings are extra). Bring it by the Champion office in DH the elderly Honduras man came up with the $1000 cost to replace his sign. Your parents, donors and alumni work hard to support this school. As an Institution let us respect their gilts by not taking for granted what we do have or complaining 1035. about what we lack. Nothing Is free, especially under the guise of "humor." —Dean Joshua Brown Assoc. Dean of Men THE LIBERTY CHAMPION, Page 6 MARCH 26, 2002 picks of the week • 3/30 Easter Egg Hunt at Amazement Square. • 3/30 Harlem Globetrotters. Amazement Square Is hosting an Easter Egg hunt that Is The Harlem Globetrotters will play at the Vines Center on open to the public. 10-11 a.m. Admission. Call 845-1888 Saturday, March 30 at 7:30pm. Tickets are now available for Information. at the Vines Center Ticket Office. For Information, call 582-7452. • 3/27 Career Center Scannable Resumes. Learn how to make your resume one that potential • 4/6 Student Life trip to Washington, D.C. employers can scan with ease. Michelle Shifflett from State Sign up in the student office. $5 refundable deposit guar Farm will be presenting important Information. 4 p.m. antees you a seat. Leaves David's Place at 8:30 a.m. Debaters head to NDT LA ** X>er\ tips•> f*r By Rachel Coleman, reporter tournament may also be able to attend. "I would equate the NDT to NCAA basketball. The iberty University's award-winning debate team NDT is our NCAA basketball tournament for varsity. L is coming to the end of their season, finishing It attempts to showcase the best varsity teams in the with the largest tournament, the National Debate country and to figure out which is the best team in Tournament. the entire country," Dr. Brett O'Donnell, director of The National Debate Tournament takes place from debate, said. It's almost Easter and most students are wondering what March 21 -27. Seniors John Ross and Travis Aus- "Given the way they performed at the district quali to do to make the day special. As many students live too land, varsity members of the debate team, qualified fying tournament, I think our team has a good shot at far away to make going home worthwhile, here are a for the tournament. Juniors Steve Trask and the tournament," O'Donnell said. dozen tips for celebrating in your dorm or with friends. Zachary Gautier just missed qualifying for a second According to O'Donnell, Liberty has never won the round bid. This means that teams who had a good National Debate Tournament. Liberty has won the season but didn't qualify at the district qualifying NDT rankings, and come close to winning the tourna 1. Organize an Easter egg hunt at the home of your dorm ment, but has never succeeded. In 1995, parents. Make it a brother/sister dorm activity. Have an 1996 and 1997 Liberty made it into the egg hunt with small prizes and have a cook out for lunch octafinal rounds and finished in fifth place. (if it's warm enough). Make sure there is enough chocolate The difference between the NDT rank to go around. ings and the National Debate Tournament is often misunderstood. The ranking is an overall program, while the tournament Is 2. Have a roommate bonding session over Easter. Since most will not get for individual varsity teams. While a school Easter baskets from home, exchange them with your roommates. may have done the best in the overall pic ture, their varsity teams may not necessar 3. Wake up early, walk to the Bald Spot with a friend or two and watch the ily win the National Debate Tournament. O'Donnell however, believes the team sun rise over the mountains. Be amazed that the "Son" has has a good chance of winning and is pre risen for you. pared for the tournament. "About a month ago I would've said no, but now they're get 4. Scatter candy (preferably wrapped) under the covers ting more prepared. Their performance at of your roommate's bed. He or she will be in for quite a Districts and Navy indicates that they're pulling together here at the end of the sea surprise when they climb into bed. son. I think they will be ready," O'Donnell said. 5. Hug five people and tell them that, "Jesus lives for you." The novice division also evidences the fact that the team is pulling together with 6. Get Easter candy and randomly give it to people you see walking around its performance at the tournament at campus. Catholic University recently. The novices locked out the tournament, meaning that four Liberty teams advanced into the semi 7.Send plastic Easter eggs to your friends through inter-campus mail. Fill final rounds, making them the top four the eggs up with tissue paper and one jellybean (or some other treat). teams at the tournament in the novice divi sion. That is something no other novice 8. Go to the River Ridge Mall and get your picture taken squad has ever done," O'Donnell said. with the Easter bunny. FILE PHOTO "We go with the intention of winning the NDT BOUND — Travis Ausland and John Ross debate their coaches in a tournament and I think this team has the performance for last year's death penalty awareness week. potential for winning," O'Donnell said. 9. Cook something for your family, friends or someone special. Fix the traditional Easter meal of another culture for a nice change or create your own traditional meal. Try LU student killed in "War on Terror" searching for recipes on the Internet. 10. Visit a religious site. Since most will not make it to Israel for Easter to By Lee Ann Lrvesay, Life! editor Capt. Matthew McHale is the commander of Harrl- "walk where Jesus walked," you can still visit different museums and man's detachment. He got to know Harriman quite By now, most Liberty students have heard about well over the last eight months, part of that time living churches here in the States where you will discover information about the the nine or more soldiers that were killed in with him in a tent in Afghanistan, the Associated early church and the people who Christ impacted. Afghanistan a few weeks ago during Operation Ana Press reported. conda. "Stanley Harriman is a hero who absolutely 11. Step into a time machine. Rewrite the Easter story including yourself What most students do not know is that one of Lib deserves his title," McHale is quoted as saying, with and your family. Begin by reading Matt. 26-28, Mark 14-16, Luke 22-24 and erty's own was killed in the firefight. his voice breaking with emotion. John 18-20. Gather everyone on Easter day and read it out loud. If you will Stanley Harriman, 34, was a Chief Warrant Officer "Stan represented the best in all of us," Major Jim In the Army's 3rd Special Forces Group. He was the Burnside, executive officer of the 3rd Special Forces not see your family, recite it to them over the assistant commander of his 12-man team. Harriman Group said to the Associated Press. "He was that phone or insert it into an Easter card. had been stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C., for 13 years. which others did not want to be. He went where oth While stationed at Ft. Bragg, Harriman finished an ers did not want to go." 12. Most importantly. . . associates degree and was working on his bachelors His widow, Sheila, is proud of her husband. "He Don't forget the real meaning behind degree through Liberty's external degree program, was so excited about being a part of it. He loved not the holiday. In the days leading up to which is convenient for military personnel. Just being a soldier, but his country," she said to the Harriman was the first soldier killed in what the Associated Press. Easter, read about the events leading up to Associated Press called the fiercest battle of the war The Omaha World-Herald reports Sheila as saying Jesus' death and resurrection. If your mind in Afghanistan. He was killed by mortar fire during to reporters, "Stanley died for you and you and you: is already focused on the real meaning of an assault on Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters hiding in and for your freedom. All Stanley ever wanted to do the day, you will be less likely to get caught the mountains of eastern Afghanistan. was to be an American soldier," Sheila said. up in the hype. COMPILED BY JULLEANNA OWTEN, DIANA BELL, KATE BOYLAN, TRACI LAWSON, RACHEL COLEMAN , JOHANNA PRICE expects me to, he better be good at doing dishes when they act like they hit each other and they seven or eight. It was a huge one (at least, I leeannlivesay or at least at loading the dishwasher. so obviously came like three feet from the other thought so then, but I was only about four feet Next for the bit about the Bengals. I love foot guy, but he still falls. Yeah, it's hugely entertain tall or so then). ball. I've written a whole column about why I like ing. It makes me think of the principal In "Billy And I absolutely love country music (again, Well, maybe the Price isn't football. But I don't Intend to Just start rooting Madison." I'm sure everyone remembers the I'm from Tennessee). I listen to it pretty much for whatever team my husband happens to root answer about the puppy and then the principal constantly. Most of my friends aren't fortunate always right. for. I'll remain a Tennessee fan and root for them replies with this whole big long spiel and con enough to have the good taste I do, so whenever all of my life. If my husband happens to be a fan cludes with, "We are all now dumber for having we go on road trips, I am rarely allowed to listen I was sitting in the office Sunday night, con of another teamm it will only make that game heard this." That's basically how I feel (and actu to my music. But I'll live, as long as I can listen templating what witty things I would say in this even more Interesting to watch. ally, most people I know) feel about wrestling, or to it when I'm by myself or In my car. week's Issue of the Champion. 1 was contemplat And while I'll sit through games without com "wrassllng" as some people pronounce It. The act Neither will I ever willing eat Vienna ing writing about my spring break or something plaining, I will not cry when they lose, of actually watching them throw each other Sausages. along those lines. Thai's when 1 saw "It" lying mostly 'cause that would mean I'd be around the ring (and caring who wins) Just Yeah, the sideshow bit I'm not going to touch. there. crying after pretty much every game. makes you dumber. Suffice it to say that none of my body parts "It" was Chris Price's column. Chris decided to As for the "white-trash tenden I cannot say anything about the Ham would qualify for a circus side show nor am I advertise for a wife in this week's issue. cies," well, I'm from Tennessee so burger Helper bit, because, well, I love webbed. Now, I love a good Joke as well as the next per most of the guys I grew up with it. I haven't had it in ages because Then we have the whole issue of not being son, but there are a few things that need to be had "white-trash tendencies" and I when my friends come over for dinner allowed to beat you In anything. Chris, Just so responded to in his "advertisement." Besides, his also grew up near Southwest Vir we usually cook something good (usu you know, once you get married you forfeit all article and my response to it could make the ginia, and well, most people who live ally Italian) and don't bother with boxed rights to winning. It Just does not work that way. class we have together much more fun. there are white trash (I'm kidding, dinners. We, the female species, will always win, no mat As for finding a woman who can cook, 1 defi Jared). I don't see why liking bass ter what! Accept it. It will make life far more sim nitely agree that the art of cooking has been neg Just so you know, fishing or country music ple In the long run. To quote my friend Rachel lected. While I am probably more of a feminist Chris, professional qualify one as "white trash." who was quoting someone else, "You can either than most girls at Liberty, I've never figured out wrestling Is fakel And, Although I have not been be right, or you can be happy, but you can't be why cooking is looked down on so much or why well, basically, It's Just fishing in ages, I used to love both." people think that women cooking is taking us dumb as well. It does going with my dad when I I guess all this requires me to forfeit any back to the stone, age. 1 love to cook and have have mild entertain was younger. It was even chance I had for that Interview, right? Oh well, surprised several of my friends (namely Daneal) ment value. You have better when I would succeed It's only 46 more days until graduation, and I that a) 1 know how to and b) that I like It. But I'm to laugh at these guys in catching more fish than didn't want to qualify for that "ring by spring" bit also all about equality in the kitchen. Essen wearing very few he did. anyway. tially, this means: whoever cooks, doesn't clean. clothes and duking it I still remember catching Sorry about that, but I guess the Price Just So, If 1 marry a guy who can't cook and he out. My favorite is a catfish when I was around isn't always right. MARCH 26, 2002 THE LIBERTY CHAMPION, Page 7 fttt&fcSptffiffcj Weff Deyo's "Saturate" Opposing views TV ByClms Humphreys, reporter second game. Flames' catcher, freshman Rusty May, accounted The Flames baseball team for all of the Flames' runs with a Compiled by Wes Rickards, assistant sports editor opened up Big South Conference two-run shot in the fourth that play this weekend with a three- staked Liberty to a 2-1 lead. The game series on the road against Flames managed Just eight hits Michelle Fricke to transfer Charleston Southern and seemed but weren't able to string enough to be on their way to an excellent of the hits together and score Michelle Fricke was the women's basketball choice for Big South start after Friday's 16-3 pounding runs. "We had some chances we Preseason Player of the Year. But since then, things have gone downhill for the 6-2 Junior. She suffered a season-ending injury of the Buccaneers. But the Buc Just couldn't produce," Pastors after only playing In live games; later on, she had to have her caneers bounced back and swept said. appendix removed. She did receive a medical red-shirt and will be Saturda's doubleheader 10-8 In the first game of the double- competing next season as a Junior... but It won't be for Liberty. and 3-2. header the Flames starting Coach Green announced last week that Fricke had been "unhap The story of the doubleheader pitcher, senior Steve Horstman JOHN FISIIR py" with Liberty for quite some time, so she will be transferring to a was CSU's freshman pitcher, R. J. took the loss. Horstman (2-2) HEATER— Jason Jones won Liberty's first Big South game last Friday. Division II school next year. Swindle. Swindle threw 1 1 /3 lasted Just 2 1/3 Innings allowing "She's not been very happy, and you know, we want her to be Innings of no-hlt ball to earn his eight runs: of which only two were Liberty was led offensively by 7-1 and 1 -2 In the BSC. Pastors successful In everything she does." Green said. Fricke will end her Keith Butler, York and Monahan. summed It up when he said, career 14th on Liberty's all-time scorer's list, with 803 points. first collegiate save in the first earned. Three Liberty errors led to game. Swindle then started the the six unearned runs. "We had Monahan and Butler each had They outplayed us." second game and went the dis some four and five out Innings three hits. Monahan also scored On a positive note, Jason Daniel Thomas forced to retire tance for the Buccaneers, giving and you can't do that," Pastors four runs and drove in four runs. Jones was named the BSC up just eight hits and two runs, said. York had four hits, scored three Pitcher of the Week for the week Fricke won't be the only star player not returning to competition runs and had a palrof RBIs. ending on March 17 for his per next season. Daniel Thomas, who was a wide receiver on Liberty's earning Swindle his first collegiate CSU's Nino Fasulo got the win, football team last year, has been forced to end his playing career win. which upped his record on the Unfortunately for the Flames, formance In the Johnny Quick due to health concerns. According to the Lynchburg News & Swindle (1 -4) struck out seven season to 2-2. The Flames were the momentum of Friday's victory Classic. Jones led Liberty to a 21 - Advance, Thomas was diagnosed with a heart-related problem that batters In the seventh inning of led offensively In the first game by didn't last. "I told them tomorrow 1 victory over Fordham. Jones was "not believed to be serious." However. Coach Karcher stated the second game of the double- Marcus Marlngola, Larry Wayne is 0-0. There are no guarantees. went eight innings allowing four that physicians said that Thomas "shouldn't play, or he could die." header. Flames starter, senior York and Steve Baker, each of We have to go out and put some hits, one walk and one earned Thomas was a freshman last season, after red-shirting the 2000 Alex Dooley, had a strong outing: whom had a pair of hits. runs on the board and try to keep run while striking out six batters. year. He was one of five Flames named to the 1-AA All-Independent limiting the Buccaneers tojust Marlngola slammed a two-run them off of It," Pastors said. How The Flames finished fifth In the team last year, after recording a team-best 42 receptions for 575 three runs on four hits through homer and drove In four runs. ever, he did feel the momentum of tournament with a 3-2-1 record. yards. He will still remain at Liberty to assist the team in off-the- the first game of the doubleheader The Flames will be In action field activities. six innings. With a 2-1 lead In the Joey Monahan also homered for bottom of the sixth, Dooley (2-3) the Flames in the first game. did carry over into the second twice this week before hosting a hit CSU's Brandon Massey with a In Friday afternoon's game the game. three-game series against Coastal Karcher announces schedule pitch and two pitches later sur Flames got another strong outing "I have been trying to get them Carolina this coming Friday and rendered the game-winning hit, a from starting pitcher, sophomore to change to a series to games on Saturday (DH). The football team also released its schedule for the 2002 season, two-run home run, to Brian Jason Jones. Jones (5-0) went Friday, Saturday and Sunday for Today, Liberty travels to Rich which will mark the first year of Big South competition. The years," Pastors said. With the change most welcome on the schedule will be the number of home Richardson. "Dooley did an excel eight Innings giving up 10 hits, mond to make up Its game games: there will be at least six games at Williams Stadium next lent Job of keeping us In yhe two walks, two earned runs and sweep of the doubleheader the against VCU that was postponed year, with Coach Karcher working on adding a seventh. game," Liberty Flames Coach struck out nine batters on his way Buccaneers' record Improved to last week. On Wednesday the Karcher's team will match up against two Division I-A and four Dave Pastors said. to the win. CSU's Andrew Viars 8-19 overall and 2-1 In the BSC. Flames travel to Winston-Salem Division 1-AA squads next season. Liberty will kick off the year on Liberty offense sputtered in the was collared with the loss. Liberty's record now stands at 13- to play Wake Forest Aug. 31 against Western Carolina in the first of three consecutive home games. Then, after a rematch with UCF, the Flames will cel ebrate Homecoming on Oct. 5 against Gardner-Webb— the game will be the football team's first-ever against a Big South opponent SWEEP: Softball pummels N.C. A&T, boost's record to 17-14 Continued from page 10 runs, while going 2-3 at the plate and scoring three w Jones honored by Big South Johnson drove In Lindsey runs. Pound and Goc again Coming Into the season, question marks surrounded the pitch Schwlnn with a single up the had two hits apiece, but the ing for Liberty's baseball team. After all, the Flames lost their top middle for the third run. game was particularly encour three hurlers from last season: Dan Valentin and Anthony Pennix The Aggies went out In aging for Johnson, who ended graduated and the SL Louis Cardinals drafted closer Josh Brey. front again with an unearned a slump by going 3-4 with afc However, It was a pitcher, sophomore Jason Jones who earned run In the top of the second, four RBI and making a few Liberty's first honor of the season, winning the Big South Pitcher of but the Lady Flames took a 6- brilliant defensive plays from the Week award for the week ending March 17. 4 lead In the bottom of the her position at third base. Going into today's game against Virginia Commonwealth, the Inning when Hahn, Courtney "I haven't been hitting that Pasadena, Md. native led the Flames with wins (5-0), innings Thayer and Pound each well lately, so today felt really pitched (40.1), strikeouts (30). scored on wild good. We played really well in pitches. Florida (last week] so hopeful Liberty added four runs In ly we'll keep getting better," Dunton introduced as coach the fourth, using four straight Johnson said. singles followed by a double to Coach Paul Wetmore was Men's basketball head coach Randy Dunton addressed mem center by Hahn to stretch the pleased with his team's per bers of the LUAA during the weekly luncheon last week by telling lead to 10-4. The Lady Flames formance. them that the program "will embrace and serve the Lynchburg struck again in the bottom of "In games like this there Is community." the fifth, when Johnson a danger to sink down to the So far, he has re-established the team's weight program and is singled to drive In Schwlnn other team's level. We didn't out on recruiting missions. He is looking at an individual who has and Goc, pushing the lead up do that. We came out and hit already verbally committed to him— the top point guard In the city to eight and again ending the ball and played good of Houston. It also wouldn't be the first time In Liberty's history the game on the mercy rule. defense," Wetmore said. that a brand-new coach managed to bag Houston's top point Schwlnn earned her fourth The two wins up Liberty's guard: Chris Caldwell was a prize rookie four years ago during for win of the season, pitching record to 17-14, and they will mer coach Mel Hanklnson's Inaugural coaching season. five innings and giving up four be back in action at home today against Birmingham SUSAN WHITLEY Southern at 2 p.m. GOLD GLOVE— Junior Allison Terry snags an outfield grounder last week. 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As head coach, Compiled by Robbie Adams, reporter eled to Florida over spring break Treasure Coast Classls at the rently within the program and he guided the team from a 13- to participate In two tourna PGA Country Club In Port SL to quickly evaluate the pro 17 record In his flrst«season, ments. The Flames opened their Lucie. This tournament was gram's needs as we engage in and to a 21 -9 mark and top 25 season in Daytona Beach, plac also a two-day, 36-hole competi the spring recruiting period," he national ranking during his sec Sanderson finishes perfect ing 16th out of 21 teamswit h an tion, played on March 14 and added. ond year. overall score of a 71 -over par 15. The Flames finished 14th At Blnghamton, Dunton Dunton's coaching experi Mission Impossible— that Is what 159 wrestlers faced when 647. out of more than 20 teams. They landed four of the team's top ence also Includes eight years five recruits, Including the as an assistant and associate wrestling Cael Sanderson. The Iowa State 197-pound This Embry-RJddle Spring , finished with a finaltea m score Alaska Player of the Year. head coach at Liberty and five marauder finished his collegiate career perfect In his last of 630. Classic competition was held at Blnghamton finished this sea years as a high school coach In match on Saturday, March 23. He became the only second- the Indigo Lakes Golf Club on Finishing In the top 50 play son with a 9-19 mark In Its first Alaska. While In Alaska, ever four-time NCAA champion In a weight class. He received a March 11 and 12. ers were two Liberty golfers. year of Division I, but on Dec. Dunton was a head coach at five minute standing ovation following his 12-4 victory over . Three of the Flames golfers Paul Carey carded a 9-over par 21 they nearly upset North Anchorage Christian and West John Trenge. His Iowa State team was not perfect however, finished in the top 50 places at 153 to end up In 32nd place and Anchorage High School. At they placed 2nd overall. this tournament Sophomore Rob McClellan carded a 14-over Anchorage Christian, Dunton Paul Carey carded a 13-over par par 158. Joseph Norman fin earned Coach of the Year hon 157, finishingtie d for 42nd ished with a 15-over par 159 in ors and two AAA State Championships. In his one sea place. Jonathan Dickenson and 54th place and Jonathan Dick Kent St. & Mizzou fall short son at West Anchorage, Dunton Joseph Norman, both freshmen, enson shot a 16-over par 160 to was named AAAA Coach of the End of the Road— Kent State and Missouri proved that they finished with at 14-over par 158, finish in 60th place. Year, after finishing the season were Elite but could not make the push to get to the Final Four. tied for 46th place. Liberty's Gary Hui carded a as the runner-up In the state. Each team suffered from poor shooting from there respective Liberty also had freshman 29-over par 173, finishing in Dunton left Alaska to become point guards, Clarence Gilbert of Missouri shot 1-16 from the Gary Hui card a 20-over par 104 th place. an assistant coach for Jeff field and Trevor Huffman only had nine points. 164, finishing In 69th place and The Flames golf team traveled Meyer at Liberty In 1989. Until Oklahoma and Indiana both had no problems shooting from Junior Rob McClellan card a 34- to Williamsburg, Va. to compete his departure he served many the field and will advance to play in the Final Four. over par 178, finishing tied for In the two-day William and Mary roles including the team's pri mary recruiter, where he was 109th place. Liberty's senior Tournament played on the able to establish connecUons, Allen Hill withdrew from the Golden Horseshoe Golf Course not just throughout the U.S., NBA stars hit injured reserve competition after carding an 11 - on March 25 and 26. DUNTON but Internationally. Done for the year— The NBA lost a few of its biggest stars probably for the remainder of the season last week. Allen Iver- son and Tracy McGrady both were taken out of their respective Closing thoughts on the men's B'ball team games and the outlook Is not too bright. been a factor greatly considered thrown In the towel, but the team pay-off? Well, Liberty ranked sec Iverson broke a bone In his left hand and will be out four to COMMENTARY by the administration. never surrendered. Hanklnson ond-to-last to the Big South In the six weeks, while McGrady suffered from severe back spasms And so, Liberty took the right had taught the guys to never give opponent's scoring category. after taking a hit while driving the lane. McGrady is said to be Mountain Dew has a promo step needed to veer the ship away up. Granted, the team had nine out indefinitely and was taken off the court on a stretcher for tion In conjuctlon with the NCAA from the Iceberg and Into relative What he did on the court freshmen and sophomores, but precautionary measures. basketball tournament, as every ly navigable waters by releasing though, was highly suspect He that statement Is rather deceptive. soda cap has the name of a Also heading back to the Injured list is Denver Nuggets' for Its coach. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't exactly Gen. George S. Of those nine, only eight dressed, Division I school. If the school on thought Mel Hanklnson was a Patton when he led his troops into only seven played (Mike Johnson ward Antonio McDyess. Although team officials have not said your soda cap wins the tourna great guy. He was a great motiva battle. There were times when it red-shirted and walk-on Freddy that McDyess will be out for the rest of the season, it is ment, you win prizes. tor. He had an ability to speak in seemed like his players, when on Williams played limited time in unlikely that he will return to play this year. McDyess has My roommate got "Liberty U." such a manner that you'd feel offense, were absolutely clueless. eight games) and three others missed all but 10 games this season. on his cap. better about the team, even No one was setting a pick, no one should not strike the connotatlve Lastly, Toronto Raptors star Vince Carter will have surgery We got a good laugh out of though they may have been on was running a screen; a majority chords that the phrase "freshman on his left knee and will miss the remainder of the regular sea that, but suppose for a moment the receiving end of a 20-plus of the time it was Chris Caldwell and sophomore" brings. son. The Raptors have lost 17 of 18 since the All-Star break we were not students of this point loss. controlling the ball at Sophomore Persson is 23-years- old, while sophomore Sarchet and and have fallen from third place to 11 th In the Eastern Confer school. Suppose we were not He also had a the top of the key, des familiar with Liberty basketball, so perately searching for freshman Eisentrout are both 21. ence. The Raptors didn't want to risk further Injury to Carter, knack for finding we decided to check and see someone to pass the ball To put it in perspective, I'm a as they feel they've been eliminated from playoff contention, talent— the cur where Liberty ranked, to check rent roster boasts to. No wonder new senior here at Liberty, and I'm 20. according to ESPN. our chances with the Mountain two McDonald's coach Randy Dunton Besides, conference opponent Dew contest All-American specifically addressed Radford had nine freshmen and We'd see 324, out of 324 nominees (Glyn the disparity in the sophomores, and our highly suc Michigan booster busted teams. Dead last Turner and Torin assist-to-turnover ratio cessful Lady Flames had 11: nei Now, the basketball team Just Beeler), two play (only Mats Persson, who ther of which team was branded didn't play during the with the 324 stigma. Money, Money, Money—A Michigan booster was charged finished the season with a 5-25 ers whose previ record, which surpasses the most ous schools were second half of the sea The basketball team, believe It with giving more than $600,000 to former Wolverine players son, had a positive ratio during their high school and college careers. Ed Martin, a for losses In school history. Changes top-notch (Jason or not, has potential. New coach needed to be made at the funda Sarchet went to a wesrickards In that respect). mer Ford Motor Company employee, was said to have given Randy Dunton's team will have a mental core of the program. For Top five Junior Looking back at our 6-11 player to tower over Its oppo $280,000 to Chris Webber in a four-year span. Robert Traylor offensive futility, I can't help but starters, It has been documented college and Louvon Sneed played nents and Is trying to grab several remember some of the words spo received $160,000 from 1994-1998. Maurice Taylor also got that the student body has had a at St Anthony's, a powerhouse guards, including the top point ken by the former instructor. $105,000 up until 1996. The school is cooperating in the waning interest in the men's bas high school In New Jersey). guard In the city of Houston. Before the season began, investigation and more details will be released in the future. ketball team. Attendance during Others, such as Phil Ward, Travis With some minor changes to its Hanklnson stated that the the 1997-98 season was more Eisentrout and J.R. Nicholas rotation, Liberty could very well be strengths for the team would be than 5,000 fans, yet last year that showed flashes of brilliance last next year's Cinderella story, going depth and offensive ability, saying number declined to fewer than year and have tremendous from "rags-to-riches" as lounge "we will have several players, 1,700. How would these fans feel upsides. Hankinson's recruiting singer Tony Bennett says. After maybe four or five guys [scoring] If the biggest change to the pro classes were always highly rated, all, most of the top players In the in double digits." Yet, only gram next year would be the loss although the blue chips from Big South, from High Point's Caldwell scored that high. of Chris Caldwell (who will go those rarely materialized. Jermalne Wallace to Radford's Instead of complementing the down In Liberty's history as one of Besides, he was a professional Andrey Savtchenko to Winthrop's team's offense, the team tried to its greatest players)? Certainly, scout for the Seattle Supersonlcs Greg Lewis will be leaving, giving win by practicing a complicated Spring Tune-Up Special! the fans would not have been' during which time they discovered any team to the conference a shot defensive scheme, so complicated All Makes & Models! receptive. And with the Big South NBA superstar Gary Payton. And to win It all. tournament returning to that only two-thirds of it was there was one thing that he did Maybe next year, my roommate Lynchburg next season, the worked In during the course of teach his squad: heart There will actually hang on to his v potential lack of fans must have the season. 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The ending is bittersweet— a Five days after the Liberty Flames than ever? taste that Liberty is all too familiar were defeated in the opening round of with the last six years. The sweet the Big South basketball tournament, LU For the New York Yankees, los part is that the Lady Flames are the announced it would be relieving Mel ing the World Series might not six-time defending Big South Hankinson of his duties as head men's have been such a bad thing. After Champions. Unfortunately, the bit basketball coach. all, had the Yankees won last year, ter part is the one that will stick they may have been very content to with Liberty fans through the off Although the Flames finished the sea rest on their laurels rather than season. In its six-year run of con son strong, with two wins in their final make much-needed changes in the ference tournament titles and sub three games, their season record of 5-25 off-season. Had they won, their sequent NCAA tournament bids, was the second worst in the history of aging stars, like Paul O'Neill and first round exits were usually the program, eclipsed only by Scott Brosius, may have been back expected and followed each. Hankinson's first season when the team for another season. Instead, the finished with a 4-23 record. All told, Liberty has usually been pitted Hankinson finishes his four-year tenure Yankees had one of the best off against a no. 1 or no. 2 seed, which season's in baseball, more than with a record of 36-77. usually means one of the top teams "Mel Hankinson and his family will be making up for the loss of Chuck in the country. But this year was Knoblauch, O'Neill, Brosius, Tino missed. We will pray that he will be suc different. Everyone was healthy, cessful as he pursues other career oppor Martinez and others. with the exception of Michelle For starters, the Yankees signed tunities," Liberty University President Dr. Frlcke, the team had faced top John M. Borek, Jr. said. one of the top three hitters in base teams in their non-conference Twenty-four hours after firing ball in Jason Giambi. With Giambi schedule and felt prepared to face Hankinson, Liberty announced it would at first, the Yankees will see pro anyone the Selection Committee be bringing back former interim head duction they haven't seen since deemed as their foe. The team was coach Randy Dunton. Don Mattingly was in his prime. playing together and getting contri "Coach Dunton is a godly man who Over in rightfield, the Yankees butions from everyone, which Is JOHN FISHER has demonstrated his ability as a coach. will be without O'Neill for the first rare on any college team. RUN WITH IT— Four-year Lady Flame Rachel Young controls the ball in her last game. He will take our Christian student-ath time since the '93 season. To make Whether anyone other than the up for this loss New York acquired Liberty, who was seeded 14th, on the year and won their first letes to the highest level possible...," team and the Liberty faithful Borek said. Rondell White. White is capable of thought they had a chance was would get no closer though, as four NCAA Tournament game since putting up numbers equal to or free throws from USC would put the 1990. Liberty was paced by fresh Dunton leaves an assistant coaching irrelevant. This team was ready, position' at Binghamton University in better than O'neill, that is if he can posed for the upset of the tourna game away in the final seconds. man Stephanie Walker who scored 19 points, grabbed four rebounds New York, where he served the past two stay healthy. ment. Liberty trailed by as many as The Gamecocks were led by jun As for Brosius he'll be replaced ior center Petra Ujhelyl who tallied and pitched in two steals. seasons. 17 points and it seemed like anoth "I am very honored to be offered this with former Met Robin Ventura. er first round exit was in order for a team-high 19 points and grabbed The Flames will return their top Ventura has struggled the last cou 11 rebounds. Ujhelyi, whose point seven scorers from this past season, position and fully recognize the responsi the team from the Big South. But bilities that the position holds not only to ple of seasons, but being a lefty in the Lady Flames courageously total was one shy of her career including three freshmen, who all averaged at least 14 minutes per Liberty University, but to the greater Yankee stadium has its advan fought their way back into the game high, combined with junior forward Jocelyn Penn to pace three game. Liberty finished the year with Lynchburg community," Dunton said. tages, so he should be an improve using a 14-3 run to cut the lead to Gamecock scorers in double figures. a very impressive 23-8 record. ment from Brosius. four points with 1:30 left to play. As for the rest of the Yankees The Gamecocks improved to 23-6 Please see DUNTON, page 9 lineup, don't expect them to falter. Bernie Williams, Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada are in the primes of their careers and young phenoms . such as Nick Johnson, Alfonso Sagan races into the record book Soriano and Drew Henson have yet to hit their stride. From staff reports running 1-2. On the back Also competing for the Sagan and Wildrick help the Last season, for the first time Flames to an all-time best since his rookie season, Yankees straightaway Flanagan Flames was pole vaulter closer Mariano Rivera actually Trailing in the final lap, appeared to be making a run Andrea Wildrlck. Wildrick, finish in the team standings. appeared mortal. Despite notching Liberty's Heather Sagan at Nilsson, but it was Sagan who became LU's first female Sagan's 10 points and a personal best with 50 saves, came from behind to surpass who would pass both run to achieve All-American hon Wildricks 4.5, put the Flames Rivera needed more opportunities race favorite Lena Nilsson of ners and hold on to win with ors last year at the NCAA in 15 place, which marked than usual, and pitched in more UCLA, and North Carolina's a time of 4.38.52, a Liberty Outdoor Championships, fin Liberty's highest finish ever. innings than he had in five years. Shalane Flanagan, to take and Big South record. Nils- ished in a tie for fourth place LSU won the event with 57 So, by the time the post season the NCAA Indoor mile run son finished second just 36 with a height of 137/1/2". points, while UCLA placed rolled around Rivera was pitching championship in Fayettville, hundreths of a second Winning the event, with a second with 43. with a dead arm. This season the Yankees Ark. on March 9. behind Sagan. Flanagan new NCAA record height of In addition, Flames Coach shouldn't have that problem as Going into the last lap, rounded out the top three, 14' 10 1 /4" was Arizona's Brant Tolsma was named the they signed Steve Karsay. Karsay, Nilsson, who had Just taken finishing with a time of Amy Llnnen. Southeast Region Women's who has one of the best fastballs in the lead, and Flanagan were 4.39.11. The performances of Coach of the Year. SAGAN the game should give the Yankees one more setup man to go along with Mike Stanton and give Rivera some much needed rest With more depth in the bullpen Lady Flames sweep the Yankees looked to bolster their starting rotation. Uncertain about the futures of Orlando Hernandez and Sterling Hitchcock, the Yankees reaquired fan favorite North Carolina A&T David Wells. At 38, Wells is not a By Kyle Adams, reporter ing up four runs on seven hits with guarantee either, but throughout five strikeouts. Liberty was led at the spring training he and Hernandez The Lady Flames completed a per plate by Maska, who finished 2-4 with have looked the best of the three. fect week of softball last Saturday three RBI. Pound, Mary Beth Kennell, At any rate, in looking at the Amanda Goc, Tiffany Johnson, and rest of the American League East, when they swept North Carolina A&T the Yankees probably could do by identical 12-4 scores in two games Lauren Hahn each had two hits for the without any of the three. With the at the Liberty Softball Field. Lady Flames as well. exception of the Red Sox, the rest In the first game, the Lady Flames In the second game, North Carolina of the East would be lucky to win broke a close game wide open by scor A&T started the game with three con at double A. ing eight runs in the fourth inning. secutive hits then jumped out to an Take the Orioles, for example. Liberty sent 13 batters to the plate in early three-run lead. Liberty Now that Cal Ripken's gone, they the inning, which was highlighted by responded in the bottom of the first have practically no big name play second baseman Ashley Pound's RBI with three runs of their own to tie the ers. I had to laugh when I saw the triple, and catcher Amanda Maska's score at 3-3. Pound drove in a run regional cover of Llndy's baseball preview, with Orioles pitcher Jason two-run double. When the dust set with a double to right field, then Johnson on the cover. But who tled the Lady Flames had tagged NC scored on a wild pitch. else are they going to put there? A&T pitching for six hits, put 10 run Johnson drove in Lindsey Schwinn Chris Richard, Brook Fordyce or ners on base and turned a two-run with a single up the middle for the how about Fernado Lunar? lead Into a 10-run lead. third run. With that said, the Yankees The Aggies cut the lead to 12-4 in The .Aggies went out in front again should cruise through the divi the top of the fifth on a two-run home with an unearned run in the top of the sion— easily winning 100 games run by Lalasha Ford, but the game second, but the Lady Flames took a 6- or more— and into the playoffs. was called in the bottom of the inning 4 lead in the bottom of the inning Once again they should be the favorite to win their fifth World due to the mercy rule. when Hahn, Courtney Thayer, and SAN WUIIUY Series in seven years. Freshman Jen Hurley pitched all five innings for the Lady Flames, giv Please see SWEEP, page 8 RING 'EM UP— Jen Hurley threw a five-inning complete game against NC A&T. •M MmmMiii