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Scholars Crossing 2002 -- 2003 Liberty University School Newspaper Spring 2-4-2003 02-04-03 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 20, Issue 15) Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_02_03 Recommended Citation "02-04-03 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 20, Issue 15)" (2003). 2002 -- 2003. 14. https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_02_03/14 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Liberty University School Newspaper at Scholars Crossing. It has been accepted for inclusion in 2002 -- 2003 by an authorized administrator of Scholars Crossing. For more information, please contact [email protected]. wmmmmm* LIBERTY UNIVERSITY - LYNCHBURG, VA - VOL. 20, NO. 15 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2003 INSIDE SEW highlights integrity Fire •MISSED THE Grays, a good friend of CROSS MOVE Campus Worship Leader MENT? We Charles Billingsley, began closes have high SEW with a message on Sun lights from day before the Super Bowl and Saturday's spoke every night through concert on Wednesday and at the convo lounge page 2. cations during the week. "We've had a great God By Marie! Williams, news editor •COFFEEHOUSE: Plans for the week. And He has really hon Afire in Building 13 caused mini annual Valentine's Day ored us," Grays said before his mal damage to the water heater Coffeehouse are almost com closing message on Friday closet off of the laundry room Tues plete. Student Activities has morning. He spoke on three day. The LaHaye Lounge, which is chosen the main acts and is lessons of life: it is not about adjacent to the laundry room, has working out the details. See money, or satisfying the body been closed indefinitely on account page 3. and it can end at any moment. of the fire. "I think he was an amazing "I smelled smoke and turned •LU THEATRE: The Fine Arts speaker and helped bring to around, and there was smoke coming Department will show attention everything I was out of the boiler room," sophomore Shakespeare's Macbeth begin doing wrong," junior Crystal Michael Mitzel, LU groundskeeping ning on the weekend of Bauman said. "Now my walk is crewmember, said. He said that he Valentine's Day. See page 3. stronger than ever, by the was walking by the dorm around 5:50 grace of God." a.m.when he saw the flames coming •HOLIDAY PREP: Life! reviews At each service dozens and out the window and called the LUPD great gift ideas for your at times more than 100 stu on his cell phone. Valentine. See page 9. dents went forward to pray. Once reported the LUPD called in "There have been reports to the Lynchburg Fire Department. The •SPORTS: Lady Flames remain the campus pastor's office of fire was extinguished about half an perfect in Big South competi students who were being hour after it was first reported. tion after prayed for that got saved," The fire apparently started by the waxing Campus Pastor Dwayne Car water heater. "It was combustion Charleston son said. "I'm pleased because material stored adjacent to the hot Southern I'm convinced lives are . water heater," LUPD Chief Randall 69-50 changed by the Word, and this Smith said. The Lynchburg Fire Saturday week the Word has been Department is still looking into afternoon. clearly proclaimed and causes of the blaze, Smith said. See page explained." Mitzel helped clean up after the 12. "I thought his speaking was fire and said that paper towels toilet SUSAN WHITLEY very applicable and challeng paper and cleaning supplies had EMPHATIC EXHORTATION— Evangelist Larry Grays addresses students for ing," junior David Scafide said. been stored in the room. SEW. Grays spoke in seven services last week. He said that he was most chal The blaze caused very little dam lenged to memorize scripture age. "It was all limited to the hot Julles Outten, editor in chief and apply his devotional times more. "I believe some water heater room," Smith said. students Will change, but in years past, I've seen stu "[There's] nothing in there but the 41 &0UT "When you can worsh ip God after you've lost it water heater." dents go forward and say they're going to change, but all, that's integrity," Larry Grays shouted in one of they lack the integrity and character to follow Sophomore Whitney Fall, a friend •TUESDAY sevenmessages given at LU during Spiritual through with their decisions," Scafide said. of Mitzel's, saw inside after the fire. Showers. Emphasis Week- Grays is a self-employed traveling evangelist, "The whole boiler room is just black High 49. Grays was joined by award-winning Christian based at a home church in Atlanta, who takes the and charred," she said. Low 24. artist Clay Cross in a surprise visit for Wednesday's Gospel to churches, camps and colleges 140-180 "It wasn't publicized much; I had convocation and evening service. days a year. He came to Liberty in 2001, the Friday no idea it happened," junior Carolyn "It looks like students herehad a spiritual awak before the Sept. 11 tragedy, and ironically he spoke Depp said. "I would've gone to do my •WEDNESDAY ening," senior Christina Mosley said after the last on Psalm 91:1, Carson said. laundry and been like, 'What in the Partly cloudy. evening service. Please see SEW, page 4 world happened here.'" She said that High 38. now she will do laundry in Dorm 2. Low 13. •THURSDAY Debate continues to break records Partly cloudy. High 34. Julles Outten, editor in chief "The exciting part about the year so far is Low 19. that our team has not reached the limits of With lightning quick speeches, the Lib its potential, but has still managed to domi erty University Debate team continued to nate many of the tournaments we have •FRIDAY dominate the field, as it did last semester, attended," O'Donnell said. "I believe that as Light snow. in the first two tournaments of the year. this group grows in the coming weeks and High 31. At both the George Mason University years they have the potential to achieve Low 21. tournament, held during the first weekend much more as a team spiritually and com of school, and at the U.S. Naval Academy petitively." tournament, Jan. 24-25, the team left with The team's wins at Navy set two team •SATURDAY more ranking points than any other squad. records in achieving its fifth double divi Partly cloudy. At Navy Liberty teams won both the novice sion win of the season and the team's sixth High 37. and junior varsity divisions, and at GMU tournament win of the year. Low 16. they became the first squad of the season to At Navy, the JV team of John Day and SUSAN WHITLEY have a team debate in the final rounds of CHAMPIONS — (left to right) JV debaters John Day and Bisha Nix each division. Please see DEBATE, page 4 and novices Grace Burns and Melissa Hurler won at Navy. LOOKAHEAD Law School registration IN THE FEBRUARY 18 ISSUE By Rachel Coleman, reporter taking classes, they must get the approval of •Check it out-The Big 10 the dean of the law school in writing and Birthday Bash celebrates 90.9 The Liberty University School of Law will under no circumstances are they allowed to FM The Light's tenth year of begin offering classes in 2004. Some inter work more than 20 hours during any week in operation this semester. Tune ested students have already applied. which school is in session. in to WWMC Lynchburg, our "Applications are currently being received The school is applying for provisional campus radio station. on a rolling basis and several potential stu approval, which is necessary for its graduates dents have already applied and indicated to take the Bar Exam. However, classes may NO CHAMPION NEXT WEEK they want to be in the first class in 2004. The begin before this. • We hope that you won't be interest is high for the new law school and "A law school may not apply for accredita too disappointed, but there will only grow," Dr. Bruce Green, dean of the tion until it has been in operation [for] at will not be a Feb. 11 issue of law school, said. "We anticipate limiting the least one year. Thus, the first possible date by the Champion. Our next issue first class to 90-100 students. We are which accreditation could come would be two will come out in two weeks on encouraging interested students to apply as years after the first class begins," Green said. Feb. 18. Happy Valentine's soon as possible in order to prepare and This would mean that the first class would Day. make plans for a 2004 start." be attending for two years before the school Students applying to Liberty University has the possibility of being provisionally School of Law need to possess a bachelor's approved. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! degree and have taken the l.aw School "While the law school cannot ultimately • Editor in chief J ulles Outten Admission Test (LSAT). The estimated total assure ABA approval, the University is com will be 21 this Friday, Feb. 7. annual tuition and fees for the first year stu mitted to taking all necessary steps to place Cards and gifts can be dropped dent are $ 18,000, according to the Web site. by the office in DH 1035 :) ROARING LION — The King's Players performed "The Potential students should keep in mind Please see LAW, page 4 Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" last weekend.