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Scholars Crossing 1991 -- 1992 Liberty University School Newspaper 9-24-1991 09-24-91 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 9, Issue 5) Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_91_92 Recommended Citation "09-24-91 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 9, Issue 5)" (1991). 1991 -- 1992. 5. https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_91_92/5 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 1991 -- 1992 by an authorized administrator of Scholars Crossing. For more information, please contact [email protected]. LIBERTY UNIVERSITY ~"f* The Champion M "... Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty." • Lynchburg, Va. Tuesday, September 24,1991 Vol. 9, No. 5 News Soviet aid debate ignites crowd Curtains upl "Steel Magnolias" opens this By DAWN K. LOONEY fense budget just in half, then they States. Dayrit agreed, "The U.S. weekend at the Lynch News Editor would have $90 billion dollars for should seize the moment and get a burg Fine Arts Center. 'The Soviet Union is a caged dog. domestic needs. Economic aid will foothold into the Soviet's economy Catch the preview on If you do not feed the dog, it will decrease the urgency of the move and oil market." Page 3. claw at the cage until it breaks out. towards a free-market society. In Hampton responded: "The reason When the dog breaks out, it will at reality, we'll be hurting them in the we have such a large defense budget Minority Development tack you," an audience member re future because their government and is because of that country. And the Committee caters to the acted during Liberty Forum's first their officials won't be forced to reason they have such a large de needs of Asian, Latin, debate Sept. 17 concerning possible change," Brewer said. fense budget is because of us. Now, African-American and American economic aid to Russia. Hampton supported economic aid you want us to take money out of our disabled students. See Jean Marc Gadoury, a member of after a waiting period and economic defense budget to give the Soviets details on Page 4. the Liberty Forum, said: "The Lib and political research. He said, "I'm economic aid? It makes no sense." erty Forum conducted a poll in for sending aid, but not at the present Gadoury asked the Liberty Forum which the LU student body was time. We need to wait and research where the hard-liners "disappeared" almost evenly split on the issue of what is actually going on over there. to and if there is a possibility of hard Opinion Soviet economic aid with a slight "If we were to send aid, who liners remaining in the Soviet Union. "Captain Liberty and percentage not in favor of any aid for would we send it to? If we send it to Johnson responded, "Fearing the Flame" by Duanne Bar the U.S.S.R. The results were also the central government, then we're Soviet Union right now is like fear bour debuts this week in evenly split between female and snubbing the republics who have ing Canada." The Champion. Look for male students." worked so hard for their freedom. The various arguments ignited it weekly on Page 2. The debate forum consisted of And if we send it to the individual diverse responses from the audience Gadoury, Gemmie Dayrit, Noel republics, then we're snubbing the which consisted of more than 55 LU The Champion sup Brewer, Bill Hampton and Sean central government who we've students. Rebecca Tully, an audi Johnson. Each gave evidence to worked so hard to have good rela ence member, said: "Welfare in ports the administrative support various political views. tions with." withdrawal of students in America was established to help Dayrit contended that the U.S. Opposing Hampton, Johnson held people get on their feet and get a volved in erroneous theol should send aid immediately. She an immediate relief view. "It's im start. Now, wouldn't giving eco ogy. See Page 2. said: 'The people of the Soviet Un perative to move right now. They're nomic aid to the Soviets be the same ion have overthrown communism. headed for a hard winter. There's no thing? It would be like giving them a Sports Since America has been urging them food on the shelves. Not only do we type of welfare, making them de to change for the past 40 years, the need to send immediate economic pendent on the U.S." Football returns to win United States should help make that aid, but we also need to send techni Another audience member, Dave ning way with a 39-11 change. We should help them at this cal assistance If you give a man Dawson, responded: "Do we really blowout of West Virginia | point to help themselves, and in the a fish, then he will eat for a day. If want to improve the Soviet econ Tech. See Page 5. future it will help us with an open you teach a man how to fish, he'll eat omy? Look what happened when market and a decreased budget." we helped Japan. We helped them A career milestone was for a lifetime." [ Conversely, Brewer said that the Johnson also suggested that taking out economically and technologi reached by soccer Coach Soviet Union should not receive any money out of the U.S. defense cally, and now they have overtaken William Bell when he won I aid. 'The United States doesn't have budget for economic aid to the So the top spot in the economy. I say let his 100th career victory) enough money to give. If we give viet Union can be considered a long- them rot." this week. See what moti money to the U.S.S.R. in addition to term investment. He said that the Also, Chris Easely argued, "We vates this very successful the other countries, then we'll have United States should be the first to need to take care of things here first. coach on Page 5. to dip into our defense budget. establish business in the Soviet's We need to help our own poor and 'They have to learn to help them newborn open market which would homeless before we start helping to photo by Lori Tucker selves. If the Soviets cut their de send millions back to the United feed the Soviets." Sean Johnson and Gemmie Dayrit debate Soviet aid. Missions Students score high on SAT highlight national 30 percent. The states with The program concentrated on gram mat works with Lynchburg By BEN LaFROMBOIS the highest scores have only 5 per reading level. The IOWA Test of College and its involvement in die City News Editor cent of tiieir students take the SAT. Basic Skills (reading) was die gauge elementary schools. "Dr. Rainsford week Reports given at the Lynchburg "If Lynchburg would have the top used to indicate progress. The test (LC president) is one of our strong ByPAULR.OFFILL School Board meeting demonstrated 5 percent of the students test, Lyn scores show that there has been an est allies; he realizes we're all in die Champion Reporter improved and above-average stan chburg would be significandy above increase in reading competence same business," McCormick said. World Impact Conference con dardized test scores for city students. the national average," McCormick, among die kindergarten through fifth The board also authorized a com tinues tonight with the showing of The board also set up a commission said. Overall, test scores during the grade students involved. mittee to study die possibility of the film "Terms of Surrender" at to study a magnet school at the ele past 15 years in Lynchburg have "Overall, 66.7 percent improved opening an elementary magnet David's Place at 7:30. Marty Risk of mentary level. fluctuated while state and national wim a 5 to 10 percent or more gain. In school in Lynchburg. The school International Missions, Inc., will Dr. Luis Palau Standardized test scores are often numbers went down, he explained. the fifth grade 84.6 percent made would be for die elementary grades speak Wednesday night. Missionary speakers who are on viewed as a measure to gauge school The board also heard an evaluation significant gains," Delores Wolfe, and provide intensive training in The conference is designed to fo campus this week for World Impact division competence. According to report for die Community Acceler program evaluator from Lynchburg madi, science and technology, but cus attention on world missions and Conference include international the report given by Dr. James ated Learning Project at Kizer and College said. also in die arts," McCormick said. to enlighten the university commu evangelist Luis Palau, who spoke McCormick, school superintendent, Dearington Elementary Schools. The The major objective of reducing The program is designed to im nity God's work around the world. Sunday evening and Monday in SAT scores for Lynchburg were project is a joint effort by Lynchburg at-risk students was achieved. Kaiser prove curricula, but also provide fa "The unifying reason for all this chapel, and David Haag of Evan above state and national averages. College and the Lynchburg School Elementary saw a decrease of 24 per cility relief at schools currently near activity is to help men and women gelical Baptist Mission in Scotland. In total scores Lynchburg aver System. The program was designed cent while Dearington decreased by capacity. Fifteen to 18 classes of 20 understand and respond to the Great Also, Russ Boone, a former Liberty aged 906 with the state average at to address me needs of "at risk" stu 54 percent, Wolfe explained.