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Scholars Crossing 1993 -- 1994 Liberty University School Newspaper 8-31-1993 08-31-93 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 11, Issue 1) Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_93_94 Recommended Citation "08-31-93 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 11, Issue 1)" (1993). 1993 -- 1994. 1. https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_93_94/1 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 1993 -- 1994 by an authorized administrator of Scholars Crossing. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ptibtxty (£l\mxipitm Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va. Tuesday, August 31,1993 Vol. 11, No. 1 Concert time again Carroll opens semester By PAMELA E. WALCK Associations's Country Album of the Year acles Hide, written in a contemporary, Newi Editor award in 1989. acoustic-based style, also includes input Christian musical artist Bruce Carroll will • He has won two Song of the Year awards from top Christian artists such as Vince Gill, kick off the Liberty University 1993-94 con including top radio hits such as "Who Will Ricky Skaggs, Paul Overstreet, Twila Paris cert season in the LU Multi-Purpose Center Be Jesus," "The Great Exchange," "Above and Mark O'Connor. at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept 3, featuring his and Beyond," "Forget It" and "Driving "It's so important to me that Christianity is latest album, Sometimes Miracles Hide. Nails." at the center of what I do," Carroll explained. Carroll, who is not new to the Christian "I'm at a point now where the more I try to "Everything else is really secondary to my re music world, has received numerous awards tell people what I am, the more confused lationship with God." throughout the years. people get," Carroll stated. "I just want to Concert tickets will be sold in the LU photo provided by Bruce Carroll • He received a Grammy in 1991 for his write great songs and sing them true to my bookstore, student life office and New Life Christian artist Bruce Carroll, who has won numerous Christian music awards, album The Great Exchange. % own style." ( Books and Gifts for $5 general admission, $7 will be in concert at LU on Friday, Sept. 3, in the Multi-Purpose Center. • He received the Gospel Music Carroll's latest album, Sometimes Mir reserved. Council guarantees LU students TAGP grants By BRANDIBARNUM proved that the tag grants were not "Whatever policies Liberty enacts Guillermin said. Editor benefiting the university but rather "For the state to deny tuition assistance grants to and enforces, there will be some In the June 1 ruling, the SCHEV The State Council on Higher Edu the students who willfully chose to residents of the state who choose to attend Liberty people who agree with them, some recognized that convocation was cation for Virginia (SCHEV) voted attend Liberty. would have been to unfairly discriminate against who will maintain that the school is indeed vital to the education process 8-2 on June 1 to allow more than Therefore, Liberty established 'too religious' and some who will at Liberty. 1,000 Virginia residents attending that through the TAG grants, it is these 1,000 students and the school they have maintain that it is'too secular.' What According to Guillermin, Liberty Liberty University to continue to re the student, not the state, who chosen to attend." is most important to us as a school is remains committed to guaranteeing ceive tuition assistance grants pro that we do not compromise our be chooses to support a Christian uni — Dr. A. Pierre Guillermin Liberty University's future as an gram (TAGP). versity. The SCHEV conceded to liefs and fundamental principles and Liberty University President evangelical Christian university. The ruling was prompted after this point officially in a December we have not done so," Dr. A. Pierre "For the state to deny tuition assis Americans United for Separation of 8,1992 resolution. Guillermin, Liberty University presi tance grants to residents of the state Church and State challenged the Furthermore, the state "to or on behalf of bona fide resi logical education." dent, said. who choose to attend Liberty would right of Liberty Virginia residents to constitution which deals with the dents of Virginia who attend private, Because of the fact that only 10 "The university fought to maintain have been to unfairly discriminate receive such grants. distribution of TAG grants does not accredited and nonprofit institutions percent of Liberty students are study its beliefs and principles by against these 1,000 students and the The group claimed that these prohibit students who attend relig of collegiate education in the Com ing professional ministry and 10 per refusing to eliminate mandatory school they have chosen to attend. grants violated the separation of ious schools from receiving state- monwealth whose primary purpose cent of Liberty graduates serve in chapel, arguing that 'required atten We are pleased that the state has church and state. funded financial aid. is to provide collegiate, graduate or professional ministry, Liberty does dance at convocations was non-ne decided to treat all students and Despite widespread controversy Section 23-38.12 of the state code professional education and not to qualify as an evangelical Christian gotiable and was central to the life schools fairly and equally," Guiller surrounding the issue, Liberty clearly sanctions tuition assistance provide religious training or theo liberal arts university. and education process at Liberty,'" min said. .'.'.'.'•'J.'.1.'.'.1?.'•'-'-' '•:-!-!•• 'TTTT"'.1 '-'-'-'-•'-' • ••;•'•" '.'"•!•'.'•".'-" !•!•!.!•'• •;•.-.- • University hits second , —-— ———~_—— largest enrollment high FROM STAFF REPORTS Long Learning (LUSLLL) will have structured, and the university plans Enrollment this year is the second nearly 10,000 students enrolled by to eliminate all debt by the year 2000. highest in university history, allow the time fall enrollment closes in Dr. Jerry Falwell, speaking to stu ing the university to continue debt re October. dents Wednesday, said, "We have structuring, Liberty officials an Begun in 1985, LUSLLL has pio weathered some great storms during nounced Wednesday. neered programs in distance-learning the past three years, but God has Liberty will have nearly 15,000 by providing undergraduate and brought us through every one of students enrolled in its resident and graduate degree programs to non them, just as He has time and time external degree programs for the resident adults through a combina again over our entire history. 1993-94 academic year, a number tion of home study via video and "We are stronger as people and as a surpassed only in 1990, the school's selective residency requirements. school for having endured adversity. peak year. During the past several years, Lib Liberty is blessed with the finest fac More than 4,700 students are en erty has been aggressively working ulty, staff and young people in the rolled in the resident programs, with to restructure its debt. world. We have also been blessed by more than 2,300 new students. Both In the past year alone, the debt has creditors who have worked with us of these numbers represent dramatic been reduced from $83 million to ap and by some major donors who con increases above last year. proximately $47 million. The re tinue to provide for us in a big way," Liberty University School of Life- mainder of the debt is still being re Falwell concluded. Falwell, Westover rally across U.S. By BRANDI BARNUM Editor This summer marked the begin ning of a nationwide crusade to "Wake Up America." Duke Westover, Wake Up Amer ica founder and director, and Dr. Jerry Falwell, Liberty Alliance presi dent, have joined forces to inform and inspire American Christians "to stand up and be counted." According to Westover, Wake Up America, funded by free will gifts and offerings, was settled into place last February after President Bill Clinton signed executive orders that were harmful to family values. photo provided by Wake Up Anuria 'The goal is to see the church have Wake Up America, led by Duke Westover with special appearances the same influence today as it had by Dr. Jerry Falwell, encourages Christians to take a stand. back in the early days of this coun try," Westover said. After the first of the year, 200,000 of which are evangelical, The conferences, which were held Westover hopes to hold two confer Bible preaching churches. With photo by Karen patch. once a month this summer in Atlanta; ences a month until summer in such these types of numbers, it would Riverdale, Md.; and Philadelphia, cities as Savannah, Ga.; Memphis; seem that we are a majority. Yet new Students enjoy an evening of fun during the opening day block party sponsored by the Liberty SGA are currently scheduled to be held Daytona Beach, Fla.; Houston, Dal agers and homosexuals are running and Papa John's Pizza, Some of the evening's rogWights included the velcro wall, batting cages and once a month until the end of the las and the West Coast. a dunk tank. See related story on Page 2. year. "There are 600,000 churches, See Wake Up on Page 3 Inside Opinions Champion welcomes Feature: "Help! I hate my Sports: LU football sets eyes on students, encourages diversity roommate!" playoff bid See Page 4 See Page 6 See Page 7 t Page 2, Liberty Champion ffigfag Tuesday, August 31,1993 Dobson addresses LU graduates, presented with honorary degree By PAMELA E. WALCK After residing with the USC School of In addition to his degrees, Dobson has been News Editor Medicine, Dobson worked for 17 years on named the recipient of numerous awards in Dr.