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Tuesday, September 6,, 1991994 Vol. 12, No. 2 , Paid ,, •p^aHMHu^pi^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^»| Permit No. 136 INSIDE: Servants receive emeritus titles By SHANNON D. and traditionally it is held by YEARS OF DISTIN­ IN THE NEWS: Liberty has once again hon­ HARRINGTON only one person for that posi­ ored academic achievement by initiating sophomores with Editor in Chief tion during his or her life­ GUISHED SERVICE — high freshman GPA's into Alpha Lambda Delta, the national time," LU President A. Pierre (Top) Dr. Earl Mills, honor society. Page 2. Until Wednesday's convo­ Guillcrmin explained during who has served as cation, only one person in the ceremony. Liberty's provost and the history of the school Guillcrmin also said that Vice President of STUDENTS TOUR EUROPE: Fifteen had been honored by LU with "photographic portraits" will Academic Affairs for Liberty students were exposed to six other cultures this sum­ a lifetime appointment. Two be placed in the library next to over seven years, is mer, during a tour of Europe sponsored by the School of names were added to the list that of the only other recipient awarded the title of Business and Government. The tour will be repeated again during the 1994 Academic of the award, Dr. Ernest Little. "Provost Emeritus." this May. Page 2. Convocation, as retiring Although Mills was not Provost and Vice President of available for comment, Academic Affairs Dr. Earl Guillcrmin said Mills will (Bottom) Dr. Richard SPIRITUAL EMPHASIS WEEK: Mills and seminary professor remain with the university as Patterson, Liberty semi­ Liberty spiritual life will receive a special boost during Dr. Richard Patterson were administrative assistant to the nary professor, was Spiritual Emphasis Week, running from Sunday, Sept. 11 honored with emeritus titles. president for academic affairs. named "Distinguished through Wcdneseday, Sept. 14. Ministering will be Randy "Although both of these Guillcrmin also slated that Hoguc and James Peoples. Page 3. Professor" and "Prof­ gentlemen will continue to until the position of provost is essor Emeritus" at the remain with the university, filled, all duties of the provost Wednesday, Aug. 31, aca­ an emeritus appointment t is and vice president of academ­ SPECIAL demic convocation. given to a person who has ic affairs will operate from the REPORT: Thei retired from active service. It is a lifetime appointment See Lifetime, Page 3 sounds of construction by .lawn Chrlstod may soon resound from Candler's Mountain as a new development is built. The 2,000-acre-plus site Donors set up funds will include 10 acres approximately $1 million over upon their deaths. The scheduled for multi-family the past ten years to a scholar­ Schillings also invested the dwellings — suitable for HARRINGTON Editor in Chief ship fund which was set up at first $2 million of their revo­ off-campus apartments Liberty in their name. These cable trust assets Wednesday. Page 4. Liberty students were intro­ funds are designated by the "God has given us true duced to a major investor in Schillings exclusively for the friends in the Schillings. In many of their college edu­ granting of scholarships to the generation ahead of us lit­ IN OUR OPINION: Litter is an obvious prob cations Wednesday as Chan­ students training to be pastors, erally hundreds of pastors lem around campus and shouldn't be. If students picked up cellor Jerry Falwell invited missionaries, evangelists or missionaries, evangelists and their own trash, and sometimes even other peoples', the cam Earl Schilling and his wife full-time Christian workers. full-time Christian workers pus would be cleaner and neater and make a better impressior Anne onto the platform dur­ The Schillings have today will be provided financial byJajonChrlstofl ing the annual Academic (Aug. 31) established a revo­ assistance through the THANK YOU — Earl and Anne Schilling receive a Convocation. cable trust which will add sev­ Schilling scholarships so they FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK: standing ovation during academic convocation. Mr. and Mrs. Schilling of eral million dollars to the Ironton, Ohio, have given Schillings Scholarship Fund See Schilling, Page 4 Over the past several years, seniors have seemed to lose the few privleges they once had — parking, Liberty senior dorms, etc. The LU admissions Liberty Champion's Editor in Chief, Shannon will not D. Harrington, calls for a rises 500 students students enrolled in the resi­ renewal of senior privleges By TIMOTHY J. GIBBONS dent program this semester, in his weekly column. News Editor Page 5. more than 2,000 of them produce Liberty University's total fall into the categories of FEATURE SPOTLIGHT: Do LU students enrollment has jumped almost freshman, transfer and former who were homeschooled have an advantage over their more 500 students more than last students. Former students are Selah traditionally schooled counterparts? The Liberty year's total, according to pre­ those who have attended Lib­ Champion discusses this with some former homeschool liminary figures compiled by erty in the past, but did not last the Office of Admissions. semester. By JANETTA CAMPBELL The large incoming class Champion Reporter ANSWERS PLEASE: The Liberty And although no figures are compiled regarding this, the contributed to the full dormi­ For the first time in Champion's man on the street asks "What advice do you new class may surpass last tory situation, Spencer ex­ Liberty's history, this school have for new LU students?" Page 7 year's in character and acade­ plained, because most of the year will not be commemorat­ mics as well as numbers, Jay students in the freshman ed by a yearbook. Because of group aren't old enough to LIFESTYLE: In honor of Grandparents' Day, Spencer, vice-president of budget cuts and downsizing, a live off campus. September 11, students share what lessions their grandpar admissions, said. traditional yearbook will not ents have passed down the line to them.Page 8. "Last year's class was a "I believe sixty to seventy be published. good class," said Jay Spencer, percent of the student body Several factors played a SPORTING vice-president of admissions. are freshmen or sophomores," role in the decision, Norm 'This year's class looks even Spencer said. Westervelt, vice-president of better." The vice-president said stu­ financial affairs, explained. NEWS: Flames Spencer said the staff dent recruitment has been The decision to cancel was football came to homes working check-in felt the in­ growing, due to wider general photo by Jason Chrlstoll made collectively and was across the nation as their coming students were polite exposure of the university. related to the school's over­ WHERE AM I — A student tries to figure out where first game of the session and well-behaved. Academi­ "We've got a small junior all financial condition, bal­ was televised Saturday cally, the vice-president said and senior class, (because) his last name fits in, as he stands in line for admissions. anced with perceived student night. Liberty won over the new class' Scholastic those recruitment years were gaining the school exposure, Spencer said. interest, he said. the Concord Mountain Achievement Test (SAT) smaller years," he explained. Spencer said. "We try to live up to our Prof. Ann Wharton, interim Lions, 52-0. Page 9. scores were about 10 points "But we've got some real "We're very aggressive in motto — we're the world's chairperson of the former higher than those of the previ­ momentum going." recruiting because we believe most exciting university." journalism department, now a ous class. The recent success of the part of the department of With the NFL season only in the vision Dr. Falwell has," NFL PREVIEW: Of the approximately 5,200 basketball team helped a lot in communication studies, said one week old, some of the Liberty Champion's writers and the cancellation of the year­ reporters already have their winners and losers figured out. book was discussed last Page 8. Cafeteria changes to self-serve dining spring with the final decision made during the summer. received have stated that they lines as quickly and efficient­ Other factors playing a THE FORECAST: By SARAH POLLAK would like to go back to the "My goal is that ly as possible." role in the decision were a Champion Reporter way things were last year. we handle the According to Minor, lack of staffing and limited approximately 28 people go Because of changing trends As one comment card on student interest. Currently, lines as quickly through the line in a minute, in the restaurant industry, ease the feedback board hanging in alternative publications and 700 in 25 minutes. WEDNESDAY of staff management and a the cafeteria stated, "The and efficiently as different means of recaptur­ desire for greater customer scrvc-yourself lines just don't In fact, the lines are moving ing the year in some perma­ ,-""' possible." service, Marriott Food belong." Another cried out in just as fast as they did last nent form are being consid­ C —Ernie Minor Services has changed the big letters, "SERVE US!!" year, Minor said, even though ered, Wharton said.