Scholars Crossing 2006 -- 2007 Liberty University School Newspaper Fall 9-5-2006 09-05-06 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 24, Issue 2) Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_06_07 Recommended Citation "09-05-06 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 24, Issue 2)" (2006). 2006 -- 2007. 1. https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_06_07/1 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 2006 -- 2007 by an authorized administrator of Scholars Crossing. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE LIBERTY CSERVING LIBERTY UNIVERSITY" FOR 24 YEARS SEPTEMBER 5, 2006 VOL. 24, NO. 2 VISIT WWW.LIBERTY.EDU/CHAMPION A woman's place In memoriam HoHAMPIOw do women fit into Life! remembers Adam N church leadership? A4 Bishop and Aaron Cooper B6 T.S. Ernesto drenches Lynchburg ByJoanne Tang there has been a smattering of hurricanes, including NEWS EDITOR John, which peaked at a Category 4 and is currently downgraded to a Tropical Storm. It has caused exten­ Wet leaves are sticking to shoes and many students' sive flooding and damage throughout Mexico, umbrellas have already failed them, torn and bent by California and Arizona. the strong winds. Some students are soaked to their For an animation showing the effects of hurricanes at knees, a sign that they have stepped in one or two pud­ different strengths, see http://hosted.ap.org/specials dles deeper than they thought. /interactives/_national/hurricanes/index_categor- Welcome to hurricane season 2006. Until last week, ies.html. there had not been much hurricane activity in Virginia. Tropical Storm Alberto struck the Florida coast the first Contact Joanne Tang at [email protected]. ALTON LYTTLE week of hurricane season in June, bringing with it LIGHT IN THE STORM — Prayer was moved Indoors in the wake of Ernesto. heavy winds and downpours. In July, Tropical Storm Beryl caused a stir in the Atlantic Ocean near New England. Among the storms so far to have been near the Students brave rain Atlantic region, Ernesto is by far the closest to Lynchburg this year. The Associated Press reported on Aug. 27 that Ernesto had become a Category 1 hurricane and was for All Night of Prayer heading toward Haiti. By Aug. 29, when it made landfall in Florida, Ernesto had been downgraded to a Tropical ByAmyFieid it, like the prayer stations we Storm, according to the National Hurricane Center. ASST. NEWS EDITOR wanted to have." It soon As it made its way up the coast, it battered North SlOiT became evident that the plans Carolina, Virginia and Maryland with torrential down­ r 1 r P c The effects of a passing that he had for the event pours and flooding in many areas. Virginia Gov. Tim tropical storm, flooding and might not work out on Kaine called for a state of emergency Thursday, Aug. 31, torrential rain did nothing to account of the weather condi­ in light of the approaching storm. tropical depression hinder the prayers that flowed tions. At Liberty, it was business as usual. Getting around during Liberty's All Night of With the plans up in the air, was difficult and traffic was horrendous. The halls tropica! storm Prayer. Students from all over the event was originally relo­ inside DeMoss and Campus North could not be dried the campus filled the Schilling cated from outside the Prayer fast enough before another onslaught of wet shoes and : ; Center to spend at least one Chapel to indoors at the Vines dripping umbrellas would turn the floors into an indoor hour prajang there, for our Center. Slip 'N Slide. ^°» mcountry , loved ones and those After that, a false rumor category 2 In Lynchburg, the rairi was a welcome sight for many across the world. about a cancellation of the farmers, who have been crippled by a long-standing coiegat)' ci From li p.m. on Friday. entire event swept the cam­ drought. In all, Lynchburg received more than six inch­ September 1, until the early pus. It was quickly put to rest es of rain. There was no major damage reported, though category 4 morning light of the next day, with an announcement on the there were many downed trees. In Richmond, there students and faculty tcok part splash page. were four fatalities and several hundred thousand resi­ in the All Night of Prayer. Finally, when the last straw dents lost power. category 5 Despite uncertain circum­ came in the form of flooding Saturday, Sept. 2, brought a surprise as the sun stances that surrounded the in the Vines Center, Carson emerged from the storm clouds and Ernesto left planning of the event, they did spoke with Resident Directors Lynchburg, its last vestiges of rain drying in the bright -iK %*~\^^^ ** not take a toll on its success. and decided students could sunlight and balmy 68-degree temperature. "The Lord really took con­ have prayer in their own halls. Overall, this hurricane season has been tamer than trol of the All Night of Prayer," forecasters previously predicted. Among the six storms LESLIE PAKAMYTIIEKNG said Dwayne Carson, Campus that have passed through the Atlantic region, all but ISLAND HOPPING — As Ernesto moved north, scientists measured the Pastor for Discipleship. "I had Please see PRAYER, page A3 Ernesto were Tropical Storms at their peak. In the west, strength of the storm using the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. some ideas about enhancing Feeling the pinch at the pump Clayton King returns to SEW By Matthew Hegarty Great emphasis was placed on God and the MANAGING EDITOR working and leading of the Holy Spirit By Joshua King Sophomore Jonathan Edds agrees. "I throughout the service. Campus Pastor David NEWS REPORTER think prices around here are terrible com­ pared to what they should be, but in For Spiritual Emphasis Week this year, the McKinney issued a word of warning to the Department of Spiritual Life has decided to go crowd about the service's intent. "If you came As most drivers are aware, the heat out­ Kansas they were worse," he said. with what it knows - Clayton King, a self- here tonight for a cool concert, you came to the side was not the only thing burning up this Anthony Hernandez, also a sophomore, described countiy boy from Fountain Inn, S.C., wrong place," McKinney said. summer. Wherever your destination might is thankful for the change. "In was invited back for a second straight fall Jacksonville, Florida, it's about 20 cents The response was so positive that the cam­ have been, traveling in a motor vehicle semester. ' higher than it is here," he said. pus pastors collectively decided to keep the inevitably involved burning some gasoline. King expressed his delight in being asked to three remaining service in the Vines Center Unfortunately, as the summer tempera­ "Everywhere I drive around here, I always think, 'Wow, that's really cheap.'" return to Liberty Mountain. "I'm really hum­ instead of in the TRBC sanctuary as originally tures steadily rose, so also did the price of bled and honored to be asked to come back," intended. Carson said, "It's like the all-night of Other students, like Dave Allison, are gas nationwide. People especially began to King said. "I'm excited." prayer - God had other plans." not as encouraged by what gas stations are feel pain at the pump when prices soared King brings a unique perspective on life and Campus Pastor Chris Deitsch mentioned the posting. "All around I think it's outra­ past $3 a gallon. ministry. He was adopted shortly after birth by excitement of the Campus Pastor's Office. geous," he said. "I have a Toyota Camry Thankfully, with summer quickly draw­ Joe and Jane King, devout Southern Baptists "I think that our students are catching a and it took close to $40 to fill it up. It's just ing to a close, gas prices are finally begin­ who instructed him in both the fear and admo­ glimpse of God," Deitsch said. ridiculous." ning their descent back to normalcy. In nition of the Lord and in an appreciation for all Please see GAS, page A3 fact, they are falling faster than most pre­ things Southern. Contact Matthew Hegarty at mjhegarty dicted. Fred Rozell of the Oil Price King trusted Christ when he was 14 and @liberty.edu. Information Service (OPIS) was immediately felt called to minister the gospel. quoted this past Tuesday in USA "That's all I've ever really wanted to do is Today as saying that by preach the gospel," he said. "I didn't come from Thanksgiving, people will be paying a long line of preachers. No one in my family is closer to $2 for regular unleaded in the ministry." % gasoline. As of Sept. 1, the average Yesterday in convocation, Campus Pastor price per gallon for Virginia was Johnnie Moore informed the students that $2.65, according to the OPIS. This Sunday night was the most well-attended serv­ 0 should be good news to Liberty stu­ ice in the history of SEW. Well over 4,000 dents settling back into Lynchburg attendees heard King speak on what was, even for the fall semester. to him, a surprise message. Despite the fact that gas prices are Instead of his intended sermon on Luke 14 getting slightly cheaper by the day, and Jesus' parable of the wedding feast, King %[*^Hpii^^^^i^^^rff the feelings of students across cam­ preached on the story of Jesus and the pus are fairly mixed when it comes to Samaritan woman in John chapter 4.