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Scholars Crossing 2007 -- 2008 Liberty University School Newspaper Fall 10-10-2007 10-16-07 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 25, Issue 6) Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_07_08 Recommended Citation "10-16-07 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 25, Issue 6)" (2007). 2007 -- 2008. 6. https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_07_08/6 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 2007 -- 2008 by an authorized administrator of Scholars Crossing. For more information, please contact [email protected]. V ,;?*• *•'". ff ****•**» * 1 * Bl Flames Prey on Owls 2-5 f& AnnterJary LIBERTY CHAMPION 4 TUESDAY, October i6,2007 VOL 25 NO. 6 )= Rumors of rape on campus unfounded LU administrators discuss campus safety and crime By Jennifer Schmidt tell the population," said Vice Presi Dr. Ronald Godwin, Executive Vice "Any sexual act directed against ASST. NEWS EDITOR dent of Student Affairs Mark Hine. President and Chief Operating Of another person, forcibly and/or Two forcible on-campus sex of ficer. against that person's will; or not Rumors contending that mul fenses have been reported to LUPD Godwin continued to explain forcibly or against the person's will tiple Liberty students had been this semester. Both have been that "information was posted on where the victim is incapable of raped on campus recently circulat found to be true accusations. One the splash page within hours of giving consent" (www.securityon- ed throughout the Liberty student offender was a non-student who those two events." campus.org). body. In response to the nature has since been arrested and found By definitions provided by the Every institution of higher edu and swift spread of the rumors, guilty while the other has been, Clery Act of 1990, a forcible sex cation, both public and private, is Liberty administrators quickly in dealt with administratively through offense can include forcible rape, bound by the Clery Act to "disclose formed students through various the Office of Student Conduct. forcible sodomy, sexual assault certain timely and annual informa announcements that the rumors of "We have had two cases of clear with an object, or forcible fondling. tion about campus crime and secu rape were unsubstantiated. ly inappropriate behavior this se Non-forcible sex offenses would rity policies" (www.securityoncam- "I am glad we can say this did mester, but nothing remotely close include incest or statutory rape. A pus.org). not happen and if it did, we would to rape or attempted rape," said forcible sex offense is defined as Please see RAPE, A2 STEPHANIE RAFACZ 0% CFAW students MEANT TO LIVE — During the concert Switchfoot's lead singer toH students, "life is short, life is a bullet and it ends so fast. • »* * While ft lasts, 1 want to he living for what's most important." •. • * • • • *. • invade campus • * •J»v" * ••.•'.•* / • once again i * * • By Daniel Martinez NEWS REPORTER • * * ••••••: *. • • • College for a Weekend (CFAW) was held for the first time this se V -V V V • mester from Oct.11-14. Prospective students had the chance to visit • • • • *. * * . • • * • Liberty and drop in on classes, meal * . • «* . • • *, • times and extracurricular activities throughout the campus. ' • • If the campus seemed a bit more crowded than usual, the reason f can certainly be attributed to the "1,580 CFAW guests" on campus, according to Dr. Ergun Caner's announcement in convocation on .*sl Friday. Among those guests were 1,221 students and 285 parents as ft "• diverse as the Liberty student body, with some coming from as far away *** ! p^^m, as California, Georgia, Canada and *m | even New Zealand. • . • Besides attending classes and » convocation with LU students on Friday, these visitors also enjoyed • |y ^^ fii « * many other events. Jl . The Liberty University Theater • Department's newest musical, J "Crazy for You," opened with three performances over the weekend. The Liberty University Theatre's BRtTT HA newest musical, "Crazy for You", opened with three performances over the weekend, as did the an nual witnessing project Scaremare, Switchfoot rocks Liberty which was available the first three nights of the weekend. PLEASE SEE FOR MORE PICTURES AND FULL COVERAGE OF THE CONCERT Please see CFAW, A6 Students struggle to master User Account Control new Microsoft Office 2007 0) Windows needs your permission to continue. By Charted S. GOJJ INFT 110 is a three-credit elective Rowlette NEWS REPORTER that instructs the students in the said freshmen Allow Windows to make every day tasks more complicated 2007 version of Microsoft Word, and new trans Microsoft Office 2007 is here, Excel and PowerPoint. fer students can but that does not have to mean Rowlette said students can only pick up a transi confusion and failure for students. retake the test once. According to a tion guide CD m Details Allow Cancel About half the freshmen and new Liberty splash page announcement, free of charge transfer students who took the students who desire the retake in the School recent computer assessment test must sign up by Friday, Oct. 19 in of Engineering. QRAPIUCB^ NAIUII Till KM \N passed, according to Ann Rowlette, the School of Engineering located It highlights specific changes from through the "myitlab" program, hints and show students how to assistant professor of Information in the back of the computer lab. the interface of Office 2003 to that which is the software used for the specifically do a task in Word, Ex Technology. To ensure students pass the test of Office 2007. test, according to Rowlette. cel or PowerPoint, and this training Those who did not pass must the second time, Rowlette said, Rowlette said that a big change Students who desire to take the can be used for their entire time at either retake the computer assess "We're providing as many avenues is that toolbars have been replaced training should follow this link: Liberty. ment during their first semester as we possibly can. The student has by a ribbon. https://www.liberty.edu/index. or enroll in INFT 110 within their to show his own initiative and self- Students who have taken the cfm?PID=n8. Please see OFFICE, A5 first 45 credit hours, Rowlette said. discipline." test once can access online training She said the program can give m-.tik thech OPINION SPORTS LIFE New Leaders Clean Up Crew Identify Theft How Christian candidates Lady Flames volleyball College students are at look to make a difference team completes fourth high risk to become ID in upcoming elections, A4 straight sweep, Bl theft victims, B6 PAGE A2, Liberty Champion TUESDAY, October 16, 2007 "••::'-;. K~Y-'WX'-\'.r!X'.l':!i!-X:" -wo crwc amrw On-campus1 forcible sex offenses On-campus forcible sex offenses \ in residential areas On-campus non-forcible sex offenses On-campus residential2 non-forcible sex offen Public property3 forcible sex offenses Non-campus forcible sex offenses •—• -• »i * > '• Any property livened t>y Libert)- including 4,0110 acres of Liberty moanttrfn 2 Within teddence halls • Any propertyimm«fctf<-)y»dj««nf to ethooi gwund< ii • that statistics based on alleged criminal tocWents thai wre tttmMi to UUPD. Sometrfthese reports wirp lately fo»nd to bs un™bst»m1sl«l *«ofdintj M fnvestigstttim by UtPO, tort must renwlit on published words due to the Clay Art of 1990. \i -*.'•••' STEPHANIE RAFACZ RAPE: Untrue rumors cause unnecessary concern Continued from Al form," said Hine. If a rape is report who also pointed out the large dis first heard of the rumors of rape stand that we're here to promote ed and proven, schools are required tinction between a trained police when he was approached by a male safety, but we can't promise it," said The Clery Act summary posted on to share the time and location of the force, which Liberty has, and a mere Resident Assistant (RA) on Sep Smith. www.securityoncampus.org states, incident. security force. tember 25. Within the same hour, Smith also cited the 2007 Crime "The timely warning requirement Hine described the urgency of While Godwin, Hine, and Chief Carson was contacted by LUPD in Statistics and Safety brochure for is somewhat subjective and is only an isolated on-campus rape perpe Smith all lack an explanation for vestigators who told him that they stating that there are "many highly triggered when the school considers trated by a non-student as similar the origin or quick spread of the ru had received some calls about the trained people working hard to pro a crime to pose an ongoing 'threat to that of a "five-alarm fire." Hine mors, all agree that campus safety same rumor, yet no reports had vide a safe and secure campus." The to students and employees.'" stated that information of that kind is a joint responsibility in the hands been filed. Later that afternoon, brochure further reads, "Remember "We want to get information out would be shared through student of both the school administration Carson polled RAs attending a pre that safety is a community respon to Liberty University and the com leadership on the residence halls, and individual students. viously scheduled meeting. sibility." munity within an hour if we have on the splash page, or in a mass e- "We are not guilty of not commu "I asked how many RAs had "The stated objective of this of facts,"" LUPD Chief Randall E. mail. nicating with our students. Threats heard any rumors about rapes on fice is to provide safety and secu Smith, Jr. said. Universities are also required to will be reported," said Godwin. campus and over half of the room rity for the students," said Carson, Defining the nature of timely in annually publish statistical crime "Students have a personal obliga raised their hands," said Carson.