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The Liberty Champion, Volume 10, Issue 25) Liberty University DigitalCommons@Liberty University 1992 -- 1993 Liberty University School Newspaper 4-21-1993 04-21-93 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 10, Issue 25) Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_92_93 Recommended Citation "04-21-93 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 10, Issue 25)" (1993). 1992 -- 1993. Paper 24. http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_92_93/24 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Liberty University School Newspaper at DigitalCommons@Liberty University. It has been accepted for inclusion in 1992 -- 1993 by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Liberty University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Days to Graduation Community: Work on 23!!! the Lynchburg News: King's Players to Expressway begins present 'Catacombs' See Page 6 S«ePage 2 Feature: Liberty students LUSLLL: School adds The f announce engagements new counseling course See Page 9 SeePage 10 Opinion: Editor warns of Sports: Flames Nonprofit org. baseball drops U.S. Postage yellow journalism Paid SeePage 4 cnampion 4, wins 1 Lynchburg, Va. SeePage 11 Permit No. 136 Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va. Wednesday, April 21,1993 Vol. 10, No. 25 Theater clean-up, renovation to begin By WENDY WILLSON In 1910, all of the theater burned to lieu of a parking lot and placed it as Champion Reporter the ground except the stage which the first Lynchburg site in the national The Lynchburg Academy of Music was saved by an asbestos curtain that Register of Historic Places. Theater, purchased by Liberty Uni­ is still intact The academy reopened Liberty bought the academy in 1985 versity in 1985, is scheduled to begin in 1912tohostcelebritiessuchasBob for $30,000 and has since invested renovation as soon as $3 million in Hope, Efrem Zembasist, Paderewski, $300,000 for a new roof and for the funds is raised. George M. Cohan and Sarah design to restore the building. According to Dr. David Allison, Bernhardt. Ina 1986 issue of the News and Daily LU associate professor of drama and One of the greatest performances Register, Chancellor Jerry Falwell said chairman of the theater clean-up, the occurred when the 250 member cast Liberty obtained the academy in or­ academy will be shared with many of of Ben Hur installed treadmills into der "to prevent the destruction of an the Lynchburg community's music the stage to feature chariot races with historic landmark." and theater groups but requires vol­ 12 live horses. The academy, located on Main unteer time donated by Liberty stu­ Converted into a movie theater in Street on the hillside of the James dents who are interested in seeing the the 1940s, the academy functioned as River, will be restored to its original theater resurrected. such until 1958. The building was left color scheme of green, ivory and The academy was built in 1905 and to deteriorate until 1968 when the gold, seating an audience of 950 on The Academy of Music Theater, located in Presently, the university is planning mass clean­ began operating as a professional thea­ newly organized Friends of the Acad­ downtown Lynchburg, was purchased by Lib­ up in order to prepare the building for a $3 ter. emy saved it from being destroyed in See Theater, Page 10 erty University more than eight years ago. million restoration. Graduate SGA elections begin; it Do you know what your vote cost?'» 5 $400-J candidates announce platforms | S 490 FROM STAFF REPORTS during the day, special evening hours will be candidate is Steve Mentzer, candidate for sec­ SH ) ) • Liberty students enrolled in the graduate held. retary is S. Wade Cox and treasurer candidate s?) ) program will be voting next week on the The graduate SGA, similar to the under- is David C. Green. i i i graduate Student Government Association graduatcorganization.is responsible for help­ 1 officers for th&-1993-94 school year. The ing meet the needs of the graduate students Griffith, from Detroit, Mich., is pursuing a \LDOLLAR § C s positions open include: president, vice presi­ while attending Liberty. master's degree in counseling. Since attend­ oc n c 1 I ec f 1 dent, secretary and treasurer. Activities and special student services are ing Liberty, he has established a counseling $100- m 3 e "3 1 ! 06 s 5 The voting will take place on Monday, the primary function, in addition to the equal fellowship for students involved in the gradu­ c •o >> .2 April 26 through Wednesday, April 28 during representation with faculty and administra­ ate program. C I 2 B ec I regular class hours in Ron Hawkins' office in tion. 05 l 1 Some of Griffith's platform ideas include: 887 679 707 817 1030 527 481 1039 the Religion Hall. The candidates for president include Rich­ TOTAL VOTES In addition, for students unable to vote ard Griffith and Mack Jarvis. Vice president See Elections, Page 10 To t * 11 reflect ipproximitc ipending figurei «t obtained from each campaign Reaching the community Psi Chi, volleyball team help in area Special Olympics By MELISSA McDANIEL means so much to them," Craig Beyer, Special to the Champion "I'm glad I had this junior psychology major, said. "Let me win, but if I cannot, let me Those involved in the Special Olym­ be brave in the attempt" is the pledge opportunity to give pics felt that there is also a very posi­ of every special Olympian who par- such a small part of tive effect in the community. ticipatedin this year'ssummer games, myself that means "I think it's neat that we so often Saturday, April 17, at Lynchburg say that we should get out into the College. so much to them." community, and now we finally did," The volunteers for the day included —Craig Beyer Kay Davenport, senior missions ma­ members of the Virginia Amateur LU Psychology Major jor, said. Radio Association, a group from GTE, Other LU students agreed that the various fraternities and sororities from don. community was aided through the Lynchburg College in addition to stu­ Among the track and field events day's events. dents from the Liberty Psychology were the shot-put, high jump, stand­ "It (Special Olympics) gave us a Club, Psi Chi and the women's vol­ ing long jump, softball throw, chance to show we care more about leyball team. walking, running and wheelchair Lynchburg than just the mountain," In spite of the chilly weather, each races. Jeff Thomas, senior psychology Olympian competed in the various The predominate feeling of all those major and president of Psi Chi, events of the day. who participated in Special Olympics stated. The main athletic events consisted was the privilege of giving of them­ The next local Special Olympic of track and field as well as softball selves and how much they receive in games will be held Saturday, May 14, and were broken down by divisions return. at Lynchburg College. Anyone who according to the athlete's age and am­ "I'm glad I had this opportunity to is available is encouraged to volun­ bulatory or non-ambulatory condi- give such a small part of myself that teer. Library conducts student survey, plans for future improvements By JOANNA TEDDER an attempt to find out why certain According to Barnett, the library Assistant Copy Editor students use the library and why oth­ hopes to buy more current books for The campus library conducted ers do not. the library as well as improve the CD- surveys again this year to gain an "We're trying to find out what the ROM index systems. understanding of the students' needs students are pleased with and what Barnett staled mat in the past year, within its facilities. they are displaced with," Barnett said. the library has been used more by stu­ According to Dr. David Barnett, "We use the results from the surveys dents, especially upperclassmen. dean of the LU library, surveys are to adjust or alter the library in terms of Barnett also added that the fresh­ given each year to students, faculty services." man seminar library tours have aided and library users. The random over­ Barnett has been pleased with the underclassmen in finding informa­ view of library services gives library student participation in this year's tion and learning about services in officials a basic guide to improve­ library surveys. LU's library. More than 48 LU CQuplm went back in time Jennifer Blornstrprn, Krisje Tesch and Jen- ments that need to be made in the "We have gotten a very good re­ Further information on library i MirVorid War II and the year 1945 last Satur- ntfer Nelson await a ride to the dinnerparty library. sponse," he said, adding that for the improvements and complete survey day. April 17, when they participated in the in a vintage car donated for the evening by a Students, both in the library and most part the questionnaires are resultswill appear in furiure articles Miller House's spring banquet, local Lynchburg resident outside the library, are questioned in completed with seriousness. in The Champion. Page 2, The Champion Wednesday, April 21,1993 Around King's Players add play, 'Catacombs,' to the world repertoire, plan campus performance By WENDY WILLSON Dobson's "Focus on the Family," is the Christians forced them into hid­ critical roles of James Smith, Captain Florida seeks crime help Champion Reporter known as one of the truly great play­ ing, specifically in the catacombs," Slater and Sam, respectively. The King's Players, which was wrights of modern times. Allison said. In addition, the supporting cast MIAMI, Fla. *— Moments after Florida Gov. Lawton Chiles announced founded in 1960 by Dr.
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