Scholars Crossing 1990 -- 1991 Liberty University School Newspaper 4-9-1991 04-09-91 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 8, Issue 24) Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_90_91 Recommended Citation "04-09-91 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 8, Issue 24)" (1991). 1990 -- 1991. 25. https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_90_91/25 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 1990 -- 1991 by an authorized administrator of Scholars Crossing. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Toying with Kurds? k I Do You Know Joe? Piay ball! The Champion examines the U.S. policy The campus movies will continue despite Champion writers offer their picks with the Kurdish rebels. See Page 2. the new movie policy. See Page 4. for the new season. See Page 6, 7 and 8. The Liberty Champion Liberty University, Lynchburg, Va. Tuesday, April 9,1991 Vol. 8, No. 24 U.S. Senate confirms President Guillermin to education council By CURT W. OLSON "It was the most thorough review News Editor process I have ever experienced." Liberty University President Dr. Concerning his own particular in­ A. Pierre Guillermin was con­ terests on the council, Guillermin firmed by the United States Senate said, "I have no preset agenda. I'm March 14 to serve on the 15-mem- interested only in being of service to ber National Advisory Council on the council." Educational Research and Im­ As president of LU, he is a member provement (NACERI). of the American Association of Guillermin, nominated by Presi­ Presidents of Independent Colleges dent George Bush October 23, and Universities, the Association of 1990, will serve a three-year term Evangelical Seminary Presidents on the advisory panel. and the Private College Advisory The council advises the presi­ Committee for the Virginia Council dent, the Congress, the secretary of of Higher Education. education and the assistant secre­ He also serves as a member of the tary of educational research and im­ board of directors of the Association Dr. A. Pierre Guillermin provement on educational issues of of Christian Schools International, national importance. NACERI the largest association of its kind, ton, D.C, who is the founding chair­ photo by Sttva Wright members make recommendations representing more than 15,000 man and director of the Challenger toward strengthening federal edu­ Christian teachers and approxi­ Center for Space and Science in Al­ "Lily, The Felon's Daughter" opens in Lloyd Auditorium Thursday evening. Pictured are cation in research and reform pro­ mately 400,000 students. exandria, Va., has taught at all levels the lead actor Jeff Cole and lead actress Jennifer Hadden. grams. Active in civic and community of education, kindergarten through Regarding his nomination to the affairs, he has served on tile board of graduate school, and is a leading "Felon's" play will feature council, Guillermin said he was directors of the Greater Lynchburg advocate of improving science edu­ aware of it many months before his Chamber of Commerce and as presi­ cation in elementary schools. nomination was announced in Oc­ dent and a board member of the Lyn­ The other educator, Eugene L. tober. chburg Rotary Club. Madiera is presently retired from audience participation During those months a Guillermin has been president of the Pennsylvania Education De­ By BEN LaFROMBOIS weak, oppose die villain. There were 60 people tiiat tried detailed and comprehensive LU since 1975. partment. He has taught in the Champion Reporter The melodrama will be character­ out for 13 parts. The strength of review of his back-ground was Two other educators were con­ U.S. and overseas, and he serves as Tom Taggart's "Lily, The ized by action, special effects and the cast is lodged within "good conducted by the FBI, the Secret firmed for the council as well. Dr. a consulting expert on migrant edu­ Felon's Daughter," an old-fash­ comedy, Miller explained. A chase character roles," Miller ex­ Service and other agencies. June Scobee-Rodgers of Washing- cation. ioned melodrama, will be per­ scene will be highlighted by die plained. Guillermin commented recently, formed by the Liberty University use of a strobe light, similar to die The play will also have music. drama department starting, this "Keystone Cop effect." There will be eight individual weekend, April 11-13, at 8 p.m. Anodier added attraction will be numbers. "The music will be The production will be "enter­ "comic bits." "They're corny," good for what it is: entertaining," Senate debates dress code, taining and full of action and audi­ Miller said, which will add an unex­ he said. ence participation," Dr, Roger pected element to the play's charac­ David Wyatt and Chris Miller, director, said. The play is ter. O'Bryon wdl provide die music TRBC church attendance a stylized acting form from die Miller also explained that die audi­ on die piano. 1890s. "It is a typical 1890s melo­ ence will take an active role in die "It is just fun," Miller said of By DOUGLAS R. DEMPSEY students to abandon one item of the traditional school drama," Miller said. production. "We will have signs tell­ die play. "Seeing die villain get The play will also draw out die ing die audience when to boo, hiss his reward, and seeing good Campus News Editor dress wardrobe: the tie. 'This isn't that radical of a bill," Discussion regarding bills to broaden the dress code at DeBoer said. "People aren't going to be coming to class audience's emotions. and cheer," MUler said. "It will be a triumph over evil," Miller said. LU and to eliminate the mandatory church attendance at in football jerseys and T-shirts." The play is "a tear-jerker" tiiat lot of fun for die audience," he added. "If people see it, diey'U enjoy it," Thomas Road Baptist Church rule in the Liberty Way DeBoer's bill would allow male students to wear tells how a beautiful romance is Integrating die comic bits and au­ Tickets are available in die dominated the recent senate meeting. sweaters, turtlenecks, and button-down shirts to class almost thwarted by die villain dience participation has been a chal­ DeMoss lobby Monday dirough Sen. Scott DeBoer sponsored the bill to allow students without having to don a tie. Craven Sinclair, played by Jay lenging aspect, Miller said. "The Friday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Prices the choice of where to attend church. "As we are all Sen. Kim Parson opposed the bill on the grounds of Rebsamen. Lily Fairweather, timing is essential," he remarked. are $3.25 for students, faculty and aware, there are various denominations represented at fairness and practicality— the current dress code isn't played by Jennifer Hadden, is die Miller feels his cast is above aver­ staff; $5.25 for general public. Liberty," DeBoer said. "But attendance at Thomas Road enforced anyway, she said. "I don't think it's fair that the heroin. She and her sweetheart, age. "It is a great cast, and it has been The play will also run during (Baptist Church) is still mandatory for all students." guys get a relaxed dress code when the girls don't," she Compton, who is handsome but fun working with diem," Miller said. die weekend of April 18-20. Sen. Kristy Erickson agreed with DeBoer on the need said. "Besides, there are already a lot of guys wearing to allow freedom of choice for students. "Liberty is a jeans and no ties." distinctively Christian school, not a distinctively Baptist Sen. Mark Gwartney also argued against the bill. "I Update on events school," Erickson said. "There are numerous students (at think this bill would shed a bad light on us (the senate) LU) who are not Baptists, so why should they be required with die administration," he said. "If you wear relaxed to attend a Baptist church?" clothing to class, then you will act more relaxed; and it Speaker search continues Several senators opposed the bill, however, because will come out in the way gentlemen act in class." they said LU was, in fact, primarily a Baptist institution. The bill passed die senate. By CURT W.0LS0N service. mencement speakers were taken "Why would a Presbyterian come to LU? They should go The senate also passed without debate a bill allowing News Editor While LU is attempting to refi­ from die survey of die faculty and to a Presbyterian school," Sen. Eric Larson said. "Why all students to park in die gravel lot behind die senior While the quest for the nanced die debt in Texas, die Ruth­ student body just before spring would they come here when they know they have to dorms. According to J.O. Reynolds, head of field serv­ refinancing of debt through a erford Institute has formally asked break. go to a Baptist church?" ices for LU, die current policy is to allow only seniors to Texas company and the tax exempt die Virginia State Supreme Court to Falwell mentioned die Rev. Billy Sen. Lori Aa ron argued that LU has intentionally park in die lot, but tickets have not been issued recently to bond appeal continues, the Rev. be allowed to appeal the tax exempt Graham, Focus on die Family's abandoned its strictly Baptist orientation. "If Dr. Falwell violators of die parking area. Jerry Falwell is also searching for bonds case to the U.S. Supreme Dr. James Dobson, Gen. Colin wanted this to be a Baptist school, then they shouldn't Sen. Doug Smith sponsored die bill.