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I FLAMES BUCK THE BUGS, 81 Fountain 50-10 •\\ y %ji«* construction begins^ 2~5f& Anniverjjtry LIBERTY CHAMPION ^ TUESDAY, October 23, 2007 VOL 25 KO. 7 fe Married students will call Liberty Ridge 'home' 5y Chr'uti Corbin University's nursing program. to tell a story of how their car battery NKWS REPORTER The house Smith moved into was ev­ died, and LUPD arrived at the scene erything she had wanted, with two bed­ shortly after they called for help. "Everything here is beautiful. I have rooms, two bathrooms, sun windows, "You can't beat the safety here," said prayed for a bedroom with a sunroom marble kitchen counters, high ceilings Smith. for two years, and God answered above and a radio that plays throughout the Smith is also thankful for the main­ and beyond what I imagined," Smith house. tenance team at Liberty Ridge. Project said. Bad experiences with her previous manager Wendell Ellege had already God answered a lot of prayers for landlord made Smith grateful for Lib­ stopped in to fix the shower. Smith, who moved less than three weeks erty Ridge's realtor, Elizabeth Simms. "Wendell and the maintenance team ago into Liberty Ridge, which was previ­ Smith said that Simms, of Forest Realty are wonderful," Smith said. ously Liberty Village and is located south Company, helped at all times and was Lee Beaumont says that is why the of Liberty oh Candlers Mountain Road. very supportive during the move. university bought Liberty Village and She made the move from Greensboro, Rebecca and Jessica Smith could not turned it into Liberty Ridge. ALEX TOWERS N.C., to Lynchburg, Va., so that daugh­ stop smiling while talking about the Lib­ MOVING IN — Liberty Ridge currently contains 26 housing units. ter Jessica Smith could attend Liberty erty Ridge community. They proceeded Please see LIBERTY RIDGE, A6 Law students Aviation team raise the bar soars to win By Mitchell Malcheff By Amanda Forth NEWS REPORTER NKWS REPORTER The Liberty University School of Law moved Liberty University won the regional Nation­ one step closer to permanent accreditation al Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) thanks to a projected 89 percent success rate competition for the third time in a row. by its graduates on the Virginia and other state The competition was hosted this past week­ bar exams. end by Liberty University at Lynchburg Re­ The success of a law school's first-year stu­ gional Airport. dents is a crucial factor in determining wheth­ Liberty won the safety award and also er a school will receive full accreditation. Dean earned team victories for both the flying and Mat Staver was ground events. pleased by the high Other schools who competed and placed rate of success. were Hampton University, second; Averett "We believe in University, third; and Caldwell Community our students, and College, fourth. we expect them to "The enthusiasm of collegiate students com­ succeed," he said. peting has been great. One thing we have been "It's a big mile­ trying to do this year is get the camaraderie be­ stone for a new tween the schools so they can get to know each school to hit 70 per­ other personally," said the Aviation depart­ cent." ment Chairman Ernie Rogers. The average suc­ . The team captain Jonathan Bullock, is a se­ cess rate for a new nior at Liberty and will be graduating in De­ school such as Lib­ cember. Bullock has been on the team for four erty generally hov­ DEAN MAT STAVER years after coming to the school with his pri­ ers between 30 and vate pilot's license, which is a requirement for 40 percent. Established Virginia law schools the team members. average only 71 percent. Liberty's success Bullock is one of the four returning students ranks among the elite in the nation. on the team. He and the rest of the team placed Staver listed several factors that he believes in almost every event. Bullock took second in account for the difference. Students are sub­ the top pilot competition. jected to a rigorous program. Members of the In the computer accuracy event, Chad Mc- American Bar Association (ABA) site team Clure took third place, Bryan Lockhart fourth, placed Liberty's legal education program in Al.KX TOWKKS Bullock fifth and Eric Carter came in sixth. the top one percent in the country. Bullock placed second in the pre-flight inspec­ At the beginning of the Fall of 2006, Dean tion event, and John Lazzi and Carter placed Staver challenged the students to compete Meet the Chancellor fourth and seventh, respectively. head-to-head in bar passage rates against the In the aircraft recognition event, the stu­ nation's topped-ranked schools. dents were shown a picture of either an aircraft "They accepted the challenge and obviously True or False? Read A8 to find out or a part of an aircraft for three seconds and succeeded," he said. were required to identify the model, make and In addition, he said that the students are HE THREW CHICKENS INTO THE CAFETERIA WHEN HE WAS A STUDENT. other details of the aircraft. blessed by God, mission-driven and always In this event, Bullock earned third, Lazzi conscious of what their objective is. HE CALLS HIS WIFE, BECKI, HIS SECRET WEAPON. fifth, Alex Boyd sixth and Christian Eberle came in ninth. Please see LAW SCHOOL, A5 HE GRADUATED WITH A 4.0 GPA. Please see AVIATION, A4 Professor's book tackles the Creation-Evolution debate UNRAVELING By Charles S. COM Studies course required at Liberty. and complicated or too simple and not explain the production of t ONTROVIRSY NKWS REPORTER The book deals with the assumptions repetitive. With "Origins," he seeks life and survival of organisms. behind both creationism and evolu­ to provide a sort of middle, ground There are many random fac­ Dr. David DeWitt has not only tionism while providing a firm case approach that readers can readily tors, such as whether or not taught Creation Studies at Liberty for the former, DeWitt said. This is understand, he said, but not without a plant receives proper sun­ University for a decade and helped the first book the lab coat-donning the use of Scripture and a solid pre­ light under a canopy of trees, biology students assemble scientific Ph.D. has written. sentation of fact and logic. which determine survival and growth, not only genetic ad­ presentations, but he has also au­ "The starting assumptions that DeWitt said he treats evolution­ ... w* jiff""' thored a new book that addresses the are made under each theory will play ism fairly in the book, which means vantage, according to DeW­ very heart of the creation vs. evolu­ a decisive role in shaping the discus­ there are no illogical claims or ad itt. tion debate. sion and the final conclusions," De- hominem (personal) attacks against "Evolution issues are in First published in June, "Unravel­ Witt writes in the second chapter. key proponents of evolution. the news every day," DeWitt ing the Origins Controversy" is now DeWitt said many books support­ Using an example of his approach, said. Pfe.D. the main textbook for the Creation ing creation are either too detailed DeWitt said natural selection does Please see DEWITT, A6 inside the champion this week at liberty OPINION SPORTS LIFE Reflections Quiet Giant Gamers Unite The Falwell vision: lessons Liberty outside linebacker Recent release of Halo 3 from the past and looking Vince Redd lets his actions raises video game violence i toward the future, A7 speak for themselves, B4 debate, B7 HOMECOMING GAME • SATURDAY • 1 P.M. TUESDAY, October 23,2007 PAGEA2, Liberty Champion The Last Musketeer: Long-time Falwell friend gives back going to grow into something right here." Stadium growth is something that those involved with Liberty athletics want to see become a re­ ality. Apart from talks of adding bleachers and permanent boxes to the stadium, Booth is working to help add a unique improvement to the stadium. "Last spring we contacted Bat Ma­ sonry to investigate the opportunity to enclose our football field with a four-foot brick wall," said Barber. "There are several major universi­ ties that have done this, and it cre­ ates a beautiful ambience for foot­ ball Saturdays. We will continue to raise funds which will allow us to do this and other important projects to make Williams Stadium the best it can be." One purchase made by Booth and the Three Musketeers several de­ cades ago would vastly impact the late Falwell's ministry. In the early '60s, a man by the name of Gene Dixon provided Thomas Road Bap­ tist Church with its first airplane in order to get the reverend to various NICK POOLE evangelistic events faster. Several By Eric Brown ture is currently the tallest building because we would come up with Virginia, but beyond. The universi­ years later the church's Three Mus­ keteers purchased a Cessna 414, a SPORTS KD1TOR in the Hill City. such crazy ideas." ty, through its Executive Vice Presi­ "The business world has given me Although Burruss and Leonard dent and Provost, will continue dis­ larger pressurized plane.