Scholars Crossing 1995 -- 1996 Liberty University School Newspaper 3-26-1996 03-26-96 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 13, Issue 20) Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_95_96 Recommended Citation "03-26-96 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 13, Issue 20)" (1996). 1995 -- 1996. 21. https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_95_96/21 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 1995 -- 1996 by an authorized administrator of Scholars Crossing. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Wed. 24/45 Thur. 22/45 Campus mourns nursing student's death pg.2 Hundreds travel across globe for missions PJI-O Bulk Rate U.S. Postage Liberty University, Lynchburg. Va Tuesday, March 26, 1996 Vol. 13, No. 20 Paid I .ynchburg, Va. Permit No. 136 Debaters Dole to address grads take tourney Falwell extends Palermo also went into elimination Varsity, JV, rounds where they were matched invitation against Johnson/Tynes. Because novice compete debate rules do not allow teams from the same school to debate each to candidate on campus other, Johnson/Tynes continued By TIMOTHY J. GIBBONS because diey had a better record. Editor in Giief By JON SWENSON Faulconer was named the fifth Cliampion Reporter individual speaker while Doug Senator and presidential candidate Robert Johnson came in eighth. Dole will be delivering the commencement The LU debate team hosted and address to the 1996 graduating class, LU won the American Debate NOVICE Chancellor Jerry Falwell announced recently. Association's (ADA) national tour­ Every novice team from LU Dole, R-Kan., will speak at the 10 am. May 11 nament during the weekend of broke into elimination rounds. ceremony. According to Scott Hatch, executive spring break, March 9-11. The novice teams were: Morina director of Families for Dole, a topic for the speech Liberty had the most teams break Martin and Trishlynn Hampton, has not been chosen yet because of the pressures of into elimination rounds, garnering Jennifer Anderson and Ann Isaac, campaigning for the GOP nomination. the highest score of the 30 schools Mark Crawford and Jonathan The senator agreed to speak, Hatch said, competing, including the universi­ Abraham, Nathan Johnson and Jon because of his friendship with Falwell. "It ties of Georgia, Kentucky, Swenson. came about with just a meeting between the Michigan and Southern California. Liberty had two chances to beat senator and Rev. Falwell," he said. "They've Methodist College and win the final been friends for a long time. It was just a per­ VARSITY round in the novice division. sonal invitation." On the varsity level, LU had However, Methodist beat both Dole has been part of the United States three teams competing; these were Johnson/Swenson and Martin/ Senate since 1968. In 1971, he became chair­ Bill Lawrence and Lay la Hinton, Hampton in the last two rounds of the man of the Republican National Committee. R.J. Snell and John Barr, and tournament and won the division. He took part in his first of four runs for the Heather Holter and Dave Chapa. Liberty did better individually, White House in 1976 when Gerald Ford select­ The two teams of Lawrence/ with the following students winning ed him as his vice-presidential running mate. Hinton and Snell/Barr broke into awards: The senator was born in Russell, Kan., in elimination rounds. Jennifer Anderson, second speaker 1923. He grew up witii his parents, two sisters Lawrence and Hinton made it to Jon Swenson, third speaker and a brother. After enlisting in the army in semifinals before losing to the tour­ Ann Isaac, fourth speaker 1942 he was shot in Italy while fighting nament winner from the University Jonathan Abraham, seventh German soldiers. of the Redlands. Snell and Barr lost speaker It took him close to four years to rehabilitate in octofinals. Mark Crawford, eighth speaker from his wounds — including a shattered right "In most tournaments at the shoulder, which left his right hand unusable. national level, the field competing NDT APPROACHES He was helped with medical costs by the peo­ is usually divided with very good Liberty's next debate completion ple in his hometown, who donated nickels and teams and some poor teams mixed will be the National Debate dimes totalling $1,800. in so you can count on a few easier Tournament finals. After earning his law degree from Washburn rounds," Hinton said. "At this tour­ "We expect to finish as one of the University in 1952, Dole returned home to nament every team was really com­ top eight teams at the NDT tourna­ Russell where local leaders suggested he run petitive, so Bill and I had hard ment. When you reach that level, all for the state legislature. After serving in this photo courtesy of World Wide Photos debates every round." the teams are so good that anything post, he went on to serve as a county attorney PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL— Sen. Robert Dole, R-Kan., will be the commence­ Lawrence and Hinton ended the can happen," Debate Head Coach and a U.S. Congressman. ment speaker for the 1996 graduation ceremony. preliminary rounds 7-1 and beat Brett O'Donnell said. "Liberty is four out of the five top-ranked beginning to be in the position to teams they debated. The only actually win the NDT tournament." team they lost to during the whole The tournament comprises 74 Tickets Franklin Graham slated tournament was Redlands. teams. The top 16 teams in the nation — including Liberty's regulated JUNIOR VARSITY Lawrence and Hinton duo — are Graduates who intend to have to speak at baccalaureate LU debaters Doug Johnson and automatically entered. relatives attend the graduation nication at Samaritan's Purse. Stephen Tynes made it to die final The rest of the field is decided by ceremony have to make plans By TIMOTHY J. GIBBONS "Franklin often decides things round of die tournament before los­ district tournaments. LU's Snell/Barr now. Because of the popularity of Editor in Chief ing to James Madison University. matchup are going to the NDT based the speaker and limited seating in — even his crusade messages Jennifer Faulconer and Amy on their standings in the district the Vines Center, the school is The 1996 baccalaureate ser­ — the week before," he said. regulating distribution of tickets. vice will be led by Rev. However, Graham will proba­ bly deliver the same evangelical "You can nave however many Franklin Graham, president of style of message that character­ you need," said Barbara outreach group Samaritan's izes the crusades, Roebbelen LU hosts tourney Bbofhe, registrar. "We want Purse and son of world-famous evangelist Billy Graham, said. "I've heard him preach on During a national debate tourna­ the weekend of spring break and accurate numbers." Franklin Graham is the first other Christian campuses and his ment, the host has much responsi­ provided free lunches — unusual The school is asking seniors to vice chairman of the board of message doesn't change." He bility. For example, the host must anemities at most tournaments let the registrar's office know the directors of the Billy Graham added that it would be a sermon orchestrate 120 debaters getting to On Sunday night, the tournament names of the relatives who plan to Evangelistic Association and a of "personal challenge." the right room every two hours held a banquet at the Holiday Inn. attend. "We want (them) to be well-known evangelist in his Graham is a graduate of throughout the tournament. After the dinner, all die debaters fairly«sure," Boothe said. "Most own right, conducting more Montreat-Anderson College Chris Lundberg, from the and their coaches had the opportu­ people have reserved hotel rooms than 10 crusades a year. and Appalachian State University of Redlands, said, nity to have a question and answer by now." He has just returned from two University. "Brett O'Donnell did a great job. session widi Jerry Falwell. At graduation rehearsal, gradu­ weeks of preaching in Australia. He also holds honorary doc­ photo courtesy of World Wide Photos This was the best-run tournament During the session, Falwell ates will receive tickets for "prime The topic of the sermon has torates from Toccoa Falls SON OF A PREACHER MAN — I've ever been to and the food shared his testimony with die seating areas" for the relatives not been decided yet, said Gary College, Leas McRae College Franklin Graham will preach at was great." debaters, who then asked questions. they said were coining. LU, Pepsico Inc. and Kroger Roebbelen, director of commu­ and National University. the baccalaureate service. sponsored the tournament during — Jon Swenson Assessment day planned ^r The students who enrolled dur­ administration can meet diem. "For several years, students By STEPHANIE KADAKEK AH odier students will be filling voiced complaints about having to Champion Reporter ing the fall of '94, or the spring of i ^i '95 will meet in DH 160-161. out surveys such as library assess­ run all over campus during registra­ Morning classes will be canceled ment surveys, which help the tion," she said. "Now the offices are 4 f % Commuters will report to the Vines m, f on Wednesday, April 3. Sound Center and till others report to the administration measure die useful­ all located in one convenient area." Bk% great? Well, there's a catch. cafeteria. ness of the library and the areas that The business offices are also open Instead of listening to lectures and Those who entered as freshmen most need improvement. later during registration because of i if taking notes, students will be com­ during the fall of 1994 or spring of These students will also complete suggestions made during the assess­ pleting special tests to measure aca­ 1995 will be taking tests similar to a spiritual life survey, which will ment testing.