Scholars Crossing 2000 -- 2001 Liberty University School Newspaper Spring 3-27-2001 03-27-01 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 18, Issue 18) Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_00_01 Recommended Citation "03-27-01 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 18, Issue 18)" (2001). 2000 -- 2001. 19. https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_00_01/19 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 2000 -- 2001 by an authorized administrator of Scholars Crossing. For more information, please contact [email protected]. LIBERTY UNIVERSITY - LYNCHBURG, VA • VOL. 18, NO, 18 Don't forget to ion set your clocks TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2001 ahead one hour By Julleanna Outten, reporter as possible, but inconvenience for some Sloan said that 1 tv , i • i i _ , I is inevitable. *. Liberty does have A This Parking Lot Closed" sign now The groans that were heard, when the March 31! • *4 adequate parking, Construction changes,r parking stands in front of the DeMoss lot. The change in parking was first announced *l - . 1 but it will not always lot was closed right before Spring Break in convocation last Monday, have been be convenient for due to the arrival of a 300-foot crane lessened with a few more changes. Ini­ -• « everyone. He said which will be used to place the steel tially all of P-1, the big lot to the north of * that it is a choice that beams on the roof. Religion Hall, was open to only com­ •4 must be made for the Students and faculty face the incon­ muters from 12 a.m.-4:30 p.m., but continued growth of venience of parking further away and Thursday it was changed so that only ll wiaw w ! INSIDE r*v»v/-.-'-''-.-''*^^ *' '* ' the school. walking more to get to their classrooms the lower-half is reserved for com­ -*• Adam Koop, a or dorms so that construcUon on muters. FlI sophomore in dorm ISN'T GOOD FRIDAY GOOD DeMoss can safely take place. Resident students may still park in ALEXANDRA HARPER 23-3, was thankful ENOUGH? Editor in chief Bill "As LU continues to grow, parking the upper-half, closest to the school SIGNS OF PROGRESS — StudentA s and faculty found out last Monday for the change. "My Murray tells why he thinks places may be taken up for buildings entrance, and may also park in the lower in convocation that DeMoss will be closed each day after 4 pjn. car was covered in classes should be cancelled for and make LU truly a walking campus," halffrom3p.m.-7a.m. However, Sloan mud," he said of hav­ Good Friday. Read his rant on Chief of Police Donald Sloan said. "Every warns that the LUPD will be stricter in was the case because residents living on ing to park in P-16 by David's Place in page 6. school struggles with parking, that's the enforcing the new parking laws. the circle did not drive to classes those the rain. nature of the beast" He noted that He said that the changes came after days. "Right now there's not a lot they • APRIL 15 IS COMING UP! Once many colleges such as UVa have much observing that at no time during the P-2, the Marriott parking lot, remains can do to make it better for everyone," again, tax time worse parking conditions. days of Wednesday or Thursday were all closed to all students from 12 a.m. - he said, realizing that the new parking is coming and School officials and Sloan are work­ of P-1, P-2 or P-16 ever full. He said that 4:30 p.m. so that faculty and staff may Uncle Sam ing to make parking as little a problem was surprising to him and believed that park there. Please see DEMOSS page 4 doesn't like you making mis­ takes. Thanks mmnHmseijfistmx-triSX'' ••,•.-*•* t»tmsamanmiu to the Life! sec­ tion, you won't have to worry about that. See their tax guide Students minister during break on page 9. By Lee Ann Livesay, reporter patience," Brian Fraser, a freshman, said. "I • WHAT IS MACY GRAY, ANYWAY? work some in construction at home and how Chris Price tells you what she is, Recipe for an incredible Spring Break: we do it at home and how we did it in Jamaica see page 3. Take 14 youth majors and one youth pro­ were completely different. I'm used to having a fessor and put them on an island for a week. It back hoe and cement truck compared to a is almost like Survivor III. wheelbarrow train and staUonary mixer." This Spring Break, Steve Vandegriff traveled The students learned a lot about coopera­ with 14 students to the Caribbean ChrisUan tion and teamwork on this trip. The team car­ Centre for the Deaf (CCCD) in Knockoatricks ried loads of cement and mortar up hill, requir­ &0UT Jamaici}. They Bpent the week there, soaking ing members of the team to work as a team. "I in the sun and a little bit of the culture. How­ really like the way all of our students worked ever, this trip was not just fun and games. together," said Vandegriff. Once there, the team faced an incredible Children from the school would often come • TUESDAY language barrier. They were the only hearing over and help the team. "It amazed me how Partly cloudy. people in a sea of deaf Jamaican children. The during the children's free time, they loved to High 45, Low 27. entire team knew little or no sign language come over and work side-by-side with us," when they left LU on Friday night before the Daneal Brown, a sophomore, said. break. While in Jamaica, the team members All mission trips require those going to be a • WEDNESDAY had to learn sign language so they could talk little bit flexible. This trip was no different. Partly cloudy. with the kids. However, even before they could High 55, Low 36. talk to one another, a friendship developed Please see TRIPS, page 4 between the LU students and the Jamaican children. • THURSDAY By Friday, team members were having Showers. entire conversations with the students, using High 55, Low 42. real signs and made up ones. "Even though this was a work project, the interaction with the deaf students was a highlight for me," Van­ degriff said. • FRIDAY Of course, learning sign language was Showers. something they could only do during their free High 63. Low 46. time. The real purpose of this trip: hard labor. Over the course of a week, the team learned how to mix and pour concrete. They learned • SATURDAY how to mix mortar and lay bricks. The team Showers. finished a driveway for the school, worked on PHOTO PROVIDED ^ High 69, Low 49 some new classrooms and added to their living PHOTO PROVIDED s HARD LABOR — Steve Vandegriff, youth professor, shows students quarters. MAKING FRIENDS — Sophomore Daneal Brown how to band re-bar. While in Jamaica students finished a driveway, It was a learning and growing experience for plays with one of the children at the Caribbean worked on new classrooms and added to their living quarters. all of the students. "For me, it was a lesson in Christian Centre for the Deaf in Jamaica. Win 2 tickets Marriott update: managers, workers pleased to the Jr./Sr.! By Matthew Trick, reporter riott served before renovations will start to resurface We at the Liberty Champion love the as students request them. students at LU, and we want to do The shine is off the new tile floor and people have He said that the students still love chicken something special for two lucky people stopped talking about the much-needed improve­ nuggets. Students consumed 22,000 nuggets the by giving away two tickets to the Jr. /Sr. \ ments to Marriott Students are used to the new first time they were servedthls semester. To enter the contest, stop by the Cham­ menu and have figured out what line to go to If they He is also pleased with the student response to pion office or check out our Web site ,^L i*. 'lit want pizza or a sub sandwich. While the students the new menu. The response cards have all been (www.llberty.edu/info/champion) on #' /*al had to make certain adjustments to the "new" Mar­ positive so far. Most of them say that the food is Wednesday, March 28, and obtain the «fo»u riott, the workers who put the food on the counters good and that they like the new atmosphere. We like "Liberty Champion Trivia Quiz." (Yeah, f M ak had to make even more. hearing that," Cole admitted. we even thought up that catchy name David Cole, General Manager for Sodexho Mar­ Angle Mays, Platform Leader for the Pizza Sta­ ourselves.) riott Services at Liberty, said that since the changes, tion, says that she has adjusted well to the changes. The tickets will be awarded to he and the other workers Team something new vnaj»T j «•»•- ^ w She, like Cole, says that there are still minor details whomever answers the most questions everyday." They are still getting used to the new to work out. correctly. In the eveni. of a tie, we will \kh i , 71 menu and the new way of doing things, but Cole Mays would like to see more of a variety of foods draw names from a hat (specifically a i, .