Scholars Crossing 2012 – 2013 Liberty University School Newspaper 3-26-2013 03-26-13 (The Liberty Champion, volume 30 issue 18) Champion Liberty University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_12_13 Recommended Citation Champion, "03-26-13 (The Liberty Champion, volume 30 issue 18)" (2013). 2012 – 2013. 5. https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/paper_12_13/5 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 2012 – 2013 by an authorized administrator of Scholars Crossing. For more information, please contact [email protected]. j Today: Sunfly 50/31 Tomorrow: Sunny 48/31 - , ol..... :- ' Tuesday, March 26, 2013 libertychampibn.com Volume 30 • Issue 78 . I spring? . ' Proposed budget ' ' Laure~ Creelonor~ lcre,[email protected] . Lynchburg City Manager Kimball Payne announced the City of Lynch­ bµrg's proposed budget for 2014 on March 12. The budget includes funding for many different areas in the city, ac­ rcording to Payne's proposal. I "We've had a number of difficult bud­ gets over the last four years, especially January of 2009," Payne said. "We've made a number of adjustments, such as cutting spending and erasing tax increas­ es in the new budget and including a pay raise." According to Payne, th~ proposed bud­ get includes money for the general, capi­ tal, airport, water, sewer and storm water funds, among others. Without the begin­ I ning funds and transfers between them, the total amounts to $318.1 million. The 2014 budget is different than pre­ l. vious budgets. The 2013 budget proposal totaled $294.6 million, and the 2012 bud­ get amounted to $306.6 million. The obvious increase betWeen the bud­ get proposals is due to more spending on capital projects, fleet expenditures and the general fund. According to Payne, the main goal for the new budget proposal was to maintain ,' a level of. services, public safety and fire emergency rescue service!Y, as well as to improve parks and the city in general. This budget mainly affects . teachers, schools and city employees, Payne said. AsHLEY MCALPIN I LlBER1Y CHAMPiON The proposed budget supports an across­ MARCH MADNESS - A blast of winter weather left the courtyard~s ornamental c;herry tr_ees covered with more the-board pay increase for city and school than six inches of snow. employees for the first time since 2008. ''After several years of very challeng­ ing budgets, it may' be reasonable to <!Sk how we have arrived at this place," Payne· said. "We are not in this position by hap­ Campus Safety Act moves on penstance. Th~ last four years have been ' ' . characterized by diligence and discipline, · by sacrifice, and by tough qecisions such ·Pr'oposal see~jng to increase campus safety nationw.ide goes to Senate as cutting positions and raising taxes." In the proposal meeting,, the Lynch­ Dylan Friberg The act outlines a plan to pro­ ing the safest possible campus Reid addressing gud violence, burg city council said that t'hey would [email protected] vide grants for higher educa~ environment," Warner said in which will also be brought to work to ensure an environment in which tion institutions to increase re~ a press release. "The Cam­ the floor in April. all of the residents of Lynchburg are free The' CarripU:s Safety Act search and implemen_tation of pus Safety A.ct creates a one-, The center of shared knowl­ to pursue thdr dreams, hopes and aspira-· championed by Virginia's security measures, as well as stop shbp for quality research edge that this act would create Sen. Mark Warner passed to create a "National Center that will allow us to share best is based on a crowd-source lions th~ough a commitment to meet the public's .needs. the U.S Judiciary Committee for Gampus Public Safety" to practices from around the mentality that would encour­ 1 If approved, Payne's proposal will take Tuesday, March 12, showing share successful practices and country." age colleges and universities effect July 1, 2013 and remain in effect ,, strong bipartisan support with strategies between schools. The act will now move OJJ. to share their best ideas for ef­ a vote of 14-4. "In the aftermath of the to a full Senate vote some­ fective security measures with unti!June 30, 2014. · The city council will vote on the' pro­ Coming on the heels of the . Sandy Hook massacre ,and time in April before it can be each other, according to War­ posed budget several weeks from now, Sandy Hook massacre, this violence at campuses across implemented, according to ner's press release. following numerous public meetings and act would create an easy solu­ the country, we should be able a press release by Sen. ,War­ If the act . passes with a · discussions. tion to increasing the safety of to take common sense steps ner. The act is part of a bill school campuses- nationwide. to make sure we are provid- from Majority Leader Harry CREEKMORE is a news reporter. \ See SAFETY, AB ' Teddy bears bring smiles to hospitalized kids Emily Hoosier Centra Health PediatricIi< Center Liberty's online student commu­ [email protected] at Lynchburg General H~spital nity. Thursday, March 21. , · "I think it is awesome," Smith Those who have seen playpens This year's annual Teddy Bear said. littering . the DeMoss hallways Drive moved students and fac­ Smith is in her' second year at this past week can rest any ideas ulty to donate more than 150 Liberty' and will finish this De­ about a new Liberty University stuffed teddy bears, giraffes and cember. She said that this is the Day Care. Liberty's chapter of monkeys. According to ALD fac­ first year she has participated in the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor ulty advisor Marilyn G.idomski, the Teddy Bear Drive. Society made them available for this amount of teddy bears-. al­ Gadomski, Smith and ALD peers, faculty and staff to donate though impressive - was slight- Administrative Advisor Bessie teddy bears and other stuffed an, . ly less than the usual amount tol- Grayson loaded the gifts and de­ imals for hospitalized childre~ : lected. · livered them io Pam Enochs, a ALD ·Head President Rebecca Gadomski also said that the nurse who accepted the bags of KAMRYN REYNOLDS I LIBER1Y CHAMPION' Smith and other chapter officers honor society will gather more COMPANION - ALD members collected stuffed animals to give , delivered these teddy bears to the stuffC'ld animaJs next week from SeeALD,A2 ' to children in the Centra Health Pediatric Center. ~ INSIDE THE.CHAMPION ' A1 • N~ws X.4 News I ,, Sports . Feature • Opuuon .. ~ ..... ... •. B1 P~stor Judah Smith of The The men's and women's Tenth Avenue North is set to • . SP9r~s .. BS City Church addressed basketball teams competed perform in the Vines C~nter . • f.t.:l:l.t\lI~ students March 20. A3 in March Madness. Bl .Friday, April 12. BB \ , ' -- ·--- . ·' ~---·~ A2/Liberty Champion NEWS March 26, 2013 Health maSter's offered New program equips students to impact Mark T ait mta it(l/ }jbe rty.ctlu Thr aim for Liben y University's new master's in public health pro­ gram is to train students to impact the world Lh rough Lhcir fuLurc ca­ reers, according 10 Richard Lane, Lhe fo under and director of 1he master's R UTH Bmnv I LtnERTV C 1v•• \t PION in public health program. Lane said thl' nl'w dl'grce prepares C ELEBRATIO N .S tudents participate in the ceremonial service that recognizes the sacrifice of Christ. studenL5 fo r work in preventing dis­ ease, not only trl'aLing it. "\Ne saw . how we could u1ilize this dl'grel' lo reach out 10 na1ions Students take in communio·n in nl'('d and usl' it as a platfo rm to Cecilia H ines the ordinance of bap­ changed by Jesus." munion is one of th.e take the Lime LO remem­ spread thl' Gospel," I .a11c said. c hines2(ll liberty.e du tism as instructed in the Clips from the Histo­ most important parts of ber, then whaL are we The new progra rn hl'gan with 22 Bible. ry Channel's mini.-series your relationship with doing?" Kintzel said. studl'nl s taking an onl inc e ll\~ro n­ Libcn y University "\Vhy do you thi nk "The Bible," including God," Mello said. '1\t According to Kint­ nw 111al hl'alth rnurs<" in Lhe fa ll of stude111s celebrated God gave us instruc­ un-aired scenes, were home, I don't usually zel, members of student 2011, according 10 Lane, but it hns Christ's sacrifice by grow11 lo inrludc 740 011lint• stu­ lions to take commu­ shown after Moore go to church because of leadership and students cll·nts and 33 n·sidl'nti al. Studen1s nrr taking pat l in com mu­ ni on? So we will re­ spoke to help illustrate work, so this is one o ~ seeking Christian ser­ 1a11gh1 by 5'.i onli nl' fi1rnlt y membn s nion du1ing the weekly member the sacrifices poirus in his sermon. the only Limes all year I vice hours helped set up as wdl as Sl'\'l'ral n·sidential profes­ Campus Church service of Christ," Moore said. "Showing the clips get to take communion, the cross-shaped table \ors. Wed nesday, March 20. · "Communion allows us from 'The Bible' mini­ and I'm th ;:in kf~l for the that held communion. Lanl' also said th at h(' looks for­ Worship Pastor .Justin an opponunity to assess series was a great visual opportunity to do so." O ther students were in­ wa rd.