Liberty Champion Sept. 13, 2011

LIBERTY CHAMPIONTuesday, September 13, 2011

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INSIDE THE CHAMPION

Meet the candidates running for Virginia’s 22nd district. A3

Lady Flames sweep invitation tournament. B3

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Elections coming soon

Fires, floods wreak havoc across America

Candidates to visit LibertyPerry, Bachmann will speak in convocation

Students may register to vote locally

Floods submerge NortheastFirestorm sweeps across Texas

Ashley [email protected]

Omar Adams [email protected]

“Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost,” Sixth President of the United States of America John Quincy Adams said.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2008, only 49 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds voted in the presidential elections. Al-though that was an increase from the elec-tions in 2004, it still leaves a great divide for college age students to fill in the upcoming elections.

“Voter registration is something that con-fuses some newer students, especially if they are not from Virginia,” Liberty University junior Alex Nelson said.

However, voting isn’t as complicated as some feel, Dean of Students Keith Ander-son said.

See REGISTRATION, A3

Katherine [email protected]

Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee dumped an estimated 45 trillion gal-lons of water onto an already waterlogged East Coast, ac-cording to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Now, more

than two weeks later, many Northeast states are still cop-ing with the aftermath of the storms, which left flood dam-age and devastation from Pennsylvania to Maine.

While Hurricane Irene had actual landfall in the Northeast states, the rainfall,

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Tola [email protected]

A furious fire near Austin, Texas has claimed lives and destroyed the homes of hun-dreds. This fire, which start-ed on Monday, Sept. 5, was one of many fires spreading across Central Texas this week.

According to CNN.com, a wildfire has killed at least two people in Bastrop County, Texas. The fire started on Sunday, Sept. 4, and wors-ened through Monday, when winds from Tropical Storm Lee spread across the small rural county.

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Texas Gov. Rick Perry will speak at Lib-erty University in convocation Wednesday, Sept. 14. The presiden-tial candidate will be followed by rival can-didate Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, who is scheduled to address students two weeks later.

School of Law Dean Mat Staver said Liberty has always encouraged students to get involved in political and cultural issues and that both candidates had actually been invited prior to the current presidential campaign.

“The fact that both of these national leaders are speaking at Liberty indicates the

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A2/Liberty Champion NEWS September 13, 2011

Brittany [email protected]

A film series, a historic display of artifacts and a two-day conference will make up the celebration surrounding the 400th anniver-sary of the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible. The days will be packed with well known speakers, an exhibit and banquet.

The Conference of the Quatercenten-nial Anniversary will be held at the Liberty Mountain Conference Center from Friday, Sept. 30 through Saturday, Oct. 1.

Sessions will be held all day Saturday, starting at 7:30 a.m. Speakers will in-clude Dr. David Bebbing-ton, Dr. Daniel Dreisbach and Dr. Ed Hindson, ac-cording to the conference website.

The Green Collection will be on display in the Vi-sual Communication Arts Gallery. The ex-hibit will contain 55 artifacts associated with the KJV of the Bible, according to Dr. Cecil Kramer, chairman of the KJV Committee coordinating the celebration on campus.

A group of Liberty professors has formed a committee and have been working on put-ting this event together for the campus for several months now.

The main goal in planning the event was to give students the chance to learn more about the importance of the KJV and to celebrate the success that has followed its creation, according to Kramer.

“There is no question that without the authorized version of the King James Bible, issued in 1611, the world would be a vastly different place,” Kramer said. “I don’t know if we’d have a Bible if it wasn’t for the KJV.”

Dr. Karen Prior, chair of the Department of English and Modern Languages, agrees that students need to be educated on the im-pact that this version has had on the world.

“Many Christian students are not aware of the cultural, literary and historical signifi-cance the King James Bible has, something that even secular scholars acknowledge and take seriously,” Prior said.

Kramer and Prior encourage students to take advantage of this opportunity to learn outside the classroom. In preparation for the conference, the film “Indestructible Book: The Historic Path of God’s Word from Mt. Sinai to Plymouth Rock” will be available for students to watch. The first two volumes can be seen on Sept. 20. The third and fourth will be shown on Sept. 27 and both will be starting at 7 p.m. in Towns Auditorium.

Faculty and the general public can pur-chase tickets for the entire event for $40 on the online Liberty University ticket office. Students will be allowed to attend the ses-sions on Saturday free of charge. Admit-tance to the banquet will cost $25 and must be purchased by Monday, Sept. 26, through ticketmaster.

Laird is a news reporter.

Photo Provided

ANCIENT— An antique copy of a King James Version of the Bible on display.

Tabitha [email protected]

Liberty University’s Cir-cle K Club partnered with the Wingate by Wyndham and Days Inn hotels to help eliminate littler alongside Candlers Mountain Road on Saturday, Sept. 10.

Volunteers worked along a three-mile stretch of road from the Wingate hotel to Sonny Meade Road, starting at 8 a.m. Wingate workers doubled as citizen volunteers and ended their shift at 9:30 a.m., when Liberty students belonging to the Circle K Club and those who were just interested in some vol-unteer service picked up the

shift from 10 a.m. to noon.Brian Knopp, director of

sales at the Wingate by Wyn-dham and self-proclaimed “chief garbage picker up-per,” was among the many who came out to clean Candlers Mountain Road. Knopp provided beverages and light refreshments for the volunteers. The Hard-ee’s Restaurant on Candlers Mountain Road donated sausage biscuits to the volun-teers.

“It’s amazing how many college students will come out on a Saturday morning when they could be sleeping in,” Knopp said.

Lew Weider, the faculty advisor for the Circle K Club

at Liberty University, was told by a representative at the Virginia Department of Transportation that the sec-tion of Candlers Mountain Road was one of the dirtiest in the state. Typically, Weider mentioned, they collect 50 to 100 bags of trash each time they come out.

According to Heather Thomas, president of the Circle K Club at Liberty, Saturday’s clean-up yielded 37 large bags full of garbage. The bags of trash were left on the side of the road for the Virginia Department of Transportation to pick up and haul to the dump. Bot-tles and cans that were col-lected were recycled.

The Circle K Club pro-vides community service throughout Lynchburg each school semester.

The Candlers Mountain Road clean up is organized and executed a minimum of four times per year. For more than 20 years, the Circle K Club has been keeping the stretch of mountain road clean.

“It’s just nice to know that you’re giving back to the community, to be able to go out to make a difference,” Thomas said. “We like to keep it clean.”

Cassidy is a news reporter.

Volunteers clean Candlers Mt.

400 years of historyQuatercentennial anniversary of KJV Bible celebrated

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CLEAN-UP CREW— Liberty student volunteers pick up trash and litter along Candlers Mountain Road as part of a com-munity service initiative by Liberty’s Circle K Club, Wingate by Wyndham and Days Inn hotels.

Katherine [email protected]

This fall, Liberty University is tak-ing part in Zipcar, a company that allows students 18 years and older, as well as faculty and staff, to become members and check out Zipcars to use for hourly or daily rates.

On Monday, Sept. 5, this new service be-came available on Lib-erty’s campus and on Friday, Sept. 9, Liberty Transit held a promo-tion before and after convocation to spread awareness of this pro-gram.

The two Zipcars Liberty has acquired so far, a Honda In-sight and a Scion XB, are located in reserved parking spots on Re-ber-Thomas Dr., with a sign reading “Zip-cars Live Here.” As of Monday, Sept. 12, 43 students had reg-istered with Zipcar, along with three staff and faculty members, according to Tim Spencer, the director of Liberty transit.

Gas and insurance are included in the $35 annual fee, as well as the hourly or daily rates of $8 and $66, respectively, on the weekdays and $9 and $72 on the weekends, according to the Zip-car website.

“Once a certain lev-el of use is established, Zipcar will provide all current and additional vehicles at no cost to Liberty, making this a cost effective way to reduce residen-tial vehicle demand,” Richard Martin, the director of financial

research and analysis for Liberty Transit, said. “Many schools are able to reduce 10 to 15 residential vehi-cles per Zipcar, allow-ing up to 20 to 30 ad-ditional commuters to park on campus daily.”

The mission state-ment for the university division of the compa-ny is “To enable simple and responsible urban living — including col-leges and universities around the country,” according to the Zip-carU Facebook page. “We envision a future where car-sharing

members outnumber car owners in major cities around the globe and in packed places like your campus.”

Environmental re-sponsibility is only one goal of Zipcar. The company also claims to “alleviate conges-tion” and offer “flex-ible programs,” ac-cording to the Zipcar website.

For each car being rented by students, 10 to 15 spaces alleg-edly become available to commuter students who need to park on campus, according to

Spencer and the Zip-car website.

Another unique as-pect of Zipcar is that the same Zipcard can get its user into Zip-cars in all participating parts of the country and the world.

According to the Zipcar website, tak-ing advantage of this service requires only four steps: joining Zip-car, reserving a car for a specific date and time online or on the phone, unlocking the door with a Zipcard and using the Zipcar for the designated time period, returning it to the reserved spot when done.

“The idea is to give our students as many options as we can to use the transit system and the other ameni-ties we’re trying to put in place as far as trans-portation goes, so they can leave their car at home,” Spencer said. “And this is just one other aspect to the ser-vice.”

Lacaze is the News Editor.

Zipcar program offers students pay-by-the-hour vehicle accessNew wheels zip onto campus, for rent

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ZIPCARS LIVE HERE— a Honda Insight and Scion XB, parked near DeMoss Hall, are available for rent by Liberty students and staff.

FYI Tickets can be

purchased by the general public on the online Liberty

ticket office.

Liberty Champion/A3NEWSSeptember 13, 2011

Thomas Garrett Bert DodsonThomas Garrett Jr. won the Republi-

can Party primary in the 22nd Virginia state senate district on Aug. 23, beat-ing fellow Republicans Brian Bates, Mark Peake, Bryan Rhode and Claudia Tucker.

Garrett is now campaigning against Democrat Bert Dod-son for District 22’s Virginia state repre-sentative. Virginia will hold elections for state senators on Nov. 8.

“After a long and challenging primary campaign and elec-tion, Tom (dedicat-

ed the following week) to his family,” George Goodwin, campaign manager for Garrett for Senate, said.

The issues that are getting the most at-tention from candidates in the state sen-ate elections are the economy and jobs in Virginia.

“The means to achieving goals for families is unfortunately, but realistically, income,” Garrett said. “So, if we could leave more money in people’s pockets, they’ll be able to make better decisions for their families and there will be more jobs created because there will be more capital in the free market.”

Virginia is facing an unemployment rate of more than 9 percent. Garrett wishes to regulate the role of govern-ment so the private sector can create jobs and prosperity, which he thinks will be appealing to college graduates that will be entering an unstable job market.

Garrett offered advice to students who will be graduating and entering the daunting job market.

“You need to work to differentiate yourself from your peers,” Garrett said. “If a prospective employer sees that you’re willing to keep on working when other people have stopped and gone home, people notice that sort of thing.”

Garrett insists that how a person car-ries him or herself will shape the opin-ions of others and pointed out that this characteristic is a strong suit among Lib-erty students.

“If you carry yourself professionally and you look people square in the eyes and you do a firm handshake and you stay to clean up the chairs in the room after the assembly is breaking up and stuff like that, people notice,” Garrett said. “You’re going to get hired before your peers do. It’s not unfair, it’s just the product of what you’ve made with your time and your energy.”

Garrett is an advocate of tuition as-sistance grants for those who choose to attend a private university and need the assistance.

“I am an advocate for school choice and am somebody who feels that if you choose to homeschool or send your kids to private school, you should get some sort of tax credit,” Garrett said. “(Hav-ing private universities) … encourages competition in the marketplace, which means that all the schools, whether state schools or private schools, perform bet-ter. Competition makes everybody bet-ter. That’d be something that I would look to maintain, the tuition assistance program.”

Garrett is a pro-life candidate, whose position on abortion has been shaped by family, church and the personal ex-

perience of a friend, Garrett’s campaign website said.

“I am proud today, and have been for some time, to stand for what I believe is the only intellectually honest position on this issue,” Garrett said on his campaign website. “Having said that, I assure you that on issues of life, I will vote to protect the first and foremost inalienable right given to us by the Creator. No excep-tions.”

Garrett also takes a stance on immi-gration, which includes not allowing the government to look into an individual’s immigration status unless there is a rea-sonable belief that the person is living in the United States illegally, Garrett said on The Rob Schilling Show.

Garrett’s interaction with Liberty University involved a debate amongst Garrett and four other candidates held at the Liberty University School of Law. Dean and Professor of Law Mathew Staver moderated the debate.

The Lynchburg Tea Party hosted and set the rules for the debate, Staver said.

“Tom Garrett was one of the candi-dates that did exceptionally well,” Staver said. “The LTP leadership met after the debate and voted Tom as the winner of the debate.”

The LTP now endorses Garrett’s cam-paign, Garrett’s campaign website said.

“He answered questions directly and appeared to connect to the audience,” Staver said. “He espoused conservative values throughout the debate, and these values resonated with the audience. This is no doubt why he was voted as the win-ner of the debate.”

Garrett and his wife Dana have two daughters, Caroline, 12; and Laura, 9. Garrett graduated from the University of Richmond and served for nearly six years in the army. Garrett proceeded to law school and worked as a prosecutor. Garrett worked under current Virginia Governor Bob McDonald when he was a delegate running for attorney general and worked for Bill Janis when Janis was a delegate.

Garrett was raised in Louisa and has served as Louisa County Common-wealth’s Attorney since 2007, Office of the Louisa Commonwealth’s Attorney website said.

“In my home of Louisa County, I chal-lenged and defeated a two term incum-bent for the office of Commonwealth’s Attorney,” Garrett said on his campaign website. “…In fact, we did all of this as the first Republican county-wide candi-date to win since Reconstruction.”

Garrett’s resume as Commonwealth’s Attorney includes cracking down on child sex predators by dishing out several life sentences and two sentences over 100 years to convicted sex offenders, Gar-rett’s campaign website said.

Garrett also served as Assistant At-torney General in 2005, Office of the Louisa Commonwealth’s Attorney web-site said. As Assistant Attorney General, Garrett prosecuted white-collar and in-ternet crimes and worked on the Youth Internet Safety Task Force.

“We share a lot of values with the community at Liberty and the commu-nity at Liberty is influential in the greater Lynchburg area,” Garrett said.

VANDEN BROOK is a news writer.

Bert Dodson, the democratic candi-date for the newly created 22nd Vir-ginia state senate district, is running against his republican counterpart, Tom Garrett Jr. The state senate elec-tion will be held Nov. 8.

Dodson ran unopposed in the Aug. 23 primary.

The issues that have been given the most attention this election are that of job creation and se-curity. If elected, Dodson will use his business experience to address the eco-nomic crisis, he said.

“When you bal-ance a budget, when you make payroll, when you pay your taxes…when you run a business, and state government is a large business, then what happens is you know to make things happen,” Dodson said.

Dodson is President and CEO of family-owned Dodson Pest Control.

“Being in a family owned business for 35 years and serving our city council of Lynchburg for 12 years, and six (of those) years as vice mayor, I have a lot of insight in relation to job creation,” Dodson said. “Our company currently employs hundreds of Virginians, and I believe that employment always comes from the private sector.”

If elected, Dodson will commit to holding the line on taxes and creating incentives to attract new industry to the area, Dodson’s campaign website said.

As Liberty University students look toward graduation and the job market that awaits them, Dodson has some ad-vice.

“Continue in your education as much as you can,” Dodson said.

As a business man, Dodson looks at resumes and is discouraged when he sees someone who has had several jobs in a short amount of time.

“When you see a work history of like four jobs in seven years, for example, you just figure the person is looking for another job for a short tenure and then they’ll be gone somewhere else,” Dod-son said. “I guess the biggest advice I have is if you get a decent job with decent benefits, stick with it. I’m not saying stick with it until you retire but put your effort into it and good things

will happen.”Another issue that Dodson is passion-

ate about is education. “Bert strongly believes the best in-

vestment we can give our children and grandchildren is a quality education,” Dodson’s campaign website said.The state has reduced its contributions to public education due to the reces-sion, Dodson said. As the economy im-proves, as Dodson is convinced it will, tax revenue will increase and Dodson wants to put the revenue into public education.

“We need to invest in our public uni-versities and colleges in the state and same with high school and elementary schools and middle schools,” Dodson said.

While serving on the Lynchburg City Council, Dodson worked with an economic development group called Virginia’s Region 2000. He sat on the board of directors alongside Liberty’s Chancellor and President Jerry Falwell Jr. Dodson has witnessed numerous Liberty graduates staying in the area because of the good job opportunities.

“(I want to) help keep fostering a good environment for our area of the state and other areas of the state and that students from your university would either stay in this area or stay in Virginia rather than going back to their home state to find a job,” Dodson said.

City of Lynchburg Mayor Joan Fos-ter endorsed Dodson on July 8.

“I am grateful to Mayor Foster for her support and for her public service to our community,” Dodson said on his campaign website.

Dodson lives in Lynchburg with his family. Dodson and his wife Theresa have four daughters, Elizabeth, Rachel, Rebecca and Kara, and six grandchil-dren.

Dodson attended Virginia Tech and the University of Richmond, School of Business and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1976, Dodson’s cam-paign website said.

“To the students of Liberty, keep growing, good luck to your football team this fall…have a great fall semes-ter,” Dodson said.

VANDEN BROOK is a news writer.

Liberty University will be assisting students in registering and under-standing the voting system as they have done in previ-ous years, Anderson said.

“Part of (my) job is to aid in the holistic develop-ment so that students can matriculate through our university and go home or to a new job with more of a life purpose,” Anderson said. “Part of that life pur-pose is understanding the importance of community leaders.”

“One of the advantages of attending Liberty is that, because of our size

and status as the world’s largest Christian univer-sity, we have the ability to attract national candidates to campus,” Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. said. “This gives our students the op-portunity to hear national candidates in person and decide for themselves who they should support.”

Students who wish to vote in Lynchburg may

register using the address of the university. The deadline for students to register before the general local elections is Oct. 17, and they may register on-line at SbeVirginia.gov.

“It is the responsibility of the students to be in-volved in the affairs that affect them,” Anderson said. “The people who are making those decisions and changes are elected here. A responsible per-son would want to be in-volved.”

BOLLINGER is the editor in chief.

Jenna Vanden [email protected]

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Meet the candidates

FYI The 22nd District consists of Louisa, Fluvanna, Prince Edward, Goochland, Cumberland, Amherst, Appo-mattox and Buckingham Counties, as well as part of the City of Lynchburg. The district was newly defined

due to the 2011 redistricting of Virginia.

Jenna Vanden [email protected]

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Reporter’s NoteI conducted both interviews by phone and received about the same amount of infor-mation from both men. I think what made the Garrett story longer was that I was able to get a second source for him (Dr. Staver) but not for Dodson. Also, Garrett had a lot more information on his website than Dodson did and I utilized that informa-tion.

PERRY continued from A1importance of Liberty and the impact of our students, faculty and staff on the things that matter in Amer-ica,” Staver said. “Students at Liberty have a unique op-portunity to hear national and world leaders.”

The school administra-tion is working out the details for either candidate to speak at the School of Law or Helms School of Government in addition to their convocation appear-ances. Many presidential candidates have visited Liberty in the past, the most recent being Newt Gingrich, Herman Cain,

Ron Paul and Mike Huck-abee, and Sarah Palin will be speaking at this fall’s Extraordinary Women’s Conference.

“This gives our students the opportunity to hear national candidates in per-son and decide for them-selves who they should support,” Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. said. “The elec-tion is in November 2012, but it is important that students register in Lynch-burg now.”

Falwell stressed the im-portance of voting in local elections and the impact they have on Liberty stu-

dents.“Local officials decide

how much Liberty students pay in sales taxes, meal taxes and set the real estate tax rates that landlords pay and pass on to commuter students in their rent,” he said. “The new pedestrian bridge across Wards Road is being funded mostly by the city because so many Liberty students have reg-istered to vote locally in recent years.”

ADAMS is the web editor.

GARRETT DODSON

FYI Election day is

Nov. 7.

OPINION SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

This morning, one of the worst things that can happen to a college student happened to me —

my gas gauge read “E.”Fifty-two dollars and sixty-eight cents later, I can

now breath easy — for the next two weeks until I’m out again.

The average price of gas in the United States last July was $3.65, according to the Bureau of Labor Sta-tistics. That is $2.17 more than the average price of gas during July of 2001.

Rumors have circulated that it was because of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 that our gas prices began to rapidly climb. However, looking at the statistical evidence proves just the opposite.

According to the Bureau of La-bor Statistics, gas prices dropped after the attacks in 2001. They did not begin to slowly rise again until 2004, when, in May, the national average for the first time in Ameri-can History broke $2 at $2.01 per gallon.

According to many in the media, including Ezra Klein of The Washington Post, the rise in gas prices has been almost solely due to the rise in the cost of crude oil.

For all of you who are as ignorant as me when it comes to gas terminology, crude oil is, “a naturally occurring liquid composed mostly of hydrogen and carbon. It is usually found underground but can also be found above ground in oil seeps or tar pits,” ac-cording to the Alaska state webpage.

Now, because I am not a savvy gas expert, I began

to wonder why the prices of this crude oil were so high. If the world is not running low on the substance, than why are inflation rates so high?

Well, according to Klein in his article entitled, “Why are gas prices rising? And how much do voters care?” It is likely because of the price gauging hap-pening in Libya. However, he also argued that the price increase on their end is not substantial enough to cause the dramatic prices we are seeing here.

Because financial advisors and institutions do the buying and selling of crude oil, it is easy for the prices to continually rise without taking into account what is actually being bought and sold, something that, ac-cording to Klein, the Obama administration has full power to regulate.

I believe there is much truth in Klein’s closing state-ment, “Gasoline is one of those ‘frequently purchased items,’ and high gas prices can trick consumers into thinking that inflation is higher, and thus the econo-my is worse, than it really is. That’s bad news for the Obama administration.”

Hopefully, what this means for us hungry, busy and broke college students is that the closer we get to the 2012 elections, the lower the price of gas will become.

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BOLLINGER

A civil rights hero

Kansas to stop insured abortions

Monument causes uproar over architect and resemblance

ACLU not going down without a fight

Gabe Fowler [email protected]

A man who spread peace and tranquility would find distress and utter

chaos nearly a half century after his “I Have a Dream” speech.

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was a prolific man, to say the least.

A monument was built in his remembrance, but judging by his walk through life, it would lead most to believe that the monu-ment is unnecessary.

It is not about whether he deserves it or not because he does. However, his purpose in life was to show people that they should not seek to be the center of atten-tion but to think of others before themselves.

Not to be cliché, but Dr. King would be rolling over in his grave with a sense of embarrassment and the thought of “How does this further my dream?”

His dream was what he wanted to leave behind. He wanted the generations after him to benefit from the passion he thrust on Americans. Rather, America has not finished the race or won the war on racism. We may never get there.

Our country is going into tril-lions of dollars in debt, and thou-sands of people are continuing to lose their jobs, yet $120 million is spent on a rock to commemorate a non-violent, passionate, God fearing and life-changing man. Instead of building a monument,

why not let his work and the change our country has had since speak for itself ?

Amazingly enough, the monu-ment is being ridiculed not be-cause of the cost or the purpose, but because of the architect and whether or not the monument resembles Dr. King enough.

Lei Yixin, a 57-year-old master sculptor from China, was the architect selected to build the monument.

“Critics have openly asked why a black, or at least an American, artist was not chosen and even remarked that Dr. King appears slightly Asian in Mr. Lei’s render-ing,” Malcolm Moore, writer for the Telegraph, said in his article “Martin Luther King memorial made in China.”

In Yixin’s defense, how arro-gant are those who think that Dr. King’s dream could not break the barrier of our country? How ar-rogant are those who believe that America is the only place on our planet that struggles with judging people by attributes other than the content of character?

“I knew of Dr. King since I

was a teenager,” Yixin said in an interview on wamu.org. “He’s not only a hero of Americans, he’s a hero of the world. His vision of equality for the world is universal and everyone should pursue the dream.”

America should feel honored that someone from a country of communism is willing to build a monument representing someone who struggled for freedom and equality.

The confusion, disagreement and controversy over the statue only proves that building the monument was the wrong thing to do in the first place.

Instead of using the money for a monument, the money should have been used to create jobs, build homes and help the educa-tion system to blossom. Instead, we sit idle by, letting precious funds go to “waste.”

Let us remember him for what he stood for.

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their charac-ter,” Martin Luther King Jr. said in his “I Have a Dream” speech.

He did not dream of a day where people would fight over the specificity of his statue or build rifts between a people he once longed to see at peace.

Let us not lose sight of the dream.

FOWLER is an opinion editor.

Emily Bass [email protected]

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kan-sas took a stand against new Kansas legislation that will ban women from filing abortions on insurance plans. The lawsuit, filed on Tuesday, Aug. 30, has caused political uproar because this is the first restriction against abortion to be challenged in court, said The Huffington Post.

Kansas news source The Wichita Eagle quoted Brigitte Amiri, senior attorney of the American Civil Liberties Union Reproductive Freedom Project, explaining, “This law is part of a nationwide trend to take away insurance coverage for a legal medical procedure that is an important part of basic health care for women.”

Amiri expressed throughout the article that unpredictable in-stances, which occur during pregnancy, may require an emergency abortion and eliminat-ing this option for wom-en would put them in serious danger.

The Huffington Post said that the actual legis-lation, passed in May, reads that the coverage is to be removed except for those very cases when a mother’s life is at risk. The legislation does not restrict women from buying an additional insurance plan if found in a situation labeled “extreme,” such as rape or serious health risks.

Although this new legislation may have con-servatives nationwide cheering for progress, the battle rages on for pro-choice supporters. “It’s part of the onslaught of laws we’re seeing nationally, and particularly in Kansas, that want to punish and shame women for choosing abor-tion,” said Amiri to The Huffington Post.

The controversy itself has limited the prog-ress of abortions in the state. US District Judge Carlos Murguina issued restrictions for abor-tion providers. These restrictions have jolted two out of Kansas’ three abortion providers to a complete standstill, said USA Today.

The new legislation creates a whole new ar-gument for abortion supporters who feel that this limits equality in the workplace. They argue that while men have the opportunity to receive full health insurance coverage, women will be limited in this particular area. The ACLU is us-ing this particular argument to claim that this legislation is unconstitutional because it restricts women in a way men will never be forced to experience.

The ACLU is so fired up about this particular legislation being passed in the state of Kansas that it has vowed to investigate any type of re-striction of this kind in other states across the nation. While the ACLU attempts to appeal this particular legislation, the organization plans to continue to pursue any form of legislation they feel is unconstitutional.

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Family and friends gathered at Towns Auditorium last Friday, Sept. 9, for a color-ful ceremony, where The Liberty Chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta (ALD) Scholastic Honor Society initiated 306 new residen-tial and online student members. Each academic year, new members are chosen after maintaining a GPA of 3.5 or higher throughout their freshmen year in college.

“You are lifetime members now of Al-pha Lambda Delta,” ALD faculty advisor Dr. Marilyn Gadomski said to those being inducted.

Gadomski commended the students for their hard work and encouraged them to continue to maintain their GPA.

The main highlight of the evening was the speech given by speaker Dr. Sharon Emerson-Stonnell, professional member-at-large Alpha Lambda Delta National Council, from Longwood University. Dr. Stonnell congratulated the new initiates for excelling through a year considered to be quite challenging to many students.

“Take personal responsibilities for your actions, manage your time wisely and learn to evaluate purely on your perfor-mance,” Dr. Stonnell advised.

The new honor students were also re-minded that being a part of the honor society is not only about academic excel-lence, but also about service to others.

“May each of you find in the years ahead the rewards of the educated per-son, imagination, adventure, humor, com-passion and generosity,” Stonnell said.

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“Pass this jobs bill.” Presi-dent Barack Obama uttered that statement 16 times in his 33-minute speech. “This jobs bill” is the $447 billion Ameri-can Jobs Act, which bundles tax cuts and increased spend-ing.

The bill includes elements such as cutting the 6.2 percent payroll tax in half while clos-ing tax loopholes for business-es. It calls for increased spend-ing for teachers, firefighters, police and construction work-ers — the latter through in-frastructure repairs like roads and bridges. The American Jobs Act also pushes increased unemployment benefits.

“Everything in this bill will be paid for,” Obama said. “Everything.”

The president did not actu-ally say how the bill would be paid for. No plan was given for it. Instead, Obama said that he would explain “a week from Monday,” Sept. 19, when he will release “a more ambitious deficit plan.”

Additionally, Obama asked the committee charged in July with cutting spending by $1.5 trillion to cut enough extra to cover his plan. So, he does not actually have a way to pay for the bill except by replacing some other spending projects.

“Should we keep tax breaks for millionaires and billion-aires? Or should we put teach-ers back to work so our kids can graduate ready for college and good jobs?” Obama said. “Right now, we can’t afford to do both.”

In philosophy, this type of reasoning is a logical fal-lacy called a false dilemma — when only two choices are given while excluding other vi-able options. The president’s speech Thursday night was riddled with such fallacies.

“Now, I realize that some of you have a different theory on how to grow the economy,” Obama said. “Some of you sincerely believe that the only solution to our economic chal-lenges is to simply cut most government spending and eliminate most government regulations.”

Speaking directly to conser-vative politicians and their Tea Party backers, small govern-ment with limited regulations being the Tea Party founda-tion, Obama set up another false dilemma.

“…But what we can’t do — what I won’t do — is let this economic crisis be used as an excuse to wipe out the basic protections that Ameri-cans have counted on for de-cades,” Obama continued. “I reject the idea that we need to ask people to choose between their jobs and their safety.”

The president concluded his

speech by listing the myriad benefits his plan is supposed to bring, such as employing “hundreds of thousands” more U.S. citizens, rebuilding America’s crumbling infra-structure and helping “work-ing class families” — all with-out adding to the debt. He said the only way to accomplish all of it, however, was by working together and passing the bill.

“This isn’t political grand-standing. This isn’t class war-fare. This is simple math,” Obama said. “These are real choices that we have to make.”

The President of the United States addressed his third non-State of the Union Joint Ses-sion of Congress — reserved only for inaugural or State of the Union addresses or serious matters like President George W. Bush’s response to the Sept. 11 attacks — to act like the grown up in the room and call for the end of “the politi-cal circus.” Is that not political grandstanding?

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Military students serve fellow veterans“It’s nice to be able to get out and talk to people who understand where you’re coming from”

College life is an adjustment for many new students. More difficult courses, new people and unfamiliar surroundings can be overwhelming at first. For student veterans at Liberty, trading their combat boots for collared shirts and re-learning how to live their lives as civilians instead of soldiers may be the greatest adjustment of all.

Liberty student veterans Charles Cash, Jeff Harrison and Jesse Hogan began the Student Veterans Group (SVG) in 2009 to help their fellow student veterans ad-just to college life after serving in the mili-tary. Cash has since graduated, and now freshman political science major Jared Delello is the student president of SVG. Both Cash and Delello were in the Ma-rine Corps infantry. Both have been de-ployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. Accord-ing to Delello, the best thing about SVG is that it gives veteran students a sense of camaraderie.

“It’s hard to share something with someone that they don’t understand, so we’re able to share things,” Delello said. “It’s kind of like a support group, for lack of better words. It’s not really, but it is nice to be able to get out and talk to people who understand where you’re coming from.”

The veterans have diverse military backgrounds, but all have common expe-riences.

Delello, a Los Angeles native, joined the United States Marine Corps in 2005 for four years. He joined the Marine Corps after high school because he believed in America’s cause and also did not want to go to college immediately. The Ma-rines felt right, according to Delello. He

was deployed to Iraq for seven months in 2007 and to Afghanistan for eight months in 2008. He is currently serving in the Marine Corps Reserve. When asked if he would do it all again, he responded with an enthusiastic yes.

“It’s been a way I have seen God so much, so I wouldn’t change that for any-thing,” Delello said.

The SVG works with local Veteran Af-fairs and Wounded Warrior Projects, as well as the Roanoke Veteran Affairs fa-

cility. Veteran student members of SVG also mentor and give advice to ROTC stu-dents who are considering a career in the military. The group also hopes to involve non-veteran and non-military students in veteran outreach programs and Christian Service opportunities, according to SVG’s mission statement.

“There are certain things you can only help people with in life because you went through some of those similar things, whether it’s experiences, abuses — any

kind of trauma. People who can help are the ones who have done it themselves. We’re the ones to help out the ROTC students, mentor them, share with them some of our experiences,” Delello said.

Military students are encouraged to email the group at [email protected] or check out their Facebook page at Facebook.com/LUSVG. All military and ROTC students are welcome.

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Founder’s Food Court opened its doors for the last time Thursday, Sept. 1. In order to help students with the transition of classes from Green Hall to DeMoss, Founder’s Food Court relocated. Some of the stations housed inside Founder’s have been moved to the Tilley, while others have been transferred to the Vines Center.

The Tilley kept all the original food sta-tions but added a new buffet line that stu-dents can use as a meal swipe. Also, the SubConnection at Founder’s relocated to the Tilley and offers a six-inch sub for a meal swipe. However, the real transfor-mation took place in Vines. Three food sections moved in — Chick-Fil-A Express, Lil Tone’s Pizza and Jazzman’s Café and Bakery.

“Many classes have been moved from Green Hall to DeMoss and main cam-pus simply did not have the food capac-ity to provide for the increased amount of students,” Lee Beaumont, director of Auxiliary Services, said. “Lunchtime is always an issue people have due to the constrained time. Students trying to get lunch between classes should have an eas-ier time due to the spread of Founder’s.”

Vines closed for construction Sept. 5 to make room for these new eating areas. The food court opened Sept. 7 for the first time. Sections 107-109 (Jazzman’s area) and 119-121 (Lil Tone’s Pizza) received booths so that students could have a place to sit other than the stadium seats. Chick-Fil-A is located between the two main en-trances to Vines.

Students have mixed feelings about the switch. Some miss what Founder’s had to offer, not only the stations that were cut out like the “Made Your Way” and

“Classics” stations, but also the intimacy Founder’s allowed.

“(Vines) lacks the same feel of commu-nity,” senior Elise Peer said. “Founder’s was a fun place to meet up with friends and share a meal together — it was a hangout place for students.”

Other students are excited about the new food changes on campus.

“It’s awesome! I love it! I can walk right over (to Vines) and get food now,” sopho-more Rachael Neely said. Although, Neely did add that, “It will probably cause traffic flow problems with convo.”

According to Beaumont, the feedback shows that the students seem to have tak-en to the Chick-Fil-A in the Vines Center “like a duck to water.”

Workers in the new food court at the Tilley seem to like the switch, saying it’s easier for students and significantly closer to main campus. Workers also said that meal swipes should be available within the

next week or two for students at Jazzman’s and Lil Tone’s Pizza. Vines will operate between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. on weekdays and will be closed on weekends. Workers say, though, that the hours could change depending on the needs of the students.

“It was a fairly easy transition. Every-one worked together to make it happen,” sophomore and Jazzman’s worker Katie Gryder said of the move.

The move is just one of the first steps in the plans to enhance the on-campus din-ing experience at Liberty. Beaumont said that there are plans in the works for im-provements to the Keyhole convenience store on the Circle at Dorm 14, while the option of getting food at the Campus East Clubhouse will also be coming back.

DEAS is an opinion writer and FE-LICIANO is a news reporter.

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FIRES continued from A1

According to the Mayor of Bas-trop, Terry Orr, the wildfire was 16 miles long and five miles wide, mak-ing it the largest fire in Texas history.

“When the fire started, … we were having a cool front, but it was still about 110 degrees, it was just too hot,” Orr said.

Orr says Bastrop County is a heav-ily forested area with a lot of pine trees and cedar trees, making the wildfire even more destructive. This fire is only one of many in Texas.

“September 10, Texas Forest Ser-vice responded to 24 new fires for 100 acres,” stated the Incident In-formation System website. “There were no new large fires reported. In the past seven days Texas Forest Ser-vice has responded to 181 fires for 166,475 acres.”

As of Sunday, Sept. 11, the fires had left 1554 homes destroyed, according to In-ternational Busi-ness Times online, forcing residents to be evacuated to shelters. Orr says around 300 people are in shelters, but

that number is decreasing.Bastrop County did not receive

help outside of the area. A Texas native, junior Stephen Sigmon, was frustrated at the lack of help and me-dia coverage. “Texas has been forced to deal with the situation on its own,” Sigmon said.

“The first 24 hours we had to hold onto local emergency management,” Orr said. “I really believe that even if we had help from Fort Hood, we could not have done a whole lot to

stop the fire. It was just so hot.”The second day of the fire, Texas

Governor Rick Perry visited Bastrop, bringing some resources with him, Orr said.

“When Governor Perry came, we had more and more help,” Orr said. “We had about 350 firefighters doing all three shifts.”

Bastrop is expected to receive more help on the federal level. According to Orr, the Lt. Governor of Texas, David Dewhurst, signed a document to better help the people of Bastrop.

“Dewhurst is going to sign the Federal FEMA disaster relief form, which will help with the firefighting costs and help displaced families,” Orr said.

Orr says that the people of Bastrop are receiving a lot of help.

“We have the American Red Cross here, people are bringing food, and they are dropping water on the fires,” Orr said.

Orr said insurance companies also hurried to help their customers, giv-ing Bastrop residents a head start on rebuilding their lives.

“When people return to their homes, one of the first things they have to do is get in contact with their private insurance companies,” Orr said. “The private insurance compa-nies are setting up in Bastrop. Some are giving their people $500 debit cards and some are paying for dis-placement into hotels.”

Orr said despite the magnitude of the wildfires, he is pleased with the resources they have received.

“We have had good support from both state and federal level,” Orr said. “As a small town mayor, it feels good to know we have help.”

ADAMSON is a news writer.

FLOODS continued from A1

flash flooding and other detrimental effects induced by Tropical Storm Lee in the region were just as intense, if not more so, according to Irish Weather Online.

“On Thursday, 98 different USGS river and stream monitors registered flood levels in the Northeast,” stated an Associated Press Ar-ticle on the Fox News website.

“And there are 26 areas that are considered in major flooding. That’s on top of more than 100 locales that set record flood stages from Hurricane Irene.”

According to multiple sources, the most recent Tropical Storm Lee induced tens of thousands of evacuations across the North-east. For instance, on Thursday, Sept. 8, resi-dents in Pennsylvania and New York were evacuated because of flooding of the Susque-hanna River, along which much of the storm damage was accumulated, according to USA Today online.

“By 4 p.m. Friday, the river had receded slightly, to 41.4,” according to the New York Post.

ABC News reported the death toll at 14 as

of Friday, Sept. 9.Various relief agencies are working in the

storm-damaged states to clean up the mess that has been made.

For instance, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, the Red Cross and other vol-unteer teams have begun responding to the disaster in the Northeast states, ac-cording to a Sept. 9 article by Baptist Press.

However, due to the ef-fects of the double-disaster of Irene and then Lee, relief work has had to be tweaked and “until the water begins to re-cede, recovery work is impossible,” according to the Baptist Press article.

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SPORTS SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

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Hey Kevin Fogg, would you characterize your speed as “explo-sive,” or “incendiary?”

Cruising 88 yards for a touch-down in less than 12 seconds is one of the two.

Danny Rocco pegged Saturday night’s affair with Robert Morris as a payback game for last years’ road loss as well as an opportunity to make a statement to the rest of the FCS teams lined up for the season.

The offense did their part. They scored touchdowns, took care of the football and moved the ball semi-consistently.

The defense was scary. The Flames tacked on four more

sacks to continue last week’s open-season. As a whole, the unit only allowed one fluke touchdown — a rabbit-out-of-the-hat double play-action pass to a tight end that no one saw get to the endzone — and gave up 200 yards less than last year’s game against the Colonials.

After that though, the details are a little Fogg-y.

Two interceptions, the second giving Liberty the ball at the five yard line, and the 88-yard kick return helped make the statement Rocco was looking for. Not to men-tion five total tackles and one tack-le-for-loss.

“It was the best game of my life,” Fogg said.

Fogg runs a solid 4.3 40-yard dash. With 11 guys chasing him wanting to rip his head off, there’s no telling how much faster that makes him.

“All camp long, (Fogg) has been really dynamic and special,” Rocco said. “Tonight he was the differ-ence in the game in terms of creat-ing momentum in the big plays

The Flames needed a statement in preparation for James Madison, who visits Williams Stadium Saturday, Sept. 17.

That statement reads as follows: “Advisory: Air traffic dangerous if Fogg is present.”

BROWN is a sports writer.

The toe-touching’, power punching’ cheer-leaders of Liberty Uni-versity are saying bring it on. They’re ready to dominate this season and want another shot at the UCA Nationals at Disney World in Orlando, Fla.

“Last year we were one spot away from getting a partial spot, paid bid, and would not have to pay the full price to go to nation-als,” head coach Jennifer Syndor said.

A former cheerleader herself, Syndor is going into her fourth season leading the program. The past three years she’s has had experiences with her team, helping them to learn and grow through the cheerleading pro-gram. When asked about being the head cheerlead-ing coach, Syndor made it clear that it wasn’t her decision.

“I had no idea that I would be qualified or that this would be right for me, or a good fit,” Sydnor said. “It’s totally a God thing, and I just feel like he placed me here for a reason and purpose.”

With gatherings such as dinners and weekly devo-tionals, as well as striving for success for her team in cheering, academics and spiritual growth, Syndor feels like her team is a family.

“My team, as any other team, is not perfect. We don’t have perfect peo-ple,” Syndor said. “I’m so proud of the way they carry themselves and the

expectations they have for themselves, just how they work hard in practices and workouts.”

Unity is very impor-tant to the team, like any other sport, and Syndor has worked hard to make her team have a sense of togetherness. To her athletes she’s more than a

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The puck finally dropped for the Liberty Men’s Hockey season on Friday night, but unfortunately the puck did not fall in their favor. The Flames D1 team lost its season opener against the Liberty Division II team in the Blue vs. White showdown. The game went into overtime as Division II’s Kyle Frey scored the winning goal nearly half way through the bonus period.

Both goalies played a little under the caliber of talent. However, DII’s Matt Pedersen made crucial saves both in the

third period and also in overtime. In turn his crucial goal tending led to the DII team scoring a penalty shot along with the overtime winner. Other notable DII goals were scored by former DI stars from last year Michael Morison and Greg Jenson. Some bright spots on the DI’s side were goals scored by Captain Joe Smith along with freshmen defender Cam Bakker and junior defender Jake Hannon five minutes into the third period.

The men’s hockey team prepares to welcome in the Atlanta Jr. Knights Friday, Sept. 16 at 7:30 p.m.

TERMARSCH is a sports writer.CHEER continued on B4

Flames conquer Colonials

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The student sec-tion at Saturday’s evening football game

against Robert Morris University flew a banner welcoming the Colonials to “the Bonfire.” No s’mores, no guitars, no kum-bai-ya.

Instead, the Flames torched the Colonials in a resounding 38-7 rout.

“It was very important that, coming off the game at NC State, that we made a statement for an impressive season,” said cornerback Kevin Fogg, whose two interceptions and a kick

return for a touchdown vividly represented the way that Liberty controlled the game.

“It feels amazing,” Fogg said.The Robert Morris win was a

revenge win. The Flames fell to the Colonials 23-30 last year in a dis-appointing performance. For head coach Danny Rocco, that loss was all he needed to fuel his team going into Saturday’s game.

“We had some element this game of payback of last years game. I certainly talked about it this week,” Rocco said.

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Rocco’s defenseforced 3 turnovers in RMU rematch

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Robert Morris’ first snap past half-field.

13:02 in the 4th:Robert Morris’ first

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183 — fewer offen-sive yards allowed by Liberty than in last year’s RMU

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CLUTCH — Liberty goaltenders Blair Bennet and Matt Pederson were on display in the Blue vs. White scrimmage. Bennet finished with 32 saves and Pederson got the ‘W.’

Cheer squads’ sights setJennifer Syndor has her squads hoping for Nationals


WE’VE GOT SPIRIT — Football players, check. Marching band, check. Fans, check. Cheerleaders are the final ingredient for a great football game.

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BIG AL’ — Liberty running back Aldreikis Allen is a punisher at 230 pounds. Allen had 36 all-purpose yards Saturday.


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The sun was rising, the birds were chirping and students were out of their beds before 3 p.m. on a Saturday. It must be gameday.

The big headline was the Liberty Flames were victorious over Robert Mor-ris in their home opener Saturday, but what’s a football game without a good old-fashioned tailgate first?

Tailgating is as old a tradition as, well, a tailgate. To the untrained eye, tailgating appears to just be grilling and eating be-fore the game. Wrong.

In the words of our founder, the late Dr. Jerry Falwell, “if it’s Christian it should be better.” That includes the tailgating.

Enthused Liberty students began tail-gating around 2 p.m. for a 7 p.m. kick off Saturday.

“You could hear the excitement from the window,” freshman Anne Lowry said. “Even if you weren’t down at the tailgate, you could hear it and got pumped for the game.”

While eating is an important part of tailgating, the true meaning is to get fans excited and ready for four quarters of fan-tastic football. Tailgating is about friends and family coming together and getting pumped to cheer for their favorite team.

“It gave us a good chance to meet new people and interact with people from our dorm and bro dorm,” senior Jessica Guenther said.

Every tailgate party comes with a story and a tradition. Students living in Dorm

41 tailgated by grilling hamburgers and hotdogs, painting themselves for the game and playing Four-Square.

Other dorm traditions included being the first students to enter the stadium, making ‘Go Flames’ signs and even creat-ing a Trojan horse to bring to the game.

“It really got us pumped for the game,” freshman Amanda King said.

Whether it’s grilling with secret family recipes, donning a kilt and painting your face, or just wearing red, tailgating is Lib-erty’s signature pre-game ceremony.

The success of this week’s tailgate was

only the beginning. Dorms are already planning bigger and better things for next week’s tailgate before Liberty takes on James Madison University at 7 p.m. at Williams Stadium.

GONZALEZ is a sports writer.

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BLEEDING RED — The the first home game brings out the spirit of Liberty students.

FOOTBALL continued from B1

“Our guys responded, and we came out of here with a really significant victory.”

Liberty’s defensive unit was ready to rise to the occasion. The Flames held Robert Morris’s running game in check the whole night, allowing just 2.9 yards per carry, and instead of committing turnovers that led to the their defeat last week, the Flames forced three.

Liberty’s offense also operated well during the game. After exchanging pos-sessions to start off, momentum finally arrived for the Flames midway through the first quarter in the form of a 30-yard punt return by return man B.J. Hayes to the Colonial’s 12-yard line.

Minutes later, quarterback Mike Brown scampered into the end zone off of a quarterback keeper from five yards out.

Later in the quarter, the Flames kept the pressure on the Colonials’ defensive backs, with Brown frequently trying for deep completions, which led to solid con-nections with receiver Pat Kelly.

During the Flames’ six-play, 85-yard third drive of the game, Kelly contrib-uted three catches for 75 yards, which culminated in a 39-yard touchdown catch down the right sideline.

“We thought we had some mismatches, so we tried to take advantage of them on the ends,” Brown said.

The second quarter featured stellar plays from the defense that repeatedly stuffed the run game and forced an inter-ception by Fogg just before halftime. Unfortunately, the Flames committed their lone turnover of the game, a fumble,

in the red zone just before halftime, which left the score at 14-0.

Liberty added two more scores to the board in the third quarter. Brown scored on a seven-yard scamper down the middle of the Robert Morris defense six minutes

into the half on a drive started by yet another Fogg interception and threaded the needle on a 37-yard touchdown pass between two defenders to receiver Ryan Ferguson with 1:50 left in the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter, Robert Morris

finally managed to reach the red zone, with just over 13 minutes left, and capital-ized with a nine-yard touchdown pass on a nifty, play-action fake.

The Flames punched back immedi-ately. “Seconds later,” immediately.

Fogg proceeded to return the ensu-ing kickoff back 88 yards for a touch-down, which pillaged any momentum the Colonials may have had and sent the crowd into a frenzy with 10 minutes left in the game.

The final drives of the game featured more shutdown defense by Liberty, and solid offensive play, by quarterback Tyler Brennan led a 69-yard drive that ended with a 23-yard Matt Bevins field goal, which ended the scoring at 38-7.

Now, Liberty focuses its attention on next week’s game versus James Madison, a program that has been a thorn in Liberty’s side the past two years.

“That’s going to be a game I’ve been waiting to play,” Fogg said. “It’ll be really good to play them at home, and hopefully get a (win).”

WOOLFOLK is a sports writer.

4QF does not begin at kickoff, instead it is an all day event for LU students

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SHIFTY — Ryan Furguson (83) fought hard through camp to win the fifth receiver slot on the depth chart. Saturday, he split two defenders to snag his first career touchdown.

Scoring 38 points is great, but stalling drives are still a con-cern

A very focused and well- studied team won this game

Four sacks, three picks, and only seven points allowed earns a solid grade

“Our guys responded, and we came out of

here with a really significant

victory.”

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The Liberty University Lady Flames volleyball team added three tallies to the win column over the weekend defeating Rider University, Saint Francis University and California State University Bakers-field at the Liberty Invitational.

Against the Rider University Broncos, Liberty hit .428, dominating the match from the onset. Liberty scored first and never looked back, leading the entire match en route to a three set victory (25-21, 25-12, 25-10).

Leading the Flames in kills was sopho-more outside hitter Lillie Happel with 16 kills, including her 400th career kill, on a .387 average. Happel was voted the tour-nament’s Most Valuable Player for her ef-forts. Sophomore middle blocker Kendle Rollins recorded six kills, as well as one solo block and five block assists. Also on defense, senior Kelly Haseman tallied seven digs.

“Opening up with some really tough teams the past two weeks, with some of those top notch teams…we didn’t neces-sarily get the outcomes that we wanted in the beginning, but I think it ultimately helped get us to get where we are now. We had a lot of good chemistry out there and some good communica-tion,” Happel said.

Liberty’s offense was again firing on all cylinders in game two against Saint Francis as five differ-ent players registered five or more kills in another three game sweep (25-19, 25-13, 25-14). Happel hit on 14 kills, and junior middle blocker Loren Thomas added eight to contribute to the team’s .300 hitting average. Sophomore setter Jade Craycraft recorded 30 assists. Craycraft was selected to the all-tournament team for her role in setting up Liberty’s attack.

“Lillie and Jade are, I guess, on some lev-

els the veterans and they’re sophomores. We’re still pretty young, but they’ve had to carry a load early and I’m really happy about Lillie’s progression from last year to

this year. She had to grow up quick and she’s making great decisions and tak-ing big swings when we need it,” Coach Pinder said.

Liberty outlasted CSU Bakersfield in a back and forth

game, one which included 16 tie scores, before going on to win in three sets (26-24, 25-8 25-16) for the third straight match.

Freshman outside hitter Ansley Gebben had a strong showing, hitting .350 with nine kills, as well as one ace, six digs and a solo block. Craycraft added 22 assists. Haseman moved into second place on the all-time list for digs with the seven she reg-istered Saturday.

“She is a playmaker [Haseman]. And she makes it tough back there for oppos-

ing teams to get the ball down. You almost think there’s about four of five defenders back there. She has a knack for being in position to make the plays,” Pinder said.

Throughout the tournament, Liberty led the field with a .326 hitting average over three matches, as well as in number of kills, blocks and service aces.

“We had to answer some tough ques-tions the last couple of weeks but the kids have never backed down and they came in this weekend hungry … to see these kids play with the type of poise that they did this weekend says a lot about the group,” Pinder said.

Liberty will meet North Carolina State Friday, Sept. 16 in Raleigh, and return home to the Vines Center to take on Uni-versity of North Carolina Asheville Sept. 30.

HARVEY is a sports writer.

Liberty dominates home invitationalLillie Happel claims MVP honors and makes 400th career kill

“We had a lot of good chemis-try out there and some good com-

munication,”


SMOOTH SAILING — The Lady Flames volleyball team cruised throughout the invitational, defeating all three competitors. Happell won the tournament MVP.

Fantasy 4-1-1: NFL week three key starts and sitsAndrew [email protected]

Week two of the NFL season is all about one word — adjustment. Now, you’ve seen what your team’s productivity looks like, so adjust ac-cordingly. If your starting players had solid opening day performances, run with them again but make sure to not write off any of your players under-performed if the showing was against tough competition. Give your players time to settle into their role.Start ‘EmQuarterback – Matt Stafford faces a Kansas City defense that gave up 41 points to the Buffalo Bills, four touch-downs through the air.

Wide Receiver – Brandon Lloyd and Kyle Orton will be looking to refresh the unlikely chemistry they had last year, and their matchup against the Bengals could help that.Running Back – Tim Hightower. Arizona’s pass defense has a newly im-proved secondary this year, but the team still doesn’t have a linebacking core to stop the run.Tight End – Todd Heap went undrafted in 66 percent of Yahoo fantasy football drafts, but he could have a productive game against the Redskins, who are still adapting to their 3-4 defense.Defense – The Jets will face the Jaguars in the Meadowlands against Luke Mc-Cown. Luke McCown?Kicker – Adam Vinatieri. The best

clutch kicker in the league made just under 93 percent of his field goals last year.Sit ‘EmQuarterback – Matt Cassel. The Chiefs had the 30th ranked passing offense last year and without Charlie Weiss, they may pass even less. The intimidating Lions defensive line could cause Cassel to rush his throws.Wide Receiver – The Falcons are ex-pecting big things from Julio Jones, but he’ll be hard pressed to have a decent game against shutdown corner Nndami Asomugha.Running Back – Michael Turner was held to 45 yards on 15 carries last year against Philly, and he struggled again in what could be a preview of the NFC

championship.Tight End – Zach Miller will still be ad-justing to his new quarterback Tarvaris Jackson, and the Steelers won’t make that transition any easier.Defense – The 49ers had no problem stopping the run last year but fell short at stopping the pass. Dallas will be sling-ing the ball more this year with Jason Garrett calling the shotsKicker – Olindo Mare. The Panthers will likely struggle to move the ball into scoring position against the Packers’ stingy defense.

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While his players were settling into their first week of classes, Liberty paint-ball coach Todd Hoglund and his wife, Leslie, were on the other side of the world, preparing to bring home their second ad-opted child with Down syndrome.

A year and a half ago, the Hoglunds were watching the devastation caused by the earthquake in Haiti when they felt moved to adopt again. They were content with their adopted daughter, Jasmine, and their two biological children, Quentin and Elise, but something was telling them to adopt once again.

It was shortly thereafter that they re-ceived an e-mail from Bethany Chris-tian Services, the Hong Kong orphanage where they adopted Jasmine, their first child with Down syndrome. In the e-mail, they learned about 5-year-old Joel, who had been given up by his family when he was only 3-years-old. Because of their previous experience, the Hoglunds knew that most orphans were given up by 6 months. It was his unique story that had Todd and Leslie feeling an instant attach-ment to Joel.

“We had to trust that God would pro-vide a way because it wasn’t planned and He did provide,” Todd Hoglund said.

As a matter of fact, the Hoglunds were able to raise $5,000 to cover travel expens-

es. Much of it came from two yard sales that they held. Members of Brentwood Church, where the Hoglunds attend, as well as Rivermont Baptist Church, where Todd works in the early learning center, donated a variety of items to help with the sales.

In addition, many people donated money for the cause.

In fact, one lady heard what they were doing and handed them a $500 check. Another stranger sent Todd $50 through PayPal when he heard what he was do-ing through some of the paintball players who were mutual friends.

It was because of these generous con-tributions that Todd and Leslie were able to make the fifteen hour flight to Hong

Kong, where they spent four days last week. They were supposed to be there for five days, but Hurricane Irene forced them to return early. The important thing is that the Hoglunds made it back to the states safely with their new son, Joel.

Amazingly enough, Joel has done very well with the big transition that comes with moving to a new country and living with a new family. He began school yes-terday, joining his sister Jasmine in kinder-garten.

“It’s been a humbling experience be-cause people see it as something great that we’re doing, but we’re just doing what God has called us to do,” Todd said.

EACHO is a sports writer.

Making a change from one life to anotherFor the Hoglunds, making an impact starts with children

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LIFE CHANGING — Paintball coach Todd Hoglund and his wife Leslie first adopted Jasmine shortly after the Haiti earthquake. Now, they welcome Joel to the family.

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coach, she’s someone you can trust. “Coach Jenny is such an awesome

coach,” sophomore Whitney Mock said. “I look up to her in so many ways and feel like I could go to her for advice about anything.”

Cheer practices, weight training and conditions are just a few of the cheer-leader’s responsibilities besides cheering on game day. The team also participates in various community service projects on

campus and off.“Our team does community events

like kids Flames club at Chick-Fil-A and special appearances at nursing homes and before football games,” Junior Megan Robinson said.

The cheerleading program has two dif-ferent squads, the red team and the white team.

Both of the teams are co-ed and although Syndor is satisfied, she’s looking for some new additions.

“This year I’m looking for a couple of extra flyers for the white squad,” Syndor said.

Walk-on skill tryouts will be held next week on Thursday and Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Schilling Center. More infor-mation on requirements can be found on the Splash page.

YOUNG is a news reporter.

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LAMP Literary Magazine is one of Liberty’s undiscovered treasures. While the arts at Liberty are typically appreciated through theater, music and the ever-popular Coffeehouse, LAMP offers an increasingly forgotten form of art — the written word.

Beginning in 2003, LAMP is a once-a-semester publication consisting of poetry, fiction, nonfiction and art submitted by Liberty students and alumni. Submissions are currently being considered with a rapidly approaching deadline of Sept. 23.

“If you’re wondering what submissions should look like, we are looking for a good story, image-driven poetry, entertaining and thoughtful,” Professor Chris Gaumer, the general faculty advisor for LAMP, said.

LAMP has increased the use of social media through Facebook, Twitter and a highly amusing blog. The staff maintains the blog, and this year will post honorary mentions from submissions.

“It’s so exciting to see the magazine grow and mature. Through Facebook, Twitter and hilarious, insightful blog posts, the editors give LAMP much more of a personality,” Lydia Rollins, a junior

English major, said.Additionally, the publication is

celebrated with a launch party. The party is used to invite contributors to read the magazine and to promote other events supported by the English department.

“The creative writing community is really growing, eager and active. Students love to be creative,” Gaumer said.

At 7 p.m., Sept. 22, the Undergraduate Writing Center and LAMP will sponsor a “Red-stage Reading.” The event will allow writers to read their work aloud.

“Christians can create good art, and it doesn’t have to be sappy or trite,” Elizabeth Cook, the general editor for

LAMP, said.LAMP also takes submissions for

artwork, including graphic design and photography. Because of the cost of printing, black and white submissions are preferred.

LAMP Fall 2011 will be available at the end of the semester for pick-up at the launch party or in the English department.

Submit all writing and artwork to [email protected]. For more information, visit lampmagazine.wordpress.com.

ROEDDING is a feature reporter.

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Oklahoma! set to lead a spirited year of theaterShelanne [email protected]

Counts of four cued teams of actors onto the floor of Liberty University’s theater practice room. Tights and shorts, cowboy hats and baskets waved back and forth as each actor and dancer followed the lead of their choreographer in prepa-ration for the Department of Theater Arts upcoming show, “Oklahoma!”

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s great American show, “Oklahoma!” will take stage at the Tower Theater in Liberty’s Green Hall Sept. 23 through Oct. 15, ushering in a season of shows focused on spirit and hope.

“This year’s shows are unique in their authentic American feel,” Producer and Director Linda Nell Cooper said. “I think they all have this pioneer spirit about them, which makes them very Ameri-cana. It is very much about the American people who have triumphed over adversi-ties.”

Chosen primarily for the senior the-ater students who will be using their act-ing experience as a platform for their future career, Liberty’s 2011-12 Theater department will be performing “Little Shop of Horrors,” “Romeo and Juliet,” “Rag Time,” Alfred Hitchcock’s “The 39 Steps” and “Peter Pan.”

“We always rise up and build again,” Cooper said. “That’s what Oklahoma’s

all about, that’s what Ragtime is all about, even Peter Pan. It’s the idea that the future is a good one and that there’s always hope at the end of it.”

Senior Rachel Osterhus, who will be playing the character of Lori, is looking forward to being part of a show focused on American strength.

“I love the story. It’s set in the west. It’s full of American spirit,” Osterhus said. “I love Lori’s Character. She’s a spitfire, stubborn and independent. She’s a fun,

down-to-earth, fascinating character.”The show, which was originally seen as

a broadway production in 1943, will be given a revived feel as Cooper and her theatre staff add their own concepts.

“My concept for the show is Queen Anne’s Lace which grows as a weed in the middle of a field but it’s beautiful,” Coo-per said. “It has this old fashioned feel to it in the middle of 2011. When you see it, you are reminded of yesterday. We are going with these colors of 2011 but with

a layer of vintage, antique lace over it.”The show mixes technicolor with old

country imagery.“It’s kind of fun to bring back some-

thing old,” Osterhus said. “I think it will bring in families or people who maybe know the classics.”

Knowing that Oklahoma may not be a familiar show to some individuals brings some excitement to Cooper and the cast.

“I am looking forward to telling these older stories with this fresh approach and giving them to an audience who have nev-er seen them,” Cooper said. “It’s almost like giving them theatre history.”

With a year of experience in their new theatre and the success of Phantom of the Opera behind them, Liberty Theater is hoping to see a greater audience than ever before.

“We have already doubled our average ticket sales from last year,” Cooper said. “We now have an audience that knows what to expect from our theatre. Now they can come with a peace of mind, knowing that they are going to enjoy themselves.”

To see the full line of Liberty Tow-er Theater’s 2011-12 shows, visit the Department of Theater Arts webpage. Tickets are available at the Vines Cen-ter Box Office by calling (434)582-SEAT (7328) or by visiting the Department of Theater Arts website.

JENNINGS is the feature editor

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TAKING THE LEAP — The cast of Liberty University’s “Oklahoma!” prepares for their upcoming performances, which opens Sept. 23 in the Tower Theater.

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Nights spent staring at the ceiling are never fun. However, most college stu-dents can probably say that they have spent their fair share of nights drawing imaginary pictures on the ceiling because they could not fall asleep. As a result of high stress, an unhealthy diet and an ir-regular sleep cycle, many students may find themselves plagued by insomnia.

The National Institutes of Health characterizes insomnia as the in-ability to fall asleep or the inability to maintain sleep during the night. This disturbed sleep can last anywhere from less than a week to months on end. According to the National Institutes of Health website, it is more com-mon in women and affects any-where from 30 to 50 percent of adults.

Over time, sleep deprivation can result in sleep debt, which is dif-ficult to make up. According to an article by the Mayo Clinic titled “Sleep: Your Body’s Means of Rejuvenation,” lack of sleep and an ir-regular sleep cycle can lead to increased accidents, decreased focus and can also weaken the immune system, making the body more vulnerable to viruses and in-fection.

Liberty University biology professor Dr. Mark Blais said that school related stress and anxiety can be one of the major causes of sleeplessness in college students. And pulling all nighters does

not help. “During sleep, you discharge necessary

information and recharge your brain for the next day. If you pull an all nighter, you are not able to get rid of all the extra information,” Blais said.

Caffeine, which can be found in a va-riety of popular products such as coffee,

soda and choco-late, is

also a

major cause of

sleeplessness. Blais suggest that students who need to drink caffeine to stay awake should consume it in the morning to avoid the stimulant af-fecting them when they are trying to fall asleep.

Inactivity and long daytime naps can also inhibit a person’s ability to sleep. Us-ing electronic devices, such as televisions, laptops and phones, which stimulate the

mind, can also disturb sleep. Several medical issues, such as taking

certain medications or psychological dis-orders like anxiety and depression, can also result in insomnia.

While those suffering from extreme insomnia should seek a doctor’s advice, there are many small changes students can make to make falling asleep easier and faster. One is to their sleep environ-ment, which plays a huge part in quality of sleep.

While some prefer absolute quiet when they sleep, for others, the absence of a

familiar sound, such as a fan or ticking of a clock, can be disturbing. If a stu-

dent falls asleep with the television on at home, but then comes back to a dorm room that’s completely silent, they may have a harder time falling asleep and adjusting to the lack of noise.

On its website, the National Sleep Foundation said that light plays a huge role in how people sleep. The site empha-sizes the importance of finding the balance between light and darkness exposure throughout the day, as bright outdoor light

can influence the body’s’ bio-logical clock, which in turn, influ-

ences when the body feels sleepy or alert. According to Blais, less light is

better at bedtime because people tend to sleep better in darker rooms. Going to bed at around the same time

each night and having a regular sleep routine can also help people fall asleep faster.

“Do the same things each night to tell your body it’s time to wind down. This might include taking a warm bath or shower, reading a book, or listening to soothing music. Relaxing activities can promote better sleep by easing the tran-sition between wakefulness and drowsi-ness,” the Mayo Clinic said on its web-site.

Blais said one of the best things a per-son can do for their body is to wake up

when they are supposed to. “Don’t press the snooze button. It’s a

symptom of procrastination, and you’re not being honest with yourself. If you know what time you need to get up, then get up,” Blais said.

The basics of sleep: Sleep is essential to the body because it

allows the brain to recharge for the next day. While it may be tempting to forsake a few hours to cram for a test or hang out with friends, it’s important to allow your body ample time to go through the five stages of sleep.

Stage One is when your eyes are closed, your body is relaxed and you can be easily woken.

Stage Two is when arousal becomes more difficult and brain waves slow down. Body temperature drops and the heart rate slows during this stage.

Stage Three and Stage Four are the deepest stages of sleep. This is when all the muscles begin to relax and blood flow is directed away from the brain toward the muscles. It usually takes 30 to 40 min-utes to achieve Stage Four.

Rapid Eye Movement (REM) is the last stage and only occurs for five to 10 minutes. Muscles are completely relaxed and oxygen use is increased. Breathing and heart rate become rapid and irregu-lar, and your eyes are moving quickly.

According to Blais, the average college student needs about four to five REMs a night. This means they need about seven and a half to nine hours of sleep each night. To find out the optimal amount for your individual schedule, Blais sug-gests working backwards. So, for ex-ample, if you need to wake up at 7 a.m., you’ll want to go to bed at either 10:30 p.m. or midnight.

“Know what time you need to get up and go back an hour and a half each cycle,” Blais said. “Don’t get up during REM sleep, because that’s when you wake up groggy.”

ABRAHAM is the asst. feature editor.

Insomnia: The sleepless syndrome

Sept. 23Anberlin Concert

Sept. 24Washington, D.C. Day Trip

Sept. 24Virginia 10-Miler

Anberlin will be playing a free concert at the Vines Center.

Students can get their free tickets at the Vines Center Box Office

with their Liberty ID.

Student Activities will be taking a group of students to the nation’s capital for a full day of exploring and fun. Call 592-3061 for more

information.

The 38th annual Virginia 10-Miler offers both experienced and new runners the chance to

participate in a 10 mile run, four mile run or four mile walk. Check out virginiatenmiler.com for more

details and to register.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sept. 27See You At The Pole Rally

Oct. 15Homecoming

Sept. 30Sounds Of Hope Tour

Sept. 29-Oct. 2College For A Weekend

Students will gather with others from their home state in the DeM-oss parking lot from 7 to 8 p.m. to

pray for the current local and global issues.

Student Activities is bringing Leeland and Building 429 to

TRBC as part of their Sounds of Hope Tour. Tickets are $7 in advance for Liberty students and $12 at the door. For more infor-

mation, contact Student Activities at studentactivitiesinfo@liberty.

edu or 592-3061.

Welcome prospective students who will be visiting and staying on

Liberty’s campus. The weekend will be full of events open to both

visitors and current students. Contact the Admissions Office at [email protected] for more

information. Sept. 23

Oklahoma!The opening show of the Tower Theater’s first show of the year

will begin at 7:30 p.m. Show dates continue until Oct. 16. Tickets are currently on sale at the Vines Cen-ter Box Office or online. For more

information, call 582-7078.

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The Schilling Center was filled with students, Friday, Sept. 9, to raise aware-ness and hope for the Somalian people at the Horn of Africa concert.

In July of this year, the United Nations declared a famine in Somalia, which is lo-cated on the east coast in a region known as the Horn of Africa.

Somalia has been suffering from a drought for the last six months, forcing thousands of Somalis to leave and find refuge in neighboring countries. Suzzane O’Dell, online community manager for World Help, said in her July 25th blog post that the United Nations reported “over 11 million people in the Horn of Africa are in desperate need of food, wa-ter and medical care.”

Recent reports posted on World Help’s website stated that “More than 30,000 children under the age of five have per-ished in the last 90 days in southern So-malia alone,” and that number has risen to an estimated total of 90,000 for the entire region.

Members of World Help and Liberty University’s student body put together a concert that would spread the news of the situation in Somalia. The event was

to inform the Liberty student body about what World Help is doing to provide aid. The goal of World Help is to send 40-foot long containers that hold 240,000 meals, along with water and medical supplies. Each container, however, costs $6,000 to send, but they are guaranteed to reach the

Somali refugees and others in need.Alumna Jessica Cockran, class of 2011

and employee of World Help, said the concert had a threefold purpose, “To edu-cate people, move them to compassion and provoke them to action.”

It was that one word, compassion,

which set a fire in people’s hearts to act and provide aid to those suffering in So-malia. Even though there is a need for funds to be raised, the utmost important need is awareness. “This generation can make a difference with their voice,” Cock-ran said. “Showing compassion is a living testimony of who God is.”

The concert included performances from students and other artists. Other performers included Liberty junior Joy Lippard, local Lynchburg artist Paul Da-vidson and Taylor Holder, an employee of World Help who said she “hoped the students would be moved to action with-out apathy and complacency.”

“As Americans, we are naïve and com-fortable,” Liberty student and performer Gabe Hernandez said.

“Raising awareness and stirring peo-ple’s hearts to be compassionate about the situation in Somalia was the desired over-all outcome of the event,” volunteer and junior Alyssa Hammond said.

If you would like to learn more about or be updated on the situation in Somalia, visit www.worldhelp.net and search the blog postings.

FOWLER is a feature reporter.

Horn brings hope for Somalia

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Spiritual Emphasis Week kicked off with a full house Monday night, Sept. 5, at Thomas Road Baptist Church with speaker and campus pastor Clayton King.

King was on Liberty’s campus Mon-day through Wednesday night, speaking to students about various topics, includ-ing being bare before God, distance from God, true belief and God’s calling. He en-couraged students not to wear masks with God and to be truly open to his plan for their lives.

“Sometimes God must speak to you in the time that you least expect it, some-times he speaks to us most clearly when we are at our most broken,” King said.

King challenged students to work hard in their daily lives, saying, “Hard work is not a curse, it is a blessing.”

Some students who attended SEW said it was a fresh start, and senior Kim Thompson said that it was very different from other sermons.

“It wasn’t our typical Spiritual Em-phasis Week. We had such unique mes-sages, and it was very spiritually driven, not emotionally or climax driven — very spiritual,” Thompson said.

For senior Brooke May, Tuesday night’s message, which dealt with feeling distant from God, was a very special message.

“It’s something we don’t always talk about and everyone struggles with,” Thompson said.

Students agreed that the personal re-sponses they witnessed were another high point of the week, as many lives were changed following each message. Some students even found new callings and ca-reer fields.

“God changed my heart, and I changed

my major. Tonight was phenomenal,” freshman Kati Bowlin said of Wednes-day night’s message. After a special time of worship, Bowlin realized that she was not meant to be a psychology major, but a worship major.

“I was like, ‘I play six different instru-ments, and I love it. What am I doing? This is dumb, really dumb,” Bowlin said of her decision to change her major.

Beyond offering students a fresh start to a new year, SEW also acted as an in-troduction to what Liberty University is about to new students.

“It’s such a good perspective setter for the year. It’s the heart of the ministry side of Liberty and a good set for us to jump into lives,” Thompson said. “It’s a good eye opener for freshmen, because it’s kind of Liberty’s way of saying ‘this is who we are and we don’t apologize for it’.”

Thompson went on to say that she ap-

preciates that King is the speaker for SEW because, much like the school, King is honest with students and does not apolo-gize for spreading the gospel.

Honesty is a principle that King him-self promises students he will promote for their best interests, in hopes of being genuine.

“This is my promise to you. By the grace of God, I do not intend to fake it with you when I preach to you,” King said on Monday night.

King will be speaking 7:30 p.m. Wednesday night at campus church.

For more information about Clayton King, visit his website at www.claytonking.com.

KOPPENHAVER is a feature re-porter.


MOVED TO RESPOND— Students came to the altar praying individually and with others to respond to Clayton King’s message during SEW.

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