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CHAMPION SERVING LIBERTY UNIVERSITY' FOR 24 YEARS SEPTEMBER 19, 2006 VOL. 24, NO. 4 VISIT WWW.LIBERTY.EDU/CHAMPION

Living examples Are Christians really follow­ing the teachings of Jesus? A4

Never forget Life! looks at the Holocaust dis­play at Lynchburg College. B5

Former LU student makes bid for Congress By Joanne Tang

NEWS EDITOR

Dressed sharply in a blue suit, Nebraska state Senator Adrian Smith seems to be the ail-American guy, born and raised in Gering, Neb., a town of about 7,800 residents. He came to Liberty in 1989 and spent three semesters at LU before transferring to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is the first former Liberty student to make a run for the United States House of Representatives.

Sunday, Sept. 17, Smith and his staff held a rally in the lobby of DeMoss, inviting people from campus and Thomas Road to meet the man who is in the race for a seat in the House.

Dr. Ron Godwin, head of the Helms School of Government, was on hand to introduce Smith.

Godwin described him as a "pioneer, a pathfinder for many, many more leaders like him in the days ahead."

Virginia Senator Steve Newman was also in attendance and"praised Smith for his work in one of Newman's campaigns.

Smith spoke at the podium next, telling the audience his views on hot button issues such as abortion, immigration and taxes.

"I can tell you that I am a bit concerned of our country and its direction," he said.

He cites abortion as one of the biggest issues he deals with.

"When I look at the challenges we face in leg­islature, pro-life is so important. We have to forge ahead and keep the priorities out there," he said.

As a high school senior, Smith came to Liberty for College for a Weekend. Though he had never lived in Virginia before, he made the step to attend college at Liberty. He went with Light Ministries on a missions trip to Brazil and worked for the CSER office. After his first year, he had a desire to work in his state government, but in order to become a page in local legisla­ture, students had to attend college in Nebraska.

Please see SMITH, page A2 MR SM)TH G 0 K T 0 WASHINGTON? — Adrian Smith hopes to bring change in Washington on conservative issues. ALEX T O W E R S

Spanish institute goes native in Guatemala By Joanne Tang

NEWS EDITOR

In this world of technology, people can talk in many different ways, from e-mail to instant messaging. Nothing replaces talking, and as we continue to live in a rich cultural landscape, there is a need to know more than one lan­guage. Spanish is spoken in more than 20 countries around the world.

One of these countries is Guatemala, which has been the destination for Dr. David Towles and his groups of Spanish-speaking students.

Students who have a desire for missions may find themselves in Guatemala, where they can work with children in an orphanage, with the local churches or evangelize. Over the last 10 years, the institute has helped to build 10 churches in Guatemala, each with a pastor.

The two month program emphasizes integra­tion with the Guatemalan culture, which is why students live with Spanish-speaking families and become part of the local life.

"There's a particular student who says they want to learn Spanish and wants to share it with Christ," Towles said.

He said the trips to Guatemala are "absolute­ly missions driven."

Many of the students go on to be translators at churches in Guatemala.

To go to Guatemala, students must have a minimum of one semester of Spanish.

Students interested in finding more informa­tion should contact Towles at detowles@liber-ty.edu.

Contact Joanne Tang at jtang@liberty.edu.

BRIDGING THE CULTURAL GAP — Student Derek Andren, from Bloomington, Minn., shares the gospel with a Guatemalan man. As students work with native Guatem­alans, they also live with them, which giving the students a chance for more interaction with families.

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BROADCASTING FROM BEAUTIFUL GUATEMALA — Tim Kwait, a cam­eraman for Liberty, shows a young boy camera equipment. Towles said he has many "self-motivat­ed" students who have a passion for reaching others for Christ.

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The LU community and those in Lynchburg and sur­rounding areas may soon receive a luxury that few in this area can claim, as plans are being developed to build an JMAX theater on the Liberty campus.

IMAX, a state of the art movie theater format, is hailed by its creators as "the ultimate movie experience."

Vice Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr. believes that Campus North would suit an IMAX theater nicely.

"From the time we first acquired the former Ericsson headquarters, we have tried to find the best use for the tower in the middle of the building," said Falwell. "After consider­ing various potential uses, I felt strongly that an IMAX theater would be the best use of the space because the dimensions of the tower are very similar to an IMAX the­ater."

IMAX theaters are unlike standard movie theaters in almost every way.

The seats are steeply pitched in a stadium style, allowing viewers to look straight at the screen, rather than up.

IMAX theaters have screens significantly larger than a standard movie theater screen. An IMAX screen can project images up to eight sto­ries high. The IMAX system also includes a surround sound speaker system that is comprised of 44 speakers placed strategically in six groups around the theater. The system is capable of creat­ing 12,000 watts of power. The screen is perforated, which allows the speakers behind the screen to be heard clearly.

Until recently, IMAX the­aters have been located almost exclusively in muse­ums and have shown mosdy educational documentaries.

However, the advent of major motion pictures being remastered for IMAX display in recent years has spawned an explosion of IMAX theaters being added on to standard multiplexes. Many films are now being produced for IMAX theaters as well, includ­ing Superman, Poseidon, and the upcoming Spider-Man and Harry Potter sequels.

The closest IMAX theater to Lynchburg right now is locat­ed in Richmond. There are also theaters in Virginia Beach, Va., Washington. D.C., and Baltimore.

Please see IMAX, page A3

Page A2.THE UBI-RTY CHAMPION SEPTEMBER 19,2006

Summer is coming to an end and that can only mean two things ~ football and TV sea­son premiers. These are the number one Monday morning conversation starters for the small talk annoyance of the a.m. I person­ally am not a big fan of TV. When I do watch it, it's usually syndicated. However, as I get further into my college career I start looking to kill time with anything but school work.

TV isn't what it used to be, that's for sure. It's hard to compare today's cheesy reality shows with the witty, orig­inal sitcoms of the 90s.

For years my heart belonged to Stephanie Tanner, my first crush. However, once that Topanga Lawrence girl scrapped the nerdy clothes

"How about a show about Eskimo dogsled-

ding in Northern Saskatchewan? Rumor has it that some of the

and "stepped up to junior Iditarod dogs arejuicing." high, I kicked Stephanie Tanner to the curb. Guys are jerks, right? I know we are, get over it.

It turned out that the TV relationships would never work out for me. I only saw my dream girls once a week and they couldn't see me — now that I read that, it sounds sort of creepy. Anyways, it was a rough time in my life and I needed a mentor. I sought help from Dr. Frasier and Niles Crane, who told me that it was time to move on. So I did just that. I started hanging out at Monk's Cafe and the Central Perk, and they were the best days of my life.

After a few years those good times came to an end as well and I was left with nothing. That is when television's dark days kicked in. The torch had been passed to reality TV.

Reality shows are all rigged from the start, every last one of them. After seeing one after the other come and go, I figured this was just a network slump and it would soon be over. Boy was I wrong. Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse, the nail was put in the coffin this past summer with 'America's Got Talent' ~ more like "America's Got Nothing Better to Do." In short, it was a freak show that encouraged the Jerry Springer rejects

that they still had hope at making the big money without having to work for it ~ you know, the new American way.

It turned out to be another poor "American Idol" knockoff, to say the least. Even the judges were the same. There was the brutal British bloke who hated eveiyone, the wanna­be diva and the cheerful, stout man who never liked to hurt anyone's feelings ~ oh wait, he was replaced with Knight Rider.

You're probably wondering when I'm going to touch on the football part that I mentioned in the opener. Well, it actu­ally ties into my disgust of modern TV. After seeing previews for NBC's latest offering, "Friday Night Lights" I couldn't help but wonder, haven't I seen enough high school foot­

ball from Texas? Nothing against Texas, but it seems like

nearly every year we, the American viewing public, get some sort of show or football flick dealing with that state. If high school football is everything they crack it up to be, then it is safe to assume that there are about 100,000 Uncle Ricos wandering around aimlessly around the Lone Star State in their vans, won­dering what if...

I understand high school football is big in Texas, but I don't need to be reminded of it every year. Each geographic region has its own sport, so why don't the networks think outside of the box and work on something new and creative. How about a show about Eskimo dogsledding in Northern Saskatch­ewan? Rumor has it that some of the Iditarod dogs are juicing. "America's Next Top Jockey" in Kentucky sounds riveting as well, or even "Making of the Sheepherder" in Northern Wales. All of those ideas have one thing in common ~ they won't last for more than one season, which is what makes their demand even greater.

Contact Jay Guthrie at jtguthrie@lib-erty.edu.

Smith: Positive impact Continued from page 1

When he graduated, he entered into the political arena as a member of the Gering City Council.

In 2000, after four years with the city council, Smith ran in the Nebraska Unicameral and won. Now he is placing his hat into the race for the House, representing the 3rd District.

Pastor Jonathan Falwell also lauded Smith for his track record and his stance on impor­tant and controversial issues.

"That's the kind of person we need in Congress," he said. "We need people who stand up and say 'this is what I believe' and will fight for what they believe."

He also said his father, Liberty University Chancellor Dr. Jerry Falwell, had the desire to "affect the culture" and that "one day, he wanted to send a Liberty student to Congress."

"I hope to be in the House for a good long time," Smith said before the gathering. "I want to get elected and stay there until retire­ment."

He said he would want to make a positive impact for his state and his country. As a fourth-generation Nebraskan, Smith also would like Liberty students from his state to take an interest in state issues.

"There are so many callings for different people, but we need good business people, good teachers, farmers and ranchers to use innovative ideas that they learned from being at school (at Liberty)," he said.

As he gears up for the elections in November, there is much at stake. Smith, however, is undeterred by the pressures of the race.

"I feel that I can make a difference and that is why I am running," he said.

Contact Joanne Tang atjtang@liberty.edu.

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Prep course helps law students ByJenniThurman

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The Latin phrase "ad fontes," meaning "to the sources," is a motto that captures the spirit of studying, studying and more studying at the Liberty University School of Law.

As the law school's first graduating class pre­pares to toss their mortar boards in May, law students will take the phrase to heart when they hit the books in preparation for a culmina­tion of three years of blood, sweat and tears -the bar examination.

The bar examination is a multi-faceted test that includes a total of three exams ~ the Multi-state Bar Examination (MBE), a profes­sional responsibility or ethics exam and a state-specified essay examination.

Although all parts of the bar exam are chal­lenging, the MBE is undoubtedly the most gru­eling task. Law students are given six hours to complete 200 multiple-choice questions on pertinent legal subjects.

Most third-year Liberty law students will prepare for the bar exam by taking a review course offered in the spring semester. The preparation course will also be offered to stu­dents who do not attend Liberty Law.

"I will definitely take the prep course in my third year," said first-year law student John Katorkas. "You need any edge you can get to pass the bar exam."

Third-year law student Joey Hamrick said that although the bar exam would be challeng­ing, he was not nervous about whether or not he would pass.

"I'm planning to take a few weeks off after graduation and then hit it as hard as I can," said Hamrick. "The bar exam won't be a cake walk, that's for sure."

In recent years, the Society of American Law Teachers has criticized the bar exam. According to www.saltlaw.org, the organiza­tion believes that the bar exam fails to test for professionalism in the legal field, which means lawyers are unlikely to have the necessary experience for their future careers.

Jeffrey C. Tuomala, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs for Liberty law, agrees that passing the bar exam does not mean a student is qualified to practice law.

"Our education program isn't designed for what the students need to know to pass the bar ~ our real focus is to give them the training we know they need to be good lawyers," said Tuomala.

Scott Thompson, Director of the Center for Lawyering Skills, believes "beyond a shadow of a doubt" that Liberty Law students will be fully equipped to take the legal field by storm upon graduation.

"The typical law school curriculum is failing in preparing students to practice law. That is why our law school has adopted a Lawyering Skills program that emphasizes the need for students to be versed in all of the skills that lawyers need to practice," Thompson said.

A revolutionary program exclusive to Liberty

law, the Lawyering Skills Program requires law students to take a writing and oral intensive course during each semester of law school. Students also interact with a "client whom they represent.

Thompson recognizes that comprehensive knowledge of the law is of utmost importance to new lawyers. "Every law school in the coun­try teaches similar courses. It is equally impor­tant to know how to implement the knowledge; that is where our program is unique," he said.

The Lawyering Skills program was brought , to national attention when the American Bar Association (ABA) granted Liberty Law School provisional accreditation in February.

"The ABA told us that Liberty Law was the first school they had seen actually implement the McCrate Report, which lists the types of skills law students need to practice law," said Tuomala.

Passing the bar exam is only the first difficult step of many to launching a Christian legal career.

When the graduating class of 2007 enters law offices across the country, colleagues will undoubtedly challenge their Christian world-view.

Despite the formidable challenge that lies ahead, Dean Tuomala is confident that Liberty Law students will rise to the occasion.

"Our students are doing externships in fed­eral and commonwealth prosecution offices," he said. "They are chomping at the bit to get going. It was encouraging to them that they were practicing law while maintaining their faith, and their years at law school have pre­pared them for that."

Contact Jenni Thurman atjthurman@liber-ty.edu.

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Psychology prof brings unique experience to LU IMAX: Bi§ theater experience

By Amy Field ASST. NEWS EDITOR

"I'm an odd one," Dr. Ed Barker says. And indeed, the psychology professor has had a

life that most would not consider normal. Barker was born in .Japan, the son of a career military man who moved around often. As a boy he enjoyed shooting rattlesnakes in his own backyard in the western slopes of Colorado.

"When I was eight I had my own .22 and I would go up into the mountains with my canteen and a little backpack and I would shoot rat­tlesnakes," Barker said. "It was a good way to spend your life."

For 20 years, he made his home near Oslo, Sweden. He has attended school for most of his life and attained more than four degrees. He has been a respected professor here at Liberty for the past four years and is currently teaching a new criminal psychology class.

Successful as his life sounds, it is hard to believe that his high school advisor tojd Barker that he would not go any further than doing heavy manual labor for the rest of his life.

"My high school guidance counselors told me to prepare for a career unloading trucks and ships because I was big, strong and dumb, according to them," Barker said. "And it wasn't until I took the PSAT and became a National Merit student that I realized I wasn't a complete idiot." Since then, Barker has gone on to be both a student and a teacher, and, ironically, a high school guidance counselor.

"I always told my students to believe in them­selves and not to sell themselves short," he said. Ever since that PSAT test, Barker has been listen­ing to his own advice.

"I'm curious. I like to know 'why,'" he said. "I'll read cereal boxes. If I'm stuck in traffic I'll read billboards and traffic signs, bumper stickers and everything under the sun. I'm just curious." That curiosity has led to his studying and attaining quite a few degrees, mainly in education, coun­seling/psychology, theology and Jewish studies, primarily focusing on the early church.

After attending Bible college in Pennsylvania during the Vietnam War era, Barker also did some doctorate work at the Lund University.

Currently, he has an ABD (All But Dissertation) Ph.D. in Religion, focusing on Judaism, from Lund. During his stay in Sweden he met Gina, who became his wife. They have been married for six years. Dr. Gina Barker now teaches public relations courses in Communication Studies and received her doctorate from Regent University.

"I have a wonderful wife," he said with a smile. "My wife is the most organized person I know. She is the greatest example of Christ's love in my life and I am blessed by her every day."

After Sweden, his next trip took him to the United Kingdom.

"I ended up going to Oxford to study for a mas­ters," he said. Then his eyes lit up. "Oh — Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford! It was one of the best parts of studying at Oxford." An avid read­er and book collector, Barker had to use a station wagon with a rooftop carrier to transport his books from Oxford at the end of his time there.

Since then, Barker came back to the states with Gina, and through what Barker described as God's intervention, they both ended up teaching at Liberty.

"I have never seen students the heart and the quality of (Liberty students)," he said. "I love you guys so much and I always get so blessed every semester- that's why I keep coming back." If stu­dents have affected Barker so deeply, it is nothing compared to the mark he leaves on those who pass through his class­room.

"Dr. Barker teach­es in such a way that you can already envision how you will put the knowl­edge gained into practice," said senior Karen Young, a psy­chology major. "He brings his lectures to life for his students." Even after gradua­tion, many alumni still fondly remem­

ber his influence on the academic and spiritual aspects of their lives.

"One thing I learned from him was that you real­ly can put the passion of the Lord in psychology. Not a lot of people can do that," said alum Kati Wimber. "He makes everything he has to say rele­vant. He would even just stop and pray in class if he felt it was needed."

The bottom line for Barker: "Only one life / Twill soon be past / Only what's done for Christ will last."

"I want my students to understand that absolutely nothing they do on the face of this earth is going to last after them, unless it's done for God's glory," he said. "When I talk about crisis intervention, marriage and family, dealing with crisis and trauma, you hit people where they real­ly live. You see them at their very worst. And if you have nothing more than psychology to give them, if you don't have anything from God and you can't show another aspect, you're hollow. I don't believe psychology has the answers. Psychology deals with people's thoughts and actions — understanding them. But if it doesn't change a person — if it doesn't make a difference, why do it? I'm a very pragmatic person from a spiritual point of view."

Contact Amy Field at afield@liberty.edu.

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Falwell also believes that an IMAX theater could be financially self-sustaining. In May, a professional the­ater and museum consult­ant was contacted to help determine if Lynchburg would be suitable for such a project.

"IMAX has the potential of paying for itself through ticket sales," said Falwell. "The feasibility study con­firmed that IMAX would be profitable in the Lynch­burg market."

It is hoped that this study will help LU find a donor or investor to fund the con­struction of the theater.

"The IMAX will be used by school groups within driving distance for field trips during the day and by the LU and local communi­ty in the evenings," contin­ued Falwell.

"We believe that it will become a recruiting tool for the university, an enhancement to student life at LU and an asset to the Lynchburg area."

According to Lee Beau­mont, head of Auxiliary Services, the theater would serve purposes beyond simply showing movies.

"It would play IMAX educational movies, mov­ies promoting LU, and appropriate Hollywood blockbusters filmed in IMAX," said Beaumont.

"This facility can also be used as a conference room, to preview upcoming TV shows and for private par­ties and screenings."

Beaumont is confident that an IMAX theater would be a sound financial decision.

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OPINION 'The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting.

It has been found difficult and left untried."

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Don't be a hypocrite Are Christians really living out their beliefs?

"The greatest single cause of atheism in the world today is Christians, who acknowledge Jesus with their lips, and then walk out the door and deny Him by their lifestyle. That is what an unbelieving world simply finds unbelievable." — Brennan Manning, author of "The Ragamuffin Gospel"

"What if I stumble? / What if I fall? / What if I lose my step and I make fools of us all? / Will the love continue when my walk becomes a crawl?" — DC Talk, "What If I Stumble?"

While I disagree with a lot of the theology in Manning's book, his quote - which some of you may recognize from that DC Talk song referenced above - has more truth in it than the 21st century church cares to admit. Inevitably, if a person who is curious about the things of God comes into contact with individuals who claim to taste the sweetness of Christ but don't show the fruit, that person will leave with a bitter taste and a story to tell - one that usually involves hypocrisy.

Why is that such a recurring theme among atheists and agnostics? It is not that they have a problem with God, although some do. It is that they have a problem with His followers. Mahatma Gandhi put it best, I think: "I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ."

Even some people within the church - which is sup­posed to be the "body of Christ" - get fed up with profess­ing Christians who have no qualms about performing actions that are completely anti-Christ. They mutter something about "hypocritical Christians" and walk through the double doors of the sanctuary to the parking lot, never to be heard from again.

This is a tragedy in the deepest, most profound sense of that word. And I wonder to God as I ask Him: "Why? Why does this happen?"

The answer comes, more quickly and with more impact than the thrust of a dagger to my heart: "It happens because My people do not truly understand what it means to 'follow Me.'" The silence that follows is deafening.

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The Apostle John wrote a letter to the church in Asia Minor that addressed this topic, among other issues. "Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. He who says, T know Him,' and does not keep His com­mandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever keeps His word,

truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked," 1 John 2:3-6 admonishes.

Let that passage of the living word of God divide your joints and marrow. Does anyone whose eyes may fall on this page recognize the implications of that statement? We might, if we highlight some key terms.

First, "His commandments." Anyone who tries to tell you that we can't know the commands of Christ to His dis­ciples has been drinking too much Nyquil from the Key­hole. Here are some of His commands as they are found throughout the Gospels (taken from www.billgoth-ard.com): "Choose the narrow way....Feed My sheep. ...Deny yourself....Honor your parents....Forgive offend­ers....Honor marriage....Render to Caesar....Love your neighbor....Be a servant....Make disciples."

This not only refers to His explicit commands, but also the outworking of those commands as evidenced in the rest of the God-breathed New Testament: Abstain from every form of evil (1 Thess. 5:22). Faith without works is dead (James 2:26). Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers (Eph. 4:29). Etcetera.

Second, "perfected." The context indicated by the pas­sage is that of growing in fellowship with and obedience to God. As.we more fully obey Him because we use the power to do good that the Holy Spirit has given us, we will

increase in our intimate knowledge of Him - and the world will see the difference.

Third, "abides in Him." It is crystal clear from the chap­ter that this term references habitual obedience to God. Not only that, but the charge to "abide" is to us as believ­ers - meaning that we ought to obey Him out of the sin­cerity of our hearts and in gratitude to Him for saving us. To put it more plainly, John said: If you profess Jesus as Lord, you had better be walking like it, or else you need to reevaluate your faith! To do otherwise - disobey - is saying to the Savior, essentially, "Thanks, but no thanks. Because You've taken care of my sin, I'm going to go live as I please now - 1 hope You don't mind, Lord." What a mockery of the God-Man who died for the sins of His people!

Obedience and its resulting fruit are exactly what Paul is calling us to in 2 Corinthians 13:5: "Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? - unless indeed you are disqualified." Oh Christian, are you living by the teachings of the One who you profess? Or is this your official reality check?

Someone has to break it to you, so it miglft as well be me - Jesus Christ is infinitely more than some heavenly fire insurance policy! Just as He called you out of your sin to trust His payment for your sin and return you to fellow­ship with God - and I dearly hope you have responded to that call, Liberty students - so Christ now calls you to a lifestyle of sacrificial obedience to Him. The calls are syn­onymous, really. If you are truly saved, your obedience to His commands is non-negotiable - you will not be able to do otherwise! Your response will determine whether or not you are truly "abiding in Him" - and whether the lost will take notice.

You want to turn this world upside down? Go start living like a Christian.

Contact Matthew Hegarty at mjhegarty@liberty.edu.

PEAKUP Have you found it difficult to meet genuine Christians on campus?

"No, I have met a number of strong Christians on campus."

—Kerrie Anne Iseman, Fr. Onancock, Va.

"No. I believe that you are the one who makes it hard for yourself. It depends on the people that you surround yourself with."

—Viviana Enid Pabon, Jr. Cherry Hill, N.J.

"No. I have not had trouble finding committed Christians on this campus. I'm comparing this with my secular high school."

—Danny Miller, So. Norwalk, Conn.

"Yes. There are Christians who want to be religious, but finding genuine Christians who are seeking identity with Christ is hard." —Michael Bream, Jr.

Pittsburgh, Pa.

"No. I have a great hall full of them."

• Sarah Weaver, Jr. Odenton, Md.

"It seems that (some) people are showing off as Christians but aren't genuinely serious about their walk with Christ."

—Amanda Theller, Fr. Roanoke, Va.

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• The International Money Fund has agreed to give more voting rights to the nations of China, South Korea, Turkey and Mexico, according to BBCNews.com. This move would cause a significant increase in the amount of influence had by countries with lower income economies.

• On Sept. 16, 2006, five churches in the West Bank were attacked by Muslims. On Sept. 17, 2006, two churches were burned, also by Muslims. Foxnews.com has reported that the terrorist acts against the Christian churches (which were not Catholic) were in response to comments made by Pope Benedict XVI. According to Fox News, there are an estimated 50,000 Christians in the West Bank and Gaza strip region. The pope's statement was made against vio­lence in the name of religion, in which he condemned some of Muhammad's teaching as being "evil and inhuman."

• According to the ABC News Web site, 14 year-old blonde-haired, blue-eyed twin sisters, Lamb and Lynx Gaede have been spreading white supremacist hate mes­sages through their singing and songwriting. The girls

recently moved to Montana with their parents, because they considered the location of their previous home in California as having too much ethnic diversity.

• According to the World Magazine Web site, the U.S, has been holding AP photographer Bilal Hussein in prison for the past five months. The Iraqi native was jailed due to accusations that he was a threat to security. However, no official charges were ever filed. The AP is calling on the U.S for either charges to be filed or the immediate release of Hussein, He is one of an estimated 13,000 detainees being held by the U.S. in Iraq.

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COMMENTARY Coercive interrogation techniques a necessary evil

jennithurman

I must confess that I am a borderline obsessive fan of the Fox television drama "24," which features the infamous Jack Bauer, a field agent for the Counter Terrorist Unit in Los Angeles. For five seasons I have watched Jack save the world from deadly nerve

gas, nuclear bombs and power plants, a potential

presidential assassination and a lethal virus, all in the span of five real-time days. Jack is faced with numerous situations in which the fate of humanity rests in the interrogation of a single terrorist suspect. When pre­cious seconds are literally slipping away, Jack is forced to use cruel physical and psychological techniques to get the terrorists to confess.

While Jack Bauer's extreme interrogation methods seem downright appalling, reality tells us that situations may arise in which brute force is necessary to extract information from terrorists who threaten the safety of America. Interrogation techniques were brought into the limelight this past week when the Pentagon issued a new Army Field Manual, which bans a laundry list of procedures that have been rendered inhumane, but nonetheless proven to be successful in the past. With no end in sight to the war on terror, Capitol Hill has tied the hands of specially trained CIA and military interro­gation specialists by preventing the use of techniques that could be necessary in future national emergencies.

Interrogation techniques were initially re-evaluated because of this year's controversial Supreme Court case, Hamdan v. Rumsfeld. In a 5-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that enemy combatants are protected under

the Geneva Convention, which bans any maltreatment of detainees, period. Justice Clarence Thomas was the most outspoken of the dissenting judges. According to an About.com article by Tom Head, Justice Thomas pro­claimed that the Supreme Court has no right to officiate military issues, which are primarily directed by the Executive Branch, and that terrorists should not receive protection under the Geneva Convention because they are not parties to the treaty and they function in "multi­ple theaters of operation." The court ruling will "sorely hamper the president's ability to confront and defeat a new and deadly enemy," said Justice Thomas in a FoxNews.com article.

"Reality tells us that situations may arise in which brute force

is necessary to extract information from terrorists."

The new Army Field Manual prohibits eight previously approved interrogation techniques, preventing interrogators from using any physical force to obtain information. Professional interrogators have been left with techniques such as verbal abuse and physical exhaustion to break some of the world's most fierce terrorists. While these restrictions seem more humane in theory, what happens when a terrorist highly trained in resisting conventional interrogation methods holds crucial information about a planned terrorist attack on American soil? Choose the most ethical deci­sion - inflict temporary pain and humiliation on the terrorist and save numerous lives, or comply with national human rights standards, and watch the deaths of thousands or even millions of unsuspecting innocents.

Critics of using physical pressure to obtain informa­tion from terrorists argue that the method is immoral. However, an article that appeared in The Charlotte Observer stated, "Many veteran interrogators believe that the use of such methods to extract information is justified if it could save lives — whether by forcing an enemy soldier to reveal his army's battlefield positions or forcing terrorists to betray the details of ongoing plots." When thousands of innocent, civilian lives are taken into consideration, the momentary pain and dis­comfort of a terrorist who feels no remorse for the mur­ders and atrocious crimes he has committed presents a morally sound means to an end.

A scenario in which a nuclear bomb will be detonat­ed in 15 seconds unless the terrorist gives up the repro-gramming code is a dramatic and terrifying hypothetical situation. In pondering how to handle such a dilemma, I can't help but wonder WWJBD - What Would Jack Bauer Do? Exodus 21:23-25 reads, "But if there is seri­ous injury, you are to take life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise." I would label 9/11 as a serious injury to the American people and a crime that is slowly being avenged through the war on terror. Coercive interrogation techniques are an unfortunate but necessary evil that must be used to protect our country from future terrorist attacks. Although most Americans don't like to stomach the thought, injuring one terrorist so that millions of innocent people can live is a harsh but necessary decision to make.

Contact Jenni Thurman at jthurman@liberty.edu.

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Chills and thrills await at Scaremare house this October By Linda Laferriere

NEWS REPORTER

Do you want an excuse to scare people, stay out past curfew and take part in a Liberty University tradition? According to www.scaremare.com, the purpose of the outreach is to present the salvation message of Jesus Christ by displaying several scenes of death.

Scaremare will be held once again in a rambling house locat­ed on Carroll Avenue, off the James Street exit on U.S. 29. Every year, the house is transformed into a haunted house of night­mares and thrills. Costumed students, creepy music and elabo­rate scenes are a standard for this production.

Students interested in participating in Scaremare either by getting in character or assisting with parking or security, are encouraged to attend the rally Sept. 19 in DeMoss 1113 at 7 p.m.

The first weekend of Scaremare will be Thursday, Oct. 12 through Saturday, Oct. 14, and will continue the following two weekends. The house opens at dusk each night, and the line will close at 11 p.m. Lines are often long, snaking out past the field next to the house and out into the street.

Every year, some scenes are modified or completely changed. Some popular ones in the past have included a scene of a car crash, a funeral room, a clown room and a dungeon. Some old reliable ideas from years past have been brought back.

Each room of the house is run by a room leader, who works with the voluneers, the "cast" of Scaremare. The cast wears con-

stumes, wears ghoulish makeup and when the house is opened for its guests, the show is on. With all that goes on at Scaremare, hundreds of volunteers are needed each year to make Scaremare a success.

One of these students is senior Mike Sandal. He has been run­ning the "stairs" portion of the house for three years.

"I tell my friends about Scaremare every chance I get. I always tell them that it's fun, it's effective, and you've got to appreciate a ministry that has pizza, Hry ice, and stage blood on its shopping list," said Sandal. "More than that though, Scaremare intends to point people to Christ. We put Jesiis at the end of the tour for a reason."

Jeremy Sluss is another contributor to the success of Scaremare. Sluss, who is a floor leader, and is from Richmond, Va., has been attending Scaremare for most of his life. Sluss recalls coming to Liberty and "longing to be a part of Scaremare.

Being touched personally by Scaremare and having friends whose lives were touched by Scaremare really instilled in me a desire to be a part of Scaremare."

According to Sluss, what takes place at Scaremare is much bigger than Liberty University.

"It's not about us, it's about Him and reaching a lost world for him," said Sluss.

"Working at Scaremare is an awesome way to see God work. It places you on the front lines with the community and gives you an opportunity to see the various views and lifestyles of the various groups of people. It is a very humbling experience," said

Chris Pope. Steve Vandegriff, Executive Director of the Center for Youth

Ministry and Associate Professor of Youth Ministries, has been heading up Scaremare for the past six years. He has been a part of other Scaremares, and believes that it exists as an "outreach tool to reach a lot of teenagers in a very unusual setting."

Contact Linda Ixiferriere at ldlaferriere@liberty.edu.

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Defensive struggle puts Flames on losing end against Towson

By Dave Thompson SPORTS REPORTER

Liberty opened up a three-week road trip with a hard-fought loss to Towson's Tigers on Saturday.

The Flames put up anoth­er strong defensive showing, but it was not enough to overcome offensive prob­lems brought on by an equally strong Towson defense.

Liberty's defensive effort was led by senior captain Manny Rojas, who had nine tackles, one sack, and two passes broken up.

The Flames stayed strong through the first two quar­ters, holding the Tigers off the board, but Towson's defense matched them in intensity and the teams entered halftime scoreless.

In the end, Towson man­aged to edge out the Flames by a score of 10-3.

"I knew that they were a very solid football pro­gram," said head coach Danny Rocco in last week's Tuesday press conference. "When we put this [sched­ule] together, we knew this would be the first legitimate major test."

The first sign of trouble for the Flames was the wall of Tigers that perpetually encircled sophomore run­ning back Rashad Jennings.

Jennings had rushed for 321 yards in Liberty's last two games, all of them com­ing in the first half.

Towson clearly zeroed in on him, allowing Jennings a total of 27 rushing yards on 18 carries. "They did a great job of shutting down our running game," said Rocco.

Adding to the Flames offensive woes was the inability of sophomore quarterback Brock Smith to put the ball into the hands of his receivers, connecting for only one pass out of six attempts during the first half.

"Brock was not in sync early in this football game," Rocco said, "so it did not give us any real confidence in going out there and trying to play the game differently."

Sophomore backup quar­terback Zach Terrell, who came in during the second quarter and completed four out of his five passes, pro­vided a small spark but could not get Liberty into the end zone.

Men defeat VMI on road

By Jennifer Schmidt

SPORTS REPORTER

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GORED — Senior defensive lineman Jason Horn closes the hole on Towson running back Matt Castor. Horn had two

solo tackles and six assisted tackles.

The second half saw more action from the respective offenses, though it was by no means dominated by them.

Towson opened up the third quarter with a 79-yard, 13-play drive that resulted in a touchdown and

took 5:31 off the game clock. Liberty moved quickly

down the field on the fol­lowing drive, assisted by two personal foul penalties on Towson.

The first, a head shot to Brock Smith on a sack that would have dropped the

Flames to 2nd and 18 on their 10-yard line, garnered Liberty a first down. Jen­nings then took three straight rushes, allowing the Flames to move the chains again.

Please see FOOTBALL, page B4

The men's soccer team trav­eled to VMI Tuesday to play the eighth-ranked Keydets for their second Big South confer­ence game of the season.

Coming off of a rough 3-0 loss to conference rival Radford and a great showing against the top-ranked North Carolina's Tar Heels in a 1-0 loss at home, the Flames hoped to rebound in confer­ence play to bolster their shot at a conference title.

The confidence they gained from playing one of the top teams in the nation was enough to propel the Flames into a great start against the Keydets.

During the first half, Liberty dominated play as they took 13 shots and only allowed VMI six shots.

In the 30th minute of the game, starting senior forward Darryl Roberts took control of a loose ball and planted it in the net, leading to the first goal of the game and a 1-0 lead for Liberty.

Just two minutes later, sen­ior forward Adrian Bumbut finally found his groove and, after taking a shot at the keep­er, continued the pressure sending the rebound into the back of the net for his first goal of the season.

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Lady Flames win two of three over weekend

By Adam Trent SPORTS REPORTER

The Lady Flames volleyball team captured its first two victories this weekend at the Army of One Classic in West Point, N. Y.

On Friday evening, Liberty defeated Navy and followed that up with a win over The Citadel on Saturday after­noon before falling to Army on Saturday night.

Friday night, the Lady Flames set the tempo scoring the first six points, scorching the Navy Midshipmen 3-1. After taking game one 30-16, Liberty then suffered a slight setback in game two, falling 30-22.

Unshaken, the Lady Flames turned up the heat to take game three 30-19 and kept the fire roaring to win game four 30-24 for the match and their first win.

Junior right-side hitter Mary Alice Pike led the Lady Flames offense with 15 kills.

Sophomore outside hitters Kendall Nichols and Alysson Sanders had 10 kills each.

Freshman setter Kallie Corbin recorded 38 assists and nine aces off her serve.

The defense was anchored by junior Lara Bartolomeo and senior middle blocker Autum Black.

Bartolomeo had 22 digs while Black was able to get six blocks, including a block solo.

Houston Texans trade for Gado By Nick Schenck

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Head coach Gary Kubiak announced after practice Wednesday that the Texans and Green Bay Packers have agreed to swap running backs Vernand Morency and Samkon Gado.

The trade will become offi­cial once each player passes his physical, which could hap­pen as soon as Thursday.

"It's a good move for Vernand, (the Packers) are very interested in him, and it's a good move for us, because we feel like it gives two big, banging-type backs, and then we have two younger, smaller backs in Wali (Lundy) and Chris (Taylor)," Kubiak said. "We like the way that evens out and we hope that it helps us."

Playing under current Texans assistant head coach/ offense Mike Sherman last year in Green Bay, Gado (5-10, 226) gained 582 yards on 143 carries (4.1 avg.) and tied for the league lead among rookies with six rushing touchdowns. He also had 10 receptions for 77 yards (7.7 avg.) and another score.

Gado played in eight games with five starts in place of injured running backs Ahman Green, Najeh Davenport and Tony Fisher. Gado missed the final two games after spraining his right knee.

"He's the type of back this organization is looking for," Sherman said. "He's a great person and a great back. He's vety humble, has a tremen­dous work ethic, he's a tough kid and he's a downhill runner, and that's what Gary is looking for."

General manager Rick Smith believes Gado can be an

every-down runner for the Texans.

"I think he proved that last year," Smith said. "That's not to say that I know that Vernand couldn't have been an every-down back and not develop into that type of play­er, because he certainly has done everything that we asked of him to do to acclimate him­self to this offense. But again, I think he's more in line for what they're asking him to do there."

Gado was originally signed

by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent from Liberty University. After he spent some time on the Chiefs' practice squad and being released, Green Bay signed him to their practice squad Oct. 17 before activating him 12 days later.

Center Mike Flanagan, who spent 10 years with the Packers before joining the Texans this offseason, thinks Gado will fit nicely in Kubiak's offense.

"I like the guy," Flanagan

said. "He'll come in and play hard, so I think it's a positive thing. He's kind of wide-eyed and bushy-tailed. He came from a tiny little school,'and K.C. signed him and then (Green Bay) signed him to the practice squad for two weeks. Then the next week he's run­ning for 100-some yards on Monday Night Football. So he's baby-faced and young, but he plays hard and he's a good kid. I think he'll be a good addition here.

"He has some power. He has

some speed. He's not the fastest guy on the field. He's not the biggest guy. But he has a little bit of everything. He makes the right reads, and he adapted pretty fast in Green Bay when I was there with him and I'm hoping he'll do the same here."

Known for his burst of speed and vision, Gado played his best game versus Detroit on Dec. ll, 2005. He gained 171 rushing yards and scored on a 64-yard touchdown run. He finished with 180 yards of total offense. In November, Gado earned NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month honors.

A third-round pick in 2005, Morency played in 13 games with one start last season. He gained 184 rushing yards and scored two touchdowns. Playing behind rookie Wali Lundy this year, Morency rushed five times for 13 yards against the Eagles in Week 1.

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MEN'S SOCCER: Flames improve to 2-2 Continued from page B1

Liberty closed the first half with a 2-0 shutout in their advantage.

.lust under to minutes into the second half, freshman mid­fielder Juan Guzman fed Roberts who took a long shot from the top of the box for his second goal of the day and a 3-o lead for the Flames.

Liberty, however, lost momentum down the stretch and allowed two goals that were spurred by the play of Tony and Charles Nweke, two standout players for VMI.

During the second half, the Flames allowed 12 shots from the Keydets and only took seven. Liberty staved off the rally, though, and escaped with a 3-2 victory, giving the team a 1-1 conference record.

With his second goal of the game and third of the season, Roberts surpassed Liberty's all-time record for career points by earning 90 and beat­ing James Wright's previous record of 89 points.

When asked about the record, Roberts replied, "I did­n't put my mind on it - espe­cially after playing Carolina last Saturday. I just wanted to get along with my team, fight for each other and get victories."

He said that ultimately everything is about the team and not individual records. One of his larger goals is to help the Flames win a Big

South championship. "This is one of the best teams ever. We are friends and all want to pull-out a championship," said Roberts.

Concerning the win over VMI, Head Coach Jeff Alder said, "The difficult loss against Carolina was the medicine that we needed. We were hungry for some goals."

As he mentioned, the first 62 minutes of the game provided solid play from the Flames. Despite the fast start, Alder noted, "we start fast - but we have to finish these games." Throughout their first four games, the Flames have not allowed a goal in the first half of play.

The second half is a different story, however, as they have allowed six goals in that time period.

"We need to keep a high intensity and "narrow focus throughout the duration of the game," Alder said: "Time will bring more experience and more strength for our team."

10 Flames players con­tributed for 20 shots against VMI.

Liberty will face conference rival Coastal Carolina (4-2-2) at home today at 4 p.m. September 23 the team travels to Winthrop (6-1-1) for its fourth conference game of the year.

Contact Jennifer Schmidt at jschmidt@liberty.edu.

CALEB ATKINS

CROSS IT—Brandon Patterson recorded three shots with one on goal versus VMI.

The Major League Baseball season is drawing to a close, but the Wild Card races, as expected yearly, are not even close to being sorted out. With approxi­mately two weeks left in the regular sea­son, few divisions are under wraps. With that being the case, here is my outlook on the MLB playoffs.

This is the breakdown for the American League, and my picks to make the playoffs.

At this point the Oakland Athletics pace the AL West with a 5.5 game lead over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. I don't think the Angels have a chance at a Wild Card slot, let alone the division win. The A's will not surrender that lead - expect them to make the playoffs as the three seed.

In the AL Central, the division that looked out of hand has now tightened, but the Detroit Tigers' surprising season is still intact, as Jim Leyland has spurred his team to a division lead ahead of Minnesota and Chicago. I think Leyland has enough postseason experience to keep his boys going. The Tigers will close out the division, even if it's not until the last week of the season, and will go into the playoffs as the two seed.

In the AL East, the Bronx Bombers have unleashed their fury on that divi­sion and hold a 10.5 game lead right now. Brian Cashman ("cash-man" — what a great name for a George Steinbrenner owned GM) finally came through with some good deals with the additions of Cory Lidle and Bobby Abreu. These moves helped keep the Yanks in contention. With the Red Sox fading, they now are on top of the divi­sion. The Bombers will finish with the top seed in the American League.

The AL Wild Card, in my estimation, comes down to a race between division competitors. It's up to the play of the White Sox on how close they make this race. If they tail off even a littie, the Twin Cities will run away with this one. What

we must remember is that Francisco Liriano, arguably the most dominant southpaw in the league this year, has been set down for the rest of the year with an injury, and so the Twins will have to trudge on without him. I think Minnesota will take this in a close race, with the White Sox hot on their trail.

Now for the National League side of the coin. The NL does not appear as strong as the AL, but that's to be deter­mined by these next four teams.

We'll start off in the NL East, where the Atlanta Braves' utter domination of the East has come to an end after more than a decade of taking the division. They are poised to finish fourth out of five teams in that division, which means that we finally have something new to talk about. The Mets have dominated play this year across the board and could possibly have the best record in baseball heading into postseason play. New York will take this division easily with, I expect, the best record in baseball and the NL. At this point, the Mets are just one win from clinching.

In the NL Central, the St. Louis Cardinals continue their dominance. Cincinnati and Houston have been for­midable opponents all season, but the Cards are just too much with Albert Pujols in the lineup. They carry a 6.5 game lead currently and are poised to win another Central crown. The Reds and Astros have an outside chance at the division, but it is going to take a strong finish for either and a bad one for the Cards for them to make it. The Red Birds will take a second seed into the playoffs.

In the West the race is ever so close. All season this division has been tight, and I believe it will come down to the final week of season to sort this one out. TheDodgers, Padres and Giants are all poised to make a run at the division and it will be tight, but ultimately the Dodgers will take the division and go into the playoffs as the three seed.

Finally, we get down to the last playoff spot - the NL wild card. This race is exceptionally tight and could go down to the last day of regular season play. Currently, the Padres lead with the same amount of wins as the Philadelphia Phillies, but they have two fewer losses, so they are ahead by one game.

The shocking Marlins are only three games, and the Giants are three back as well.

Like I said, this race could last until game 162, but I think the Marlins and Giants will fade. The Padres and Phillies will go down to the wire, but I think Ryan Howard will help carry the Phillies as they squeak into the playoffs (I don't really care what you thinkj but if Howard hits 63+ home runs this year, he should be named the real home run king. Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, and Barry Bonds were all dopers, and in my mind are worse for the game of baseball than Pete Rose).

The way I see it, the AL shapes up with Minnesota at New York and Oakland at Detroit. The Tigers and Yankees move on, with the Yankees making it to the Fall Classic.

In the NL, I have Philadelphia at New York and Los Angeles at St. Louis. The Mets and Cardinals will move on.

The chance for another "Subway Series" will be shattered, though, because the Cardinals' Pujols is going to will the Red Birds to victory.

So my World Series match-up posts the Cardinals against the Yankees (since the AL won the All-Star Game) and I think the Yankees will take it in seven. They are just too solid this year (it does­n't help that they have an unbelievably high payroll). George Steinbrenner will get another ring, and A-Rod will no longer be hated in New York — for 2006, anyway.

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On Saturday afternoon, the Flames were still riding a wave of success as they took down The Citadel 3-0.

The first game saw the Lady Flames pound the Bulldogs 30-9. Game two started tight for the first few points but Liberty remained hot and won 30-17.

In game three, the Bulldogs just could not handle the dominating play of the Lady Flames, as Liberty won 30-20.

For the match, an LU record was broken as Liberty had a .457 attack percentage. The pre­vious record was set back in 1989 when the Lady Flames hit at .455 against the University of the District of Columbia.

In the nightcap, Liberty dropped a heart­breaking 3-2 decision to Army. The Black Knights won the first game, 30-18.

Stomped down but not out, the Lady Flames prevailed in game two 30-21. Game three was a tight battle but Army won 33-31. The young Liberty squad responded well by winning game four 30-24.

In the decisive fifth set, the Black Knights were finally able to douse the Lady Flames 15-10 for the match.

"I knew coming into this tournament that

we had a couple opportunities to win (here)," said Head Coach Shane Pinder.

"I wasn't sure, from a confidence stand­point, how we would be against Army. They are a great team and bigger and more physical at the net.

"But the girls built momentum this weekend and put together a great match," Pinder con­tinued. " I am really proud of the young kids. We broke the school record against The Citadel for the highest attacking percentage in a single match. The team put together a great match against Army and a great weekend. The kids really did us proud."

"I think we played extremely well as a team throughout the tournament," said Pike. "We played consistently no matter who the oppo­nent was. It was great to finally pull out a winning match and to play the way we did against the Army was really exciting."

Pike and Kallie Corbin were both named to the all-tournament team.

The Lady Flames continue their non-confer­ence road trip at James Madison on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. followed by their first home game against archrival Radford on Saturday at 7 p.m. in the Vines Center.

Contact Adam Trent atjatrent@liberty.edu.

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FIGHT FOR THE PUCK — Teammates on the blue squad race to garner possession as the white squad defends.

LU Hockey preps with blue-white game By Jared Pierce

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HANDS UP — Autum Black (8) and Lara Bartolomeo (4) prepare to block a spike during the blue/white game earlier

this year. Black and Bartolomeo helped lead the Flames to a 2-1 record over the weekend against stiff competition.

With the beginning of the hockey season quickly approaching, the Flames had one last opportunity to fine-tune their game plan.

They took the opportunity to play an intrasquad game and experience fast-paced hockey.

Despite the fact it was just a scrimmage, the pace was brisk and the hitting was rem­iniscent of a vital conference game.

With a healthy crowd on hand, the Flames got underway with their first game of the season on home ice.

The LaHaye Ice Center, with its new seat­ing capabilities, provided a great atmos­phere for the home fans to get their first look at the team this season.

The blue squad was coached by Head Coach Kirk Handy and Assistant Coach Jeff Lowes while the white squad was led by Associate Head Coach Jeff Boettger.

Goals were not at a premi­um as each team garnered two goals in the first period.

Among the highlights were blue squad forward Jordan Wilson's laser at close range and white squad forward John Langabeer's assist to fellow forward Ben Shaw for a goal in front of the net.

The second period went much the same as both squads combined for three more goals. Forward Pete Masterson, defensive Justin Forth, and forward Josh Ahier all had goals in the second period. The score was 4-3 in favor of the blue squad.

In the third, the blue squad finished off their counterparts with a 6-3 victory.

Both starting goalies, Rhett McGibbon for the white team and Dalton Stoltz for the blue team, were stellar.

Despite the fact that both sides scored a high amount of goals, the defense was solid and line changes were crisp. Though it is only mid-September, there was very little early season sloppiness.

The Flames host the University of Maryland-Baltimore County Friday and Saturday night at the LaHaye Ice Center.

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Lady Flames wallop Charleston Southern in style By Jennifer Schmidt

STORTS REPORTER

The Liberty women's soc­cer team came off a tough non-conference schedule where they played top-ranked teams such as Wake Forest, Virginia and Ark­ansas.

Playing these previous non-conference games allowed the Lady Flames to develop as a squad and push their game to the next level.

Saturday's game against Charleston Southern, which was ranked fourth in the Big South preseason standings, provided Liber­ty with plenty of opportu­nities to see where it stood this season.

Ranked first in the con­ference after winning last year's Big South Champ­ionship, the Flames faced a tough game even with the home field advantage.

Only 10 minutes into the first half of the game,

Liberty was able to get ahead with solid goals from standout freshman mid­fielder Maggie Woody — her second of the season — and sophomore midfielder Amy Oberlin.

Later in the first half, junior forward Hannah Sullivan found Oberlin, who netted her second goal of the day.

Following that play, jun­ior forward Ashley Braam beat the opposing goalie for her first goal of the day off an assist from Oberlin.

At the end of the first half, the Lady Flames had a 12-3 shot advantage and a 4-0 lead.

The second half mirrored the first as Liberty was able to net a fifth goal in the 52nd minute when junior forward Kendall Bartholo­mew was able to convert a long pass from senior full­back Paige Cheek for her first goal of the season.

The Lady Buccaneers were not able to rally

against the Lady Flames' strong defensive unit, which was led by the daunting presence of jun­ior fullback Tanya Payne.

In the 67th minute, sen­

ior midfielder Alaina Hohnarth made a corner kick for Liberty that curved off a Charleston Southern defender and ended up in the net.

GREAT DAY—Sophomore Amy Oberlin beats a Charleston Southern defender. Oberlin scored two goals and had one assist in the win 7-0 blowout against CSU.

Ten minutes later, Braam took a loose ball and netted her second goal of the game and fourth of the sea­son.

The Lady Bucs almost got a goal of their own but lost it to an offsides call.

The game ended with Liberty garnering a 25-5 shot advantage and a 7-0 shutout.

Braam finished the game with two goals and an assist.

"We wanted to send a message to our confer­ence," said Head Coach James Price. "We know the teams will come hard. Today everything went well and our challenge is to keep that up."

Oberlin, who had two goals and one assist for the day, said, "We were excited to win today. Big South games are always physical and it felt good to finally get some goals."

The Lady Flames pre­sented a strong front all

around, which prompted Price to state, "Our mid-field was creative and hav­ing played the tough pre­season that we did our minds and our plays were sped up."

He added that it is a dif­ferent type of game in the conference.

"We keep taking one game at a time," he said. "We just want to repeat this performance once again in our next game."

The Lady Flames will travel to Old Dominion next for a non-conference match.

Following that game they will have five conference games, three of which will be at home. They currently have a 1-0 conference record and a 3-4-0 record overall.

Contact Jennifer Schmidt atjschmidt@liberty.edu.

FOOTBALL: Flames drop heartbreaker at Towson

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On the next play, Smith passed the ball up the mid­dle to Jennings, who took the ball out of bounds. However, a late hit by a Towson defender after Jen­nings stepped out of bounds moved the ball fur­ther down the field.

On Towson's 46-yard line, the Flames offense stalled.

Smith threw two incom­plete passes and was sacked, and Liberty faced two simultaneous penal­ties.

Forced to punt, Liberty's defense came back out and the defensive struggle resumed.

Towson's next drive marched them 78 yards down the field from their own 9-yard line, but they were unable to reach the end zone.

Instead, they were forced to settle for a field goal, which extended their lead to 10-3.

"It'll be a much closer contest....We're going to have to perform and play well in the fourth quarter to win this game," said Rocco on Tuesday.

His assumption proved correct on this day, but the team struggled to follow his thoughts, as the Flames' final drive could have been their best offen­sive showing of the game.

Punt returner Wynton

Jackson's return of 32 yards put Liberty at its 39.

Smith then took the team down the field, completing three straight passes and coming within 11 yards of tying the game.

Smith completed his next pass to junior Brandon Turner, who caught the ball at the 12, but coughed the ball up when Towson's Tony Lumpkin hit him with 2:12 left on the game clock.

Towson sealed the win by working three running plays to bring the ball to their 25-yard line. The clock ran down, leaving the Tigers undefeated and handing Liberty its first loss of the season.

Despite Liberty's lack of production and some head­set problems which were never resolved, Rocco took responsibility for the loss.

"We win and lose as a team... it should always come back to me," he said.

Liberty, though no longer undefeated, has managed to keep its defensive effort stellar, now having allowed only 17 points in three games, an average of less than one touchdown per contest.

Liberty (2-1) travels to Savannah State (0-2) Saturday for the second game of a three-week road trip.

Contact David Thompson at dbthompson@liberty.edu.

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nation, like a person, has a mind — a mind that must be kept informed

and alert," Franklin Roosevelt said. These words have been a call to action for the Americans for Informed Democracy (AID). As a non-partisan organization, AID seeks to "bring the world home" through its interaction with over 500 American universities. The organization's most common means of interaction are referred to as "town hall meetings" and host a wide variety of speakers seek to strengthen "globally-conscious" minds.

On Tuesday, Sept. 12, Randolph Macon held an AID town hall meet­ing titled "The Future of U.S.-Islamic World Relations" featuring Salameh Nematt, Washington Bureau Chief for "Al-Hayat International Arab Daily" and "LBC," a Lebanon-based Arab satel­lite channel.

Nematt stressed the necessity of improving U.S.-Islamic relations for 'the rest of the world. "You can sit

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and watch while your neighbor's house burns down, but eventually that fire is going to destroy your house too," he said.

According to Nematt, the media plays a large role in the misrepre­sentation of Islam. "It is hard to expect the public to make the right decisions if they're persuaded with misperceptions of all Muslims," he said. Bad news, is news and good news is not, Nematt said. He explained that while every word spoken by Osama Bin Laden has 24 hour coverage, any other rationally speaking, non-extremist Muslim would be lucky to have even a few minutes of coverage. He encouraged Americans to look beyond headlines in order to fully embrace the truth.

Nematt claimed that terrorist attacks on the U.S. have little or nothing to do with religion. "It is all politics," he explained. "Islamic extremists are not targeting Christians." It is the many failed attempts of Muslims to regain power and freedom for their people that gave birth to frustration and bitter­ness towards the U.S. Nematt asked attendees to consider monetary investments in peace-making strate­gies as opposed to weapons of war.

Among those present were a handful of Liberty students eager to gain an outside perspective. "I think there are a lot of misperceptions," Amy Almazar said, "...and it's

' important to take the time to get a better understanding of other worldviews." J Dr. Ergun Caner, President of

Liberty Theological Seminary believes that misperceptions of Muslims come from the politically correct and Koranically wrong Muslims. "Muslims say that world­wide Muslims who are devout only want peace, but please tell me, in 1300 years of history, can you name a single country where Islam has peacefully co-existed as a minority group?" Caner said.

The reasoning behind Islam's reluctance to ever co-exist peaceful­ly; can be found in the Koran, which sanctions revenge: "If anyone trans­gresses . . . against you, transgress likewise against him" (Sura 2:194)-

Caner explained that a Christian's duty to improve U.S.-Islamic rela­tions comes first through telling the truth. Christians must be willing to acjmit that, historically, Christianity has not always been peaceful but has reformed. Yet, Islam has never been peaceful.

"Our main responsibility is to give Islam the gospel of Jesus as Lord, God and King. Nothing else brings peace," Caner said.

Contact Mandi Corbett at alcor-bett@liberty.edu.

By Jennifer Schmidt LIFE! REPORTER

B lack and white portraits of older women hang from the walls of the Dillard

Fine Arts Hall on the campus of Lynchburg College. Initially, they appear somewhat plain and unassuming. There are no larger signs pro­claiming the area to be part of an exhibit or an art show, only a small blip on the bulletin board that states, "Women of the Holocaust - Dillard Gallery."

With Upon closer inspection, it becomes apparent that each of the thirteen 13 women pro­filed has a descriptive word attached to her name. One such portrait read, "Alexandra: A Story of Action" while another stated, "Lusia: A Story of Boldness." Framing each portrait are the details of those stories - tales of Auschwitz where five of the women were kept dur­ing World War II, tales of seclud­ed lives in the Jewish ghetto and tales of escaping Europe as refugees seeking safety in America.

The "Women of the Holocaust" were truly amazing women that overcame incredible odds, not only to in survivinge their experi­ences, but to also in rebuilding their lives from the broken pieces that were leftremained after the war. Though the Nazi movement originated in Germany, all of Europe was directly affected, as is

— clearly evidenced by the nine different countries represented by among the women. In the exhibit, Bella was a Jewish dressmaker from Greece and, yet Regina was a young girl growing up in Hungary, and yet both were even­

tually shipped to Auschwitz. The devastation wrought in the lives of just these thirteen 13 women is astounding, and reading their sto­ries is a humbling experience.

Kimberly Davies, a freshman at Lynchburg College, spent some time looking at the exhibit and was amazed touched byat what she read. "I was shocked," she said., "All of those women man­aged to get through so much: los­ing their families, having children killed and having to move."

The stated purpose of the

exhibit is to reveal to the current generation of women what their predecessors experienced and overcame. As Davies realized for the first time what it meant to be a woman living in Europe during WWII, the Center for Holocaust

Humanity Education desires that all women of today connect to the older generation. Proverbs 31:10, which reads, "Who can find a virtuous woman? For her worth is far above rubies," is print­ed over the Center's state­ment of purpose that speaks of the women of the Holocaust. The state­ment from the Center reads, "Are we listening? Do we hear their stories of valor? Do we value them 'above rubies' as the book of Proverbs commands?"

The beauty of this exhibit lies in the dignity that each woman possess­es. Every portrait and story is unique, thus allowing each woman to

HKNFINKEI. once again regain the identity and individuality that the war stole from themher.

"Women of the Holocaust" will be on display in the Dillard Gallery until October 8, and is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (until 8 p.m. on Wednesday) and Sunday between 1 and 5 p.m.th. For more information call 434-544-8349. Lynchburg College is 2 two miles off of U.S. 501 -N on Lakeside Drive.

Contact Jennifer Schmidt at jschmidt@liberty.edu.

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SENDING—Light Ministries labors to send Liberty students all over the world for missions.

Light Ministries: answering the call

By Corrin Hoffman

CampusSERVE • show Christ By Carrie Caldwell

LIFE! REPORTER

E very Saturday, students pour into DeMoss

Hall to spend the day helping with Liberty University's most high-profile student service ministry, Campus­SERVE. Going on its third year at Liberty, CampusSERVE is back and as ready as ever to do God's handiwork.

Five years ago, Paul Atkinson (Class of '05) and Beau Walker helped organize Cam­pus Crusade for Christ at LU but felt the need for more of a communi­ty outreach. Two years later, CampusSERVE was born.

CampusSERVE' s purpose is to serve is to serve the community of Lynchburg by discipling and showing the love of Jesus. With 22 volun­teers on staff and an average of 200 students

each week, Campus­SERVE continues to make an impact in the Hill City.

It's a placean oppor­tunity where anyone who is looking to get invol-ved with a min­istry can come and serve. No special talents or commitments are necessary to volunteer. "We need everyone's help regardless of age, gender or race," said Atkinson. "Come serve with us when you can."

Students have sever­al places where they can serve: the Inner City Ministry, Care Ministry and Commission Minis­try.

The Inne'r City Ministry is involved with six different gov­ernment-funded hous­ing developments throughout Lynchburg. In total, these complex­es house 750 families. Students play games, finger- paint, sing songs

and hang out with the children. These kids get to know the students and are taught relevant biblical truthsby way of a Bible study time.

The Care Ministry is where the students go to the The Summit in Wyndhurst and minis­ter to the elderly by doing different activi­ties such as talking and sharing their lives with the residents who are interested.

The Commission Ministry is broken down into two groups — door-to-door evangel­ism, where they walk around sharing the gospel, and the Helps ministry, where stu­dents will go from house to house lookmg to help in any way that they can. Last year, stu­dents assisted Lynch­burg residents by mow­ing lawns, cleaning, get­ting groceries and even building a shed, a proj-

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SERVANTS—Liberty students gather together to make an impact on the Lynchburg community.

ect they are looking to finish up early this semester.

In addition, Campus­SERVE also sets up Liberty University's annual canned food drive and a carnival. Both projects are for the families reached through the Inner City Ministry. Emily Pereira, a Liberty Graduate, (Class of '06), who has been involved with CampusSERVE for two-and-a-half years, said, "God can do a lot through us to bless oth­ers, but He does far more in us when we make ourjelves avail­able to Him. Campus­SERVE really makes me see that it is more blessed to GIVE give than to receive."

CampusSERVE has already had an enor­mous impact of on the community. Through its years, it has seen over 200 Lynchburg residents come to Christ. The outreach does not stop there, however. "We are not doing a good enough job ministering to the community until we are eating dinner at their house with them," said Kevin Mahan, assistant director of Campus­SERVE.

CampusSERVE is an opportunity for anyone that wants to share the love of God to the Lynchburg community. CampusSERVE meets every Saturday at 10 a.m. in DH 1114, so come to show love for your neighbors.

Contact Carrie Cald­well at cacalwell@lib-erty.edu.

D r. Jerry Falwell's dream of training champions for Christ through Christian education

has reached far beyond the quiet town of Lynchburg to impact the world through global missions. Liberty University has been training and sending hundreds of students around the globe with the good news of Jesus Christ since its foundation in 1971. At the heart of Liberty's mis­sions effort is Light Ministries.

Light Ministries is known world­wide as the missions arm of Liberty University. Many people in this department labor to recruit, train and send Liberty students out around the world with the gospel.

Director Tom Nylander explained the purpose of Light Ministries as "giving opportunities for students to be exposed to different opportunities around the world where they can use their gifts [and] their talents to serve the Lord and expand his kingdom."

As Christians, we are reminded of what is written in Matthew 28:19-20a (NASB): "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have com­manded you..."

This year, Light Ministries is offer­ing 11 short term mission trips which are scheduled to take place over the Christmas, spring and summer breaks. Light Ministries will be trav­eling to four different continents to allow students to minister in one of eight countries.

For the Light Ministries office, it does not end with short-term trips. Nylander said, "We really believe that the Great Commission is going to come about not just through short-term efforts but through us as a uni­versity being a part of mobilizing stu­dents into full time efforts in going, sending and being a part of further­ing the gospel message throughout the ends of the earth."

Campus Pastor Johnnie Moore has participated in trips with Light Ministries and encouraged students to do the same. "If you're a Liberty Student and you come here for four years and you don't experience the global work of God," he said, "then you are missing out on one of the most amazing opportunities of your life." He also stated that he views mission trips as a way to mature spir­itually.

Isaiah 6:8 (NASB) says, "Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?' Then I said, 'Here am I. Send me!'" Many Liberty students have answered this call, and many more will again this year. Nylander said, "There are countless students who have taken a trip, taken the opportu­nity to go with Light Ministries and come back and said, 'I'll never be the same.' I have seen God's heart at work."

Light Ministries continues to be a vital part of Liberty University as it uses college students to impact the world. To participate in one of the 2006-2007 campaigns, please stop by the Light office in the Spiritual Life Academic Building to pick up an application.

Contact Corrin Hoffman at clhoff-mann@liberty.edu.

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