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International students at Liberty University had the chance to bump elbows and welcome each

other back at the annual World Wide Welcoming event, Friday, Aug. 31.

According to Liberty’s International Student Services, over 900 interna-

tional students from over 80 countries outside the United States are currently attending Liberty and had the opportu-nity to attend the welcome back event.

Ruth Bibby, an American who at-tended the World Wide Welcoming event to experience the different cul-tures and snap some photos, said that international students were able to en-joy the barbeque food, face painting, hair wrapping and many other free booths from their fellow international students’ cultures.

Growing up in a missionary family and having lived overseas her entire life, Liberty student Hannah Munson said that having the opportunity to hear the stories of the international students on campus was amazing.

“When I lived on campus, I was al-ways involved with everything that went on with the international kids,” Munson said.

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Viewers were able to “fol-low the roots” of Obama in the “2016, Obama’s America” film based on a bestselling book by well-known Liberty University speaker Dinesh D’Souza.

D’Souza, a former staffer for President Ronald Reagan, is now president of King’s Col-lege in New York and author of several books, including “The Roots of Obama’s Rage,” the basis for “2016.” The book claims Obama’s beliefs are rooted in the anti-colonialism of his late father, a Kenyan aca-demic who was largely absent from the president’s life.

The film was featured at Lynchburg’s Regal River Ridge Stadium 14, which opened its doors to D’Souza’s anti-colo-nial, anti-white and anti-Amer-ican Barack Obama.

“I thought it was a really good

film—kind of nerve-wracking though,” strategic intelligence major Tanner Mulligan said.

According to D’Souza, “Only

by the dreams of the father can we understand the dreams of the son.”

Barack Obama Sr. was a left-

ist Kenyan scholar who had eight children with four differ-ent women. He left Obama Jr. when his son was two years old and only went to see him once. He died in a car accident while his son was in college.

To dig into the influence of Obama’s father, D’ Souza seeks the opinion of Daniel Pipes, a New York University psychol-ogy professor who has studied the impact of absent fathers on children.

“He has tension between the Americanism and his African-ism,” Pipes said. “He himself is an intersection of major po-litical forces in his own psychol-ogy.”

Convinced that “we are all shaped by our past,” D’Souza decides to follow “the roots of Obama,” traveling to Kenya, Indonesia and Hawaii to find answers about Obama’s politi-cal, spiritual and genealogical background. D’Souza reinforces

how Obama’s father and several other communist and liberal mentors could have shaped the president’s worldview.

“I don’t know if what he is saying is true, but I think it is very feasible because I do be-lieve Obama is a socialist,” Mul-ligan said.

D’ Souza argues that such in-fluences have been reflected in decisions such as not taking a “meaningful step” against Iran’s nuclear ambitions and letting Argentina reclaim the Falkland Islands from the British.

The slogan of the film, “love him, hate him, you don’t know him,” pretends to attract people from all political aisles. How-ever, once the film begins, dark clouds and frightening music reveal D’Souza’s anti-Obama inclinations, leaving a bad feel-ing of what another four years of an Obama presidency could

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WELCOME PARTY — Michelle Han waits in line with friends at the World Wide Welcome party in front of DeMoss, where new and returning international students had an opportunity to meet friends.

‘Obama’ documentary raises many questions

Cinematic arts center celebrated

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2016 — Dinesh D’Souza digs deep into Obama’s early life.

Melanie Oelrichmoelrich@liberty.eduTyler Eachotpeacho@liberty.eduResearch contributed byGreg Leasuregleasure@liberty.edu

The dedication of the Zaki Gordon Cinematic Arts Center marked the first academic year of the film institute and brought filmmakers, Liberty University of-ficials, students and community members together for a special three-day premiere weekend.

The dedication service, held Saturday, Sept. 1, featured two panel discussions with the filmmakers as well as two break-out sessions in which each panelist focused on elements involved in the film industry.

According to a promotional brochure, the new cinematic arts center was es-tablished to engage students in the digi-tal and media delivery revolution that is transforming all areas of contemporary culture. The courses offer cross disciplin-ary boundaries, providing students with a conceptual and practical experience as they attend Liberty’s new world-class pro-fessional training facilities.

Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. and Ben Gutierrez opened the center’s dedication with words of encouragement and scrip-ture.

“This center is about exalting the name of Jesus Christ. We will actually bring glo-ry and acknowledgement to the creator of the world in the field of cinematic arts,” Gutierrez said. “Anyone can mimic our financial approach, but there is one thing they cannot do, and that is mimic the commitment and passion that we have to be passionate Christ followers and to ex-hibit unapologetically the testimony in the name of Jesus Christ in the field of cin-ematic arts.”

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Tracie Hearnethearne@liberty.edu

The School of Business has undergone many new changes this semester in an effort to en-hance what it offers to students interested in the business world.

According to Scott Hicks, Dean of the School of Business, they are approaching 20,000 registered students, per year, res-identially and online. The busi-ness school comprises approxi-mately 20 percent of the students enrolled Liberty University.

“We’re one of the fastest grow-ing schools on campus,” Hicks said.

Wednesday, Aug. 29, the School of Business held a meet and greet at William’s Stadium. Several student groups, profes-sors and interested parties at-tended the event to welcome back and introduce new students to the new and improved School of Business.

One of the newest additions to the School of Business is the fi-nancial planning concentration.

“This program has been in the making for two years and is now part of the degree completion plan,” Kurt Cornfield, a profes-sor of business, said. “I’m very excited to see where it will go. It has the potential to grow expo-nentially.”

The financial planning con-centration helps students be-come Certified Financial Plan-

ners (CFP). Undergraduates will take a total of six combined busi-ness and accounting classes in order to become eligible to take the 10-hour, two-day CFP exam.

The school recently received the Superior Merit Award from the Society for Human Resource Management. The award is widely considered one of the highest honors of its kind.

According to the Liberty Uni-versity website, last semester, businesswoman Pamela Green, a professional who has held ex-ecutive positions in globally-recognized organizations such as HeadStart Columbus and the American Red Cross of Greater Columbus, presided over the Backpack to Briefcase event. Her presentation helped students to better understand the gap be-tween exiting college and enter-ing the workforce.

The School of Business has recently highlighted its “ambas-sador program,” which includes six separate student groups. Students who are a part of the program said that they have three main focuses they want to achieve.

The first concentration, stu-dent outreach, involves business majors reaching out to non-members through outlets such as devotionals and fitness groups. This helps provide public inter-action and directs attention to the School of Business.

The second focus is on profes-

sional development, which helps students acquire jobs after grad-uating from college and allows them the unique opportunity to have professional mentors guide them in their future career paths.

The final concentration of the ambassador program is commu-nity outreach. “Business majors try to use their skills to help bet-ter their local communities and to motivate the populace,” Hicks said.

“The new Center for Entre-preneurship is on the leading

edge of business education,” Hicks said. According to Liberty University’s website, the center is an “initiative focused on devel-oping students to gain a mind-set in leadership and innovation through entrepreneurial endeav-ors on behalf of for-profit and not-for-profit organizations.”

The new Center comprises three phases. According to Hicks, the first experimental phase was a “pilot program” that began last semester. The next two phases will begin in the upcoming se-

mesters for undergraduates in business and other majors. These phases will be available to both residential and online students in fall 2013. The third phase, with a pilot starting in spring 2014, will expand services beyond residen-tial programs to the online pro-grams.

For more information about the School of Business, visit lib-erty.edu/academics/business/.

HEARNE is a news reporter.

School of Business advances programsOne of the fastest growing schools, the School of Business currently enrolls 20,000 students

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MEET AND GREET — Aug. 29, students had the opportunity to meet and talk to professors from the School of Business to discuss the newly added programs.

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PROFESSION — Williams Stadium hosted the School of Business meet and greet on the Club Level.

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“But now [that] I have moved off campus, it is harder for me to stay in touch and be involved like I used to.”

The International Stu-dent Services have been supportive of non-Amer-ican students attending Liberty, according to Sin-gapore native Brendon Buntain. They have had many events to help bring the students together and provide them with pieces of their homeland.

“I have enjoyed my Lib-erty experience from day

one,” Buntain said. “I have had people that have been here for me and that have helped me in every time of need.”

Being immersed with the international students and getting involved is something that Buntain wants to continue to do.

“I know a lot of people go off to college and get that uneasy feeling about going out and meeting people,” he said. “Getting involved can look scary and intimidating, but it has done nothing but help me and make me enjoy my college career so much more.”

The next international event will be a Busch Gar-dens trip, according to the International Student Center’s website. Those who are interested should visit the International Stu-dent Center in DeMoss 2247 for more informa-tion.

CASSIDY is the editor-in-chief.

TRIVETT is a feature reporter.

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look like. “It is scary! We need to

take him out of office,” Lynchburg citizen Gail Saddens said.

According to an ar-ticle from The Atlanta Journal, the film was not backed by any Hol-lywood movie studio. In fact, reviews were mostly negative. The documen-tary premiered in Hous-ton, not Los Angeles or New York. Despite its unconventional release, the movie is now among the most successful po-litical documentaries of all time—and it doesn’t show signs of cooling down ahead of the presi-dential election.

Produced by Gerald R. Molen, the controversial

film was not distributed in the traditional manner.

“2016, Obama’s America is disturbingly necessary,” CBS report-ed.

Consequently, it is currently the top stand-ing movie for advance ticket sales, according to online ticketing service Fandango, and it is al-ready the No. 12 political documentary of all time, the Hollywood Reporter writes.

Visit fandango.com for more information about showing times and tick-ets for 2016: Obama’s America.

HUERTAS is a news reporter.

News BriefsTyler Eachotpeacho@liberty.edu

Isaac Soaks Gulf Coast

Hurricane Isaac made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane in Louisiana Tuesday, Aug. 28.

Its slow, rainy march through the state is expected to have caused as much as $1.5 billion in insured losses, according to a CNN article.

Isaac pales in comparison to Katrina, the 2005 hurricane that made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 3 hurricane and which was recorded as the sixth strongest Atlantic hurricane on record. Nevertheless, Isaac wreaked havoc on residents of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Arkansas.

According to CNN, more than 644,000 people were left without power following the storm, while some 100 residents had to be rescued from flooded homes and roof-tops in coastal Plaquemines Parish.

CNN reported that the storm could have also caused more than $500 million in dam-ages to off-shore energy production.

Isaac continued to work its way up the Mississippi River, bringing heavy rain and the threat of flash floods, until it was downgraded to a tropical depression. At this point, the National Hurricane Center stopped issuing updates on the storm.

Lynchburg residents should prepare to be soaked by remnants of Isaac on Monday through Wednesday as it contin-ues to move up through the country.

Clint Eastwood Steals Thunder at RNC

The Republican National Convention drew to a close Thursday, Aug. 20, when Mitt Romney accepted the long-anticipat-ed nomination as his party’s candidate for president.

In an unexpected turn of events, award-winning actor, director, producer and com-poser Clint Eastwood delivered a surprise speech that captured the attention of the audience and stole some thunder.

In the speech, Eastwood spoke to an imaginary Obama sitting in an empty chair next to the podium. He addressed many of the promises that were made by Obama during his campaign that have failed to come to fruition in his time as president.

“So, Mr. President, how do you handle promises that you have made when you were running for election, and how do you handle them?” Eastwood said.

“I’ve been to eight conventions. That is the best moment I’ve ever been to at a convention,” Time Magazine Humor Columnist Joel Stein said in a CNN article.

The speech directed to the empty chair left Stein wondering how the Romney Campaign allowed it to happen.

“They’re such a scripted group,” Stein said in the report. “I’d love to hear the pitch that he made where everyone said, ‘Yes, let’s do that.’”

Elizabeth Smithejsmith2@liberty.edu

With the presidential election quickly approaching, Politico.com states that Virginia has become one of the most prevalent locations for the candidates to visit in an attempt to garner enough votes to win the state’s 13 electorates.

According to the Washington Post, Paul Ryan’s visit to Roanoke Aug. 22 was his sixth event in the state since being chosen as the Republican vice presidential nominee. He is planning to make another stop in Virginia lat-er this week.

President Obama has also been in Virginia several times this year, most recently speaking in Charlottesville. The Obama campaign will be in Newport News today.

Before the presidential election of 2008, Virginia had spent roughly 40 years as a predominantly Repub-lican state. According to Fox News, Virginia is now known as the “purple state.”

The new revolution of “hope and change” that Barack Obama of-fered convinced a majority of the state’s voters that he would be the best choice for president. Nationally, Obama’s party received majority control of the House and Senate as well.

However, according to a CNN ar-ticle, 63 seats in the House of Rep-resentatives were taken over by Re-publicans in 2010, resulting in the “highest loss of a party in a House midterm since 1938.” At this point, polls are too close to call, and no one knows what Virginia’s turnout will be this year. Each candidate is doing his best to campaign across Virginia.

According to Liberty University government professor Stephen With-am, the advantage to campaigning in Virginia is simply being able to grab the attention of many voters at one time.

“You could cover the state in two days, and with a limited number of stops, you’ve basically covered the bulk of the population,” Witham said. “Even more important than just covering the bases is winning the

election.” “Whoever wins the White House

will have to have Virginia in their column,” former sixth congressional republican chair-man Trixie Averill said.

She claims that the number one reason why Vir-ginia has become a swing state is because of the new demographic spread all across the south-east region: some are government employees, some are liberal north-erners and some are just college stu-dents who have generally developed a more liberal mindset.

The 2008 election was the first presidential election that students

here were allowed to vote from their college towns.

With 13 electoral votes, Virginia ranks 12th among the 50 states in electoral votes. As long as it has the potential to move the election one way or another, Virgin-

ia will be a swing state. This year, it is crucial for

both campaigns to spend a lot of time in Virginia.

SMITH is a news reporter.

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Numerous students and alumni ques-tioned his ac-ademic cre-dentials and the serious-ness of his appearance when televi-sion star, ka-rate expert and Internet superhero Chuck Norris was chosen to speak at the 2008 graduation ceremonies. Norris is an outspoken creation-ist and frequently donates to conservative causes.

D r i s c o l l , the fiery pas-tor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, was viewed by some as too controversial to speak at Liberty Uni-versity. One blogger in-accurately reported that Driscoll was unwelcome on Liberty Uni-versity’s campus. A total of 372 people signed an online petition against his appearance, according to Christianpost.com.

B e c k ’ s M o r m o n background and outspo-ken nature a l i e n a t e d some Liberty Un ive r s i t y students at the school when he was announced as the flagstaff speaker for Lib-erty’s 2010 Commencement exercises. Beck, who has hosted numerous shows on Fox News, received a warm welcome at the ceremonies.

F o r m e r Mas sachu-setts gover-nor and the now-selected Republican c a n d i d a t e for this year’s presidential election also dealt with those unset-tled by his Mormon beliefs. Re-ports on the controversy made news stations nationwide, but his speech at Liberty’s 2012 gradua-tion exercises received numerous applause.

The Dem-ocratic Sena-tor of Mas-s a c h u s e t t s was one of the first lib-erals to be invited to speak to stu-dents at Lib-erty when he made his vis-it in 1983. Kennedy, who spoke back when the school was still named Liberty Baptist College, was a close friend of founder Jerry Falwell Sr.

OPINION SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Politics always get peo-ple riled up.

Friends are labelled either Republican or Democrat, families are split down the middle and co-workers begin to look

at each other contemptu-ously upon realizing that two people can hold op-posing views.

Every four years, it seems almost as if the United States splits in two. Slashing at each oth-er’s throats with words of malice, it is utterly surpris-ing that any of us can pick ourselves up on a daily basis and work as a nation next to that “liberal tree-hugger” or “conservative Bible-thumper.”

It seems as if people have just gotten caught up in an unjustified loyalty to a political party that hasn’t re-ally ever g i v e n them any-thing in return.

Ideally, we should cast away labels and be-gin to think for ourselves.

Benjamin Lee Whorf,

a linguist and anthropolo-gist, knew the meaning that labels and words had on a person’s perceptions of the world. According to his “Linguistic Rela-tivity Hypothesis,” what we believe is limited by the language in which we think and speak. In other words, the labels that we give objects or behaviors become engraved in our minds so much so that we can only identify these things as being what we

originally labeled them.John F. Kennedy, the

35th President of the United States, understood this when he urged Amer-icans to cast off the politi-cal candidate labels and seek the correct decision.

“Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer,” he once said. “Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own respon-sibility for the future.”

Whether that is taking an incumbent president and voting him back into office or taking an oppos-ing candidate and giving him a shot at fixing this nation remains to be un-seen.

After all of the hoopla and excitement of the 2012 presidential election is behind us, we must real-ize that progress will prob-ably not be made for quite a bit of time, regardless of the president.

CASSIDY

FromtheDesk

Caroline Crumplerccrumpler@liberty.edu

Ashley McAlpinakbollinger@liberty.edu

Donald Trump, real estate elite, author and television host, is speaking at Liberty Univer-sity’s convocation Sept. 24. Al-though the news did not create much of a stir on-campus, it did have Liberty’s outside critics try-ing to create a false controversy.

Trump was asked to speak in convocation—not to bring a deep theological lesson, but to provide words of wisdom. The goal of a university is to edu-cate and enlighten students, and a Christian university should be no different in that regard. A proper university will seek to educate its students by bringing them leaders in various fields to teach in their area of expertise, which is something that Liberty University does in its weekly con-vocations.

“Almost every convocation speaker is controversial to some group, but it’s not edifying to the body to emphasize the con-troversial nature of the speaker when there’s so much to add by their coming,” Liberty’s Vice President of Executive Projects and Spiritual Programs Johnnie Moore said.

Moore explained that there have been many speakers whose presence during convocation have raised outside questions of controversy over the past 40 years. The controversies may be large, as was the case with Ted Kennedy’s appearance in 1983, or as minimal as a pastor whose theological beliefs are slightly different from that of the univer-sity or some of its students.

The point is that while no one should expect to hear a sermon on theology from Trump, he does have an abundance of knowl-edge to offer students. Trump is a business and real estate titan, and students will greatly ben-efit from his knowledge. Trump also has a loud voice in politics

and economics and is an ardent defender of fiscal conservatism. Any opportunity to hear from Trump in a political year should be a cause for excitement for stu-dents.

And for every action, there is assuredly a reaction. It is not just the fact that we should let Trump speak, but we should also realize that it is our responsibility to lis-ten attentively to what he has to say.

Realize that it is the duty of a Christian intellectual “to take every idea captive,” as 2 Corin-thians 10:5 states. That means that it is our responsibility to analyze information and hold it up to the Christian worldview to assess its truth. Shutting oneself away from other viewpoints is detrimental to a Christian’s call to be “in the world but not of it.”

By doing so, your mind remains unequipped to analyze foreign philosophies.

Liberty obviously saw many productive reasons for Trump to speak in convocation, but the most important reason was probably for his profound business exper-tise. Arguments against Trump speaking at Liberty disregard the purpose of a university and as-sume an unachievable standard of moral perfection in human beings. It does not take a perfect man to teach, just one who knows what he is talking about.

Admittedly, Trump has never had a boy scout image. He is known to occasionally let a few expletives fly on his hit show “The Apprentice.” Bitter pub-lic feuds with the likes of Rosie O’Donnell, Arianna Huffing-ton, Rihanna and various others have also contributed to shaping Trump’s reputation in the eyes of some.

However, the news outlets, which chose to cite “major con-troversy,” seem to be off-base.

“Actually, I have not received a single complaint about Trump,”

Moore said. “I’ve also been mon-itoring social media since we an-nounced his coming, and out of thousands of posts—literally—I have only seen a couple that had any question about Trump’s coming to Liberty.”

One certainly does not have to be a paragon of perfection to be a great teacher or have some-thing useful to say. Truth can be revealed through secular art, music, literature and even in the words of a New York business-man.

CRUMPLER is an opinion writer.

MCALPIN is the graduate assistant.

Donald Trump invited to speak

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TRUMP IN CONVOCATION — While no one can deny his business accomplisments, some question Trump’s moral credentials.

Real estate mogul and reality television star’s upcoming appearance in convocation has students talking

Past controversial speakers at Liberty University

Chuck Norris Mark Driscoll Glenn Beck Mitt Romney Ted Kennedy

“One certainly does not have to be a paragon of perfection to be a great teacher or have something

useful to say.” — CRUMPLER

Many big name speakers that have made their way to Liberty cause debate in the past

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Jacob Tellersjtellers@liberty.edu

The ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran added another distress-ing chapter to the saga Aug. 20. An article from the USA Today speculated about the war preparations Israel is currently undergo-ing, saying that “after months of saber rat-tling, the Israeli gov-ernment is opening gas mask distribution cen-ters, and on Sunday it tested an early warning system that involved texting hundreds of thousands of Israelis. Both steps are in prepa-ration for a potential retaliatory Iranian mis-sile strike.”

Tensions between the two countries have es-calated in recent years due to Iran’s secretive nuclear program.

“[Iran’s] frequent calls for the destruc-tion of Israel raise par-ticular concerns in this regard,” Joseph Payne

and Keith Payne said in a joint article for the National Review.

A fierce animosity exists between the two countries, but are the actions taken in prepa-ration for a worst-case scenario, or a sign of an upcoming conflict?

Any pre-emptive strike by Israel on Iran’s nuclear facilities would be pointless if Israel is not able to disrupt a significant amount of Iran’s nuclear capabili-

ties. According to the weekly political news-paper The Economist, a successful strike on Iran’s nuclear facili-ties would only “delay Iran” and would not stop it from eventu-ally acquiring nuclear weapons.

Iran’s Fordow nu-clear plant was also described as a “suppos-edly impregnable facil-ity that is buried deep in a mountain complex surrounded by anti-air-

craft batteries,” which Israel would not be able to destroy by itself.

President Obama has made his position clear to Israeli Prime Min-ister Benjamin Netan-yahu that he is against an attack on Iran. If Israel does not have direct support from the U.S. for a pre-emptive strike, it is doubtful that they will be able to carry out an attack that would have any lasting effect on Iran’s nuclear program.

Any such attack would result in retalia-tion from Iran. In the Washington Post, Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, Israel’s military intelli-gence director, said that over 200,000 missiles could end up striking Israel if they started a war with Iran. Many of these would target heavily-populated ar-eas such as Tel Aviv.

Given the constant tension in the Middle East, Israel’s war prep-arations are not sur-

prising.Israel has reason to

be concerned about Iran, but it is unlikely that they will carry out any pre-emptive strike on Iran’s nuclear fa-cilities. Because of their inability to destroy Iran’s nuclear capabili-ties and their own, any attack by Israel would prove unsuccessful.

U.S. support would be necessary for an ef-fective attack on Iran, but President Obama has been clear in his opposition to any pre-emptive strike. Israel is left in a situation where the minimal benefits of attacking Iran do not outweigh the costs and risks associated with that strategy. Barring a full-out war resulting in the demise of the Ira-nian regime, a nuclear-armed Iran is an in-evitable future that the U.S. will need to learn how to deal with.

TELLERS is an opinion writer.

Israel preps for war, should we?

White house

HELP — Netanyahu is looking for U.S. support.

Karin Thompsonkthompson21@liberty.edu

When a story hits the news of adults fighting, it is disturbing enough. But Aug. 20, reports broke of a daycare center that doubled as a fight club for children in Delaware. CBS Philly reported that three women working at the daycare were ar-rested for forcing two 3-year-olds to fist fight. One of the women shared a cell phone video, which eventually led to their arrest.

As Christians, we know the high value that God puts on the innocence of a child’s life. Their rights call out naturally to our hearts, and we should pursue justice in situations like this. To think that this “fight club” was hap-pening in America is disturbing.

Stories like this raise concern about the level of child abuse happening in America. With the media constantly por-traying the rights and wrongs of parent-ing, the line is sometimes fuzzy between what should be allowed for entertainment purposes, and where it needs to stop.

Television programs nowadays depict not only physical violence, but emotional abuse as well. Shows like “Dance Moms” and “Toddlers and Tiaras” are television staples for raising questions about the security of the children being filmed. In most situations, a mother’s lost dreams cause her daughter to have to live up to her view of perfection in a bubble of competition.

I remember distinctly the one time I watched “Dance Moms.” One mother, who was apparently the boss, seemed to physically unhinge her jaw while yell-ing at those in the room about an issue involving one girl’s behavior and abili-ties. The entire scene was in front of the mothers, dancers and the entire camera crew.

The women at the daycare company were merely seeking a laugh. According to the information provided, there were no children physically harmed by the incidents. There is clearly a difference between the intentions of those on televi-sion and the woman involved, but both were seeking to provide entertainment.

In each situation, there was emo-tional strain put on the children. From frequently watching their parents yell to having their parents forcing them to be-have in absurd ways, the damage to the children is done. It is appalling that the parent’s dangerous obsession with enter-tainment is causing the lives of children to be devalued.

Yet it is also true that parents are hu-man and will make mistakes. They can-not be expected to be perfect. It is within our freedom as Christians to determine what we will or will not watch or support. We are not called to judge the hearts or intentions of those around us. We are simply called to care for those who are weak, and the victims of oppression.

As Christians, we must always recog-nize the high value that Christ has given to children and our call to love them and take care of them. Psalm 127:3 says, “Children are a heritage from the LORD, offspring a reward from him.” Situations such as the one in Delaware are discon-certing and should persuade us to want to protect our precious youth, regardless of the situation. We should always be on our guard and ready to respond when injus-tice is taking place.

THOMPSON is an opinion writer.

Daycare fight clubAndrew Woolfolk

alwoolfolk@liberty.edu

Over forty years ago, Amer-ican astronaut Neil Arm-strong etched a permanent mark in the history books when he stepped off Apollo 11’s lunar module and cre-ated an indelible footprint on the moon. An estimated 600 million people were watch-ing live on television as Arm-strong narrated to the world the journey of humanity’s most extraordinary leap.

Many wide-eyed children sat with their parents, absorb-ing the events of that night on July 20, 1969. Undoubtedly, a large majority of them were inspired from that moment on to become a scientist, an astronaut or the next great explorer.

In a 2004 National Geo-graphic article on the matter, renowned astronomer Jeffrey Bennett talked about how the event changed the way we look at the moon.

“There are many ways to show people the great possi-bilities of the future, but I’d argue that the visibility of the moon in the sky is more pow-erful than any other single source of inspiration,” Ben-nett said.

And now, we have reached another milestone. NASA’s Curiosity rover landed on Mars Aug. 6 after a 563 mil-lion mile journey. Recently, the rover has started transmit-ting stunning images of the surface of our red neighbor. From Martian rocks to a sun-set that is literally out of this world, the images have moti-vated millions.

Sending a jeep-sized re-mote control car to another planet is tough to accomplish, but it is not the biggest prob-lem facing NASA. Budget cuts from the current ad-ministration threaten to limit

the program’s future, and the consequences could cost them—and us—a lot.

According to President Obama’s 2013 budget pro-posal, NASA’s budget would decrease from the $18.4 bil-lion it was allotted in 2011 to $17.7 billion by 2017.

And though numbers of that size seem to make very little difference to the casual bystander, a cut of that mag-nitude has drastic effects. For perspective, consider this: ac-cording to the same budget proposal, the Air Force alone is allotted nearly $170 billion.

“The budget cuts are hav-ing an unfortunate impact on these contracting companies, and many contractors are los-ing their jobs. If the budget cuts continue, a lot of brilliant people may lose their jobs,” NASA employee Andrew Da-vis, who works with the launch control systems at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, said in an interview.

Davis pointed out that NASA hires contractors such as Boeing and the United

States Alliance to work along-side their employees. These contractors are critical for success at NASA, but they are being hit hard.

In a July article for the As-sociated Press, journalist Mike Schneider reported that many of the 7,400 employees that have been let go since last July in 2011 have struggled to find jobs to suit their special set of skills. The Kennedy Space Center currently employs 8,500 workers, the smallest amount since 1977.

The economy of Florida is feeling it too. According to a 2008 NASA study, the Ken-nedy Space Center accounted for $4.1 billion of financial activity in the state, but the number is on a steady decline.

“It’s a one-two punch,” Marcia Gaedcke, president of the area’s Chamber of Com-merce, told USA Today in reference to the loss of jobs at NASA. “Everyone’s going to feel it.”

But the biggest hit the bud-get cuts take on our country cannot be measured in dollars

and coins. America, whose spot at the top of the scientific community among youths is falling, needs to invest in the future, not shy away from challenging the next genera-tion to dream.

“I think it’s essential to do exciting things to get the younger generations in-volved,” Davis said.

Our country needs children to dream big and to carry the torch forward into history. NASA deserves the best op-portunity to give children that spark.

Write your governors. Email members of Congress. Thank NASA for what they have done.

Four decades ago, Arm-strong served as the represen-tation of American progress and ingenuity. NASA as a whole helped us take that “gi-ant leap” for mankind.

Forty years later, Obama cannot let us take a step back.

WOOLFOLK is the opinion editor.

NASA budget cuts hurt us all

NAsA imAges

SUNSET ON MARS — Images sent back from Mars inspire the dreams of our youth.

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views for its last

episode, according to Nielsen.

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Attending college can be an exciting experience for new and seasoned students alike, but at the same time, it can be over-whelming and even confusing if students are not prepared for their classes. To help students start their collegiate career, the Bruckner Learning Center is offering a set of classes on learning strategies as well as “mentoring” courses.

According to the Liberty University course catalog, College Learning Strategies Classes (CLST classes) range from “Foundations for Academic Success” to “Advanced Reading/Vocabulary Reading” and are open to all students because they have no prerequisites. They can be registered online through ASSIST.

“We have a wide range of students tak-ing our courses,” Director of Bruckner Learning Center Heather Schoffstall said. “Some students take a particular course to improve in a specific area, oth-ers are required to take certain courses based on their academic standing.”

Schoffstall also mentioned that they have a total of 310 mentoring students and 480 CLST students this semester.

Chris Boontjer, a sophomore and club wrestler for Liberty University, is one of the students taking advantage of the CLST courses offered. He is current-ly enrolled in the “College Learning Strategies” class, which is also known as CLST 101.

“CLST 101 is geared toward the fresh-man and sophomores who desire help in study strategies,” Schoffstall said in an email interview. “Topics include time management, listening and note-taking, test-taking and test anxiety, memory, learning styles, reading, goals and moti-vation, stress, academic policies and criti-cal thinking.”

Boontjer is positive that CLST 101 is helping him academically.

“The class has been everything I

expected,” Boontjer said. “Already, it’s taught me things I didn’t know about organization and how to manage my schedule.”

Boontjer claims that he was “one of those freshmen who came to Liberty with college under wraps,” and laughs about how far he has come.

“My attitude last year killed me,” he said. ”I took AP classes in high school, so I thought I knew how to study and was expecting Liberty to be easy. It’s so dif-ferent. In college you are treated like an adult.”

The Bruckner Learning Center has also added a course this semester that spe-cifically caters to new students.

“MENT 101 is being offered for the first time this semes-ter,” Schoffstall said. “[It is] designed for the incoming fresh-man who desires men-toring and account-ability through small group instruction to help with the transition from high school to college.”

Schoffstall also added that all courses count for elective credit and that all courses, with the exception of MENT 100, are one-credit courses. MENT 100 is a three-credit course that was formally known as CLST 100.

According to their official website, the Bruckner Learning Center is located on the third floor of DeMoss Hall right next to the elevators. Their business hours are from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

RASZINSKI is a news reporter.

New CLST courses being offeredCourses help students looking to excel in learning strategies and mentoring

CLST course listings

FYI There are

310 mentoring students and 480

CLST students

this semester.

• CLST 101 is geared toward the freshman and sophomores who desire help in study strategies. Topics include time management, listening and note-taking, test-taking and test anxiety, memory, learning styles, reading, goals and motivation, stress, academic poli-cies and critical thinking.

• CLST 102 is geared to help any-one who struggles with reading college textbooks. The focus is how to read and comprehend college textbooks and improve college level vocabulary.

• CLST 103 is unique in the way that it is an individualized course. This course helps students in almost any area of weakness. If the student is weak in grammar/spelling material, help in that area is assigned. If the student has a lot of test anxiety or trouble taking tests, material to help build those skills are assigned. It is based on what the student wants to work on and/or needs to work on. Another component of this course is the material offered to help students study for professional testing such as PRAXIS, LSAT, GRE and ACSM. Many students take advantage of this opportunity.

• CLST 105 is designed for any stu-dent wanting accountability. The focus is on managing the weekly stresses of turning in assignments on-time, look-ing ahead and studying early

• CLST 301 is really designed for the junior or senior who wants to go to graduate school. It focuses on upper-level vocabulary and speed reading. The students in this course normally increase their reading speed by a cou-ple hundred wpm.

• MENT 100 (formerly CLST 100) is a three-credit course that meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday for the entire semester. Students in this course are a part of a learning community, where every student has at least four of the same courses together.

• MENT 101 is being offered for the first time this semester. It is designed for the incoming freshman who desires mentoring and accountability through small group instruction to help with the transition from high school to college. This one-credit course works in small groups to cover time management, col-lege adjustment, personal responsibil-ity, proper communication with peers and faculty, social networking, personal finances, stress and healthy living, aca-demic policies, choosing a major and support services. If freshmen did not take advantage of this course in the first semester, they may sign up for in their second semester freshman year, especially if they have trouble adjust-ing well.

All information provided by Heather Schoffstall, Director and Assistant Professor of Education at the Bruckner Learning Center.

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Nicole Steenburghnksteenburgh@liberty.edu

Tyler Eachotpeacho@liberty.edu

Blood ShortageIn the wake of a

summer storm that left many residents of southwestern Vir-ginia without power for up to a week, the American Red Cross has declared a state of emergency re-garding the current supply of blood.

Liberty Univer-sity hosted a drive Aug. 29, with ap-proximately 60 to 65 students donating blood. Bill Johnson, account representa-tive for Lynchburg’s Red Cross, works with all the local colleges and universities. He expressed his pleasure with the results they received.

“Working with Liberty is fabulous. We have more donors at Liberty than from anywhere else,” Johnson said.

“Although an emergency appeal for do-nors in early summer temporarily stopped a decline in donations, results from July show that Red Cross blood donations for the month were the lowest they had been since 1996,” an American Red Cross news release stated.

“We lose 15 to 20 percent of donors from local high schools and colleges in the summer, and with an overall low turnout this year, the blood has dropped to critical levels,” Johnson said.

“If blood resources dip below 50 per-cent of the standard supply at Centra Health, hospital leaders may have to con-sider canceling elective surgeries,” direc-tor of transfusion services George Cook said in Lynchburg’s News and Advance.

This year, the shortage is stretching into

the fall as well. “Shortages at this time of the year are

uncommon. It’s a bit frightening, to be honest,” America’s Blood Center’s Melis-sa McMillan said in an ABC news article.

Residents in the Lynchburg area have tried to do their part to bring the blood supply back to normal levels.

Starting Sept. 4, there will be a four-day blood drive in DeMoss Hall from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Johnson encourages students to give blood, suggesting that if one dona-tion helps three people, every 10 people helped affects 100 people.

Food ShortageMeanwhile, inclement weather of an-

other type is affecting the nation’s food supply. An ongoing drought in the Mid-west has affected many of the nation’s crops.

“Currently, Sodexo Dining Services at Liberty University is not experiencing the effects of weather-related food shortages,” Julie Pfeifer, Marketing Manager/Cater-

ing Sales Manager of Dining Services, said.

While on-campus prices have not been directly affected, the food bought from Liberty’s suppliers could eventually see a 3 to 5 percent increase in cost. Sodexo has to worry about price fluctuations on produce purchases. Fresh, local produce is used as much as possible for the dining on campus, but the quality and variety of food served will be affected by the dry cli-mate. Sodexo and Liberty have a set con-tractual price for resident dining. Because of this, dining prices should not change within the academic year.

“We work diligently to ensure our prod-ucts are the best quality at the most af-fordable prices,” Pfeifer said.

One of the main crops to suffer in the drought is corn. Corn is a staple in many of the things consumers need, including car fuel and feed for livestock and poul-try in addition to food on consumers’ plates. The Washington Post reports that both meat and poultry farmers are culling

the herd in response to the drought. This desperate action is causing meat prices to drop in the short-run.

The drought has been so severe for farmers that they have been forced to cut down acres of dried up corn and feed them to the livestock. Doug Nelson, a farmer in Nebraska, told the Washington Post that things have not been this bad since 1974.

Iowa, the nation’s largest corn pro-ducer, was classified as being in extreme drought Aug. 21. With the United States responsible for 60 percent of global corn exports, and the demand for corn still ris-ing, prices could eventually compare to the elevated prices seen in 2008.

The rain from Isaac could help bring the drought to an end.

FORTNER is a news reporter.

STEENBURGH is a news reporter.

EACHO is an assistant news editor.

Drastic weather patterns cause grief

Jill Springer | liberty Champion

BLOOD MOBILE — The local Red Cross aided in efforts to increase blood donors due to the shortage from the summer storm.

FYI Blood is most

commonly used in

surgeries. A patient may need up to 10 units of

blood in a single op-eration.

David Cook, Writer/Producer

As one of the country’s top speak-ers and coaches on Peak Perfor-mance, David has served as “Men-tal Training Coach” for the San Antonio Spurs from 1996-2004, during which they were awarded two world championships. His first performance novel, “Golf ’s Sacred Journey: Seven Days at the Links of Utopia,” was made into a movie, starring Robert Duvall, in the sum-mer of 2010.

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Dan Gordon, Screenwriter/Co-founder of the Zaki Gor-don Institute

A few of Gordon’s film credits include Tank, Passenger 57 and Ex-pecting Mary.

“I don’t think there’s a difference in a dramatic story between a Chris-tian or mainstream audience.”

“Your mission, in whatever you do, is to glorify the Lord and spread the Word.”

Randall Wallace, Director/Screenwriter

A few of Wallace’s film credits in-clude Braveheart, We Were Soldiers and Pearl Harbor.

*Due to an unfortunate medical emergency, Wallace was unable to attend Saturday’s event.

Rich Peluso, VP AFFIRM Films/Sony Pictures at Sony Pictures Entertainment

Peluso has worked on films in-cluding Courageous, Soul Surfer, To Save a Life and Fireproof.

“Christians are generally fearful of Hollywood, but they fail to see the beauty in the art.”

Paul Lauer, Founder/CEO of Motive Marketing

Motive has designed and exe-cuted some of the most successful grassroots marketing campaigns in history, including Passion of the Christ, The Polar Express, The Chronicles of Narnia, Rocky Bal-boa and Expelled.

“There are two kinds of films: a passion film and a parable film. A passion film is explicitly faith-based and gospel-centered; a parable film digs deeper into the subtext to see what the message is.”

“Differentiate yourself; make yourself known for something.”

Stephen Kendrick, Screen-writer/Producer/Actor

Along with his brother Alex, Ste-phen is the co-director, co-producer and co-writer of the blockbuster movies Courageous, Fireproof, Fac-ing the Giants and Flywheel. They have also authored the bestselling book, The Love Dare.

Bobby Downes, Co-Founder/President of EchoLight Stu-dios/ChristianCinema.com

Through Downes Brothers En-tertainment, Bobby has worked on projects based on best-selling au-thor Karen Kingsbury’s novel, Like Dandelion Dust, which won more than 30 international film festival awards.

Chris Morrow, Co-Founder & Chief Global Strategist of EchoLight Studios

Partnering with Downes Broth-ers Entertainment since 2007, Chris leads development, production and all legal matters for their indepen-dently-produced projects. In 2011, he formed EchoLight studios, the first vertically-integrated Christian studio to offer production financing, marketing and distribution across all releasing platforms worldwide.

CINEMA continued from A1

According to a promo-tional brochure for the cen-ter, students will be trained using industry-standard equipment from Red cam-era packages to Avid edit bays, to ProTools and THX-certified surround sound mixing equipment.

“The folks in Hollywood are jealous of the equip-ment we have here,” Falwell said.

The event featured free screenings on Aug. 30-31 of movies such as Passion of the Christ, Secretariat, Courageous and Seven Days in Utopia. Each screening was followed by a question-and-answer ses-sion with someone involved with the movie’s production.

Ian Miller, a junior trans-fer student from Virginia Beach, took part in the premiere weekend. He is a student in the film program.

“Lighting and camera staging are my passions. I like that whole process of the filmmaking,” Mill-er said. Miller attended Thursday night’s screening of Secretariat and was able to interact with Dan Gor-don, professional screen-writer and co-founder of the Zaki Gordon Institute.

“Being able to ask ques-tions about how the pro-duction went, the problems they ran into and the suc-cess they had, inspires me to be a filmmaker,” Miller said. “One thing that struck me from what Dan Gordon said was that, as a screen-writer, you can’t falsify facts. You don’t want to lie to people.”

The institute is named after Zaki Gordon, the late son of Dan Gordon. Be-fore his death, Zaki had expressed his dream of a unique film school to his fa-ther. Gordon knew he was called to carry out his son’s

vision.“The Lord graced me

with the opportunity to meet Chancellor Falwell and share with him Zaki’s vision, and at the end of that several-hour presen-tation, Chancellor Falwell said, ‘I’m in,’” Gordon said.

Gutierrez shared how much the process stretched and how much it has grown.

“After deliberating with his cabinet, the chancel-lor approved a four and a half year forecast, and as of Monday, we have met all of our enrollment goals,” Gutierrez said. “We have two fully-enrolled immer-sion groups and enough core students that will populate two additional im-mersion groups. We have tripled the amount of on-line course offerings prior to [the] goal that we presented to the chancellor, and to that I say, praise the Lord.”

Each speaker was given the chance to address ques-tions pertaining to the film industry and making suc-cessful faith-based films.

“We’re looking for true stories that are compelling and have some connection to a large audience, and that really frees a writer to dive into that story,” Peluso, vice president for AFFIRM Films, a division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, said.

According to Stephen Shultze, the executive di-rector for the Zaki Gordon Cinematic Arts Center, he has no doubt that this edu-cational venture will open the doors for the next gen-eration of filmmakers to fulfill the great commission of Jesus Christ.

OELRICH is an assistant news editor.EACHO is an assistant news editor.Leasure is the feature editor.

A Lynchburg summer storm has left blood supplies low while a Midwest drought causes food shortages

The cinematic arts permiere included two esteemed guest panels

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Brett Raszinskibraszinski2@liberty.edu

The Psychology department at-tended its second consecutive Na-tional American Psychological As-sociation (APA) Convention held in Orlando, Fla. Aug. 2-5. The con-vention is a three-to-five day annual meeting in which several universi-ties and psychologists come togeth-er to present new research that they have been preparing throughout the year.

“The APA convention is an amazing opportunity for both fac-ulty and students to network and learn from the leading researchers in our field,” Liberty University psy-chology professor Brianne Friberg said. “We were able to present our own research and receive feedback from experts within our content area. In addition, we were able to meet and hear presentations from individuals who students have read about in textbooks or journals and have heard about in their psychol-ogy classes.”

Liberty had the unique oppor-tunity of being able to send seven undergraduate students to the con-vention this year.

“This convention allows us to present research alongside major research universities,” Friberg said. “It is exciting to see research includ-ing undergraduate students from a teaching university presented next to research by a doctoral student from a research-focused institution. It is a competitive conference, push-

ing students to really know their ‘stuff ’ during the presentation,” Friberg said. “This convention also allows students to see ‘the next level’ in the world of psychology. They are able to network and meet with leaders in the field, as well as ex-plore research within areas of psy-chology they believe God is calling them to study and serve.”

One team from Liberty presented research on Early Head Start, a program designed for low-income families concerning mothers with babies from prenatal to 3-years-old. The program promotes child competence and development as well as parenting skills. The team researched different ways the Early Head Start program could be im-proved and designed to properly fit into more low-income families. Ac-cording to Friberg, this was “more rigorous research.”

The team presented its own re-search and met some of the top psy-chologists in the field today. Among these researchers were Russell Bar-kley and Ann Masten. Barkley has been researching a new possible diagnosis to the DSM-5, which di-agnoses certain disorders. Masten is known for her resilience and risk research.

Liz Colesey, one of the team members from Liberty, described her experience as “motivating,” and said that it was a privilege to at-tend the National APA Convention as an undergraduate. Colesey said that after the convention, she real-ized just how much there is to learn

about psychology and loved the ex-perience of seeing top researchers taking interest in the same types of research.

“The opportunity to attend and present in a national psychol-ogy conference as renowned as the yearly APA convention is one that is not offered to many undergraduate students,” Audrey Anderson, an-other member of one of the Liberty teams, said. “I greatly enjoyed hear-ing from the students, professors and keynote speakers on what is happening in psychology research, whether it was in presentations, seminars or casual conversations. This convention really makes the difference in the field of psychology and prepares our department for the next step.”

“The heart of Liberty University and the psychology department is to train champions for Christ, and for me, this convention is a moment where that goal is realized,” Friberg said. “It allows them to see the fruit of their research and gives them practical application in a field full of theories. It is also rewarding to see them light up when they realize they are hearing a theorist they re-peatedly cited speak on the current state of the field. Seeing them grow through these experiences and shine for Christ in that moment is worth the price of admission every time!”

A total of three teams attended the National APA Conference this year.

RASZINSKI is a news reporter.

Kendra Alleynekalleyne@liberty.edu

Liberty University will host its 16th annual Civil War Seminar, “1862—The Rise of Lee and Grant,” from Friday, Sept. 28 to Sunday, Sept. 30 at Liberty’s School of Law, a Liberty University History Department news release stated.

Located in Green Hall, the event will feature lectures on various aspects of the Civil War from nationally-renowned authors, including Michael Ballard and Alan Farley.

In addition to these lectures, scholars from across the nation will be presenting papers. According to the news release, an online “Battle of Antietam” will also be simulated by high school and college students.

According to Secretary for the History Department Kristina Burdeaux, the Civil War Seminar was started by Liberty pro-fessors Kenny Rowlette and Cline Hall and was recently added to the history department.

“Rowlette and Hall started the seminar because they have a passion for the Civil War history,” Burdeaux said. “They feel it is important to everyone to know the his-tory of our country, and this is a popular war, but many people do not know all the relevant details about the war. This semi-nar has just recently become part of the history department.”

Burdeaux said that she expects a good turnout for the event.

The three-day-long seminar will begin with a period-style banquet Friday, Sept. 21, at 6:30 p.m., continue on Saturday with numerous lectures and a day-long program and conclude on Sunday with a special prayer service at Liberty’s Chapel

led by Rev. Alan Farley of “Re-enactor’s Mission for Christ.”

“This year, there are two speakers on Friday night. A silent auction will also take place after the speakers,” Burdeaux said. “On Saturday, there will be speakers starting at 8 a.m. and speaking through 6:45 p.m. This year, there are two paper panel sessions as well—one in the morn-ing, and one in the afternoon. On Sunday, a period church service led by Alan Farley

will be held in the Prayer Chapel on campus.”

Guests will have access to numerous exhibits, artifacts and memorabilia from the Civil War, and vendors will also have Civil War items for sale. Each afternoon, guests will have an opportunity to tour Liberty’s “National Civil War Chaplain’s Museum.”

Burdeaux stressed that the history department is doing more to get students

interested and involved in upcoming Civil War seminars.

“The seminar offers free admission to students for the Saturday lectures,” Burdeaux said. “We have two paper pan-els that are new for this year. This is to help bring in more interest with scholars and students who have written papers on the Civil War topic.”

ALLEYNE is a news reporter.

APA team travels to Florida

LU to host 16th annual Civil War Seminar

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SEMINAR — Liberty will host the 16th annual Civil War Seminar on Sept. 28-30 in the School of Law at Green Hall.

photo provided

PSYCHOLOGY — A team of three Liberty students, accompanied by psychology professor Brianne Friberg, attended the National American Psychological Association Convention in Orlando, Fla. Aug. 2-5.

Jeremy Angionejangione@liberty.edu

With every new semes-ter, students scramble to find the cheapest way to prepare for their classes, and the make-or-break expense is always books. The Liberty University bookstore allows students the convenience of holding their books immediately. However, many students wonder which is actually cheaper: buying new, buy-ing used or renting.

According to Liberty University bookstore man-ager Ellen Mayes, students have to consider a number of financial factors when purchasing books. Initial cost, possible reuse and buyback value are some factors that can increase or decrease the appeal of a price tag. At face value, renting is the financially sound option, but the aforementioned factors can change that.

“Renting is a viable op-tion for any student want-ing to save money up-front. Renting helps ease the ini-tial outlay of money at the beginning of the semes-ter—a time when students are particularly strapped for funds,” Mayes said.

According to Mayes, stu-dents can save more than 50 percent off a new book price by renting, but they have to return them at the end of the semester rather than sell them. Buying used books is the next best option. Although they tend to be in less than mint con-dition, a used textbook of-ten provides the best value for students.

“Our research shows that it is cheaper to pur-chase the cheapest used copy and then sell it back for the highest buyback value then it is to rent those same books 95 percent of the time,” Jeff Sherwood, CEO of bigwords.com, said.

In this way, Sherwood

encourages a purely eco-nomic approach to pur-chasing books by minimiz-ing loss and maximizing gain. This sounds simple, but it is a sound strategy if a book is no longer needed. Students can use online textbook resources like big-words.com as a compre-hensive, price comparison search engine.

This might leave some people wondering why anyone would want to buy a new textbook.

“Many customers prefer new because of the value they place on that textbook and their desire to main-tain an academic library or resource,” Mayes said. “Additionally, many cus-tom titles and books with consumable components are a better value when purchased new.”

Both Sherwood and Mayes encourage a long-term approach to purchas-ing textbooks. While initial prices may seem attractive in the case of rentals, stu-dents are encouraged to consider future factors. Ac-cording to Mayes, buying used books will save at least 25 percent, but could actu-ally save up to 75 percent, according to Sherwood.

The overall factors prove buying used books to be the most financially viable option. As long as students do not mind paying a high-er initial cost compared to renting or having a more work-worn book, used books are worth it. Using an online resource like big-words.com can help ensure an even lower cost when buying used books. How-ever, the bookstore can provide convenient pric-ing and availability as well as acceptance of Flames Cash to help ease the fi-nancial strain.

ANGIONE is a news reporter.

Textbooks: Buy or rent?

SPORTS SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Liberty 3Longwood 0

Men’s SoccerLiberty 1Old Dominion 0

Women’s SoccerTempleton 19:39.75Kipchirchir 19:40.02Barker 19:40.30

Men’s XC 6KGass 15:29.72Kanagy 15:30.01Buda 15:30.27

Women’s XCLiberty 4Georgetown 1

Field HockeyLiberty 17Wake Forest 20

Football

Olivia Witheriteogwitherite@liberty.edu

“It gets to my core, what I do, and how much I enjoy play-by-play broadcast-ing,” Alan York, the Flames broadcaster at Liberty University, said.

Entering his third year as the play-by-play radio broadcaster for Liberty Athletics, York has become known to many as “The Voice of the Flames.” He broadcasts football and basketball games and serves as a director of the Flames Sports Network, the Liberty Flames official television and radio network. York kicked off the regular foot-ball season Saturday, Sept. 1, when the Flames headed to his home state of North Carolina to face Wake Forest.

York has helped grow both the Flames Sports Network and support for Liberty Flames Athletics, as the athletics program thrived under the direction of Jeff Barber, Liberty’s athletic director.

“I have great appreciation for Alan,” Barber said. “He has a very strong work ethic, but he has a tremendous pas-sion for Liberty University, a passion for Liberty Athletics, for Flames Sports Network, the radio program.”

“He is a proactive thinker. He’s always thinking of ways to be better,” Barber said.

York’s thinking and innovative ways can be seen through different the tech-niques implemented at football games. This addition gives the Flames Sports Network radio broadcasts a more authentic feel and game experience, one where you can hear the quarterback make calls and “the pads crunch,” York said.

“One of the goals I had coming up here is to bring as much of the game in between the lines to our fans listening,” York said. “One thing we’ve kind of uti-lized is more microphones.”

From wireless microphones used to pick up captains’ calls during the coin toss, or microphones placed on the goal posts to hear players charging into the end zone, York and the broadcast team have worked to enhance fans experience.

“I’m just one person,” York said. “We have a great athletics department. Jeff Barber is phenomenal. Our radio crew is top-notch, our television production people. I’m just a small part of it. I might be the face of what goes on the radio, but I’ll be the first to deflect any type of accolades to [the Flames Sports Network broadcast] team. They make us go.”

Before moving to Liberty, York gained experience as a radio play-by-play broadcaster in the Big South at High Point University in North Carolina.

“Coming up [to Liberty], I always thought, ‘Wow, this would be a neat place to go to school.’ Not only because of the quality of athletics, but number one from a Christian standpoint,” York said. “Being Christian, it’s great being around other Christians.”

York is the fifth play-by-play broad-caster for Flames basketball and the fourth for football. He credits Jerry Edwards, who retired from full-time play-by-play work before York began working at Liberty, for a great founda-tion, saying that he has the “utmost respect” for Edwards.

York’s voice can be heard on the Liberty Flames flagship station, Victory FM, which can be found in the Lynchburg, Va., area on 88.3. However, York’s play-by-play can be heard on 32 other stations across Virginia and North Carolina and on the Internet nation-wide.

Previously, York spent time at ISP (now IMG) in Winston-Salem, N.C. He also served as the director of broadcast-ing and media relations for the Single-A Winston-Salem Warthogs baseball team, which is an affiliate of the Chicago White Sox.

He is a graduate of Guilford College in Greensboro, N.C., where he was a four-time letter winner in football and baseball.

Witherite is a sports reporter.

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Flames fall in final minutesKyle Harveykharvey@liberty.edu

The scene in Winston-Salem was all too familiar for Flames fans—their team came up just short in a winna-ble game against an Atlantic Coast Conference opponent.

Needing three points to tie, or a touchdown to win, the Flames had what should have been the last possession of the game when they took over at their own 19-yard line with just over three minutes left in the game.

Quarterback Brian Hudson methodically guided the team down the field to Liberty’s 44-yard line with just over a minute-and-a-half remain-ing. However, consecutive incompletions on third and fourth down, intended for El-liott Dutra and Justin Gunn, ended the drive, and Liberty turned the ball over to Wake Forest with just over a minute left in the game.

“We came in here expecting to win,” senior wide receiver Dutra said. “We did not have any intention of losing this game, and we fell short. We got some things that we have to fix —on defense, on offense, on special teams.”

The game opened promis-ingly. As expected, the Flames veteran defense gave the De-mon Deacons offense all it could handle, allowing just seven points and forcing six Wake Forest punts in the first half. The front seven limited the running game and the sec-ondary held opposing quar-terback Tanner Price to under 100 yards in the first half.

In addition, Liberty broke

Price’s streak of 181 pass attempts without an inter-ception when linebacker Marques Jenkins picked off a pass just beyond the line of scrimmage at the start of the second quarter.

“I’m proud of the way they came out. The defense played a heck of a ball game,” head coach Turner Gill said. “The thing I was hoping we would be able to do was be able to

tackle well. I think that was the key, and for the most part, we tackled pretty well and didn’t give them any big plays.”

On the offensive side, Lib-erty scored on its second pos-session on a 37-yard strike from Hudson. Dutra found a crease straight up the middle of the field and Hudson hit him perfectly in stride for an easy touchdown.

“As we were planning, the safeties weren’t supposed to leave the middle of the field open, but I looked up and saw the safeties both go out of the way. I double-checked be-cause I didn’t think that was supposed to happen,” Dutra said. “I just put a move on them and went straight to the middle and God blessed me with the catch.

In a scripted but neverthe-less unusual move, Gill then turned the keys to the offense over to Josh Woodrum, who took over at quarterback for the next two series. Wood-rum, who was forced to start each of his drives from in-side his own 20, completed one of three pass attempts and rushed for eight yards on two carries without a first down. After Woodrum’s two series, Hudson returned for the remainder of the game, presumably having won the position.

“One good thing: I think we found our quarterback,” Gill said. “Brian Hudson came in and did a very good job.”

At the end of the first half, Liberty had what appeared to be an excellent shot at a go-ahead touchdown, but poor clock management left the Flames with only enough time for a 49-yard field goal attempt. Playing in his first collegiate football game, freshman John Lunsford had enough leg on the ball to make the kick from 60 yards, but hooked it right.

Liberty took the field in the second half and marched straight down the field,

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The first week of college football is in the books. Losing in their season opener to Wake Forest, the Liberty Flames look to win their first home game against the Nor-folk State Spartans.

Losing to a Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponent by only three points, the Flames have plenty to take away from their game against Wake Forest.

Quarterback fiasco Head coach Turner Gill waited until

both quarterbacks had two series in the Wake Forest game to name his starting quarterback. Redshirt junior Brian Hud-son moved the ball methodically down the field throughout the onset of the game, leading the Flames to three scoring drives. Hudson finished the game by throwing 20-37 for 263 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. With his performance, Hud-son seems to have won the starting position against Norfolk State.

Redshirt freshman Josh Woodrum was also in the mix to win the starting quarter-back position. Toward the end of the first quarter with poor field position, Woodrum was unable to move the ball down the field and only completed one pass during his three drives at the helm.

Spartans march into town Coming off the first shutout victory in

over a decade defeating the Virginia State Trojans 24-0, the defending MEAC cham-pions will travel to Lynchburg bringing a pound and ground attack. The Spartans attack gashed the Trojans for 229 yards. Brendon Riddick led the way, only carry-ing the ball nine times, and gained 87 yards with a touchdown.

The Spartans also brought an experi-enced receiving core led by Xavier Boyce. Last season, Boyce broke the Spartans single season record with 68 receptions.

Derrick Demps is another playmaker who averaged almost 22 yards per catch last season.

Bring on the defenseHolding a FBS opponent to only 20

points is a difficult feat for teams in the FCS. The Flames made Wake Forest start-ing quarterback Tanner Price’s life miser-able, as he passed for under 200 yards and threw an interception.

The Spartans were able to get pressure on the Trojan quarterback, racking up seven sacks. The Spartans also held the

Trojans rushing and passing game to under 100 yards. Linebackers Jamal Giddens and Deon King recorded two sacks. Giddens also led the team with seven tackles.

Balanced attackThe Flames had 363 yards of total of-

fense against Wake Forest. Senior running back Sirchauncy Holloway led the Flames in rushing with 59 yards. The Flames fin-ished the game with over 100 yards of rushing.

Wide receivers Pat Kelly and Elliot Du-tra and tight end Justin Gunn look to be Hudson’s main threats. The trio combined for 13 catches, 183 yards and a touchdown.

Something to proveWhile it seems clear that the Flames

permanent starting quarterback will be Hudson, the Spartans field general seemed shaky in his first career start.

Quarterback Nico Flores started for the Spartans, but had a rough game through-out. Flores finished 13-24 with 93 yards and two interceptions. Transfer Jake Bas-magian may get the call if Flores has an-other poor performance.

The Flames will face the Spartans 7 p.m., Sept. 8, at Williams Stadium.

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Flames fired up for home opener

Courtney Sharpcsharp2@liberty.edu

The Liberty men’s D1 hockey team met for a Media Day to discuss the potential for the upcoming season, Aug. 30. Coach Kirk Handy had nothing but good things to say.

Comparing the rosters from this year and the previous one, it is apparent that there are a lot of new faces on the cur-rent team. The team has added eight new freshmen for this sea-son, and they should not be counted out.

According to Handy, all of the men have “strong character, work hard and [have] a great attitude.”

The primary objective for the team in preparing for the upcoming season is to be “consistent because of the single elimi-nation playoffs,” Handy said.

Workouts are early and often for the team as players “try and start with a 2-mile run 5:50 a.m.,” Handy said.

The main points they are emphasizing this year are “discipline and accountabil-ity,” Handy said.

The season starts with 16 home games. When asked if this was an advantage, Handy replied, “Yeah, sort of an advan-tage to find out who we are as a team.” The disadvantage to this scheduling pre-dicament is that the men miss out on the usual road-bonding opportunities, but they have developed other ways to bond, said Handy.

Flames Hockey fans should come to the games prepared to see intense action and should attend every series.

“[There are] not gonna be many nights that are a blow out,” Handy said.

The Flames might not have one specific rival team per se, but they are preparing

for good competition against Delaware, Ohio, Oakland and, for the first time, West Virginia.

Flames fans should expect to see many more specialty nights at LaHaye Ice Rink, similar to last year’s “bear toss.”

The Flames D1 men’s hockey team also gives back to the community by partici-

pating in the “Freedom 4/24 race again this year. The team ran the past couple years to support charities,” Handy said.

Some seniors are NHL prospects, and if they want to pursue that dream, it would be “a lot of hard work, and Liberty would push them towards achieving that goal,” Handy said.

The Flames home opener is 7 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 7 in the LaHaye Ice Cen-ter against the Hampton Jr. Whalers.

Season tickets are available at the La-Haye Ice Center.

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The Lady Flames volleyball team headed to Orlando, Fla. Friday, Aug. 11, to take on three teams in the Holiday Inn Select/University of Central Florida Classic and returned with a title.

Liberty played its first match against Jacksonville Friday. The Lady Flames trailed 2-0 after the first two sets, but quickly jumped into comeback mode. The Flames went on to win the last three sets (25-17, 25-21, 15-8), winning over Jacksonville.

Three Lady Flames had dou-ble digit kills. Sophomore Ans-ley Gebben had career-high 17 kills. Not far behind her was se-nior Loren Thomas with 14 kills and redshirt freshman Caroline Douglas with 11. Redshirt ju-nior Kendle Rollins and junior Lillie Happel each added eight kills.

Junior setter Jade Craycraft was on her game with 49 assists and 13 digs. Defensive special-ist Gabrielle Shipe collected 18 digs. The Flames posted nine aces on the night.

The Lady Flames were on their heels, itching for a victory as they heading into the match against Columbia Friday eve-ning.

The Flames fell short in the first set against Columbia (25-17), but were able to bounce back and win the next three sets (25-16, 25-17, 26-24).

Craycraft was on her game once again, posting a season-high 52 assists. Gebben and Happel both collected 13 kills for the night, followed by Thom-as with 12 kills and five blocks. Douglass and Rollins were right behind with nine kills apiece. Shipe recorded 14 digs. Fresh-man Allie Reynolds helped lead

the team with a career-high three aces.

Liberty’s final game of the weekend series was Aug. 12 against the host of the UCF Classic. The Lady Flames gave it their all, clinching the UCF title in five tough-fought games (15-25, 25-23, 25-23, 22-25, 16-14).

The fifth game of the night kept everyone on the edge of their seats. The Flames started out with a 6-2 lead, but UCF held on, coming within one swing of a victory. But UCF failed on their match point and gave the Flames a chance to steal the victory.

UCF finished the night lead-ing the Lady Flames 68-53 in kills, but it was not enough for them to clinch the tournament title.

Douglas had 16 kills against UCF, Thomas added 10 kills and Gebben added nine. Shipe led the Lady Flames with 17 digs. Craycraft was a huge asset with 41 assists and six blocks.

Thomas was named tourna-ment MVP and Douglas and Gebben joined Thomas on the all-tournament team.

“To come on the road and win the tournament down here at Central Florida, and the way that we did it, really gives us a lot to build on throughout the year and some stuff to look back and draw from,” coach Shane Pinder said. “Just a great team effort, a great win for our pro-gram, and I’m really happy for our athletes.”

The Lady Flames will con-tinue their season as they head to Kent, Ohio Sept. 7 to com-pete at the Kent State Mizuno Classic.

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Viva volleyball

Jay Sirysir@liberty.edu

Liberty University women’s field hockey earned a 4-1 win over Georgetown University Sept. 1., with freshman Sarah Gipe leading the way with two goals. Helen Doolittle and Ab-bey Basom also scored for Lib-erty in their first home game of the season.

The Lady Flames pressured the Hoyas from start to fin-ish, winning 14 penalty corners while the Hoyas only had four.

“Our press today was what worked really well,” Lady Flames head coach Jodi Murphy said. “We really stepped up and took away some of their options and tried to make them uncom-fortable. We tried to show them something that they haven’t seen so far this season, and it worked well.”

The game started with Liberty scoring an early goal three min-utes in. Liberty’s Ashlee Kurlock intercepted a pass back to the goal, and a series of shots and

rebounds allowed Gipe to score the first goal of the game.

The second goal came 18 min-utes into the game. Liberty’s Ab-som catch a long pass and shot past the goalie to make the score 2-0. The Hoyas seemed to push back after the halftime break when Georgetown’s Keating scored a goal off Annie Wilson’s pass in the 43rd minute.

The Lady Flames put the pressure on again as the last 23 minutes of the game saw 10 pen-alty corners in front of the Hoya goal. Two of the penalty corners resulted in goals for Liberty, with Gipes scoring her second goal 53 minutes into the game and Doo-little scoring her first in the 54th minute.

The Lady Flames had more than just the win to celebrate, as Friday’s match was the debut of the Lady Flame’s first interna-tional player, Natalie Barr.

“I’m really excited about Nat-alie [Barr] and her first Division I game here in the States,” Mur-phy said. “She played well for us, and she played steady.”

Barr is a native of Lurgan, Northern Ireland, and has repre-sented Ulster and Ireland in the U21, U18 and U16 levels. She joined the women’s field hockey team after transferring to Liberty from Lurgan College.

Barr is part of the 12 fresh-men players that were recruited this season and will join nine sophomore players in the team’s second season in the NCAA Di-vision I.

“We’re still young, but we have a lot of energy, and we have ex-pectations to do well,” Murphy said. “We want to do well in the NorPac Tournament at the end of the season, but we’re re-ally trying to take one game at a time. The girls have a lot of dis-cipline and a lot of energy, and that’s really good for success.”

The Lady Flames will play the University of Pennsylvania Sept. 8, 11 a.m. at the hockey fields located on East Campus.

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Lady Flames defeat HoyasJake Mitchell | liberty chaMpion

HISTORY — The Lady Flames won its first ever home opener against Georgetown.

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scoring on a 75-yard drive to claim a 14-7 third quarter lead. SirChauncey Holloway capped the drive with a 14-yard touch-down catch out of the backfield. The play was set up by a 47-yard reception by se-nior Justin Gunn, on which he broke sev-eral tackles to put Liberty in the red zone. Holloway finished with 91 all-purpose yards, and Gunn hauled in three catches for 66 yards.

With the ball and the lead on the Flames 30-yard line, the Liberty faithful participating in the Shake N Bake to Wake caravan had great cause for hope. That is, until Wake Forest’s AJ Marshall stepped in front of a Hudson pass and ran it 39 yards the other way for six points. The point af-ter tied the game at 14 with four minutes to go in the third quarter.

“I just threw it late. He was open, the window closed, I threw it late. I’ll take responsibility for that and learn from it,” Hudson said.

At the start of the fourth quarter, Wake Forest capped a nine play, 60 yard scor-ing drive with a two yard scoring run. The point after attempt failed, leaving the score at 20-14.

The Flames responded, moving the ball downfield on their next possession and connecting on a 49-yard field goal, cutting the Wake Forest lead to three. But that seemed to be all the Flames offense could muster.

“Our guys came out and played hard all four quarters. Nobody gave up. No-body lost faith. We believed we could do it,” Hudson said. “We almost pulled it out. We left a couple plays out there, and if we wouldn’t have left those out there, I think we definitely could have come away with the victory.”

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1. Team Captain Kevin Fogg evades an oncoming Wake Forest tackler.

2. Head Coach Turner Gill communicates overhis headset during the 4th quarter.

3. Freshman running back D.J. Abnar attempts his first collegiate carry as a Flame. It went for six yards.

4. Cheerleaders join in with Flames fans during the first football game of the season.

5. Dorm 76 cheers for the Liberty Flames despite rain during the first quarter.

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James Bourdon is one man who wants to make a difference in his community, and he is using his passion and calling to do it.

Bourdon, the founder and operator of Urban Mountain Adventures (UMA), has created the opportunity to help mentor inner-city kids through the experience of the great outdoors.

Although volunteer-based, the dedicat-ed staff at UMA all share the same goal: to care for the youth of the community in a way that is fun and exciting for kids and to take part in the great commission of spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ.

“It’s about Him [God], not us,”

Bourdon said.Bourdon also emphasized the commu-

nity’s need for youth-focused mentors and what it means to these kids to have some-one to look up to.

“We use the gifts we have and the pas-sions we have to reach out to the kids,” Bourdon said. “The outdoors give very easy opportunities to share Christ.”

Founded in 2008 and based in Down-town Lynchburg, UMA has made great strides in community outreach and is one of the many ways that Liberty students can get involved in the local community. Doing anything from rafting and kayaking to hiking and repelling, these kids have a blast exploring the physical and spiritual benefits of being outside.

Alongside Bourdon is Chris Mabes, a

Liberty University student and dedicated volunteer for UMA, who has spent the last 10 months working with the youth.

Bourdon and Mabes both enjoy shar-ing what goes into this ministry and how it has shaped not only these kids’ lives, but their’s as well.

“Patience and grace are probably the two greatest lessons I’ve learned,” Bour-don said.

Bourdon especially emphasized that this ministry is focused on building long-term relationships with the youth instead of only being involved for a short time. Those willing to volunteer should dedicate more than just one night a week because UMA attempts to take an active part in these kid’s lives.

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learned to deal with certain things in a lot better manner along with being more pa-tient,” Mabes said.

Although the organization does strive to share the gospel with the kids they mentor, Mabes and Bourdon have realized that they don’t have to do all the work them-selves.

“You don’t need to throw the gospel at them to reach them,” Mabes said.

“We’re obedient and available and we do our part,” Bourdon said. “God is doing his part.”

For more information, visit urban-mountainadventures.org, call (804) 690-2064 or visit their Facebook page.

BARTLETT is a feature reporter.

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Samantha Gumsgum@liberty.edu

Nestled in a small Jefferson Street suite in Downtown Lynch-burg, Studio Eleven is a furni-ture store filled to the brim with unique furniture pieces and ac-cessories, proving that one man’s trash can become another man’s treasure.

“Studio Eleven is the middle ground between a thrift store and a high-end furniture store,” co-owner Elisa Allen said.

In fact, most of the furniture found at Studio Eleven was at one time headed to the curb. Some pieces are in need of much attention, while others just simply need to be cleaned off. Regardless of the time needed to make a piece presentable, the results are all the same: vintage remade furniture at an afford-able price.

The name “Studio Eleven”

comes from Hebrews 11:1, a Bible verse that defines what the word faith means to Christians, and the owners have certainly lived up to the name.

“Getting the doors open was a really big leap of faith for us,” said Allen. She and co-owner Bri Precious-Keyes have taken that leap even further by com-mitting to give 40 percent of all their profits to either the Lib-erty Godparent Home or Daily Bread, both local non-profit or-ganizations. It is the customer who decides which organization the profits will go to. At Studio Eleven, giving back to the com-munity was the obvious choice.

“It’s just our labor of love,” Al-len said.

In six short months, business has taken off. Allen and Pre-cious-Keyes started the store in March 2012 and already have numerous plans for expansion.

One thing that sets Studio

Eleven furniture apart is the type of paint used on many of the pieces. Chalk paint, not to be confused with chalkboard paint, can be used to create numer-ous looks, depending on what technique is used. Named for its chalk-like feel when applied to a

surface, it is a user-friendly paint that saves time by eliminating much of the preparation pro-cess, such as sanding and prim-ing. Studio Eleven also serves as a vendor for Annie Sloan’s Chalk Paint, the brand they use on their own projects.

Tucked away in the back of the store is a large workspace that serves multiple purposes, but perhaps its primary purpose is to function as a classroom. With approximately three classes a month, customers are given the chance to learn about remaking their own furniture.

“We take what’s on HGTV and make it real,” Allen said. The classes also teach 12 differ-ent techniques for using Chalk Paint. Robin Turner, who oc-casionally helps at the store, pointed out that Studio Eleven is “more than just furniture. It’s home improvement.”

For those interested in home improvement or just having a look around, Studio Eleven is located at 901 Jefferson Street in Downtown Lynchburg.

GUM is a feature reporter.

Chase Smithcsmith13@liberty.edu

Downtown Lynchburg is celebrating its fourth annual Get!Downtown street festival, an opportunity for college students to come to-gether and find out what down-town has to offer.

T h e free event starts Fri-day, Sept. 7 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Main Street in Downtown L y n c h -burg. Main Street will be closed to all traffic as college stu-dents and area resi-dents visit the variety of stores, restaurants and vendors that line the street. People will be able to watch live performances by lo-cal musicians, dancers and street performers.

“We estimate 8,000 to 10,000 people attended the 2011 event, many of whom were college students,” Get!Downtown co-ordinator Anna Bentson said. “Free Greater Lynchburg Tran-sit Company buses will run from college campuses throughout the evening. Get!Downtown is a great opportunity to explore Downtown Lynchburg and meet students from all six local col-leges. Buses will run to college

campuses from downtown until 11 p.m.”

The festival attempts to pro-vide an exciting opportunity for students to meet people from other local colleges while see-ing everything that Downtown Lynchburg offers to the commu-nity. Take advantage of the vari-ous street vendors from down-town stores and restaurants, participate in some friendly com-petitions and games or just walk around with your friends and en-joy the festivities.

“This event is an incredible

way to get the community to-gether and build relationships while also learning about local businesses and organizations that people can support,” Liberty stu-dent Chelsea McCall said. “I see the community as the strongest attribute of Downtown Lynch-burg. A majority of the people that live here know each other and see each other daily. The community market on Satur-days also brings people together to support the local economy as well as build relationships. I have attended the Get!Downtown fes-

tival for a few years now, and it is a great way to have fun while meeting new people.”

“There are some new additions to the street festival this year,” Bentson said. “Get!Downtown features restaurants and venues in Downtown Lynchburg that will host live music beginning at 9 p.m. Visit Dish, Bull Branch, Robin Alexander, White Hart or Speakertree to take part in the events.”

McCall especially likes the at-mosphere of Downtown Lynch-burg.

“Downtown has so much to offer, whether it is biking or walking along the James River or the beautiful Black Water Creek Trail,” McCall said. “It is absolutely stunning and relax-ing. There are many local music shows and venues where people can get together and support lo-cal musicians as well as have a great time with friends.”

SMITH is a feature reporter.

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GOOD AS NEW — Studio Eleven owners Elisa Allen and Bri Precious-Keyes put their style and their faith on display while repurposing vintage furniture at affordable prices.

Furniture studio finds success

Lynchburg prepares to ‘Get!Downtown’

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A NIGHT OUT — Lynchburg residents and college students will meet on Main Street in Downtown Lynchburg for Friday’s festival.

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NEW LIFE — Studio Eleven gives used furniture a second chance.

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From concessions to cleaning, it takes a substantial amount of planning to put on a Liberty Flames football game, but few things require more planning and prac-tice than a Liberty University Marching Band halftime show.

Weeks before thoughts of tailgating and red T-shirts ever enter the minds of Flames fans, the Spirit of the Mountain has begun work to make every aspect of their show perfect. It’s Saturday, and the marching band comes out playing a va-riety of songs, all synchronized perfectly. The crowd is amazed at how good it sounds, but little do they know the count-less hours and late-night practices each band member has put into this routine.

The flawless performance and roaring of the crowd makes all the practices and hot days in the sun well worth it.

“The show is called ‘Just the Way You Are,’ Stephen Kerr, music professor and director of bands at Liberty University, said. “It’s kind of about love and relation-ships. We are doing some Bruno Mars (Just the Way You Are), Cannon in D and Cry Me a River by Ella Fitzgerald— that’s more of a Michael Bublé style.”

In addition to the main theme of the performance, the band also strives to keep its focus on God by choosing a spiritual theme.

“It’s called ‘Just Between You and God,’” Kerr said. “It’s about those choic-es we have to make and the relationship between us and God that we need to understand to grow. The most impor-

tant element is what do we do with Jesus Christ.”

According to Kerr, the band coun-cil starts with around 10 ideas for show themes, and after selecting four as final-ists, the theme that fans will experience during games is chosen. Liberty Univer-sity junior and marching band member Emily Chastain thinks that audiences will be especially interested in this year’s cre-ation.

“I think the show this year can be classi-fied as a pleasant surprise,” Chastain said. “A lot of people will hear the title and get an expectation, but the music will be the opposite of what they think. We have a lot of great soloists that give me chills when they play. I think people should be looking out for a more simple beginning, but a re-ally big finish.”

Even though the themes may change from year to year, Liberty University ju-nior and band member Brandon Osgood always looks forward to the part of the performance that never changes.

“The show encompasses all things per-taining to love that include romance and break-ups, but what I am most excited for is being able to march into Williams Stadium for the first time and perform in front of 19,000-plus screaming Flames fans,” Osgood said. “There is nothing like that feeling in the world.”

The Liberty University Marching Band will take the field for its first performance of the 2012 season Saturday, Sept. 8, when the Flames take on Norfolk State University.

TERRY is a feature reporter.

Spirit of the Mountain ready for debutLiberty University Marching Band will unveil its new show, “Just the Way You Are,” at halftime Sept. 8

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IN STEP — The Liberty University Marching Band will be rewarded for all its preparation Saturday night during the Flames home opener football game.

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Few organizations will ever need to decide what they should do with $132,000. A grant from the Institute of Museum and Li-brary Services (IMLS) has given Lynchburg’s Amazement Square the opportunity to make that decision, making them one of only three Virginia museums to receive an IMLS grant this year.

Dedicated to interactively edu-cating and entertaining children, Amazement Square will use the $132,944 grant to further their “Balance: Healthy Mind and Body” initiative. They plan to tear out the third floor of their 4-floor, Downtown Lynchburg museum in order to create a health-focused educational ex-hibit.

“We’re working on having a positive spin on making healthy choices, and the whole idea is about balance,” Amazement Square Director of Marketing Ashleigh Karol said. “It’s just about making the right choices and having a balanced, healthy lifestyle.”

The new exhibit will be 2,700 square feet and will open in 2014 after the existing health-based exhibit closes in the summer of 2013. The existing exhibit is also health-related, but the new ex-hibit will provide a new focus on the subject.

“The exhibit focuses on three components: nutrition, exercise and making sure you take care of

your body,” Karol said. “It will really show how to make healthy choices and how those choices will affect your life overall.”

IMLS awarded 152 grants this year, including six museum grants within the state of Vir-ginia, which totaled just under $500,000.

According to Karol, the folks at Amazement Square are ex-cited about what they could do with the money. However, this type of grant mandates that the organization match the amount

of money they are given. That means Amazement Square is faced with the task of raising $132,000 on their own.

“We depend solely on corpo-rate and individual donations.... They are what will help us meet the one-to-one requirement,” Karol said. “Donors are ex-tremely important, and we’re very fortunate to live in a com-munity that gives wholeheart-edly.”

According to Karol, the grant helps Amazement Square ac-

complish its goals, but the “Bal-ance” initiative will cost about $600,000 when everything is done. That’s why donors are so important.

Developing health-related programs to go along with the new exhibit is also an important part of the new initiative, and that is where members of the community and Centra Health come in. Centra has even con-tributed a $25,000 grant toward the project.

“We’ve been meeting with

a health advisory committee, which includes pediatricians, pediatric cardiologists, members of the Centra Health staff and school nurses from the Lynch-burg city school system,” Karol said. “We’re getting their input because they’re working with children and families, seeing the problem firsthand. We’re just asking what we can do to re-spond to those needs.”

Located at 27 Ninth St. in Downtown Lynchburg, Amaze-ment Square does educate about health, but some of the most popular exhibits are found in other areas of the museum.

The paint box, a small room made entirely of glass, allows children to paint on the walls. A model of Lynchburg’s James River flows through one cor-ner of the fourth floor, showing children how the river affects the weather patterns of the Hill City, and children can even cre-ate their own rainstorm. Other popular attractions are a zip line, a bug exhibit (complete with a scorpion and a tarantula) and a tower full of tubes to crawl through.

The “Balance” initiative will not be completed until mid-2014, but that has not stopped Amazement Square from work-ing to help every child to “reach their full potential.” Now, with the help of IMLS, they are one step closer to reaching that goal.

LEASURE is the feature editor.

Children’s museum receives grant

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FUN AND FIT — Lynchburg’s Amazement Square has educated and entertained children since 2001.

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Spiritual Emphasis Week at Liberty is a time where many students focus on God and make decisions that will impact the rest of their life.

“I have the best seat of the house,” Justin Kintzel, worship pastor at Liberty University said. “I can look at the top chairs and see hands lifted up. To see every-one engaged was amazing.”

Clayton King was this year’s main speaker, his words reaching from the stage into the student body, where his messages were received by many open hearts. A frequent traveler, King was ex-cited to walk the halls of Liberty once again.

“This is my favorite place in the world to preach. Every time I leave, I start looking forward to the next time I preach,” King said. This year, King covered

many topics. He taught that God’s followers are loved, saved, secure and sent. They are more than conquerors with the love of Christ. The true emphasis, how-ever, was finding one’s identity in God and His abounding love.

“If [the students] can find their identity and their security in the love of God, it would change the rest of their lives,” King said.

With these lessons, the stu-dents at Liberty can adequately prepare to bring others to Christ through the firm foundation of God in their lives.

“Love starts where you are. My mission field is wherever I’m at,” King said in one of his ser-mons.

He declared that students do not need to travel overseas to minister. The mission field is ev-erywhere God allows you to be.

“If people don’t know that the gospel makes us love them, they will not believe the gospel has

anything to offer them,” King said.

The heartbeat of Liberty is fu-eled by a love for Christ.

“Liberty puts an emphasis on love because there are so many people you can go to,” Liberty student Tyler Hasty said.

When learning to be disciples, Liberty students do not need to look far. Liberty is blessed to be led by Christ-centered prayer leaders, pastors, worship leaders and professors.

“I like knowing that I always have security in the love of Christ and [that] He is always there for me,” Liberty sophomore Shelby Matthews said.

Evangelism professor David Wheeler was thrilled to see God working in the lives of students.

“There is more of an openness to share in my class,” Wheeler said.

He got the chance to celebrate with several students who were

saved or made the choice to re-dedicate their lives to Christ after the messages presented by King.

“The purpose of Spiritual Emphasis Week is surrendering to God, realizing you can’t do it on your own,” Wheeler said.

Through humor and the occa-sional passionate outburst, King opened his heart to the students.

“I’ve never felt the spirit of

God at a place like I do here,” King said.

His laughter made the students listen for the next joke while his serious moments stopped Lib-erty cold, bringing the gospel and presenting it in a new way to freshmen and seniors alike.

WARRENDER is a feature reporter.

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SPOTLIGHT ON GOD — Clayton King spoke, and the Campus Praise Band performed, as students focused on God during Liberty’s annual Spiritual Emphasis Week.

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PREACHING TRUTH — King spoke four times during the week.

Spiritual Emphasis Week inspires students