Third Floor

The hotel maintains a spirit of oneness

The downtown campus, commonly known to LBC studentsas the "Hotel,"saw its lastdays asacollege housing facility this pastyear.

Literallyhundreds ofstudentshave livedat the hotel during some point of their four-year stay at Liberty The downtown campus has been credited with a family-type atmosphere and it's just walking distance from any shopping location in downtown Lynchburg.

Mark Stewart, a junior from the fourth floor, said, "This year the Hotel won theintramural footballchampionship and placed very high inthe 'Battle of the Dorms' competition."

Stewart went on to say that heaccredited hotel victories to the "spirit of oneness"that existedat thehotel campus during theyear

At theonsetofthesecondsemester, females at the downtown campus were moved tothemountain This actionleftthemen atthehotellocation stunned

Afterhearingaboutthe move, Hotel RA Malcolm Myers said, "I havedecided to take the vow From now on please refer to me as Friar Meyers!"

Others were taken by surprise at the female desertion Tommy Boughman saidthatthoughthewas shocked at thechange, he felt thattheGPA of many ofthemale students atthe Hotelwould go up this year

The general consensus atthehotel campus was that it had been great. Students said that they would never forget the great times and wonderful friends at the Hotel •

David B. Jones-Jr., Jim Handyside-Sr., Thomas Sica-Jr., Terry Campbell-Sem., Mike Davis-Sem., Bobby Freeman-So., James Krach-So., Darrell Olling-Fr. (second row)Brian Wood-Fr., Mark Stewart-Jr., Tommy Baughman-So., Scott Davis-Fr, Tim Gregory-Jr, PaulBurneson-Jr., Keith Moore-So., Rod Alien-So. (back row)Randy Matheson-Fr., Tommy Matherly-Jr, Jeff Dorris-Sr, Lou Baldino-Jr., JesusValdez-So., Dean SchreiberSr., James Miller-So., Mark Aniol-Jr., ChrisTidwell-Jr., RichardJohnsonJr„ Jim Lewis-Jr. Jeff Kimble-Fr.

Not the plushfurniture and shiny brass railings of1913, butequallyas inviting for socializing asthese students demonstrate asthey casually converse in the lobby ofthe Hotel.