A GreatPlay in theMeadowlands!

f • ihe Liberty University

I Marching Band,"TheSpirit ofthe Mountain," faced the nation by means oftelevision on Sunday,Nov 6, 1988 The 150member band, under the direction of Raymond Locy, performed beforeasell-outcrowd of 70,000 at the Medowlands Stadium inEast Rutherford,NJ,for the New York Giants vs.Dallas Cowboys footballgame.

The invitation came in early April, after the band directors had applied to all professional football leagues within an eight hour drive from Lynchburg, such as: the Washington Redskins; the Philadelphia Eagles; thePittsburgSteelers; the Atlanta Falcons; the New York Jets; and the New York Giants

On themorning ofthegame, the band was allowed an hour practiceonthe fieldpriortothe teams' warm-ups At 12:45 p.m., "The Spiritofthe Mountain" marched through the tunnel and onto the fieldforathree-minute pre-game consisting of"Artistryin Rythm" and "StarsandStripes."

The band was thenled toits reserved seatingin the east end zone where the students could watch the game When three minutes were left in the second quarter, the band rose to enter thefieldfor a nine-minute half-time show ofprecision corps stylemarching.

"Canto del Viento," included Jim Burk ofPennsylvania,Ken Baker of Michigan and Christos Carroll of North Carolina.

"Sing, Sing, Sing," and "El Gato Triste" were performed and executed with percision under the leadership of field commanders Steve Maule, Don Leonard and Scott Gordon. Featured soloists Band members received special reserved seating in theeastendofMeadowlandsStadiumfortheirNovember 6performance.

Afterthegame,thestudentsenjoyed a short venture into New York City and acelebration meal at New York's upper west side restaurant, "AmericanPie."

The band was accompaniedby assistantband directors Linda Cooper and Kieth Currie,along with Mr Tracy Cooper, Mrs. Sue Currie, Mr. David Legg (Color Guard instructor),Mrs Linda Locy, Mr Brett O'Donnell and Mike Eisner and Harry Orkin of the Liberty Broadcasting Network

CircleK Club

FRONT ROW: Rachel MarlarTreasurer, Julie Siert - President,Craig Conser -Secretary, Kristina Troyer, Sue Park.

BACK ROW: Brent Stastny, Tracy VanNess,Tammy Majors, JulieFraser, Michelle Protzman, CamiTodd.

College Republicans

FRONT ROW: Laura Gravesexecutive director, Catherine Maentanis - Vice Chairman, Bonnie Kauffman - Secretary, Anthony Perrone -Vice Chairman. BACK ROW: JoelGarrett -Vice-PresidentofActivities,Jim Lumley - Chairman, Martin Fisher-CRFV 5thDistrictRepresentative, Jeffery Patton -ViceChairman

Concerned Women ofAmerica

FRONT ROW: Kathy Hollowell - VPofSpiritual Affairs, Kim Houser -VP ofAdministration

BACK ROW: Sue Park President, Kelly Shetzline - Treasurer, Bonnie Jones -VP of Media

Debate Club

FRONT ROW: Robert Downs, Rex Sparklin, JeffHebblewhite, MichaelHall. MIDDLE ROW: David Kester, Thomas Walker, Scott Harris, Humberto Baez, Eugene Han, Timothy Behrens.

BACK ROW: Janet Pierpoint, Adora Rumberger, Lisa Lundquist, Sherry Smith, Ivan O'Bryon, Mark Denham, D Mark Gott, Brett O'DonnellFacultyAdvisor.

Th e Circle-K Clubs purpose is to promoteleadership and community service.Theclub spenthundreds ofhours participatingandinitiating community service projects Itworked withthe Lynchburg Kiwanis Clubon service projects and did extensive work at the Miller Home Project for Girlsand the Prespyterian Home Project The annual blood drive theyusuallysponsorwascanceledin 1988by the measles epidemic

The College Republicans promoted theRepublican party on campus and the surrounding area. These students were committed to the idealsandphilosophiesofthe free enterprise system They assistedtheRepublicancandidatesastheyranfortheir offices innational,stateandlocal government elections The club helped Liberty students recognize the importanceof involvement in ourgovernmentsystem

The Concerned Women of America was a group women who stood united together topray effectively for our nation andtheir concerns for it. They encouragedactiveinvolvementinpro-family concerns in the political arena.Concerns theclub focused on included abortion and prayerand Biblestudy in public schools. They also addressed theissuesof teenage suicide,drug abuseand pornography.

The debate team was a university sponsored team thatdebatedagainstotheruniversities.Theteamwon intercollegiate tournaments with Harvard, Penn State and Georgetown University They rose higher in national and regional standings than everbeforein thefallof1988. The debatetopic for1988was "Resolved: That the United States foreign policy toward one ormore African nations should bechanged."