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by LisaParys & LauraSipple

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Opportunities await for those who expect more than just the "average classroom experience" of lecture,notes,and tests. Students can find themselves hovering thousands of feet above the Vines Center or nitratinganaromaticring. These classes and more are offeredeverysemester for studentswho cravethe unusual.

En Garde! Touche!

Fencing provided students the opportunity to competewithone another while incorporating the techniques of balance, form and grace.

Ready ForTake-off!

JuniorKendal Simpson opted to take Aviation 310,aclassthatwillpropel him into the future as a charter flight pilot. Though theonly student in the class, Simpson insists it's just like any other,completewithtests and quizzes. Students learn necessary informa- tion to pass the Federal Aviation Exam

Weird Science

Chemistrylabsenthrall studentsfornotjust one, but two semesters. Occasionally,lab mishaps occurred,butnothingthat theLU student chemists can't control.

According to Katie Biggers,firesand explosions do happen, yet nothingstoppedthechem students from mixing new stuff.

Needlesand Nurses

Identifying bonestructures and understanding how theheartoperatesare onlyafew of the subjects covered inAnatomy and Physiology.

Practical "hands-on" experience is accomplished through various dissections, including a cow's eye and a sheep's brainandheart Students alsotooktheirown blood andseparatedtheplasma.

Students inMrs Eva Barbour's drawing classgain practical experience through nature sketches,portrait drawings and line relief (method ofdrawing without picking up the pen.) Here, Jeremy Scuza and Eva McCartney compose portraits ofone another

In an effort to understand the function ofthe respiratory system,MichelleWolfe assists Brian Kenna ashe "blows up" the lungsofa catwith the help ofa straw.

Dr Paul Sattler proudly presents the exploding reaction ofmixing various elements and compounds to the students inthe chemistry lab. Classmembers may create theirown products, ranging from explosives to painkillers

byJoannaTedder

Libertyfacultystrivesto educate themselves as well as their students. Whether it's seeking anotherdegree,writinga book, or participatingin educational projects, LU professorsdeserverecognition for theirachievements.

In February 1996, Dr DannyLovettwas named dean of Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Lovett plans to improve the seminary by establishingaMasters of Divinity degree through LU's External Degree Program.

"We've got a visionof creatingthe mostexciting seminary in the world," Dr Lovett said The Christian Booksellers Association awarded Dr. ElmerTowns the1995Gold Medallion