join the

elderly residents. They also volunteer theirtime atthe Presbyterian Home to tutor children from dysfunctional families.

"At CircleK,we tackle a varietyofchallenges in an efforttoappeal tothe service needs of all our members and to get everyone involved, regardless of theirmajor," president Hudelaine Deus said. "CircleK isan organization that serves people,hasgreatbenefits like leadership and friendship,andhas agreat dealoffun intheprocess," shesaid

PSYCHOLOGY CLUB Psychology Clubmeetings center around internship opportunities and choices concerning graduateschools.

"The club helps you

Ronnie realize allof the choices you have in the psychology field," senior RukshanaIlihisaid. "The clubhas helpedme make many decisions for the future."

Members of the club also participated in Habitat forHumanity to build new homes for Lynchburg families. The students also visit the

LibertyGodparentHome andhostspecialspeakers oncampus.

SPANISH CLUB

Dr. David Towles, advisor for the Spanish Club,describestheclub's purpose this way."(It's to)encouragefellowship among people interested inSpanish language and cultureforthe purposeof encouragementand evan- gelism to Spanish-speaking countries."

The Nursing Club consistsof (top row)Barry McElyea and John Pfeister, (middle row) Ramona Ballard,Lynne Heckman,AliceMartin,Adviser Sharon Kopis, Robyn Jerguson, and (seated) Tiauna Puckett.

The club meets for weekly Bible studies which are conducted in EnglishandSpanish The club consists of many LatinAmericanstudents, but many ofthe members of the Spanish Club are not native Spanish speakers.

Club members enjoy

LU's College Republicans supported many candidates throughout theyear,including George Landrith forU.S. Congress.

YouthQuest Clubofficersare Michael Macasa-Vice President, Amy Watson-Secretary, and Eric Newkirk-President activitiessuch asskiing, volleyball, and the famous annual party atthe Towles' residence.

Members of Phi Alpha Theta enjoyanightout (farright).

Mountainbiketeam

During warm weather, theMountain Bike Team rides200 mileseachweek to prepare for the collegiateand public races in Virginia and neighboring states. In winter, memberstrainindoorsfor the10to 12 mile races.

JerryCary, presidentof the team, said that the teamisexploringministry opportunities,including an inner-city bike and Bibleclub called "Wheel Power."

College Republicans

LU's College Republicans club isone ofthe largest CRs nationwide.

Sue Potts, member of SAAA, stood inprotestagainstthe holocust ofabortion in frontof theWashington,D.C.Holocust Museum withfiveotherLU studentsduringpro-life activitiesleadinguptothe January 22 March for Life.

Club members assisted with campaigns on national, state, andlocal levels. The group also attended fundraisersfor candidates.

Someactivitiesinclude: passing out literature door-to-door, assembling and distributing yard signs, conducting phonepollsandassisting with mailings.

Liberty's CRs also

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volunteer time every Sunday to work at The Daily Bread, a soup kitchen in downtown Lynchburg

KAPPA DELTA PI

Kappa Delta Pi is a nationaleducationhonor society consisting of457 chaptersworldwide. This year,LU's KDP chapter received one of 11 Achieving Chapter Excellence(ACE) awards.

KDP memberstravelled to Birmingham, Ala. for the biennial conference to receive the award

"We havemoreopportunity to show high quality in the field of education,in thespiritual aswell as academic— an added dimension which secularuniversitiesdon't have,"Mrs.BarbaraSherman, KDP advisor, said.

O n campus, KD P sponsored a prayer vigil for the militaryinBosnia.

The club also hosted a teacher recruitment eventinwhicheducators from the region set up displays in DeMoss to scout for Christian teachers.

"Our goals are to represent our chapter, our university,and the Lord as we interact with Courtesy Fine Arts Department other educators," president Alison Cumbee said.

ALPHALAMDADELTA

Alpha Lamda Deltais known for promoting academic excellence. Clubmembers,who must haveaGPA of atleast3.5, befriended Lynchburg children at the Good Samaritan Center.

AD CLUB

The Ad Club seeksto

Members ofKappa Mu Epsilon arefrontrow:Dr Sandra Rumore,StefanForcey, Tricia Muscato

Back Row:J. Austin Harrell, Dr. GlynWooldridgeand Greg Hartman join business and marketing majors in a working environment The club provides practical and hands-onexperiencethat memberscan takeintothe workforce.

Each yeartheAd Club participates in the National Student Advertising Competition. Members create a campaign according to specifiedguidelines. This year's one-hour presentation was for the American RedCross.

ORCHESTRA

LU's orchestra, consisting of 20 musicians, gives classical concerts every semester. Currently, only stringed instruments are played, butmoreinstrumentswill beadded in the future.

From the orchestra,a string quartet has been formed. These members playat various functions in the Lynchburgarea.

SHEPHERD'S MINISTRIES

Shepherd's Ministries, formerly known as Shepherd's Club, provides opportunities for LU students to minister toresidentsofLynchburg.

Ministries in prisons and nursing homesoffer studentsachancetoshare the Gospel.

Top Row: Luis Mendez, Daniel Laws,RichardJarrell, Eric Johnson,Gavin Dean,Jeff LeFevre, ChrisGood,Sam Kim.

MiddleRow:Ted Williams, KatieBiggers, AnitaLewis, Tami Rogers, ThaddeusHeffner, AlisonPost, Garrett Graham, Timothy CrowellFront Row: LauraLayne, CindyWilcox, KeraO'Bryon,Kristine Biller, JodiPenner,Dawn Lamberti, GailGlenn,Dr.Wayne

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Not Pictured: DianeSheets, LatisshaAcey, BeckyReist, Edward McDonald,Michael Clark

Members oftheFrench Club blend theFrench and American culturesasthey celebrate Christmas (farright).

International Club members gatherforapicnicatLakeland inLynchburg.

The Spirit of the Mountain Marching Band performsthe half-timeshow atevery home footballgame

Thursday Thunder gives students the opportunity to preach briefmessagesinfrontof theirpeers. Membersalso goonweekend exposure trips and missions trips to surrounding communitiesandstates.

Investmentclub

The Investment Club

Courtesy FineArts Department hopes to use the experience it gains to achieve successful businesscareers. The club workedon astockmarket projecttocompeteagainst similarclubsathundreds of schools across the U.S. After careful research, each team invested $500,000 of play money into a stock. A prizeof $1,500— realmoney—is awarded to the winner.

"Investing is a cutthroatbusiness, so work experience is definitely needed to get ahead," President Jason Carlisle said.

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Members of the Sport

Management Club participate in several socialactivitiesaswellas community service projects. They are involved in Adopt-aHighway and also volunteertimein the LU ticket office.

"The club isanextensionofclassroom prepa- ration,meaning it gives frnsight into the nature Siind components of fport," Dr.Dale Gibson, f,idvisor, said.

| At Christmas, memI bers celebrated with a ybanquet at the Master's Inn. Members also ^enjoyed going to professionalsportingevents.

Youthquest

ThegoalofYouthQuest is to inform students about youthministryand challenge them toget involved in changing the livesofyoung people. ScareMare, otherwise known as the House of Death, was one of the club's largest annual

•Jackson Fong,amember of King'sPlayers, portraysadrug dealerin"Addict." Thisand many other playswere popular latenightactivities events. Also, many members spent their Spring Break witnessing on the beach in Florida during Clearwater Beach Alive.

"It'sreally great to see students get involved to win souls to Christ," president Eric Newkirk said.

YouthQuest also sponsoredSeeYou atthe Pole, involving 500 LU students. They gathered around the flagpoleinthe courtyard to pray for America's highschools.

Anotheryearlyeventis theclub'sministrytrip to King's Dominion theme park.

Debate Team

LU's debate team claimed itsnational titles for the second consecutive yearas membersfinished first overall in the NationalDebate Tournament and the American Debate Association.

"God plays an importantpartinwhat we do," said head coach Brett O'Donnell. "Debate isa perfect way for students togiveanaccountoftheir faith."

This year's varsity squad consisted of the following teams: Layla HintonandBillLawrence, R.J. Snell and Jonathan Barr, and David Chapa and Heather Holter.

"Ithink thisisthebest debate team ever assembled,"O'Donnell said "We'vejust had an outstanding season."

The Liberty Champion 19951996editorialboard : (back row) Timothy Gibbons,Editor inChief; KirstinSimpson, Life! Editor; Heather McCullough, Ad Production Manager;(middle) Michelle Fannin,Opinion Editor; Andrew Lyons, News Editor; Matt Cuda, Photography Editor; (front) RichMaclone,SportsEditor; KellyBogart, AssistantAd Production Manager; Amy Sawyer, Assistant Editor/Copy Manager;Ted Woolford, Research and Distribution Manager.

O'Donnell said that the team corporately broke NDT and ADA records forthenumber of points earned in one season.

TheteamofHintonand Lawrence was ranked as the 13th best individual teamnationwide.

Also,Libertyhosted the final ADA tournament which took placeduring Spring Break. LU will host the 1997 NDT finals.

SAAA

StudentsActiveAgainst

Abortion educated the campus and community about abortionand gave them the opportunity to protest the murder of unborn children. Meetings informed students of abortion cases and taught them how toget involvedintheircommunities.

The LU hockey team scores a goalagainstRadford University on theFlames"home"iceat theRoanoke Civic Center.

Members distributed literature concerningfetal development and abortion techniques and protestedatabortionclinics and physicians' homes.

"We do itbecauseit's a callingfromGod," leader Sue Potts said. "We're not doing this for anythingthatwillbenefitus."

SAAA alsoattended the March forLifeinWashington, D.C., and distributed literatureatthe national Holocaust Museum. Potts explained thatabortionisAmerica's holocaust of unborn children.

LIBERTY CHAMPION

The Liberty Champion staff produced LU's weeklynewspaper,keeping the campusinformed of news and current topics ofinterest.

Although most of the staff members are communications majors, students from other majors also contributed their timeand effort.

The 50-member staff was headed by Editor in ChiefTimothyJ.Gibbons. Writers,photographers, graphics personnel and the distribution and research team pulledtheir talents together each week toprovide the students, faculty and staff withaqualitynewspaper.

"Workingfor The Champion isa greatway togain experienceandhave fun," Gibbonssaid. "Youget to work with great people while developing the skills that all journalists need tohave."

KING'S PLAYERS

King's Players was a traveling drama group which performed in churches and Christian schools. The 16-member teampresentedthreedif- ferent plays this yearin varietyoflocations. These plays included: "Resurrection Celebration," a passion play documenting the last week of Christ'slife; "Family Outings," a slightly humorous account of a family encountering numerous problems; and "Which Way," a play that presentedthegospel,ascharactersfacedeitherheaven orhell when theydied.

"Ihave gained the incredible experience of ministrythroughthe medium ofdrama,"member Dan Vollmer said.

In addition toon-campus performances,King's Players traveledto GeorMatt Cuda gia, North Carolina and Virginia.

CHIALPHA

ChiAlpha isa ministry to encourage Liberty women.

During club meetings the women shareddevotional material and prayed for each other. Special speakers challengedthe women tolead godly lives.

Theclubprovidedministry opportunities such asvisitingnursinghomes, hospitals andprisons.

"Ourgoalisto meet the needs ofthewomen studentson campusthrough whatevermeansthe Lord opensupfor us," student advisorAimee Karpenko said.

SELAH

Selah, the yearbook, provided a collection of memoriesfromthe school year The staff captured important events with film and words to help LU students remember their friends and classmates. The1996 bookhad setbacks, but staffmem- bersputin long hours to complete the project.

Waiting for the ball, lacrosseplayerAdam Denholm planshis nextshot.

"Working on the yearbook was a worthwhile use of my timebecause I know thateveryonewill begladto haveabookto lookbackonwhenthey're old andgray," staffmember MichieShermansaid.

PRE-MED CLUB

The Pre-Med Club offered unique opportunities formembers togain thelatestinformationconcerning medical school admissionrequirements, new technology, and breakthroughswithin the field.

Field trips to medical schools such as theUniversityofVirginiaoffered thestudentsafirst-hand lookat whatto expectafter graduating from Liberty.

Pre-Med Club members are: (backrow)Mimi Ngay; Damon Smith;JonathanAbel, president; Troy Cooper; AlexanderTalalaev; Stephen Weldi;Dr. Terry Spohn, advisor, (frontrow)Dave Peterson;RandellBraithwaite, secretary; Virgil Tanner;George Parker.

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