Liberty Emergency Services

A small part of the Liberty Emergency Services can be seen as one enters thecampus ofLiberty University. However, many people do notrealizethe qualifications and numerous responsibilities of the Liberty Emergency Servicesofficers.

Each officer is a member of the in-house security team which is employed by Liberty University. The Liberty Emergency Services is divided into two classifications, the security officers and the ticket enforcement auxiliary.

The ticket enforcement auxiliary, under the authority of Cpt. Kevin Pinkerton, are responsible for issuing tickets to vehicles which are in violation of Liberty University vehicle codes. The ticket enforcement auxiliary also assist the security officerswith the duties at security checkpointon Liberty Mountain,such aschapel check, church check, and curfew check.

The second classification of the Liberty Emergency Services is the security guards. Just as the ticket enforcement auxiliary are screened for employment, so the security guards are carefully screened before being hired. Each security officeris required tocomplete an armed and unarmed guard class offered by the state of Virginia and achieve a qualifying score before becoming a part of the Liberty Emergency Services, as well as completing amodified classcourserequiredby LibertyEmergency Services.

Each security guard must be aqualified Emergency Medical Technician beforebecoming apartoftheLiberty Emergency Services. There isalways atleastone technician on duty around theclock.

The security guards are also required to be deputized by the city of Lynchburg before directing traffic. After receiving this deputization,the security guards areauthorized with full policepowers inthecityofLynchburg.

Other responsibilities of the security officers are to enforce the speed limiton LibertyMountain,aswellasenforcetherulesof TheLiberty Way. The Liberty Emergency Servicesoffersan escortridesystem tothefemales who arrive on campus after curfew. The most important responsibility of the securityguards is toensure thesafety ofeach studentofLibertyUniversity.

"Security officers are not there just to enforce the rules of Liberty University, but alsofortheprotection ofthestudents. Often people who do not attend LU trytopassthrough thecheck pointaftercurfew for whatever reasons, good orbad. That is why we ask foridentification ofeach person tomake suretheperson coming on campus is aLibertystudent, and notjust someone who wantstocausemischief," Roy Carter,asecurityofficerforthe Liberty Emergency Services stated.

Liberty Emergency Services isan excellent organization,consisting of well-qualified officerswho should be praised for their finejob offulfilling their responsibilities.

StefaniScarlett

Interns

Each semesterLibertysendsout numerous internsintothework force. Internsgain from three to six hours of upper-level credit while the experience beefs up their resume. This semesterJackieBoyette,anIndustrialPsychology major, interned attheHutter Corporation ofLynchburg astheassistantpersonneldirector. Bob Daniels,a marketing major,alsointerned atHutter Corporation as the assistant marketingdirector.

The benefits ofan internship focus on the confidencestudentsgainfromworkingintheir prospective fields. They learn toapplyclassroom knowledge which enables a student to become competent. Studentsalsoform alabor network forprospectiveemployers, and some oftheinternshipsevolveintoemploymentafter graduation.

Interns bring credit to the University through thepraiseoftheirsupervisor'sevaluations. These evaluations often reflecton futureinternsbased onpastintern'swork ethics, competence and willingnessto learn.

Jennifer Terrell

Dat e It!

Ithappened! He called me this afternoon and asked me to go out with him tonight.I am so excited.Wait,Idon'thave time tobe excited. Ihave togetready.

How should Ido my hair? Curl it, or maybe I should pull itback? What should Iwear? Which shoes should Iwear? If I didn'thave so many,Icould decide. I'll never getready!

Idid it! Ifinallyasked her outandshe said "Yes." Ican'tbelieve it. Hey,I don't havetimetothinkaboutit. Ihavetoo many things todo.

What shouldIwear? ShouldIdressup? Or should Igo casual? Did Itell herthatI would pick her up around 6:00 or 7:00?

Where should we go? Should we goto Pizza Hut or toShakers? Should we go to the movie on campus or toDavid's Place?

My mind isso cluttered,I'llnever get ready!

Thepursuitofadateisaregularactivity on campus for both guys and girls. The excitementofafirstdatewithsomeone new isunexplainable. Just the thought of another person's wanting togo out with you isa wonderful feeling.

Some people may think thisgreatexperiencewillnever happen tothem, but it will. There isthe right person foreveryone, even though some find that right person more quickly thanothers.

StefaniScarlett

Pegging Pants

Today more and more peoplearesportingthestyle ofpegged pants. However, it is more thanjustone style-itcanbe various styles. These stylesvary from guys togirlsandfrom trend totrend.

Therearemany differentways to peg pants. Some peoplepeg theirpantsinthe front, andothers peg them in theback or onthe side. Although many fadshave come and gone, pegging pantshasbeen around forabout ayear andahalfto two years. People pegtheir pants for a lotofdifferent reasons,some ofthem being fashion, sometimes tokeep theirpantsintheirboots andsometimes because their pants aretoolong.

Thereis adifferencebetweentheway guysand girlspeg theirpants. Guystend topeg theirpants loosely, whereas girls peg theirpants tightertolookbetterorto make themselves look thinner. You should never rollyour pants up too many times;usuallytwo orthreetimesisenough, depending onhow longyourpantsare.

When people first started pegging pants, it seemed strange. Why anyone has tomake theirpantstight at thebottom is still hard forsome people tounderstand. To thisday some parents still ask theirkidswhy they justdon'tbuy pants that fit them instead ofhaving topeg them.

So who knows how long this "fad" or "trend" willlast? Until the day when pegging pants isn'tin anymore,make sure you don't peg your pants the wrong way,or you'll be given strange looks asyou walk around campus.

Shellie Heckathorn

The Imperials and Band were welcomed hack by Liberty University students. The students were surprisedathow many familiarChristian songsthe Imperials had written.