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Volume 33 | Issue 11 Tuesday, December 8, 2015
not just presents underneath the Christmas tree
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CELEBRATE — Students enjoyed the Christmas season at Liberty by taking pictures inside the Christmas tree in front of DeMoss Hall.
Rightful reasons to rezone President Jerry Falwell and senior VP give insight on current zoning rights Taylor Coleman tcoleman64@liberty.edu
Liberty University is in the process of rezoning land on various parts of the ever-growing campus within the city limits by adopting a new zoning classification. Plans for taking ownership of the land have been in the works for approximately five years, according to President Jerry Falwell. From 1977 to 1992, Liberty had its own right to the land, but in 1992, those rights were taken away. With the loss of zoning rights, Liberty was under city orders as to how its land was used. “Back years ago when Lib-
erty built new buildings, they had to use a conditional use permit,” Falwell said. A conditional use permit is a document that allows the property owner to use the land in a way that is not usually permitted within the zoning district. Falwell explained when Liberty would reach certain numbers in enrollment, various constructions were required to take place. For example, building the tunnel and different private roads on campus were part of the installment deal. In 2008, shortly after Falwell became president, students began voting in local and national elections. Prior to that election,
students had to go home or get an absentee ballot to vote. Once students began voting, Falwell said the city considered the idea that Liberty needed its own set of zoning rights. “The city created zoning designation by giving back the zoning rights, because Liberty was voting locally,” Falwell said. The conditional use permit provided by the city council in 2008 approved Liberty to increase the on-campus enrollment to allow 15,000 students. With Liberty regaining RJ Goodwin | Liberty Champion
See CHANGE, A2 NOTICE —Signs around campus informed students of rezoning.
Gaining real world experience Liberty’s Career Center counsels current students on how to land an internship Jacob Clarke jlclarke3@liberty.edu
For college students who are approaching their final years in school, the summer months become less about relaxing with free time and vacations and more about gaining the experience necessary to land a job after graduation. Application season for summer 2016 internships has already begun, and the Liberty University Career Center is available to assist students each step of the way. Director Richard Glass said employers often
require job applicants to have relevant experience in the industry before graduation, and the summers between semesters give students that opportunity. “One of the things that employers are looking for is your experience,” Glass said. “Often you’ll see on a job application … the required degree and then one to three years of experience for a new graduate. How do you get that one to three years of experience? You do it through internships.” Employers are already filling positions for their
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ADVICE — Career counselors helped students find jobs. summer interns, and Glass “For an internship, it’s recommended students very important that stuvisit the center as soon dents come to the Career as possible. Center and meet with a
counselor and explain what they are looking for,” Glass said. “Together, (we) will help them do the right things in preparing their cover letter, their resume and any other part of the application process.” Debra Saucier, a career counselor at Liberty, said students should first learn more about the companies they want to apply to and then come to the Career Center to have their resumes critiqued. She said a resume is “marketing material” that should give a picture of the student’s professional qualities.
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“You don’t want to simply list the places you’ve worked and give a simple list of tasks you’ve done because listing tasks is not telling them about the kind of professional and individual you are and how you did your work,” Saucier said. “(You want) something that tells (the employer) all about the person so they have an idea of who you are and why they would want you to work for them.” In addition to a resume, most hiring managers
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