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Written by Carrie Eastwood

For college students in Lynchburg, the terms brainwashed Bible beaters and hellions on the hill conjure up more than generic mental images, they define difference of opinion and long-held rivalry of two schools. Lynchburg College students and students at Liberty University may have the old stereotypes embedded in their brains, but when it comes to their individual opinions of the other, both may be surprised. 

Although the two schools are very different in their approach to education, their student demographics are not. So why do LU and LC refuse to get along?

“LC thinks that we are a bunch of bible beaters. We have our religion and our faith in God, but we still know how to have a good time. The only difference is that we [LU] have boundaries,” said Joe Bounadonna, a LU sophomore.

Written by Cynthia Lockhart

Homecoming Weekend is an exciting time for both the students at LC and for the returning alumni. 

The weekend featured events such as the Homecoming dance, sporting events and other social functions.

The Homecoming Dance held on Friday night in the Ballroom, was a success. “There was a really good turn out this year, approximately 900 people attended,” said Ken Inch, president of SGA. 

“The Deal,” a band from Charlottesville, played a new wave and classic rock format. “The music resembles that of U2 and The Beatles in their own version,” according to a band member.

SGA sponsored the Homecoming Dance. Money raised from the dance will go into a general fund for the clubs at LC. A certain percentage of that will go into the revision of the “Club House,” which is the old Education building.

“The SGA would like to thank SAB, Beta Theta Pi and Westover for their contributing help,” said Inch. 

“A Thousand and One Nights” In One

The highlight of the weekend for the student body will come Saturday night at 9:00 p.m. in the Memorial Gymnasium as the freshman class presents the annual Festival Ball based around the theme of “A Thousand and One Nights.” Margie Hess, chairmen of the dance committee, has announced that “Mods and the Rockers” will play at the formal affair. 

At the same hour, the Lynchburg Chapter of the Alumni Association will sponsor an Alumni dance at the Oakwood Country Club. 

Initial Service

The first regular worship in the Snidow Chapel will be given on Sunday morning at 11:00 a.m. with Dr. Allen B. Stanger presiding and Reverend Arthur Brown, Jr., of Roanoke delivering the sermon.

Written by Nutsy

Not too long ago (while leisurely sitting on a window still on the Ad. Building…. shucks where I go again…Allah! Great White Father! I mean Hopwood Hall) I was busily nibbling on my mid-morning snack when this blood-curdling stream burst forth out of the clear sky. There went my snack and I almost with it. 

“What could that be?” I wondered, “It’s too early for the Varsity Club initiation.”

There’s only one way to find out so I did just that… I looked in the window of the auditorium. To follow is one of the most hilarious accounts of my career. 

On the stage was a very pretty girl in a beautiful dress howling something about “Throw me across the room.”

“Oh well,” I thought, “we all have to go sometimes.”

Next Saturday, November 30, marks the date of Lynchburg College’s first Alumni Homecoming Day. This day is to be set aside on the calendar, it is hoped, as an annual event of the college year.

To Mr. Shields Brubeck and to his committee go to the laurels for the promotion and for the hard work required to “put this affair over.” If it is a success, as all are confident this committee is to be highly congratulated for their work. 

Alumni Day is to be primarily a day when the alumni may return to the campus for a program arranged especially for them; when they may meet old friends and roommates, hold informal class reunion, and engage in fond reminisces  of “the days when.”

On the other hand, Alumni Day can provide a stimulating experience for the students. Students, no matter how mature they may be (in their own minds, that is), may benefit from contacts with older people (parson us, Alumni), or at least with people who have experienced, in the events which the students are experiencing now, the events which follow those.