利伯缇大学：2016美国总统竞选背后的故事

学校名称：美国利伯缇大学(林奇堡) Liberty University (Lynchburg)

所在位置：美国，Lynchburg

学校设置类型：综合性大学

创建时间：1971年

学历：本科 研究生 语言 网络课程 预科

学校性质：私立

学生人数：20252人

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学校中文网址：/school/4674

利伯缇大学：2016美国总统竞选背后的故事

查字典出国留学网讯 2016美国总统竞选候选人Sen Ted Cruz在利伯缇大学宣布了自己即将代表共和党参与总统竞选的消息，11,000多名大学生出席了他的演讲。然而此数据的背后却另有故事...

Republican Sen Ted Cruz appeared earlier this week at Liberty University in Virginia to announce that he was running for president in 2016, becoming the first major candidate in the Democratic or Republican parties to formally declare. Cruz delivered the news at Liberty — the largest Christian university in the world — before a gathering of students. What you might not know about that gathering was that the students were required to attend. This post explains what happened and why. It was written by Alexandra Markovich, a 19-year-old student at Princeton University who is a member of the University Press Club, a selective group of undergraduate students who freelance for regional and national publications. Markovich is an intended major in the Woodrow Wilson School of International and Public Affairs with a focus in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies.

Sen Ted Cruz本周在利伯缇大学发表演讲，宣布自己将参加2016年美国总统竞选，但你所不知道的是，学生之所以去听他的演讲，是学校强制要求的结果。

By Alexandra Markovich

Ted Cruz became the first Republican candidate to officially announce his 2016 presidential campaign in front of an audience of 11,000 college students on March 23, 2015. The catch: they had to be there. Cruz made his announcement on Monday morning at Liberty University, where Convocation is mandatory to students living on campus at risk of a $10 fine for failing to attend.

Ted Cruz是第一个正式宣布自己会参与2016年美国总统竞选的共和党候选人，在2015年3月23日他在利伯缇大学宣布当天，有11，000名大学生出席了他的演讲。然而，事实是学校规定若不出席者，罚款10美元。

Liberty University is an evangelical university in Lynchburg, Virginia founded by the late pastor Jerry Falwell in 1971. A recent Washington Postarticle called Liberty “the symbolic center of the GOP political-religious universe in recent years.” The social conservative youth ticket will be an important card to punch in the GOP campaign.

利伯缇大学是由牧师 Jerry Falwell于1971年建立的一所基督大学。华盛顿邮报在近日的一篇文章中表明利伯缇大学也是一所带有政治性质的宗教大学，它是共和党竞选活动的中心。

“By leaving out the mandatory element of the event, the media gave the illusion that [Cruz] had the support of all the students there,” Wittel said. Ultimately, he resorted to social media for protest, posting about his dissatisfaction on Facebook during the event.

媒体声称Cruz拥有利伯缇大学所有学生的支持，但被迫出席演讲的大学生事后在社交网络上表达了自己的不满。

By having worship proceed both political speeches and sermons, politicians are given the same status as spiritual leaders, Wittel said. He said that Cruz’s announcement got students talking about the blend of worship and politics at Liberty, and he hopes that it could bring a change in Convocation policy.

Cruz的演讲旨在塑造一种政治崇拜，这也反映了利伯缇大学政治和精神崇拜相混合的现象，学生们都希望借由这次不满让学校改善其集会政策。

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