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Senator Chichester to Address Longwood s Class of 2000
PRESSRELEASE
Virginia Senator John H. Chichester will be the keynote speaker on May 13 as Longwood College graduates an ex- pected 736 candidates.
Following Longwood tradition, cer- emonies will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Wheeler Mall with Lancer Gymnasium as backup location in case of rain.
Longwood, in its 161 year, expects to con- fer 625 bachelor sand 111 master's degrees. In- cluded are students who completed their degrees as of August 1999. De- cember 1999 or May 2000.
The Honorable John Chichester is presi- dent pro tern of the Senate of Vir- ginia where he has served since 1978. He is the senior member of the Republican Party in the Sen- ate and is Finance Committee Chairman. He serves on four ad- ditional standing committees: Agriculture; Conservation and Natural Resources, where he sup-
ports careful land use and pre- serving open spaces; Commerce and Labor; and Education and Health.
Senator Chichester repre-
sents the twenty-eigth District which includes the counties of King George, Lancaster, Northumberland and Westmoreland, as well as a southern part of Prince William County, and the major part of Stafford County. He is a member of the Executive Committee and
the Governing Board of the Coun- cil of State Governments and serves on the Southern Regional Education Board.
Committed to education is- sues, Senator Chichester chaired the Commission on the Future of Higher Education in Virginia (1994-96). He is co-chair of the Joint Subcommit- tee on Higher Education Funding Guidelines and has been instrumental in providing resources to improve technology in K- 12 and higher education, including distance learn- ing. Senator Chichester is also a strong supporter of increased state aid to lo- cal libraries.
In addition to pub- lic service interests, Sena- tor Chichester sings bar-
bershop chorus, follows baseball, and has given up motorcycling to concentrate on fishing.
Senator Chichester's wife, Karen, a Longwood alumnae, is president of the Ixmgwood Col- lege Foundation. They reside in Stafford County.
Career Center Holds Mock Interviews AMYCHAFFINS
Guest Writer Of» March 22-23. 2000.
n> jck interview* -vere held in the Lankford ABC rooms of the Student Union. Over 110 students participated in the two day activity.
The mock interview pro- gram was pan of the Business Communications class in the Department of Business and Economics. Dr. Nancy Haga and the Career Center arranged this valuable opportunity that allowed students to practice their interviewing skills.
The interviewers in- cluded: Skip Begley. Casey Blankenship. Bill Fiege, Damien Duchamp, Susan Sullivan. Maureen Walls. Pam
Higgins. Amy Chaffins. Rachel Niki Fallis from the Career Cen- Begley. Niki Fallis, and JJ ter helped to facilitate the prc- Manley. Linda Haas Manley and gram.
"Spirit of Victory" Concert Free for All Students!
PRESSRELEASE
The Spirit of Victory tour returns, with new selections but the same rousing performances, as Longwood College presents the United States Continental Army Band in a free public con- cert on May 9, at 7:30 p.m., in Jarman Au- ditorium. Tickets are required and are available from the De- partment of Music, X2504.
This concert offers light classics, Broadway hits and pa- triotic music. It begins with "Mas- querade Overture" by Carl Nielsen, includes the premier per- formance of 'To a New Dawn" by Philip Sparke and ends with "Tune to Take Back the Knights!" by Stephen Mellilo.
Selections in between in-
clude marches, from "The Mis- sissippi River March" to a "Sym- phony of Themes of John Philip Sousa," plus Intermezzo from the opera "Vanessa," and Aaron Copland's "Quiet City."
The sixty member United States Continental Army Band is based at Fort Monroe in Hamp-
ton, Vir- ginia, and has per- formed at national and interna- tional events in eluding the Orange Bowl, Cot- ton bowl,
and Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parades, the 1981 Presi- dential Inaugural Parade, the World's Fair, the Virginia Inter- national Military Tattoo, and the Nova Scotia International Mili- tary Tattoo.
This concert is sponsored by the Longwood College Depart- ment of Musk.
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EDITORIAL A re you people as ready to
gel out of here as I am? Only a matter of time,
my friends. Exams are soon. I hope you are ready.
We have been quite busy in the office this week. Apparently, the last issue of the paper caused quite a stir. I want to update you, my favorite reader, on what is go- ing on. In this issue, you will find a response and a great deal of housing information for your reading pleasure. Since the last issue, Mike Clements has been working hard to get information out to you.
Also, Spring Weekend has come and gone. I am very happy to say that the rain didn't spoil our parade. I was quite happy to see everyone outside braving the rain to have a good time. The Rotunda had an Oozeball team as well. Although we were spanked by the opposing team, we still got muddy and that was all that was
important to us. It's all about the mud.
Other than a great time and a lot of meetings, I (as well as ev- eryone else) have plunged headfirst into a mass of papers, tests, speeches, and other last minute class stuff that I forgot to do earlier in the semester. Oh what fun it is to have a list taller than you of things to do. I have a planner, but in my madness, I have thrown it out of my window.
Not that I am that bothered. I decided to not worry about pa- pers, speeches, and tests..instead, I went to Richmond to see a band called Orbit that Hike very much. I would have much rather been there with those lovely hard rock- ing gentlemen. It was quite nice. I would encourage all to take these kinds of trips. They are quite therapeutic. That is my advice for now. Have a nice week.
Melissa Gill Editor-in-Chief
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Your Letters Students Should Stop Complaining
Dear Editor I would just like to take the
time to respond to the letter in the Activist column of the last issue of The Rotunda. First of all I would like to say that I love this school. I came here because it was a small school with a great busi- ness school.
I have never had a problem with any of the school's policies. It seems that people just like to complain. The people who keep saying how horrible this school is would probably be complaining no matter what school they went
to. I seriously doubt the majority of the students here know exactly what goes into running a college. Sure, Longwood isn't perfect, but what in this world is? I think the administration is trying it's best to accomodate all the students and keep this place running and im- proving.
The people who say that Longwood is just out to screw the student body probably have no idea what the administration is trying to do. Granted, I don't en- tirely like the idea of increasing
the number of students here, but I'm sure that President Cormier does have the students' best inter- ests in mind. She has to know that without the students there would be no college.
Now as far as the article from last time about the dining hall goes, I would just like to say we are doing the best job we can. The student employees and the Aramark employees have been doing a great job in transferring
See Letters Cont. p.2
Phi Kappa Tau Brother Auction Dear Editor: The Brothers of the Epsilon
Lambda Chapter of Phi Kappa Tau held a brother auction on March 29,2000. The auction was held in order to raise money for the fraternity's national philan- thropy which is the Hole In The Wall Gang.
The Hole In The Wall Gang is a camp founded by Phi Kappa Tau alumni Paul Newman. The summer camp is for children liv- ing with cancer. The camp allows these sick children the ability to
have a teal summer camp experi- ence just like healthy kids. The camp is held in several locations including Florida, Connecticut, Ireland and France.
An amazing crowd gathered in Lancer Cafe to support Phi Kappa Tau. We are proud to an- nounce that Longwood's Phi Taus raised almost $650 for the Hole In The Wall Gang camps from that auction. This would have been impossible without the many generous people who came out to
the auction to support the cause, and to get some cleaning done by their favorite Phi Kappa Tau brother.
The Phi Kappa Tau fraternity would like to thank everyone who bid on a brother that evening. Without amazing people like you. sick children in this country would never be given the chance to experience what so many take for granted. THANKS!
Matt Rinker President
#OTwi.DKQ®<$> PROPS:
+ To JJ and Lancer Productions for putting on Pat McGee on short notice and making it free for ALL Longwood Students!
+ To Housing for their quick response to student rooming concerns.
DROPS:
- To Damien Duchamp for being the first Greek Advisor to announce that he wants nothing to do with Greek Week.
- To the people who broke into Rcsponder 1 (the First Response vehicle).
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APRIL 20,2000 .
Parking Woes: Can They Be Fixed? JONATHAN LEVY PATRICK O'NEAL
Guest Writers
The following email was recently sent out to sophomores with vehicles on campus:
"Subject: Sophomores with Vehicles on Campus
Campus Police will begin to ticket sophomore vehicles found parked at Wynne If you will check your Parking Regula- tions Question and Answer sec- tion, it states that you can park at Wynne when your lots are locked or full. You are to call Campus Police to tell us you are at Wynne and you have until 10:00 a.m. the fol- lowing day to move the car back into the Sophomore lots. If your car is in the new section marked "Sophomore Overflow", you are in an okay spot.
Parking Director Longwood Police Dept"
Shortly after this email was sent, cars at Wynne began to be ticketed by the campus police. This caused students to move their vehicles into the designated sophomore parking areas, which soon filled to capacity.
We, both being sopho- mores, were curious as to whether or not the campus police had over- sold the sophomore parking per- mits so we emailed Laura Rice to find out. This is an excerpt of her reply:
"If every student parked in the correct lot, there is enough
formed a survey of the cars on campus early on Thursday morn- ing (4/6/00). We found mat the overflow lot was completely full, and the other lots had few spaces open (see chart at center). We also counted the number of available spots in each lot and the number of sophomore cars we observed in other areas.
We learned that there are 324 sophomore vehicles on cam- pus, while there are only 303 spaces available. Both of these numbers are approximate as we could only count cars that were on campus that morning, and the gravel lots at Main SL and Hooper
St do not have a set capacity.
Accord- ing to these fig- ures at least S3 too many park- ing permits were sold to sophomores. This problem was partially alleviated by the recent con- struction of the overflow lot, reducing the
Photo of the Wynne ovtrftow lot at 7:30 «.«. lake* by Patrick O Weal
spaces for the Sophs. The over- displaced sophomore vehicles to flow was to move the Sophs out 21, where it seems to currently of spaces for other decal groups stand. Quite possibly, more than and to make them remember that Wynne is not a Soph lot. Over- flow was for those locked out of the lots at night or if, by chance, the lot was full.
We always have more Sophs in Fall than Spring because decals are sold according to the number of credit hours the student has completed. Only then would we have to make a change to the written policy. This decision is de- cided by the VPS A Jong with the Police Dept"
We found it hard to believe that there are actually enough spaces for all of the sophomore vehicles on campus, so we per-
you need to move. Many of you have kept
your cars at Wynne for days and longer. Few of you have called in. A check of the Sophomore lots to- day resulted in finding 22 open spaces in Vernon St. #1 lot, 1 space in Hooper St. lot, and the Main Street lot has about 1/3 of the lot available.
By not parking in your zone, you cause a great conges- tion problem for the others, this includes the Commuters and the Jr/Sr students. Campus Police will not send you any more "Wake-Up Calls" on this matter. The rule? are in the booklet you received when you purchased your decals. Please e-mail any concerns to:
bice9longwood.lwc.edu Laura Rice
Your Letters Cont'd from the old dining hall to
the new one. It has been a great privelege for me to work with these people. If it weren't for their hard work none of you would be eating.
The operation we have here is slot better than alot of the other colleges I have visited. Did you know that at ODU they have to clean off and separate everything on your tray?
As to the complaint of hav- ing to wait for food on the main line, I would like to say that the times the main food line is open has not changed since we switched from Blackwell. When we were there lunch opened at 11 45 and dinner opened at 5:00 The food is out there early so that the employees can eat before their shift And the reason the employ- ees are "gabbing away" is that they are on break from 4:15 til 4:45. It is one of the few breaks they get all day and they deserve it
Also the food is not getting cold, there are steam warmers underneath the food to keep it warm. So nothing has really changed, the same food is still available at the same times as last semester.
The person who wrote the
last article, I think, must not have been shopping around much for catering services because from what I can tell, Aramark is pretty cheap (catering prices have not been raised in 4 years). For ex- ample, meatballs here will cost you $2.85/doz while at UVA it will cost you S1 5/doz. And if you bring in the social security num- bers of students with a meal plan you can get SI. 10 credit
Alot of work goes into ca- tering events. You have to pay for food and the service, and after working a catering event 1 can tell you it is worth the money you pay for it
I guess what I basically want to say is that people need to realize that alot of work goes into running the dining hall and we are doing the best we can to ensure thateverbody is fed. We are work- ing hard to improve things; a sec- ond dish room is in the works. It is just the fact that money is needed to do all these things that people want. This school does not have an unlimited amount of funds. I just want everyone to know that we have it good here, and I am happy that I go here.
BenKoontz Head Student Supervisor
Name Vernon Street Main Street Hooper Street Wynne Overflow Non-Sophomore Loo Total Prior to Overflow Total Currently
# of Cars 137 80 49 32 26
324 324
» of Spaces
A Bit OffSLSTUiSgSeAn
53 permits were oversold, as we could not have possibly counted every vehicle with a permit. One of two things has occurred, either too many parking permits were sold on accident or someone was banking on writing a lot of park- ing tickets this semester.
Bottom line, even if every student parks in the correct lot, there are not enough spaces for the Sophomores with or without the overflow lot. Perhaps the Campus Police should take this as a "Wake-Up Call" on this matter.
For responses email jilevy91ongwood.lwc.edu. or jpooeal9longwood.lwc.edu.
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After IS years, Richard Hurley, Longwood's Vice Presi- dent of Administration and Fi- nance, announced that he would be resigning, effective June 1.
Hurley announced that he would be accepting the position of Executive Vice President and chief financial officer, a similar position, at Mary Washington College.
Hurley described the op- portunity as being broader. He de- scribed the position as "a profes- sional growth opportunity for me."
During his 15-year tenure. Hurley has seen the transforma- tion of Longwood College from what it was, to what it is today. The new Library. ARC, Hull edu- cation building, and the new Din- ing Hall were constructed during this time, along with major reno-
In the IS years he has been here, the face of this campus has truly changed. Enrollment then
was about 2800, now it is up by a 1000 at nearly 3800 students.
Rick Hurley stated that the reasons for his move were very complex. He said that he felt that this was the next step in his ca- reer and that it was the right time in his life.
Being an avid boater, he said that he looks forward to be- ing closer to the bay and explor- ing its natural beauty.
President Cormier released a statement saying, "Over the years. Rick's vision for Longwood College has guided us on a true course that saw great im- provements in the appearance and operation of our campus, as well as in the fiscal health of our col- lege."
When asked about his most significant contribution to the Longwood community. Hurley sited his open door policy. "I feel I'm a good listener and have been
Hurley is proud to mention that he has borrowed ideas from Mary Washington College in de-
signing his vision of Longwood. Hired in 1985 as Vice Presi-
dent for Business Affairs and Leg- islative Relations, Hurley was ap- pointed in 1996 to his current po- sition.
When ask about leaving Farmville, Hurley said, "This doesn't mean I'm leaving, it means that you have to get your guest rooms ready."
Rose Hurley, manager of User Support Services including the Helpdesk, RTA program and Switchboard will be leaving as well. Rose said that she felt she had learned a great deal about technology and management since being hired 10 years ago.
"Longwood College and Farmville will remain special," says Rose. "I have met some of the finest people in my life and will treasure those friendships for- ever."
The Rotunda, as well as the nity, wishes the Hurley's contin- ued success in any venture they choose.
Congratulations Student Employees! NADINEGARKETT
Guest Writer
In celebration of National Student Employment Week April 2-8, Longwood staff and faculty recognized the nearly 700 student employees in the Work Experi- ence Program, and their supervi- sors, with an appreciation dinner and certificates of commendation to 1S students for outstanding job performance.
Prizes for the dinner and daily drawings were do- nated by the Alumni Relations Office, Wellness Center and Barnes ft Noble Bookstore.
Christina Layden, who is employed by the School of Business, was selected Stu- dent Employee of the Year. Runners-up were Steven Shimp, student assistant at the Help Desk, and Eddie Webster from the De- partment of Speech ft Theatre.
The fifteen students nomi- nated by their supervisors for the Student Employee of the Year must have demonstrated out- standing job performance.
Each scored high on an
evaluation of more than 20 points, including skills, attitude, indepen- dence, job interest, and profes- sionalism. They also wrote essays on bow the work experience has influenced career goals, etc.
The supervisors submitted letters of recommendations, along with the students' evaluations and written applications, to a review
Congratulations panel who selected the winner and the runners-up.
A factor which influences the success of student employ- ment is the quality supervision of the student employees. Work Ex- perience students submitted nominations based on quality of supervision, inspiration, training, and many other qualities demon-
strated by their supervisors. A committee of five mem-
bers (including one student), from various areas on campus selected the winner from nine nomina- tions.
The Longwood College Su- pervisor of the Year for 1999-00 is Joyce Trent from the Depart- ment of Py schology.
The Student Employ- ment Office assisted almost 800 students with on-cam- pus and off-campus jobs during the 1999-00 aca demicyear.
We are proud to honor our Work Experience Stu- dents and recognize them for their hard work and con- tribution to the campus and
local community. We would also like to ex-
press our appreciation to our su- pervisors for their cooperation and efforts associated with the Work Experience Program and to everyone who helped to make National Student Employment Week a memorable observance.
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Education Through Irish Exchange Program: Siobhan Cremin KENTBOOTY Guest Writer
Longwood College's rela- tionship with an Irish college known for teacher preparation has yielded the first student from that school to study at Longwood.
Siobh£n (pronounced Shuh-vawn) Cremin, who wants to be a special education teacher, has been a full-time student in Longwood's education program during this academic year. Siobhan is from Mary Immacu- late College in Limerick, where her father, Dr. Peadar Cremin, had been head of education until be- coming its president last year.
Last year Dr. Claire Lyons, a member of Mary Immaculate's education faculty, taught at Longwood, and Dr. Luther Kirk of Longwood taught there.
Some Longwood education students have taught and done their practicum course (observing and teaching in schools for three weeks) in and around Limerick. Another Mary Immaculate stu- dent is due at Longwood in the fall.
Also. Dr. Cremin and Dr. Frank Howe, bead of Longwood's Department of Education, Special Education, Social Work, and
Communication Disorders, co- taught a summer course at Longwood; Dr. Cremin gave a Simkins Lecture; and in 1996, the year the exchange was signed, a seven-member fac- ulty team from Mary Immaculate came to Longwood to do an evaluation of the teacher preparation pro- gram, and a few months later five Longwood faculty members went there to do the same. Longwood President Patricia Cormier spoke at the Irish college for its centennial cel- ebration last year.
"Mary Im- maculate is the premier elemen- tary teacher preparation college in Ireland," said Dr. Howe, who ini- tiated the exchange.
Siobhan. 21. has attended Mary Immaculate for two years, and will return for one more year before getting a B.A. degree. She originally had planned to teach
secondary school but now wants to teach special education, which is newer in Ireland, in a primary
(elementary) school. One reason she came to
Longwood was to take special education courses, and she is con- sidering returning for a master's degree in special education.
Education is the biggest major at Mary Immaculate, which was founded by the Sisters of
Mercy and has 2,800 students, mostly female. The Sisters of Mercy's role is less and less;
Siobhan's father, who replaced a nun from that order, is the first lay presi- dent
"It's a lot like Longwood. except that it's a little smaller and doesn't offer busi- ness," said Dr. Howe, who is tak- ing Longwood practicum students there next month.
The primary and secondary schools Siobh£n attended also are run by the Sisters of Mercy. Classes in her secondary school are taught
in the Irish language, called Gaelic by many Americans. Al- though Ireland is officially bilin- gual, most Irish aren't fluent in that language. Siobhan's parents often speak Irish at home, and she has been giving lessons to Dr. Howe, who has a longtime inter- est in the language. Her mother
is the principal of a secondary school in Limerick, many of whose students come from disad vantaged backgrounds. Classes at her school average 40 students.
'•Competition for admission to Irish colleges and universities is stiff in general, and particularly so in teacher education. Teaching is still a revered profession in Ire- land; teachers are accorded a great deal of respect," said Dr. Howe, who has visited Ireland several times. "Tuition is free in Irish higher education, the school year begins and ends a little later in the year than here, and most students live off campus; only 115 Mary Immaculate students live on cam- pus," Siobhan said.
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SPORTS WOMEN'S TENNIS- CVAC CHAMPIONS!
SOFTBALL- CVAC RUNNER'S UP! LACROSSE- #4 IN THE NATION!
W. Tennis: 23-2.9-1 CVAC Softball: 34-23.14-R CVAC Tnrrnxse: 10-5-1 SPOUTS INFORMATION
BECKY TAYLOR SportsWriUr
WOMEN'S TEEflflS Longwood, the #2 seed, up-
sec #1 seed and regionally-ranked #5 Lees-McRae 5-4 Monday to WIN THE 2000 CVAC WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPI- ONSHIP in North Carolina at Barton College. It is the first-ever CVAC Tournament Champion- ship won by a Lancer program since beginning competition in the conference in 1995. Addition- ally, the LC women established a aew school-record for season wins by improving to 23-2 over- all this year.
Longwood got the match-de- ciding win in singles from senior Jen Morton at #5, a hard-fought 3-6,6-4,6-1 three-set triumph by Morton who was named the Championship tournament's 'Most Valuable Player". Morton also teamed with junior Tricia Ramsey at #3 doubles to gain an important 9-8 win during the closely-played contest. Also earn- ing wins against the Bobcats were senior Carrie Armstrong at #6 singles (6-2,6-4) and sophomore
Michelle Williams-Tober at #3 singles (6-3, 6-4), while senior Bonnie Maholchic and sopho- more Laura Veazey teamed to win at #2 doubles (8-2). The champi- onship victory past Lees-McRae avenged a 7-2 loss to the Bobcats in North Carolina during the regu- lar-season.
Longwood will now wait un- til April 26 to find out if they will be invited to participate in the NCAA East Regional May 5-7.
SOFTBALL Longwood finished second at
the 2000 Carolinas-Virginia Ath- letic Conference Softball Tourna- ment, April 16, dropping a 4-0 decision to #3 seeded Mount Ol- ive (33-15) in the championship, after advancing to the final by upsetting #1 seeded Pfeiffer (28- 11)6-5 in 10 innings in the semi- finals. Longwood defeated #5 Queens (18-21) 5-4 in the quarterfinal game April 14. LC closed-out its season 34-23 over- all, 14-8 in the CVAC.
Against #3 seeded Mount Olive in the championship, the #4 seeded Lancers were led by sophomores Jody Case (2-3) and Colleen Cooney (1-2), along with
freshman Katie Agnew (1-3). Against #1 seeded Pfeiffer in
the semifinal game, freshman Tif- fany Wheeler hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning to bring in class- mate Ashley Atkins to win the game 6-5. Longwood was led by Agnew (2-4) with a run, a double, and a RBI, followed by freshman Shelby Ray (1-3) with a RBI, and sophomore Jodi Wolff- Coussoulos (1-3) with two runs and a stolen base. Freshman Jen- nifer Potts earned the pitching win.
Against #5 seeded Queens, Potts led the Lancers, going 2-4 with two runs and one double, fol- lowed by Ray (2-2) with an RBI and a double, and Agnew (1-2) with a run and a RBI. Sophomore Denise Wack earned the pitching win.
LACROSSE
Longwood defeated Pfeiffer, 16-1 April 15 at Lancer Field. LC has won five-straight matches, eight of nine overall, and is ranked #4 in the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches As- sociation (IWLCA) Division II Poll.
Against Pfeiffer, junior
Jen Morton Bonnie Macholchic Carrie Armstrong Whiteny Shaw Michelle Williams-Tober
SofibalL Jodi Wolff-Coussoulos JodyCase Shelby Ray
Natalie Smith and freshman Kristen Beany each fired two goals past Pfeiffer's goalkeeper, while sophomore Kris Denson and freshman Jen Hilbert each put one goal on the board to put LC ahead 6-1. at the intemission.
Denson land senior Heather Branson each scored two goals in the second half, followed by Smith, Hilbert, seniors Heather Wentzel, and Tina Whitaker, sophomore Ann Harmon, and freshman Kristin Wydra each
CONGRATULA- TIONS TO ALL THE FEMALE
STUDENT ATH- LETES!
with one goal. Junior goalkeeper Rachel Bunn had eight saves for LC.
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Men's Golf Team Sets New School Record With Season Average
APRIL 20,2000 SPORTS PAGE 11
SPORTS INFORMATION
Longwood shot a 54-hole score of 317-318-308-943 April 9-11 while finishing 7th among 11 teams at the annual CVAC Men's Golf Championship in Fort Mill, South Carolina. Pfeiffer won the team championship at the 6,729- yard, par 71, Regent Park Golf Club with its 299-288-285-872. The disappointing finish leaves the Lancers waiting until April 21 to find out if they will be invited to participate in the NCAA South Regional May 1-3, though it's now unlikely.
At Fort Mill, LC was led by local senior Toby Towler with a 75-79-78-232 to tie for loth-place individually among the 55 golf- ers. Towler was followed by classmate Jason Cope'and (78- 80-76-234, 19th), sophomores Blair Shadday (82-83-76-241, T- 29th) and local player David Hite (82-79-83-244,T-35th). along with junior Niklas Jansson (86- 80-78-244, T-35th). The Lancers
had entered the tournament aver- aging 304.67 as a team this spring before completing the champion- ship with a three-round average of 314.33.
"We had gotten ourselves into a position over the past month in which we had a fairly good chance to challenge for a confer- ence title and earn a regional berth," lamented head coach Kevin Fillman. "Unfortunately, we didn't handle things the way we're capable of and never gave ourselves the opportunity to be a threat"
Through 23 rounds of golf, Shadday led Longwood with his 76.22 average, including two rounds under 70 with a low round of 68. Shadday was followed by Jansson (76.96, 70), Copeland (77.35. 70), Towler (79.06, 73), freshman Chris Pugh (79.91.75), sophomore Jimmy Martin (80.00, 78), Hite (80.13,76), and sopho- more Myles Jones (80.46,75). The Lancers established a new school-record with their team av- erage of 306.61 this year.
Baseball Team Still Finishing Out Regular Season Play at 26-13
SPORTS INFORMATION
Longwood swept a collegiate baseball doubleheader at CVAC opponent Belmont Abbey, Sun- day, winning 2-0 in the first game and 6-0 in the second game. Jun- ior Derrick Ellison (5-3) pitched a complete-game shutout on the
mound in the opener, while sophomore Adrian Watkins deliv- ered a key hit for the Lancers. In the nightcap, freshman Jeremy Knicely hit a two-run home run - - his team-best and freshman school-record 10th homer this season, while classmates Brian Thompson and Jason Hunsecker (4-3) combined for the shutout on
RECAP FOR SPRING SPORTS OF 2000 BASEBALL;
26-13,12-11 CVAC 20 straight, 20 win season 10 straight, 25 win season
GAMES LEFT= 4/21, St. Andrews, 1 & 3 4/25, 9 HSC, 3 4/27-30, CVAC tourney
MEN'S GOLF: GAMES LEFT= 5/1-3,
NCAA South Regional 5/16-19,
NCAA Championships MEN'S TENNIS;
12-12,4-6 CVAC CVAC Qnarterfinalists
SQFTBALL; 34-23,14-8 CVAC CVAC Tournament RUNNER UPS!
23-2,9-1 CVAC CVAC CHAMPIONS!!! NEW SCHOOL RECORD FOR WINS! Second 20 win season in school history
LACROSSE; 10-5-1 #4IWLCA, NATION'S DIVISION H POLL
WOMEN'S GOLF: GAMES LEFT= 5/16-19.
NCAA Championships 72 holes
the mound. Hunsecker got the win pitching win in relief with the fi- nal two innings.
Longwood is now 26-13, the lOth-straight 25-win season for the Lancers.
Longwood (24-13) stopped a three-game losing streak with a 26-5 collegiate baseball triumph at non-conference opponent Randolph-Macon (8-19) Wednes- day in Ashland. Junior David Robinson (3-4) led the offensive explosion with three hits, includ- ing two home runs and five RBI, while sophomore Adrian Watkins (3-6) and freshman Jeremy Knicely (3-7) each added three hits and five RBI as well. Knicely also hit a home run his team-lead- ing 9th this spring, as did junior Ryan Costa (1-3). Senior Doug Kenney (3-5) added three hits, four RBI, and five runs. Freshman Tripp Metzger (5-3) earned the pitching win with the first S in- nings on the mound.
Game«l R H E Longwood 2 3 0
25-13,11-11 CVAC OBelmontAb. 0 5 1
LC Top Hitter(s) •So. Adrian Watkins -LC Pitcher (s) of Record •Jr. Derrick Ellison 5-3
Game#2 R H E Longwood 6 9 1
26-13,12-11 CVAC @ Belmont Ab. 0 2 1
LCTopHitterCO •FT. Jeremy Knicely
HR- 10th of season •So. Adrian Watkins -LC Pitcher(s) of Record •FT. Jason Hunsecker 4-3
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8-19 LC Top Hitter(s) •Jr. David Robinson
i-A, 2 HR. 5 RBI •So. Adrian Watkins
3-6.5 RBI •Fr. Jeremy Knicely
3-7, HR. 5 RBI •Sr. Doug Kenney
3-5,4 RBI •Jr. Ryan Costa
1-3.HR -LC Pitchers) of Record •Fr. Tripp Metzger 5-3
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APRIL 20,2000 NEWS PAGE 12
Housing Update Dear Longwood Students,
Resulting from some reali- ties and some opinions expressed in the April 6* issue of the Ro- tunda, Melissa Gill and I worked together to provide this response.
The major concern ex- pressed was expanding (or tri- pling) rooms in Cox, specifically every odd-numbered room that was not designated to house an RA The fact that students in Cox were not notified of this plan prior to days before the room selection process is inexcusable. The rea- son, though not a rationalization, resulted from a false assumption by the director of housing. Since Cox has. for many yean, been ex- panded during fall semesters, the false assumption was that stu- dents would be aware of this con- tinuing activity. "Hindsight is 20/ 20," however, and everyone read- ing this should know that in the future every effort will be made to communicate clearly and regu- larly with students in residence regarding policies, procedures, and residential student issues and concerns. This will happen as is- sues occur. Communication will be timely and thorough.
In this Rotunda issue, you will find a list of important dates and forums for next year during which student-housing issues will be the focus. The editor of the Rotunda will assign a news cor- respondent who will meet regu- larly with the director of bousing to research and report on issues of interest to students related to bousing on and off campus.
Additional responses to stu- dent concerns in Cox included a Cox hall meeting with the direc- tor of bousing. First and foremost, it should be stated that the resi- dents of Cox were a delightful group to sit with and talk to about their concerns Rationale and pro- cedures for expanding the occu- pancy of rooms in Cox were ex- plained in detail, as was the pro- jected timeline and means by which involuntarily tripled resi- dents would be relocated. The date on which students would re- cave room charge refunds and the circumstances by which these re- funds would be offered were out- lined. E-mail will be sent to those students assigned to Cox during "between building moves" ad- dressing the same points. Please look forward to it, if you arc one of these students.
Less dominating issues
raised in the Rotunda included decisions associated with the 'junior option" and with student teacher housing for fall semesters.
The practice of balancing the needs of individual students against the needs of students as a group is ongoing. Therefore, re- sponses arc constantly being re- evaluated. In the initial response to junior applications to move off campus, 50 students were offered the option. Others were sent let- ters and invited to have their names added to a waiting list On April 12 and prior to room selec- tion, the situation was reevaluated and it was determined that juniors on the waiting list would be per- mitted to seek off campus accom- modations. Presently, all seniors who have applied to move off campus have been approved. Jun- iors, who applied on oi before the March 10 deadline and who re- quested to be on the waiting list have been offered the option to live off campus for next academic year.
Regarding the decision to house student teachers at the Days Inn for next fall semester during modules resulted from ongoing discussions that continue As re- cently as last evening, a very pleasant conversation occurred between the director of housing and a group of fall semester stu- dent teachers The move to house these students off-site was ex- plained completely and there was no argument regarding the value of this decision. Concerns were raised about several amenities offered to residential students that arc not standard fare at the Days Inn. Work on these areas is cur- rently underway and progress will be communicated to fall student teachers before the close of spring semester. It should also be pointed out that raised were several posi- tive points about the arranged ac- commodations. These included double beds for every student, less competition for nearby parking, daily housekeeping in rooms and bathrooms, free continental breakfast, and an outdoor pool. Not bad benefits...don't you think?
Wc hope this letter serves to bring clarification to the hap- penings and activities of and around the programs, policies and procedures of the Office of Resi- dence Education and Housing.
Yours respectfully. Michael Clements
Important Dates for Students in Residence Hall Housing
Angus 2000 25 -Halls open at 9 a.m. to all new students 27 - Halls open at 9 am. to all returning students
September 2000 11 to 15 -RESIDENTIAL STUDENT FORUMS (time, date and
location TB A in Rotunda) 18 - First day to request room change (approval based on availabil-
ity)
October 2000 02 - First day to request meal plan change for Spring Semester 02 - First day to sign-up to stay on-campus for Fall Break 11 - Last day to sign-up to stay on-campus for Fall Break 13 -Last day to request meal plan change for Spring Semester 13 - Halls close at 6 p.m. for Fall Break 17 - Halls open at 2 p.m. after Fall Break
November 2000 13 - First day to sign-up to stay on-campus for Thanksgiving Break 17 -Last dayto sign-up to stay on-campus for Thanksgiving Break 22 - Halls close at 10 a.m. for Thanksgiving Break 26 - Halls open at 2 p.m. after Thanksgiving Break 27 to 12/1 - RESIDENTIAL STUDENT FORUMS (time, date
and location TBA in Rotunda)
December 2000 11 -Winter Break departure required 24 hours after last exam
completed 17 -Halls close at noon for Winter Break
Jamwvy2Ml 14 - Halls open at 9 am to all new students and 2 p.m. to all
returning students 22 to 24 - RESIDENTIAL STUDENT FORUMS (time, date
and location TBA in Rotunda) 29 - First day to apply to live in ARC, a single room, or off-campus
tmrnmrgtm 16 -Last day to apply to live in ARC. a single room, or off-campus 26 - Approval letters for ARC, single rooms, and off-campus
26 - First day to sign-up to stay on-campus for Spring Break
March2O01 05 - Last day to accept approval to liv* in ARC, single rooms or off
campus 07 - Last day to sign-up to stay on campus for Spring Break 09 - Halls close at 6 p.m. for Spring Break IS -Halls open at 2 pm. after Sprin*; Break
April 2001 06 - First day of squatting room selection 09 - Special Interest, Sorority and Fraternity room assignments due 10 - Last day of squatting room selection 11 -First day of within building room selection 13 -Last day of within building room selection 17 - Between building room selection 20 - Late room selection begins 23 to 27 - RESIDENTIAL STUDENT FORUMS (t
and Wcatioa TBA in Rotunda)
Ma,2001 12 - Halls close at 4 p.m. following Graduation
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Senator Chichester to Address Longwood s Class of 2000
PRESSRELEASE
Virginia Senator John H. Chichester will be the keynote speaker on May 13 as Longwood College graduates an ex- pected 736 candidates.
Following Longwood tradition, cer- emonies will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Wheeler Mall with Lancer Gymnasium as backup location in case of rain.
Longwood, in its 161 year, expects to con- fer 625 bachelor sand 111 master's degrees. In- cluded are students who completed their degrees as of August 1999. De- cember 1999 or May 2000.
The Honorable John Chichester is presi- dent pro tern of the Senate of Vir- ginia where he has served since 1978. He is the senior member of the Republican Party in the Sen- ate and is Finance Committee Chairman. He serves on four ad- ditional standing committees: Agriculture; Conservation and Natural Resources, where he sup-
ports careful land use and pre- serving open spaces; Commerce and Labor; and Education and Health.
Senator Chichester repre-
sents the twenty-eigth District which includes the counties of King George, Lancaster, Northumberland and Westmoreland, as well as a southern part of Prince William County, and the major part of Stafford County. He is a member of the Executive Committee and
the Governing Board of the Coun- cil of State Governments and serves on the Southern Regional Education Board.
Committed to education is- sues, Senator Chichester chaired the Commission on the Future of Higher Education in Virginia (1994-96). He is co-chair of the Joint Subcommit- tee on Higher Education Funding Guidelines and has been instrumental in providing resources to improve technology in K- 12 and higher education, including distance learn- ing. Senator Chichester is also a strong supporter of increased state aid to lo- cal libraries.
In addition to pub- lic service interests, Sena- tor Chichester sings bar-
bershop chorus, follows baseball, and has given up motorcycling to concentrate on fishing.
Senator Chichester's wife, Karen, a Longwood alumnae, is president of the Ixmgwood Col- lege Foundation. They reside in Stafford County.
Career Center Holds Mock Interviews AMYCHAFFINS
Guest Writer Of» March 22-23. 2000.
n> jck interview* -vere held in the Lankford ABC rooms of the Student Union. Over 110 students participated in the two day activity.
The mock interview pro- gram was pan of the Business Communications class in the Department of Business and Economics. Dr. Nancy Haga and the Career Center arranged this valuable opportunity that allowed students to practice their interviewing skills.
The interviewers in- cluded: Skip Begley. Casey Blankenship. Bill Fiege, Damien Duchamp, Susan Sullivan. Maureen Walls. Pam
Higgins. Amy Chaffins. Rachel Niki Fallis from the Career Cen- Begley. Niki Fallis, and JJ ter helped to facilitate the prc- Manley. Linda Haas Manley and gram.
"Spirit of Victory" Concert Free for All Students!
PRESSRELEASE
The Spirit of Victory tour returns, with new selections but the same rousing performances, as Longwood College presents the United States Continental Army Band in a free public con- cert on May 9, at 7:30 p.m., in Jarman Au- ditorium. Tickets are required and are available from the De- partment of Music, X2504.
This concert offers light classics, Broadway hits and pa- triotic music. It begins with "Mas- querade Overture" by Carl Nielsen, includes the premier per- formance of 'To a New Dawn" by Philip Sparke and ends with "Tune to Take Back the Knights!" by Stephen Mellilo.
Selections in between in-
clude marches, from "The Mis- sissippi River March" to a "Sym- phony of Themes of John Philip Sousa," plus Intermezzo from the opera "Vanessa," and Aaron Copland's "Quiet City."
The sixty member United States Continental Army Band is based at Fort Monroe in Hamp-
ton, Vir- ginia, and has per- formed at national and interna- tional events in eluding the Orange Bowl, Cot- ton bowl,
and Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parades, the 1981 Presi- dential Inaugural Parade, the World's Fair, the Virginia Inter- national Military Tattoo, and the Nova Scotia International Mili- tary Tattoo.
This concert is sponsored by the Longwood College Depart- ment of Musk.
Headlines of the Week CHRIS STANTON
Staff Writer
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EDITORIAL A re you people as ready to
gel out of here as I am? Only a matter of time,
my friends. Exams are soon. I hope you are ready.
We have been quite busy in the office this week. Apparently, the last issue of the paper caused quite a stir. I want to update you, my favorite reader, on what is go- ing on. In this issue, you will find a response and a great deal of housing information for your reading pleasure. Since the last issue, Mike Clements has been working hard to get information out to you.
Also, Spring Weekend has come and gone. I am very happy to say that the rain didn't spoil our parade. I was quite happy to see everyone outside braving the rain to have a good time. The Rotunda had an Oozeball team as well. Although we were spanked by the opposing team, we still got muddy and that was all that was
important to us. It's all about the mud.
Other than a great time and a lot of meetings, I (as well as ev- eryone else) have plunged headfirst into a mass of papers, tests, speeches, and other last minute class stuff that I forgot to do earlier in the semester. Oh what fun it is to have a list taller than you of things to do. I have a planner, but in my madness, I have thrown it out of my window.
Not that I am that bothered. I decided to not worry about pa- pers, speeches, and tests..instead, I went to Richmond to see a band called Orbit that Hike very much. I would have much rather been there with those lovely hard rock- ing gentlemen. It was quite nice. I would encourage all to take these kinds of trips. They are quite therapeutic. That is my advice for now. Have a nice week.
Melissa Gill Editor-in-Chief
The Rotunda Box 2901 Longwood College Farmvillc, VA 23909
Editor-in-Chief Asst. Editor Chief Copy Editor Asst. Copy Editor News Editor Opinion Editor Assc Opinion Editor Features Editor Asst. Features Editor Sports Editor Calendar Editor Photo Editor/Business Manager Asst. Photo Editor Cartoonist Faculty Advisor
Phone: 804-395-2120 Fax: 804-395-2237
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The Rotund*, the student newspaper at Longwood College, is published weekly during the academic year (except holidays and exam periods) and is printed in the offices of the FarmviUe Her- »U, Farmville, VA
All articles, advertisements, letters to the editor, and pictures must be received by five p.m. the Sunday prior to the Thursday publication. All letters to the editor must be typed and include name and telephone number. Any person wishing to have his/ her name not appear on the published letter must request so in writing. All letters are subject to editing.
The Rotund* is an equal opportunity employer.
Your Letters Students Should Stop Complaining
Dear Editor I would just like to take the
time to respond to the letter in the Activist column of the last issue of The Rotunda. First of all I would like to say that I love this school. I came here because it was a small school with a great busi- ness school.
I have never had a problem with any of the school's policies. It seems that people just like to complain. The people who keep saying how horrible this school is would probably be complaining no matter what school they went
to. I seriously doubt the majority of the students here know exactly what goes into running a college. Sure, Longwood isn't perfect, but what in this world is? I think the administration is trying it's best to accomodate all the students and keep this place running and im- proving.
The people who say that Longwood is just out to screw the student body probably have no idea what the administration is trying to do. Granted, I don't en- tirely like the idea of increasing
the number of students here, but I'm sure that President Cormier does have the students' best inter- ests in mind. She has to know that without the students there would be no college.
Now as far as the article from last time about the dining hall goes, I would just like to say we are doing the best job we can. The student employees and the Aramark employees have been doing a great job in transferring
See Letters Cont. p.2
Phi Kappa Tau Brother Auction Dear Editor: The Brothers of the Epsilon
Lambda Chapter of Phi Kappa Tau held a brother auction on March 29,2000. The auction was held in order to raise money for the fraternity's national philan- thropy which is the Hole In The Wall Gang.
The Hole In The Wall Gang is a camp founded by Phi Kappa Tau alumni Paul Newman. The summer camp is for children liv- ing with cancer. The camp allows these sick children the ability to
have a teal summer camp experi- ence just like healthy kids. The camp is held in several locations including Florida, Connecticut, Ireland and France.
An amazing crowd gathered in Lancer Cafe to support Phi Kappa Tau. We are proud to an- nounce that Longwood's Phi Taus raised almost $650 for the Hole In The Wall Gang camps from that auction. This would have been impossible without the many generous people who came out to
the auction to support the cause, and to get some cleaning done by their favorite Phi Kappa Tau brother.
The Phi Kappa Tau fraternity would like to thank everyone who bid on a brother that evening. Without amazing people like you. sick children in this country would never be given the chance to experience what so many take for granted. THANKS!
Matt Rinker President
#OTwi.DKQ®<$> PROPS:
+ To JJ and Lancer Productions for putting on Pat McGee on short notice and making it free for ALL Longwood Students!
+ To Housing for their quick response to student rooming concerns.
DROPS:
- To Damien Duchamp for being the first Greek Advisor to announce that he wants nothing to do with Greek Week.
- To the people who broke into Rcsponder 1 (the First Response vehicle).
Sendyeut Props and Drops to [email protected]
APRIL 20,2000 .
Parking Woes: Can They Be Fixed? JONATHAN LEVY PATRICK O'NEAL
Guest Writers
The following email was recently sent out to sophomores with vehicles on campus:
"Subject: Sophomores with Vehicles on Campus
Campus Police will begin to ticket sophomore vehicles found parked at Wynne If you will check your Parking Regula- tions Question and Answer sec- tion, it states that you can park at Wynne when your lots are locked or full. You are to call Campus Police to tell us you are at Wynne and you have until 10:00 a.m. the fol- lowing day to move the car back into the Sophomore lots. If your car is in the new section marked "Sophomore Overflow", you are in an okay spot.
Parking Director Longwood Police Dept"
Shortly after this email was sent, cars at Wynne began to be ticketed by the campus police. This caused students to move their vehicles into the designated sophomore parking areas, which soon filled to capacity.
We, both being sopho- mores, were curious as to whether or not the campus police had over- sold the sophomore parking per- mits so we emailed Laura Rice to find out. This is an excerpt of her reply:
"If every student parked in the correct lot, there is enough
formed a survey of the cars on campus early on Thursday morn- ing (4/6/00). We found mat the overflow lot was completely full, and the other lots had few spaces open (see chart at center). We also counted the number of available spots in each lot and the number of sophomore cars we observed in other areas.
We learned that there are 324 sophomore vehicles on cam- pus, while there are only 303 spaces available. Both of these numbers are approximate as we could only count cars that were on campus that morning, and the gravel lots at Main SL and Hooper
St do not have a set capacity.
Accord- ing to these fig- ures at least S3 too many park- ing permits were sold to sophomores. This problem was partially alleviated by the recent con- struction of the overflow lot, reducing the
Photo of the Wynne ovtrftow lot at 7:30 «.«. lake* by Patrick O Weal
spaces for the Sophs. The over- displaced sophomore vehicles to flow was to move the Sophs out 21, where it seems to currently of spaces for other decal groups stand. Quite possibly, more than and to make them remember that Wynne is not a Soph lot. Over- flow was for those locked out of the lots at night or if, by chance, the lot was full.
We always have more Sophs in Fall than Spring because decals are sold according to the number of credit hours the student has completed. Only then would we have to make a change to the written policy. This decision is de- cided by the VPS A Jong with the Police Dept"
We found it hard to believe that there are actually enough spaces for all of the sophomore vehicles on campus, so we per-
you need to move. Many of you have kept
your cars at Wynne for days and longer. Few of you have called in. A check of the Sophomore lots to- day resulted in finding 22 open spaces in Vernon St. #1 lot, 1 space in Hooper St. lot, and the Main Street lot has about 1/3 of the lot available.
By not parking in your zone, you cause a great conges- tion problem for the others, this includes the Commuters and the Jr/Sr students. Campus Police will not send you any more "Wake-Up Calls" on this matter. The rule? are in the booklet you received when you purchased your decals. Please e-mail any concerns to:
bice9longwood.lwc.edu Laura Rice
Your Letters Cont'd from the old dining hall to
the new one. It has been a great privelege for me to work with these people. If it weren't for their hard work none of you would be eating.
The operation we have here is slot better than alot of the other colleges I have visited. Did you know that at ODU they have to clean off and separate everything on your tray?
As to the complaint of hav- ing to wait for food on the main line, I would like to say that the times the main food line is open has not changed since we switched from Blackwell. When we were there lunch opened at 11 45 and dinner opened at 5:00 The food is out there early so that the employees can eat before their shift And the reason the employ- ees are "gabbing away" is that they are on break from 4:15 til 4:45. It is one of the few breaks they get all day and they deserve it
Also the food is not getting cold, there are steam warmers underneath the food to keep it warm. So nothing has really changed, the same food is still available at the same times as last semester.
The person who wrote the
last article, I think, must not have been shopping around much for catering services because from what I can tell, Aramark is pretty cheap (catering prices have not been raised in 4 years). For ex- ample, meatballs here will cost you $2.85/doz while at UVA it will cost you S1 5/doz. And if you bring in the social security num- bers of students with a meal plan you can get SI. 10 credit
Alot of work goes into ca- tering events. You have to pay for food and the service, and after working a catering event 1 can tell you it is worth the money you pay for it
I guess what I basically want to say is that people need to realize that alot of work goes into running the dining hall and we are doing the best we can to ensure thateverbody is fed. We are work- ing hard to improve things; a sec- ond dish room is in the works. It is just the fact that money is needed to do all these things that people want. This school does not have an unlimited amount of funds. I just want everyone to know that we have it good here, and I am happy that I go here.
BenKoontz Head Student Supervisor
Name Vernon Street Main Street Hooper Street Wynne Overflow Non-Sophomore Loo Total Prior to Overflow Total Currently
# of Cars 137 80 49 32 26
324 324
» of Spaces
A Bit OffSLSTUiSgSeAn
53 permits were oversold, as we could not have possibly counted every vehicle with a permit. One of two things has occurred, either too many parking permits were sold on accident or someone was banking on writing a lot of park- ing tickets this semester.
Bottom line, even if every student parks in the correct lot, there are not enough spaces for the Sophomores with or without the overflow lot. Perhaps the Campus Police should take this as a "Wake-Up Call" on this matter.
For responses email jilevy91ongwood.lwc.edu. or jpooeal9longwood.lwc.edu.
PAGE 4 The Rotunda APRIL 20,2000
SPRING WEEKEND
Muslim Association Booth. Photo by Allison BeverUy
Cox and Wheeler halt Council Booth. Photo by Allison BeverUy The Rotunda OoubaU Team. Photo by Allison BeverUy
APRIL 20,2000 SPUING WBEKMD ' '
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Phi Beta Lambda attracted a crowd with their delicious cotton candy. Photo by Allison Beverley.
PAQE6 urn CAMPUS and COM*
Thursday Friday 20th 21st
Nikki Giovanni Dining Hall
Grand Ballroom 8:00 p.m.
AA Meeting Nottoway Room
12:00-2:00 p.m.
Saturday 22nd
Baseball vs.
Sin 2
TOYOTA-101 MORE VALUE/LESS MONEY
INTRODUCING THE ALL NEW
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After IS years, Richard Hurley, Longwood's Vice Presi- dent of Administration and Fi- nance, announced that he would be resigning, effective June 1.
Hurley announced that he would be accepting the position of Executive Vice President and chief financial officer, a similar position, at Mary Washington College.
Hurley described the op- portunity as being broader. He de- scribed the position as "a profes- sional growth opportunity for me."
During his 15-year tenure. Hurley has seen the transforma- tion of Longwood College from what it was, to what it is today. The new Library. ARC, Hull edu- cation building, and the new Din- ing Hall were constructed during this time, along with major reno-
In the IS years he has been here, the face of this campus has truly changed. Enrollment then
was about 2800, now it is up by a 1000 at nearly 3800 students.
Rick Hurley stated that the reasons for his move were very complex. He said that he felt that this was the next step in his ca- reer and that it was the right time in his life.
Being an avid boater, he said that he looks forward to be- ing closer to the bay and explor- ing its natural beauty.
President Cormier released a statement saying, "Over the years. Rick's vision for Longwood College has guided us on a true course that saw great im- provements in the appearance and operation of our campus, as well as in the fiscal health of our col- lege."
When asked about his most significant contribution to the Longwood community. Hurley sited his open door policy. "I feel I'm a good listener and have been
Hurley is proud to mention that he has borrowed ideas from Mary Washington College in de-
signing his vision of Longwood. Hired in 1985 as Vice Presi-
dent for Business Affairs and Leg- islative Relations, Hurley was ap- pointed in 1996 to his current po- sition.
When ask about leaving Farmville, Hurley said, "This doesn't mean I'm leaving, it means that you have to get your guest rooms ready."
Rose Hurley, manager of User Support Services including the Helpdesk, RTA program and Switchboard will be leaving as well. Rose said that she felt she had learned a great deal about technology and management since being hired 10 years ago.
"Longwood College and Farmville will remain special," says Rose. "I have met some of the finest people in my life and will treasure those friendships for- ever."
The Rotunda, as well as the nity, wishes the Hurley's contin- ued success in any venture they choose.
Congratulations Student Employees! NADINEGARKETT
Guest Writer
In celebration of National Student Employment Week April 2-8, Longwood staff and faculty recognized the nearly 700 student employees in the Work Experi- ence Program, and their supervi- sors, with an appreciation dinner and certificates of commendation to 1S students for outstanding job performance.
Prizes for the dinner and daily drawings were do- nated by the Alumni Relations Office, Wellness Center and Barnes ft Noble Bookstore.
Christina Layden, who is employed by the School of Business, was selected Stu- dent Employee of the Year. Runners-up were Steven Shimp, student assistant at the Help Desk, and Eddie Webster from the De- partment of Speech ft Theatre.
The fifteen students nomi- nated by their supervisors for the Student Employee of the Year must have demonstrated out- standing job performance.
Each scored high on an
evaluation of more than 20 points, including skills, attitude, indepen- dence, job interest, and profes- sionalism. They also wrote essays on bow the work experience has influenced career goals, etc.
The supervisors submitted letters of recommendations, along with the students' evaluations and written applications, to a review
Congratulations panel who selected the winner and the runners-up.
A factor which influences the success of student employ- ment is the quality supervision of the student employees. Work Ex- perience students submitted nominations based on quality of supervision, inspiration, training, and many other qualities demon-
strated by their supervisors. A committee of five mem-
bers (including one student), from various areas on campus selected the winner from nine nomina- tions.
The Longwood College Su- pervisor of the Year for 1999-00 is Joyce Trent from the Depart- ment of Py schology.
The Student Employ- ment Office assisted almost 800 students with on-cam- pus and off-campus jobs during the 1999-00 aca demicyear.
We are proud to honor our Work Experience Stu- dents and recognize them for their hard work and con- tribution to the campus and
local community. We would also like to ex-
press our appreciation to our su- pervisors for their cooperation and efforts associated with the Work Experience Program and to everyone who helped to make National Student Employment Week a memorable observance.
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Education Through Irish Exchange Program: Siobhan Cremin KENTBOOTY Guest Writer
Longwood College's rela- tionship with an Irish college known for teacher preparation has yielded the first student from that school to study at Longwood.
Siobh£n (pronounced Shuh-vawn) Cremin, who wants to be a special education teacher, has been a full-time student in Longwood's education program during this academic year. Siobhan is from Mary Immacu- late College in Limerick, where her father, Dr. Peadar Cremin, had been head of education until be- coming its president last year.
Last year Dr. Claire Lyons, a member of Mary Immaculate's education faculty, taught at Longwood, and Dr. Luther Kirk of Longwood taught there.
Some Longwood education students have taught and done their practicum course (observing and teaching in schools for three weeks) in and around Limerick. Another Mary Immaculate stu- dent is due at Longwood in the fall.
Also. Dr. Cremin and Dr. Frank Howe, bead of Longwood's Department of Education, Special Education, Social Work, and
Communication Disorders, co- taught a summer course at Longwood; Dr. Cremin gave a Simkins Lecture; and in 1996, the year the exchange was signed, a seven-member fac- ulty team from Mary Immaculate came to Longwood to do an evaluation of the teacher preparation pro- gram, and a few months later five Longwood faculty members went there to do the same. Longwood President Patricia Cormier spoke at the Irish college for its centennial cel- ebration last year.
"Mary Im- maculate is the premier elemen- tary teacher preparation college in Ireland," said Dr. Howe, who ini- tiated the exchange.
Siobhan. 21. has attended Mary Immaculate for two years, and will return for one more year before getting a B.A. degree. She originally had planned to teach
secondary school but now wants to teach special education, which is newer in Ireland, in a primary
(elementary) school. One reason she came to
Longwood was to take special education courses, and she is con- sidering returning for a master's degree in special education.
Education is the biggest major at Mary Immaculate, which was founded by the Sisters of
Mercy and has 2,800 students, mostly female. The Sisters of Mercy's role is less and less;
Siobhan's father, who replaced a nun from that order, is the first lay presi- dent
"It's a lot like Longwood. except that it's a little smaller and doesn't offer busi- ness," said Dr. Howe, who is tak- ing Longwood practicum students there next month.
The primary and secondary schools Siobh£n attended also are run by the Sisters of Mercy. Classes in her secondary school are taught
in the Irish language, called Gaelic by many Americans. Al- though Ireland is officially bilin- gual, most Irish aren't fluent in that language. Siobhan's parents often speak Irish at home, and she has been giving lessons to Dr. Howe, who has a longtime inter- est in the language. Her mother
is the principal of a secondary school in Limerick, many of whose students come from disad vantaged backgrounds. Classes at her school average 40 students.
'•Competition for admission to Irish colleges and universities is stiff in general, and particularly so in teacher education. Teaching is still a revered profession in Ire- land; teachers are accorded a great deal of respect," said Dr. Howe, who has visited Ireland several times. "Tuition is free in Irish higher education, the school year begins and ends a little later in the year than here, and most students live off campus; only 115 Mary Immaculate students live on cam- pus," Siobhan said.
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SPORTS WOMEN'S TENNIS- CVAC CHAMPIONS!
SOFTBALL- CVAC RUNNER'S UP! LACROSSE- #4 IN THE NATION!
W. Tennis: 23-2.9-1 CVAC Softball: 34-23.14-R CVAC Tnrrnxse: 10-5-1 SPOUTS INFORMATION
BECKY TAYLOR SportsWriUr
WOMEN'S TEEflflS Longwood, the #2 seed, up-
sec #1 seed and regionally-ranked #5 Lees-McRae 5-4 Monday to WIN THE 2000 CVAC WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPI- ONSHIP in North Carolina at Barton College. It is the first-ever CVAC Tournament Champion- ship won by a Lancer program since beginning competition in the conference in 1995. Addition- ally, the LC women established a aew school-record for season wins by improving to 23-2 over- all this year.
Longwood got the match-de- ciding win in singles from senior Jen Morton at #5, a hard-fought 3-6,6-4,6-1 three-set triumph by Morton who was named the Championship tournament's 'Most Valuable Player". Morton also teamed with junior Tricia Ramsey at #3 doubles to gain an important 9-8 win during the closely-played contest. Also earn- ing wins against the Bobcats were senior Carrie Armstrong at #6 singles (6-2,6-4) and sophomore
Michelle Williams-Tober at #3 singles (6-3, 6-4), while senior Bonnie Maholchic and sopho- more Laura Veazey teamed to win at #2 doubles (8-2). The champi- onship victory past Lees-McRae avenged a 7-2 loss to the Bobcats in North Carolina during the regu- lar-season.
Longwood will now wait un- til April 26 to find out if they will be invited to participate in the NCAA East Regional May 5-7.
SOFTBALL Longwood finished second at
the 2000 Carolinas-Virginia Ath- letic Conference Softball Tourna- ment, April 16, dropping a 4-0 decision to #3 seeded Mount Ol- ive (33-15) in the championship, after advancing to the final by upsetting #1 seeded Pfeiffer (28- 11)6-5 in 10 innings in the semi- finals. Longwood defeated #5 Queens (18-21) 5-4 in the quarterfinal game April 14. LC closed-out its season 34-23 over- all, 14-8 in the CVAC.
Against #3 seeded Mount Olive in the championship, the #4 seeded Lancers were led by sophomores Jody Case (2-3) and Colleen Cooney (1-2), along with
freshman Katie Agnew (1-3). Against #1 seeded Pfeiffer in
the semifinal game, freshman Tif- fany Wheeler hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning to bring in class- mate Ashley Atkins to win the game 6-5. Longwood was led by Agnew (2-4) with a run, a double, and a RBI, followed by freshman Shelby Ray (1-3) with a RBI, and sophomore Jodi Wolff- Coussoulos (1-3) with two runs and a stolen base. Freshman Jen- nifer Potts earned the pitching win.
Against #5 seeded Queens, Potts led the Lancers, going 2-4 with two runs and one double, fol- lowed by Ray (2-2) with an RBI and a double, and Agnew (1-2) with a run and a RBI. Sophomore Denise Wack earned the pitching win.
LACROSSE
Longwood defeated Pfeiffer, 16-1 April 15 at Lancer Field. LC has won five-straight matches, eight of nine overall, and is ranked #4 in the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches As- sociation (IWLCA) Division II Poll.
Against Pfeiffer, junior
Jen Morton Bonnie Macholchic Carrie Armstrong Whiteny Shaw Michelle Williams-Tober
SofibalL Jodi Wolff-Coussoulos JodyCase Shelby Ray
Natalie Smith and freshman Kristen Beany each fired two goals past Pfeiffer's goalkeeper, while sophomore Kris Denson and freshman Jen Hilbert each put one goal on the board to put LC ahead 6-1. at the intemission.
Denson land senior Heather Branson each scored two goals in the second half, followed by Smith, Hilbert, seniors Heather Wentzel, and Tina Whitaker, sophomore Ann Harmon, and freshman Kristin Wydra each
CONGRATULA- TIONS TO ALL THE FEMALE
STUDENT ATH- LETES!
with one goal. Junior goalkeeper Rachel Bunn had eight saves for LC.
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Men's Golf Team Sets New School Record With Season Average
APRIL 20,2000 SPORTS PAGE 11
SPORTS INFORMATION
Longwood shot a 54-hole score of 317-318-308-943 April 9-11 while finishing 7th among 11 teams at the annual CVAC Men's Golf Championship in Fort Mill, South Carolina. Pfeiffer won the team championship at the 6,729- yard, par 71, Regent Park Golf Club with its 299-288-285-872. The disappointing finish leaves the Lancers waiting until April 21 to find out if they will be invited to participate in the NCAA South Regional May 1-3, though it's now unlikely.
At Fort Mill, LC was led by local senior Toby Towler with a 75-79-78-232 to tie for loth-place individually among the 55 golf- ers. Towler was followed by classmate Jason Cope'and (78- 80-76-234, 19th), sophomores Blair Shadday (82-83-76-241, T- 29th) and local player David Hite (82-79-83-244,T-35th). along with junior Niklas Jansson (86- 80-78-244, T-35th). The Lancers
had entered the tournament aver- aging 304.67 as a team this spring before completing the champion- ship with a three-round average of 314.33.
"We had gotten ourselves into a position over the past month in which we had a fairly good chance to challenge for a confer- ence title and earn a regional berth," lamented head coach Kevin Fillman. "Unfortunately, we didn't handle things the way we're capable of and never gave ourselves the opportunity to be a threat"
Through 23 rounds of golf, Shadday led Longwood with his 76.22 average, including two rounds under 70 with a low round of 68. Shadday was followed by Jansson (76.96, 70), Copeland (77.35. 70), Towler (79.06, 73), freshman Chris Pugh (79.91.75), sophomore Jimmy Martin (80.00, 78), Hite (80.13,76), and sopho- more Myles Jones (80.46,75). The Lancers established a new school-record with their team av- erage of 306.61 this year.
Baseball Team Still Finishing Out Regular Season Play at 26-13
SPORTS INFORMATION
Longwood swept a collegiate baseball doubleheader at CVAC opponent Belmont Abbey, Sun- day, winning 2-0 in the first game and 6-0 in the second game. Jun- ior Derrick Ellison (5-3) pitched a complete-game shutout on the
mound in the opener, while sophomore Adrian Watkins deliv- ered a key hit for the Lancers. In the nightcap, freshman Jeremy Knicely hit a two-run home run - - his team-best and freshman school-record 10th homer this season, while classmates Brian Thompson and Jason Hunsecker (4-3) combined for the shutout on
RECAP FOR SPRING SPORTS OF 2000 BASEBALL;
26-13,12-11 CVAC 20 straight, 20 win season 10 straight, 25 win season
GAMES LEFT= 4/21, St. Andrews, 1 & 3 4/25, 9 HSC, 3 4/27-30, CVAC tourney
MEN'S GOLF: GAMES LEFT= 5/1-3,
NCAA South Regional 5/16-19,
NCAA Championships MEN'S TENNIS;
12-12,4-6 CVAC CVAC Qnarterfinalists
SQFTBALL; 34-23,14-8 CVAC CVAC Tournament RUNNER UPS!
23-2,9-1 CVAC CVAC CHAMPIONS!!! NEW SCHOOL RECORD FOR WINS! Second 20 win season in school history
LACROSSE; 10-5-1 #4IWLCA, NATION'S DIVISION H POLL
WOMEN'S GOLF: GAMES LEFT= 5/16-19.
NCAA Championships 72 holes
the mound. Hunsecker got the win pitching win in relief with the fi- nal two innings.
Longwood is now 26-13, the lOth-straight 25-win season for the Lancers.
Longwood (24-13) stopped a three-game losing streak with a 26-5 collegiate baseball triumph at non-conference opponent Randolph-Macon (8-19) Wednes- day in Ashland. Junior David Robinson (3-4) led the offensive explosion with three hits, includ- ing two home runs and five RBI, while sophomore Adrian Watkins (3-6) and freshman Jeremy Knicely (3-7) each added three hits and five RBI as well. Knicely also hit a home run his team-lead- ing 9th this spring, as did junior Ryan Costa (1-3). Senior Doug Kenney (3-5) added three hits, four RBI, and five runs. Freshman Tripp Metzger (5-3) earned the pitching win with the first S in- nings on the mound.
Game«l R H E Longwood 2 3 0
25-13,11-11 CVAC OBelmontAb. 0 5 1
LC Top Hitter(s) •So. Adrian Watkins -LC Pitcher (s) of Record •Jr. Derrick Ellison 5-3
Game#2 R H E Longwood 6 9 1
26-13,12-11 CVAC @ Belmont Ab. 0 2 1
LCTopHitterCO •FT. Jeremy Knicely
HR- 10th of season •So. Adrian Watkins -LC Pitcher(s) of Record •FT. Jason Hunsecker 4-3
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8-19 LC Top Hitter(s) •Jr. David Robinson
i-A, 2 HR. 5 RBI •So. Adrian Watkins
3-6.5 RBI •Fr. Jeremy Knicely
3-7, HR. 5 RBI •Sr. Doug Kenney
3-5,4 RBI •Jr. Ryan Costa
1-3.HR -LC Pitchers) of Record •Fr. Tripp Metzger 5-3
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APRIL 20,2000 NEWS PAGE 12
Housing Update Dear Longwood Students,
Resulting from some reali- ties and some opinions expressed in the April 6* issue of the Ro- tunda, Melissa Gill and I worked together to provide this response.
The major concern ex- pressed was expanding (or tri- pling) rooms in Cox, specifically every odd-numbered room that was not designated to house an RA The fact that students in Cox were not notified of this plan prior to days before the room selection process is inexcusable. The rea- son, though not a rationalization, resulted from a false assumption by the director of housing. Since Cox has. for many yean, been ex- panded during fall semesters, the false assumption was that stu- dents would be aware of this con- tinuing activity. "Hindsight is 20/ 20," however, and everyone read- ing this should know that in the future every effort will be made to communicate clearly and regu- larly with students in residence regarding policies, procedures, and residential student issues and concerns. This will happen as is- sues occur. Communication will be timely and thorough.
In this Rotunda issue, you will find a list of important dates and forums for next year during which student-housing issues will be the focus. The editor of the Rotunda will assign a news cor- respondent who will meet regu- larly with the director of bousing to research and report on issues of interest to students related to bousing on and off campus.
Additional responses to stu- dent concerns in Cox included a Cox hall meeting with the direc- tor of bousing. First and foremost, it should be stated that the resi- dents of Cox were a delightful group to sit with and talk to about their concerns Rationale and pro- cedures for expanding the occu- pancy of rooms in Cox were ex- plained in detail, as was the pro- jected timeline and means by which involuntarily tripled resi- dents would be relocated. The date on which students would re- cave room charge refunds and the circumstances by which these re- funds would be offered were out- lined. E-mail will be sent to those students assigned to Cox during "between building moves" ad- dressing the same points. Please look forward to it, if you arc one of these students.
Less dominating issues
raised in the Rotunda included decisions associated with the 'junior option" and with student teacher housing for fall semesters.
The practice of balancing the needs of individual students against the needs of students as a group is ongoing. Therefore, re- sponses arc constantly being re- evaluated. In the initial response to junior applications to move off campus, 50 students were offered the option. Others were sent let- ters and invited to have their names added to a waiting list On April 12 and prior to room selec- tion, the situation was reevaluated and it was determined that juniors on the waiting list would be per- mitted to seek off campus accom- modations. Presently, all seniors who have applied to move off campus have been approved. Jun- iors, who applied on oi before the March 10 deadline and who re- quested to be on the waiting list have been offered the option to live off campus for next academic year.
Regarding the decision to house student teachers at the Days Inn for next fall semester during modules resulted from ongoing discussions that continue As re- cently as last evening, a very pleasant conversation occurred between the director of housing and a group of fall semester stu- dent teachers The move to house these students off-site was ex- plained completely and there was no argument regarding the value of this decision. Concerns were raised about several amenities offered to residential students that arc not standard fare at the Days Inn. Work on these areas is cur- rently underway and progress will be communicated to fall student teachers before the close of spring semester. It should also be pointed out that raised were several posi- tive points about the arranged ac- commodations. These included double beds for every student, less competition for nearby parking, daily housekeeping in rooms and bathrooms, free continental breakfast, and an outdoor pool. Not bad benefits...don't you think?
Wc hope this letter serves to bring clarification to the hap- penings and activities of and around the programs, policies and procedures of the Office of Resi- dence Education and Housing.
Yours respectfully. Michael Clements
Important Dates for Students in Residence Hall Housing
Angus 2000 25 -Halls open at 9 a.m. to all new students 27 - Halls open at 9 am. to all returning students
September 2000 11 to 15 -RESIDENTIAL STUDENT FORUMS (time, date and
location TB A in Rotunda) 18 - First day to request room change (approval based on availabil-
ity)
October 2000 02 - First day to request meal plan change for Spring Semester 02 - First day to sign-up to stay on-campus for Fall Break 11 - Last day to sign-up to stay on-campus for Fall Break 13 -Last day to request meal plan change for Spring Semester 13 - Halls close at 6 p.m. for Fall Break 17 - Halls open at 2 p.m. after Fall Break
November 2000 13 - First day to sign-up to stay on-campus for Thanksgiving Break 17 -Last dayto sign-up to stay on-campus for Thanksgiving Break 22 - Halls close at 10 a.m. for Thanksgiving Break 26 - Halls open at 2 p.m. after Thanksgiving Break 27 to 12/1 - RESIDENTIAL STUDENT FORUMS (time, date
and location TBA in Rotunda)
December 2000 11 -Winter Break departure required 24 hours after last exam
completed 17 -Halls close at noon for Winter Break
Jamwvy2Ml 14 - Halls open at 9 am to all new students and 2 p.m. to all
returning students 22 to 24 - RESIDENTIAL STUDENT FORUMS (time, date
and location TBA in Rotunda) 29 - First day to apply to live in ARC, a single room, or off-campus
tmrnmrgtm 16 -Last day to apply to live in ARC. a single room, or off-campus 26 - Approval letters for ARC, single rooms, and off-campus
26 - First day to sign-up to stay on-campus for Spring Break
March2O01 05 - Last day to accept approval to liv* in ARC, single rooms or off
campus 07 - Last day to sign-up to stay on campus for Spring Break 09 - Halls close at 6 p.m. for Spring Break IS -Halls open at 2 pm. after Sprin*; Break
April 2001 06 - First day of squatting room selection 09 - Special Interest, Sorority and Fraternity room assignments due 10 - Last day of squatting room selection 11 -First day of within building room selection 13 -Last day of within building room selection 17 - Between building room selection 20 - Late room selection begins 23 to 27 - RESIDENTIAL STUDENT FORUMS (t
and Wcatioa TBA in Rotunda)
Ma,2001 12 - Halls close at 4 p.m. following Graduation
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