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Student Newspaper Is Back In Black
NO. 9
Reported by Jacqueline Smith
Rotunda writers and staff members, frantic with despair over seven
weeks' absence of Longwood's newspaper, came together today to
publish this semester's first issue. Soon after the December 6
issue came out. Rotunda editor Johnel Brown was told by Longwood's
Vice President for Student Affairs, Phyllis Mable, that the
newspaper was "banned" until financial difficulties were worked
out.
The financial problems were the result of an oversight on the part
of the 1982-83 staff. The editors of last year's paper neglected to
apply for funding for the current year from the Student Activities
Committee, a mistake which led to a forty-five hundred dollar debt
at the time of the December 6 issue.
In late January, the current editors applied to the Student
Activities Committee for fund- ing to pay the debt and continue
publication in the current semester. The committee, headed by Susan
Tolliver, then appropriated funds sufficient to cover the debt and
to print through early March. The editors then applied for funding
from the emergency reserve fund, which resulted in a sufficient
amount to continue publication throughout
this semester. Thus, The Rotunda will be on a regular publication
schedule until May.
Another problem which has concerned Rotunda editors is the small
number of staff members who publish the newspaper. The regular
staff was limited to four last semester, but Ms. Mable and Mr. I.
B. Dent, Director of Student Activities, conferred with the English
department to arrange a meeting last week for all students
interested in working for The Rotunda. While only five students
attended the meeting, a large number of students signed a list in
their English classes expressing interest. Four of the five
students who came were given assignments, and all five are now
reporters for the newspaper.
Also introduced at the meeting was Dr. Jack Haberstroh, the new
adviser to the publication. Haberstroh, a professor at Virginia
Commonwealth University, has had seventeen years of experience in
mass communications and has been the owner of various publications.
Dr. Haberstroh observed that Longwood students should have been
upset over the printing delay because "even though they don't pay a
cover price they have already paid out of their activities
fees."
(Continued on Page 5)
IiOngwood students enrolled in freshman English courses came to
class this semester toting a nine-hundred page Victorian serial
novel. Charles Dickens' David Copperfield was chosen by Longwood's
English Department because, according to department head Massie
Stinson, "We want every student to have the experience of reading
and understanding great works of literature from our
culture."
Student reactions ranged from frustration to enthusiasm. Longwood
junior Drew Decker wasn't worried about the choice. "The impression
I got was that it was chosen because a large proportion of the
English faculty hadn't read it. I guess they wanted to be as
surprised as the students about what happens next. Over the course
of a semester, what is 900 pages? It shouldn't be a problem for
most students."
Others were anything but complacent. One student who declined to be
identified, commented that Copperfield is completely unnecessary
and irrelevant to non-English majors. For a freshman English
course, it's pointless. They should at least choose an American
novelist. What made them choose David Copperfield, why not Moby
Dick? It's an interesting idea but I don't see the reasoning behind
the choice."
The novel will be read in
installments over the course of the semester and up to exams. These
assighments are in addition to other reading including plays,
poems, and short stories. To deter students from not reading the
entire work, owners of the college bookstore have agreed not to
sell Cliff Notes on Copperfield.
In an interview with the Richmond Times-Dispatch Dr. Stinson said,
"We want our student-; to get beyond the 28- minute attention span
of television situation comedies. In this course they will have to
know well a work . . . which took its original Victorian audience a
year and a half to read."
Some students feel they shouldn't be required to read any faster
than those Victorian
readers did. One student com- mented, the novel "is too detailed,
too big to cover in one semester. There are shorter books on the
same level that we could read." But another student in the same
class retorted, "I don't think it's that bad. I like the
characters, and reading by installment helps!"
Whatever the students' judgment may be, the English department is
committed to upgrading its requirements and enriching its total
program. The move has gotten stories in newspapers around the
state, and the English department is pleased. Dr. Stinson saw this
as "the beginning of longwood's emphasis on traditional
learning."
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GYPSY — A Musical Fantasy At Longwood RviirRRvnArFNHART with
somethinS for everyone. By JERRY DAGENHART Based Qn [he memoirs of
the
Broadway is coming to Q Rose [he
Longwood in the form of the ^ tra(?es the m of Gypgy
musical fantasy Gypsy. Gypsy is d her overbeari stage a "melting
pot of entertainment ^^ Roge {Qm Q ,g ear,
Paula Moore as Gypsy Rose Lee and Diahn Simonini as Madam Rose in
rehearsal for GYPSY.
childhood, in Vaudeville to the peak of her career at Minsky's
Burlesque House. The action ranges from boys and girls auditioning
for Uncle Jocko's Kiddyshow to Bumps and Grinds from the strippers
who dawn the stage of the Burlesque house.
The cast of Gypsy includes many veteran Longwood Players, and some
very talented newcomers.
Miss Paula Moore, a senior at Prince Edward Academy, brings to the
title role an air of vibrance and beauty that has not been seen on
the Longwood stage in quite some time. Paula, who is a native of
Prince Edward County, was last seen in The Waterworks Players'
production of The Fantasticks.
The role of Gypsy's mother, Rose, is portrayed by Ms. Diahn
Simonini, in her 152nd role. Simonini, whose father was the Head of
the Longwood Department of English for 13 years, has been a
Longwood Player since age 10. She has
guest performed at longwood in Hamlet and Angel Street. Ms.
Simonini is currently teaching English and Creative Writing at
Buckingham High School, and she is the Artistic Director for the
Buckingham Youth Theatre Touring Company. She brings to Gypsy a
wealth of experience; she is a union actress, she has toured with
the U.S.O., and she was active in summer stock for nine years
including work with the Barn Dinner Theatre. She also served as the
student liaison officer for the National- Repertory Theatre.
Rose's nervous, ulcer-plagued boyfriend, Herbie, is portrayed by
longwood junior Curt Walker. Curt was last seen as the bumbling Dr.
Diaforous in The Imaginary Invalid. Herbie is Walker's first major
role and his characterization creates a won- derful balance between
the roles of Gypsy and Rose.
The production is being guest- directed by Mr. Thorn Williams, a
member of the faculty at
Longwood's Department of Music. Williams is a very active vocal
soloist, and he is also very
involved in the theatre. He was last seen in the role of "Quixote"
in the Richmond's Department of Recreation and Park's pro- duction
of Man of La Mancha.
Gypsy is being produced by The Lognwood Players in accordance with
the departments of Music and Speech and Dramatic Arts, with a great
deal of support from the Farmville community.
This musical fantasy extravaganza will open Thursday, February 23,
and run through Saturday, February 25. Curtain time is at
8:00.
Admission is free to Longwood students with I.D.'s, all other
students $3.00, faculty and groups of 10, $2.00 and general
admission is $5.00.
The cast of Gypsy is expecting a successful run and would
appreciate the support of the student body.
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—^KfCS-^^— - Hollander's Endorsement
Well, boy, I just know they'd never try to put no man named Fritz
in the White House. But damn me if them Democrats ain't trying that
very thing. They'll keep tryin' and tryin' to find somebody but
ever since the country got its head back on straight in 1980 we're
gonna keep ole Ron Reagan in the White House; nope, ain't no man
name of Fritz gonna be my president.
And look at that — they got so many candidates for president
somebody musta got confused and put a black man in there —
J--Johnson, — izat his name? No, no, oh yeah Jackson — Reverend
Jackson they call him ain't it? Goes round hollerin and screamin
like some fool chicken with his head cut off. No sir, them
Democrats won't never get things back together. Just too shook up
after we got'em out the Senate back in 1980 — yep — 1980 —
Revolution — that's what it was.
They'll be fightin it out right up til the summertime or so and
then they'll give it to ole Fritz and pretend like they's happy
about it or somethin — ha — happy. They'll be 'bout as happy as
warts on a frog's tail. I meen — shooo-trying to get ole Jimmy
Carter's Vice president 'lected to the highest office in this
nation? Shii — ain't no chance. Not as long as there's Ron Reagan
up*there to lead us into whatever he might choose.
Yep. Ron Reagan, boy. There's one to remember. Now don't you go
sayin nothin bout all that south-of-the- border stuff — t'ain't
nothin — bunch of hooligans and no-goods any which way. Don't pay
it no never mind. I jus read hows the United States govment must be
the most truthful govement ever has been. I mean look at them
Russians — shoo — their own citizens didn't know if ole Andrapev —
izat his name? Whatever, they didn't even know if their own
presdent — or is it czar or . . sompin' like that? — they didn't
even know if their own presdent had a wife or not? Whaddya thinka
that?
Wha? Shooo— I don't care bout no nuclear testin' goin' on
way out west somewheres noway. Where's that? Nevada you say? Shooo
— I don't pay no nevermind. Nope I don't call that concealin' — as
you say — anyway. If ole Ron thinks it needs to be done —
well
hell's bells, boy, it's gotta be done! He's our presdent don't ya
know? Some things we don't need ta hear 'bout noways.
Yep, that's him, ole Ron Reagan, now don't you fret 'bout how old
he's gettin to be. I don't pay no nevermind ta that. Why just tha
other day I read where he armwrestled some big ol weightliftin type
or somebody, like that — beat him too! Twice in a row, all fair-n-
squarelike. Wha?
No,boy, don't ask me stupid questions like that — how do I know
what the Presdents doin' arm wrestlin' in the Oval office — he was
probly finished all them portant things presdents gotta do anyway —
you know — signed all that stuff 'bout Lebanon and stuff. Lebanon,
now there's one exciting exhibition of American might, huh, boy?
Old Ron's just cagey as a fox. He just let them ole Syrians chase
our boys down to the water ya know — like we couldn'ta took em if
we wanted to,and then — ha — he fooled them Syrians, our boys
jumped on the boats and startin firin' away! Yea, boy, ole Ron
Reagan — he's just as cagey as a fox. Wha?
Well that there's just gotta be a joke, boy. George McGovern too?
Ha! Ya makin' me laugh, boy. Didn he know not to come back after
72? Shooo — I'd think he'd still be soar he took such a lickin! Ha!
Well I don't care anyways; them ole marines '11 be back on foreign
soil just as quck as you can say nuclear war anyway! Got ya there,
boy, I think ole George's just givin me a laugh or two. Ron'll have
em back in there jsut as quick. . Wha?
Hoo, boy, you're bringin' tears to my eyes. That ole earth orbitin'
John Glenn still thinkin' he got a chance? Ha! Tell him to go read
a book or somethin. Ain't no concern of mine no way — you betcha
boy — just as sure as my name's Edward Q. Hollander, ole Ronald
Reagan's sittin pretty. Ain't no way, boy, don't get no fool
notions in your head. Shoo — from what you're tellin' me Reagan's
got it sewed up tight as pigs in a sloppin trough.
--MJA
* Your Turn * Editor:
Nominations are being solicited for the Maria Bristow Starke
Faculty Excellence Award to be presented at Commencement on May 19.
The recipient must be a full-time teaching member of the faculty or
a full-time administrator with faculty appointment at longwood
College. In accordance with wishes of the donor, the award provides
recognition of specific leadership in teaching and professional
activities, which has demonstrated excellence and has advanced a
positive academic image for Longwood. In addition, the selection
committee is asked to assess the future benefits that might accrue
to longwood and Longwood students through the presentation of the
award.
The endowment supporting the award of $700-800 provides for a
selection committee to be appointed and chaired by the Vice
President for Academic
Affairs and also to include three full-time teaching faculty; one
student; and one member of the longwood College Foundation Board of
Directors.
Vice President Haltzel has named Professors Wayne Tinnell, John
Peale, and Patrick Barber from the faculty, Randall Chittum from
the student body, and Vice President Donald Lemish from the
Foundation Board to join him on the 1984 selection committee.
I would ask that I receive all nominations in writing by April 1,
1984.
Sincerely, Edmond C. Conway
To: The Rotunda Governor Robb has announced
that the Governor's Fellows Program, begun in 1982, will be
repeated in the Summer of 1984. The program is designed to give
talented and highly motivated
young people first hand experience in state government, while
working closely with members of the Governor's Cabinet and personal
staff. The program, open to graduating seniors or students enrolled
as degree candidates in a graduate or professional school, will run
from June 1 to July 31, 1984.
Interested students are urged to apply. Appbcation deadline is
February 1, 1984. Stop by the Office of Career Planning and
Placement (OCPP) for more information.
FrormNikiFallis, Director of the Office of
Career Planning and Placement
Editor: Just a quick note in response to
the article entitled, "Drinking at Ix)ngwood" in the December 6
edition.
It was stated that there was no support program for students
having problems with alcohol or dealing with someone else who has
problems with alcohol. I know the intent of that article was
referring to emergency kinds of support systems and support systems
within the residence halls.
I want to emphasize however, that there is a support program
specifically geared for students who are being affected by alcohol
problems that significant other people are having. The group is run
by a young woman who volunteers her time and who comes from a
background situation that is somewhat similar. This group meets
weekly at 7:30 on Tuesday evenings. You can contact the Counseling
Services (392-9235) for further information regarding it.
Sincerely, Jennings G. Cox, Ph.D.
Director
Josh White Jr. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1984 THE ROTUNDA Page 3
By BRIAN DORSEY, KELLY SICKLER, RONNIE SINFELT
Ust Thursday night, the Gold Room was graced by the presence of
Josh White, Jr., a veteran folk singer, philosopher, and performer.
Although the audience was small, the atmosphere was warm and
friendly, and the entertainment was inspiring. As White said,
"we've never really had quantity at Longwood; but always
quality."
White's songs dealt mainly with the meaning of life and the
hardships that it presents. His success is due partly to his
ability to make people laugh at their weaknesses. His repertoire
includes songs from many contemporary artists who write about "the
things we don't like facing."
White grew up in Harlem, which helped give him his realistic
outlook on life. He began to play the guitar at the age of four and
has been playing ever since. Part of the credit for White's joy of
playing goes to his father, also a folk singer, whose song "Old
Man" sold over a
million copies in the 1940's. He was the first black man in the
country to accomplish such a feat.
All-in-all, White related well with the audience, almost on a
one-to-one basis, he was personable, warm, and friendly. White's
songs were not only entertaining but also enlightening. The
audience related to White in the same way that White related to the
audience. White was quoted as saying that he "only tunes for people
he likes." He left the Gold Room with a standing ovation!
"Corners" — A R By JEFF ABERNATHY
"Corners", a one-act play written by Longwood graduate and Longwood
Players' member Jacqui Singleton rainbows the spectrum of black
history. Leading the audience from the period of American slavery
through the dehumanizing effects of segregation, her work concludes
in the black cultural advancements seen in recent years.
The play's five actors, Jo Smith, Sylvia Gorham, Barbara Abernathy,
Terence Scruggs, and Kevin Hobbs, attempt to show the changes which
took Black Americans four hundred years to accomplish. This in
itself is the work's major flaw. The actors are constantly changing
to adapt to the roles, which progress from a slave whose son has
been sold and then moving to three young black girls' comical ren-
dition of the Supremes. The action is too swift for the actors to
keep up, and the audience is lost in the attempt. A lengthening of
the one-act would improve the work as a
whole and would make its performance more enjoyable for the
audience.
The performance of the play was weak, as the actors stumbled in
their lines, on three occasions requiring cues to continue but the
dialogue was, in parts, sincere and fresh. The actors brought the
audience from humor, as the girls sang off key Diana Ross, to
pathos over the news of Dr. King's death. The playwright's ability
to take the script through such opposing emotions is to be
commended, and the actors did well in the performance of these
particular segments. Terence Scruggs was particularly good in the
performance.
The dialogue involved swift changes between the actors, but it was
performed slowly, with occasional missed lines which served to slow
it down further. Singleton's work is significant, but as the actors
lost character in the one-act, its effect was weakened. Jarman's
intimate studio theatre demands a good
eview performance, for the actors work practically in the laps of
the audience, and any mistakes are multiplied greatly. The message
of the play was for black and white members of the audience alike,
"cultural differences are the spice of life," but a large part of
it quoted sixties' and seventies' black slogans: "The blacker the
berry, the sweeter the juice . . . Black is cool, black is good,
black is in, black is beautiful."
Singleton, whose full-length play, The Breaking, was recently
performed in New York, helps to operate the Calhoun Theatre in
Richmond, which gives black playwrights and actors a chance to
work. It is one of three such companies in Richmond, where
Singleton feels black actors need separate theatres to have a
legitimate chance to work.
It was a disappointment that the audience was predominately white
because the company was here Sunday in commemoration of Black
History Month.
Josh White, Jr. in concert.
Black History Month In the past few weeks
Longwood has presented a number of films, lectures, and concerts
honoring the contributions of black Americans to U. S. heritage. In
February of 1909, the NAACP was founded in Niagara Falls and in
February of 1965 the Selma to Montgomery march took place under the
leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr. The month of February is an
important one to blacks across the nation, and Longwood College is
honoring Black History Month, which would have been unthinkable
twenty-five years ago when Prince Edward County officials refused
to integrate their
educational institution by closing the doors of all public schools
in the county.
Appearances by black singer Josh White, Jr., whose father was the
first black man to sell over a million copies of one record, and
Jacqui Singleton, a Longwood graduate whose one-act play, "Corners"
was performed by Richmond's Calhoun Theatre Company in Jarman have
highlighted the month. Upcoming events include a guest speaker in
the Prince Edward Room at 5:00 on Wed., Feb. 22 as well as an art
department film on dancer Paul Taylor to be shown February 27 at
7:00 p.m. in Bedford.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH Charles Pace As
"The Young Mr. Douglas 99
By JERRY DAGENHART On Monday, February 6 at
8:00 p.m., the Series of the Performing Arts offered the Longwood
student body Charles Pace's The Young Mr. Douglas, a one man show
in two acts.
Mr. Pace, a vibrant black actor, recreated the life of the
political genius Frederick Douglas. The performance was well
attended and although there were some problems with the basic flow
of the production, it was largely successful.
Mr. Pace gave a great deal of vitality and passion to the role of
Douglas. This was possible because of his. learned scope of the
show's basic theme which he
developed with an evident balance of both his own feelings and
Douglas', on the ascention of the black man, and the struggle for
freedom. The show traced Douglas' life from childhood to the
underground railroad, where he escaped the tyranny of slavery, and
finally to his success as a political spokesman.
The overall message of the performance was enlightening and
inspiring. At a reception following the performance, Pace gave
students an interesting discussion of the black actor and the
acting profession. The Series of the Performing Arts provided
another evening of culture which was stimulating and
entertaining.
The Kim and Reggie Harris Group performed in the Snack Bar Saturday
and Sunday nights to a receptive audience.
Page 4 THE ROTUNDA TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21. 1984
HAPPENINGS Sexual Assault
By JOYCE ROLLANDINI
On Sunday, February 19, Campus Police Chief Erie Shoemaker came to
the Cunningham complex and gave a lecture which included a film and
discussion on what one should do if confronted by a rapist. Chief
Shoemaker is a graduate of William and Mary with a Bachelor's in -
Government, has a Master's in Administration of Justice from VCU,
and is now working on a Doctorate in Public Administration. He is a
firearms instructor and a karate student. Having been a Criminal
Investigator, Investigative Supervisor snd Director of Police
Training School and this having been his tenth rape talk at
Longwood, he was knowledgeable, informative, and quite interesting.
Chief Shoemaker states that there is never a surefire way to
prevent a rape from actually occurring; however, he was positive as
to the effects a woman can have on the degree of a rape.
The major part of Sunday night's program was the showing of a
movie, which keyed in on the profile of the rapist as well as
giving some "tips" on what to do if confronted. Much of the
information was perplexing and contrary to what one may
think. For example, weapons for the most part were not advised due
to the fact that they are inaccurate, not al- ways usable, and they
are hard to get to quickly. The same goes for screaming and
struggling which works only 50 percent of the time, leaving the
other 50 percent to be beaten, raped and sometimes murdered. The
movie empha- sized martial arts as being the best protection and at
the same time noted that every woman's study of the martial arts is
unfeasible. Not all women would take the time, others are unable.
Tips given which are more realistic ranged from fainting to more
violent forms of protection such as poking the eyes and squeezing
the groin. Unfortunately, every assault is different and no one
solution works every time.
Chief Shoemaker has a great deal of information that yields
important insights into the psychological nature of this criminal
behavior. The thought of being raped frightens and disturbs us as
does no other crime. However, being educated to the facts and
possible methods of protection are the first steps to prevention
and survival of an attack.
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Puppet Therapy Helps Others Anne Hammond surrounds
herself with dummies, puppets and make-believe voices. But what she
does is serious.
Hammond, from York, Pa., is a senior majoring in therapeutic
recreation at Longwood College. She has created a puppet therapy
program that she tried out during an internship last summer, will
use in another internship, and plans to use in her career.
"I'm going to make puppet therapy a proven field. I want others to
see that I'm innovative, not crazy."
Hammond has accumulated a large collection of puppets and dummies
since childhood. She believes that they can be effective
therapeutic aids in working with certain special populations, among
them psychiatric patients, the mentally handicapped and
children.
"It all started when my mother showed me a newspaper article about
a ventriloquist who worked with a dummy in a hospital," she
recalled. "She used it to help bring out the patients' emotions,
which is what I try to do. Puppet therapy, though, is still
considered new and experimental."
The 21-year-old collegian first tried her program last summer when
she completed an internship in the psychiatric unit
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of York Hospital. She asked patients to choose puppets and then
describe their emotions and careers through the puppets.
"I proved it works. You could tell a lot by which puppets they
chose and what they had them do. This isn't for everybody, but it
can be used for a lot of different populations."
Usually Hammond works with a group, although she also can work in a
one-on-one setting. She will use puppet therapy again in an
internship at Seashore Children's Hospital in Atlantic City, N. J.
The semester-long internship, which began Jan. 16, involves working
with children who have various illnesses and disabilities.
Hammond's pioneering work with puppets was mentioned in the
November-December 1983 issue of "Newsy Vents," the newsletter of
the North American Association of Ventriloquists. She is a longtime
member of that organization.
For Hammond, puppet therapy is the outgrowth of a lifelong
hobby. "When I was nine years old, I
got my first dummy and started teaching myself ventriloquism," she
said. "My mother is interested in puppet theater, and both she and
my father encouraged me a lot. And my grandfather built us kids a
puppet theater. I did shows in the neighborhood with my first
dummy."
"It's easier to pick up ventriloquism when you're young. Even now,
I sometimes walk around singing or talking (as a ventriloquist).
People don't know who it is."
She has tried her approach at several Special Olympics on the
longwood campus. 'I've been in charge of clowns at the annual
Special Olympics here. Last year, I had a life-sized monkey puppet.
There was one kid who was really withdrawn and wouldn't talk, but
when he saw that monkey he wouldn't shut up. He followed the monkey
around all day, talking to it. The kids will come out of
themselves."
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Skip Castro, along with his band, played to a small but en-
thusiastic crowd on Thursday, February 9 in the Lower Dining Hall.
The band brought the crowd to their feet with favorite tunes such
as "Boogie At Midnight", "Shake, Rattle and Roll" and others.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1984 THE ROTUNDA Page 5
CAMPUS EVENTS WUTA: Longwood Radio
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***% ^e station
in different colors of spray paint. ; own needles for tne
The turntables. They have gone through ninety dollars worth
of
broadcasting room is jet black with a red hot stripe bolting across
the walls, forming on the n^les ln l
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letters WUTA. it's ar always P have ^ DJ/ and
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it that's ^ g? aren l very C0,mPete"t your own fault " wlth the
«lu'Pment yet." Jamie
That's what Jamie Mareness ^ he doesn'1 mind Puttin8 so
says of the new interior decorating job in the old dressing room
atop of Jarman where Longwood's radio station is located. Mareness
is the new acting president of WUTA. He
much time into the station but he doesn't get a credit or any kind
of salary for it.
Mareness is also a D.J. on WUTA. He plays new wave, tech- no-pop,
and art rock, an "outer fringe of rock-n-roll." WUTA is says the
station now has "spirit" ,
with its new paint scheme. Most £**y t
a rock-n-roU station, of the painting was done by Tony thou,gh Ja™e
eels ^ cover Joesiff. They are both disc ^varieties of music. They
try jockeys for WUTA. t0, ^ on thf a,r f™ «J
The painting was only part of °*"* T" *£ a Wfek, W,th
the improvements needed in the a1121 DJ- s- but tnat lsn l
always
station. They recently received accomplished. Besides being the
voice of
Longwood, WUTA is an educational system for upcoming broadcasters.
Some may rise to be as successful as Billy Duncan, their former
program director, who went to WRVQ in Richmond, but most share the
feelings of D.J. Chico Alvarez, "We've been here a week and we've
been unwinding and enjoying it ever since."
$1,000.00 from student activities fees for this semester's
operating costs, which they hope will in- clude a new mixing board.
The present one is, as Jamie calls it, "vintage of 1940's". This
greatly handicaps them when they need to operate two turntables and
switch back and forth from two different channels.
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General Notices
DO I REALLY WANT TO DIE? — Monday, Feb. 27-7 p.m. A program that
explores suicide and the feeling of isolation and loneliness that
we all feel at times. The discussion will focus on moods,
personality, behavior and interpersonal skills for those who wish
to help othes. (French Front Lounge) (Anne Barlow)
THE GYRE - Longwood's Literary-Art magazine is now available at the
following locations: English Office, Art Office, Bookstore and
Hampden- Sydney College Bookstore. Pick up your free copy today!
(David Areford, 2-6351)
Jamie Mareness takes a quick nap between tunes.
Newspaper Back In Black (Continued from Page 1)
The Rotunda editors would like any 0ther students interested in to
thank those who attended last WOrking for The Rotunda will be
week's meeting as well as Dr. welcomed. Please contact the William
Frank, Ms. Mable, and staff through campus mail, Box Mr. Dent for
their support. Also, 1133
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RED & WHITE ROOMS
Lady Lancers Set Record
For Most Wins In A Season Caren Forbes hit the go-ahead
shot and Florence Holmes canned two clinching free throws as
Longwood beat William & Mary 68-64 Saturday afternoon in
women's basketball. The victory gives I/)ngwood a 15-7 record and
those 15 wins are the most ever by a I^ady I^ancer squad.
Longwood's third straight win and its eighth triumph in the last 11
games was very much in doubt after William & Mary ran off 10
straight points to go ahead 62-61 with 3:36 remaining. A bucket by
The Tribe's Betsy Becker tied the game at 64-64 with 0:45 left.
Forbes, Longwood's top scorer with 23 points, swished a base
line
jumper with 31 seconds left to put LC up 66-64.
With time running down, Holmes blocked a William & Mary shot
and was fouled. The junior forward made both ends of the two-shot
foul to put Longwood up 68-64 with 14 seconds left and sew up the
win. Holmes finished with 10 points and eight rebounds, while
Valerie Tucker had 22 points and 13 rebounds.
"What can you say when it's the game that puts you in the record
book," said Longwood coach Shirley Duncan, who took over the team
in early October. "It feels super. Each of our wins have been
great, but there was a
lot of emotion surrounding this one. It was Robin's (senior Robin
Powell) last game and she did a good job for us despite being
injured."
With two games to go in the regular season, Duncan has led Longwood
to its first winning season since 1977-78, and now her squad is the
winningest in school history.
The Lady Lancers play at Liberty Baptist Tuesday night at 7:30 and
at Delaware State Friday afternoon at 2:30. Longwood will then play
in the VAIAW Division II Tournament March 2-3 at Radford. Valerie
Turner gets fouled in recent win over Liberty Baptist
Gymnasts Compete Three Longwood gymnastics
records were set last week as the lancer gymnasts picked up two
victories and a loss, to improve their record to 4-5. The gymnasts
will be preparing for the state meet this week, which will be held
Saturday at James Madison.
Joining longwood and JMU in the state meet are Radford and William
& Mary, two teams which defeated Longwood earlier in the
season. The Tribe only beat the Lancers by two, and longwood coach
Ruth Budd felt the lancers might have beaten Radford if her
gymnasts were - healthy.
Kelly Strayer and Lisa Zuraw set Longwood gymnastics records
Saturday at Towson. Strayer scored 9.2 on floor to win the event
and set the new mark. Strayer also finished first on beam and in
all-around. Zuraw set the new school record on bars scoring 8.7.
Zuraw tied Strayer on vault for second, placed third on beam, and
placed second in all- around. Kerri Hruby placed third in
all-around and second on beam, to help the Lancers defeat Towson
160.95-159.50. The longwood team score was a shool record
Gray Stabley also placed
against Towson — second on floor (8.8).
Thursday Longwood finished second in its tri-meet edging Western
Carolina 155.85-155.30. North Carolina State won the meet with
171.85. Kelly Strayer led the Lancers once again, placing second on
beam, fourth in all-around (32.95), and fifth on beam (8.1). She
also tied for fourth on floor.
Former All-American Dayna Hankinson missed both meets with an
injury, but hopes to make the state meet Saturday. "She should be
able to practice this week to prepare for the meet," said coach
Budd.
Sonya Knur, Debbe Malin, Kim Owens, Cindy Weinstock, and Shay
Woolfolk also competed for Longwood during the meets.
Coach Budd was very pleased with the team's efforts gainst Towson.
"Dayna (Hankinson) was out and everyone pulled together," said
Budd. "we performed well as a team."
After the Virginia state meet the Lancers close out their regular
season at home in a tri- meet with George Washington and
Pittsburgh-Johnstown March 3 at 3:00.
Longwood's Gray Stabley performes a vault in Thursday's meet with
NC State and Western Carolina in Lancer Hall.
Longwood Grapplers Finish Up At 6-9
Longwood's wrestling team closed out an up and down season last
Tuesday with a 40-9 loss at the hands of Division I Campbell
University. The grapplers were led by Tim Fitzgerald who won his
match 11-1 at 126 pounds and by David Crouse who pinned his
opponent at 134 pounds.
Fitzgerald ended up with a fine 18-9-1 record overall at 118 and
126 while Chuck Campbell was 10- 6-2 for the year. Crouse was 8-12,
Billy Howard 11-9 and Tom Gilbert 8-9.
"I thought we wrestled well," said coach Steve Nelson.
"We survived a lot of
misfortune this year in terms of injuries and illness," the coach
continued. "We had to forfeit three weight classes in most matches,
but the wrestlers we had worked hard for the most part. If we can
get some depth in the upper weights for next season, we'll be much
improved."
Freshmen Play Key
Roles In Lady Lancer Success The 1983-84 Lady Lancer
basketball team is winding up its best season ever with a 15-7
overall record. Playing an important role in this success have been
four freshmen on the squad: Karen Boska, Caren Forbes (Rio Grande,
N.J.), Melanie Lee, and Reeva Spradlin.
Two of these young athletes have played in all but one of
Longwood's games, while Boska has played in all 22.
Boska, at 6-1, is the starting center for the team. She is the top
free throw shooter with 77-6 average (59-76). Her best game
came in Longwood's 70-64 win over Randolph-Macon. Boska had 13
points and 15 rebounds. She has 178 rebounds for an average of 8.5
per game, ranking second on the team in rebounding. Boska ranks
first on the team in blocked shots with 21, and has had 28
steals.
Longwood's coach Shirley Duncan calls Boska "probably the most
intense and dedicated player on the team." Boska was also a very
dedicated athlete at Fort Hunt High School, averaging 11 points and
nine rebounds per game.
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Lancer Sports Lancer Cagers One Win From
Finishing 2nd In Mason-Dixie When Mount St. Mary's visits
Longwood Saturday night in the regular season finale for both
teams, second place in the Mason-Dixon Conference regular season
race and the resulting first round bye in the league tournament
will be one the line.
The lancers' 74-55 win at Pittsburgh-Johnstown Saturday afternoon
assured Coach Cal Luther's squad a shot at ending up second in the
league standings. Longwood, with its third straight conference win,
is now 6-3 behind first place Randolph-Macon (8-1), while the Mount
is in third place at 4-3.
Should the lancers beat Mount St. Mary's Saturday night (tip-off is
at 7:30), LC would clinch second place. If Longwood finishes
second, it would receive a first round bye in the MDAC tournament
along with Randolph- Macon. The tourney is set for March 1-3 at The
Mount. The Mounties host UMBC Wednesday and visit Liberty Baptist
Friday.
Longwood, 13-11 heading into Monday night's home game against
Atlantic Christian, will bid farewell to senior cagers
Jerome Kersey and Troy Littles Saturday night. The two players will
be making their final appearance in Lancer Hall.
Kersey, the leading scorer and rebounder in the Mason-Dixon
Conference, holds eight Longwood career records, including marks
for points, rebounds, blocks, steals and dunks. Currently, he has
1,692 points and 1,114 rebounds in four years. He is averaging 19.3
points and 13.9 rebounds this season. Littles, a key reserve on the
1981- 82 squad, sat out last season with a knee injury, and just
rejoined the team in late January.
Despite the final score (74-55) Saturday's win at Pittsburgh-
Johnstown was a tight struggle most of the way.
Trailing 38-33 at the half, Longwood took the lead for the first
time with 9:23 to go on a bucket by Kevin Ricks 50-49, and
outscored the Mountain Cats 24-6 the rest of the way. The Lancers
scored 41 second half points to just 17 up UPJ.
Kersey led the way with 23 points, 17 rebounds, seven assists,
eight steals and two
blocked shots. Kersey scored 15 points in the second half, and had
a key assist to Lonnie Lewis which put the Lancers up 5249.
The 6-7 senior had plenty of help from Lewis (20 points), David
Strothers, 14 points and six rebounds, and several other Lancer
cagers. Lewis (4-4) and Strothers (6-6) helped Longwood hit 20 of
26 free throws. The Lancers made 13 of 19 in the second half and
also hit 14 of 21 shots from the floor in the second period.
"I was, extremely pleased with our play in the second half," said
Longwood coach Cal Luther. "It took a great effort to come back
from a five-point halftime deficit on the road. Our defense was
outstanding. Not only did we hold them to 17 points in the second
half, but our defense also helped create several easy
buckets.
"This was a satisfying win because it gives us a chance to play at
home with second place in the league on the line," he said.
"Finishing second is very important because it would give us the
first round bye in the tournament."
Junior David Strothers scores in win over Liberty Baptist on
February 11.
Freshman Play Key Role (Continued from Page 6)
Forbes, a point guard, is another consistent starter. According to
Coach Duncan, Forbes has taken well to the point guard position,
and her outside shooting is a key factor also. She is scoring an
average of 12 points
Lancer, Forbes had eleven Her most impressive game came assists,
breaking Longwood's against Hampton Institute early single game
record of eight. She in the season, when she had 13 - was named
Longwood Player of points and eight rebounds. She is the Week
earlier in the season, fourth on the team in rebounds Forbes has
made 30 steals.
Lee is a key reserve player on per game, and is the team leader the
team, and has played in 20 in assists with 89 in 20 games. She
games. At 5-11, she plays center ranks ninth in the state in
assists among college division players with an average of 4.7 per
game. In her first game as a Lady
as well as forward, averaging 3.4 points per game and 4.4 rebounds.
She has had 13 steals and blocked 5 opponents' shots.
with 87. She has also been named Player of the Week.
Lee was captain of the Indian River High School basketball team her
junior and senior years. She averaged 17.5 points and
eight rebounds per game, earning All-City and All-Region
honors.
Spradlin, a guard, has seen action in 14 games and is known for her
hustling style of play. Coach Duncan noted, "It took competition to
show that Reeva has the ability to take on the point guard
position, directing the offense and the play. She's an impressive
player."
Spradlin averaged 8.3 points per game at Albemarle High School,
excelling also in softball and volleyball.
The young athletes have all had
impressive careers in high school basketball, but have had to
adjust to a faster and more intense game in college. "These
freshmen had to adjust a lot this year," said Coach Duncan. "For
example, Melanie and Karen (Boska) were probably the tallest
players and now their opponents are often taller."
"The game is a lot faster," Lee notes. "In high school, there are a
lot of average players and a few
good ones. Here most of the players are very good." Boska agrees,
"The players are more intense; the pressure is greater."
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LONGWOOD LANCER BASKEBALL STATISTICS Record: 13-11 (overall) 6 -3
Olason -Dtxon Conference)
Games This Week: Monday, 7:30
Atlantic Christian, hone, 7: 30; Saturday, Mount St . Mary's,
hone.
TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS CZ4 games)
Player G FG PCT. FT PCT. REB. AVG. F-D A TO PTS. AVG.
Jerome Kersey 24 186-362 .514 92-152 .605 335 13.9 76-3 82 88 464
19.3
Lonnie Lewis 23 128-305 .419 60-83 .723 44 1.9 43-0 47 79 316
13.7
David Strothers 24 113-252 .448 56-65 .862 138 5.8 53-2 26 46 282
11.8
Kevin Ricks 22 40-89 .449 14-21 .667 68 3.1 50-1 37 63 94 4.3
Oave Edwards 21 29-66 .439 18-29 .621 38 1.8 32-0 10 26 76
3.6
Tim Wilson 23 35-81 .432 10-28 .357 55 2.4 39-0 14 22 80 3.5
Frank Tennyson 24 25-60 .417 30-55 .545 27 1.1 44-1 32 26 80
3.3
Stan Hull 24 23-46 .500 21-25 .840 30 1.3 38-0 27 35 67 2.8
Eric Plttman 18 15-33 .454 6-9 .667 7 .4 10-0 7 9 36 2.0
Troy Littles 1 1-2 .500 0-0 2 2.0 0-0 0 2 2 2.0
John Rusevlyan 2 0-1 .000 0-0 5 2.5 0-0 1 1 0
Others 9 6-20 .300 5-6 .833 5 .6 17-0 7 18 17 1.9
Longwood Totals 24 601-1317 .456 312-473 .659 829 34.5 397-7 290
415 1514 63.1
nponent Totals 24 599-1339 .447 271-387 .700 778 32.4 449-16 251
377 1469 61.2
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