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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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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
Holce Curric
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
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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
R 26
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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