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Wegener Speaks At Wygal ByNANCY PASCHALL Longwood was honored by the presence of Ambassador Henning Wegener of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) who spoke on "A European Perspective of Disarmament" December 1 at 8 p.m. in the Wygal recital hall. The ambassador, a distinguished looking man, who spoke fluently and clearly, opened with the European perspective on disarmament saying that it is a vital subject that must be dealt with, yet a vastly complicated one. A wellmade point was revealed when he said each country views the world differently. We in the United States see the world from an island point of view, and view Europe as separate from Asia, when in fact, it is not. This cannot help but influence the perspective each country has. As conscious as America is of the U.S.S.R., we here cannot feel the same intensity of threat as Eurasia does, simply due to the proximity of the Soviet bloc to the Eurasian countries. As a spokesman for the FRG, he feels that his country can no longer hide under the nuclear umbrella of protection provided by the United States and other NATOpact countries. Ambassador Wegener suggested a three-pronged view of a security relationship. The
first step is that of a credible defense system. We must have the means to defend ourselves and they must pose a realistic threat to any opposing nation. Secondly, we must continue to negotiate toward disarmament, and, thirdly, we must all cooperate. "Disarmament, what it is all about, is lowering the level of nuclear weapons with a balance between the two military blocs." Currently, embalance in the relationships is being perpetuated by both blocs. What is needed is a forceful arms policy with the aim of balance, both global and regional. Any disarmament policy must emenate from the most powerful country." • Wegener, a representative to ^ the Committee on Disarmament, a committee of the U.N., headquartered in Geneva, said that they had set as their goal world peace, which is, in fact, in their charter. Only through disarmament can world peace be attained. The United Nations is not the body in which treaties concerning the actual dismantling should take precedent; instead, agreements within the United Nations should only set a basis for further discussions between individual nations In Geneva at this time there are several proposals being worked on in an area comparable
to nuclear disarmament, that of chemical bans. There is work being done in the area of a total ban on chemical weapons. This is of particular concern now considering the Soviets' use of chemical warfare in Afghanistan, Cambodia and Laos. A similar proposal is that of a ban on production and storage of chemical weapons and also a proposal banning those chemicals which have the potential to change the environment. He then left the topic of chemical warfare and began talking of the technical obstacles facing disarmament. The first problem lies in the validity and reliability of data collection. Even with the best approximations, we never know precisely which side has what or in what quantity. Wegener attributed this primarily to the U.S.S.R.'s refusal to provide information. This, in Wegener's eyes, is primarily due to their own fear and "because of the inborn secretive urges which dictatorships share." "Surveillance also provides a problem. How are we to know what has been reduced, and by how much if we don't know how many they had in the first place." How, in other words, do we determine when a balance has been reached? He then mentioned that the
No Fear and Loathing on The Campaign Trail By MIKE LYNCH What if there was an election and nobody won? (I've heard that somewhere before.) That was not the case at Longwood this year, but one thing is for certain. Nobody else won. Out of the 20 posts offered to candidates for last weeks JGA Major-Minor elections, only two (IAA Chairman and Campus Life Chairman) were not taken unopposed. Equally obysmal is the voter total of 234 or slightly less than ten percent of the student body. And out of those faithful, even fewer knew what was going on as some showed by making mistaken on their ballots. Election officials stated that some people, when voting for the two opposed offices, checked both names and even more ignored introduction on the Honor Board Senators positions allowing the person to check a space only if he is a member of the class of the candidate. Some people asked
what the difference was between a major and minor office. Many observed the candidates positions posted at the polling spot and merely walked away. The number one cause of both problems as usual, is general apathy. The students don't know about the S.G.A. and they do not really care to know. Apathy has been quite the vogue lately at Longwood but nowhere is it more apparent then in election results. Lisa Swackhammer, chairperson of this years election committee, said that "the last two majorminors, about the top four or five positions went unopposed, or there were just two people running." "It just seems like a waste of time" said one non-voter. "I don't see the results of what they do and I didn't really know any of them". This is not just an isolated example of student opinions. It is practically the norm. People
either don't know who the candidates are or they believe that they are all of the same types; brownnoses, people who snuggle up to the administration and ultimately refuse to go against them. But this year the accusations have become even uglier than that, to a situation in which three candidates were allowed to submit petitions for office after the November 23rd deadline. What ensued was typical 1 -ongwood. One ot the candidates, Derick Wolfe, originally wanted to run for president, but was informed that since his petition was turned in late, he could only run for an uncontested position. He chose Residence Hall Life Chairman and won it unopposed. Tom Cumber was content to run for an uncontested position from the start and chose Campus Life Chairman, the only uncontested
United States now has a proposal in front of the Geneva Conference calling for the reduction of warheads and launchers. Returning to technical obstacles, which he spoke extensivley on, he said we need on-site inspectors, in other words, inspectors to determine whether factories are or are not producing nuclear arms. He believes satellites to be effective only in some circumstances, and worthless in others, such as the detection of chemicals. "Without such inspectors, who knows?" Wegener seems to feel it would not be fair to the parties under the treaty for them to have to be inspected while others were not required to be so. rie men mentioned two prohibitors of peace: Dual ammunitions (those which can either be armed conventionally or nuclearly), and the domain of outer space. Another, similar, topic area he discussed was that of science
technology. A valid point was that science moves so fast that the international negotiations are always behind. Wegener also believes there is not enough to the international community as a whole. He says the outer space is of prime concern, a point he had mentioned earlier. "The international community may find a new domain beyond repair because of the time lag versus scientific progress." Wegener then branched out again and began to speak on the technicality of the whole disarmament process. He said, "The maze of technological information is highly complex and causes much confusion in the political mind. The most important problem is public opinion in the free countries concerning disarmament negotiations tend to separate themselves from the masses." (Continued on Page 6)
Installment Reading At Longwood By LAURIE MITCHELL Anyone who has passed through the Rotunda on his or her way to classes or to the dining hall may have noticed a glass case display. In Lancaster Library, directly across from the circulation desk on the main floor are two displays. In the former display are facsimiles of 19th century books written by Charles Dickens. In the latter displays are the original copies of books by Dickens and William Makepiece Thackeray. During the 19th century, books were written in parts called installments, usually with twenty installments making a complete book. Each installment was about thirty-two pages in length with two full page advertisements in the front of the book. The cover designs and illustrations were used to suggest the nature of the story printed within. By writing a book in this way, the reader's interest was held longer because he or she would want to find out what was to happen and the only way to find out was to wait until the next installment was published. This concept of reading has come to Longwood College through the work of Dr. Michael Lund, Assistant Professor of
English. The displayed books were obtained through the Longwood Foundation and the combined efforts of Dr. Don Lemish, Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Dr. Lund. About six years ago Dr. Lund began trying to recreate this 19th century way of reading books. "Every year that I've used this approach, the benefits have increased. The students really seem to enjoy reading more." He also commented that students often get turned off when they have an assignment to read an entire book by the next class period. The way this approach is used in the classroom is a certain number of pages in a novel are assigned and the students should not proceed past this point until they are instructed. At the next class meeting, the assigned portion is discussed and the next installment is given. Classics such as Dicken's Oliver Twist and Great (Continued on Page 2)
What is Midnite Madness? See page 4 and find out.
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ByLIZD'SURNEY "I was being robbed. The tables turned and I beat up a guy. I hit him with a two by four. He died from my blows an hour and a half later." This rather nonchallant statement came from a 28 year old man presently on parole for the next 6 months. Just recently released from the State Penitentiary, he is currently employed at Ixmgwood College. "I served time for 8 years. Right now I'm on mandatory parole for the next 6 months. During this time I'm required to check in with my parole officer once a month," he said. Shifting in his chair he continues, "I also have traveling restrictions. There are only 5 counties I can enter into freely. I can't go outside of any of them without special permission." Speaking graphically of life in the pen, this young man talks freely of the time he served. "The scenery it (the pen) puts out for people is deceiving. The lifestyle is totally different than what you
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After 8 Years - Still On Guard see. We're in a forced situation...forced to live with all
payday and we were waiting in Some are too scared to say line for canteen tickets. With my anything, it's their way of life to
different marks of life are put together...from the naive country boy to the city slicker." According to this parolee, weapons are common among prisoners, especially knives. A man can earn one of two types of respect for himself. This depends on whether he fights with a weapon or just with his hands physically. Rubbing his upper lip he pauses, then says, "People I didn't like, I stayed out of their way and they stayed out of mine. If not, the result may be physical violence. If you were caught, you were put into what they call isolation. We call it jail. The only things they give you are a Bible and legal material." Recalling one particular incident that occurred between him and another inmate, the man described it intensely. "It was
one away if I have one, but then I had just enough to get me through. This guy asked me for one and I turned him down. He got mad and I ignored him and walked off." He fiddles with the patch on his jeans, and pauses, then continues. "Later I was taking a shower and the same guy comes in there and starts getting nasty. He lunges forward like he is going to do something. I slip out of my flip flops, you need them to keep the fungus from eating your feet up, then sure enough, he hit me. I caught him sitting down and grabbed a hand full of hair and started hitting his head against the porcelin sink. When his knees started buckling, I let him go but he was not bleeding." He becomes more serious explaining, "When you walk away from someone in there, you've got to be careful how you do it. Someone could pull a shank out on you that is two feet long. These things never get reported.
One Act Directors Reviewed By LINDA SAUVE The series of six one acts presented Dec. 1-4 were an experiment in educational theater which yielded successful results. The one acts were directed by students as projects for the Department's directing class. All of the plays were well directed with one exception. In Picnic in the Battle Field" the actors appeared to be struggling ton much with the show itself and this was the result of an obvious lack in their direction. The director did not adequately define the characters for the actors and left them grasping at straws, which consequently rt'sulied in an undeveloped and unbelievable performance. •The Typists". "The Lover" and Mis^ Duns Anderson" all had good actors which complimented their directors. The Mipporting, as well as the leading roles, were exceptional. 1 ecile" and "Visitor From Forest Hills'' were well directed but there seemed, at times, to be something missing on stage. The ability was there but it was not
fully exercised — most of the characters needed more development. The difficulties in presenting three separate shows in a two and a half hour period are immense. There is a separate set and different lighting involved with each show. The set used in the productions was simple and basic black which each director used to create his own scene. The correct props were set and replaced for each one act with speed and accuracy. The lighting was also standard for each show. But in "Miss Doris Anderson" its creative use added an atmosphere that complimented this one act. Directing is an involved and often thankless job. As an actor one is only responsible for his character as directors, these students, took the responsibility of all actors, set lighting, props, costumes, in short the show. The educational value of such a job is evident, the entertainment value, in this case was equal. Student directors take a bow.
Liquor to the Lips Reported by Leigh Ann Lilly from applying for liquor licenses. Written by Paul Kennedy The Steer hopes to begin selling In a move certain to stimulate mixed drinks by Dec. 19. The this town's economy, a majority Pioneer Inn, The Royal Garden, of Farmville voters voted yes on Cedar Brook, and Perini's have the Nov. 2 public referendum, also applied, although Mr. Perini allowing the sale of liquor by the concedes "the chances are slim" drink in restaurants meeting he'll qualify. The Red Lyon has local ordinances. not applied, nor has it any immediate plans to reopen. Students returning from Neither the bevy of rules governing liquor sale, nor the Christmas break should find life heavy license fee have in Farmville somewhat more discouraged the owners of tolerable. Here's to you several 'ocal establishments Farmville voters!
That's the reason I came out of there alive." While in the pen, the parolee went to college for a year and a half and studied sociology and psychology and also became certified as a heavy equipment operator. He got married in the pen to a woman he had known for a while. Plans to further his education and become a wellrounded mechanic and open a business are in the future. An interest in working with juveniles is another area he would like to pursue. He said, "I would like to see if I can't help some kid from making the same mistake I made. I want to go where it will do the most good." He takes a drink then continues, "People with textbook know howmay be vastly superior to me education wise, but there's one thing I can do that they can't. I can make the child understand...I've been there...I know what's going through his head."
He pulls out his wallet and withdraws a yellowed newspaper article. He holds it saying, "This is me, I sure have changed. My main objective to life is to associate with only a few of the enjoy being with my wife and raising a family. I could care less what Reagan does or any other politician. I've done my time and paid my debt."
Reading (Continued from Page 1) Expectations, Thackeray's Vanity Fair, Tolstoy's War and Peace, Conrad's Lord Jim, etc. have been presented to Longwood College students in this 19th century manner. Longwood College's approach to teaching these classics have raised enthusiastic responses from teachers and scholars at other institutions. Dr. Lund is very excited about the project and he says the books obtained so far are the first steps in starting a collection of 19th century novels. In years to come hopefully the college will be financially able to purchase more of the original copies of these classics.
Black Students' View By DORA ANN DANIEL Longwood College opened its doors to black students about thirteen years ago. Since then, many adjustments have been made by both black and white students alike. What is it like to be a black student at Longwood? Sandra Hicks, a junior and President of the Afro American Student Alliance, the major black Organization on Longwood's campus, says it isn't easy. "The only thing Longwood has to offer is an education. There's no social life for black students. I found the only way to cope is to get involved in as many activities as possible." Sandra, in addition to being president of the AASA, is a Longwood Ambassador, a Resident Assistant in Main Cunningham Dormitory and the Treasurer of the Student Member Section of the Junior Home Sconomics Association of Virginia. When asked if she thought Longwood was prejudiced, Sandra replied, "there still exists a great deal of prejudice at Longwood although not verbally expressed. As an R.A. I haven't had any real problems, just minor incidents." Prejudice at Longwood has been a ma r issue since black Jo students began attending the college. After talking with many students, feelings about prejudice at Longwood range from very positive to extremely negative. (Many students were reluctant to talk and most wished to remain anonymous). Anita Randolph, a transfer student from Virginia Tech says, "When I first came to Longwood everyone talked about how prejudiced the school was.
Actually, I don't find Longwood as prejudiced as Virginia Tech." Madeline Taylor, also a transfer from Duke University, doesn't find Longwood unbearable. "I haven't found the white students difficult to get along with at all, says Madeline. It's no different here than at any other predominately white school, However, it's easy to discern which whites are prejudiced and which aren't. Some of the white students here have never associated with the blacks here and don't intend to." One black student, who wishes to remain anonymous, came to the defense of the supposedly prejudiced white student. "Yes there are white students on this campus who are prejudiced against blacks, but it's really not their fault. They learn the whole concept of bigotry from their parents. That's where the ignorance begins. It's sad that some parents instill these types of beliefs in their children." A white Longwood student, who also wishes to remain anonymous, replies, "I don't care how many black students come to Longwood. I just think it's unfair that the administration should make so much fuss over them coming here and gives them special treatment, like the room over in Curry." Sheryl Taylor, a third-year student, is Vice-President of the AASA. "I think that prejudice is very prevalent on this campus, says Sheryl. The whites try very hard to hide their feelings but it's evident in their actions. I think that some of the blacks on campus are just as prejudiced as the whites. This is very
unhealthy. I really don't know how a person can live with himself knowing that the only reason he dislikes someone is because of the color of their skin." Another black student who also wants anonymity, feels that Ixmgwood isn't trying to keep it's black students. "I don't think the administration is fair to the black students financially. Most of us are here because of work-study or a loan or grant or something, Not all of us can play basketball, There are only a few of us who are lucky enough to have parents who can foot all or part of the bill. I was in the post office one day and I heard a white girl say, 'I only come to my mailbox on Wednesdays — that's when my Dad sends my allowance.' Some of us aren't fortunate to get an allowance every week worse, to even have a father. When the administration gets a bright idea to create a new fee like the Room Damage Deposit, where are some of us left?" Another anonymous black student seemed to sum up the feelings of black students at longwood. "We are not here to take over or to start trouble, the student says. We are here to get an education just like any white student. By choosing longwood, we have simply come to the realization that it would be detrimental to us in the long run to isolate ourselves from whites by attending a predominately black school. This is a society made up mainly of white people and run by white people. We must learn to function in this society. Coming to Longwood is our way of making a start."
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There is nothing like the threat of Nuclear Holocaust to bring folks together. People from all walks of life (students, bishops, ambassadors, alcoholics, senators, professors, to name a few) commune to discuss, with the appropriate attitude of moral vindication and intellectual insight this issue of the eighties. The chic sophisticate with an ear finely tuned to la vogue, dwells, with thoughtful nods, on the ultimate destruction of our dear sweet planet. Such comments as "We can destroy the world 30 times over, this is madness!" have become as cliche as moon unit's "Oh, gag me with a spoon." Nationally, this is no doubt due to Reagan's untimely push to get the MX Missile through the Senate (in which he succeeded with a sweat wringing tie) and the accompanying media blitz locally, recent lectures by rather conservative nucleocrats at Longwood's campus such as Senator John Warner's or Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the U.N., Henning Wegener's have led to similar rampant discussions. Now, I wholeheartedly applaud such men of national and international distinction taking the time to come to Farmville, U.S.A. in an attempt to increase students' awareness on national and international perspectives concerning nuclear deterrence, disarmament and-or holocaust. But Longwood students have received a slightly distorted (and wholly conservative) point of view. Both Warner and Wegener began their talks with an a priori premise — that there is a drastic imbalance between the nuclear arsenals of the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R. This seemed peculiar, in light of a recent C.B.S. news report (granted not the most reliable source of information) which said that the current five year defense budget is approximately 1.6 trillion dollars. That amounts to a 48 per cent increase in defense spending over the past five years and once this is broken down to the grassroots level — $2,600 per American family. Rather odd, that we should spend over seven percent of our gross national product on defense and still trail the Soviets in nuclear armaments. So odd in fact that once one does a bit of research one finds it isn't true.
According to the Washington based center for Defense Information (an organization consisting of retired military officers acting as research analysts on U. S. defensive capabilities) there are 30,000 nuclear weapons belonging to the U.S., in total, and 20,000 belonging to the U.S.S.R. (Don't you feel safer already?) For the saKe oi statistics let's break it down a bit. The U.S. currently has 5000 nuclear armed weapons on submarines, 3000 of
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TukN which are just off the Soviet Union's coast. The Soviets have 1000 nuclear armed submarines and keep 100 off the U.S. coast. The U.S. has 400 jet propelled strategic bombers. The Soviets have only 140; 100 of which are propeller driven (i.e., substantially slower and more vulnerable). In fact, the only area the Soviets exceed the U.S. in nuclear ability is in I.C.B.M.'s (Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles), 1398 to the U.S.S.R. and 1052 to the U.S.A. Perhaps this difference of 346 ICBM's (hardly a dent in the credible response strategy which Wegener alluded to, considering our sea and air superority) is what led Reagan to propose the perfect counter budget weapon — the MX missile or "Peacekeeper" (Johnny Carson put that label in its proper place with his glib "soon they'll rename napalm 'crazy foam'.") Let us assume hypothetically, what Reagan would have us assume as fact — that the ICBM's are vulnerable to a first strike and that the United States must be certain that enough of its ICBM's will survive to strike a retaliating blow (remember we are assuming that we have neither an air nor sea nuclear arsenal with which to retaliate ad oblivion). Reagan contends that his 100 MX missiles, carrying 10 warheads each with an explosive yield of more than 30 times that of the bomb that destroyed Hiroshima, would, if deployed in a manner known as "dense pack," be defended from Soviet missiles by the Soviet missiles themselves. Supposedly, the first exploding Soviet missiles would create a nuclear hurricane which would "knock" the other incoming missiles off course, allowing the surviving MX missiles tucked safely in their canisters, to come out like knights in shining armor (96 tons worth) and strike with a retaliatory coup de grace. This theory is known in Cain and Abel tradition as "fratricide." Let us swallow, for a second, the intellectual side of our nature and assume that this theory is plausible, and assume also that the Soviets could take no counter measures (such as beefing up the warheads or practice what is known as pin down' — that is exploding a sufficient volume of warheads above MX silos making it impossible for the mighty MX to get through). Let us also swallow the ethical side of our nature and not bother with the idea that such new 'fixed silos' are in violation of the SALT II treaty which the Soviet Union abides by, even though it was never ratified in the U.S. (silly idealism). If we can assume all these points without gagging on their hypocritical moronities, there is still one question which remains. Why should we deploy a new round of missiles, costing some
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300 million dollars apiece? If ICBM vulnerability is our main concern (and so the jellybean cowboy would have us believe) why not base our prodigious Minute Men Arsenal in dense pack formation instead; and then hope for the best. They would be just as vulnerable or invulnerable as the MX in their Cheyenne wheat field silos and quite a savings for the U.S. defense budget to boot. There is a fundamental fallacy in logic or motive here. And after reviewing Reagan's statements concerning Soviet superiority (not the content of i such statements — which at best leads to a jaded attitude of wondering when, exactly, our President does tell the truth) and
Dr. Hyde?
At the close of this semester, I least a passing grade. am beginning to have doubts After the four weeks it took Dr. about the educational value of Helms to grade the tests he some of the classes being taught handed them back. When I went at Longwood. As I understand it up to get my paper he laughed in the main purpose of higher my face with his usual "I got education is to prepare the you" grin. I received a 0 on the students for a job in a working paper because it was written in society. This, I assumed, would pencil. He suggested to one girl entail hard work and who had failed that she take perserverance and I was sure valiums if she was nervous even with these attributes, around him (which a lot of certain setbacks. But "to strive, students are). I am not to seek... etc..." I was in short complaining as much about the ready for the worst. I was not grade (which I realize was due, in ready, however, for Dr. Helms' part, to my own carelessness), American History class. but about his malicious attitude The first day of class I was towards the students. If he wishes shocked to hear one student ask if to fail students on a nit-picking media hype concerning this he really had a 75 per cent grading system that is his issue, one can trace the broad failure rate! No, he said and privilege, no matter how counteroutlines of a spectre that retired smiled only 65 per cent. But "to productive it may be. What I do object to is his treating students Rear Admiral La Rocque put into strive, to seek . . . etc." I failed his first test with a 33 — as less than human. We pay words — the President wants to "fight successfully a nuclear a disaster. I took it in stride nearly $3500 tuition a year to have war." But before being hung to though and shrugged off the the privilege to grow and learn in dry as impertinent radicals let's warnings of my friends who environment conducive to qualify that statement — the called him Dr. Hyde and said at education. Dr. Helms, I think, President (hopefully) wants to one time he had been on should become a part of that give the appearance of being probation. I studied about 15-17 environment. Allen Aitken ready and able to fight hours for the second test and thought that this would assure at successfully a nuclear war. And for that motive the MX missile is highly qualified — a first strike weapon, par excellence, to put the squeeze on the Russian bear even tighter. Reagan is sincere when he In reference to Mrs. Boogan's embody the true fundamentalist (narrow minded, maintains he needs to 'take' the letter I wish to make a few points. spirit outspoken, self-righteous, MX to the Geneva disarmament I found your version of conference. Such a weapon Corinthians unrestfull. If all of hypocritical, etc.) If God had (which will surely be seen by the those people are not going to wanted us all to be programmed, Soviets as offensive) is his heaven, it's going to be mighty I'm sure he could have done "bargaining" chip, an ace in lonely. I know St. Augustine better than Jerry Falwell and spades for the negotiation tables. won't be there (he had Billy Graham. He wouldn't have But bluffing (again, hopefully) illigitimate children spread bothered to let us reason for the Soviets with Moscow directed throughout the known world). I ourselves. Also if you must wield missiles into a disarmament do not wish to judge for Jesus a Bible, at least use it in its true agreement which may or may not himself said Judge not that you spirit. It is a guide not a chopping be fair (my opinion is Reagan shall not be judged. But since you block. So fundamentalists of the will settle for nothing less than choose to ignore this point, so will world, line up with your swords and stones and let he who is nuclear superiority, which 1.1 venture to make the following he has proven in his assumptions. You seem to without sin take the first slice at the rest of us. defense policy thus far) r, David Gott could well be prodding a sleeping bear. One has to wonder To Student Activities Committee, items which have been in need for if the hands were switched and The Longwood Concert Band some time and it is this kind of the Soviets attempted such a and Jazz Ensemble would like to backing that enables these two trump — would we not grasp for thank SAC for their more than groups to smoothly function. support. Funds an ace of our own and up the generous Once again, Thank you! "anti" accordingly? It is received have gone to purchasing Sincerely, ludicrous to think that the , Peter Tideman U.S.S.R. will swallow all hardly generous. The Soviets, if nationalistic pride and be EDITOR'S NOTE: During the question and they would have accepted the blackmailed as it were, at the answer period to Henning proposals would have had to stop negotiation tables. The result of Wegener's lecture, Dr. Haltzel deploying all SS-16 missiles while Reagan's (or Wegener's) Si Vis Pacem Para bellum — if you made a sweeping reference to the U.S. would have given up (at want peace prepare for war — Cyrus Vance's "generous" that time) the only on paper MX. disarmament proposals to the The Soviets would also have attitude.mey be an expon ential U.S.S.R. in 1977. I suggest that had to scrap half of their "heavy escalation of the arms race. Carter's proposals (via Vance) weight" SS-9 and SS-18 missiles, If Reagan wants nuclear were specifically political in while the U.S. allotted itself the superiority he has it now without nature and that he had no real right to deep the debatably "nonMX. If he wants bilateral disarmament on equal levels he hopes of the Soviet Union's strategic" Cruise missile. Both them. Carter's sides would have been limited to should start behaving in a less accepting bellicose manner and in a more proposals were first, a complete 550 missiles equipped with departure from the Ford- multiple warheads, which statesmanlike one. And if he wants a "successful" Kissinger SALT position, which happens to be the exact number nuclear war, well . . . para up to that time formed the base the U.S. had in its arsenal at that for negotiations. Second, it was time. bellum; para bellum.
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Papers At Penn. Ten students and two faculty from Longwood College participated in The Pennsylvania Sociological Society Annual Meeting held at Millersville State College, Millersville PA November 12 and 13,1982. Four of the students, majors in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, submitted papers in the Student Paper Competition. Two of them, Robert G. Flippen and Susan Stanley, were among the finalists in that competition, and two, Beth Licari and Carla Dee Proffitt. were amonu the semi-
finalists. The students' papers were the results of research required in their sociology or anthropology courses. The Longwood students, and the titles of their papers are: Susan Stanley, "Handicapped Services and Student Volunteerism"; Robert Flippen, "Social Interaction at a Virginia Mineral Springs Resort"; Dee Proffitt, "Juvenile Delinquency through the Eyes of an Intern"; and Beth Licari, "The Integration of the Prince Edward County School System". In addition, Dr. Chet Ballard, (Continued on Page5)
Longwood Student. Susan Stanley, presents paper at Pennsylvania meeting."
Federal Cut impact on Farmville By GEREE LYELL Dr, Chester Ballard, associate professor in Longwood's Soc i Ology-Anthropology department, has recently been granted monies by the college's annual funding program to research the effects of federal budget cutbacks on the town of Farmville. Dr. Ballard commented: "We had decided on a concentrated area I Farmville), because of our lack ot manpower and because our objective was to do a 'community wide portrait' of how cutbacks affected all aspects of life Nie > ear-long project was started in August and has been worked on dally since. Assisting Dr. Ballard is senior. Keith Lucas, a business major, and Mrs Myrna Ballard, also an instructor In the sociology dept. As the working researchers, Dr. Ballard and his assistants have also been aided by an advisory committee consisting of eight members of the area fovernment and community. i feel that this research will be a helpful thing to all of the community,'' said Dr. Ballard. "They will come together because of the volunterrism involved in the research interviewing. I feel the reaction of the townspeople so far has been very favorable, they seem excited about someone piecing
together both the positive and negative aspects of federal cutbacks." The college executives are also happy because Dr. Ballard's project puts into action President Greenwood's plans to get the community more involved with the college. Greenwood feels that Ixmgwood can be a resource for the community and is encouraging its involvement in many projects. As for the actual research, it has been conducted in the form of interviews (about 100), with both Dr. Ballard and Keith Lucas doing the interviewing. Each specialized sector of the community will have several prominent people interviewed. Areas such as town government, industry, agriculture and education will be covered. Each of the 100 interviewees will receive a copy of the final project and it will also be sent to the other communities. In late October, Dr. Ballard will be hosting a "Round Table" discussion of the project at the annual meeting of the Association for Humanist Sociology in Washington, D.C. He said, "I'm very proud and excited to be able to share my work with other professionals and hope that when fully completed, our project will truly be a success."
Longwood Supports Farmville By KENT BOOTY property in the community. Longwood College accounts for — College-related bank nearly one-third of the Farmville deposits account for over $1.4 community's total business million annually. volume, according to a student — Longwood contributed survey. approximately $1.3 million to the Longwood's students, faculty revenues of the town of Farmville and staff contribute more than and Prince Edward County. $18 million annually — roughly 31 — It is estimated that 927 jobs percent of the business volume — — approximately one-third of all to the local economy, the two- jobs in Farmville and vicinity — year study by students of are directly attributable to economics professor Anthony B. Ixmgwood. Cristo indicates. "The non-economic impact of Known simply as the "Impact Longwood on the community is Study," it contains findings that equally significant," Dr. Cristo are the result of research by said. "We found that a lot of students in three of Dr. Cristo's students, faculty and staff visit classes. The study was recently Holly Manor nursing home, give printed in the form of a 48-page blood, work at the polls on booklet. election day, and so on. I was "I think the students were amazed at what the students do; surprised by the results, but I their activities make the wasn't surprised very much," community richer." Dr. Cristo said. "I knew the Twenty students, all of whom impact (of Longwood on the have since graduated, took part community) would be that large. in the study. The first student The students were amazed. They chairman, David Wall, was had no idea the impact would be graduated in 1980; the second, that much." Mark Gagnon, in 1981; and the The idea for such a study was third, Dallas Bradbury, this year. first discussed in March 1979 "I had to appoint chairmen as during an Economic Seminar they graduated." he said. class taught by Dr. Cristo. After receiving approval by the administration and funding from the Longwood College Foundation (to cover the preparation and mailing of questionnaires), the professor and his students began distributing surveys that September. The surveys were distributed to students, faculty and staff. Originally, they also were distributed to businesses, but this phase had to be dropped since merchants had difficulty in determining what portion of their income was directly attributable to Ixmgwood. The survey-takers found that the information could be obtained through other means. The original survey had to be revised, Dr. Cristo said, to ensure more accurate data. "The first year was trial and error; the second year was the finished product," he noted. "We didn't get exactly what we wanted in the first survey, so we narrowed the brackets. It was much easier to see the results in the second survey." The students had some outside help. Dr. Kuldeep Turna, another economics professor, developed a computer program to aid in compiling the data. Robert Hazlewood, Farmville town treasurer, and the Piedmont Planning Commission also provided assistance. The study details the College's significant impact, both economic and non-economic, on the Farmville community. Among its findings are: — Longwood accounts for $3 million of the total business
The class that originated the study also developed the market basket survey, which is a monthly survey of basic items in local grocery stores. One of four market basket surveys in Virginia, it is the only one conducted by students. About 300 copies of the Impact Study will be distributed to major colleges and universities in the Southeast, Dr. Cristo said. Copies will also be distributed to members of the Board of Visitors, the Longwood College Foundation and Longwood's I-ancaster Library. "We're going to keep checks on the economic impact," predicted Dr. Cristo. "In three to five years, we'll look at the growth or decline of Longwood and its impact on Farmville. If I'm still here, I'll certainly take part in another survey." Though the student surveytakers are gone, they haven't forgotten about their work. "The students are anxious to get a copy," Dr. Cristo said. "Their interest in this project is undying."
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Craft Collectibles Craft Collectibles VIII in Bedford Gallery, Longwood College December 3-12. featuring pottery, blown glass, forged iron, baskets, musical instruments, toys, stained glass, furniture, quilts, and fiber works by sixteen Virginia craftsmen. Gallery hours: December 3-8a.m. to 5 p.m.; December6-10 —10 a.m. to 5 p.m., except Saturdays and Sundays 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. (Continued from Page 4) Assistant Professor of Sociology at Longwood, presented a paper, "The Effects of Federal Budget Cutbacks on Farmville, Virginia", based on data gathered from a research project he is presently conducting, and Dr. James Jordan, Associate Professor of Anthropology, presented a paper, "The Social Structure of Forest Fire Setting by Mountaineers in Tennessee", based on fieldwork he carried out for the United States Forest Service. The 1982 Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Sociological Society attracted approximately 100 scholars from colleges in Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Maryland, and Virginia.
(Continued from Page 1) election day he found out that the position actually was contested. David Detimore had also applied late and chose to run for Campus Life Chairman, also which he won. And now to interpret the questions that come out of all this. Why, if David Detimore was allowed to run for a contested post, (Campus Life Against Tom Cumber) was Derick Wolfe, not allowed to run for contested post (President against Trica Boyle)? Or conversely, why, if Derick Wolfe and Tom Cumber were allowed to run onlv for uncontested seats was David Detimore allowed to run for a contested one? And just who did turn in his petition first? Fetimore or Cumber? So after the commercial break of as-the SHA turns, we find that Lisa Swackhammer, Chairman of the Election Committee, has a lot of nasty questions to answer. Now Lisa is easily the hardest working member of the SGA and she was kind enough to write an office statement to the Rotunda, attempting to explain the situation. She stated that "the SGA felt that the open position should be filled if possible and the others left as is. In short, if you suddenly found yourself with one
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too many thoughtless deadline missers as Lisa did, would you run him against one of the thoughtful deadline makers or another thoughtless deadline misser. It would seem that Cumber really has no cause to argue and he was not bitter about that aspect of the election. "That doesn't bother me because I came in late too". But one would think that while the election committee apparently has done no wrong, they would have at least told Cumber that he had some competition. The big problem is what about next year. The general opinion of complaintants this year is that nublicitv was definitely lacking. Both Cumber and Wolfe partially blamed this fact for their failure to turn in their petitions on time. "I didn't know what dates the petitions were due because that was so obscure itself," stated Wolfe. Conflicting accounts in The Rotunda seem to have led them astray as well as the lack of other publicity. "I'm an R.A. and usually I would get some kind of flyer to post in my dorm. But I received no flyers in the mail so I didn't know when the petitions were supposed to be in but I guess they don't have to put up flyers (Continued on Page 8)
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Student Thanks I wish to take this opportunity to thank the faculty and students of Longwood for making my semester here as a transfer student, a most rewarding experience. This fall I was most proud to represent the college as a finalist at the Pennsylvania Sociological Conference and to pursue my life's ambition in the field of historical archeology. Special thanks go to: the faculty and staff of the Department of Sociology and Authropology, for their patience and tolerance; Dr. James William Jordan, for his guidance and inspiration during my archeological internship; Cindy Corell, for her in-depth
coverage of my project at Hampden-Sydney; Donna Dix, for chauffeuring me and my workers to and from the site after I was declared "unauthorized" and the twenty-two student volunteers who experienced the drudgery and excitement of archeological fieldwork. It is with a heavy heart that I leave my hometown and Longwood to return to the anonymity of Washington, D.C. to complete my undergraduate career at George Washington University. I will, however, take with me, memories that I shall always cherish. Thank you. Bob Fhppen
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To the Student Body: Thanksgiving Day is over for this year, but it is my belief that gratefulness is never out of date. For two and a half hours each Tuesday evening this fall it has been my delight to attend a class in "Creative Writing," instructor: Mr. Douglas I have enjoyed the times listening to, talking with and exchanging of ideas with the sixteen young adults in the class. Mr. Douglas has stretched our minds, whetted our imagination and led us into creating that that we never knew was in us. The two ladies on the desk in the 'Rotunda', Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Ransom have invited me into their office and shared talking time with me each evening while I waited for my son
to come from his class. For this special friendliness I am saying a special "thanks". Ones impressions about a place are determined, to a great extent on the attitude of the people you come in contact with as well as the general atmosphere. I am offering 'thanks' to Longwood College for letting me, a senior citizen do what I like very much doing — trying to keep my mind alert. If anyone wishes to learn to be mentally creative in a relaxed atmosphere, where a bag of tricks to the trade' are offered but not forced on you; sign-up for Mr. Douglas' "Creative Writing". A grateful learner, Mrs. Mary A. Carlos
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SPORTS Posipanko, Foster, Case Reap Post-Season Honors Longwood soccer coach Rich Posipanko and two of his top booters, junior Darryl Case (CINCINNATI, OH) and Bill Foster (NEWPORT NEWS), reaped a bundle of post-season honors over the weekend. Posipanko was named Virginia Intercollegiate Soccer Association "Coach of the Year" and Foster was named "Player of the Year" at the VISA postseason banquet Sunday afternoon in Farmville. In addition, Case and Foster have been named first team All-South in Division II. Guiding Longwood to a 15-4-1 record and a state title this season, Posipanko has compiled a career record of 39-25-5 in his four vears at Longwood while building a winning program from the ground up. He is the first lancer soccer coach to be so
honored. All-VISA this year and last, Foster was a co-captain and leader from his midfield position for the Lancers. Posipanko and Foster were chosen as coach and player of the year by coaches from the 13 VISA schools. Case, an Ail-American in Division II last season, is making his second appearance on the AllSouth team. He and Foster were picked by Division II coaches from an area which includes 12 states and the District of Columbia. Case was a standout defender from his back position for the state champion Lancers, and like Foster, was All-VISA the past two seasons. This year's Division II AllAmerican selections are expected to be announced soon.
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Road-Weary Lancers Return Home to Face Lynchburg Stung by two losses in the, Mason Cup Tournament at George Mason over the weekend, Longwood's women's basketball team returns home this week for a game with the Division in Lady Hornets from Lynchburg Friday night at 7:00 in Lancer Hall. Longwood, now 1-3, will be making only its second home appearance of the season. The Lynchburg game will be a special night with members of the Farmville Junior Women's Club being guests of the athletic program and with music provided, by the Longwood Jazz Ensemble. Tickets are $1.50 for adults and 50 cents for non-Longwood students (college age and under). BEV POWELL NAMED ALL-
sister Robin, who had 13 points and six assists against Liberty Baptist, Mariana Johnson (FARMVILLE) who had seven points and 11 rebounds against the Lady Flames and senior Cindy Eckel (S. PLAINFIELD, NJ) who had 14 points and nine rebounds against Hampton Institute. Longwood was up 144 over Liberty Baptist early and led 3324 at the half before the Lady
tied at 60-60 at the end of Flames rallied behind 18-20 free throw shooting. The game was regulation before Liberty Baptist won in overtime. B. Powell hit six of 11 from the floor and two of three from the line to lead the Lady Lancers with 14 points. Junior Kim McConnell (FREDERICK, MD) chipped in 11 points, hitting five of six free throws.
TOURNAMENT Despite lossees to Hampton Institute 6949 Friday and 70-66 to Liberty Baptist in overtime Saturday, there was a bright spot for Longwood in the Mason Cup Tournament. Sophomore Bev. Powell (SILVER SPRING, MD) was chosen for the AllTournament team after scoring 24 points and grabbing 13 rebounds in the two games. Also playing well for Longwood in the tournament were Bev's
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Wegener Speaks i Continued from Page 1) He then began to speak on an negotiations taking place now. area he called "Time Between the United States and Sequences.": "Security is the the U.S.S.R. there is a proposal of end product of everything being a partial test ban of nuclear solved simultaneously, but we weapons. (There is already a are not able to negotiate all non-atmosphereic test ban in factors (i.e., nuclear, chemical effect? )There is currently no ban and conventional) at the same on sub-terraineal testing. time." Now, when speaking of Again he spoke on chemical warfare, saying, "Chemicals disarmament, we actually mean specialized parts, ICBMs used in warfare have legitimate (intercontinental ballistic mis- civilian uses," which obviously siles) for example. We are now presents a restriction problem. using the principle of graduality, "For a comprehensive credible that is, gradually dealing with ban on chemical arms: all party each nuclear weapon type. This countries must declare their leads us to a problem, that is the stocks, allow inspectors, and a interdependence of munitions. survey for the further non"When reductions are made in production must be done." Wegener then made a direct one area, the counting then comment on our Cruise and increases numbers of nonregulation arms, causing only a Pershing missiles, saying, "Europe is against the Cruise shuffling of numbers." He then began, to speak on - and Pershing missiles, but they verification. "We must look into are necessary to match Soviet compliance (with treaty) or else strength. We need higher public we do a disservice to the awareness so we can back our disarmament cause. Suspicion is government's policies and thus poison to disarmament." We give them credibility. We must should also, he feels, watch non- take some steps to preserve our nuclear-ordained countries freedom." A new topic arose out of those carefully. Wegener spoke on the comments, and he then began to
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LongwoocPs Men's Basketball The Longwood men's basketball team had some trouble executing against the Otterbein Cardinals last Thursday night managing a 67-63 victory, but were clearly dealing during the middle of both halves, Saturday night in an upset of Radford, 73-70. The Wednesday night game was a conflict in styles, Otterbein trying to play a control game and Longwood trying to run. By patient offensive and tenacious defensive play the Cardinals were on top early with a 5-3 lead. But they would not get it back until late in the game after Ron Orr tied it up with a short hook shot that he continually put in the face of the defenders all night. The next couple of baskets came from conversion plays, the first time from a steal by Joe Remar. Remar hit Kersey on the run and it was all over with the usual high-flying, death-defying, full speed, one-armed slam dunk that made the fans happier than a pervert in a harem. Otterbein threw a brick the next time down and John Weber whipped the rebound down to Joe Remar on the other end, who got a pass, although deflected, to Ron Orr for another two points. Orr and Remar carried the game, offensively, for the lancers, especially since Jerome Kersey picked up three fouls with
more than 10 minutes left in the half. Remar was good from both inside and outside, whether he was shooting from the fast break or the set play. And Orr's hook was unstoppable, which is not surprising when you observe that Orr seems to have the reach of a crane (not the bird, the construction machine). Longwood slowly built a lead throughout the rest of the half, although play was kind of sloppy and the Lancers' lead should have been larger. Although Otterbein was smaller and slower than the home team, they were disciplined and aggressive and turned many Ixmgwood mistakes in handling in to steals and consequent breaks that kept them in the game. The lead peaked at 10 points when Ron Orr took a full court pass from John Weber and slammed it home to create pandemonium in Lancer Hall. The halftime score a minute later was 32-25 Longwood. Otterbein quickly pulled within two in the first two minutes of the second half. Short jumpers by Ron Stewart and easy layups by Mike McKinney provided most of the Cardinal points as intelligence kept Otterbein apace of Lancer talent. After successive exchanges at baskets and turnovers for several minutes, Otterbein tied the game at 55 on a McKinney jump shot.
Longwood got back ahead when Orr followed a Kersey drive for a layup and Otterbein tied it again on two free throws due to a technical on Coach Luther for saying something the ref didn't like. Otterbein got the lead, now late in the game when Jerome Kersey got a defensive rebound and started dribbling up court. But it's a long way for the ball to bounce when Kersey dribbles and he lost control, then dove, along with Mike Testa, for the loose ball, but Otterbein's Ron Stewart grabbed the ball standing up and strolled in for the giveaway layup. Down 61-60 with less than a minute remaining the Lancers could ill afford to miss this next attempt as that might enable the Cardinals to run the clock out. Jerome Kersey rebounded a Lonnie Lewis jump shot and was fouled on his second follow attempt, tying the game when he made one of his free throws. After the Cardinals choked on
their next possession Lonnie Lewis put the Lancers up for good rebounding his own shot and laying it in. Joe Remar stole the ball on the Cardinals' next try and laid it in for the insurance points and Otterbein choked again. Another basket exchange and the game was over, Longwood preserving the victory, 67-63. In summing up this year's Radford team, Coach Luther said he was "scared to death of them." He said he had seen them play Division I Richmond and thought they should have won. But have no fear, coach. For this one, Longwood conquered another phase of the basketball world — jump shots. Add in solid bench play and a good defense, especially by the guards and you have why the Lancers pulled off their best victory yet this year, 73-70. Midway through the first half, Longwood was playing nearly perfect basketball and with about
five minutes left in the half, John Weber sank a short jumper to give Longwood its biggest lead at 31-14. But Radford brought it to within six by the end of the half, 34-28. Longwood kept Radford about ten off the pace until the Highlanders started fouling them. In Division II ball, foul shots are not so taken for granted and while Longwood missed half of their 30 second half foul shots and Radford pulled to within three with a minute left, 71-68. Two Kersey foul shots put the game out of reach, though, with Radford only getting one more field goal before the game ended 73-70. Again, Orr and Remar led the way for the Lancers, scoring 26 and 16 points respectively. Next up will be U.D.C., probably the biggest bundle of raw talent ever to visit Lancer Hall. And taking into consideration the styles of both teams, it promises to be a show.
Grapplers Now 4-2-1 By RONNIE BROWN Student Assistant Paced by four strong performances last week, the Ixmgwood wrestlers upped their mark to 4-2-1. The grapplers defeated the Hornets in Lynchburg 43-7 Wednesday and clipped Newport News Apprentice 27-21, while tying Division I George Mason 22-22 and losing to Hampton Institute 30-17 in the Liberty Baptist Tournament Friday and Saturday. Coach Steve Nelson's squad will remain idle until after the Christmas break when they participate in the Newport News Tournament on January 14 and 15. In the Lancers' defeat of Lynchburg, Charles Campbell (ALEXANDRIA), a 150 pounder, Dana Dunlap (FAIRFAX), a 167 pounder, Joe Bass (ALEXANDRIA), a 177 pounder, and Mike O'Hare (MIDLOTHIAN), a 190 pounder, each recorded pins, while Steve Albeck (SPRINGFIELD), a 142 pounder and Tim Fitzgerald (ELON COLLEGE, N.C.), a 118
pounder won major decisions. Although the grapplers came in seventh in the LBC Tourney, Coach Nelson was pleased with the team's performance. "I thought we wrestled fairly well considering how competitive the tournament was," said Nelson. "We showed that we are one of the top small college teams in Virginia." David Dodd (HIGHLAND SPRINGS), a 158 pounder, Dunlap and Campbell each had good outings. Sophomore Charles Campbell, who has compiled a 6-2 record thus far, was 4-0 last week with three pins and a 6-0 decision. One of the highlights of the tourney was the comeback against George Mason. The Patriots had won the first four matches but the Lancers won five of the last six weight classes to get the 22-22 draw. Nelson is hoping the team will wrestle with the same intensity next semester as it has this year. "I'm very pleased with the way the season is shaping up," noted Nelson. "We are going to let our injuries heal and try to stay healthy next semester."
Longwood's Joe Remar scored 27 points in 70-65 win over Mansfield State Saturday night with 1,053 career points, Remar is Loogwood's all-time leading scorer.
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By CHRIS YOUNG What do you get if you take a Diver's flag, a lion wearing sunglasses, three animals, one businessman (who doubles as the world's best guitarist), the Roanoke Civic Center on a Halloween Eve, a full moon, and 120 decibels? Absolutely nothing. But if you multiply it all by 10, you «et Van Halen. Boy. do you ever get Van Halen! Van Halen was in Roanoke Saturday, and if you missed it to go trick or treating, you missed the real treat. Van Halen opened with Romeo Delight from their third albun. Women and Children First. Eddie was perfect, brother Alex Van Halen (drums) was perfect. Michael Anthony (baiis, was perfect, the stage was perfect, and David Lee Roth was, to put it very bluntly, himself. Halfway through the second verse, he forgot the words, but did that stop him? Heck no! In typical David Lee Roth fashion, he screamed out, "I forgot the f— — words!!" By the end of the first song, you started to take in the stage. Wow! What a stage! Starting at the bottom, on the floor, you see huge rays of orange and white painted on the floor. Moving up, you are overwhelmed by the speakers. Thousands of them! On a flaming platform between the bass and guitar speakers were the drums. Actually, "drums" is an understatement. I think Alex's kit contained half of Ludwig's 1982 stock, and half of the props from Star Wars. (Alex is noted for having the biggest and the baddest drum
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reflecto shades, which are reflecting two big Van Halen flying wedges! Now to the lights! When I first saw Van Halen in 1980, they had what was considered the biggest light show ever taken on tour by any band. It had 11 follow spots (six of which were directly over the band), and thousands of other lights. Just name your favorite color, and I'm sure it was there. In their new light show, Van Halen added seven more spotlights, and took away a
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couple of hundred other lights. Instead of the typical rectangular light design, they rearranged them into a shape similar to their logo. They were One of the surprisingly best also in smaller groups. moments of the concert was a Most of the groups were hydra- space age bass solo by Michael ulically controlled, and could be Anthony. It was incredible. raised and lowered. Another one of the best There were eight spotlights (16 moments was a "call and total) run by eight men who answer" session between literally rode the hydraulic drummer Alex and virtuoso lights. Eddie. All of this had a Van-tastic Except for a half caliber effect! mixing job, I'd have to say that this is the best concert I've seen Eddie's new front line in a long time. consisted of his favorite homemade red guitar and three new editions, one of which he used more than "old red." The one he used the most was a (Continued from Page 5) Kramer, which was custom built for that." So not only did Wolfe for the Ed. It looks almost not see information in that form, identical to his red one, but has a nor did his hall which he had neck shaped like one from a wanted to get interested in the Gibson Explorer. The second new edition was a S.G.A. Next years president, Trisha beautiful Kramer custom double Boyle expressed concern for this neck. It was yellow with a black problem and indicated that line design, similar to all of Eddie's guitars. apathy and lack of publicity need to be dealt with in order to insure sets In the land, and even though He used the bottom neck (six effectiveness for the S.G.A. "It's he isn't the baddest drummer in strings) to do Cathedral from hard to get people excited about the land, he can still do a job on Diver Down. something they don't know." She them drums!) From Van Halen II, they added, "I think how we have Behind the drums was a huge played Dance the Night Away, elections could be changed for the curtain on which was painted Van Somebody Get Me a Doctor and better." Halen'a 1982 logo, a lion wearing Bottoms Up! But one last complaint exists about the wav the elections were run that has no answer. Just how did every individual seat clear down the line of the ballot, with two exceptions, manage to have just one occupant. One Yamaha Producer Series could think that there would be many candidates for the higher Headphone, 4 channel mixer offices while the lower ones and Synthesizer might just be abandoned, unless of course candidates were cycled to the appropriate open office, which seems to be the case. SAC 60 TDK Cassettes (However there is no proof for *2i0 While they last such an assertion other than the obvious one stated above). While a system like this may be highly beneficial to those involved and I 0 /oDiscount w/College I.D. may provide the S.G.A. with a full compliment of officers, it is 215 W. Third 392-4809 highly unethical. And if it happens in the future, it will be obvious.
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