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Sixty-fourth year
Number 16
Tuesday, February 5, 1985
English Professors Studied To Teach Bleak House A four-day workshop was held at Longwood College recently for English faculty members whose freshman English students are reading a lengthy novel, Bleak House by Charles Dickens. Under the pilot program, [which is funded by a grant from [the national Endowment for the Humanities, all students in English 101 are required to read and "know well" a major long I novel. Teaching the work serially — as many literature I classics were first published — encourages more thorough, lasting knowledge of the classics which have shaped Western culture, say the faculty involved |in the program. Students in 30 classes will I read the 770-page Bleak House this semester. The novel will be taught in 20 installments, similar [to the way in which it was [Originally published. Twelve English faculty Imembers attended the (workshop, which was held on [the campus Jan. 9, 10. 11 and
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14. They discussed the content and themes of the novel, methods of teaching it, and the course itself, said Dr. Ellery Sedgwick, who is directing the program. Dr. Michael Moore, from the history department of Appalachian State University, came to discuss the historical, social and cultural background of the novel. Funding for the workshop was provided for in the grant, which expires in December. A similar three-day workshop will be held in August, said Dr. Sedgwick. Dr. Michael Lund; Dr. Donald Stuart, head of the English. Philosophy and Foreign Languages department; and Dr. Massie Stinson also are involved in the program. English 101, a composition and literature course, is required of all four-year students at Longwood. Students will also be expected to study shorter works of literature and to sharpen their composition skills, in addition to reading Bleak House.
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\ Dr. Ellery Sedgwick leads a discussion at the workshop. From left: Dr. William Frank. Dr. Massie Stinson and Dr. Michael Lund.
By David S. Areford All of us have heard them— complaints—complaints about Dr. So and So and what he did or did not do in class, or about the grading of the midterm, or the papers he never returned, and on and on. The question is—Does anyone notice these things but us? And how and to whom can we vote our complaints? According to the Longwood Faculty Handbook, "Department Heads will make an annual evaluation of the performance and contributions of individual faculty members..." Dr. Charles B. Vail, Interim Dean of the Faculty, concurs on this point. "I think it is important that the reviews be done on an annual basis even if there is no particular action to follow these reviews." Dr. Vail has been meeting with department heads with one objective being to improve the existing process of evaluation. Faculty are also indirectly pushing for an improved system of evaluation as evidenced by a faculty proposal before the Board of Visitors that would have some salary increments money driven by performance appraisal rather than given across the board. And that would require an improved evaluation process. Though the issue of salary, promotion, and tenure are important to evaluation, Dr. Vail's view of performance evaluation is "foremost to assist the instructor to be a better instructor, to improve on the performance as a professor and as a scholar." Students also have a part in performance evaluation by filling
out the course/instructor evaluation forms which are distributed at the end of each semester. In the past these forms were carried to the Registrar's office by a student where they would be kept until the professor turned in semester grades. Last semester, these forms were taken to the Department Heads for safekeeping. Dr. Vail hopes that by the end of this semester the statistical results of these forms will be computerized. Thus only the statistical result will be seen by the instructor and not the in-
then it may reach the Dean of the Faculty. Dr. Vail warns that students must realize that often names must be used and the student cannot always be protected against negative reaction on the part of a faculty member. Dr. Vail also says that the student must have "pretty solid evidence that the professor is failing in his responsibilities or being abusive of them." Solid evidence includes, "failure to come to class, dismissing the class capriciously, using class time to talk about
— Faculty Reviews — dividual forms. This will not only be a more efficient process but also a protection for the student. The present policy is that faculty members are only "urged" to use these forms. But Dr. Vail says that it is in the faculty member's interest to use the forms and the statistical results. "Student views on their work are among the issues that one must consider in talking about tenure and promotion. And most faculty members work rather diligently to see that the file that is maintained on their work is as complete and up to date as possible. Students can use these evaluation forms to express their views anonymously to their professors. But what about more serious complaints? The most direct channel for complaints concerning individaul professors is the Department Head. If the problem still cannot be solved,
things that have no relevance to the course, failure to return test papers, inaccurate grading of test papers, and in any way abuse of the normal kind of relationship between professor and class or professor and the student." Some students feel that their complaints will get nowhere because a faculty member has tenure. (The Faculty Handbook states that "an appointment with tenure is an appointment which is continuous and permanent in nature") But Dr. Vail assures Continued on page 5
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Campus Pub Likely To Open In Fall By Frank Raio In response to the concern |xpressed by students over the lelayed completion of the Student Rec Center, the Student iovernment Association sent >presentatives to discuss the hatter with Phyllis Mable, Vicerresident for Student Affairs. jhe delay has been caused, |ccording to Mable, by the timeDnsuming bid system that the irginia Legislature requires. Ltate institutions must receive
bids for all work contracted out. The physical plant is capable of building a stage or removing walls, but electrical work, for example must be bid on by private contractors. The lowest bid gets the contract. The bid system does add time to a project like the Student Rec Center. The time that will lapse between deciding on the style of the furniture to be used and the actual delivery of that furniture
will be four months, which along with other delays will likely push the opening of the Student Center to August 1985. Original estimates had claimed that the Student Center would be open October 1984 ARA designed the plans for the student center, which will be a part of the existing snack bar. The Student Rec Center will be
operated by ARA. Beer will be served, regardless of the change in the drinking age. The SGA representatives suggested to Mable that the blueprints and artist's conception of the Student Center be posted in Lankford; these drawings were put on display within the week and may be seen at the Student Recreation Center Site.
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Longwood College Editor-in-Chief Jeff Abernathy Managing Editor Barrett Baker Special Sections Editor Eric Houseknecht Copy Editor Alicia Ashton Editing Editor Pablo Duke Fine Arts Editor Jerry Dagenhart Feature Editor Lori Foster Campus Editor Frank Raio Sports Editor Mark Holland Business Manager Mike Harris Advertising Manager Tony Crute Ad Assistant Joan Dolinger Spiritual Advisor William C. Woods Staff Vince Decker Eddie Hollander Curt Walker Published weekly during the College year with the exception of Holidays and examination periods by the students of Longwood College, Farmville, Virginia. Opinions expressed are those of the weekly Editorial Board and its columnists, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the student body or the administration. Letters to the Editor are welcomed They must be typed, signed and Mlbmitttd to the Editor by the Friday preceding publication date All letters are subject to editing. Send letters to THE ROTUNDA Box 1133
From A Sinking Ship. .. ? These days, signing a contract to work in the Longwood College administration must be somewhat akin to playing Russian roulette six times in a row with the same pistol. Chances for success are mightly slim. The mid-semester resignation of a Longwood Residence Education Coordinator hardly has students or faculty up in arms. It seems natural now; we've had plenty of experience with such matters. In the past two years, in fact, six RECs have quit their jobs, and the Longwood rumor mill predicts four current RECs will do the same by the time their contracts expire in August. Ho-hum. It may be more interesting to note that, in those same two years, seven high level administrators have packed their bags to leave. At least two were asked to resign by President Greenwood for job-related gaffes, and others left without a look back, tired of an administration at times regarded as petty and difficult to work for. The Greenwood Administration has a turnover rate approaching 25% annually (including RECs. excluding librarians in the composition of the administration), a record sure to make the Longwood contract a less-than-attractive offer to professional administrators. The frequent use of 'interim' positions, which have too often slipped into lengthy appointments, is yet another problem which this administration must get a grip upon if it is to progress past its own problems to any permanent improvement for the College. The pretty speeches for the politicians and efficient p.r. only serve as tentative treatment for permanent problems. If the image of Longwood as a "suitcase college" with weak academics is to be diminished, perhaps administrators should sell their own luggage before asking students to do so.
To the Editor: The fear and terror of being assaulted is something no one understands until it has been experienced first hand. The helpless feeling as you lay there gazing at the sky, your body is numb and your throat is dry. You lay there forgotten and alone, will anyone hear when you draw your parting groan. What right does a person have to strip you of your life? What rights do you have to insure you don't get harassed time and time again. If someone was assaulted on this campus they might go to the campus police; basically a futile effort. Would that person then become a hermit, locked away in a room until the semester is over? Would that person do what Bernard Goetz did, and carry on in life as usual; but prepared for the unexpected? Mr. Goetz experienced the terror of assault once before. Determined not to experience it again, he went to the police and was denied a gun license. Like many others before him, Goetz was turned back out to the streets to fend for himself. Millions of people in big cities like New York, Chicago, Washington and even Richmond are assaulted every year without the slightest hope of retribution. On the 22nd day of December
1984, Bernard Goetz did something that over eight million people in New York were afraid to do. He knew the consequences of such an act but he still laid his promising future and life on the line.Granted, Goetz did not know that all four of these gentlemen had police records as long as their arms and were wielding razor sharp, filed down screwdrivers. But common sense dictates that if these subway rats wanted something, they had something to back themselves up with. At the moment of confrontation the fear and terror welled up again. One journalist stated that Goetz's "inadequacies" made him pull the trigger. I fail to see where self preservation is an inadequacy. Suppose Goetz "opened up his arms" pulled out his money roll and gave the kids five dollars. Would they have said thank you and went along their merry way? Come on, I doubt that I would have obliged in this situation, because a transit cop would have boarded the train at Chambers Street and found a rusted screwdriver stuck in between my "open arms". The loss of my life would have been so insignificant that it wouldn't even have made it to the 11 o'clock news. William C. Galway
Rocker Tickets Available To the Editor. The Student Union wishes to announce that Block tickets for Rockers will be available. We will be selling blocks of 20 tickets for $30.00 each (a savings of $10.00 a block) to any group of 20 students. These tickets will go on sale the Tuesday morning prior to the event and will be sold until the day of the Rocker. They will be
available in the Lankford Reception Office. Also, many students do not realize that they are members of the Longwood Student Union. All students are members, and everyone is encouraged to{ attend our meetings on Monday nights at 6:15 in Lankford's Leadership Lounge. R. Gregory Chiles, S-Un's Rocker Chairman
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Geist Celebrates Unity unity, Geist.
On Wednesday, January 23, Geist, Longwood's honorary leadership fraternity, tapped seven juniors to assume the organization's weighty duties for the next two semesters. The ceremony was held in Lankford's Gold Room and was well attended by a reverent crowd. Geist's faithful president, Mary Beth Hart, opened the festivities with a warm welcoming statement after which a genuinely moving devotional was delivered by Eric Houseknecht. There were few dry eyes in the house as Houseknecht concluded. The mood having thus been set, the ball was kept rolling as the candles of integrity, humility, and intellect were lit. It was truly a momentous occasion; all present were stupefied with awe and devotion to the force of
Named to replace Miss Hart as president of Geist was Vicki Bodin. Teresa Alvis became the new vice-president and Nancy Beane was tapped for the treasurer position. In addition, Joanie Reichart was named secretary, Beth Moore took the publicity chair position, and Denise Chilton and Lora Bleutge were named as co-Oktoberfest chairs. In a surprise decision, Geist elders did not tap Rotunda reporter Pablo Duke for an office. "Mortified," Duke was heard muttering as he walked away from the ceremony. After the formal ceremonies, a reception was held, the highlight of which was the cutting of a large white cake from Terry's Bakery. The talk was jovial, the hot chocolate flowed, and a good time was had by one and all.
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by Mark Holland With the arrival of most anniversaries there is usually a party of sorts, but today there can be no celebrating, no joyous partying to mark the anniversary that takes place. Fourteen years ago, on February 3, my father's cousin, Col. Robert L. Standerwick, was shot down in Laos during our "police action" there. Sunday he marked his five thousandth one hundred and tenth day in captivity. During the Carter administration, fanatical Iranian youths seized the U.S. Embassy and captured 52 hostages. We, the American public, counted the days until their release and were amazed at our final tally of 444. It was inconceivable that anyone could endure captivity for so long. It hardly needs to be said that 444 days is a mere drop in the bucket compared with the five thousand days that Col. Standerwick has had to endure. On that day in 1971 Standerwick and his partner Major Norbert Gotner were flying patrol in their F-4 when they were shot down over Laos. After parachuting into the jungle, both men made contact with search planes and Col. Standerwick reported that he was uninjured. The two men were able to fight their way through the jungle to within 30 yards of each other before Standerwick radioed that he was surrounded and had been hit. In the 1973 P.O.W. releases Major Gotner was released. Col. Standerwick was
not. There have been no official reports of his whereabouts or physical condition but one intelligence report places him at the notorious Hoa Lo Prison. He has not spent any days as comfortably as the worst days the hostages in Iran endured. The sad part of this entire study is that Standerwick is not alone. There are nearly 2,500 Americans still missing in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. We know that of this number, 1289 were officially captured by the enemy; the others are perhaps dead, perhaps captive but unreported. The U. S. government must accept full blame for this odious situation. The botched Iranian hostage rescue mission cost taxpayers a reported 190 million dollars. The investigation of President Kennedy's assassination cost 5.4 million dollars and the investigation of Dr. Martin Luther Kings' assassination cost a reported 3 million. But to investigate the fate of the 2,500 men we sent to Vietnam and left behind, Congress has allocated the paltry sum of $350,000 which has not even been used. In 1980 a group of white men were seen working in a slave chain gang in Vietnam they shouted to the observers, "Tell the world about us!" The world was told and the U.S. government has refused to act. One might wonder who these men are that we have turned our backs on. They fall into several
groups. One group is composed of CIA men, pilots and Green Berets. These men were specialists, experts at their work and it is thought that they were singled out by the Vietnamese for their specialized training. Another group is composed of the stubborn, strong willed men who would not buckle under to their Vietnamese captors. Theirs is the ultimate punishment for disobedience. A third group is thought to be comprised of those who have been crippled or maimed. None of the 591 prisoners released in 1973 was maimed in any way. These men had ejected at high speeds from exploding jets, fallen through enemy fire and parachuted into the jungle. Yet not one had managed to lose an arm or a leg or even an eye or finger in the process. This defies all reason and it is thought that the Vietnamese do not wish to return those who are living proof of the horrors of wars. There are also those who were maimed in the process of interrogation. The Vietnames would in no way want to return to America such evidence of their horrible torture tactics. So on this fourteenth anniversary I do not celebrate, I do not even mourn, I must say that I do not even hope—that was lost somewhere back in childhood—I merely sit, wait and try to "tell the world".
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Student Activism Reborn by Russell King Berkeley's Sproul Plaza reverberated with the sounds of student agitation as 4,000 listened to speakers address American military intervention in a tiny Third World nation. A memory of 1964? No, an event of 1984. The image of today's campuses as havens for apathetic, self-centered, glorified vocational students has suddenly lost its ring of truth. "It's a myth that students are apolitical," says Sara McDonnell, a U. of Minnesota student. "There's been about a 10-year lull, but things are beginning to pick up now." In fact, student organizers from both the Left and the Right are reporting dramatic increases of on-campus support, and student newspapers are reporting a sudden outburst of activity on the issues of U.S. involvement in Central America, U.S. investments in South Africa and the nuclear arms race. During the first half of this school year, students on
campuses across the nation held demonstrations either promoting or protesting U.S. involvement in Central America. At the U. of Colorado-Boulder, 50 students, celebrating the anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Grenada, were met by 1,500 demonstrators. "There is a lot of activity on a number of political fronts," Josh Nessen of the American Committee on Africa says. "Students are generally active and concerned about making changes in the U.S." In what is perhaps the strongest campus movement of the 80s, student pressure has contributed to the divestiture of stock in South African companies by more than 40 colleges and universities, including Yale and CUNY this year. A powerful student outcry for divestment has developed this fall. At the U. of Kansas, for example, students threatened to sue the administration if it overturned their referendum calling for the Student Senate to sever ties with companies that do
business with South Africa. According to Henry Atkins, of the Central America Emergency Coalition of Central Jersey, more than 1,000 students attended an anti-apartheid rally at Rutgers. "There is a great deal of student support for the causes of Central America, South Africa and the nuclear freeze proposal," Atkins says. "It is absolutely not true that student political activity is dead," Jamey Wheeler of the Young Conservative Alliance says. "Students are sick and tired of the U.S. being pushed around." The nuclear arms race has sparked student activism on myriad campuses in the form of debates, demonstrations; dieins, workshops, films and symbolic suicide referendums. Sanford Gottlieb of the United Campuses to Prevent Nuclear War says that while "students are more conservative on economic issues...they are moderate to liberal on social issues and more dovish, and more open to new ideas, on foreign policy than the rest of the country."
Cited as proof that today's students are conservatives is the fact that 58% of voters aged 1829 supported Reagan at the polls, but a CBS /New York Times survey found that lumping all young adults together inaccurately reflects student opinion. Campus-based, pre-election polls gave Mondale the lead in the Ivy League, the U. of California system and at the U. of Virginia. Polls also found that 81% of Ivy League students support abortion rights, 70% favor a nuclear freeze and 68% find the increasing role of religious leaders in politics dangerous. An NBC News exit poll found that 56% of all student voters support abortion rights and 59% support a nuclear freeze. While the widely-proclaimed conservatism of today's college students has been largely overestimated, the distinctive feature of today's activism is a stronger right-wing minority.
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This week at the Sphinx. . . Rotunda staff members Mark Holland, Frank Raio, Mick Baker, and Eric Houseknecht gel near the bar in the relaxed atmosphere of ART CONSTRUCTO Photo by Duk
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Sporting Art On Exhibit In Bedford The lure of fields, forests, and streams—and of the creatures that inhabit them—is the theme of the Longwood Fine Arts Center's major exhibition for 1985. America: A Sporting View, a collection of some 50 oil and watercolor paintings and drawings, is on display in Bedford Gallery on the Longwood College campus through March 3. The exhibition traces the development of American sporting art—from the mid-18th century when the killing of game and netting of fish had become a sport rather than a necessity for survival to the present time when conservation and preservation are of major importance to American sportsmen. The works on exhibit were selected by guest curator Robert B. Mayo, of Gallery Mayo in Richmond. They are on loan from private collectors in Virginia, Illinois, Pennsylvania. Maryland, and Rhode Island. The paintings and drawings depict the teamwork of hunter and dog, the flight of ducks or geese against a wintry sky, still life renderings of game animals and fish, and works that are "an historical record of life afield" in the Adirondacks, the marshes around Chesapeake Bay, on the Western plains, and other locales. Among the artists represented
are Frederic Rondel, Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait. Arthur Burdett Frost. Susan C. Waters. Robert Sully, Russell Smith, Ogden Minton Pleissner, Percival Rosseau, Frank W. Benson, and Walter Clark. Frost developed "his own style of homespun art with hunting and fishing as his subject matter," Mayo said. "His country characters and city gentlemen were painted enjoying the varied aspects of sporting life." Frost illustrated many books, including Uncle Remus.
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the Brandywine School developed a style that emphasized "realism and a sense of capturing the moment." The Attack by Frank Stick and Trap Shooting by Samuel Abbott are representative of the Brandywine School, a style that continues to influence illustration and sporting art. Stick's illustrations appeared in Harper's, Life. The Saturday Evening Post, and in books by Zane Grey and others. The conservation and preservation movements of the 20th century have provided both inspiration and market for what Mayo calls "the first true school of American wildlife artists." These artists depict "wildlife in its natural environment and the sportsman in action... in high realism and set in natural surroundings." This exhibit is the ninth in a series, sponsored by the Longwood Fine Arts Center, that emphasizes the diversity in American art. Previous exhibits have featured the works of 19thcentury portraitist Thomas Sully and some of his contemporaries; paintings and sculpture inspired by cowboys. Indians, and the landscapes and wildlife of the American West; paintings by folk artist Susan C. Waters; a collection of works by Lue Osborne and Cordray Simmons, early 20th-century artists who pioneered in developing the acrylic paints used by today's artists; paintings focusing on the sea and ships; and examples of American illustration during the period from 1880 to 1940.
Near shady wall a rose once grew. Budded and blossomed in God's free light. Watered and fed by morning dew. Shedding its sweetness day and night.
The light, the dew, the broadening view. Were found the same as they were before: And it lost itself in beauties new. Breathing its fragrance more and more. Shall claim of death cause us to grieve And make our courage faint of fall? Nay, let us faith and hope receive. The rose still grows beyond the wall.
alcohol policy, and theft. The disposition of a case can be a combination of actions, which are based upon prior experiences and the nature of the incident. The following represents the number of each action taken: written warnings (73), educational tasks (53), verbal warning (34), dismissal of case (18), disciplinary probation (15). suspension of privilege (9), remuneration (9). and hall/room change (1). Of primary concern on a college campus is the number of cases determined to be alcohol related. Alcohol was deemed a contributory factor in 34% of the cases fall semester. Additional information about the judicial process is available by contacting Anne Barsanti or Ric Weibl at the Dean of Students Office (392-9221).
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As it grew and blossomed fair and tall. Slowly rising to loftier height. It came to a crevice in the wall. Through which there shone a beam of light. Onward it crept with added strength. With never a thought of fear or pride: It followed the light through the crevice length And unfolded itself on the other side
Beginning the fall semester of 1985, the Dean of Students' office tabulated information regarding student involvement in the disciplinary system at Longwood. The information has been summarized for campus distribution. As one might expect, the majority of cases (78%) involved males and 70% involved freshmen students. Cases were generated primarily by residence hall staff (92%) and in 73% of the reported cases, the student did not have a previous formal involvement with the disciplinary system. The nature of misconduct was representative of the general concerns expressed by students and staff. Visitation and noise violations were the highest (45 cases each) followed by the safety violations, vandalism/damage, violation of
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National Events STUDENTS RAISED THEIR OWN FEES to help finance a library expansion program at the Univeristy of Mississippi. The $5 fee hike, approved by the Associated Student Body and accompanied by a supportive student petition with 2000 signatures, was presented to the state College Board for approval.
THEY HAVE NEW WAYS TO BOMB EXAMS at the U. of Connecticut. Police there are disturbed by a rash of bomb scares, apparently called in by students trying to avoid exams. The police are checking class lists to track down the anonymous callers. The bomb threat calls have been higher this fall than in the past two years. No bombs have been found.
GOOD GRADES IN ENGLISH are the best predictor of college success, says Louisiana Tech U. registrar Harold Pace. English courses provide good preparation for high-tech jobs because they teach logic, as well as good grammar. And almost every job requires good communication skills.
FIGHTING PRE-PROFESSIONALISM is the goal of a new student group at the U. of Pennsylvania. The group is printing a new course catalog which includes information about professors, types of readings, prerequisites and workload in an attempt to broaden education by drawing students to THE UGLIEST COLLEGE STUDENTS in the courses they would not ordinarily take. country met recently and, to no one's surprise, like each other very much. Bruce Morgan of Indiana U. A SIGN OF THE TIMES: The Student Senate of Pennsylvania and Katie Neidhold of the U. of at the U. of Southern California unanimously Alaska-Fairbanks were cheered by 600 IUP passed a resolution to change one line of the USC students at the school's fieldhouse. The two were fight song from "Our men fight on to victory" to brought together after winning "ugly" contests on "Our teams fight on to victory." The change was their campuses, which were, in turn, named by Lisa made to recognize, and focus more attention on, Birbach as having the ugliest men and women in women's athletics. the country. YALE U. STUDENTS WANT MORE SEX, NORTH CAROLINA'S POPULATION according to a non-scientific survey there. SeventySKYROCKETS TO 250 MILLION. More than 90 four per cent would like more sex in their lives, percent of 1.875 U. North Carolina students although 81 per cent already consider themselves flunked a geography test, some estimating their "somewhat" to "very" sexually active. The survey state population anywhere from 25,000 to 250 was conducted by the Alliance for Sexual Progress, million. Less than half the students recognized a student group promoting more open discussion Alaska and Texas as the largest states. The exam of human sexuality. At Duke U.. meanwhile, a was given "not expressly to embarrass North study by the Peer Information Service for CounCarolinians or to indict our educational system, but seling and Education in Sexuality found students to link our state with the nationwide deficiency in think there's more sexual activity on campus than geographic training," says UNC-Chapel Hill there actually is. Geography chairman Richard Kopec. "HAVE SEX WITH A SENATOR WEEK" WHAT USE IS A STUDENT SENATE? The won't take place at Northern Illinois U. this year, U. of Utah Senate tried to answer that question but it isn't for lack of effort by the Student after its November meeting was cancelled because Association senate. It unanimously passed a there was nothing to discuss. Some student resolution creating the special week at the senators suggested the body be dissolved if it beginning of winter semester, but the SA President cannot justify its existence. An ad hoc committee vetoed the resolution, saying it was nonsense. was formed to probe the problem. TO MAKE THEATRE more accessible to students and to enliven classroom lectures, a group of Cornell U. students are now performing in class. Theatre in the Classroom, a new Theatre Cornell program, dramatizes academic material, using both theatre and non-theatre students as performers. The group's first project depicted Appalachian women at work for a Design and Environmental Analysis class.
THE STAGE IS SET FOR THEATRE ARTS to flourish at Princeton U. thanks to a new studentmanaged organization dedicated to support of the arts. The group of students and faculty hope to take over the more mundane tasks such as fundraising and advertising and thus free campus theatre groups for more creative pursuits.
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that tenure is not a license for misconduct. "The purposes of tenure, historically, have been to provide protection to the faculty member in his pursuit of what is referred to as 'academic freedom'." It protects the individual "from particular biases that relate to economic, political or social issues—even scholarly issues." It protects the right of the professor to have opinions concerning these issues and protects him from those who might take action against him because of a certain ideological stance. The awarding of tenure is a sign of respect on the part of fellow faculty members and the college. "By the time you reach
the point of tenure the faculty should be convinced that the person deserves to be a part of the Longwood community." In terms of evaluation, Dr. Vail does point out that the tenured professor "is not subject each year, or in every other year as in some cases, to review for whether or not he will be retained in the faculty." But these professors are still evaluated annually for salary and promotion purposes and student complaints concerning them are still investigated. Dr. Vail assures that the evaluation of faculty is an improving process, whether it is done by Department Heads or through student evaluation. Also, he makes clear that "all complaints deserve examination."
We Mean Business by Mama Bunger Delta Sigma Pi, the largest business fraternity in the world, announces its Spring 1985 rush schedule. Rush displays will be in the New Smoker February 5-7 during lunch and dinner. A Meet-the-Chapter social will be held in the Lankford Honors Council room Tuesday, Feb. 12, at 7:30 p.m. On Wednesday, Feb. 13, there will be a dinner in the Prince Edward room with a guest speaker at 5 p.m. On Thursday, Feb. 14. the Delta Sigs will be in the snack bar beginning at 6:30 p.m. If you have any questions concerning the business fraternity, please contact Elise Patterson. Box 730.
By Kent Booty Erkki Tervo must have felt right at home. Tervo, a gymnastics instructor from Finland who is teaching at Longwood College this semester, wasn't overly concerned when Farmville's temperature dipped below zero on Jan. 21. "It is colder than this now in Finland, but not as windy," he said on that record-breaking Monday. "If this is the coldest day of the year, then it is not so cold for us. If we had to close the schools whenever it dropped below zero, they would be closed three or four months every winter." When he left Finland on Jan. 10, the temperature there was 37 Celsius, which is -34 Fahrenheit. "We are used to cold weather. We just put more clothes on." Tervo. 41, is here under a partnership between Longwood and the University of Jyvaskyla, where he has taught since 1975. Longwood received a $50,000 partnership grant from the U.S. Information Agency in 1983 to develop an exchange program over a three-year period. Three members of Longwood's physical education faculty-Dr. Bette Harris, Dr. Nancy Andrews and Ruth Budd —have each taught at Jyvaskyla for one semester. Ilkka Keskinen, a swimming instructor from Jyvaskyla, taught at Longwood last semester. Tervo—considered one of Finland's top authorities on gymnastics—is teaching two gymnastics classes in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation department, and also is helping Coach Budd with the women's gymnastics team. His wife, Tuula, a physician, and their two children accompanied him. Tervo has been pleasantly surprised by the hospitality of his American hosts. "I've been amazed at how friendly and open the people are. We have had a lot of guests in our home so far. People have brought us food and helped us." Jyvaskyla is the only university in Finland that offers degrees in physical education and related fields. Almost all of Tervo's students will become physical education teachers. Under a new program he organized, the university is also training future gymnastics coaches. Last semester, Budd worked with three advanced students in this program, in addition to teaching there. Tervo is active in the International University Sports Federation, which has about 100 member-nations, including the U.S. He is a member of the organization's Executive Committee The 21-member
committee meets about three times a year in various countries. In 1974, Tervo was president of the organizing committee for the International University Sport Congress, held near Helsinki. Finland. In 1978. he was president of the organizing committee for the first University World Championships of orienteering, held at the university. Orienteering, popular in Scandinavia, is a sport that uses maps and compasses to reach designated locations. In 1982. he was president of the organizing committee for the university World Championships of judo, also held at the university. Through the Federation, Tervo has traveled to about 25 nations in Western and Eastern Europe, North and South America, and Asia. He has been to the Soviet Union three times, visited most of the Iron Curtain countries and was in Iran "just before the revolution." Tervo was an invited guest at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, and attended the inauguration of the 1988 Olympic Stadium in Seoul, South Korea, last October. The Finnish people like sports: most stayed up to watch the Summer Olympics, which were broadcast live every night from midnight to 5 a.m., said Tervo. In the first half of the 20th century, gymnastics in Finland was "one of the best (programs) in the world." Then, due to foreign competition and outdated facilities, it gradually declined. Beginning in the late 1970s, there has been a resurgence in Finnish gymnastics, aided by upgraded facilities and renewed interest, he said. Tervo is president of a national commission that was created in 1982 to improve gymnastics facilities. Gymnastics is part of the physical education program in primary school and high school in Finland. All students at Jyvaskyla must take six semesters of gymnastics. "Finns believe that all other sports are an outgrowth of gymnastics," said Budd. Five years ago, Tervo founded the Jyvaskyla Gymnastics Club, which trains 200 gymnasts between the ages of 15 and 18. He is in charge of the coaching there. Gymnasts from the club won five medals at the National Championships, he said Tervo was born and reared in Tornio, a small town in northern Finland near the Swedish border Finns can be found playing outdoors on cold winter days, but even they have their limits. "I can remember it being as cold as -51 C (-62 F). Now, that's cold," said Tervo
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Reagan Attempt To Drop Ed Department Thwarted By Susan Skorupa and Chuck Sade The Reagan administration's latest budget-cutting attempt to abolish the Department of Education is drawing protest from many of the same educators who strongly opposed the department's creation nearly six years ago. They've changed their minds despite watching some of their worst fears about the department come true since 1980. Congress, however, hasn't shown much interest in approving presidential advisor Edwin Meese's new effort to dismantle the department. Congress killed the administration's last effort to junk the department in 1981. But many educators still fear Reagan's animosity toward the department, restated the same week he nominated William J. Bennett to become the new secretary of education, could diminish its effectiveness. "I'm afraid the department's functions will fall between the cracks," says H. Roy Hoops, president of South Dakota State University. "I don't trust Reagan's motives in this circumstance." Conservatives long have opposed centralizing education programs into one department, arguing it would increase federal interference in schools. Until the Dept. of Education opened in 1980, education programs were administered by the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) Just a week before President Jimmy Carter signed the bill creating the department in October, 1979, Texas Congressman Ron Paul sponsored the first proposal to abolish the department. Some educators also opposed creating the department, fretting it would isolate education politically and make it a convenient target for budget-cutters and opponents of federal education programs. Many of those fears, of course, have been realized since
then. Yet even some of the department's staunchest opponents have changed their tunes. "I was opposed to the move to a department," Hoops recalls. "Now I'm equally concerned about dismantling the department." "The department deserves cabinet-level status although, originally, we were worried that (separating education from HEW) would bring it under attack from the right-wing, which has happened under the Reagan administration," says Scott Widmeyer of the American Federation of Teachers. "From the administrative point of view, it may be okay to lose a cabinet-level office," adds President J. William Wenrich of Michigan's Ferris State College. "But it's important that education have the primary focus and prestige of a department." "The U.S. needs an education department to assure that major national policy decisions involving education are discussed at the highest level of government," explains Charles Saunders of the American Council on Education (ACE). "Without such a department, education officials tend to get shut out." Saunders remembers that during the HEW days President Ford proposed eliminating major federal education benefits. But when Saunders called Terrel Bell, then HEWs commissioner of education, to find out about the radical plan, Bell said, "Gee, I'd never heard of that," Saunders laughs. Saunders, though, remains ambivalent about keeping the department. "Some days I think the U.S. doesn't need one. It depends on how I wake up in the morning, though ultimately it's better to have one than not." "I support the department at the current cabinet level because it provides an advocacy role lacking were the government not to exist as at present," affirms W. Ray Heardon, president of Moorpark (Cal.) Community r\.
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Holmes Leads the Way to Mount St. Mary's Upset Senior Florence Holmes and sophomore Melanie Lee scored 12 of Longwood's 17 points in the second overtime Saturday afternoon, leading the Lady Lancers to an exciting 99-94 double overtime win over Mount St. Mary's, the 10th ranked team in NCAA Divison II women's basketball. In a game that has to rank as one of Longwood's all-time biggest wins, Holmes scored 26 points, hit 10 of 10 free throws and added eight rebounds, seven assists and four blocked shots. Lee scored a career-high 23 points, grabbed 11 boards and hit 10-14 shots. It was in the second overtime that Lee and Holmes did the most damage to the 15-3 Mount St. Mary's squad. With 2:06 remaining and the score tied 8888, Lee scored inside on a feed from Valerie Turner to put Longwood up 90-88. At the 1:14 mark Holmes .converted both ends of a one-and-one for a 92-88 edge. The Mount never got closer than three after that. Lee scored seven points in the second extra period and Holmes dropped in five free throws in five attempts to key the victory. The 99 points Longwood scored was a new school record, breaking the previous mark of 97 set in 1980-81 (97-44 over St. Mary's). Now 9-9 and 1-3 in Mason-
Dixon Conference play, the Lady Lancers visit RandolphMacon Wednesday, host Liberty Baptist Friday at 7:30 in an MDAC game and face second ranked Hampton Institute Saturday night in Lancer Hall at 7:30. Super Win Longwood Coach Shirley Duncan had one word for Saturday's double overtime victory. "Super!" "It was a real big win for us," said the coach. "It's probably the biggest win we've had this season. Our defensive intensity and patience on offense when we needed to be were keys to the win." "We thought that Mount St. Mary's was beatable," said Duncan. "Nanette (Fisher) and I saw them play at Liberty Baptist Friday night. We're capable team but we must play with intensity." The Lady Lancers led 42-31 at the half and 61-47 with 12:25 left, but The Mount rallied to force overtime at 72-72. The first overtime ended 82-82, setting the stage for Holmes' and Lee's heroics. For the Mount, guard Shaun Jackson scored 30 and center Lisa Green 22. Nanette Fisher celebrates win over Mt. St. Mary's.
Holmes moved into third place on Longwood's all-time scoring list with a 73-point week.
Zuraw Breaks School Floor Record By Jim Winkler Friday night the Longwood gymnastics team scored its highest mark ever (164.05) and finished second in a four-team meet at Lancer Hall. Division I Auburn won the competition scoring 169.15, while Georgia College (150.8) and James Madison (132.30) finished third and fourth respectively. Longwood had the top team score in floor competition (44.55) as five Lancer gymnasts finished among the top seven competitors. Junior Lisa Zuraw led the way, winning the event and setting a new school record as well (9.4). The previous mark was 9.2, set by Kelly Strayer a year ago. Strayer finished second in the event scoring 9.1, with Kerri Hruby and Dayna Hankinson tying for fifth with 8.7. Senior Dayna Hankinson led Longwood in all-around once again Her scores resembled those she was earning her freshman year when she was named All-American. As well as finishing fifth on floor Hankinson placed third on beam (8.65) and
fourth in all-around (33.50). The senior had good scores on vault and beam as well, scoring 8.25 and 7.9respectively. "Dayna had a very good
meet," said Longwood Coach Ruth Budd. "She performed well on all events and was the only Longwood gymnast able to stay on beam."
Record Form-Lisa Zuraw on beam dismount.
IAA Update By Michael Harris Longwood's Intramural Athletic Association is rolling on a fast pace this semester with sports such as basketball, pingpong, and bowling. Quarterfinals for men's basketball begins on Monday, Feb. 4 with the finals in the competition being held sometime next week. Women's basketball begins on Tuesday, Feb. 5 with nine teams competing, four of them in the A League and five of them in the B League. Women's ping-pong is underway with six participants
vying for the championship. TNT was the winner of the cold weekend bowling tournament held on the 26th and 27th of January. Entry blanks for men's pingpong are due on Monday, Feb. 4 with a captain's meeting at 6:30. Coed innertube water polo will have a captain's meeting at 6:30 on Feb. 7 with entry blanks due at that time. Entry blanks are due on Feb. 6 for Spades. Backgammon, or Chess (your choice) which is being held on the weekend of Feb. 9 and 10. A captain's meeting will be held at 6:30 on Feb. 6.
Albeck Named Player of the Week Senior Steve Albeck is having a banner final season with the Longwood wrestling team. The 142-pounder won all three of his matches at the Campbell Duals (Jan. 25-26) and for his performance, Albeck has been selected as the Longwood College Player of the Week for the period January 25-February 1. Player of the Week is chosen by the Longwood Sports Information Off ice. "Albeck is wrestling extremely well right now," said Coach Steve Nelson. "He is getting back close to the form he had as a sophomore when he finished third in the Eastern Regional Tournament. Steve has gone down to 142 pounds from 150 and he's really working hard." Now 14-3-0 overall and 9-1-0 in dual matches, Albeck is wrestling well despite a sore
shoulder. The effects of a first semester injury have kept him from being 100 per cent physically, but he has run up a 10-1 mark in second semester action. Albeck beat three tough opponents at the Campbell Duals. He decisioned Fuller of The Citadel 7-4, Bobbitt of Campbell 2-1 and Marks of Pembroke State 9-1. Longwood's all-time career wrestling leader, Albeck has a four-year record of 59-27-2. Except for the fact that he sat out most of last season, Albeck would have more than 70 career wins. Junior Tim Fitzgerald is second on the all-time list at 5128-1 and Joe Bass who finished in 1983 was 48-25-0. Albeck, who now calls Annandale, VA home, is a graduate of West Springfield High School.
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Grapplers Second In Tiger- Lancer Duals Tournament The Longwood wrestling team finished second in the TigerLancer Duals Tournament Friday and Saturday at Hampden-Sydney College. Out of eight tough teams in the tournament, Virginia Military emerged as the champ. Trailing Longwood in third
place was Virginia Tech. Pembroke State was fourth, followed by Newport News Apprentice, Salisbury State, Hampden-Sydney and Ferrum. Longwood also finished second in last year's tournament. This week Longwood hosts Virginia State and Newport
News Tuesday at 6:00, travels to Lynchburg Wednesday to take on the Hornets and H-SC and Saturday the Lancers host always tough Washington and Lee at 1:30. Longwood fell to VMI 50-3 in Saturday afternoon's TigerLancer championship match
Lancers Face Test On the Road Starting with a trip to Randolph-Macon Monday night and ending with a journey to Lynchburg to take on Liberty Baptist Saturday night, the Longwood men's basketball team faces a rugged week of Mason-Dixon Conference action. The Lancers, now 7-12 overall and 1-4 in MDAC games, could not match up with a talented Mount St. Mary's team Saturday night in Lancer Hall and fell by a 70-46 score. The defeat was the Lancers' worst ever in Lancer Hall. With the Mason-Dixon Conference Tournament looming on the horizon February 28-March 2 in Lancer Hall, Longwood's remaining seven games are crucial if the team hopes to have momentum heading into the tournament. Next week the Lancers host Maryland Baltimore County Monday and Pittsburgh-Johnstown Saturday. Home games with Mary Washington (Feb. 18) and Atlantic Christian (Feb. 20) and a trip to the Mount (Feb. 23) close out the regular season. Longwood played the Mount even for most of the first half Saturday night. Sparked by the shooting of David Strothers, Longwood trailed just 20-18 with seven minutes left in the half MSM led 30-20 at the half and pulled away late in the second half, outscoring Longwood 14-6 in the last five minutes of the game. Strothers scored 13 points, Lonnie Lewis 10 and freshman Boudewijn van Beest had 10 points and seven rebounds. Thirty-three per cent shooting doomed any chance of a Longwood win against the Mount. 17-1 and ranked fifth in Division II MSM hit 57 per cent of its shots, getting 18 points from guard Mark Scallion and 12 from forward Neal Craig. Craig killed Longwood early with 10 points in the game's first 10 minutes.
The Lancers defeated Newport News 31-24 Friday and Salisbury State 30-23 Saturday morning to get to the finals. Steve Albeck at 142 had an excellent tournament and finished with a 2-0 record. He suffered a rib injury in the Salisbury State match. Pete
Whitman at 134, Billy Howard at 167 and Tim Fitzgerald at 118 ended up with a record of 2-1 in the event. While Longwood's dual match record is 5-9, six of those nine losses have come at the hands of Division I foes.
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