Rotunda vol 65, no 14 feb 4, 1986

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LSD On Campus By REX MAZDA Curry residents Alfred Gary and Joseph Parker were arrested on Wednesday of last week on drug charges. Joe Parker was the Residence Assistant for the eighth floor. The Virginia State Police have said that during an undercover investigation, Gary sold LSD to a trooper on two occasions, one time in Cumberland County and another in Farmville. Police officials contacted would not say whether the investigation was conducted on the Longwood Campus. Vice President for Student Affairs, Phyllis Mable, said that the administration knew nothing

about the investigation until the arrest was made. Parker, a chemistry and physics major from Asbury Park, New Jersey, was charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute LSD. Parker apparently has been released; "I do not know if he is attending classes," Mable said. Gary, a government major from the Bronx, was charged with two counts of distribution of LSD. Acid, a powerful hallucinogen and a favorite of the more hardcore drug users, has seen its popularity among students drop since the 1970's due to a fear of dangerous side-effects.

Inside... Hallucinogenic Use On The Rise Faculty Exchange Marketing Internship

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Longwood College Founded...Brick By Brick ByKIMDEANER Over Christmas break, the retaining wall on the corner of Venable and High Street went under construction. Dr. James W. Jordan upon discovering the dig began his investigative work. What happearedto be a dirt hill contained several artifacts from the past. Clarence White, owner of Pierson and White Construction, assisted Dr. Jordan in salvaging some bottles from the early 18 or 190O's, buttons dating back to 1790's, horse and pig teeth and assorted bones. A brick wall was also found. These 120 bricks were handmade of clay, sand and crushed quartz. With further research it was discovered that the wall was one of the Thackston dwelling dating back to at least Nov. 25, 1858. Dr. William W.H. Thackston.

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Foundation of Thackston Home practiced dentistry in Farmville. United States. It was thought that Dr. Thackston was a graduate he practiced in Farmville as from the Baltimore College of early as 1839 because a Dental Surgery in 1842. He was a professional card has been found. member of the second class to He was one of the organizers of graduate in dentistry in the the Virginia Society of Surgeon Dentists in 1842 and of the Virginia State Dental Society in 1870. Dr. Thackston contributed a great deal to Longwood College as well as the practice of dentistry. Dr. Thackston was in Farmville in 1839 and witnessed the placement of the silver plate bearing the inscription: "FarmYearbook Photo from approximately 1911-1922. Thackston home Continued on Page 8 in background.

ROTWNDA Tuesday, February 4, 1986

Number Fourteen

Lancers Leap Into First Place Following Longwood's 74-69 overtime win over third ranked Mount St. Mary's Friday night, a lancer fan called radio station WFLO in Farmville and requested DJ Tom Jenkins to play "I'm So Excited" by the Pointer Sisters. "I want to hear that song because I'm so excited about Longwood's basketball game tonight," the caller told Jenkins. It was an EXCITING night for the Lancers and the thousand or so fans who were on hand. Lancer Hall was jumping like never before after Frank Tennyson canned a 3-point shot at the buzzer to bring on overtime. And

when the dust had settled and the victory was in hand, the Lancer cagers were engulfed by their fans and fellow students. The victory over a team ranked third in the nation was a BIG one. "Without question it's one of our best wins," said Longwood coach Cal luther. "The last time a team that highly ranked played here was when UDC beat us 65-64 in 1982. It was all the more satisfying because it came against a league team and it gives us a shot at the MasonDixon championship." With its fifth straight win, Longwood is now 9-10 overall and 4-1 in the MDAC. The Lan-

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cers are in first place in the league. Senior forward Kenneth Fields had the top game of his career with 29 points and seven rebounds. The 6-2 co-captain was guarded for much of the night by The Mount's 6-10 center Mike Grimes. Fields was 11-17 from the floor and 7-9 from the line before fouling out with four minutes to go in regulation. "I told everybody I saw before the game that they could count on us winning," said the confident Fields. "I was feeling pretty good tonight." Tennyson got the idea for his heroics Wednesday night on

television when he saw Kentucky's Roger Harden drive down court and hit a long shot at the buzzer to beat LSU 54-52. "I saw this guy do the same thing on TV Wednesday night," said Tennyson. "I heard Lonnie (senior Lonnie Lewis, LC's top outside threat) asking for the ball, but he was on the other side of the court and there was three defenders between us. So, I just put it up." Tennyson had sue points, four assists and no turnovers in 19 minutes of action Friday night. Lewis had a phenomenal shooting night from long range, (Continued on Page 12)


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