^ijellottmba Longwood College VOL. 60 NO. 2
Farmvllle, VA
SEPTEMBER 18. 1989
Fall Music Festival By JIM WOOD Staff Writer Sunday. September 24 is the day Longwood rocks with Its Fall Music Festival. Stubbs Mall will be the site for a day of outdoor music. Taking the stage are Full Stop, a JMV based Reggae band familiar to Longwood. turning out covers from such artists as Marley. Josh, and Steel Pulse; Crystal Sky. covering Hendrlx. the Doors, as well as playing original material at their first Longwood appearance. Last, but not least, is the Jellyfish Blues band, no strangers to Longwood, whose offerings are as diverse as Bruce Springsteen
and the Dead. The Jellyfish Blues band was last at Longwood for the Spring Music Festival. The festival will run from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. and is presented by Sigma Phi Epsilon and Alpha Gamma Delta In cooperation with Phyllis Mable and the office of Student Affairs.
Jellyfish Bluet on stage at last year'a 8pring Music Festival.
Longwood Feels Campus Organizations give Strong Housing Crunch Showing at Involvement Fair By BETH LORD Longwood is on the rise! Were raising our admission standards, striving for excellence in our academic departments, and planning to expand our campus. But progress has its price. Were also accepting more students than ever before, and students need places to stay. The Housing Office notified 18 new students over the summer that they would have to be housed at the Longwood Motel until on-campus spaces became available. "We made sure we didn't put any freshmen out there, only upperclassmen transfers." said Housing Director David Rettig. A few students in this predicament decided to commute; others Just didn't show up. In the end only 12 people had to stay at the motel. Two were moved on-campus before the weekend was over, and the last was scheduled to get a room this past Friday. Longwood's residence halls have the capacity to house 2.193 students. Currently they are housing 2.365. with many students living in triple rooms. This overcrowding has
been a factor in the decisions of many students to move offcampus. At the present time 750 are living off-campus after having been released from their residence hall agreements or approved through the off-campus lottery. This brings Longwood students Into contact with Farmville residents and subjects them to the town's laws. According to Gerald Spates. Farmville's Town Manager, two laws affecting off-campus students have been expanded. The first was enacted in response to calls from parents complaining about the overcrowded apartments in which their sons and daughters lived. Today, only a single family or 3 unrelated persons may legally reside in an apartment or single family residence, consisting of separate kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom facilities. This prevents overcrowding and serves as a safety measure in the event of a fire or other emergency. The second law states that the (Continued on page 7)
By DENISE DAUBENSPECK A large number of campus organizations participated in this year Involvement/Interest Fair. The various groups assembled Saturday in the Student Union to display memorabilia and promote the organizations. Each of the organizations present agreed that the event was a great way to advertise and obtain new members. Additional comments were made by those participating in the fair. Members of Alpha Sigma Alpha said "the displays show the uniqueness of the different sororities, and how different groups perform ceremonies." Three members of the Delta Zrta Sorority commented "whenever you want to find a pake to get involved, you can, and the fair gives people the opportunity to meet the members behind the organization". A member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity expressed his desire to get more people involved in the community and try to ease the tension between college students and the surrounding community.
The idea for the fair was adopted from a work group at the Longwood Student Leadership Conference. This event was coordinated by Marie Bristow and sponsored by the S.G.A. Preparations for this year's fair began last May and extended into late fall. In early spring a memorandum was distributed to various campus organizations detailing the purpose, structure, and deadlines for the project. The introductory letter was followed by an interest meeting In which one representative from each organization was requested to attend. The only formal requirement involved was the completion of an application form used to reserve a display table. This year was the first time the Interest Fair was combined with Involvement Week. This week numerous events were scheduled to arouse interest and participation among the student body. The events available included the Steven Wright concert. Xlaopo Hung's lecture on the China Student Protest. Al Romes and Gary Stevens per-
formance, the lip sync contest, and the presentation of "Gorillas in the Mist." (Unfortunately, the move was cancelled due to technical difficulties.) Those who attended these events received a raffle ticket that qualified them for numerous prizes, including Longwood cups. mugs, keychains. teddy bears, pillows, sweatshirts, and twenty to thirty dollar gift certificates. These prizes were awarded at the conclusion of the Involvement Fair. Several organizations felt the success of the fair depended upon its location and wished the weather had permitted an outdoor affair. Despite the location and desire for a better turn out. the fair appeared to be successful.
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