Rotunda vol 79, no 1 sept 23, 1999

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Long wood's Newest Ingredient REBECCA SHIELDS Sufi Writer On January 17, 2000, the recipe will be completed for the new dining hall,, which is located on Pine Street across from Lankford Student Union. The first construction phase for the enormous 60,000- squarefoot facility began during the spring of 1998. Initially, the new main dining hall will be located on the second floor with a seating capacity of 2,000. This new edition to Longwood College is the first building on campus which will utilize the ground as a heat exchange system. This system will control the building temperature

as the seasonal climate changes. The new climate-control system involved drilling 300 wells which will allow the ground surrounding the building to absorb and release heat as the climate and temperature change.

Photo by Allison Bevtrley. Some of the highlights for the new dining hall will include three catering rooms and meals to go by the entrance. There will also be new equipment such as tables,

chairs, china, and, believe it or not, full-size glasses. There will also be a large variety of food sections including a stale of the art food court with all major concepts: Grill works. Deli (Hot and Cold), Omelets to order, Breakfast Bar. 'Wellness Corner" with vegetarian and healthy options, a huge salad bar, Pasta Station, soft serve and hand-dipped ice cream, and frozen yogurt. Space has also been reserved for future development of a cash dining hall on the order of the Student Union. With all this nearing completion, the dining hall should be a welcome addition for hungry Longwood students.

September 23,1999

Longwood Increases Student Enrollment KELLY WOOD Staff Writer The population in Farmville is expanding rapidly. According to the Longwood homepage, 3,600 students enrolled for classes this semester. This is an increase of four percent over previous years. This small school, priding itself on undersized classes, is now reaching new heights with the student increases. According to an article in The Farmville Herald. Longwood projects that by 2007 there will be approximately 5000 students attending. To increase living space on campus, juniors and seniors are encouraged to consider off-campus housing. In the past, seniors were the only students that had this option, and the housing off campus was limited. Even with more students residing off campus, there is still overcrowding in the Longwood

dormitories. Students have differing opinions on this increase of population. Eryn Stanley, a senior at Longwocjd, stated "I chose to attend Longwood because of the small student body and campus size. In the four years that I have been here, I have noticed an increase. My class size lias expanded by almost a third. If I had the choice now, I would consider a smaller school than Longwood." Amy Pack agreed with Eryn. She stated, "I came to Longwood specifically because it is a small school, and now I feel that my reasoning is being defeated." Regardless of both positive and negative opinions on the increase, Longwood is growing and evidently will continue to do so. Longwood College is preparing for this increase and in the next few years, Farmville just may become a larger town.

The Help Desk Answers Technology Questions for Students GEORGE LANUM Asst. Features Editor As the face of technology continues to change, Longwood and the Information Technology Department continue to change as well. When many of these changes occur, people are often unaware of them. The Information Technology Help Desk and 77K Rotunda newspaper are teaming up to answer your technology-based questions and keep you informed of changes involving technology. As many know, the RTA (Resident Technology Associate) program, now in its second year.

was set up in order provide technical support to students in their rooms. There are currently 15 RTA's who support various buildings. The on-call hours of RTAs are 6p.m. to midnight Monday through Thursday, Saturday 2:00p.m. to 9:00p.m. and Sunday 2:00p.m. to 12:00a.m. Please contact the RTA that supports your building. Please call only one RTA at his room before paging him. Longwood is currently in its second year of offering Dell Laptops to students. With any piece of technology, problems can arise. When calling Dell, be sure

to document the call. Record the name of the technician you spoke with and record your service call order number. If your computer requires a visit to Longwood from a Banktec or Wang technician, please call the Help Desk at 4357 and they will process a work order. Then you can take your laptop to our Student Network Group located in the Graham building behind the police station. The RTA's recently completed the freshman laptop care and feeding classes. This is a class that introduces you to your laptop. Based on the survey from those participating in these classes, a

large percentage of students have requested an additional class. The RTA's and the Help Desk are pleased to offer a class that will focus on Eudora and the Internet. The class will be offered Wednesday September 29, from 6:007:30p.m., Thursday, September 30. from 3:30-5:00p.m.; and Tuesday, October 5, from 6:007:30p.m. All classes will take place in Hiner 207. Starting this semester, UTS has set up a web trading post and a community announcements web board hoping these additions will help. The Longwood Trading Post will enable faculty, staff,

and students to post information about personal items they want to make available to other members of the Longwood community. Community Announcements is an area designated for posting upcoming events, happenings, and information of interest to faculty, staff, and students. In addition, the Help Desk web board will aid in technical support. If you have a computer question or a question involving technology in general, feel free to post An RTA, will research and post the answers to these ques-

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