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Longwood Still Growing AMBER GILES Staff Writer Recently, the buzz around campus by students has been focused on President Cormier's plan to increase enrollment at Longwood College to 5,000 by the year 2007. Many students have mixed reactions to this plan and wonder if it will change the student oriented atmosphere Longwood has acquired and kept for many years. In the past two years, Longwood College has been experiencing rapid growth in the areas of enrollment, technology, and housing facilities. Due to this growth parking has become an increasing prob-
lem and the green grass around campus is gradually being replaced by new construction projects. But, along with some unpleasant changes, new and exciting ones have been introduced to the students of Longwood. Last year, Longwood College was proud to unveil a nationally accredited School of Business and Economics with the opening of the newly renovated Hincr building. There was also an additional parking lot added behind the Stubbs Residence Hall to increase junior/senior parking spaces. Last fall, Longwood had
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October 1,1999
Oktoberfest is Here Again JESSICA PAYNE Staff Writer Mortar Board has spent the past six months preparing for this year's Oktoberfest, so get untangled from your computer cords and tangle yourselves up in blue. Mortar Board, is an honorary organization for seniors who are recognized for their leadership, their scholarship and their service to Longwood College. Since seniors are the onlv mem-
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following Spring Break and has been running with it ever since then.The group has two weekly meetings, one in the morning and one in the evening to work on the plans for Oktoberfest, which takes place the first and second of October. Mortar Board members had two goals in mind when planning the events this year. One goal was to promote diversity and the other was to increase school spirit "There is a great deal of his-
Friday with color wars at 4:30 p.m. Following color wars, there is a picnic on Lankford Lawn with the band First Floor providing music. At 6:00 p.m., there will be the National Pan-Hellenic Council Unity Steppe followed by the soulful blend of jazz, blues and R&B music performed by the Midnight Movers. To top the evening off, there is the NAACP/ Association of Black Students Ball which is open to the public running from 9 p.m. -2 a.m.
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New Communications Major Possibly Coming in the Fall DAVE BROWN Staff Writer There will soon be a new major available to Longwood students. Pending approval of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (S.C.H.E.V.), Longwood will be offering a degree in Communication Studies, likely beginning next fall. The program will be general in nature, although decidedly comprehensive Unlike programs at other schools, where Cormminications majors must chooae a specific track (such a* journalism or telecommunications), the Longwood program will offer courses in a broad range of areas. Students can look forward to courses in gender, intercultural, interpersonal, and small group communications, among others.
Currently, Longwood offers a minor in Communications through the English Department. The lack of a Communications major, however, has put Longwood behind the times in mat many colleges and universities, both in Virginia and around the country, have state-of-the-art Communications programs. This new program, which will be offered through the Department of Speech and Theatre, will put Longwood on the cutting edge of communication technology and education. It will emphasize computer skills in relation to Communication Studies through such courses as Communication Technology, a class designed to leach students a variety of software and computer technologies
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Photo by Allison Beverley bers in this organization, Oktoberfest is under new leadership each year. Kym Bradley, Vice President of Oktoberfest, finds this to be a challenge since the members all came in without any prior experience of running the Oktoberfest festivities. She also finds the leadership turnover to be good since they have no limitations when they are planning the Spirit Week and Oktoberfest events Mortar Board began working on Oktoberfest the Sunday
lory on our campus that we (the students) tend to take for granted," said Bradley."It is tune for all of us to recognize our history and embrace our traditions." The theme for this years festivities is Tangled Up In Blue. "Since blue is Long-wood's color, our theme represents all as pects of Longwood College being en vdooed into our basic symbol of blue," said Bradley. The Mortar Board members are very excited about the events, which will kick off on
On Saturday, bagpipes will be played during the parade to express the Scottish roots of Longwood College. According to Long-wood history, Longwood House was once owned by a Scottish family and the bouse was called "Lockewood." As for other events, Midway will be open from 12-5, with events being announced by the ringing of the 1800 lb Longwood Bell.
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