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November 16,2000
Organization Claims that Three Accidents on History Lies About Holocaust Campus Last Week GEORGE LANUM SlaffAdvisor
awaits proof (real proof) that during World War II the Germans gassed ONE human being as part November 9,1938, the Naof a program of ethnic genocide. zis unleashed a wave of terror Smith cites that the purpose against the Jews culminating in of "gas chambers" was to fumithe damage or destruction of thougate with cyanide the clothing and sands of synagogues and Jewish barracks, bedding and personal businesses and homes. articles of Auschwitz prisoners in This event, which came to order to keep people, be known as the including the Jews, Kristallnacht ("Night alive and healthy. of Broken Glass"), reSmith and his sulted in the burning of Committee for Open over 1000 synagogues, Debate on the Holothe destruction of caust provide an argu7,000 Jewish busiment which, if not acnesses and 91 deaths. tually perceived as Thirty thousand more truth by some, would male Jews would be be laughable. arrested the next The horror that morning for the his filth leads some to "crime" of their reliquestion the occurgious beliefs. rence of the Holocaust The Night of 7Uw American! among the corpses at Nordhausen. is appalling. Broken Glass culmiDr. Jack Miller, professor of nated in the Holocaust which re- of the bodies were in various sulted in the deaths of over 6 mil- stages of decomposition, the History, remarked with disgust, stench of death was overpower- "No one in good conscience of lion Jews. Sixty-two years later, fol- ing. The men of the 45th Infantry any political or religious persualowing on the heels of Knstallnact Division were hardened combat sion could deny the horror and the remembrances, revisionists (a sac- veterans. We had been in combat obscenity of the Holocaust." Dr. Miller continued, "Let rilege to the educated to call these almost two years at that point. people actual historians) not only While we were accustomed to us not forget that it was not only embrace, but attempt to sell the death, we were not able to com- 6 million Jews that died at the ludicrous notion that the Holo- prehend the type of death that we hands of their German tormentors but perhaps another 4-5 million encountered at Dachau." caust did not occur. Bradley R. Smith, famed individuals of other ethnic origins History is best told by eyewitnesses, people who were actu- revisionist, leads the charge that See HOLOCAUST p. 4 the Holocaust did not happen. ally there. Smith says, "The world Felix L. Sparks. Brigadier General, AUS (ret), was part of a force that liberated Dachau, a Nazi death camp.' "As I turned to look over the prison yard with un-believing eyes, I saw a large number of dead inmates lying where they had fallen in the last few hours or days before our arrival. Since all
Cormier is Plans for Longwood's Future BRIAN JONES Cartoonist
The recent opaafomm with President Cormier, sponsored by the SGA. was held on November ifordBallr. debate was limited to two hoars of questions an' swesx. ■•I -started the ses. Hag the packed room with an overall summary of wood's budget and student ipulatkxi figures.
3965 students are currently members of this year's freshman class. Roughly 250 people currently reside off campus this semester. Planned Growth Scenario, population will not exceed TOflfl nnfrrti nn rnrnpin .:\ctr tuition rates in the state of Virginia have been frozen the past four years, the college must increase its revenue to bring about better services. Onefourth of the school's enure bud-
get is funded by the state. Longwood College is currently the fifth moat selective college in the slate of Virginia. Cormier stated that soon, Longwood would be in the top three-college tier in Virginia. e percent of the freshman class is from < ■ Fifteen percent of the freshman class is composed of minorities.
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JASON PASSABET Staff Writer
Towards the end of the first week of November, Pine Street became an attraction for automobile accidents. Three unrelated accidents occurred on Thursday, November 2nd and the following Friday here at Longwood College. On Thursday, while parked in a commuter spot on Pine Street near Franklin, David Swanson's 97 Chevrolet Cavalier was the target of a hit-and-run. The driver side front fender was the focal point of the damage. The perpetratorfs) have yet to be apprehended The corner of Pine Street and High Street was in turmoil Friday over another accident. One driver allegedly ran a stop sign and hit another car, and is being charted with failure to yield. The third accident involved a pedestrian being struck by a car while crossing Pine Street near the fountain. The pedestrian, Longwood student Monae McBride. was released from Southside Community Hospital the same day, without any serious injuries. Monae was battered and bruised, but did not suffer from any broken bones.
Due to the possible seriousness of a pedestrian being struck by an automobile, Longwood Chief of Police Charles Lowe said, "We got lucky, we really did." The driver of the vehicle faces reckless driving charges from the FarmvillerPolice Department. Monday of this same week (prior to the occurrence of these accidents), Lowe called a meeting to discuss his concern with traffic enforcement. He stressed, in an effort to step up traffic enforcement, three points during the meeting of the Longwood Police Department that must be focused on. The police were asked to better enforce motorists in 1) the obeying of stop signs, 2) the yielding of cars to pedestrians, and 3) speeding. Chief Lowe proclaimed that there are two things that students can do in order to make sure that Longwood is a safe campus for bom pedestrians and motorists. First of all. as a driver, make sure you drive the speed limit and remain alert. Secondly, pedestrians should use the crosswalks and be alert, and "don't assume someone will see you and stop."
LWC to Require Computer Competency Testing DAWNKANEHL Ait/. Opinion Editor Longwood College, beginning this year, is requiring all freshmen and transfer students to pass a series of computer tests, known as "computer competency testing before graduation." The school feels the passing of these tests will give Longwood students an edge in the competitive workforce. To achieve this goal, Longwood has joined forces with Smart Force, an e-learmng company with national recognition.
Students must pass four different tests: Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, Power Point, and Excel. Students may elect to try and "test out" of the requirements by taking a pretest and the
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