Volume 81, Number 13
Waiting for Skin Cancer Since 1920
Shell Executive to Speak at Commencement J. Harold Hatchett III, Global Business Services Manager/COO for Royal Dutch Shell Group, Shell Finance Services, will be the speaker for Longwood College commencement on Saturday, May 11, at 9:30 a.m. on Wheeler Mall. A native of Lunenburg County, Mr. Hatchett earned a bachelor of business administra-
tion degree from Longwood in 1983. Today, he is responsible for the global, day-to-day operational issues of Shell Finance Services with oversight for finance and planning; human resources; marketing; and communications, information systems and knowledge management. He is based in London.
Previously, Mr. Hatchett was chief financial officer for Shell Offshore Companies, based in Ix>uisiana. Prior to being recruited by Shell Oil, he was the CFO for Heritage Inks International, a Citicorp Venture Capital company. Before joining Heritage, he was vice president of worldwide finance for BMG/RCA Records where he structured multi-million dollar acquisitions for the company. Mr. Hatchett began his career working as a financial analyst on Wall Street for Aetna Insurance. Mr. Hatchett returned to Longwood in November 2001 as a School of Business and Economics Executive-inResidence to share his work ethic and vision and to interview students for evaluation at Shell Oil Company's Fast Track Management assessment center. He and his wife Charlease, a 1987 Longwood graduate, continue to support scholarships and service organizations like the African-American Student Interest Group at the college. At Longwood commencement 2002, it is anticipated that 703 undergraduate and 87 graduate degrees will be awarded, with 677 graduates participating in ceremonies.
Health Experts Dispel Hangover Myths Jennifer Wlach U-Wirt DURHAM, N.C. - They are one of the great mysteries of college life, the seemingly unavoidable result of a night of drinking: hangovers. Everyone offers a remedy — from coffee to multivitamins - but no one has found a cure. Although there is no proven antidote, there are steps people can take before, during and after drinking to help lessen their morning-after pain. Before students begin to
imbibe, they need to put food in their stomachs, said Cynthia Kuhn, professor of pharmacology"If you eat before you drink, your peak blood alcohol level will be slowed because the food slows absorption," she said. Another key prevention method is drinking water. "It is important to be well hydrated before you start drinking, and to continue hydrating yourself while you drink," said Jeff Kullcy, coordinator of alcohol and substance abuse services,
who recommends alternating water or sports drinks with alcoholic beverages. Experts agreed that the selection of drinks also factors into the severity of a hangover. Certain liquors known as distilled spirits contain congeners higher-order alcohols that can be toxic to the brain and add to the effects of a hangover, said Dr. Bill Christmas, director of Student Health Services. According to an online report See HEALTH p.5
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Mark Warner to Come to LWC Governor Mark Warner will sign legislation designating I-ongwood College as a university on April 24, at 11 a.m., by the campus fountain at Blackwell Plaza. This date is the one-year anniversary of a fire that destroyed the architectural heart of the college. The Governor will join administrators, faculty, students, alumni and guests in commemorating the fire and celebrating the future. Governor Warner officially signed legislation changing Longwood's designation to university in March. The change will take effect July 1. His visit and the special signing ceremony are in recognition of our progress toward new levels of accomplishment for the Commonwealth and in particular for Southside Virginia. The official on-campus kickoff of "a turning point: The Campaign for Longwood" will be announced by former rector Alice Stallard, Class of 1959, and her husband Hugh Stallard,
co-chairs of the campaign. The goal for the campaign is to raise $32 million for scholarships, professorships, program initiatives and capital projects. The fire on April 24, 2001, destroyed 200,000 square feet of
building space, including the signature Rotunda. Groundbreaking for the reconstruction of lost buildings will be held this summer. Concurrently the college will begin conversion of its central street to a landscaped pedestrian mall to be known as Brock Commons.