Rotunda vol 82, no 12 dec 5, 2002

tunba Volume 82, Number 12

Waiting for Midnight Breakfast Since 1920

December 5, 2002

Longwood Forges Partnership With Local School

m

Kent Booty W Public Motions

The Rotunda staff wishes you good luck on exams.

Wkat Your SGA Is Doing Jennifer Meunier Staff Writer

The final SGA meeting of the semester began with the swearing in of Judicial Board member Jason Schanbacker.

The yearbook committee constitution was passed and will be officially working on re-starting the Longwood yearbook.

Chief Lowe, the head of Longwood's campus police system spoke briefly about the possibility of reducing the speed limit over the entire campus to 15mph; he will be talking to students more about this next semester.

It was announced that the fences will be moved back and more intense work on Brock Commons will commence at the end of exams.

The residence hall association representative discussed how they

would be examining a better solution to having all residents being charged for vandalism as well as changing the visitation policy.

The senior class executive board members will be meeting soon to discuss additional plans for May's graduation ceremony.

The freshman class president, Mike Ragin, is encouraging and welcoming all ideas from students for activities.

Two weeks ago, the results from the SGA elections were announced where Billy Magyar was re-elected for President over Mike Smith.

Since then, there has been some controversy on the fairness of the election.

It was alleged that Magyar was standing at the election table telling people to vote for him, See SGA p.7

SGA Election Results President Billy Magyar Vice-President: Andy Freundt Treasurer: Bryan Lee Secretary: Alicia Moody Senate: Lori Sprosty, Paul Rosenblatt, Chante Johnson, Lisa Rodenbaugh, Nicole Wingo, Ian Sale, John Gaster, Dan Mazzio, Anna Collins, Dan Gauvin, Lauren Ijjwe, Angle Bottoms

Longwood University and Pnnce Edward County Elementary School now have a partnership in special education, to go along with one in elementary education.

Some 19 Longwood students, all juniors taking a special education pedagogy class, go on Monday and Wednesday mornings to PECES, where they work with teachers and students in five special education classrooms.

They use teacher work samples, which are comprehensive, specialized instructional plans that emphasize accountability.

As part of a one-credit practicum related to the course, each tutors a youngster on a oneon-one basis for about 45 minutes.

The work is in reading and language arts. "In the past there was an informal tutoring project, which has been formalized this year," said Dr. Ruth Meese, a special education professor who teaches the Longwood course and coordinates the special education partnership.

"Longwood is probably only the second institution in the United States - the other is Millersville University in Pennsylvania - to use teacher

Longwood student Jennifer Duerr, a junior from Woodbridgt, tutors a child at Prince Edward County Elementary School, in the university's special education partnership with that school. work samples in special education.

"It has been modified a litde to fit special education. In addition to working as teacher aides, we're doing everything from idenufying letter names and their sounds to sight-word recognition to increasing the kids' oral reading rate and accuracy."

The linkage is part of the Renaissance Partnership for Improving Teacher Quality, a five-year initiative, now in its fourth year, by 11 institutions and their partner schools in which teacher work samples are a critical component.

Each of the colleges and universities received a gram from the Renaissance Group, a national

consortium of colleges and universities, including Longwood, with a major commitment to teacher preparation.

"Teacher work samples provide a way of thinking about what we are doing as teachers and of improving outcomes," said Meese. Ix>ngwood also has partnerships with elementary schools in Buckingham, Charlotte and Cumberland counties, in addition to Prince Edward County.

Of those partnerships, Pnnce Edward is the only one involves special education as well as elementary education.

In the elementary education partnerships, which also employ See PARTNERSHIP p 4

RA Recruitment In Progress There are also many benefits associated with being an RA. They move, in earlier, purchase books Are you or someone you know first, receive free room and board, interested in becoming an RA? If as well as 40 extra Lancer dollars. so, RA Recruitment has officially If you have any questions begun for the 2003-2004 school about becoming an RA, contact year.

Rachel Amos, Cox/Wheeler REC, In order to apply to be an RA, at x2606 or contact your own each applicant must be at least a REC or RA. rising sophomore and have a 2.5 You can find applications to cumulative GPA or above. become an RA at the front desk However, it is important to of each building or online at note that if you are chosen to be http://www.longwood.edu/housan RA, you may not intern, stu- ing/ recruitment/ applicahon.htm. dent teach, participate in intercolAll applications are due January legiate athletics, or go on academ- 17, 2002 to the Residential and ic probation during the time peri- Commuter Life Office located in od in which you are an RA. Lancaster 108.

Allyson Blake Ftaturts Editor

Editorial

PAGE 2

December 5, 2002

^Vords From the Editor Monday night the Longwood men's basketball team played Queens, in a game that ended in an exciting but close victory for the Lancers.

Apparently, Queens is a big rival and was picked preseason to go #1, so the Longwood victory was that much more meaningful.

What wasn't so exciting, however, was the rude behavior from the Longwood men's soccer team.

They poorly represented Longwood, and I view their actions as a personal insult to our

University.

Not only was their behavior rude, obnoxious, distracting, and offensive, it served no real supportive purpose and made Longwood look like bad hosts to the visiting team (not to mention all the parents and faculty in the crowd).

This group of athletes sat in the bleachers yelling obscenities, screaming at the referees, and insulting the Queens' players.

Since when does yelling "Fyou!" and "You're a fag!" demonstrate school spirit?

The most disappointing aspect of their behavior is that they are members of Longwood's athletics, as well.

Of all people, this group of young men should know how to support Longwood, instead of wasting their breath on words that show a poor, pathetic attitude.

Maybe they should look up the word "support" in the dictionary, as in the catchphrase "Support your Longwood Lancers."

Wait, I'll save you the trouble of going all the way to the library, since your vocabulary is obviously limited.

According to good ol' Webster, to support means, "to aid the cause of by approving, favoring, or advocating."

What I don't see in this definition is "making a fool of yourself

The Rotunda Phone: 434-395-2120 Fax: 804-395-2237 rotunda@longwood.edu Editor-in-Chief Asst. Editor PR Manager Copy Editor News Editor Asst. News Editor Features Editor Asst. Features Editor Style Editor Opinion Editor Sports Editor Photo Editor Asst. Photo Editor Cartoonist Community Liason Faculty Advisor

Dawn Kanehl Liz Richards Amy Whipple Michele Thompson Maria Bacon Nicholas Elmes Allyson Blake Kim Garrett Courtney Olson James Hare Paula Nusbaum I'.sra K.izanoglu Matt Garnett Zackary Wilhide Dam Pezold Trevor Potts

Staff Writers: Aja Brooks, Rachacl Keslcr, Kim Kuehn, Kristina Loerch, Jennifer Meunier, Erin Myers, Preston Patterson, Leslie Smith, Mike Smith, Justin Vanderspiegel, Elbe Woodruff The Rotunda, the student newspaper at Longwood University, is published weekly during the academic year (except holidays and exam periods) and is printed in the offices of the Farmvillt Herald, Larmville, VA. All articles, advertisements, letters to the editor, and pictures must be received by nine p.m. the Sunday prior to the next Thursday's publication. All letters to the editor must be typed and uicludc name and telephone number. Any person wishing to have his/her name not appear on the published letter must request so in writing. All letters are subject to editing.

The Rotunda is an equal opportunity employer and is looking for people who are interested in writing or layout. We currently have positions available and ask anyone who is interested to come to our meetings, Mondays at 9:15 p.m.

by screaming 'bulls***' everytime the referee calls a foul on your team."

Luckily Longwood won Monday night, but it was a close game.

Would it have made a difference if the soccer team had chosen a more proactive role in the game?

What if they had yelled in favor of the Lancers every rime they got the urge to blow hot air?

They could have taken all of their negative energy and transformed it into positive energy to help support our university.

Like it or not, the Longwood soccer team represents themselves as leaders when they come to a game, sit together, yell together, and, oh yeah, get pulled aside together by the police after

the game.

That was the only poetic justice of the evening; unfortunately, it was yet another embarassment for our school as students milled around, waiting to see if a fight was going to break out on the floor.

Why don't you do us all a favor next rime, guys, and leave your Longwood soccer hats and jackets at home?

That way, when the police pull you off the bleachers, or someone gets offended by your language, the rest of us can pretend that we don't know you.

Dawn Kanehl Editor-in-Chief

\| Words from the Faculty Advisor Perhaps more than most years past, we surely have much for which to be thankful this holiday season.

Last week's gatherings of families and friends provided most of us a valuable opportunity to pause, to breathe deeply, to reflect and really appreciate the many blessings of our lives.

In my own family, we begin each Thanksgiving meal with a Norwegian tradition of saying three things we are thankful for, and symbolically marking each by sliding a kernel of corn across our plates.

It is usually the youngest niece or nephew who is chosen to place the kernels on each of the plates, and he or she annually beams with pride while completing the rite.

Perhaps many of you have similar traditions in your families - - and if so, I would love to hear.

Regardless of ethnicity or detail, these ntuals function to give us a collective moment to pause and come together with loved ones in finding common ground.

Perhaps political disagreements arise over the course of the meal, or tempers flair when preparing the cranberries, but for that brief moment when we pause to give thanks, we are all similarly motivated by two things:

love and family.

It is almost as if our differences disappear in that annual moment of re-realizing what is truly most important in our lives.

Our world is not the same as it was a year ago. Last Thanksgiving we were still stinging, perhaps even a bit numb, from acts of unthinkable terrorism which two months earlier struck so close to home and changed the world forever.

In the months since, many of our brothers, husbands and sons have nobly risen to serve the cause of freedom in striking back against those who have so wrong ly trespassed against us.

Each of these soldiers deserves and has earned our utmost respect, and from a reader's standpoint, it has been rewarding to sec some of Longwood's finest citizen leaders rise to support our military men and women at home and overseas, both on campus and in these very pages.

A quote by one such leader in a recent issue is worth repeating: "I was once told that it is the soldier, not the poet, who gives you freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the reporter, who gives you freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the protester, who gives you the freedom to assemble. And

See THANKS p. 3

Opinion

December 5, 2002

"If VjjyVe Jot mad, Louie ndUpaytig cittantioli!"

Th&"ActlHitf" i& your outlet for battiiA^y3ciabityu&x&aA\d/thÂŁn^thatyMk'. Thiylyyour your chance/ to- da- yomething- about yocCetai/ e*/'u\, Lmtead- ofjutt whining about thettu Soipeak/ up ar\d> act up. Because*, if you!re/ not mad', you/'re/ not paying attentloru E-mail/ A ctOi/Ut idea*- to- rotunda@longwood/. edu/.

Shut Up and Watcli This Amy Whipple Pubic Relations Manager

I spent a good deal of high school studying American Sign Language (ASL), and by that, 1 don't mean my average studying. I took in everything I could about the langauge. Deaf culture, and the politcal and historic aspects of the people.

My friends and I all went to

THANKS cont'd p. 2 it is the American flag that drapes over the coffin of the soldier who protects your rights... just something to think about the next time someone picks up a sign condemning the actions taken by the United States."

The words of this young scholar are as eloquent as they are convincing. And yet in that same issue on these same pages, another of Longwood's finest expressed an equally provocative counterposition: "Since when did the opposition lose the right to be represented? We're not crazy fanatics bent on making the world safe for dictators. We're peaceful people who feel there are other ways to solve problems than naked force [and] we believe that it's wrong that the Iraqi people have been made to suffer MORE for the callous behavior of their leader."

In the end, there are no simple solutions to this debate, even as we near a holiday season wherein impending military conflict looms

college intending to continue slipped (currently, I'm fluent).

I approached the head of the our studies. Out of all of them, I am the only one who hasn't. modern language department here The reason why is simple. on campus. "Why doesn't it count?"

Longwood doesn't accept I asked as nicely as I possibly could.

The reply?

ASL as a foreign language. In fact, it is one of the few col"American Sign Language isn't a leges in the state that doesn't. language, and if it is, it's an English Yes, I could (and will) take the language." classes offered at Longwood I didn't even know how to when I feel my skills have respond. As much as I usually make as more and more likely a possibility.

May we at least continue to pause this winter break to realize that despite all our differences, we all share a common bond as Americans, and ironically, that both positions are both motivated by a heartfelt desire for a world where no innocents are made to suffer.

It's the getting there that's the hard part, but I believe that in its small way The Rotunda has served this semester to advance critical discussion of such issues, just as its exemplary staff of writers has chosen not to shy away from such complex issues as the tax referendum and the DC sniper story.

Meanwhile, strong colum nists such as Liz Richards have tackled health issues with rare insight, and we have learned from others everything from our sports teams' successes to the activities of campus organizations to the worthiness of the new Hannibal Lecter movie.

As faculty advisor to The

Rotunda, in the end I am therefore deeply thankful for the focused, dedicated work of our staff of young journalists this semester: Dawn, Liz, Amy, Michele, Maria, Allyson, Kim, Courtney, James, Paula, Esra, Zachary, Nick, Matt, Rachael, Kim, Kristina, Jennifer, Erin, Preston, Leslie, Mike, Ellie and

PAGE 3 fun of various faculty members on this campus, I very much respect them. Obviously they know, and are good at, something, or else they wouldn't be here. So this statement is not only completely ignorant, but completely dissapointing as well.

According to Dr. Noam Chomsky, leading (and possibly only) linguist, ASL is, indeed, a language. From www.deaflibrary.org, I quote "ASL shares no grammatical similarities to English and should not be considered in any way to be a broken, mimed, or gestural form of English." It is continually growing, which is one of Chomsky's requirememts. Latin, in that respect, doesn't, but Longwood accepts that as a language.

Also, ASL was created out of Old French Sign Language, something that should interest the aforementioned faculty member.

Speak Out Wnat are your plans for the Winter Holidays?

Justin.

These individuals do their job tirelessly, and from your responses this semester - seconded by the impressive influx of 11 new writers jumping on board for the Spring they do it very well.

As for my final com kernel, I go into this holiday season profoundly thankful that we still live in a land and in a community where despite our differences, at the end of the day we are all joined by the bonds of family - the Longwood family.

May we continue to learn from and listen to one another in the moments and days ahead, all the while standing up for what we know to be right, whatsoever path to peace that may be.

Warm holiday regards, Trevor Potts

Props and Drops Props: +To campus groups who excelled this semester despite limited budgets +To Midnight Breakfast- the best idea Longwood has +To snow and the white hot chocolate from Java City (special props to Ed, our favorite caffeine supplier)

Drops: -To misspelled signs on the library door -To people who speed up when you try to pass them -To nicotine addictions that cause people to smoke alone in the freezing cold

By learning ASL, I have opened my world to the real struggles in our country. When I am home, I am minutes away from Gallaudette University. Students from the school frequent Springfield Mall because of all the students who work there that can sign. I have had countless opportunities to interact with members of Deaf culture.

To quote Meg Chojnacki, one of my high school ASL teachers, and a prominent member of the Deaf community, "we don't have to go to France to use it."

And after all of this, I have recently learned that Honor's students at Longwood can use ASL as a foreign language, rather than as an elective.

Aforementioned faculty member asked me what my problem was with French or Spanish. Well, nothing, but I'd still like to know what his real problem is with ASL.

"I am going to visit my boyfriend's family, sleep, eat, and party."

-Demetria Sophomore

Wilson,

"I am going to New York to see the Billy Joel Musical...

ROAD TRIP!!!" ~Cassie Damon, Junior

"I plan to eat a lot of food and watch a lot of moviesjust relaxin' after a rough semester." ~Tamara Ferguson, Senior

"I am going to be visiting my family." ~ Heather Crowder, Grad Student

News

PAGE 4

Roy Clark To Entertain Longwood.

Kent Booty UJfubk Rt/atitins Country music superstar Roy Clark and his band will perform two benefit concerts at Longwood University on Saturday, December 14.

The concerts are at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. in Jarman Auditorium.

Tickets for the matinee are $15 for side orchestra and $10 for balcony seats (no center orchestra seats are left), and, for the evening show, $25 for center orchestra, $20 for side orchestra and $15 for balcony. VISA and MasterCard are accepted.

About 25 to 30 center orchestra seats are left on each side of the aisle for the 8 p.m. performance. The center orchestra includes the center section and half of each side section closest to the aisle. The side orchestra seats are those from the middle of each side to the wall.

Tickets are on sale at the Jarman Box Office, open Tuesday through Thursday from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. It will be open Friday, Dec 13, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. for last-minute sales.

To charge tickets or for more information, call the box office at 2474. This is the ninth year that Mr. Clark has done a pair of concerts at Longwood, proceeds from which benefit the Music Department He was to have performed last December, but at the last minute he had to cancel so he could recuperate from emergency back surgeryThe Longwood concert was among 14 that were cancelled.

See CLARK p.5

^fK^K

1^^ K

-,~.,:^m

WJA V'*«fe^,

PECES donated an unused classroom for both the elementary teacher work samples, the education and the special educaLongwood students spend tion partnerships. "We keep Monday through Thursday at the matenals in there, and partner school, where they take (Longwood) students feel free to classes half a day and observe, come in here and tutor," Dr. teach and help the classroom Meese said. Also, the elementary teacher for the other half. school's special education teachLongwood's partnerships pre- ers agreed to schedule their landated the Renaissance Partnership guage/reading arts instruction at and were initiated by Dr. J. David a time that would accommodate Smith, who until leaving recently her students, she added. was dean of what is now the The Longwood students are College of Education and Human from a three-credit course, SPED Services.

321: Reading and Language Arts The first partnership was with for Students with LD/ED/MR, Dillwyn Primary in Buckingham which meets Tuesday and County. Others in addition to Thursday mornings.

Prince Edward Elementary are Stacy White, a non-traditional with Buckingham Middle, student from Buckingham, has Cumberland Elementary, and been working with a third-grade Eureka Elementary in Charlotte girl on word recognition. "If she County. knows a word, she puts a star on The PECES students in the an index card, which she keeps in special education partnership are a small box," she said. "She recin grades 1 -4 and range from hav- ognizes more than 50 words that ing mild to moderate disabilities, she didn't recognize before, said Shirley Lee, an assistant prin- which has boosted her conficipal who coordinates the school's dence. Before, she was reading at involvement. pre-primer level (beginning All of the PECES special edu- stage); now we're doing level two. cation partnership teachers She's progressing by leaps and attended a workshop on teacher bounds. Individual attention realwork samples in September. ly helps."

PARTNERSHIP cont'd pi

December 5, 2002 Longwood students in that class have made two "manipulative" bulletin boards, which enable the youngsters to interact with them. One, emblazoned "Caught in the Reading Web," has spiders; the other shows monkeys and is tided "No Monkey Business."

Heather Schwartz, from Locust Grove, has been working with a third-grade boy whose major problem is reading comprehension. "We start a new lesson on Monday, then review it on Wednesday," she said. "A lot of us are doing that; you can't just do one thing in one day and then move on. It's been a lot of work, but any one-on-one experience is good. Any time you go out in the schools, it's better than sitting in a class. Lectures are good, but experience is good for any job."

Crystal Thacker, from Charlottesville, is working with a first-grade girl on what she called letter identification and letter/sound correspondence skills. "We've all made significant gains, although not as much as I'd like," she said. "Fortunately, it's not just practice for us; we're also doing something good for the children. We take theory and put it into practice."

——

after this, the corporate ladder will be a piece of In Army ROTC, you'll get to do stuff that'll challenge you, both physically and mentally. In the process, you'll develop skills you can use in your career, like thinking on your feet, making smart decisions, tak>ng charge. Talk to your Army ROTC representative. You'll find there's nothing like a little climbing to help prepare you for getting to the top.

ARMY ROTC Unlike any other college course you can take.

■

—

Contact the ROTC department at 395-2134.

|£XC1

December 5, 2002 Carnegie Hall and Madison Square Garden in New York, the Sporting "He is pleased to be returning to Club in Monte Carlo, the Grand Longwood," said Franklin Grant, Palace in Brussels, and the Rossiya director of planned and major gifts, Theatre in Moscow. who helps coordinate the concerts.

His concerts have set attendance "Even though he had no control records at state fairs, festivals and over last year's cancellation, he felt conventions throughout the United bad to miss the concert." The States.

Camerata Singers, one of For 25 years he hosted the TV show Hee Haw, which is syndicated Ixjngwood's vocal ensembles, will perform several numbers with Mr. nationwide and viewed by some 30 Clark. In 1997 the Camerata million fans every Saturday evening Singers recorded a CD of on The Nashville Network fTNN).

Christmas music with him, He has appeared in numerous Christmas in Virginia. other television shows and been The benefit concerts have raised featured in TV specials in Great more than S90,000 over the years. Britain, the former Soviet Union, Mr. Clark's involvement with Bulgaria and France.

Longwood also includes the Roy He has achieved many "firsts" in Clark Music Scholarship, which he his career. He was the first National established in memory of his par- Ambassador for U.N.I.C.E.F and ents, Hester and Lillian Clark, in the first country music artist to December 1995. guest-host The Tonight Show for The same month, he participated Johnny Carson; headline the in Longwood's commencement Montreux International Jazz and received an honorary Doctor Festival; and be inducted into the of Humane Letters degree.

Las Vegas Entertainment Hall of Mr. Clark, a native of Meherrin Fame. in Lunenburg County, is one of the His first instrument, which he world's finest and most popular played in a band at Meherrin entertainers.

Elementary School, was made by Described as "one pistol of a his late father from a cigar box, musician," he is a virtuoso per- ukulele neck and four strings. former on 12-stnng and acoustic At the age of 14, he received a guitar, banjo and fiddle, and he can real guitar as a Christmas gift from "get by" on five other instruments. his parents. The next year, he startHe is also a singer, songwriter and ed performing with his father's comedian. square dance band.

He has recorded a string of Mr. Clark, a longtime resident of vocal and instrumental hits over the Tulsa, Oklahoma, supports several years, including Yesterday When I philanthropic causes that aid young Was Young and his own 12-string people. The annual Roy Clark Golf version of Malaguena.

Tournament in Tulsa has provided Mr. Clark has performed for more than $1 million for that city's standing-room-only audiences at Children's Medical Center.

News

PAGE 5

CLARK cont'd p.4

Harvard Discrimination Scandal Revealed Sruthi Vangala U-Wire Harvard University, with its academics ranking among the highest in the nation, claims diversity, liberalism and a broad educational base as some of its cornerstones of success.

While this boast might slip by uncontested now, Amit Paley, a Harvard student and writer for The Harvard Crimson, recently uncovered a span of history during which this was not the case.

About six months ago, Paley discovered 500 pages of documents describing an episode from the 1920s in which the Harvard administration ousted a number of male students under the suspicion that they were gay or were associating with gays, The New York Times reported.

After intrusive rounds of questioning about the men's sex lives, the students found "guilty" ~ two of whom later committed suicide - were ousted from the university and chased out of the town of Cambridge.

The dean then ordered that a letter be added to the students' files to hinder their professional and social prospects.

Although these events occurred more than 80 years ago, they haven't lost their relevance.

Debates over sodomy laws which currently exist in 13 states — are still taking place. In fact, the Supreme Court is set for a reevaluation of laws on gay rights,

The Rotunda is Proud to Announce Our New Staff Members for Spring 2003!

News EWter- Nicholas Elmos Asst News Et>itor~ Leslie Smith Asst Public Relations Manaser- Jenn Dire Asst Sports ÂŁt>itor- Kristina Loerch Asst Style Ebitor- Huston Daniels

-

The Times reported.

The current controversy stems from a challenge made by two gay men whose activities have been found illegal through the eyes of the Texas judicial system.

Given the ongoing struggles that many homosexuals face, Penn Communications Professors Larry Gross and Katherine Sender said they were hardly fazed by the information that has been kept safely guarded for the past 80 years behind Harvard's towering stone walls.

The Crimson article incited Gross to refer back to a similar incident in 1950, in which former Harvard Professor Francis Matthiessen, who, after being fired and persecuted by the press for his extremist views and sexual orientation, jumped to his death from an upper floor of the Hotel Manger in Boston.

Nonetheless, Gross insisted that these events are not to be taken as commentaries against Harvard, but rather as commentaries on the times.

"This was the same period in which universities recently opened quotas for the number of Jewish students," he said. "There was an attitude of unabashed discrimination.... Let's not even talk about colored people."

Still, Gross insists that the events that occurred in Cambridge, while extreme, could have happened, to some degree, up through the 1970s.

The only difference, he said, is that then, administrators might have facilitated a quieter disappearance of students and faculty members rather than ensuring that they continued to suffer beyond their college careers.

Gross said that it is quite probable that incidents like this occurred relatively frequendy in the realm of higher education.

Given the difficulties Paley found in uncovering details, Gross said that other such occurrences probably remain stifled under similar barriers.

As an openly lesbian faculty member, Sender said that Penn seemed to embrace her sexual orientation rather than condemn or oppress it.

Still, she maintained that there are cases in which gay faculty are taken less seriously than their straight male counterparts.

Much of this rests on career choices, she said. "It was partly a function of where I chose to apply," Sender said.

"I'm in a progressive discipline, but others who are in the engineering or medical schools might not be taken as seriously."

Still, both professors continue to assert that in today's world, universities - and particularly private universities in the northeast, Gross added - remain the best in terms of tolerance "Things have changed.... The culture has changed," Gross said.

The Commuter Student Association is proud to present: ...The Annual Children's Holiday Party, December 7. Face painting. Arts and Crafts, and other activities are planned. Plus, there will be pictures with Santa!

All that attend are encouraged to bring canned food that will be donated to local charities*

}

* JMA U % Stfwe

Princeps Would Like to Recognize: S.E.A.L., S.A.F.E., Up Till Dawn, The Colonnades' Staff, Student Health Partners, The Virginian Yearhook Staff, Longwood Dining Hall Staff.

4- bedrooms 4 full baths Washer & Dryer Private Balconies Internet Access

$$$ FREE RENT!! $$$ If you rent 8 rooms before the holiday break, You get one room FREE for the first year!

When you sign up a group of 4 people to rent at Sunchase, before the holiday break, everyone gets $75 off the first month's rent!

Midnight Masquerade Friday, December 6, 2002 10:00pm-l:00am Lankford Ballroom Semi-Formal Affair Free Food, Video DJ, and a chance* to win a trip for 2 to Snowshoe Ski Resort and other prizes! Pictures can also be taken and purchased by a Professional Photographer! • Must purchase a raffle ticket ($5) for the chance to win- tickets sold in the Dining Hall on Dec. 4 A 5. and at the door. Must be at the dance to win prizes

SPONSORS: Commuter Student Association; Lancer Productions; NCAA Choices Grant; Residence Hall Councils; Residence Hall Association For more information, please call the Office of the Student Union at 395-2103.

WINTERFEST a"

a-

a

December 7 at 5 p.m. in Wygal Auditorium.

Sponsored by B.A.S.I.C. Gospel Choir

434-392-7440 www.sunchase-longwoocLcoixi EHO

ARAMARK Presents:

Midnight Breakfast Sunday, December 8 11pm-lam in the Dining Hall **For Longwood Students- Must Have ID** Come be served Breakfast by Longwood Faculty A Staff!!

New This Year: - Stress Relief Room w/f ree massages (in the Annex, sponsored by Wellness Advocates) - Study Area (Salon A) Thank you to all faculty and staff who volunteered to help with Midnight Breakfast!!

Features

December 5, 2002

Apple of tke Week: Stress Building Up? Here are some tips to help you wind down during this hectic time Spending the holidays at home with family, trying to buy Christmas gifts when you bank account is as dry as the Sahara, and keeping off those pesky winter pounds is enough to turn any Santa to Scrooge.

Don't let the rush of the hobday season frazzle your nerves this year. There are plenty of ways to lasso your unruly stressors.

Exercise is a great way to rebeve tension. Instead of pushing your way through the crowded mall, push some iron at the gym and sculpt your body into a lean, mean, fighting machine.

Physical activity like running, walking, or biking will cause you to work up a sweat and in the meantime give the body a chance to burn off some steam.

Studies show that those who get their butt movin' on a regular basis feel less anxious and more relaxed.

Exercise can also help prevent damage caused by stress. It can

strengthen the heart, arteries, and lower your blood pressure, which usually spikes during rimes of stress.

During the season of giving, it's very easy to neglect one's diet with all the family gatherings, company parties, and so on, but your diet can affect how well one manages stress.

Try to pass up the cookies and eggnog, and make an extra effort to eat well and get the recommended daily amount of vitamins and minerals. An easy way to do that is start taking a multivitamin.

To avoid the jitters, stay away from caffeine. This all too popular "perk-me-up" has been shown to raise anxiety levels.

While a Caramel Machiado may give you the boost you need, it is only temporary.

Once the caffeine wears off, you generally feel more sluggish than when you started.

Stress isn't always a bad thing.

It can help focus the mind and gets you ready for the task at hand, which can be very useful when you are studying for that big exam.

However, as the hormone's surge though your body as a nat-

ural response to stress, if sparked again and again (exam after exam), it can deteriorate your mental and physical health, and deplete your ability to bounce back from stressful situations.

This can lead to sleep problems, headaches, backaches, high blood pressure, and even depression.

By changing the way you react to stress, and recognizing it's triggers, you can shift the balance so your stress can work for you rather than against you.

To put it in perspective, start shopping for holiday presents now, don't wait until the night before. The same rule applies to studying for exams, don't wait until it's midnight the night before an exam to start studying.

Get with a friend in class, or ask the cute-nerd-in-a-HarryPotter-kind-of-way that sits next to you if he or she wants to study together.

Liz Richards Assistant Editor

Fast Food Super Sizes Waistlines Kristin Cavarretta U-wirt

Obesity kills 300,000 Americans a year, according to the Office of the Surgeon General. Yet every day, 46 million people visit McDonald's to eat Big Macs and Quarter Pounders.

Several fast food restaurants now offer a value menu, serving fast food favorites for %\ or less.

McDonald's was the latest to come out with a new $1 menu.

Northern Illinois University students agree that convenience is a major factor in their consumption of fast food. With several fast food locations within walking distance of campus, it's no wonder that students eat fast food several rimes a week.

"Fast food is more convenient," said freshman management major Eric Myers. "And it is so much cheaper now."

Junior marketing major Clint

Reames agreed. He said the convenience of using an NIU OneCard to pay for a quick lunch is attractive to students.

"It is easier to pay for food with your Huskie bucks because then you don't have to spend the cash in your pocket," he said.

NIU health educator Steve Lux believes it's a national tendency for people to prefer what's cheap and convenient, even if it means choosing meals that have an extremely high caloric value and fat content "As a culture, we tend to gravitate to what works and what is easy," he said. "It has been entrenched in our society for quite some time now."

Lux said the higher cost and extra effort it would take for students to go through the Blackhawk Cafe line or salad bar at the Holmes Student Center is enough to push students to go

for a burger and fries instead.

Not only are fast food restaurants offering lower cost options on their menus, but extra large sizes and combos are available for just cents more.

But biggie sizing a value meal also super sizes the fat and calories. A medium Big Mac extra value meal with a coke has approximately 1,300 calories and 56 grams of fat A super sized Big Mac meal is 1,620 calories and 63 grams of fat. That is all for just 40 cents more.

At Burger King, turning a whopper into a value meal adds 590 calories. These figures were based on a report by the National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity.

But several experts argue that fast food is not the only element of the obesity problem.

A study released by the See FAST FOOD p. 11

PAGE 7 where the Vice President, Freundt would assume the responsibility which is against the policy of and appoint a new VP. the Longwood SGA constitution.

Many senators, including senior Before Thanksgiving break, Sarah Anastas, spoke out about Mike Smith created a petition in the need to amend the policy for which he received 300+ signa- the abihty to have re-elections, she tures to support a recall election. said "it's sad that we don't have Simultaneously Billy created a the policy now as it stands and it petition to get support from the should be added for the future." student body that stated the signAny amendments created will ers wanted him to remain in be voted upon at the next campus office. wide election.

At the meeting Tuesday, it was As far as the questioning of evident that much confusion and Mr. Magyar's honesty on the elecdiffering interpretations of the tion days as to whether or not he constitution were being taken. was telling students to vote for Mike Smith believed that his him, it was suggested that the sencompleted petition would grant ate send the case to the student the opportunity for another elec- arbitration board so that an unbition, but student Mike Parrish ased decision could be made. (former SGA treasurer, parliaMike Smith commented "all I mentarian, and current member wanted was a fair election" and of the Virginia Student believes that it would be a good Leadership Alliance) was called to decision to send this case to the the floor to share his expertise on board since he has multiple peothe constitution and clear up any ple to state "on my honor I saw discrepancies.

Billy telling students to vote for Mr. Parrish informed the sen- him." ate and gallery that though "both Mr. Magyar on the other hand petitions are legitimate, within the said "the allegations are unjust, I construct of the constitution, was never standing anywhere near they are not valid." the table and I was disenfranHe also shared that though chised."

Mike Smith may have had intenWhen it was time to make a tions of having a re-election, the decision, Vice President Brooke petition that he gathered "was set Powell made the tie-breaking vote under false pretenses" since no to not send the case to an outside re-election can technically occur. arbitration board.

Much time was spent arguing The rest of the discussion was over commas and wording in the tabled. According to the constitusentence structures and proved tion Mike Smith still has the tight that the SGA constitution needs to create a clearer petition to vote to be revised.

Mr. Magyar out of office and/or After all of the intense discus- file charges and take the case to an sion, it was made clear that at this arbitration board himself. time there can be NO re-voting The annual SGA inauguration of the presidential candidate; the is being held tonight (Dec 5th) to only action that can be taken is to celebrate and swear in new offihave students vote elected cers and members.

President Magyar out of office

SGA cont'd p. 1

Arc "}ou interested in being part of the Rotunda staff?

Positions available nejet semester are: -Features Editor -Asst. Opinion Editor -Sports Photographer -Distribution Manager Email us at rotunda@longyood.edu, or call us at 395-2120. Meetings are held e4er? Monday at 9:15 p.m. in the office, so stop in and appty for a position!

Calendar

PAGE 8 Women's Basketball

Longwood Company

Snowball 2002

@West Virginia Wesleyan Invitational 6 p.m.

of Dancers TimivlarEnrticrK Jarman 7:30 p.m.

Lankford Ballroom \\ p.m.-1 a.m.

Women's Basketball

Men's Basketball

@West Virginia @St. Andrews (N.C.) Wesleyan Invitational 2 p.m.

2 or 4 p.m.

December 6- 12, 2002

NCAA Soccer Championship

Winterfest

Longwood

B.A.S.I.C. Gospel Choir Wygal Auditorium 5 p.m.

Company of Dancers Tirivfar

*

Emotions

Jarman 7:30 p.m.

Virginia Beach, VA Co-hosted by Longwood

Midnight Breakfast

V# 8

Dining Hall 11 p.m.-1 a.m.

Exam Snacks <

v# 10

X A M S

Monday Bagels, Coffee, Hot Tea, Hot Chocolate

Tuesday Doughnuts, Muffins, Coffee, Hot Tea, Hot Chocolate

Wednesday Cookies, Brownies, Coffee, Hot Tea, Hot Chocolate

Thursday Danishes, Mini Muffins, Coffee, Hot Tea, Hot Chocolate

Style

December 5, 2002

HoftQSG6PES bysamw--™9es

PAGE 9

Vitriolic

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Happy birthday, sexy Sag-pot! Know that you are loved by a great many- and that we undersand the rumor about your underwear being glued together is

by Zachary Wilhide

Loc\at*jo*J- Ur>"'VersitM

ff^ •jt^'fs :

Tool 5 -tor & hiai\cc

c4i/cc-T( on

false.

Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 19) Make twice as many friends- as you probably only get one present for Christmas and your birthday.

Sucks to share your birthday with Gods kid

'

+w +. 4J3

JK

J c* ".y. 'r ftolworld

v

JTTC^S

// p.m. - closed

P

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Fek 18) Try something new this holiday. The rings of Saturn suggest taking a closer look at Uranus. It looks lovely adorned in tinsel.

Pisces (Feb. 10-Mar. 20) Be free, little fishy! Bluer waters of independence are welcoming (and it s always warmer down below).

Aries (Mar. 21-April 19) Yellow snow is not lemon flavored, hut you re in college kid; you should know this by now!

Taurus (April 20-May 20) The security of your assets is questionable. Pick a better hiding spot for your stash- everyone checks the cookie jar.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) All is well for Gemini twins. You re screwed if you re an only child Cancer (June 21-July 22) Make friends with your worst enemy. With your crappy luck, you'll be roommates in hell.

Leo(July23-Aug.22) Don t let falling snow cloud your vision- ugly guys need cuddling too- hut puhhllease!

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) Screw snow angels, hutt prints are the way to go this year!

Libra(Sep.23-0ct22) Be sure to carry Tic-Tacs in your pocket this season. You never know when you might run into some mistletoe!

Scorpio (Oct. 23. -Nov. 21) With a tighter budget this holiday, consider giving of yourself to make others smile. No, stupid, sex doesn't count!

\> br6r ■)

Zl^-m^u-^

•

Style

PAGE 10

Plaxj Review: Oliver Twist

Movie Review: The Ring Leslie Smith Staff Wrtler The Ring is a horror flick full of surprises, and a huge jump for Gore Verbinski, director of both the family film Mouse Hunt and the action/love story The Mexican.

In this remake of the 1998 Japanese thriller Ringu, The Ring (before taking on the name The Ring, this film almost had the names Seven Days or Static) incorporates an urban legend, in which a little girl from the past supernaturally creates an evil tape, which, when viewed, causes the death of the person watching it.

The main character is a journalist, Rachel Keller (played by Naomi Watts - also in Mulholland Drive) in search of the cause of her neice's death.

Clues and gossip lead her to a tape - which leads to all sorts of problems.

Supporting actor Martin Henderson (Windta/kers) plays Noah, who helps Rachel figure out the mystery behind the film.

Newcomer David Dorfman

December 5, 2002

Kim Kuehn series of escapades that lead (Bounce) plays Rachel's son, Aidan, Staff Writer Oliver to be sold to the undertakwho adds new meaning to the Take a trip back in rime to the era er. innocent wide-eyed little kid actor of Charles Dickens.

He is forced to join a pocketimage.

In Oliver, the curtain opens on picking gang, although he is A contributer to the creepy litthe interior of an orphan boys unaware of how to do such a tle kid actor type is Daveigh Chase (the voice of Lilo in Lilo and workhouse and the young boys thing, and in an attempt Oliver is Stitch), who plays the insane little march to a table with bowk of arrested. gruel.

After being taken by the offigirl, Samara (pictured below), who After the boys finish eating, cers, he is released into the custalks from the past through the one of the younger children, tody of the man who's pocket pictures in the tape.

Oliver, has the audacity to ask for Oliver attempted to pick.

This mow was amazingly wellmore Oliver, as the story continues, done, with unseen twists, and an It is this event that sets off a is able to escape from several unpredicable ending.

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, disturbing images, language, and some drug references.

Runtime: 115 minutes

more life-threatening situations.

This play is being performed at the Riverside Dinner Theater in Fredericksburg, Virginia through Sunday, January 26, 2003. A must see for the holiday season, even if you don't live around the area.

Enjoy a meal served by the actresses and actors of the production.

Personal favorites-cheese tortellini and a must have holiday desert, pumpkin cheesecake.

Yummy.

Movie Review: TheLmperors Club Amy Whipplc Public Relations Manager

with the cliched trouble student, Sedgewick Bell (Emile Hirsch).

For all of those concerned, The Bell, son of a prominent southEmperor's Club is not Dead Poet's ern Senator, plays to all the clasSociety. Just so we clear that away sic problems of parental neglect in the beginning. and the resulting outlandish Set in an all-boys school in the behavior.

1970s, the movie primarily conHundert, of course, sees a sists of a large flashback spark in the boy that no one else sequence to set the viewer up for sees. He subsequently puts the a huge moral lesson in the end. interests of the other students Classics teacher William aside in order to aid Bell.

Hundert (Kevin Kline) is faced As I hoped wouldn't happen,

CMC0A * ACAWDJtf * JAMAICA BAHAMAS * FUKIOA

Hundert's efforts fail miserably, but he is given another chance at a reunion 25 years later.

As not to give away the ending, I will say I was surprised and thrilled. My best friend and I were in tears, but we were also equally inspired by Kline's performance as a teacher. A definite must see.

Rated PG-13 for some sexual content.

Runtime: 109 minutes

KTB Properties, LLC

(434)315-5970

WEYANOKE INN Has Rooms Available For Rent Now! V

- 9' —►

-

5-

u

ll4' - Vary SUfthlry In Si/r ^ 6 Sultn AvaiUbtt 8150 P*r Suilf Per Month

'

PROMOTE TRIPS AT L0NGW00D COLLEGE, EARN CASH, GO FREE" CALL TODAY FOR DETAILS!!

Single Room Stiiie Style

Singli Room Suiic Seylc

• Located al 202 High Streel above High Street Diner & I,ounge • Across from French Dorm and the Colonnades • Two Telephone Lines Per Room (Internet Ready) • Cable Ready • Coin Laundry • Private Sink and Mirror In Every Room • Central AC (Included In Pricel • Heat (Included In Price) • 3 Different Formats Available

- Ihrv Sightly In SUe 6 Ituiu kraU*

•" i-*9MftvMmll

IT

TRAVEL SERVICES

1.800.648.4849 www.slstravel.com

16'

I W

Double Room

Features

December 5, 2002

Longwood Greeters Make a Mission of Saying "Hello" Unofficial Campus Group Makes Strides in Citizen Leadership Greetings Viz Richards

isn't present, and in charge of regulating the greetings.

"Everyone does their fair share, and I make sure that we say hi to everyone that passes by," said McCoy. Jeff Anders, the newest recruit, is LGA's vice-president. If McCoy ever needs him to take the reigns, Anders needs to be prepared to run the meeting, and act as president for the time being.

Normally, when the president is in attendance (McCoy hasn't missed a meeting yet), Anders just acts as a greeter.

The organization, while small in number, but large in contribution, has its own sergeant of arms.

Shane Adcock acts as the keeper of the peace for LGA. He makes sure that the guys of LGA aren't yelling across campus, because that would be distracting, and that the greetings are clean in nature.

After all, "we wouldn't want to creep anyone out," said Adcock.

Walter English has a position that remains unclear, even to the members of the organization.

While his official title is "executive member," no one really knows what he does.

Of the four guys, he greets the least number of pedestrians, but carries on the most conversation within the members of the organization.

English engages students in conversation about issues on

campus, such as the construction or "lack of parking."

He likes to act as legal council to LGA, and inform them about the legal and ethical decisions being made at Longwood.

Some could day English is the "talker" of the group, and not so much a "greeter."

Elections for a new president are in the not-so-distant future, due to the fact that McCoy, the groups current president, will be graduating in December.

If conflicting class schedules inhibit the guys to meet during the week, "we'll just do it on weekends," said McCoy. In the future, LGA hopes to recruit more greeters.

They hope that eventually, students will reroute their walk to class just to pass by the LGA group and receive a salutation from the guys.

The dynamics of the organization are simple, an elite group of friendly people who simply want to make other people feel good.

They have no constitution, no funding, and aren't recognized as an organization by the Student Government Association, but they don't care.

As described by McCoy, "This is all about the students. We are like Chi, but we're out in the open, and we don't wear those creepy hoods."

past couple of years.

National Center for Health National restaurant corporaStatistics showed that seven out tions generally argue that it's preof 10 American- adults do not sumptuous to direcdy place the exercise regulady. Regular exer- blame of obesity on fast food, cise is defined as a minimum of when it is an overall healthy 20 minutes of vigorous exercise lifestyle that people need to three times per week, or 30 min- adopt. utes of light exercise five times According to the McDonald's per week. The study showed that USA nutritionist, "McDonald's the abundance of "couch pota- can be a part of any balanced diet toes" in America contributes to and lifestyle. There are many popobesity, as well as other diseases ular meal combinations and their A 1999 survey of NIU stu- corresponding levels of fat, satudents proved the exact opposite rated fat, cholesterol and sodiof the national results. Seventy um." percent reported exercise of two New Yorker Caesar Barber, hours per week or more, either at however, thinks that four fast the Student Recreation Center or food chains should pay for his elsewhere. Lux said this figure has weight problem. Barber claims he been relatively consistent in the never was told what he was eat-

ing, so he continued to dine at fast food restaurants four to five times per week, according to an ABCnews.com report This is the first lawsuit that direcdy accuses fast food restaurants of knowingly contributing to the obesity problem.

McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's and Kentucky Fried Chicken all are named in Barber's lawsuit.

Barber is just one of the 120 million American adults who are overweight, a figure that has increased almost 20 percent since the 1960s. In addition to the millions of American adults that struggle with weight issues, 9 million children across America ages six to 19 already are overweight

Assistant Editor

One day after class, three of Longwood's students were collectively talking behind the Lankford Student Union, and randomly said "hi" to a female passing by.

She smiled, said "hi" back, and continued on her way.

As the next random pedestrian passed the group of guys, they also greeted her.

Again, she smiled, reciprocated the greeting, and continued on her way.

This was the launching point of the Longwood Greeter's Association (LGA).

LGA meets every Thursday at 2:00 behind the Student Union and says "hi" to all those who cross their path.

The three founding fathers of LGA, Chris McCoy, Walter English, and Shane Adcock, began the organization based on the concept that a simple fnendly greeting can bnghten up anyone's day.

"We don't want to get to know these people, we just want to say Tii' and make them smile," said McCoy. However, not everyone appreciates their humor and kindness.

"One day, some girl called me a dickhead," said Adcock.

The president of LGA, McCoy runs all of the greeting meetings, and makes sure everyone is in attendance.

He accounts for anyone who

Fast Food Cont'd p. 7

PAGE 11

Go Greek!

Anna Meadows Guest Writer

Ever consider joining a sorority?

Want to learn more about Longwood's sororities?

If so, sign up for spring recruitment now! Recruitment will be held before the beginning of the Spring 2003 semester, January 10 through 12.

All eligible non-Greek women are encouraged to take part. Signup locations include Residence Halls, the dining hall, and the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life in the Lankford Student Union.

Stop by the tables to pick up a receipt and information on the

nine campus recognized sororities. Cashiering is located on third floor Lancaster (next to Jarman).

A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.2 is required to participate; no less is accepted.

Participants must also be at least of second-semester freshman status and pay a $25 charge.

The last week of sign-ups is December 2 through 6. Residence Halls will be accessible. Move-in date is January 10 between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., and recruitment begins that evening at 5 p.m. We encourage all eligible women to stop by and learn a lirde more about the Greek Community on campus.

[goodbye books]

hello $$$

we'll buy back those old books at the Longwood Bookstore and add $$$ to your wallet

BOOKSTORE HOURS MONDAY 12/9 THRU FRIDAY 12/13 8:30AM TO 5:30PM (The Bookstore will be closed on Sat. 12/14)

Sorority Recruitment Spring 2003 Jan. 10-12 Sign-Up locations: Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life (Lankford Student Union), Residence Halls, Dining Hall

Cost: $25 Required GPA*. minimum of 2.2 (no less accepted) CldSS Standing: second-semester freshmen and up

Last week to sign up: Dec. 2-6 All eligible non-Greek women are encouraged to participate!

For information, contact the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life at x2118*

I

Sports

December 5, 2002

PAGE 13

Men s Basketball Celebrates Third Consecutive Victory Sports Information

Longwood University won a pair of non-conference games last week then took a thrilling 76-72 men's college basketball win past visiting preseason CVAC favorite Queens (N.C) Monday night in Lancer Hall.

The Lancers defeated NCAA Division III Eastern Mennonite 87-52 at home November 30 after a 72-68 road win at Division II Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) November 26.

The closely-played contest on December 2 saw eight leadchanges in the second half alone, and eight ties throughout as the Lancers secured the triumph down the stretch with 6-8 free throws, including 4-4 from junior transfer Ryan Earl/Tustin, Calif, who finished with a game-high • 19 points.

Longwood improved to 3-2 overall with threestraight wins, 1-0 in the CVAC, and scheduled to play again Saturday, Dec. 7, at CVAC member

St. Andrews College at 2 p.m. in North Carolina.

Against Eastern Mennonite, Longwood had five players in double-figure scoring, led by junior transfer Charles Stephens/Danville with a gamehigh 30 points and 10 rebounds, and everyone in the line-up scored during the convincing home triumph.

The Lancers jumped in front 28-11 at the 9:11 mark en route to a 48-25 halftime advantage.

The Royals closed to within 52-32 with 17:02 remaining before the hosts widened the margin with a 24-14 run, increasing the lead further to 85-47 late in the contest.

Stephens was nearly perfect on the night, shooting 13-14 from the field and 4-6 at the line, adding three blocks and two steals to his double-double of 30 points and 10 rebounds.

Junior transfer Nathan Fortener/Hartford, Ky. added a career-high 15 points with four

rebounds; senior John Parker/Pasadena, Calif, had his own double-double of 12 points and a game-high 11 rebounds, adding five assists; junior transfer Ryan Earl/Tusrin, Calif, had 10 points, a career-high nine assists, and four steals; and sophomore transfer Nick Payne/Albury, Australia finished with 10 points and five assists.

Longwood shot 57.8% (37-64) from the field, including 63.3% (19-30) in the first half, and 76.9% (10-13) at the free throw line.

Eastern Mennonite shot 40.4% (21 -52) from the field, including 5-15 three-point field goals, and 55.6% (5-9) at the line. Michael Swardey led the Royals with 12 points.

At Lenoir-Rhyne, Longwood outscored the host Bears 9-5

down the stretch, including 5-8 free throws in the final 54-seconds, to earn the hard-fought triumph.

The Lancers scored the game's first four points en route to a 16-9 lead at 12:57 of the first half. The visitors still led 18-17 at 9:28

See MEN'S p. 14

Women s Basketball Starts Strong witli 3-4 Record Lancer Hall.

Longwood is now 3-1, 1-0 CVAC and scheduled to travel to Longwood University split a pair Petersburg on Wednesday, of games this week. The Lancers December 4, to go against lost a road contest at NCAA Virginia State University.

Division I High Point (N.C.) At High Point, Longwood led University (64-49) on November 20-8 in the first half before High 27 and defeated CVAC opponent Point went on a 20-4 run past the Queens University of Charlotte Lancers to lead 28-24 at the half.

(N.C.) (89-57) on December 2., in In the second half, Longwood trailed the Panthers by two points (37-35, 9:03), before High Point went on a run of 25-10 to claim the victory over the Lancers.

«JM\ yr Sophomore Marita Meldere/Rujiena, LatviaMHHjHIj 'i MM Lynchburg Christian led the Lancers with her third consecutive doubledouble of 11 points and 13 rebounds. Sophomore IMW Monica Mason/Virginia Beach-Kempsville fin* + FW^mmmt - FimW %mV- tJV ished with 12 points off the bench, adding three assists, while freshman Melissa Nafzger/Lewis Center, Ohio-Olentangy _» added 10 rebounds.

Ola Stokes

Sports Information Intern

Pw ■'' ' r

Longwood finished the game shooting 31.9% from the field, and 68.2% from the free throw line. Against Queens, Longwood jumped to an early start and never looked back with a half time score 48-30.

The Lancers continued to dominate the court with 8:28 left in the second half, Longwood was up 77-41. Queens' Kellie Joplin hit three jumpers, but they were unable to claim the victory.

Longwood was led by Meldere with a game-high of 16 points and seven rebounds. Junior Toni Matkovkh/Wheeling, W. Va.Wheeling Park added 12 points and six steals, while Mason posted 12 points.

Longwood finished shooting 44.0% from the field, 8.3% from the three-point line, and 95.7% from the free throw line.

Through four games, Longwood is led in scoring by Meldere with 17.5 points, 11.8 rebounds, and 2.5 steals. She is shooting 47.2% (25-53) from the field and 76.9% (20-26) from the free throw line. Meldere is followed by freshman Ashley

Mason/Virginia Beach-Princess Anne with 8.8 points and 5.8 rebounds, while shooting 50% (11-22) from the field, 50% from the three-point line, and 75.0% from the free throw line. Others include sophomore Mason (8.5 points, 1.0 rebounds), junior Angel Johnson/CharlottesvilleAlbemarle (7.3 points, 3.0 rebounds), junior Toni Matkovkh/Wheeling, W. Va.Wheeling Park (7.3 points, 1.5 rebounds), Nafzger (6.5 points, 7.0 rebounds), freshmen Amber Mason/Virginia J Beach-Princess Anne (5.8 points, 3.0 rebounds), and Jessica Wilkcrson/RoanokeNorthside (5.3 points, 2.0 rebounds), sophomore Tokisha Burton/DanvilleG.W Danville (3.3 points, 2.5 rebounds), along with seniors Kanee' Booth/WoodbndgeWoodbridge (4.3 points, 1.3 rebounds), Ebony Smith/Kents Store-Fluvanna County (1.7 points, 1.3 rebounds), and Leigh Farmer/Vansant-Grundy (0.7 points, 3.0 rebounds).

The Lancers are averaging 75.0 points, while shooting 41.8% from the field and 71.9% from the free throw line. Following the Virginia State game, Longwood will participate in a tournament hosted by West Virginia Wesleyan December 6-7, facing Findlay (Ohio) on December 6 to open the tournament.

Sports

PAGE 14 MEN'S cont'd p. 13 before the hosts used a 15-4 run to lead 32-22 at 4:57. Longwood, however, came right back with 11 unanswered points - five from Parker - to lead 33-32 before the hosts scored the final basket of the half to lead 34-33 at halfrime.

The Lancers forged ahead again in the second half, leading 47-43 with 14:46 remaining on a lay-up from Earl. Lenoir-Rhyne came back to lead 63-56 at 5:35 before I-ongwood battled back into another tie at 63-63 (4:09), and the Lancers took the lead for good on a basket from Stephens (65-64, 2:51).

Earl led Longwood with his game-high 20 points - 14 in the second-half — adding six assists, four rebounds, and four steals.

Parker finished with a seasonhigh 18 points -11 in the first half -- adding six rebounds, and Stephens added a double-double with 17 points and a game-high 10 rebounds.

The Lancers shot 57.1% (2849) from the field, including 60.9% (14-23) in the second half, and 66.7% (16-24) at the free throw line.

Lenoir-Rhyne shot 45.6% (2657) from the field, including 6-15 three-point field goals, and 71.4% (10-14) at the line. Roman Davis led the Bears with 18 points.

Through four games, Stephens leads Longwood with his 24.0 points and 9.5 rebounds. He is shooting an impressive 68.3% (41-60) from the field, including

December 5, 2002

(40-48, 12:34) before mounting a 2-5 three-point field goals, and and 71.7% (71-99) at the line. comeback that would lead to the Following the Queens game, 66.7% (12-18) at the free throw team's first win over the Royals in Longwood will travel to North line. four meetings - only the ninth Earl follows Stephens with his Carolina this Saturday, December 16.8 points, 6.3 assists, and 4.3 7, to play CVAC opponent St. Lancer win in 29 overall meetings between the two schools. rebounds while shooting 53.5% Andrews College at 2 p.m.

A 10-0 run put the hosts ahead All remaining men's basketball (23-43) from the field, including 3-7 on three-pointers, and 90.0% (18-20) at the line.

Parker follows at 11.0 Summary 2 final Record points and 5.3 rebounds 72 Ji.oicvnc while shooting 54.8% (17- Ouecn/(fl.C.) SI 41 31) from the field and ("longwood (Vo.) 27 49 76 S-2. I-0CYAC 71.4% (10-14) at the line.

Others include Payne (9.5 points, 4.8 assists, 1.5 longwood Summary rebounds); Fortener (5.5 I9p. 6o. 4r. 2/ Ryan Carl points, 2.3 rebounds); senl°p. 4a. Ir. 1/ flick Payne iors Zech Boyd/Chesapeake (3.0 Charle/ Stephen/ Up. 9r. 5/. 2a. lb points, 3.7 rebounds), John Parker 6p. Mr. 2a. 1/ T i m o s 6p. 4r Pap adimitriou/ Athens, Timo/ Papadirnitriou Greece (2.8 points, 0.5 march Zielin/ki 5p. Ir rebounds); and Marek Zech Boyd 4p. 5r. la Zielinski/Lublin, Poland (2.3 points, 3.3 rebounds); flalhan fortner 4p. Of freshman Matt Brian Dicker/on Op. la Hirschberg/Poquoson (2.0 Ryan fflarable Op. la points), along with junior Brian Dickerson/Chattanooga, Tenn. (1.0 points) and sopho- games are scheduled for broad- 50-48 at 10:11, and it was tight more Ryan Marable/Richmond cast on campus radio station the rest of the way. The final (0.5 points, 1.8 rebounds). The WMLU, 91.3 FM and Queens led deadlock came at 63-63 (4:40) Lancers are averaging 75.5 points 31-27 at halftime during a half before junior transfer Charles while shooting an outstanding that featured four ties and three Stephens/Danville scored eight51.1% (119-233) from the field, lead-changes -- also an opening straight Lancer points, including a including 14-52 three-point field 20 minutes of intense competi- 27-foot three-pointer as the shot goals, and 72.5% (50-69) at the tion as the two teams combined clock ran down, to give free throw line. Opponents are for 16 personal fouls - five that Longwood a 73-66 advantage at scoring 70.5 points, shooting were whistled as technicals.

1:37.

43.6% (95-218) from the field, Longwood trailed by as many A pair of late three-pointers including 21-66 three-pointers, as eight points in the second half allowed Queens to keep it close at

SELL SPRING BREAK TRIPS ALL THE FUN & ALL THE PROTECTIONS AMERICAN EXPRESS WORLDWIDE GUARANTEED BEST BUY 1 FREE TRIP FOR EVERY 10 PAID OR CASH STARTING WITH FIRST BOOKING YOU SELL - WE COLLECT PAYMENTS WORLD CLASS VACATIONS 1-800-222-4432

Earn S1r00O - $2r000 for your Student Group in just 3 hours!

the end.

"That's as big a regular season win we've had here since I've been the coach," said fourth-year Longwood head coach Mike Leeder. "It's a league win which makes it that much more important for us, and against the conference preseason number one team.

"Ryan Earl was outstanding and it was good to see Nick Payne shoot the ball well, and John Parker did all the dirty work for us. I thought our bench did a great job; we took six charges as a team -- that's never happened during my time here, and I thought we had a great student crowd (1,207)."

Earl added six assists to his 19 points, while sophomore transfer Nick Payne/Albury, Australia also finished with 19 points, a career-high including 5-7 treys, adding four assists. Stephens had 13 points, nine rebounds, and five steals; and senior John Parker/Pasadena, Calif, contributed a game-high 11 rebounds.

Longwood shot 42.6% (2968) from the field, including 53.1% (17-32) in the second half, and 69.2% (9-13) at the free throw line. Queens shot 36.5% (23-63) from the field, including 6-19 three-point field goals, and 87.0% (20-23) at the line.

The Royals were led by Spencer Ross with 16 points, and Dwight Anglade had 12 points.

FREE MASSAGES! EXAMS GOT YOU STRESSED OUT? THEN WE HAVE SOMETHING TO HELP! WHEN? DECEMBER 8-11:00pm— 1:00am in the Dining Hall Annex. This is part of the Midnight Breakfast program!

College fundraising made Simple, Safe and Free.

Multiple fundraising options available. No carwashes. No raffles. Just successl Fundraising dates are filling quickly. Get with the programs that work!

f) campus Your Trusted Source for College Fundraising.

888-923-3238 • www.campusfundraiser.com

DECEMBER 9-13 - Sign-up for 15 minute appointments in the Dining Hall from 10:00am-1:30pm and then 2:20pm-6:30pm.

Sponsored by the Wellness Advocates, the Student Health and Wellness Center, with special THANKS to the SGA

Sports

December 5, 2002

PAGE 15

Soutnern Illinois U. Atkletics Speaks Out on Homosexuals in Sports Michael Brenner U-1WRE Everyone talked about it, but at the same time did not. It was obvious and out in the open but officially in the closet.

Her players began to notice her girlfriend at their games, but no one talked about it - at least around her.

It was a topic of conversation among the school's faculty, students and staff when the coach was not around. But for Southern Illinois University volleyball player Tara Cains, her high school coach was simply that — a coach.

It did not matter that she was a lesbian.

"I didn't have a problem with it," Cains said of her coach at LaPorte (Ind.) High School.

"I thought she was a great teacher. I thought she was a great coach and I stood up for her if anybody ever said anything. I thought she was a great person."

Esera Tuaolo, an ex-NFL player for the Green Bay Packers, came out of the closet a month ago. He told ESPN the Magazine that he became suicidal while

playing because he was living a lie and could not tell the truth because he feared for his safety.

Columnists across the nation are asking whether the gay community and the athletic community can co-exist and whether their community is ready for it.

SIU's answers to those questions depend on who is asked, and many did not want to talk about it. Saluki football quarterback Joel Sambursky declined to comment extensively on the subject, saying it would be difficult for an athlete to come out but that no one wanted to know what he thought.

"I'm not gay, so I don't know what it's like," Sambursky said.

"To sit in someone's shoes and to think whether it's wise for him to come out — I don't even have that perspective so it would be unwise to even speak about it."

Sambursky and the rest of the football team were less than thrilled about speaking about the topic of gays in sports, but their coach, Jerry Kill, was candid and rather blunt about his feelings on the subject.

Kill said he would accept anyone on his team if he played or coached well. "You hire gay, black, white, purple, green. I could give a rat's ass what anybody is as long as they're a good person," Kill said.

"That's their opinion, that's their right and that's the great thing about America. I judge people about what kind of person they are; that's the bottom line."

He added that he would be clueless as to what he would do if one of his players came out and jokingly suggested separate showering facilities for gay players could help the team get a new stadium.

Kill is unsure how his team would react, but said the player would not be a problem with him personally. That was the reaction of nearly all coaches and some athletes at SIU. Volleyball player Kristie Kemner said her coach, Sonya Locke, would not care if one of her players decided to reveal their homosexuality, and neither would she.

"A teammate is a teammate —

black, white, in between - it doesn't matter," Kemner said.

"You all have common goals of trying to achieve something, and I think it's wrong when people ridicule other people for that decision." As a team, we would not treat that person any different, so at least that person would feel safe within us."

The stances of Jeffrey and Kill are not a coincidence. Due to the university's non-discrimination policy, which includes sexual orientation, they would risk termination should they discriminate against a gay athlete or assistant coach.

Excluding the slurs painted on the Greek rocks last October, which is rumored to have been perpetrated by a single person, Dietz said he has not seen any discriminatory acts toward homosexuals on the SIU campus or received any complaints in his two and a half years in Carbondale.

He said October's incident at the rocks, which he believes was isolated, was not an indication of the student body's feelings and

that the school is very accepting for its level of diversity.

"When environments are diverse, there are occasional folks at the fringes of intolerance that will make some statements or comments which, taken to the extreme, will be the perpetrator of an incident such as the one that happened at the rocks," Dietz said.

Dietz did say, however, that being an openly gay athlete would soil be difficult because of the level of exposure athletes receive.

A homosexual athlete or coach would be forced to deal with media questions, slurs from opposing players and fans and the uncertainty of how their own fans would react.

Cains said she hopes homosexuals such as her high school coach will someday be accepted in mainstream athletics.

"I think some people are ignorant," Cains said. "Some people are terrible when it comes to that kind of thing."

"I hope someday people can do that and it will be accepted just like it should be."

THE NEW

j

IT'S SOMETHING ELSE

Seats five, has 53 cubic feet of cargo space, and is available with 180 hp and a 6-speed manual shift. Even evolution can't fully explain it.

Starting at $15,155'. Model Shown $18,095.

-M-

©2002 TOYOTA MOTOR SALES. U.S.A., INC. BUCKLE UP! 00 IT FOR THOSE WHO LOVE YOU. "MSRP INCLUDES DELIVERY, PROCESSING AND HANDLING FEE. EXCLUDES TAX, TITLE, LICENSE, OPTIONS AND REGIONALLY REQUIRED EQUIPMENT. ACTUAL DEALER PRICE MAY VARY.

AT LONGWOOD VILLAGE...

Living Well Begins BEFORE Graduation!

Who says moving off campus means giving up the perks of the residence halls?

At Longvvood Village, you'll ENJOY having: kitchen/dining 16'xir

■ Individual 10 & 12 Month Leases Starting at $385/mo.

living 18'X 11'

■ Utilities Included ■ Private Bedrooms with Bathrooms ■ Fully Equipped Kitchen with Dishwasher, Disposal and Microwave ■ Washer & Dryer ■ High Speed Internet ■ Cable TV Included

/

bedroom 1 bedroom 2 12'X 13'

manei: j ' ww

■ Individual Phone Lines Available ■ Furnished or Unfurnished Apartments ■ Plenty of Parking ■ Free Express Shuttle Service to Campus

12'X12'

■ Lounge with Premium Cable ■ Game Room with Jukebox, Pool Tables & Air Hockey ■ Cafe /Grill Area

bedroom 3 13'X 12'

4 miaaC—PBBBaat urn )w, <)i___j)jjiL.mY.

LONGWOOD VILLAGE

In our brand new clubhouse, you'll LOVE having: ■ State-of-the-art Theatre ■ Computer & Media Center ■ Private Study Areas

/

is.

Longwood Village is everything you want and more.

LONGWOOD VILLAGE: The Ultimate Off-Campus Lifestyle.

(434)315-5566 • www.longwood-village.com

PRE-LEASING NOW FOR FALL 2003