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Volume 83, Number 2
September 4, 2003
Longwood Opens Year witk Largest Total Enrollment Ever Press Release —"l—
Ix>ngwood University opened the new school year on Monday, August 25 with 4,200 students, the largest undergraduate student body and total enrollment in its 164-year history. An application increase of 9 percent over last year and 24 percent over the 2001 applicant pool
made the admissions process more competitive than in previous years. Also adding to the competition for the limited number of new student slots was the quality of the applicants. According to Bob Chonko, director of admissions, the academic qualifications of the applicants were the "strongest in my
17 years at the University. Only 64 percent of the applicants were offered admission." New to campus will be 890 freshmen and 210 transfer students. SAT average scores for freshmen rose 12 points to 1085 and the grade-point average rose to 3.3. The grade-point average for transfer students rose- to 3.1.
Construction Continues, Nears Completion
The new class of 2007 includes a continue to be popular in the 2.8 percent increase in diversity future. and the highest number of new The education programs also male students in Longwood his- continue to be strong, both in tory, and 3.6 percent increase interest and in the quality of over last year's entering class. enrolled students; 194 new stuThe new class represents 21 dents are enrolled in liberal states and Denmark. Longwood's Studies for elementary and/or newest major - Criminology and middle school education alone. Criminal Justice - enrolled 33 new students and is predicted to See ENROLLMENT pA
swappers Deware B, V-Win and staff
Liz Richards Editor-in-Chief With the opening of Grainger last week, and the completion of Brock Commons within sight, Brent Douglass, Director of Facilities Management, and the rest of his team are busy rebuilding the campus. Plans for the new science building were finalized last week, and it's projected to open in the spring of 2005: Brock Commons will be completed in November, with a grand unveiling ceremony scheduled For November 8. The final touches are being made to the
landscaping behind the Lankford Student Union, which saw a newly renovated cafe open to the students last week. Two of the next projects in line are the new recreation center and the new Theatre and Communications Studies building. The recreation center will be located on the side of the lower Frazer parking lot, construction will begin in the fall of 2004, and it's projected to open in the fall of 2005. The new Theatre and Communications Studies building will be located adjacent to Wygal and Bedford. Construction will begin in the fall of 2004, and it's expected to open in the fall of 2005.
"For each occurrence of an illegal song on your PC that the RIAA finds you can be sued for $150,000," said Longwood Assistant Vice President of Information and Instructional Technology Services Frank Moore III. "I think if you ask the RIAA, the fact that you have an illegal song on your PC, even if you are not sharing it, is probably problematic." "The law is clear," said Cary Sherman, president and general counsel for the RIAA. "This activity is illegal, you are not anonymous when you do it, and engaging in it can have real consequences."
Arguments and Controversy have arisen recently over what music industry officials are calling-"piracy," involving Internet users downloading copyrighted materials by using peer-to-peer service provider. The activity, known as "file sharing," sparked by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to start gathering evidence against individuals to prepare lawsuits against those who offer "substantial amounts" of copyrighted music online, raising the possibility of college students being sued by the industry. See SWAPPERS p.4
Thrif tu Alternative Contributes to Community Liz Richards Editor-in-Chief Madeline's House. Thrift Shop, located behind McDonald's, is the newest store to open in town. It's a consignment store which receives it's merchandise through donation, and sells it to the public "at a very reasonable price," according to the store manager, Linda Fox. All the proceeds from sales are
given to Madeline's House, a shelter for battered women. The shelter provides 24 Hour Hotline, referrals to doctors, victim support, and education through local schools. It services Amelia, Brunswick, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Powhatan, and Prince Edward County, and runs solely
on donations. Madeline's House Thrift Shop originally was an idea that Louisa Lackey, Manager of the Ixingwood Bookstore. As part of a group project for "Leadership Farmville," a community involvement initiative, Lackey came up with the idea for the thrift store.
See MADELINE p.4
Photo by: Nick Elms
Read about Longwood's parking situation, and other fun parking facts on page 5.