THE ROTUNDA VOL. LVI
LONGWOOD COLLEGE, FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA
Dos Passos Prize Given Tomorrow Longwood College will present the 1961 John Dos Passos Prize for Literature to Gilbert Sorrentino on Wednesday, November 18th in the Molnar Recital Hall at 8:00 p.m. William C. Woods, Michael Stephens and Peter Rand were jurors for the award. Michael Stephens, a graduate of Yale University with an MFA in their School of Drama has had material published in over one hundred publications including The Nation, Rolling Stone, The Village Voice, and The Paris Review. He is an Assistant Professor of Communications at Fordham University and is
Director of their Programs in Theatre Arts and Creative Writing. He has also worked at Columbia University and Notre Dame in writing workshops and as a lecturer. Stephens has recently received a commission on the Arts, Fiction Grant (1979) and a creative Artists Program Services Fiction Grant (1978). His works include a series of plays and two novels Season At Coole published in 1972 and Shipping Out published in 1979. He has also had his poetry and translations published. Peter Rand was educated at Johns Hopkins University and received his M.A. in 1975. He has
taught at Johns Hopkins University, Hampshire College, New York University School of Continuing Education and Columbia University School of General Studies, lecturing on advanced fiction, narrative nonfiction, structure and style. Rand has had his work published in a number of periodicals and magazines including the New York Herald Tribune, The Washington Post, Penthouse, Antaeus and Geo. His two novels are Firestorm published in 1969 and The Time of The Emergency publixhed in 1977. (Continued on Page 8)
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Selected Poems 1958-1980 by Gilbert Sorrentino By MICHAEL STEPHENS "I've nothing to say to them," Gilbert Sorrentino writes in the first poem of his first book The Darkness Surrounds Us (1960). "I've nothing to say to them, and I won't write." It comes at the end of the poem in a flat, declarative way; there is nothing ironical, except the lapse of time from when it was written until now. Sorrentino, in his fifties today, wrote those lines in the fifties, when he was a young man. In that duration he's published thirteen volumes of poetry and fiction as well as an unclassifiable jewel SplendideHotel (1973), and the range of this writing has been extraordinary. Time is the novelist's forte, but Sorrentino, poet and novelist, uses it ironically in "The Fixture", that first poem. It takes more than a score to get the gist of his remark. The novels — while having nothing to say to them — have a lot to say about them, they being the underground poetasters he lambasts, the unfaithful wives his pillories, the friends who rape their own talent, blue collars out of Brooklyn and Jersey, and all the artsy-fartsy types who people his satires. With the poems it is a different story; they are written for Gilbert Sorrentino. This uncompromising sense of speaker and listener makes the poems his purest expressions, vehicles for "the perfect fiction", which is also the title of one of his poetry books. He has nothing to say, like Beckett, added to the need to say it, and he won't write, — won't write for them. How Sorrentino wrote for himself in those early poems was with a lean, cantankerous line,
and with a humor — which he still possesses in the later poems — almost like a Lenny Bruce nightclub monologue in verse. What is uniquely his in these early selections is not so much a voice as a range of intelligence. This is most clearly manifest in his choice of subjects, especially images from comic strips, "the funnies", and this before Pop Art: The moon's a little arth pasted on black cardboard just outside the bedroom window, lovely Major Hoople. ("A Classic Case") Consider "The Zoo", a poem about Goliathus goliathus. "the one banana peeling beetle in the USA, brighter than a comic strip, is dead" and who Sorrentino described as being bigger than Skeezix. peeling his bananas for survival, unlike Mamie Mullins, unlike Moon, Along with this devotion to comic strip art are poems for and about painters like Franz Kline, Philip Guston, and Dan Rice, most of these sadly excluded from this volume. What does remain is a sense of color, which I presume arose from these other poems and relationships, and he brings a veritable palette of colors to every poem: I am no tree no dogwood, nor red sumac, not even crabgrass. Gradua lly the concern moves away from "language charged with energy and emotion" (Williams) to language as language. Photographic images, or I should say the camera-like, of Black
Mountain writers gives way to a painterly touch, but like painting — there are aspects of the twodimensional. Sorrentino moves from exterior event, like the coal mine disaster in Nova Scotia of 1958 and the American troops killed in Korea - "The Fights", "The Totem" — to interior concerns in the later poems, which are of the mind and imagination in relationship to the word, the poem. Wallace Stevens in Hartford comes to mind. Sorrention's fiction can be haunted at times by spectres of James Joyce and Flann O'Brien — they inhabit his last novels Aberration of Starlight and Mulligan Stew — but he has an original voice which is able to find its own groove as innovator, and even attains farcically stellar results. (He does not love his characters so much as he is possessed and obsessed by them.) The poems are less experimental, more conservative, traditional; there are many traditions to trace in this selection. As he noted on the jacket-flap of his first book, his influences then were Pound, Williams, and Creeley. In between they include Jack Spicer and even younger writers than himself, like Ross Feld (Years Out; Plum Poems). The later influence is French: Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Mallarme', Apollinaire. There is even a touch of Auden in the later poems, so full of technical virtuoso and craft, and with the quality of Faberge' eggs. But this concern with craft and technique is not a new one with Sorrentino; as early as The Perfect Fiction (1968) he dealt with the poems in this way. The
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17,1981
NO. 10
Furnace Explosion Dang er By GAIL SHANNON On the morning of Monday, Nov. 9, complaints could be heard all over campus about the lack of hot water when students in all but the high rise dorms got out of bed Between 8 and 9 a.m., Coyner Home Economics Building and the Graham Building were evacuated. Her Field was closed, Madison St. between Venable and Pine Sts. was closed and campus police were posted behind. Hiner to reroute students, personnel and faculty away from the area. Because there was danger of an explosion by the oil furnace in use in the physical plant, it was felt that evacuations should be conducted as a precautionary measure. There was also a fire truck on hand from 8:15 a.m. until 3 p.m. The problem was caused oy a fire in the air chamber of the large oil furnace. According to Mr. Roy Hill, Jr., Director of the Physical Plant, "This was a freak accident. It's never happened before and may never happen again." Hill also said that a representative of Riddleburger Bros, of Harrisonburg, installers of the furnace, had told him of the same accident occurring in a furnace approximately 3 months old. Longwood's furnace was installed in 1973. When asked what had caused the fire since age was apparently not a factor, Hill replied, "In some way, oil was blown from the fire chamber into the air chamber where it volume consists of one long poem written in a kind of American terza rima, and the effect is quite orchestral. Images are introduced, let slide, phrases picked up, dropped; this occurs throughout the poem, so that quotation is nearly impossible here. No one section is really completed by itself, but rather interconnects with every other piece in the book. It is with this work that Sorrentino'a affinities with Black Mountain start to dissolve. Where he catches fire is in the breach, in transit, from Black Mountain to France. This occurs around 1971 with the publication of Corrosive Sublimate, perhaps his finest collection, line by line, poem by poem, where a perfect balance is struck. A poem like "Coast of Texas, 1-16" combines Apollinaire's vision of Texas with the lean colloquial lines of Williams and Creeley, and the poem comes out uniquely Sorrentino'a. Although the sky Was bright blue and clarity
ignited. We speculate that there may have been corrosion on the oil pipe which interfered with the flow of the oil." Because of the construction of the furnace, there was no way to check the amount of oil in the air chamber. The fire had to be allowed to bum itself out before an inspection could be made. According to Mr. Bill Brown, Supervisor of the Heating Plant, "The air chamber is made of steel and while the fire was burning, the steel got so hot it glowed white. This chamber normally remains cool and there are plastic electrical circuits and wires on the outside. Because of the heat, these were melted leaving the furnace unusable." It is estimated that the furnace will be brought back on line the first of next week. Insurance will take care of the cost of fixing the furnace. During the winter months, the4 large furnace, which puts off approximately 40,000 lbs. of steam per hour, is used for the college's heat and hot water. During the summer, a smaller oil furnace is used for the school's needs. Since the small furnace is inadequate for winter needs, one of the coal furnaces had to be fired up to provide auxiliary power. It requires eight hours to bring the coal furnace on line, resulting in the lack of hot water. Curry and Frazier did not suffer the woes of cold water because of their large capacity hot water storage tanks. the exact love That blank city allows at times: so that it did not seem I was In Hell I was in Hell. O love. That impairs my song. Thereafter the colors still abound, the voice is acerbic but muted, and the intelligence oscillates fiercely, but a sea change occurs. Most of the seventies are focused on writing fiction, and he evolves from being a poet who writes the occasional novel — although he'd already published three of them — to being considered a serious contemporary fiction writer. Three books of poetry are published toward the end of that decade, and they continue to employ Sorrentino's own interpretations of Baudelaire's correspondences of images as well as introducing some aspects from the fiction — farce and more satire; the attitude of the (Continued on Page 8)
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Tuesday, November 17, 1981
Nuclear Weapons A Deterrent? According to Dr. Hunter, no By GAIL SHANNON On Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. new nuclear weapons have been in the Virginia Room, Drs. built at I>os Alamos since the Raymond E. Hunter and Delmar war. Today, the weapons are W. Bergen, physicists at the IiOS designed there based on Alamos National Laboratory, governmental requirements and spoke to a group of 61 people on built elsewhere. "Los Alamos has two the development of nuclear weapons and non-weapon responsibilities", says Dr. research. The group in Hunter, "to develop new attendance was comprised of warheads as the department students and faculty of I/mgwood develops the requirements and and Hampden-Sydney and a the maintenance of stockpiles reporter, John Clement, of the presently in existence." Los Richmond Times-Dispatch. Dr. Alamos has to maintain a James Jordan, president of the surveillance of the weapons Longwood-Hampden-Sydney comprised of spot checks on chapter of Sigma Xi Scientific weapons as a whole and on Research Society, opened the different parts of weapons. lecture by explaining the Weapons are taken apart to make background of Sigma Xi and the sure they are operable, parts introducing Dr. Ray Fawcett, replaced, and at times weapons professor of physics at are exploded. According to Ix)ngwood. Dr. Fawcett, who Hunter, this surveillance is worked at Los Alamos National designed to "make certain they laboratory during the summer of don't go off when they're not 1981, had invited the two intended to and do when they physicists to speak at longwood are." Hunter admitted that they on their trip to Washington, D.C. do not know everything that may In Fawcett's introduction of the occur because they do not know two scientists, he stated their the properties of materials under credentials, some of their the extreme heat and fast action background, and their interests. the materials undergo. Thus, Dr. Hunter began the constant tests and calculations presentation with slides must be kept up. Dr. Bergen began by stating showing pictures of the Laboratory and the that the two men were speaking surrounding location, and the for themselves as scientists and history of the location. The not as politicians. He said that bylaboratory was built in 1943 and maintaining the weapons was used for the Manhattan program, the U.S. is doing two Project and by the Army until things, maintaining a credible 1945, from 1947-75 by the Atomic deterrent to ensure our political Energy Commission, from 1975- and democratic freedom and 77 by the Energy Research and avoiding a technological Development Administration and surprise. By not maintaining the from 1977-present by the Dept. of weapons program, Bergen feels Energy. Most of the employees at we would alter the balance Los Alamos come from between ourselves and Russia, universities and the AEC the two world powers. By contracted with the University of maintaining our system, he feels California to run IXKJ Alamos. we keep up the deterrent against I,os Alamos has moved away Russia and maintain our from pure weapons research and technological base which he sees today about one half of its $400 as second to none. Bergen says million budget is now spent for that since World War II, we have non-weapons research. Part of found ourselves in four different this research is done on energy of categories as far as balance of which controlled fusion and power is concerned. After the isothermal is only part. war until 1951, Los Alamos was Scientists at the lab are also almost dismantled but was working with meson research reinstated after the Russians winch can be used to kill cancer. detonated a nuclear warhead. Meson differs from radiation in The reinstatement was a that it decays only the cancer countering of the Russian threat. colls and leaves the well tissue From 1952-76 was the Threat of intact, unlike radiation which Massive Retaliation. In 1976 harms all tissue came the Era of Equality which
Bergen sees as lasting until 1984 when we will enter the Window of Vulnerability. He sees this as possibly closing in 1988 if we catch up on our technology. The Window of Vulnerability has come about because the U.S. has been engaged in updating its labs and weapons systems in the last few years. Bergen says that Congress has begun changing its mind about updating the weapons because of Russia's converting to an aggressive role in their sea theater and weapons development. Dr. Bergen stressed several times in his presentation that the weaponry developed by the U.S. is as a deterrent only. According to him, "Our weapon system is suited for defense purposes only and does not have a first strike capability." After an explanation of the neutron bomb, he said, "I don't want to tear up the country I live in. The weapons I design must be safe in a non-weapon role. I don't want to have a weapon go off that is high yield nuclear and will spread plutonium everywhere." At the end of the presentation the audience was allowed to ask questions. When asked if we could win at a limited nuclear war, Bergen replied that it would be impossible to hold it to a limited war and no one would win. He also stated that for us to strike first would be suicidal. Bergen stated that our major threat is strictly Russian and from their land forces and armor divisions. "If they can't use conventional weapons in a situation, they'll have to start a nuclear war. The neutron bomb gives us the option of neutralizing forces outside our own country." In answering a question on the Europeans, their reaction to the bomb, and what type of radioactive fallout is involved, Bergen said that the type of radioactivity left behind depends on what the neutrons interact with. When answering a question on the antiballistic missile, Hunter said, "If there is a technological way to prevent another country from doing damage to you, you don't need any strategic weapons." Bergen feels that "the best deterrent to war is to show people how to love each other and get along."
In Memoriam Mrs. Savage, a retired English and Philosophy teacher at Longwood College died Sunday, November 1, at her home in Farmville, Va. She was 65 years old. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ogletree Barnes, Mrs. Savage was born April 13, 1916 in Langstorn, Alabama. In 1961 she came to Longwood College and served as a faculty member for twenty years. She was a member of the International Conference of
Services were held last Friday at 4 p.m. at Westview Cemetery, with the Reverend Hugh C. Paschall officiating.
Anthropology Film Features Bushmen The final film in this year's Anthropology Film Series will be screened Wednesday, November 18, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in Bedford Auditorium. The Anthropology Film Series, now in its fourth year, is sponsored by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and is a presentation of classic films focusing on the culture and styles of lives of people in societies other than our own or on people in prehistoric times. "THE HUNTERS" is a film study of 13 days in the life of a hunting band of Kung Bushmen. The Kung live in the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa. They number about 55,000 and are
unique culturally in that they speak a "click" language which contains sounds not found in any other language in the world. "THE HUNTERS" focuses on a chase after a giraffe which the Bushmen have wounded with a small poison arrow. Nearly two weeks are spent tracking the wounded and sick animal until the final scene when it is finally trapped by the hunters. Dr. James William Jordan, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Longwood Summer Field School in Archeology, will provide a trief introduction to the film. All films in the Anthropology Film Series are free and open to the public.
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A Weekend With Style: Holiday Weekend
Hungate Exhibit Robin Hungate will be exhibiting her work in the Showcase Gallery November 1423. Robin, a senior, is an art major with a concentration in drawing. "I got into art in high school," said Robin. "I enjoyed it and decided to make it my major." Extracurricular activities for Robin include being a member of the women's basketball team all four years here. Also, she has worked on various designs for different organizations. She has done many cover designs on such program covers as Freshman Production, basketball, and orientation. She also did the Oktoberfest logo for the past two years as well. The types of work Robin will be hanging in the exhibit include prints, drawings in charcoal and pencil, and water color. The pencil drawing entitled "Natalie" is her favorite piece in the show. She said, "It is the best piece I have done in pencil." Most of her work is for sale. The titles of some of her other work in the show include: 'Still Life', 'Basketball', a wood block, 'Pineapple Delight', 'Barn' and 'Rotunda'.
A brand new week end is in store for Longwood this year. The Student Union has spent a lot of time and energy in the planning and organization of the Holiday Week end scheduled for this coming Friday and Saturday. It begins Friday night, November 20th at 8:00 p.m. with a totally new form of entertainment called the Lankford Party. Featured in this evening will be the talents of Nina Kahle, a brilliant singer composer, and pianist, not to mention comedienne who will be making her third performance at Longwood. Nina's other performances at Longwood, include her appearances with such celebrities as John Prine, Gene Cotton, Tom Chapin and Jose Feliciano, along with hundreds of other college appearances. She has recorded two television commercial ads for Gillette's Silkience Shampoo products which feature the title song from her album, "L'eep, Down and Real." This album, released on Lifesong Records in July 1981, received outstanding comments in a review featured in the September 7, 1981 issue of People Magazine, and other such reviews have appeared in Variety Magazine, Cashbox, and Record World. A single released from Nina's album also won Billboard Magazine's "Pick of the Week" in the third week of this past June. Her album's most recent review will appear in the December issue of Stereo Review, where it has won the tit'e of "Album of the Month." Along with the many talents of Nina Kahle, the Lankford Party will also feature Casino Unlimited in the Green Room. Casino Unlimited is operated like a real casino, but uses play money instead of real money and
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Art Symposium By TAMMY PORTER Longwood College's Art Department will be sponsoring a symposium exploring the technical properties and usage of artists' materials on Sunday, November 22, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. The demonstration which is open to the public free of charge will be held in Bedford Auditorium. Ronald Jon Sachs, both an artist and a teacher, will be the guest speaker. He is best known for his work in art conservation and the chemistry of artists
prizes are awarded to the top winners. The games included in the casino are crap tables, black jack tables, chuck-a-luck tables, and wheel of fortune. There will also be coffeehouse entertainment with Joanne Mosca and Sue Wilkinson in the snack bar where special food items will also be served. There will be a Pub in the Red and White rooms and there will be free bowling and pool in the recreation room as well as other activities. This evening ends with the showing of the Muppet Movie in the Gold Room at Midnight. The admission for the entire evening will be $2.00 for Ixmgwood students and $3.50 for guests. The annual S-UN Holiday dance will be held on Saturday night. This semi-formal-formal dance featuring the sounds of the Little Big Band, is the only semiformal-formal dance sponsored each year by S-UN. The Little Big Band has played at parties and concerts up and down the East Coast. Their music consists of revitalized swing tunes as well as many others have promoted people to dancing. Their costumes, music and antics on stage combine to make them a "good time band." Admission will be $5.50 per couple and it will be held in the Lower Dining Hall from 9 p.m.-l a.m. An optional Midnight Breakfast will be served following dance. The breakfast will be held in the Snack Bar for $4.00 per couple Tickets and additional information on the Holiday Week end can be obtained in the S-UN Office. The Student Union Committee is proud to be the sponsor of such a week end and would like to invite all of you to participate in these upcoming activities.
inherent in the various media available to artists. While introducing the mechanics of About 800 art pieces will be problem solving, he will also exhibited and for sale in the discuss both standard and Bedford art building from 10 a.m. esoteric properties of oil, acrylic, to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, and watercolor; supports such as November 18, 1981. Marson Ltd., canvas, paper, and other types of from Baltimore, Maryland is board; ancillary materials such bringing the art pieces from as mediums, oil, and varnishes; Japan, Tibet, India, China and and proper selection and use of Thailand. Some prints date as far brushes, palette, and painting back as the 18th and 19th century, knives. and some of the artists are Questions may be asked Hiroshige, Kuniyosha, and throughout the presentation. Kunisada. The more recent
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The Art of Being a Redneck
Tuesday, November 17, 1961
Your Turn Geist Commended
Anybody but rednecks
By GRAHAM FOWLKES
As time goes by and the disco of your goals was admirable. fad and the preppy rage falls by To each individual member of Your stamina and support for the the wayside and out of style, Geist: "spirit of Longwood College" there stands alone that style of We, the members of CHI, would created an atmosphere that will person that has withstood the test like to recognize the long hours of linger with each of us touched by of time, the American redneck. work that you, the members of The redneck is a much Geist, dedicated to creating a your efforts. Geist, your efforts and maligned person in society. successful and memory-filled Oktoberfest weekend. Your ability planning did not go unnoticed. We Preppys put him down saying to handle very effectively appreciated your hard work. that he is "uppy" and "scuzzy," Thank you and congratulations but even they have a little the negative connotations that on a very successful Oktoberfest. redneck in themselves. surfaced before and during the CHI To be a redneck, you must have weekend and yet never lost sight 1982 the right equipment. Clothes would be a good start. For the feet you must have a pair of white acrylic socks bought at your local Debra Fusco, Robvn Goff, Teresa Dollar General Store, fitted on The Beta Lambda chapter of Herman, Stephanie Lbanez, top by a pair of beat-up cowboy Delta Psi Kappa, the national Donna Kanary, Dean Lakey, Joni boots or "fishead" tennis shoes. honorary fraternity for Health, Matson, Chris Mayer, Mary Faded jeans, preferably with Physical Education, and Milne, Sharon Pillow, Karen patches at regular intervals, are Recreation majors initiated 21 Purcell, Stacie Southwick, Pam a must, if you want to be undergraduate members and one Svoboda, Susan Towler, Jeannie authentic. A flannel or t-shirt associate member during the Wakelyn, and Crystal Worley. must be worn under an old army month of November. The pledges The associate member initiated coat or trucker's vest. Then to top initiated were Keith Berkley, was Mr. Frank Brasile, Assistant if off, the all-important baseball Perry Blalock, Margaret Bosley, Professor of Therapeutic cap with motor oil on it to give Aleace Bryant, Gayle Fobia, Recreation. you that air of prestige is essential. For transportation you will
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It might be interesting to note, that our nuclear defense policy which was originally MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) has shifted its basis to one of possible limited nuclear warfare. Thus the development of the highly accurate MX missile system and the highly unpopular neutron bomb. Of course military stratigests view a limited warfare scenario as so much rubbish, the main point is they think the Russians don't. In fact, if Richard Pipes a member of the National Security council and Harvard professor is to be believed, the USSR views the use of nuclear weaponry as an extension of politics — just like any other form of warfare, in which low level nuclear exchanges might go on for a considerable period of time. Now I don't pretend to be an expert on politics and particularly not in the area of nuclear warfare, but it seems to me that if the USSR wanted to acquire some more real estate they would find a more congenial way of doing so, without resorting to the employment of their nuclear arsenals. Of course I still haven't figured out why they would want any more territory in the first place. Haven't they got enough trouble at home without going out and looking for more problems. I mean look at the mess they got themselves into over Afghanistan — and for what? A bunch of cloaked snipers, who live off of berries and smoke opium for godsakes.
And take tor instance the U.S.A. Now, why in the world would the Soviets want to rule the U.S.A. We'd make really lousy communists. A pack of hedonistic, self centered, GDI's that can barely decide on a president and when we do he's a jelly bean eating, ex-cowboy, who wears enough make up to put Cherl Tieggs to shame. But, just for the sake of this column, let's suppose they really do want a piece of our action. I find it hard to believe that they'd bomb us off the map and then: traipse in and claim all those nagging refugee's and downright ugly cities (what's left of them) as their own. No, I think they would find a subtler method of coup d'etat. In fact, following this idea I believe I've developed a plausible theory on how the USSR might actually take over the U.S.A. It would start with an infiltration of KGB Agents planted in the USA over a long period of time. Slowly the "moles" would work their way into the civil service, and dig their way into the heart of the system. They would spread from this center over the entire arena of Federal Agencies. Then, at an appointed hour (everyone would sychronize their watches) they would encourage waste and solvenliness in activity. They would let the secretaries gossip over the phone and force everyone to issue memos and do all forms in triplicate. Steadily the U.S. government would grind to a halt. All Brezhnev would (Continued on Page 8)
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need a Chevelle SS with mag wheels and straight pipes. This car is the ultimate mode of propulsion for a redneck. The paint job must be unfinished, as the unsanded and unpainted spots give the car that sleek redneck look. The car must also be equipped with a very loud stereo system capable of injecting country and western music into anyones conversation at one hundred paces. Now you are just about ready to go. After assembling all your buddies together in the car, make sure you take off with tires squealing and tailpipes emitting lots of toxic fumes and oily smoke. The first stop is the local hangout. After making sure everyone is outside in the parking lot, announce your presence by applying the brakes very hard and then proceed to cruise through the parking lot with loud music playing; to look very tough. If the manager comes out to run you off, greet him with obscenities and then pat yourself on the back, for you have succeeded in becoming an American redneck!
IAA Spotlighted By LORI RANDALL The Intramural Activities Association tries to offer a wide variety of activities extending from basketball to spades. Each dorm, sorority and fraternity has an IAA representative to keep participants informed on present and upcoming events. Anyone can participate in these events. The IAA meetings have been changed to Thursday nights from 7 to 7:30 p.m., and they're open to anyone who'd like to attend. These are held to discuss the winners of past events, what events are coming up, problems
with officiating or rules, or any other IAA topic someone brings up. Right now, the Volleyball tournament is in progress with 30 teams. Pool is also in progress with 22 men and 14 women participating. Men's bowling finals should be either November 18 or 19. Swimming Relays are coming up. Entry blanks are due tomorrow (November 18), and a captain's meeting is Thursday (November 19) at 6:30 p.m. The swim meet will be held Tuesday, December 8, from 7-9 p.m.
SEA Reorganization
Cindy Campbell, Liza Meador and Lynn Crumpler are looking over the Longwood SEA constitution. Treasurer Linda Hall is away student teaching this semester. On Wednesday, November 4, over 40 education majors met in the basement of Hiner to reorganize the Student Education Association. Officers elected were: President, Liza Meador; Vice-president, Cindy Campbell; Secretary, Lynn Crumpler; and Treasurer, Linda Hall. Cosponsors for the SEA are Dr. Nancy Vick of the Education Department, and Dr. Anita Ernouf of the Foreign language Department.
The speaker for the meeting was Helen Rolfe, State Consultant for the Student Virginia Education Association. The SEA is looking forward to sending delegates to some upcoming conferences next semester. The Student National Education Association will be held in Washington, D. C. from February 2-6,1982. On March 1921, 1982, the Student Virginia Education Conference will be held in Doswell, Virginia, will be held in Doswell, Virginia.
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Dialogue On The Dos Passos Prize: A Conversation With W.(i. Woods Q - What is the John Dos Passos Prize? A — A medal, some money, and an act of recognition. Q — Can you tell us about the medal? A — Well, you see what it looks like. It will be suspended from a blue ribbon on a white velvet field, and it's gold — at least, as far as the eye can travel. I might add that it's the only medal for the arts I've ever seen in which some art went into the design, though my judgement in the matter must be suspect. Have you ever seen the Nobel Prize? It looks like a big penny. Q — Can you explain the symbolism of the medal? A — I can say what I see in it. In the eagle, a reflection of the national stature we intend for the prize, as well as an echo of John Dos Passos's greatest book. The dome that flows into the wing provides the symbol of the College, and also suggests Dos Passos' lifelong interest in Jeffersonian ideals and architecture. The serpent that rings all this is, of course, an ancient symbol of creativity and rebirth, an archetype. But I must admit that as far as I'm concerned this web of meaning is less appealing than the calculated roughness of the composition itself — like a new look at an old coin. Q — It is striking. What about the money? A — What about the money. Q — How much is it? A — One thousand dollars. Q — Is that a lot of money for a literary award and where does the money come from? A - Well, I think it's a nice piece of change. It's what the National Book Award used to be. On the other hand, the new MacArthur Foundation awards run into the hundreds of thousands each, while in Spain there's a prestigious artistic contest in which first prize is a rose. The College can be proud of backing the prize with a substantial sum, but I think the
Part II of Cold, Hard and Electric
Last week we talked about New Wave and the conspicuous yet limited beginning of Britain's newest invasion. In America though, Britain's Army of New Wave led originally by Elvis Costello and others, didn't receive the mass welcome they probably expected. But what the New Wave had was a vibrance, a fresh approach that was sorely needed. In Boston, there appeared a group that almost overnight became a smashing success on one album:
real value of the John Dos Passos Prize lies in a linking of names. The 1960 prize was funded by the Longwood College Foundation, the '81 Prize through the Dean's office. That includes the honorarium and other expenses, like the medal and transportation and so forth. A — Did I understand you to say that the Longwood College Foundation supported the Prize in 1960 but not in 1961? A - Yes. Q - Why is that? A — The best I can tell you is that the Foundation chose to meet other worthy calls on their resources this year. On the plus side, that prompted a very forceful expression of support from both the President and the Dean, who considered the prize important enough to provide alternate funding for 1981. Obviously, we will need a more stable base for the future, which I'm confident the developing success of the prize will attract. Q — By success you mean . . . A — In this instance, I mean success for the College. One must be both cautious and candid here. A prize founded primarily to enhance the reputation of the donor is rightly an object of scorn. That's why the independence of the Jury is so important, and it's why a controversial choice might be welcome. But Longwood is not a large or wealthy institution, and I think we're quite entitled to the benefits the prize will bring us. Q — What are they? A — The immediate benefits include (1) the presence on campus of an important writer who will not only give a reading, but also perhaps be available to students in classes and at social occasions; and (2) the kind of national attention that little else we do is likely to gain us. Last year, with no more than a quickly improvised public relations effort, the story of the prize was featured in news stories all over the country and in Europe as well. This year, we have had a.
The Cars. Their first album is an absolute delight. They had, though, the same problem as the group Boston in that a lot of their follow-up albums sounded like the same songs with different lyrics. But others were quick to pickup on the cue, notably Tom Petty who crossed Dylanesque vocals with a lean, mean band. Petty's songs range from the scorching number "Woman in Love" to more sedate numbers like "Here Comes My Girl". Billy Joel and Linda Rodnstadt also converted their acts to new Wave (these "conversions" smell of commercialism despite Joel's
much more massive distribution of information and are no doubt enjoying concomitantly larger coverage. Which I'm delighted bv. I'm sure all of us are. Q — What else do you see us doing? A — Redefining our existing writing workshops in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry to meet both student needs and this stated ambition; establishing a summer creative writing program along the lines of the Bennington workshops; and founding a literary magazine like, say, Shenandoah or the Virginia Quarterly Review. Q — What's the actual merit of literary prizes — I mean commercially, as well as for writer's egos? A — The jury seems to be out on that. Back in August, the Washington Post published an interesting article that looked into the question and came up with mixed results. Publishers seem unanimously agreed that prizes, even the most prestigious prizes, do little or nothing to enhance sales. Writers who win them tend to enjoy them and those who don't always have good reasons why they didn't. But it seems to me that prizes for writers that are named for writers may have a special value, the linking of names I talked about. The new PEN-Faulkner Award is another example. Of course, it depends on the winner. Frankly, I thought that giving the Dos Passos Award to Graham Greene — last year's winner — was overkill: a little like establishing the Plato Award and giving it to Aristotle, all proportions kept. Q — You consider this year's winner a lesser writer? A — No, but perhaps a better choice: a less famous writer, and thus a more deserving one. It's easy enough to rub two great names together. At the same time, I'm not insensitive to the Continued on Page 8
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—Movie Review— By JOE JOHNSON F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway were once sitting in a bar, chatting amiably on the different aspects of their writing. Fitzgerald, as usual, preoccupied with his study of high society commented that "the rich are different from you and I." Hemingway not looking up from his drink, replied drily "Yes they are different... they have more money." Hemingway's clear cut response seems particularly applicable to "Rich and Famous," Jacqnet-William Allyn production. One might guess, from its title, that the movie is an elevated Flamingo Road or a Dallas without J.R. to some degree, one could even argue, it is. The story contains all the elements for an insipid soap sud, including such notorious events as divorce, an unconsecrated love triangle, and an 18-year-old daughter who runs off with a Rolling Stone writer to interview Fleetwood Mac. However, John Van Druten, who wrote the original play from which the movie was derived, managed to avoid the common trap falls of monotony or worse mannequinity, by letting the characters tell the story, rather than the story dictate the characters. In fact trying to find a cohensive plot in this movie is like trying to discover who killed Diana Taylor — a futile activity. There is no single thread, but the characters actions, which are accurately timed and (believe it or not) truthful to their personalities. Jacqueline Bissett and Candice Bergen play the lead roles of two old college friends reunited in a common field — writing. Liz (Bissett) is a highly polished intellectual authoress, who quotes D.H. Lawrence and T.S. Elliot with a slight English accent. She is famous, but in her own circles, and desires •explanations more than glorification. Mary (Bergen) could and should write for
National Enquirer. She flaunts outlandish flowered dresses (the ugly American on tour variety) and words from her mouth are like "A snake from its hole" (her husband's brief metaphor aptly describing Mary's darker side — bet you can guess who gets divorced). For her, life consists of cocktail parties and pianos in front of fireplaces. Director George Cukor has done some interesting work with film splicing. In one memorable scene Jacqueline and a rather despicable "divorcee" intertwine limbs in the John of a 747. While the camera shifts, with maniacal swiftness, from landing gear to love scene, from moans of passion to the scream of reverse thrust, the viewer is left with an ultra-vivid impression . of the intenseness of her life. She is the proverbial egg in a pressure cooker. Given the opposite directions of the authoress' personalities it is difficult to understand Druken's pursuit in this movie. Is he outlining the classic dilemma of commercialism versus art? Is he ravaging the materilistic goals of 1980 man, and the superficial "means" relationships which spring from such endeavours? Probably not. Although some of this does come through, Druken is more concerned with humans as humans and Bissett and Bergen do a fine job of bringing this point across. Their roles, which could so easily have fallen into archetypical tirades were elevated, not so much by the lines (although credit is certainly owed to Gerald Ayres for a tantalizing dialogue) but the actresses' characterization, their emotions which were pushed to the very edge of realism, but weren't carried to a melodramatic extreme — in short, their very excellent acting abilities. What made this movie was what Druken didn't do. He didn't show materialistic values corrupting a childhood (Continued on Page 8)
succeeded. fine "Glass Houses") In the process of expansion, But help is on the horizon, one New Wave, as it started, got lost. of them being the Clash, an It seemed to lose its original incredible band out of England. intention. What had started as a Not only is the clash one of blatantly anti-commercial freshest groups but their movement was quickly becoming songwriting is fantastically well a commercial success, not that done. "London Calling", their success is bad, (in fact I'm best album to date has got to be constantly amazed at New Wave one of the most superlative fans who will dismiss a song just albums of the late seventies. But because the artist is popular), but they are not the best... perversion of a good thing is always a loss. The best group to hit America in recent memory is maybe one But recently things have begun of the best, most appealing to change. New groups are groups ever. No, just not the most coming, but now they have one appealing of the New Wave, they thing earlier groups like the Sex are possibly the best of 11 bands working today...the band is Split Pistols, lacked: talent. As much as some may want to Enz. Two albums have been redeny it, it takes talent to make a group work, not just a flair for leased in America: True Colors showmanship or anger or a (which produced the single "I "certain beat." Many of the New Got You") and their release of Wave bands had begun to sound this past summer: Waiata. Both like (unintentional) parodies of are fantastic albums and if you each other. And more often than don't own them run, don't walk to not, the sound became more and your nearest record store and more restricting. The best bands, buy them. Then let your ears the strongest survivors, always feast...because you've probably have a talent and this is why most forgotten how well songs can be of the frontal group has not written.
Split Enz has a freshness with harmony and melody that is reminiscent of the Beatles, a vocal tightness that is unattainable by most groups and their songs range from folly to heartache. At their best (which they almost always are) they remind people of what rock is about — fun and experience. Their personnel is unique, including an inventive percussionist and the best keyboardist working today. Their approach takes the best of New Wave and combines it (with stunning effectiveness) good melody — something the B-52's will never comprehend. Split Enz is easily the best of the New Wave. I could describe all their songs on paper but that isn't nearly enough, you have to hear them. The magic of "Iris" or the emotionally charged "Nobody Takes Me Seriously" can easily transcend paper. Split Enz is the great hope for music, no matter which "Wave". Next week, a talk with a New Wave — mania victim, Part III of Cold, Hard and Electric.
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SPORTS Soccer Whips Hampden-Sydney 4-1 By MICHAEL LYNCH really started pressing. It was at The IiOngwood College Soccer team closed out the season with a this time that Leal, Dave Via, Bill convincing 4-1 win over the Foster and other I^ancers sent Hampden-Sydney College Soccer most of Longwood's 20 first half team last Monday night before a shots at the Hampden-Sydney good-sized Her Field crowd. The goal. A couple of shots hit the post win makes Ixmgwood's final and a Foster direct-kick just record 11-4-3, preserves barely missed the goal to the left Longwood's claim to The after having gone by four Tiger Farmville Herald Challenge Cup defenders. Hampden-Sydney got things for another year and keeps the going again late in the half and Lancers on top of what has become an intense school rivalry. threatened to score before the The first few minutes of the half ended. On one occasion, the Tigers were set up for a directgame certainly gave no indication of what the outcome kick and at the moment Photo by Alan Nuss would be, for Hampden-Sydney Longwood's wall was incomplete, Dana Gregg races by two defenders. started out on the attack. giving the Tigers a good chance Forwards, Tommy Adkins and to score. But the referee would not let play resume due to being Kwasi Boafo were downfield conferred upon by Joe Parker quickly and before Longwood while Longwood was quickly could send the ball back a header had struck the top bar of the setting up its wall. Whether Longwood goal leaving notice Parker meant to stall for time or that before Longwood could come not, that is what happened and up with the win that they were when play did resume Longwood was prepared for the Hampdenpicked to secure, they must Sydney attack and successfully control these two forwards along contained it. The half ended with with the rest of Hampden-Sydney players who were showing their Hampden-Sydney looking good but with no points to show for desire for an upset. their efforts. The only goal of the half was Hampden-Sydney took up scored by Longwood's Gustavo where they left off to begin the Leal, unassisted, when he got second half, making several possession of the ball on the end- quick strikes down the field. line beside the goal, maneuvered Although no really organized out a couple of yards to where he attack was involved, they were could take a shot and sent the ball getting the ball down quickly but past some defenders where it once down there, they were richocheted off one of them on usually outnumbered by its way in, eliminating whatever Longwood's defense. On one chance Hampden-Sydney's occasion, though, this was not the Photo by Alan Nuss goalie, Chip Johnson, had to stop case. Hampden-Sydney's Jeff it. A header is won by Longwood. Mencini caught up with the ball After the score, Longwood deep in Longwood territory, got
past the last defender with his momentum and put in a wide open shot that longwood goalie, Brian Sprinkle, did not even attempt to block. What I/ongwood needed was a score to settle things down. What they got was two goals within a minute and 19 seconds of each other. The first was by Gustavo I^eal who took a Dana Gregg pass with his back to the last Hampden-Sydney defender, maneuvered to the side of the man long enough for a shot and smashed one in to end a nice looking play. Darryl Case put the second one in on a long kick that was just plain beautiful to watch, going exactly where it had to to score. Longwood was now up 3-1 and, in two quick scores, had broken the spirit that had kept HampdenSydney going up until that point. The icing on the cake was Tim Brennan's penalty-kick goal that made the score 4-1, and basically wrapped the game up. All that the Lancers had to do now was hold on to the ball and stall for time, the last 15 minutes of the game, and then celebrate "sweet victory!", which they did flawlessly. It was a good way to end the season and there is no doubt about it that Ixmgwood had a great season. The statistics tell the story. Team shots — 494 (school record), team goals — 62 (school record), wins — 11 (school record), 10 goals in one game (school record), individual goals — Gus Leal with 22 (school record).
Photo by Pam Winger Tim Brenhan maneuvering downfield.
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From Sports Info Freshman goalkeeper Brian Sprinkle (OLNEY, MD) has been chosen Longwood College Player of the Week for the period November 6-13. Sprinkle's outstanding play in Longwood's 4-1 soccer victory over HampdenSydney earned him the honor, which is chosen each week by the Sports Information Office. Sprinkle, who has shared goal keeping duties with two other Lancer booters, compiled a fine 1.63 goals against average for the
Photo by Alan N a steady defensive performer all year, sends one back. Joe Parker, season while seeing action Sprinkle had extensive soccer against the toughest opponents. experience before coming to In the win over Hampden-Sydney Longwood at Sherwood High How do I hate Dallas Let me count the ways Sprinkle had six saves, including School in Sandy Spring, MD and I'd love to make just such a a spectacular diving stop that on various club teams. Captain of aided the Lancer victory. the Sherwood team last season, list But it would take days and "Brian is a freshman with a Brian also played for soccer club great amount of talent," said teams from Silver Spring, Olney days. Coach Rich Posipanko. "He and Washington. Skins shall romp! should develop into one of the top A Psychology major, Sprinkle goalkeepers in the state as he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles gains more college experience." H. Sprinkle of Olney, MD.
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SPORTS Ladies Basketball Wins Opener By MICHAEL LYNCH The Longwood Lady Lancers Basketball team, although shakey at times, scored 19 unanswered points in the first half and shot 50 per cent in the second half of their season opener to beat the Hampton Institute Lady Pirates 72-63, Thursday night before 400 at I^ancer Hall. Longwood started out the game in a player-to-player defense but after allowing five quick points by the Lady Pirates they switched to a zone that they used for the rest of the game. The Lady Lancers' first few trips down the floor resulted in nothing. Their passes were rather errant, they did not take many good shots and they seemed to have trouble figuring out how to beat a tight Hampton Institute zone. A few more times, later in the game, Longwood would have similar episodes of ineptness, where nothing would seem to go right. Head coach, Jane Miller, probably had these times in mind when she declared her team's overall performance as "a little ragged." The Lady Lancers eventually found a way to take advantage, though, and for a while they put the Lady Pirates at a standstill, allowing them no more points until more than halfway through the first half. Guard, Robin Powell started regularly beating Hampton's full-court press, mostly on her own, until Hampton abandoned this defense. Thus, improved defense and ball handling, almost total control of the boards ana valuable contributions from substitutes, Paige Moody (five points in a very short time) and Florence Holmes | five rebounds) opened up a 19-5 lead which went on to become a 25-11 lead, with 6:20 left in the half, before Hampton started coming back. Ived by Toni Goodman, who came off the bench to get six
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points and eight rebounds for the half, the Lady Pirates closed to within four points at the twominute mark and ended the half just eight points down 31-23. It was another episode of Longwood's mysterious missing offense in which they scored only six points in six and a half minutes and turned the ball over numerous times. If things kept going the way they had during the last minutes of the half, Hampton would stand a good chance of a comeback victory. In the first few minutes of the second half, Hampton charged again. They repeated their first half start, getting five unanswered points and closing to within three at 31-28. But then, maybe feeling that the Lady Pirates were a little too close for comfort, Longwood got back on track and opened up a 3930 lead by 16:30 left with excellent play by Florence Holmes who shot 75 per cent from the floor, scored 15 points in the second half and led the team in rebounds and Cindy Eckel with 10 points and five rebounds for the half. After this, the Lady Lancers kept around a 10-point margin for the rest of the contest by shooting 50 per cent from the floor and getting some fast breaks going. The game was exciting to the end (thank God for that 30 second clock) and the final score was 7263 Longwood, almost half of their points coming from Cindy Eckel and Florence Holmes (17 apiece). Although they had won the game, the Lady Lancers were still not satisfied with their performance. Robin Powell brought up the suggestion that one reason for their inconsistency might have been some "opening day jitters" and it was generally agreed that passing and defense need work. But when they played well, they showed much ability. And if they consistently play their best basketball in the future, they could have quite an impressive season.
From Sports Info. Freshman Florence Holmes (King George) is the early season leader in scoring and rebounding for longwood. The 5-10 forward scored 17 against Hampton and 14 against Richmond while grabbing 19 rebounds. Holmes is averaging 15.5 points and 9.5 rebounds while shooting 52 per cent from the floor. Forward Cindy Eckel (S. Plainfield, NJ) is close behindHolmes in scoring with a 13.3 average.
Wrestlers Look For Success By RONNIE BROWN Longwood Wrestling Coach Steve Nelson, who is in his second year at the helm, feels that this year's squad has the most talent in the history of Longwood Wrestling, but admits that this season's schedule is also the most demanding. "We have 10 Division I schools on our schedule," said Nelson. "It is my philosophy that the only way to get talented athletes is to provide a schedule that they can appreciate in the future." Longwood has only one returnee from last year's 3-12 squad, but Nelson has four new grapplers who could make a significant contribution this season. Sophomore David Dodd (Richmond), 150 pounds, will be joined by freshmen Steve Albeck (Springfield) 142, Charles Campbell (Alexandria 142 or 150, Mike Hackett (Stafford) 118 and sophomore junior college transfer Dana Dunlap (Fairfax)
167. Nelson's squad has strength in the 118,142 and 167 pound classes, but like last season will be lacking size. "We have a hard time attracting big kids," said Nelson. "Last year we had to forfeit a lot of weight classes, and I'm afraid we will have the same problem this year." Junior Bill Klink (Williamsburg) heavyweight, who wrestled for the Lancers two years ago, is Longwood's only wrestler over the 177-pound mark. The other Lancer grapplers are freshmen Charles Sanders (Richmond) 126, Gary Byrd (Mechanicsville) 134, Mike Henshaw (Richmond) 158, Robert Clark (Roanoke) 142, Carl Bird (Petersburg) 158 and sophomore Mike O'Hare (Richmond) 177. Nelson is aware of the obstacles that face the wrestling team, but hopes to better last
year's 3-12 record. "We have a young team with no upperclass leadership, but the wrestlers are enthusiastic and want to prove they are winners," said the coach. "We have a lack of depth and cannot afford any injuries." Coach Nelson feels if the newcomers mature and everyone stays healthy, the grapplers can have a successful season. "I hope we can be at least .500 and beat Hampden-Sydney, who beat us last year," said Nelson. "Last season we sent one wrestler to the Regionals (NCAA Division II) and four of this year's players could have a chance." The Lancers began the 1981-82 season Friday at the Monarch Tournament in Norfolk and travel to Lynchburg on October 20 for a match with the hosting Hornets. Longwood's first home contest is on Tuesday, October 24, against Richmond at 7:30. All home matches are held in I^ancer Hall.
Ailing Cagers Face Tough Opener From Sports Info With its two tallest players hobbled by injuries, Longwood will open its 1981-82 basketball season on the road Saturday night against a team that defeated NCAA playoff qualifier James Madison last season. New head coach Cal Luther will send his team against West Virginia Tech at 7:30 Saturday in Montgomery, WV. A year ago the Golden Bears finished 19-12 with an 82-80 triumph over JMU. Three starters are gone from that team, but the West Virginia school is expected to field another strong club. "It will be a very difficult season opener for us," said Luther. "Not only will we be facing a rugged opponent, but we may not be at full strength Saturday night." Luther's concern is caused by a foot ailment which has hit leading returning scorer and rebounder Jerome Kersey (CLARKSVILLE) and a knee
problem which has sidelined freshman John Weber (PRINCE FREDERICK, MD). At 6-7, Weber and Kersey are Longwood's tallest cagers. Kersey, who has not practiced recently, will find out Tuesday if he has a stress fracture. Weber's status for Saturday night is questionable because of an old knee injury. Should Kersey be unable to play Saturday night sophomore Troy Littles (HALLANDALE, FL) will likely join veterans Ron Orr (ELIZABETH, NJ), Randy Johnson (RICHMOND), Joe Remar (ELIZABETH, NJ) and Mike McCroey (ARNOLD, MD) in the starting lineup. Without Kersey, Longwood's frontline would be 6-6 (Orr), 6-4 (Johnson) and 6-3 (Littles). Luther expects 6-3 soph Paul •Hatchett (PETERSBURG) and 5-10 junior Jim Sixsmith (N. BABYLON, NY) to be his top reserves. Sixsmith was a valuable reserve on last season's
team while Hatchett played for the Lancer junior varsity a year ago. "We have a lot of question marks as we approach the season," said Luther. "I'm not that familiar with our opponents and our players are still learning my system of offense and defense. Judging from practice, I'd say we have a long way to go." Fortunately for Longwood, Kersey and Weber will get a chance to mend after Saturday. Following the West Virginia Tech contest, the Lancers don't resume play until December 1 when they face Division I Navy on the road. While the preseason may be filled with unknowns, Luther is certain of one thing. "While we may have some question marks, the attitude of our players has been super," said the coach. "The dedication and effort they have shown in workouts should pay off for us."
(wymnasts open at home From Sports Info Coming off a 9-2 season a year ago and an 8-1 campaign the season before, Longwood's gymnastics team opens its season Saturday night in Lancer Hall when Navy pays a visit for a 6:00 meet. Coach Ruth Budd has another young, but talented team. The coach is counting on returnees
Kathy Idelson (Annapolis, Md.), Monica Chandler (Sterling), Kim Pickel (Flanders, N.J.) and Sherri Meeks (Virginia Beach) to provide much-needed experience. Top newcomers are Kelly Crepps (Hampton) and Dayna Hankinson (Springfield), both USGF Class I gymnasts with exceptional talent.
1981-82 LANCER BASKETBALL TEAM - First row (Left to right) Student trainer Robyn Goff, Jim Sixsmith, Troy Littles, Mitch Walker, Joe Remar, Mike Testa, Mike McCroey, Manager T. J. Granlng. Second row — Managers Valerie Turner and Johnette Mallory, Steve Bianco, Dalary Brown, Paul Hatchett, Bobby Carter, Walter Taylor, Student assistant Joe Goydlsh. Assistant Coach Mo Schoepfer, Head Coach Cal Luther. Third row — Randy Johnson, Ron Orr, Jerome Kersey, Johi Weber, Tim Zlrkle. Photo by Jim SUllman photo by Jlm sillimaL
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— in book after book. This is not a criticism: much of Mozart (Continued from Page 1) sounds alike. Sorrentino is in midcareer, a novelist and poet angry young man changing into who's also been editor and the pose oi the bitter older one. In publisher, and who sets himself this new work readers may find new technical challenges from there is not much of a gap book to book. They haven't much between Gilbert Sorrentino and in common. But what need is John Ashbery. there that they should? Year by What remains from the early year, different juries will poems in a book like The celebrate differing values in their Orangery (1978) are the choices, and in ten years we colorations, now grown more should have at least two winners lush. In "1939 World's Fair" who hate each other's work. This there are images of "azure prize is a live wire, not a rubber carillons", "mother's blue gloom", and "ice-grey death in stamp. Q — All that sounds most Jersey City". Other poems exude colors like these as well, as in interesting, but let me close by returning you to the present. "Chez Macadam": What can you tell me about His burnt-orange slack suit Gilbert Sorrentino? glows with an elegance precisely A — He is a poet, novelist, and mellow. critic who has also been a A woman in a dress a spanking magazine and book editor. He has white achieved distinction in all these releases an enamel smile. (Continued from Page 5) fields. In these later examples I find Q — What will he read Sorrentino's intelligence still institutional wisdom of the initial tomorrow? superior, the craft seemingly selection. A prize may have value A — I don't know. But whatever etched on the page, and as one for the giver, too. What he writes tends to brilliantly from another generation, a Longwood has done in founding synthesize classical learning and younger writer who admires all this award is very much to the discipline with an intense his work, I wonder why emotion College's credit. Reflected glory formalism resolved by streetmust be gone to make a perfect isn't undeserved, and not without wise scruffiness. The result is poem. I leave the typewriter and its uses. remarkable. go back to Yugen (1961) Q — But the jump is confusing. Q — He was a good choice for magazine, the former Leroi Graham Greene and Gilbert the prize, then. Jones* operation, and I look at Sorrentino. What do they have in A — I think a splendid choice. I Sorrentino's vitriolic, and common? can say that without self-praise, mercilessly precise review of A — They've both won the John because it was the other jurors Lowell and Snodgrass, and I Dos Passos Prize. who led me to a close study of his wonder again, How does all this Q — Come on. work, with which I had had — fit? It certainly does not fit like a A — Well, not a great deal. until then — only a superficial glove or shoe. There is too much Greene is of advanced years and familiarity. hiatus from that time to this. The we must suppose his largest Q — Still, his name doesn't only answer I have is from achievement is behind him. He's seem to be a household word. Pound's Picas Cantos: what thou a technically conservative A — Which only means that lovest well remains; the rest is writer, essentially a novelist with most people get their information dross. a large popular following, who about literature from television Besides his poetry and fiction tends to explore the same and textbooks. Join me tomorrow Sorrentino is a skilled editor; this problems — political, theological night in changing that. volume attests to his editorial skill, how he excludes from the early volumes, and rearranges, so that a tendency with the later poems is created. How do these styles fit? There! It happens. The shoe fits. Like his use of serial images, ideas pop up, plunge, and may emerge or not later. Often they don't; some do. In this way, too, Gilbert Sorrentino has built this body of work, and he's done it his own way, as a poet and novelist, so that seemingly disparate movements finally coelesce — correspond. And as I said in the beginning, these are not poems for them, but rather
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himself. It is an important selection, too, because it is the voice which drives the fiction, and this perhaps is what a novelist should sound like when he speaks to himself. This is what a novelist would sound like, if he were a poet as well. Few American writers are both of these, and none of them can be so cantankerous or self-effacing as this: I have this enormous faith in dead forms Especially the catalogue that gets you nowhere. Although I don't think he'll ever go back to Black Mountain, or for that matter retrace any steps he's taken before, I hope Gilbert Sorrentino will come back from France, because he still lives in Greenwich village. Ah, what a funny, talented, strange man!
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(Continued from Page 5) friendship. He didn't have Mary with mascara stained tears fling a shot glass into a mirror. He didn't have Liz run off with her best friend's husband. What he did do, was present a frailing network of loose ends and disintegrating relationships. Their only common bond being the simple loyalty of a very human friendship, with all the humor, sentiment and, at times, hatred, that accompany any long term intimacy.
(Continued from Page 1) William Crawford Woods joined the faculty of English and Philosophy at Longwood in 1976, after a number of years as a freelance writer and cultural affairs reporter for The Washington Post. A graduate of the Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University, Woods has published fiction and critical journalism in a number of national magazines. His novel, The Killing Zone, earned fellowships from the Bread Loaf Writers Conference, the MacDowell colony, and the National Endowment for the Arts. During the early 70s he was TV critic for The New Republic, and a founding editor of two Washington-based journals of arts and politics. He also worked briefly as a Hollywood screenwriter after Army service in Japan in the late 60's as a broadcast journalist at Far East Network.
Viewpoint (Continued from Page 4) have to do is broadcast a speech, proclaiming himself the new president of the U.S.A. Simple.huh? No bloodshed, no bomb craters, no radiation sickness. Of course it could never really happen. But then you never know.
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