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Longwood College Farmville, Virginia Number 15
Tuesday, January 22, 1985
Sixty fourth year
Student Anti-Apartheid Groups Organize By David Gaede "Nothing happens in the winter." lamented Dumisani Kumalo of the American Committee on Africa (ACA). referring to the scarcity of student protest against South African racial segregation during the beginning months of 1983. But now. in the dead of Iwinter, the student antiapartheid movement has suddenly heated up. surprising leven movement leaders. Fueled by Jesse Jackson's longoing anti-apartheid crusade. South African Bishop Desmond Tutu's recent winning of the I Nobel Peace Prize, numerous marches on U.S.-based South I African diplomatic offices, and the arrests of some 200 |protestors since late November. 1984. the campus South African
movement is going strong, leaders report. "A lot more students, because of the media attention South Africa has been getting among the general public, are suddenly becoming aware and interested in stopping apartheid." notes Joshua Nessen. ACA student coordinator. Nessen. who in the past has tried to spread the word by associating it with more highlypublicized causes like the antinuclear movement, thinks he may have turned a corner. "You know the campus movement is gaining momentum when, in the midst of Christmas vacation at Berkeley, you have 1,000 students marching on the administration building, locking arms, and demanding
|\lew Program Offered In Special Education Longwood College's new legree program in special jducation is gearing up and /ent into effect with the jeginning of the college's second :emester in January. The program was authorized >y the State Council of Higher ducation in May 1984. In the fall of 1984. Vera G. Williams joined Longwood's eduction faculty Her immediate issignment was to direct the levelopment of the special 'ducation curriculum. All of the professional courses lio be required for the special leducation degree have now Ibeen developed and approved Iby Longwood's Academic lAffairs Council and by the State iDi-'partment of Education. I Williams said.
areas of special education — learning disabilities and emotional disturbances—or a dual certification in both areas.
divestiture." he says. Indeed, in just the last several weeks students on dozens of campuses across the country have protested the plight of the black majority in South Africa, demanding that their colleges stop investing in U.S. companies which do business with the white supremacist government there. During the December 7th march at Berkeley, for instance, 38 students were arrested as over 1,000 protestors encircled the administration building for three hours. The day before, several hundred University of MarylandCollege Park students, locked out of a planned sit-in at the administration building, boarded buses and marched on system President John Toll's office to protest the system's $6.3 million in South African-tied investments. Likewise, a group of University of Texas students chanting "Board of Regents, you can't hide, we charge you with genocide." protested outside a recent board of regents meeting demanding the UT system sell its
estimated $600 million in South African-linked stock holdings. And in a somewhat more radical tactic. 12 members of Oberlin College's Student Coalition Against Apartheid tried unsuccessfully to shut down the campus computer system and hold it hostage until the school sold off its $30 million in South African-tied companies. Accustomed to a regular, organized series of student protests during the warmer, spring months, this winter's spontaneous uprisings have caught even anti-apartheid activists by surprise. "I don't think any of us expected (the campus protests) to be this big at this time," Nessen reveals. "I don't know what would have happened at Berkeley, for instance, without the national focus given the issue by people like Tutu and Jackson." "We thought it would be naive on our part, because of the current interest, not to capitalize on it," admits former Maryland Black Student Union President Charles Bell, who helped organize the recent College Park
demonstration.
Ruled by a minority of five million whites. South Africa's 22 million blacks are forced to live, work. play, and attend school only with other blacks. Campus anti-apartheid leaders want to force colleges to sell off their billions of dollars in endowment stock holdings in some 350 U.S. companies which do business with South Africa. Such "divestiture." they say, will force U.S. companies to pressure the government to amend its racist policies or lose American business. "It's too soon to tell if (this winter's campus protests) are actually resulting in more colleges divesting of South African-tied stock," says Knight. "But they are going to find it harder and harder to stall as long as there is continued student protest and as more states and localities enact divestiture legislation." In the last few years, Brown, Northern Illinois, Wesleyan, and the City University of New York, among others, have either —cont. on pg. 3
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Plans are being made for special training institutes, for purchasing materials and equipment for diagnostic testing, and for in-service workshops for area special education teachers. "We have applied for a grant to help finance these things " Dr Williams said. "I think we have a good chance of receiving some funding."
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disorders"-will be offered next Semester Three more courses vill be introduced in the fall of 11985. Longwood's four-year program will fulfill requirements Ifor teaching certification in two
Twenty-five students are registered in the special education program so far. and "we are receiving many inquiries about next year." Williams said. The college plans to hire another special eduction faculty member next summer. The program also will have the benefit of a visiting professor in 1985-86. A specialist in education for exceptional children will come to Longwood from the University of Jyvaskyla in Finland under a faculty exchange program funded by a grant from the U. S. Information Aqencv.
ROCKIN AT MIDNITE - Rotunda staff members (from left) Frank Raio, Mark Holland. Mick Baker, and Eric Houseknecht enjoy the night life at Longwood's new Student Recreation .'Center. The Sphinx. photo by Duke -
14 THE ROTUNDA Tuesday, January 22. 1985^
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subway system of that city. Indeed, both are common reactions to our "civilized" society, but it is hardly heroic to feel them
ROTUNDA Longwood College Editor-in-Chief Jeff Abernathy Managing Editor Barrett Baker Special Sections Editor Eric Houseknecht Copy Editor Alicia Ashton Editing Editor Pablo Duke Fine Arts Editor Jerry Dagenhart Feature Editor Lori Foster Campus Editor Frank Raio Sports Editor Mark Holland Business Manager Mike Harris Advertising Manager Tony Crute Ad Assistant Joan Dolinger Spiritual Advisor William C. Woods Staff Vince Decker Eddie Hollander Curt Walker Published weekly during the College with the exception of Holidays and examination periods by the students of Longwood College, iville, Virginia. Opinions expressed are those of the weekly Editorial Board and its •mists, and do not necessarily views of the student body in the administrati Letters to the Editor'are welcomed. They must be typed, signed and submitted to the Editor by the Friday I publication date. All letters . ■ ng Send letters to: THE ROTUNDA 1133
"Hey. man. how 'bout a cigarette?" The 37-year-old electronics expert rolls his eyes and thinks to himself. "No: again —God, not again." He glares at the black teenager standing in front of him in the graffiti-covered subway car. "Got a light?" Frustrated. Bernhard Hugo Goetz ignores the question and the face it comes from, a face accompanied by three other nameless, but in Goetz's mind, hostile black faces. When the face asks him for five dollars. Goetz calmly replies. "I have five dollars for each of you." and pulls an unlicensed .38-caliber handgun from under his coat. Within thirty seconds, all four young men lie bleeding on the car floor, and Goetz is gone. In the weeks that followed this December 22nd incid In New York City. Bernhard Goetz was celebrated as a hero, an 1980's Bronson-type vigilante. Thousands of dollars were raised to support his defense, letters-to-the-editor across the nation supported his action. Joan Rivers sent a 'Love and Kisses' telegram and offered to help him with bail. Bernhard Goetz rang a note which Americans appreciated, supposedly, he fought fire with fire and gained revenge for his harassment. "It's something we'd all like to do," said Geoffrey Aipefl of the University of Miami Center for the Study of Law and Society in a Time interview. "We'd all like to think we would react the way Goetz did." A Georgia sheriff didn't condone the unlicensed gun. but told reporters. "I'm glad to see someone who's got enough guts to stand up for his rights." If. indeed, it is Goetz's right to shoot four teenagers with little or no provocation, we live in a frightening society. Though the victims were armed with sharpened screwdrivers, it is unlikely that Goetz knew this; his is not a case of self-defense. He acted offensively out of fear or hatred, and we call him Hero. Not that fear or hatred are rare emotions in this nation, particularly in our largest city, and more particularly in the
Blood and Guts Hero. Fighting Back. Fire with Fire. Such is the talk of Bernie Goetz. Yet Goetz was not approached with fire by a black teenager on December 22. He was asked a question. Goetz shot four teenagers because he was frustrated with his own inadequacies, whether they w< based on fear or racism or both, and we cheer him. A society which supports such a sobering act is. like Goetz himself, cynical and cowardly. There is no courage in firing a gun: it is an act of cowardice. Cowardice motivated Goetz to pull the trigger; courage would have had him open his arms.
An Alphabet of Resolutions By Eric T. Houseknecht iid the use of drugs While this may c. appear to be a harmless div< i, in the fu: it will in no way aid In I acquisition of richly ling or beachfi proper! Being hungover is not sufficient cause for wearing sunglasses in the dining hali anywh. indoors. This is a practice which should be reserved for the legally blind. Try to remember this. Carry on in your refusal to remain conscious during calculus. In real life I assure you. there is no such thing as calculus Designer jeans worn by guys are like snowsuits worn by adults: very few can carry it off successfully. Education majors who are serious about preparing the young for the future should not teach them how to subtract — they should teach them how to deduct. Female party-goers possess other options besides the smoking of Virginia Slims occupy themselves between gulps of beer. Please keep this in mind. Gifted though I may be. I will refrain from displaying my talent to hit the spittoon from across the room in front of gu> However attractive you may have been at the time, prom pictures are no longer becoming and should be taken down immediately. Ignoring your table manm not at all advisable. Those of you who still in'lo with
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THE ROTUNDA/Tuesday, January 22, 1985
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Howard Goes 3-0; Earns Weekly Honor Sophomore Billy Howard turned in a sparkling performance for the Longwood wrestling team last Thursday, and for his showing. Howard has ii named Longwood College Player of the Week for the period January 11-18. Player of
chosen by the Longwood Sports Information
Office. In pacing Longwood to a pair of victories in a quadrangular match at Hampden-Sydney Thursday. Howard won two matches at 167 pounds and a third at 177 to up his season marks to 15-9 overall and 6-2 in dual matches. The Cave Springs High
Artist of the Month
School graduate won one match 17-1. another 19-3 and the third on a pin in 3:20. Longwood beat Lebanon Valley and University of the South, losing to Brown. "Billy simply out-classed his competition." said coach Steve Nelson. "He was in control of all his matches and made very few mistakes. His performance really helped us get two team wins." RESOLUTE ALPHABET— cont. from pg. 2
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thereafter refrain from the use of the word "y'all" as a pronoun, you may consider yourself an unqualified success. Zany articles such as this are all too often misconstrued as overly critical attacks on the good citizens of the Longwood community. I promise not to write another one like it. .. at least not for a couple of wt\
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partially or fully divested of South African-tied stock in the face of mounting student pressure and divestiture legislation Others, such as Minnesota. Yale and the entire Michigan higher ed system, have sold stock in companies which refused to honor the Sullivan Principles, a set of six guidelines businesses must follow to guarantee equal treatment of black workers. But while some schools have divested, most continue either to avoid the issue entirely, or condemn divestiture as an ineffective and unfair method of opposing apartheid. Southern California. Illinois, Pitt and Stanford, to name a few. consistently have refused to consider selling their stock in IBM. Motorola. Black and Decker. Newmont Mining. Ford. Coke. Mobil Oil. and other firms in South Africa.
Even after hosting a visit last month by Nobel Peace Prize winner Bishop Tutu. Harvard, steadfastly refuses to consider divestiture of millions in South African stock holdings in its endowment fund Harvard President Derek Bok has publicly charged that "divestiture will not succeed and will cost the university mon. "It's a controversial issue on campus," confesses Harvard spokesman David Rosen, issue on which students and faculty are deeply divided." "With the publicity at a high level, it will be vital to follow up with protests and demonstrations on campuses this spring." ACA'sNessen explains. "With an extensive campus network already in place.'" he predicts, "we're planning a record year of student p and civil disobed:. on campuses nationwide" during the movement's March 21-April 6 "Weeks of Action "
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THE ROTUNDA/Tuesday, January 22, 1985
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Grapp/ers Start Strong in '85
Lady Lancers Face Road Games; Turner Named MDAC Top Player Stung by a pair of weekend losses, Longwood's women's basketball team will have to regroup on the road this week as it visits Liberty Baptist Tuesday night for a Mason-Dixon Conference game and then travels to Florence, South Carolina for the Foxy Lady Tournament Thursday through Saturday. Currently 5-6 overall and 0-2 in the Mason-Dixon, Longwood beat Randolph-Macon 88-61 last Tuesday, but fell to Division III number one PittsburghJohnstown 73-69 Friday night and Maryland Baltimore County 79-74 Saturday afternoon. The losses to UPJ and UMBC make Tuesday's trip to Liberty Baptist doubly important in terms of the MDAC race. Longwood is slated to play host Francis Marion at 6:00 Thursday in the opening round of the Foxy Lady Tournament. Other tourney teams are Georgia Southern, USC- Spartanburg, Limestone, Wingate, Coastal Carolina and Fayetteville State. Turner Named Player of the Week Longwood All-America candidate Valerie Turner totaled 60 points, 42 rebounds and 16 assists in her team's three games last week. It was no big surprise that Turner was chosen as the Mason-Dixon Athletic Conference Women's Player of the Week. Turner had 27 points, 18 rebounds and six assists against R-MC, 23 points and 10 rebounds against Pitt-Johnstown and 10 points. 14 rebounds, seven assists and six steals in the loss to UMBC The Lady Lancers played well in the Friday night loss to UPJ, currently 14-1 and ranked number one in Division III. The
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Currie Photo COACH'S COMMENTS-Longwood coach Shirley Duncan gives her team instructions during Tuesday's 88-61 win over Randolph-Macon. Lady Cats beat Longwood 7454 last season, but got all they could handle Friday. Poor shooting (36 percent) doomed any chances of an upset. Also playing well for Longwood last week were seniors Mariana Johnson and Florence Holmes Johnson had 13 points and six rebounds against RandolphMacon and 15 points and six rebounds against UMBC. She canned seven of eight free throws Saturday afternoon. Holmes continued to close in on the 1.000 point career
scoring mark with 34 points for the week to go with 31 rebounds. The 5-9 senior now has 980 points heading into Tuesday's game at LBC. She totaled 16 points and 13 rebounds against Maryland Baltimore County. Also hitting in double digits was guard Caren Forbes with 40 points for the week.
After a much needed break, the Longwood grapplers came back to face a tough week of dual meet and tournament action last week. The opposition was formidable but the Lancers met the challenge and had a productive week. Longwood won two of three matches in a guadrangular meet at Hampden-Sydney Thursday and placed fourth out of six schools in the Liberty Baptist Tournament Friday-Saturday. This week the Lancers will travel to Buies Creek, North Carolina for the Campbell Duals Friday and Saturday. At Hampden-Sydney Thursday. Longwood finished with two wins and one loss while setting a new school record for highest score (55) and margin of victory (55-0) in a win over the University of the South. Coach Steve Nelson's team also pulled off an upset over previously unbeaten Lebanon Valley (9-0) with a 33-21 victory. Brown University handed longwood its only defeat 33-19. Strong finishes from Steve Albeck. 2-0 at 142; Tommy Gilbert, 2-0 at 150; Tommy Eaves. 2-0 at 158-167; Bill Howard. 3-0 at 167 177 and Jesus Strauss, 3-0 at heavyweight helped the team get two wins. Appalachian State finished first in the LBC tournament Friday and Saturday, followed by Franklin & Marshall. Liberty Baptist. Longwood. Salisbury State and North Carolina A&T. Lancer wrestlers placing in their divisions were Tim Fitzgerald. 4th, 2-2 at 118; Steve Albeck. 3rd. 3-1 at 142; Chuck Campbell. 2nd. 2-1 at 150; Tommy Eaves. 4th. 3-2 at 158. and Billy
Howard. 4th. 2-2 at 167. "We wrestled extremely well considering the high level of competition." said coach Nelson. "We lost some real close matches."
Dance Company Tryouts Begin Beginning today. January 22. and running through January 24. the Longwood Company of Dancers will be holding tryouts for anyone interested in becoming a member. The actual company tryouts will be held on the 24th from 5:20 to 6:50. but the two practice sessions are highly suggested. Males are especially encouraged to attend. Dance Company members, who meet Tuesdays. Wednesdays and Thursdays from 5:20 to 6:50. earn two credit hours per semester and will be involved in at least two master classes during the semester. The Company is also required to perform in the Spring Studio Concert being held April 25. 26. and 27. If you are interested in trying out but you still have questions, please contact Mr Nelson Neal. Gayle Arpe or any of the other Dance Company members.
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