Volume 83, Number 23
Wating for a Dry Day Since 1920
April 15, 2004
New Recreation Center to be Built Starting Late This Year Julie Pfeiffer IÂť'/;,, Âť/ I'M, Kehilum
Longwood University will once again become even more beautiful when it adds a new three Story, 75,000-square foot recreation facility to its campus. According to Brent Douglass, Director of Facilities Management, "The new recreation facility will bring Longwood up to a comparable or better position than other universities .mil colleges it competes against for students." Whether it's playing basketball with your triends, running track, doing aerobics, or climbing a mountain, this new recreation
center has it all. It will house two basketball courts, one Multi Activity Court (MAC) gymnasium, two racquetball courts, three multipurpose rooms for aerobics, etc., an indoor running track, climbing wall, and main workout room
with positions for approximately 180 pieces of equipment. Not only does it allow a great variety of workouts, it also offers a juice bar for when you feel the need to replenish those tired muscles. (MTices for S t u d. e n t Recreation and Student Health and Wellness will be located in the building, and locker rooms for faculty, staff and students will be included. There will also be equipment rental and storage facilities available, for those who need them. The design of the building will complement the architecture of l.ongwood's campus.
A unique integrated design feature of the building is that each floor is transparent. Whether you're on the top floor looking down, or the bottom floor looking up, you can see
activity on each floor. The indoor track is suspended above the second floor and will have gates on the outside for safety-
The lobby of the building will be located on a transparent bridge, centrally located on the second floor, where viewers can see all interaction taking place in the gymnasium and basketball courts. The campus recreation program will be adding new programs once the new recreation center is complete. There will be lessons/instructional programs on how to use the climbing wall and racquetball courts. Two new intramural sports, walleyball and pickIcball, will be added. Walleyball is volleyball played on a racquetball court but the ball
can now be bounced off the wall. Pickleball is volleyball, but this time, instead of your arms you use a paddle. The cost of the building is part of the overall tuition, and student tees will covei student use of the facility. The new center will not be used for intercollegiate sports competition and is strictly for student recreational use. According to the Director of Campus Recreation Jeremy Runion, the new facility will allow for more accessible times. "The hours have not been sit as of now but they arc looking to be open everyday from 6am to 10 or 11pm" he said. Still in the planning stages.construction will start near the end of 2004. The building will be centrally See REC p. 4
Anthropology and Arckaeologu Students Participate 3-Day Nomini Hall Excavation Katherinc Bowen Guest Writer On Thursday March 25th as the sun rose, thirty-five longwood University students set forth on a three-day excursion. Led by Dr. James Jordan and Dr. Brian Bates of the Anthropology program, the students of the Honors Prehistoric Human Ufe class as well as the Introduction to Archaeology class caravanned their way from Farmville to Westmoreland County. They were on their way to the farm of Mary Farley Ames Lee, which was donated to I.ongwood University in 1999. After many weeks of hearing about the Ames Lee Longwood Farm, and of the Nomini Hall plantation and Church, as well as Yeocomico Church they were all anxious to see them with their own eyes. When they arrived at the farm, Dr. Jordan led them on a tour of the grounds. They began with the building they would call home for
the next three days. The great lecture hall was already warming from the wood-burning furnace, and the students filed through, staking their claim on mattresses and sofas. They were then led through the two other bunk houses, and bathroom facilities, and were then taken up to see the "big house". At the "big house", were Mary Farley Ames Lee, Longwood, class of 1936, lived. Dr. Jordan discussed the familyhistory of the farm, and it's con-
nection with D>ngwood. The students also learned about its activities while it was a tobacco farm, and the importance of its location near the Patomac River. Since 1993 Longwood has conducted archcological excavations on the farm, as well as on nearby locations such as Nomini Hall, Nomini Church, and Yeocomico Church. The results of the excavations have revealed information
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Students from Dr. Jordan's and Dr. Bates's classes excavate possible Colonial-era dwelling site in Westmorland County.
Primitive Technologies Club members practice flint knapping in hopes of making the perfect projectile point.
12tn Semi-Annual PrimTech Katherinc Bowen Guest Writer The usually peaceful and quiet Longwood University Archaeology Field House in Clover, Virginia erupted with activity the weekend of March 19th through 21st. The Primitive Technologies Club held their semiannual weekend field school, where twenty-five oT the club's members came to learn and teach techniques in experimental archaeology. The weekend consisted of six introductory sessions on skills such as fire making, hunting and tracking, flint knapping,
cordage, ceramics, and weaving. These spanned from Friday evening, until Saturday afternoon. The students were then given an opportunity to work on individual projects. Atlatls, spears, bows, clay vessels, projectile points, didgeridoos and various other primitive implements were constructed throughout the weekend. This session there were deer hides available for the students to work with. Some of the less squeamish experimented with primitive tanning techniques.
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Editorial
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rom Have I told about my best friend? No? Good. First of all, I love her more than almost anyone on the face of this planet (my grandma being the only one I love more). Second of all, we are one of the best lessons in being accepting of differences. You all know about me, here is Stef: She's straight. She's an atheist. She's liberal as all hell. She's just a huge chest. She loathes Virginia Woolf. She's amazing. In middle school, we were bitter enemies. She stole my boyfriend, and then I stole him back. I was a nerd, but she was even more so. 1 made fun of her
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endlessly for changing her spelling of "Stephanie" to "Stcfani" after Gwen. She drove me nuts. We both played soccer, but on. different teams. She once said to me many years after the fact that during one game she wanted more than anything to kick the ball and hit my head with it. We were nice, eh? But along came junior year of high school, and we were both a mess, but neither one knew it. She found my online journal and left a note, so I subsequently found hers. We had way more in common than we knew what to do with. (That reminds me, she's an English major, and ending that sentence on a preposition will make her twitch as well.) We started talking, and, by
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the next year, we were joined at the hip, for lack of a better cliche. But, back to the differences. One thing I love so much about Stef is that she never makes me feel like less of a person for who I am. She doesn't make fun of how religious I am; she will tease me for being conservative, but, it happens. She's part of an atheist community online and will defend to the end someone's right to have a belief, so, if someone posts about how awful all Christians are, she'll shoot right back saying how they are being just as ignorant and intolerant as the type of people they
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Editor hate. We can have long, informative discussions about hot topics and walk away unscathed. She reads The Blade and tolerates my fantasies for various celebrities. (She has to; she's the one who is completely gone for Tom Hanks.) Together, we'll drive fast down roads we shouldn't go fast on with the windows down and we'll scream along to songs like "Big Car" by Susan Werner and "Tony" by Patty Griffin and laugh when everyone in the other cars makes fun of us. We'll play 8-bit Nintendo.
We'll dance in the middle of a store just because it seems like a good idea. We'll talk online as we watch The Daily Show. I'm allowed to call her when I'm sobbing over E.R. She calls me to inform me if one of our favorite comedians is on Comedy Central. Things just work out nicely like that.
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Longwood s Condom Overload Raven Stanley Staff Writer As a female college student, I am becoming more and more fed up with the way that the media and mainstream culture depict college students. Here on campus I have seen the same portrayal: all college students are not only sexually active, but also uninformed on sex and unable or unwilling to buy contraceptives. While I understand the reasons that many organizations give out condoms at every event, that does not mean that I want them forced upon me at every turn. Something I find particularly shocking is the way that the health center approaches contraceptives. I have heard stories, which I didn't believe at first, of students going for information on non-sex related issues, such as the treatment and prevention of sunburn, and being given a condom along with the information or assistance they went in search of.
I was convinced that these stories were true, however, after the treatment I received when I recendy went to the health center for a simple, flu-like virus. One of the first questions asked by the intern who filled out the paperwork was whether or not I was on birth control. Then she asked what other medications I was on, which in my mind, and the mind of most college-age women, would include their birth control if they are on any. I could have understood being asked about contraceptives, if my symptoms had been anything that could have been related to a pregnancy or any other feminine issue. Last I checked, however, a sore throat and a loss of balance due to a virus do not apply. Apparently, I must have had an odd expression on my face since I had never been asked about contraceptives before for something unrelated to sex. The intern who took my infor-
mation said that she was required to ask these questions. As I watched her, I noticed that she was in fact going straight down a list of questions asked of all students. This makes me question the purpose of the contraceptive question. If a student is not on a hormone or birth control, I wondered if she is supposed to be given a lecture on birth control methods and options. In light of the large basket of condoms placed direcdy next to the chair I was sitting in, this seemed to be a real possibility. I agree that Longwood University and the Student Health Center should inform students about contraceptives and other sex-related issues and should continue to make contraceptives available. However, I think that they need to be mindful not to make students uneasy with their questions and means of spreading this information.
Staff Writers: Janet Jones, Paula Nusbaum, Nate Spencer, Pat Sullivan The Rotunda, the student newspaper at I-ongwood University, is published weekly during the academic year (except holidays and exam periods) and is printed in the offices of the Famville Herald, Farmville, 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 publica rion. All letters to the editor must be typed and include name and tele phone 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 volunteer organization 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.
CHI would like to announce its annual burning and awards ceremony. Celebrate the spirit of Lonwood on April 22 at 10:00 pm, behind Wygal. "Through the dark of night The spirit of CHI walks on Bearing blue and white The spirit of CHI walks on..."
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Sexual Intercourse: Instinctual Action or Learned Behavior? Tanner Keith Opinion iidilor
Sometime last week I was talking to some friends, and oddly enough, between the conversations of psycho-girls, the events of last weekend, and the plans for this one, came the discussion of human sexuality, in the terms of mating to reproduce. The debate initiator was the 1980 movie The Blue 1-agoon. In the movie in two young children (who are actually cousins) are stranded on an island when their boat sinks, along with the ship's cook. Within a few days time the cook dies, but somehow the children manage to survive, and eventually they form a mature relationship which results in a child. When they were stranded on the island the children were nine years old, and from that point on had no human contact. The question raised was that the children grew, and that it was their instinctual nature to reproduce, as if the kids simply knew exactly what to do and what it would produce. In the movie, the girl actually had no idea that she was going to have a baby. The fact is, there is no possible way that human sexuality can be an instinctual behavior. Whether you are a creationist or an evolutionist, it is illogical to believe that mating between humans is instinctual. A creationist point of view would be that Adam and Eve were told by God, " Go forth and multiply." While it is quite possible a few directions were left out, this disproves sexual inter-
course strictly for reproduction as an instinct, based on orders from a higher being. As a evolutionist myself, with the ideology of "man from monkeys," which seems to be laughable according to religious types, sex as an instinct is impossible. If man evolved from monkeys, then as evolution progressed, along with it would come the evolved form of primitive social groups. During the child raising process, an evolving young Cro-Magnon child would surely see some monkeys sctumpin'. Therefore, an evolutionist would believe that sexual intercourse is a learned behavior. As most of us know, (on behalf of Dr. Kelly's Principals of Sociology class for myself) that a human child cannot be raised in a vacuum, (a space without any human contact) Rasing a child in a vacuum is unethical as well as impossible. The closest possible example is children raised in extreme cases of neglect In such cases, the child's psychology is horridly flawed, including the sexual drive. The argument that animals have sex instinctually, for the only reason of reproduction (with the exception of dolphins), so human sexual intercourse is also instinctual. Obviously, this is wrong because an animal can survive on it's own in the wilderness by it's instincts alone, whereas a human cannot. A baby air-dropped into a jungle will not grow up and instinctually attempt to mate with the closest primate, rather it would get eaten by a jaguar. Therein lies the difference between animal instincts and human instincts. Another point of view is that sexual intercourse is a by-product of love, and every human desires
affection and love. This theory is perhaps the most difficult to disprove, and perhaps the easiest. It fits into the broad ideology that affection, as well as sexual intercourse is a learned behavior. Human beings are raised in a highly sociable environment, with "play-dates" becoming ever-more prevalent in today's society. Children learn about sexual contact and intercourse from their parents, from their friends, and from the media, long before they are sexually mature. The average thirteen year old human has been through puberty, and is fully able to sexually reproduce. If sexual intercourse was an instinct, the majority of pregnancies would be at around fourteen years of age, and looked upon with impartialness, instead of the stigma attached with teen pregnancy today. If sexual intercourse was instinctual, humans would mate in the same manner as lower animals. If sexual intercourse was instinctual, humans would not stopping when the food is not enough, and the family cannot support itself, reproducing as often and as much as possible. Humans are on a far different level than animals. We are able to create art, to use the power of thought and logic. We are able to realize that death is an eventual inevitable, and we can have faith in a higher entity. We also have the ability to choose when and when not to have sex for the means of reproduction, whether it is for safety reasons, or to carry on our legacy. We have the ability to choose, and that ability to choose makes sexual intercourse anything but instinctual.
+ To just over a week of classes left. + To Anne Simboli at Charleys Waterfront Cafe. + To Yahoo Launch for giving us free videos. + To decent bands at Longwood for Bandfest!
Drops; - To having to wear your winter clothes in April. - To the W.E television network. - To being on a waiting list for a dorm room. - To the D-hall skimping out on the wrap line. - To the closed Student Union over Easter weekend. - To people who can't respect employees who are just doing their job.
Speak Out Do you plan on working this summer? I am currently signed on to be an executive at Target. Cat Vega, Senior
Yes, I plan on working this summer and I'm looking for a job. Kristina Wright, Junior
Yes, I plan on working with one of mv friends and his dad. Marc Rodenbaugh, Junior
I was planning on working this summer, but I don't have a job yet. Mike Webb, Freshman
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REC cont'd p. 1 located on the corner of Franklin and Main now occupied by the Frazer lot. "Longwood made a commitment to replace all parking this building takes away," said Brent Douglass when asked about parking. Where the new parking will be is still in question. Until completion of the New Recreation Center, the Her building will remain open for recreational use. I-ancer will continue to house the Department of Health, Recreation, and Kinesiology and will still be used for some recreation and intercollegiate activities. The facility's architects are Moseley Architects from Virginia Beach with the recreation consultants Hastings and Chivetta from St. Louis, Missouri. For more information and sketches of the new building go to www.lwc.edu and click on current students, student life, then recreation. TECH cont'd p. 1
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seminar this fall and determine the success of such a food storing method. Amanda Hale, president of the Prim Tech Club, spent most of her free time constructing a bamboo raft. Its maiden voyage took off on Saturday evening, however the S.S. Hale failed to support much weight. The Primitive Technologies Club brings back the old methods of survival that our ancestors lived by. There is always something new to learn about Primitive Technologies. Through participating in experimental archaeology the students gain a great respect for the skill that it takes to construct tools, weapons, and other items that we consider to be primitive. The Club has grown rapidly in the past few years and continues to grow, they are all looking forward to continued experiences in experimental archaeology. HALL cont'd p. 1 about possible prehistoric Indian sites that are on the the farm, and also about the history of slave dwellings at Nomini Hall. The students were immersed in the history of the locations. They got a daily dose of readings from the journals of Philip Vickers Fithian, who was a tutor at Nomini Hall in the late 1700's. Readings for each day from Fithian's journals opened up a window to the past, they were given an idea what was going on at Nomini Hall approximately 200 years ago. In the spirit of Fithian all the students kept journals of their
Through trial and error the hides were softened using vegetable oils, and were then cleaned of remaining muscles and tissue using obsidian stone tools, that had been manufactured on the site. Two of the hides were stretched, one staked to the ground, and the other strung by the fire to dry out. The one â– strung by the fire was then further preserved using a combination of salt and tannic acid, which was boiled down from acorns. Strips from the other hides were also preserved in this manner. There were some unique projects going on around the field house this semester. There was a continuous stream of smoke rising from a hollowed piece of bamboo where The NtHMxxnooa comes Together that emerged from the Casual Dining - Private Parties ground away from the main Catering activity area. This was where Prim Tech member Will Pettus was constructing a ANNE SIMBOLI storage pit. He experimented with firing the interior of a pit (434) 392-1566 for the use of storing cracked 201 B Mill Street corn. He will exhume his Farmviiie. Virginia 23901 stored corn during the next
own, helping them to keep track of the abundance of historical information that they were presented with by their fearless leader Dr. Jordan. The main focus for the trip was on the possible location of slave dwellings on the Nomini Hall plantation. As the vans rolled past Nomini Hall and into the cow pasture, the student's faces' all cringed as the organic aroma of manure roasting in the sun wafted through the windows. They had all had been told that archaeology was not a glamorous past time, but sifting through cow pies was not what any of them had in mind. Luckily, the vans were parked in the pasture, and they continued on foot, descending into a small valley where Longwood students had previously done archaeological work. In the valley there were many small humps of ground. These mounds were what they wished to focus their attention on. Four of the hills were chosen for further examination through excavation. Through the excavation process they found a number of brick features, as well as French wine botde glass, ceramic shards, a piece of a projectile point, charcoal, and various other artifacts that would suggest that there was past human activity at that site. The trip was an excellent experience for students to put into action the archaeological techniques and methods that had been discussed in the classroom. The Ames Lee farm is an asset to the student body, and provides hands on opportunities to students in many fields of study.
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Important National Voting Information Raven Stanley Staff Wnlrr
always the option of absentee voting. With the coming elections it is If a larger number of 18 to more important than ever that 24-year-olds both registered and Americans vote. voted, politicians would begin According to the 2000 to bsten and consider more of Census only 45.4 percent of 18 what direcdy affects this demoto 24-year-olds are registered to graphic. vote. Even fewer, just 32.2 perIf politicians began to cent, of 18 to 24 year olds actu- address any given issue, the ally vote. More females in this news media would begin to age group vote with just 34.6 cover it as they covered not only percent total. candidates, but the issues as The low voter turnout of 18 well. to 24-year-olds results in releIn the last presidential elecvant issues being ignored by tion, it was more apparent than legislatures and potential candi- any time in recent history that dates. Issues that affect demo- every vote counts. For this reagraphic are not only not dis- son, every American should at cussed by candidates, but are least register to vote so, when also largely ignored by the there is an issue or candidate mainstream media. that they strongly support or For instance, bills on college dislike, she can exoress her funding were left out of the opinion in the voter's booth news, where they covered items not just in the street or through such as local road funding, or letters. the recendy defeated bill which To register to vote go to your set out to regulate emergency local Department of Motor contraceptives. Vehicles, or to a local voter regWhile it may not always be istration office. Farmville's easy for college sfudents to DMV is located on Third Street return home to vote there is by Macado's Restaraunt.
%nne would like to wish all students a very happy and safe Spring Weekend! She hopes that you make memories that will last a lifetime. 9lnne also wants to remind you to be sure to make reservations for graduation lunch or dinner as soon as possible so that you can celebrate the award of your diploma in style! Space is limited. "When making your reserva-
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Alpha Psi Omega Presents: A Staged Reading
Members who were inducted Upsilon Pi Epsilon, were, from left, Jason Shiflett, James Bam, Carol Holmes, Courtney Crawford, Christopher Glaze, Steve Hertel, Brent Morris and Morgan Reed.
Computer Science Honor Society Chapter Started Kent Booty Office of Public Relations
A Longwood chapter of Upsilon Pi Epsilon, the international honor society in computer science, was chartered and eight members were inducted in a ceremony April 8. To be inducted into Upsilon Pi Epsilon, a student has to be at least a junior and be in the top-third among computer science majors, said Stan McCaslin, lecturer in computer science, who is the chapter's adviser. Those who were inducted are seniors James Baca, Chris Glaze, Steve Hertel,
Brent Morris and Jason Shiflett and juniors Courtney Crawford, Carl Holmes and Morgan Reed. Courtney Crawford is the president and Carl Holmes is vice president. The international president of Upsilon Pi Epsilon, Dr. Robert Roggio, a professor at the University of North Florida, attended the ceremony to present the charter. The honor society, founded at Texas A&M University in 1967, seeks to recognize academic excellence at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in the computing and information disciplines.
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HOROSCOPES Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan 19) Catch up on your sleep today if you can squeeze some time into your day for a nap.
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Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Spend some time by yourself today and treat yourself to something you've wanted for awhile. Pisces (Feb. 19-Mar. 20) Stressed? Take a break from your work and relax. Aries (Mar. 21-April 19) Put all that energy you have to good use and get started on those papers that are due soon.
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Gemini (May 21-June 20) If your grades don't turn out like you had hoped, try thinking about how much you procrastinate. Cancer (June 21-July 22) Feeling down? Well, tomorrow is another day. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Smile at everyone you see and you will make a good impression on a certain person.
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Student Services Cormittee Libra (Sep. 23-Oct. 22) Want to change your major but not sure? Do it. Scorpio (Oct. 23. -Nov. 21) Trying to make up your mind between two things, or people? Deciofe soon or you'll regret it. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Write important facts down today or you'll forget them.
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SoCo and Yellowcard to Plavj at Bandfest Amanda Segni Style l-Jitor As some of you may already know, Something Corporate and Yellowcard are two of the bands that will be playing here at l.ongwood University for "Bandfest 2004." These bands are on a co-headlining tour together that will be performing on April 16, the Friday night of the much-anticipated Spring Weekend celebration. For those of you that do not know much about Something Corporate or Yellowcard and would like to know what they are all about, I am here to provide a little insight and hopefully convince everyone to come check out what promises to be a very entertaining show. Something Corporate is a band that has done a lot during the time that they have been, well, Something Corporate. The band consists of Andrew McMahon, who plays the piano
and takes care of the vocals, the bass player known simply as "Clutch," Josh Partington and William Tell are the band's guitar players, and last but certainly not least, Brian Ireland on the drums. Their first album, Ready... Break was released without the help of a record label and is longer in print. They have since released the EP, Audioboxer, followed by the CD Leaving Through The Window, and their most current release North. I have seen Something Corporate before, at a show they put on in D.C. last year, and all I have to say that they are great live. You don't have to take my word for it though, come see for yourselves. If you want to know anything else about this band,
check out their official website at www.somethingcorporate.com. Yellowcard is a band that I had the pleasure of seeing for the first
Richmond, and they will put on an amazing show as well. I guarantee it, and they will prove me right. Crazy energy, electric violin, and back flips off the stage.. .you name it. The guys that make up Yelloward are, Ryan Key on guitar and vocals, Sean Mackin on the violin and vocals, Ben Harper (no, not that Ben Harper, it's just a coincidence) on guitar, and Longineu Parsons on the drums. The members of the band, whom are only in their early
twenties, have been making lots of music since they have been together, and have quite a few albums under their belts already. They first put together the albums Midget Tossing, Where We Stand, and their Still Standing F.P. However, those records are no longer in print. Followingl those releases is the album that started getting them a lot of attention, One Fort The Kids, followed by The\ Underdog EP,| and the release of their newest album, Ocean Avenue. Yellowcard's official website is www.yellowcardrock.com for more information on them. Also, coming along on the S o m e t h i n g Corporate/Yellowcard tour is a band called The Format. An up-and-coming band in the music scene, there wasn't
much information to be found about this band. However, it is rumored that The Format has a sound that is all their own and it should be interesting to see what they are all about. The other bands scheduled to play at "Bandfest 2004" as of yet are Carbonleaf, Adelyn, The Format, Sleeping At Last and Wakovia Bank Robbers (the winners of the Battle of the Bands competition that took place in the fall). Even if you have never heard anything about these bands or any of the other bands that will be performing Spring Weekend, come check it out anyway. With music from many genres being represented, it's a guranteed good timeof music and fun. Spring Weekend only comes once a year, and there is sure to be something for everyone to enjoy.
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April 15, 2004
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Longwood Student Chosen for Opera Program in Italy Kent Booty Office of Public Relations Lisa Jackson is a Longwood University senior from Woodbridg.e She is one of fourteen students from across the country that were chosen to take part in an opera program in Italy this summer. Ms. Jackson, a music education major, will participate in the five-week Solisti (Italian for "soloist") program in Lucca, Italy. The program is administered by the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music. The program is for pre-professional singers who want to develop their interpretative skills in Italian operatic and song literature. Each singer will receive voice lessons, coachings and master classes, as well as Italian language instruction. The program, which will run from June 21 to July 23, is directed by Lorenzo Malfatti, an inter-
nationally recognized voice and opera coach who is professor emeritus at the University of Cincinnati's CollegeConservatory of Music. Lucca, the hometown of the famous operatic composer Giacomo Puccini, is in northern Tuscany, some 15 miles from Pisa and 50 miles from Florence. All Solisti singers will perform as a soloist in several concerts. Most of these performances will take place in a variety of historic sites in Lucca, at Puccini's country home in Celle and on the Gala final concert with orchestra, "Uomini son da Marte, Donne de Venere." The program has been expanded this year to allow selected singers to also participate in the opera productions and perform in vocal chamber music concerts. "The purpose is to get operatic experience," said Ms. Jackson, Ms. Jackson will, along with
another student, stay with an Italian family. "Also, the University of Cincinnati (UQ has a phenomenal graduate program, and that'swhat I hope to do: earn a master's of music in voice performance, possibly at UC."
Ms. Jackson, a soprano who aspires to an opera career, visited UC over Valentine's Day week-
end to audition for the program. "Others auditioned in New York City and Chicago, as well, and some sent in audition tapes," she said. Last summer she participated in a similar program in Rome, Italy. That program was a four-week Operafestival di Roma, in which two operas were performed. "That program is run by Louisa Panou, a music professor from the University of Virginia, and involved 40 to 50 singers," she said. "I performed a small role in one of the operas, 'Suor Angelica,' which is Sister Angelica, and was in the chorus of the other opera, 'The Elixir of Love.'" In Lucca this summer, Ms. Jackson will live with a freshman from the Cleveland Institute of Music whom she met in the program in Rome last year.
Ms. Jackson is a member of Sigma Alpha Iota, a professional music fraternity for women, and the Music Educators National Conference (MENQ. She is one of eight students who will present an evening of opera duets April 23 at Longwood. The program is being coordinated by Christopher Swanson, a tenor on the voice faculty, and the students will be accompanied on the piano by Celia Malfatti. "I was introduced to opera when 1 got to Longwood by Thomas Williams (associate professor of music), my voice teacher," she said. "I sang throughout middle school and high school. I've done choir all my life." She is a graduate of CD. Hylton High School, and her parents are Steve and Maryann Jackson. She will student-teach this fall ("hopefully, in Prince William County") and will graduate in December.
New Plagiarism Software Detects Stolen Work Brette Lawrence Staff Writer Since the creation of the world wide web, an infinite number of resources are available right at our fingertips. At the click of a button people all over the world can get information on practically any subject that a person can imagine. However, there are also people who abuse the resources that are out there and use the internet for such things as plagiarism or purchasing term papers. According to a recent article in The Richmond Times Dispatch, problems with copying have been growing rapidly. Plagiarists have been infiltrat-
ing the business world as well as the classroom. Many private industries have had problems with people copying reports and articles. When this occurs, the business is liable for the incident, and can be forced to pay large fines in lawsuits if they are sued for plagiarism. This problem is also hitting close to home here at Longwood University. Concerned faculty members approached The College of Business and asked them to purchase a program that actually scans papers that students turn in. The program then checks to see how much of each paper is
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the students' own work, and how much is copied. This program, called Turnitin.com, can check the students' paper against all websites that are publicly accessible from the Internet. The system also scans the paper against papers that have been turned in by other students across the country, who also have professors that use this program. This is in an effort to stop students from purchasing essays from "paper mills." The professors that have used this program here are finding it to be beneficial. Dr. Roy Creasy in the Business department has used the program and is pleased with its performance. He cites the major advantage of this program to be "the internet checking." It checks every site that it can gain access to, as well as comparing the papers being scanned to other student written papers." After using this program for
papers that students turned in, he was able to find a lot of things that had been copied from both other students or from publicly accessible sources. Creasy feels one of the main problems with students plagiarizing papers today is that it is "so easy to create papers by going online and taking information without citing it." Plagiarism has been an increasing problem with students on I.ongwood's campus. According to Longwood University's website, last year alone there were 10 Honor Board cases dealing with plagiarism. This was more than 10% of the 95 total Honor Board cases that occurred in that academic year. In the 2001-2002 school year there were only a total of 79 Honor Board cases. This means there was a 20 percent jump in the total number of cases over the course of one year. Of those cases, there are also other programs that can match
papers to websites and other papers, They don't, however, have the many techniques and categories that Turnitin.com. Some websites have additional resources to help the program locate matches. These other programs allow you to set specific qualifications as to what you are searching for. More and more universities and private businesses alike are moving to using these sorts of systems to protect themselves in the case that copying does occur. Plagiarism is a serious offense, and businesses and colleges are both realizing the ramifications of using another's work as one's own. The usage of copy detecting programs are growing rapidly. With the rise of this, and similar programs, copying is becoming more difficult. Fortunately, this also means the number of copycats recorded has slowly but surely been dwindling.
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April 15, 2004
11 earn Lacrosse Suffers First Loss to Diivision IT< W<omen s L Sports Information
Longwood University split two matches against NCAA Division I opponents last week, rolling past St. Man's, 18-4, April 6, after seeing their ten game win-streak snapped in a 12-8 loss to George Washington, April 3. The lancers are now 11-1 on the season and 5-1 against Division I competition. The squad will return to action Wednesday, April 14, as they travel to the nation's capital to take on Howard at 4. Against St. Mary's, Colette Spencer put the Gaels on the board first, netting one of her team-best three goals 1:23 into the match, immediately followed by a free-position goal from teammate Ally High, giving the visiting squad an early 2-0 advantage. However, Longwood quickly trimmed the deficit as senior Kristy Tayior/Lorton (Bishop Ireton) scored, unassisted at the 22:43 mark. Cohen then tied the match - 2-2 - at 19:48 and Taylor
gave the lancers their first lead at 18:30 (3-2), scoring off a pass from freshman Jenn Shipp/Charlottesville (Albemarle). St. Mary's responded with their third and final goal of the half, as C. Spencer scored on another Gael free-position attempt with 12:23 remaining in the session. I^ongwood then scored four unanswered goals, including what proved to be the game-winning goal from sophomore Ali Shafer/Fairfax (Fairfax) with 6:34 left (5-3) in the session to enter the break with a fourgoal - 7-3 - cushion. The I-ancers exploded in the second session, netting ten unanswered goals, including two goals from junior Leanne Kibler/Oakton (Oakton), while Cohen completed her hat-trick netting two goals of her own. Backed by a tenacious defense, I-ongwood was able to hold the Gaels scoreless for more than 28
minutes of the second period, until C. Spencer got her third goal of the game with 1:15 remaining in the match. Barryclosed out the contest, scoring for the second rime with the Lancers' 18th goal off a pass from junior Emily Bikowski/Fairfax (Bishop O'Connell) with 16 seconds left. The freshmen duo of Shipp and Barry paced the Lancer offense, contributing four points on two goals and two assists each, while Cohen finished with a team-best three goals, recording her third hat-trick of the season. Goalie senior Stacey Schmidt/Berlin, N.J. (Eastern Regional) registered 51:30 minutes played and made 10 stops,in front of the net - tying her season-best - while sophomore Emily Wilson/Owings, Md. (Northern) played just over eight minutes and posted three saves. Against George Washington, the visiting Colonials opened the
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scoring, as Susan Seborg found the back of the net at the 25:28 mark. The Lancers responded just over two minutes later, as Shafer scored unassisted, tying the game at 1-1, for the only time the game would be even. GW continued to dominate the half, scoring three more unanswered goals, as Jamie Lee (20:47), Lauren Bower (17:44), and Laura Hosteller (17:29) scored in succession giving the Colonials a 4-1 lead. Senior Carlee Ullery/Keswick (Albemarle) cut Longwood's drought and netted her first of ,a team-best two goals in the match off a pass from Shipp, trimming the deficit to two goals (4-2). The two teams then traded goals for the remainder of the first session, as the Colonials entered the recess with an 8-5 advantage. George Washington opened the second half much as it did the first, scoring with 27:19 remaining, as Heidi Mayer netted her
second goal of the game off a pass from Jenny Heisler. Senior Tia Richardson/Ellicott City, Md. (Centennial) quickly retaliated, netting her lone goal of the contest two minutes later. Hosteder then completed her hat-trick, scoring back-to-back goals at the 18:11 and 16:04 marks, giving the visiting squad its largest advantage of the match (11-6). Ullery cut the margin to four, netting her second goal with 12:20 left in the half off a pass from Taylor, bat the Colonials' defense proved to be too much, as the Lancers went scoreless for the next 12 minutes until Shipp scored with nine-seconds remaining. Ullery and Shipp paced the Longwood offense, scoring two goals and an assist apiece. Taylor followed with a goal and ah assist, while Richards.on, Shafer, and Dress each had one goal. Schmidt and Wilson split the game, combining for nine games, getting six and three, respectively.
Softball Wins Second Tournament Title Sports Information
I.ongwood University claimed its second Softball tournament tide this season, after going unbeaten (6-0) at the West Virginia Wesleyan Tournament in nearby Salem, April 9-10. The I-ancers defeated the four teams in their pool, including West Libert}' (1-0), Mount Olive (11-2), AldersonBroaddus (12-2), and the University of Charleston (12-1) before earning the topseed in single-elimination play and shutting out #3 West Liberty (5-0) along with #4 West Virginia State (12-0) in the championship. Longwood has now won 16 of its last 17 games played, including eightstraight and is now 35-11 on the season. The Lancers are scheduled to return to action Wednesday, April 14, as they travel east to take on NCAA Division I Norfolk State. The doubleheader is set to start at 3. Longwood outscored its opponents by a combined 53-5 during the tournament - 8.0 runs a game. For their efforts, four Lancers were named to the All-Tournament Team,
including sophomore Shamana Washington/Rhoadcsvillc (Orange Co.), junior Jen Steele/Manassas Park (Manassas Park), along with freshman Abbey Welch/LaPlata, Md. (McDonough) and Courtney "Pepper" Wilson/Mechanicsville (Lee-Davis). Washington hit .450 (9-20) during the event, including seven runs, two doubles, three home runs, and 14 RBI. Steele hit .632 (12-19) over the weekend, including seven runs, three doubles, a triple, two homers, and 12 RBI, while posting a 0.88 ERA in 16.0 IP with 11 strikeouts and just two earned runs. Welch posted a 0.37 ERA during her four appearances on the mound, including 28 strikeouts, nine hits, and just one earned run, while batting .471 (8-17) with six runs, two doubles, and three RBI. Wilson hit .500 (6-12) with five runs scored, six singles, and one RBI. Against West liberty, senior Heather Williams/Brookneal (Appomattox) got
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April 15, 2004
Baseball Now 30-11 Alter 4 Recent Wins Sports Information
Longwood University won four of seven games played last week, sweeping doubleheaders from Southern Virginia April 6 (7-0, 13-3) and Virginia State April 7 (16-5, 10-0) before getting swept in a three-game series at Barton (N.C.) April 9-10 (6-8, 6-11,4-7). The Lancers overall record is now 30-11, marking the 11th 30win campaign in the 26-year history of the tradition-rich program. Longwood is scheduled to host Virginia Intermont Tuesday, April 13, for a 1 p.m. doubleheader at Lancer Stadium in Farmville. Against SVU in the opener, Longwood received three hits and four RBI from freshman Charlie Yarbrough/Richmond (Mills Godwin) (3-4, 4 RBI), and senior right-hander Evan Weinstein/Toronto, Ontario (W.L. MacKenzie) (4-1) enjoyed his best mound performance of the season with a two-hit shutout. Yarbrough had a three-run double in the 1st inning, and added a two-out solo home run in the 5th inning - a ball that traveled approximately 400-feet to left field. Weinstein went the distance with the complete-game effort over 7.0 innings with four strikeouts. He was making his first appearance in 12 days after being hit by a ground ball in the forehead at Virginia State March 25 and needing over 20 stitches for the injury. In the nightcap against the Knights, Longwood scored eight runs in the 5th inning to break a 2-2 tie and cruised to the convincing win. Yarbrough (3-4, RBI) and freshman Tyler Ames/Exmore (Northampton) (3-4, 2 RBI) led the 16-hit attack with three hits each. Yarbrough had two doubles as the first-year standout established a new Longwood season-record for doubles with 20. Collecting two* hits each were senior Brian Medley/Halifax (Halifax Co.) (2-3), junior Chris Balus/Newport News (Denbigh) (2-4, RBI), and freshman Tyler Childress/Montclair (Forest Park) (2-5,2 RBI). Childress also had two doubles in the game. Freshman Matt Fitzgerald/Fairfax Station (Hayfield) (1-0) earned the pitching win, scattering six hits and two earned runs with four strikeouts over the first 4.2 innings", making his collegiate debut on
the mound. Against VSU in the opener, longwood led just 6-5 before scoring eight runs in the 4th inning to break open a close game en route to the home triumph that ended via the 5inning, 10-run rule. Medley (24, 2 RBI) became the program's all-time hits leader with a tworun inside-the-park home run in the 1st inning. Freshman Zach Zigrang/Virginia Beach (Kempsville) (3-4, 6 RBI) had three hits, including a two-run triple in the 4th inning, and a career-best six RBI to lead the 14-hit attack. Junior Brett Mooney/Virginia Beach (Salem) (3-3) and Balus (3-4, RBI) each collected three hits as well for the Lancers. Junior Robert Gillis/Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (Auburn Drive) (2-3, 4 RBI) added a pair of hits and four RBI to the effort. Freshman Alan Moore/Richmond (Monacan) (7-3) earned the pitching win with his team-best fifth complete-game effort, scattering eight hits and two earned runs with seven strikeouts over 5.0 innings. In the nightcap against the Trojans, Longwood scored four runs in both the 2nd and 5th innings, adding two runs in the 4th inning for shutout and another 5-inning, 10-run rule ending. Medley (24, 4 RBI) led the way with two hits and four RBI, including a double in the 4th inning. Mooney (2-3, RBI) and Fitzgerald (2-2, RBI) each added two hits as well to the 10hit attack. Sophomore Mike Brown/Courtland (Southampton) (3-2) earned the pitching win with his second complete-game effort, allowing just three hits with a career-high 10 strikeouts over 5.0 innings. At BC in the series opener, Longwood fell behind 5-0 through three innings before getting on the board with two runs in the 4th inning. The Lancers closed to within 7-6
with two runs in the 8th inning before the host Bulldogs added an insurance run in the bottom of the 8th. Sophomore Danny McCraw/Pamplin (RandolphHenry) (3-5, RBI) and Yarbrough (3-5, RBI) each collected three hits to lead the 15-hit attack, including a pair of doubles by McCraw. Senior Louis Shackelford/Newport News (Denbigh) (2-5) and Mooney (2-4) each added two hits for the Lancers. Freshman Brian McCullough/Virginia Beach (Princess Anne) (3-1) took the pitching loss with the first 5.0-plus innings, scattering eight hits and seven earned runs with five strikeouts. At BC in the first game of a rwinbill, I.ongwood fell behind 5-0 in the 1st inning and never recovered as the hosts added five more runs in the 6th inning. Yarbrough (3-4, 2 RBI) led the Lancers with three hits, including his 7th home run in the 5th inning. Medley (2-3, 2 RBI) also hit a home run in the 5th inning as the Lancers went yard back-to-back. Balus (2-3) also contributed two hits to the effort. Moore took the pitching loss in relief, allowing five hits and five earned runs with one strikeout over the final 1.2 innings. In the nightcap against the Bulldogs, Childress (3-4) led the 10-hit attack with three hits. Medley (2-4, 2 RBI) hit another home run for the Lancers, his team-best and careerhigh 15th homer this season, a two-run shot in the 3rd inning. In addition to becoming the program's all-rime hits leader (247) this week. Medley has also established a new season-record for hits (78). Ames (2-5) also had two hits. Junior Darin Knicely/Elkton (Spotswood) (2-1) took the mound loss in relief, allowing one hit and one unearned run with one strikeout in 1.0 inning. The two losses were the first twinbill swept from the Lancers since NCAA Division I James Madison University swept two games in Harrisonburg to open the season Feb. 14.
Goll Update
Match at the 6,240-yard, par 70 course in Farmville. The Lancers will compete again April 12-13 at the Greg Palmer Eagle Classic hosted by NCAA Division I Morehead State University in Kentucky. Against H-SC, junior Trey Deal/Martinsville (Martinsville) led Longwood with his four-under par 66 to take medalist honors
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Longwood University shot a team score of 281 to easily defeat Hampden-Sydney College and its 299 total April 9 at the Longwood Golf Club. The two local institutions were playing their annual Challenge
PAGE 11 SOFTBALL cont'd p. 10 two of the Lancers four hits in the game, including the gamewinning RBI-single in the fourth inning to secure the shutout. Williams finished the game a perfect 2-for-2 at the plate, while Wilson provided one hit in two at-bats. Sophomore Mallory Gordon/Powhatan (Powhatan) rounded out the I^ancer offense with a hit of her own. Welch earned the win on the mound, hurling her 14th completegame this spring (7.0 IP). Welch limited the Hilltoppers to just two hits, while throwing 10 strikeouts. Against Mount Olive, Longwood scored all the runs it would need in the first inning, jumping out to a 4-0 lead. The . Lancers added five insurance runs in the fifth frame, followed by two more in the sixth to secure its second win of the tournament. Steele led the 11run attack with her 3-4 performance at the plate, including a single, a triple, and a two-run homer - just a double short of the cycle - with four RBI, while Welch went 2-for-4. Steele also earned the win, scattering seven hits in six innings of work. Against Alderson-Broaddus, Ix>ngwood took an early 6-0 advantage after three innings of play and never looked back. Gordon paced the offensive effort with her three hits in four appearances at the plate, including a season-high four RBI. Welch aided the attack with her 2-for-4 performance, while earning her second pitching win of the day and improving her record to 17-4 this spring. The freshman scattered just three hits in five innings of work with nine strikeouts. Against Charleston, among the 13 collegiate golfers. Deal's career-low round of 66 also tied a school-record. He was followed by sophomore Michael Joyce/Peterborough, Ontario (Peterborough Collegiate) (69), senior Matt Paciocco/Richmond (Mills Godwin) (71), sophomore Kevin Johnson/Forest (Jefferson Forest) (75), and freshman Brett Chambers/Mount Sidney (Fort Defiance) (76). Others playing for the Lancers included freshman Chris Shuford/Fredericksburg (Colonial Forge) (74) and senior Mike Nemcosky/Chesapeake (Great Bridge) (81).
Washington hit her ninth homer this spring with two-on in the first inning to give the Lancers all the runs they would need. Longwood continued to put runs on the board, scoring six in the second and three in the third as it cruised to the decisive win. Washington closed out the contest with a perfect 2-for-2 performance at the plate, including her home run and a double, while tying her career-high five RBI. The sophomore duo of Tori Flint/Charlottcsville (Albemarle) and Gordon aided the offensive attack, as Flint went 2-for-3 with an RBI and Gordon went l-for-2 with two RBI. Steele earned the win on the mound, scattering just four hits with five strikeouts. Against #3 West Liberty, Longwood jumped out to an early 2-0 advantage after one inning of competition. The Lancers added an insurance run in the third and two more in the fifth, securing their place in the championship game. Washington led Longwood at the plate, going 2-3 with a home run, a double and three RBI, while Welch and Wilson each went 2-3. Steele earned the win on the mound, hurling a complete-game with four strikeouts. Against #4 West Virginia State in the championship, Washington hit her third home run of the tournament - a tworun shot — and Steele hit a grand slam, leading the Lancers to the definitive win. Washington closed out the contest a perfect 4-4 at the plate, including five RBI, while Steele was 2-4 with five RBI. Welch (18-4) earned the win, scattering three hits and throwing six strikeouts.
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