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LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY The Rotunda Wednesday, November 5, 2014 Participating in “No-shave November” since 1920 Delta Zeta’s Turtle Tug WMLU Concerns Men’s Basketball BY NATALIE JOSEPH BY KIRA ZIMNEY BY HALLE PARKER Sisters raise over $650 from their annual Concerns were raised by Longwood’s radio The team prepares for their upcoming season philanthropy event. station at the SGA meeting. and opening exhibition against HSC. PAGE 6 PAGE 5 PAGE 14 Candlelight Vigil for Hannah Graham PHOTO BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER MARLISHA STEWART Students gather around President Reveley for the candlelight vigil that was held in memory of Hannah Graham. Read more on page 9. vol. 93, issue no.10 2 NEWS TheRotundaOnline.com EDITORIAL BOARD 2014 Card Access in Wygal Hall BY RONALD MOUNTCASEL CONTRIBUTOR Wygal is not a new building and can be traced back to the 1970’s. Much like Bedford, Wygal houses The grey side door leading into expensive equipment ranging from the first floor of Wygal has not computers, sound production been opening, neither is the red mixing consoles and instruments, door that opens to the staircase some of which belong to students. and the two grey double doors are Safety is a major concern for locked shut. students and staff alike. The While this would be considered value of stored equipment in the annoying for some, for music building makes only certain people victoria walker editor-in-chief majors, this is a constant struggle authorized for card access. Card that they must deal with every day. access would allow the equipment nick conigliaro The only way for them to access the to be used without the potential editor-in-chief pro tem sports editor building is through the front doors risk of theft. In addition, the use assistant rotunda studios producer of the building and these are the of cards would help majors who only unlocked doors from 6 P.M. to need to access the building early jeff halliday lauren karidis midnight. On weekends the doors in the morning, late at night or mike mergen typically are not unlocked until during weekends when ensembles faculty advisers 12 P.M., which some consider to need to move equipment from the kira zimney cierra gauvin be too late. There’s one thing that building to their destinations. news editor copy editing staff music majors have been asking for In the main atrium of Wygal some time more than anything sits a small white cardboard box mary callender haley ramsey features editor copy editing staff else: card access. with the title “Suggestion Box.” Many Music majors would like to Like most suggestion boxes, they stephanie mendoza courtney fisher have what other students consider contain a small pad of paper assistant features editor copy editing staff to be “normal” for the building they and a pen for concerned people meghan west kayla franklin consider to be home. Much like to voice their observations, but A&E editor copy editing staff Art majors, Music majors spend something is different about the carly shaia jason tsai large amounts of time in Wygal one in Wygal. The paper is gone, opinions editor opinions staff writer either in classes, rehearsals and and the box has been drawn all meetings, or often times practicing over. It’s been neglected, many Lizzy Stapula briana adhikusuma online editor news staff their instruments, in some cases people have simply forgotten about late into the night. Their needs are its existence. For some majors, it’s matthew alexander jordyn oglesby much different compared to other like it doesn’t even matter. assistant online editor layout staff photography staff majors that often involve work that The box is nothing more than a natalie joseph can be completed outside of the representation of how many of the jessica godart features staff academic building. In addition, majors feel about the situation of event coordinator jason tsai many extracurricular activities the building. During a meeting, madi turner opinions staff and ensembles frequently meet one of the majors advised other assistant event coordinator during times that the building’s majors to not make suggestions orlando peyton kayla baldino rotunda studios staff lower floor is locked because it’s for card access, because it won’t layout editor the only time they can meet. happen. However, changes such Bri Dewulf Senior Music major, Sam Andrews as new water fountains would kara forbes rotunda studios staff rotunda studios producer said, “It’s just a hassle to do school not have happened without the travis lyles work and it shouldn’t be too hard suggestion box. emily haswell sports and news staff writer [in] a building that I study in.” While plans for card access social media editor halle parker With card access in all of the have not been established in the monica newell assistant sports editor dorms and modern academic revision of Longwood’s master business manager buildings such as Bedford, CSTAC plan. Students hope that with laura clarke alana mackey photography staff and now the Greenwood Library, enough support, they will be able assistant business manager it would be a logical step to add to access the building in the same marlisha stewart card access to the Music majors’ way that they access their dorms. carson reeher photography staff photograpy editor academic building. lindsay graybill ashley bender graphic design staff copy editor ashlyn kemp assistant copy editor contact information [email protected] therotundaonline.com @longwoodrotunda /longwood.rotunda /therotunda Editorial board and staff positions are available; contact The Rotunda ([email protected]) for more information and an application. November 5, 2014 NEWS 3 The Increasing Issue of Commuter Parking Longwood students begin to address the issue of parking spaces BY RAVEN WIllIAMS CONTRIBUTOR to park,” stated Mrs. Rice. “We she drives around for ten minutes pay so much money for a parking lost the Jarman lot because of the some mornings, looking for a pass and are limited to spots. Cunninghams project. When you parking spot before class. “It has “The parking passes are way Why are there fewer commuter lose a parking lot, you have to make made me late numerous times,” too expensive,” Skersick stated. parking spots this year? Why up those spaces somewhere.” She she adds. Then says that she needs “My brother attends Charleston are parking passes so expensive? also stated that by late December to leave 20 minutes before class in Southern and he only has to Numerous students around construction by Arc will continue order to find a parking spot. pay $25 and is allowed to park campus have asked these for the new dorms, as well as the However, not every student is anywhere. If they are going to questions. At the start of the 2014- Cunninghams will begin to come allowed to purchase a commuter make us pay so much money for a 2015 school year, there were a lot of down, and the Dining Hall is pass. You are expected to buy a parking pass, they should allow us changes being made and parking still getting a new roof. “We have parking pass for the residence to park anywhere on campus.” spots were one of them. construction all over the place,” you live in, with the exception of According to Rice, the prices There are many students that said Rice. Longwood Village residents. here at Longwood have not drive to campus everyday. These For many students, parking Student athletes that live in changed in ten years. “They are students are required to have a is a major problem on campus. Lancer Park are allowed to about the same as other schools. commuter parking pass on their The most complaints come from purchase commuter passes as Other schools have different cars. Students with commuter commuter students. In previous well, an issue that has raised a ways of calculating their fees. For passes are also required to park years, there was commuter commotion. “Everyone should example, the further you park only in designated areas with red parking behind Willet Hall, a have the same privileges,” said away from school, the less money lines. There have been a lot of very convenient spot for athletes Deshay Brown, a resident at you have to make.” areas taken away where commuter that had practice sometimes until Lancer Park. The problem with Even though parking has been students used to be allowed to 10:00 at night. Now that those that is everyone would purchase a huge struggle so far this year, it park. The main question students parking spots are available for a commuter-parking pass and all falls on the students. “Students want to know is “Why?” Laura faculty and staff only, athletes there would be even less parking have impact schedules. There’s Rice, manager of Parking Services, have to park further away from and even more problems than we traffic and accidents, so students explains exactly why these changes the gym. Walking all the way from already have.