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MAR. 26, 2018 VOL 96. ISSUE 18 02 > NEWS TheRotundaOnline.com

New Tex-Mex bar to open by Jesse Plichta-Kellar | News Staff | @JesseKellar

EVA WITTKOSKI | THE ROTUNDA The new Tex-Mex restaurant in town, One19, prides itself on using refurbished materials from the former tenant to create their furniture and their decorations. ocated at 119 N. Main wife, the hours of the restaurant my late teens … I’ve noticed one Street, One19 is set to open are still to be determined. thing Farmville is lacking in is Lin early April, according to The restaurant bar will serve Tex- different restaurants,” he said. “Longwood Bill McKay, the owner of One19. Mex inspired food and beer, based “Definitely something different in According to McKay, there will around “southwestern flavors,”every aspect, be it décor, building, be a soft opening in April and a McKay said. The menu will have a beer, food. Every aspect.” students in grand opening in May. wide variety of price points. According to McKay, the “I plan to open early April, first “You can come in and have a $3 restaurant will seat about 60 people the design a couple of soft openings for a taco or a $20 steak,” he said. The and as much as possible, the food lot of our friends and family who co-owners plan to have 10-12 will be locally sourced. lab created have been very supportive of this employees; McKay said most of the “Fresh is the main idea here,” endeavor,” he said. “The grand applications have been Longwood McKay said. the logo opening will come a month later.” students. He also explained that most of According to Maureen Walls- The goal of the restaurant is to be the recent work on the building was McKay, Longwood’s director something different for Farmville, done by himself or close friends. for us and of counseling and psychological according to McKay. According to McKay, the building services (CAPS) and McKay’s “Growing up in Farmville until was built in 1896 and had previously really did been a barber shop, a florist and a pharmacy before he purchased a fantastic it.According to McKay, he also plans to be as environmentally job.” friendly as possible. “All of the wood that you see Walls-McKay in here came from here … It’s reclaimed, repurposed,” McKay said. “I don’t plan, at this point, to one line and “Tastefully off-center” use Styrofoam cups, paper plates, below that was designed by the anything like that. Everything will Longwood design lab, according be low-footprint.” to Wa lls-McKay. According to Maureen Walls- “Longwood students in the McKay, the name was chosen design lab created the logo for because of the building’s location us and really did a fantastic job,” at 119 Main Street. According to Walls-McKay said. Walls-McKay, they tried to find According to McKay, the logo is another name but found themselves representative of the restaurant’s referring to it as “going down to approach. one nineteen” and the name fit. “The tastefully off-center is The logo on the door of the my approach to flavor, and the The new Tex-Mex restaurant in town, One19, prides itself on using refurbished building, which says “One19” on building,” McKay said. materials from the former tenant to create their furniture and their decorations. MAR. 26, 2018 03 > NEWS

EDITORIAL BOARD 2018

hallE parkEr editor-in-chief jEff halliday, mikE mErgEN aNd katiE WiNdlEmEESE New Farmville food faculty advisers NEWS SOCIAL MEDIA CHRISTINE RINDFLEISCH MIRANDA FARLEY delivery service editor editor by Jesse Plichta-Kellar | News Staff | @JesseKellar editor-in-chief pro-tempore JESSE PLICHTA-KELLAR ROTUNDA STUDIOS TAYLOR O’BERRY | THE ROTUNDA staff PAYTON CONWAY Owner, Jacob Jamerson (left) and an employee, Asim Brooks standing in front of the executive producer Wayfast logo located in the company’s office. BUSINESS NICOLE DEL ROSARIO DAVID GILLIAM assistant producer fter two years of until 1 a.m.,” said Jamerson. business manager brainstorming and Customers can order with Wayfast ALAINA JACQUES MARISA YEAGER staff planning, Wayfast Delivery either online at wayfastdelivery.com A staff ELLIE STUCK started serving Farmville on Feb. or by calling the office at (434) 392- 14, according to Wayfast Delivery 3660. Once the order is placed it is FEATURES staff owner Jacob Jamerson. The business sent to the restaurant and the meal DAVID PETTYJOHN TJ WENGERT initially was designed to deliver is prepared. There is a $15 minimum staff staff groceries to homes from the stores. for each order. Once the food is ready, RAE MUNDIE After some research on the delivery the Wayfast employees pick up the staff LAYOUT ERIN EATON service industry, Jamerson and his food from the restaurant and deliver MEGAN GARY editor friend Brandon Toney decided to it to the customer’s location. There is staff LAURA GOTTSCHALK focus more on restaurant delivery a 15 percent delivery fee paid either A&E assistant editor while still offering grocery delivery. with cash or card to the Wayfast MASON VEST Jamerson and Toney grew up in employee, explained Jamerson. JACOB DILANDRO staff staff Farmville so their goal was to start The delivery fee does not include TAIYA JARRETT a business they felt the community the tip and the employees work staff PHOTO needed. mainly for tips. The average delivery TAYLOR O’BERRY According to Jamerson, deliveries time is under 60 minutes, according OPINIONS editor can be made from The Fishin’ Pig, to the website. RACHAEL POOLE EVA WITTKOSKI Bojangles’ and La Parota Grill. Wayfast has about 12 employees, assistant editor staff Wayfast is partnered with Third some being Longwood students. CARRIE BAILEY Street Brewing Company allowing The staff will grow as the company SPORTS staff customers to order food to the expands and begins to receive more PATRICK SANDERSON editor brewery from local restaurants. The orders, according to Jamerson. EVENTS KURT MARTIN business is looking to grow their list Toney, Wayfast’s web designer, EMILY NEIGHBORS staff of restaurants they deliver from and is developing an app aimed to be co-coordinator is in the process of talking to Huddle done in April, making the ordering COPY ALEX KISZKA House, Merk’s Place and Miller’s process easier. SARA HOLDSWORTH co-coordinator Country Store. Jamerson said he hopes for Wayfast staff “We have signed with the two to eventually deliver alcohol. The customer would have to enter their restaurants going in with the Weyanoke but they don’t open until license information in on the website and verify their age and name. coNtact iNformatioN May … and that includes a pizzeria,” said Jamerson. The same customer would have to [email protected] Jamerson said the business is be present upon delivery without www.therotundaonline.com anyone under the age of 21 present. interested in working with KJ Hibachi, Shogun Steakhouse and According to Jamerson, Wayfast is Hong Kong Kitchen in the future. also looking into using Lancer Cash for payment. According to Jamerson, the business averages about 12 orders a “The grocery delivery service is still day. Currently, Wayfast is delivering functional.. we still offer that service. INTERESTED IN into surrounding counties but plans We’re not pushing it too much right to settle at an 8-10 mile range. The now but Walmart is hoping to do hours are Monday through Thursday ‘shop and go’ where you order online THE ROTUNDA? from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday and they shop for you. Then we and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. would pick it up from there,” said “Once we get fully staffed and a Jamerson. couple more restaurants on board, Jamerson said Wayfast plans to we’re going to start opening from 10 advertise on campus and hand out JOIN US (a.m.) to 10 (p.m.) Monday through Bojangles’ coupons to students. MONDAYS @6:30 P.M. IN BEDFORD 106 Thursday and Friday and Saturday 04 > NEWS TheRotundaOnline.com

SURVEY SAYS: rotunda asks students about campus parking issues by Jesse Plichta-Kellar | News Staff | @JesseKellar

The majority of students who responded to a Rotunda survey regarding parking on campus said there was enough enforcement of TAYLOR O'BERRY | THE ROTUNDA regulations by the police department. ecently, The Rotunda conducted an afterwards.” “I believe that LUPD alone is qualified alone to unscientific survey of student opinion Many students said parking enforcement was enforce parking regulations,” said Ben Lambert, Rrelating to parking with 86 respondents. too strict. a criminal justice junior. “By granting these Students were asked if there is enough parking “There is not enough parking at Longwood students authority over others by allowing them at Longwood, if there is enough regulations for around campus,” said Kathryn Bates, a biology to enforce parking, not only do the students in parking, if this was enough parking specifically freshmen. “So if you need to leave your car for a the division receive negative feelings from their for commuters, main campus residents and bit in the wrong lot as long as it is not negatively peers, but students may see it as an inappropriate Lancer Park residents, as well as their thoughts effecting anyone (such as it’s the weekend or it’s delegation of power, as the members only a week on a student-based parking enforcement unit. night time) there should not be a problem with ago weren't qualified until they received a day (if Out of the students surveyed, 83.9 percent parking there.” that) of training and lectures.” of students said there is enough parking “I feel as though it is a little too strict, and Others discussed concerns that student regulations and 77.9 percent felt there is enough the ticket prices are too high for some of the parking enforcement officers would face social parking enforcement as is. offenses,” said Megan Duregger, a liberal consequences. “It’s very challenging for main campus studies senior. “It is limited and not spread out “The fact that they are now hiring students students to find parking,” said Emily Kratzer, equally enough.” to do this job as well is ridiculous,” said Kelsey a liberal studies sophomore. "It’s especially Some noted student complaints often focused Brooks, a communications senior. “I feel that frustrating living in the Landings and having on the person who violated the parking rules, these students are going to be harassed and it is to come back to campus for meetings at night not the group who the parking was designated the worst decision.” and having nowhere near the building to park for. Another concern students noted was that my car so I don’t have to walk home in the dark "As a student, I feel like you always hear about students might favor their friends in their people complaining they got a ticket, and not enforcement. that someone took a spot that they weren't “Students will favor friends and relatives, supposed to park in,” said Maeleigh Ferlet, a it works in theory but I have doubts about it Do we senior nursing major. in practice,” said Marco Verdone, a political Out of those surveyed, 16.3 percent said there science senior. currently was not enough enforcement and 5.8 percent There was also concern that students would said they were not sure or had mixed feelings. take advantage of their position. have enough “I feel that sometimes there is too much “Students that are ticketing might take enforcement all at one time, and then no advantage of their privilege and park wherever enforcement at other times,” said Mallory they want and since they are the ones giving parking Gallagher, a communication studies and out tickets,” said Alysha Knapp, a sophomore disorders sophomore. “The parking lots are nursing major. enforcement inconvenient for students and the lots fill up Of the students surveyed, 12.8 percent had fast.” mixed feelings, 8.1 had positive feelings, 7 at Longwood? Students were much more divided on the percent did not know and 4.7 percent were question about whether there is enough neutral. 86 responses commuter parking, with 66.3 percent answering “I feel like this is a good idea, if LUPD does no, 27.9 percent answering yes and 5.8 percent need assistance,” said Duregger. “The students not sure. should be trained appropriately though.” “Being a commuter, it’s frustrating that I Some students expressed that students could NO have trouble parking in the morning because have a different perspective when enforcing 16.3% of students who park in commuter lots without parking. paying for the parking pass,” said Suzanne “I think having students who have faced the Sauter, a junior communication studies major. parking issues themselves will be a positive,” NOT SURE “I sometimes spend nearly 30 minutes Kratzer said. searching for a commuter parking spot,” said In general, students said that the university Collan Hilifiger, a communication studies needed more parking, that parking passes are YES junior. “As I am looking, I come across many costly and that they had noticed an increase in 77.9% students without commuter parking passes.” ticketing. Over two-thirds of students reported negative “Parking availability needs to be addressed, feelings about a student parking enforcement because there is an obvious lack of spaces,” said unit, with 67.4 percent reporting negative Duregger. “It also costs an incredible amount to views. Some disagreed with students enforcing buy a parking pass, and if you happen to get a GRAPHIC BY LAURA GOTTSCHALK parking regulations on principle. ticket they are very expensive too." 06 > FEATURES TheRotundaOnline.com Longwood’s love for basketball not confined to the Division I by David Pettyjohn | Features Staff | @PettyjohnDavid s the buzzer went off, members of games, which are broadcast on the Big South Longwood University’s faculty gazed Network, but he enjoyed the creative liberties “We decided to shift Aat the score board with satisfaction, that he was able to express during this game. showing a substantial double-digit win. “If you want to do it for the Big South, it’s a out focus from heart Longwood Hearts Basketball (LHB) is an lot more serious,” he said. “Tonight I was able to annual game held in Willett Hall, where a team crack some jokes … So, it allows me to kind of health to healthy/ of the school’s faculty members faced off against just be a little more goofy (sic), and mess around unhealthy relationships a team of students this past Wednesday, March with some of the players.” 21. The students ultimately lost, but put up a Parker was also able to give her own humorous to connect with the good fight until the end. commentary. Each year, LHB is set up by the ARC “Halle was able to crack some jokes, so seeing students a little more.“ Quad residential community as their campus- her in an element I’ve never seen her before, that Mikah Hosang wide event. The Office of Residential and was fun,” Wengert said. Commuter Life (RCL) requires that residential Wengert wasn’t surprised by the faculty’s communities come up with various events for victory. Whenever the faculty and staff had Mikah James is the head resident assistant serving the wider Longwood community. LHB played against students back at Wengert’s high (RA) of ARC Quad and a member of the class is also used to raise awareness about bullying school, the former had always won. He said of 2018. He has previously helped run the LHB and dating violence. while the students fought hard, the faculty were game, which involves being in the background The game was commentated by TJ Wengert, just too strong in the end. He enjoyed seeing to help the rest of his team with whatever they the sports director of Longwood’s student radio Dr. Ryan Stouffer, an assistant professor of needed. Being in this position has shown him station (WMLU 91.3 FM) and a staff member communication studies, airball two free throws just how valuable his staff is. of the Rotunda’s video department, Rotunda into the basket. “You know, I couldn’t have done this without Studios. His co-host was Halle Parker, the “That made my night,” said Wengert. “Dr. them,” said James. “I was really just there helping Rotunda’s editor-in-chief. Wengert often fulfills Stouffer, my final answer is definitely Dr. them and assisting them wherever I could … we the same role during the Lancers’ Division I Stouffer.” really pulled it together, and I appreciate that.”

SEASON 2 EPISODE 4 NOW PLAYING EXTRA MILE

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EPISODE 4 DESCRIPTION Getting ahead and reaching goals is all about going the Extra Mile. In this episode of DAG, alums Avanell Schmitz Scales ‘08 trains for the U.S. National Cyclocross Championship and Natalie Joesph ‘16 is surprised when a small gesture turns into a big deal during her job search. Find out how the stars align for Avanell and Natalie as they push to accomplish important goals. Will there be champagne? MAR. 26, 2018 07 > A&E

“BOBBY TARANTINO II” MAKES UP FOR LACKLUSTER “EVERYONE””

by LeDaniel Jackson | Contributor | @xidjoker500

OFFICIAL ALBUM COVER

obby Tarantino II” is a continuation Logic delivers lyrically with lines like “I’m attacked Logic with claims that the Maryland from Logic’s previous mixtape supply the wood like Elijah” and “They say life native stole his idea for the popular song, “1- “Bseries “Bobby Tarantino.” Logic is is a bitch and if that is the case then I’m finna 800-273-8255.” coming off his most mixed album release so far, surprise her.” In every song, Joyner throws subliminal shots “Everybody.” Then, he talks about his success when he at Logic and always tends to release songs after Half of the people hated the album because mentions, “Sold more albums my first week him for some reason. of its really mainstream songs and the constant than Harry Styles and Katy Perry.” Overall, “44 “Warm It Up” is the best song on this album, mentioning of Logic’s race. More” is one of Logic’s best songs to date and including an old school beat. Logic plays the However, “Everybody” also gave him one of shows his versatility in his flow. two face on this song. This song features Young his most popular songs to date, “1-800-273- Logic then proceeds to slow it down with Sinatra, his first mixtape. 8255” featuring DJ Khalid and Alessia Cara. the song “Indica Badu” featuring Wiz Khalifa. Basically playing with the idea between Logic’s big success was leaving people to see This song is about one special thing: weed. A mixtape Logic and album Logic. On this flow, what else he has up his sleeve with his next vague topic in itself, but Logic is very soothing Logic’s lyricism surprises combined with his project. throughout the song over a beat produced by auto-tuned singing. Enters “Bobby Tarantino II,” which is 6ix, the main producer of the album. The beat The glaring negative on this album would have different from Logic’s recent albums. The also pays homage to producer J Dilla. to be the really pop-induced songs, which don’t album feels more like a mixtape as Logic raps Logic starts talking about how relaxing add anything at all. about his wealth and his recent success in the smoking weed is, and the things he does while “Overnight” and “Everyday,” while the music industry. So the big question is did Logic doing it. He says, “Riding round the city with production is there, Logic just doesn’t create bounce back with this release? homies blowing trees / Wavy like the seven seas, quality pop songs. Any artist can do better, Yes, Logic’s “Bobby Tarantino II” has an living life.” Then, Wiz Khalifa comes in with a especially people who belong to that genre. His album full of bangers and some really so-so pop surprisingly good feature, switching to a faster auto-tune falls flat, and they were worse than songs. flow for a nice change of pace. some of songs on his “Everybody” album. The album starts with a promo from cartoon Lyrically, this wasn’t better than “44 More” or Overall with this album’s production, lyrics characters Rick and Morty, one of Logic’s his other tracks, but the subdued beat and flow and funny topics, Logic definitely bounced back favorite TV shows. make the song worth listening to. from his last album, but still shows room for In this promo they are making the comparisons Along comes the controversial song “Yuck.” improvement. between album Logic and mixtape Logic, which With a dope, trap beat behind him, Logic sings is constant topic throughout the music industry. his own hook, which isn’t the best thing, but his Rick says he prefers mixtapes because they talk voice works for the song. Soon, the lyrics take a about tits and ass, which is not what this album turn when he starts to talk about his haters. was about, amusingly. He mentions, “Talking shit bout Logic I never The album’s single “44 More” is an absolute respond. I’ll let success talk / ‘cause a word of banger. The beat switches in songs are dope. advice / More achievements for yourself and less AAAA It begins with a chill distorted beat then it talk … If I ever did I dead you in this game with 3.5/5 stars switches to a crazy bass-heavy beat similar to no respawn.” the one in Kendrick Lamar’s “DNA.” Then he The clapback track was likely aimed toward tones it back down with a really calm beat. rapper Joyner Lucas. Joyner has consistently 08 > A&E TheRotundaOnline.com

MovieTHE reviews by Jacob DiLandro REEL| A&E Staff | @spongejay1 LIFE

acific Rim” shouldn’t really exist. “Pacific Rim,” with Steven S. It’s a western Hollywood film DeKnight, creator of the Starz “Pbased around giant robot mechs show “Spartacus” and a former fighting giant, Godzilla-inspired, monsters “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” writer making his with actual effort put into its story and lore. directorial debut with “Uprising.” Does this In a world where the “Transformers” franchise change still help to continue the film’s excellent has managed to stumble its way through five blend of action and world building, or is this films with barely a semblance of plot in each, sequel a monstrous step backwards? the fact that “Pacific Rim” had such a strong “Pacific Rim” introduced the world to the story to back up its gloriously detailed Kaiju war, a battle between huge monstrous large scale fights is a testament creatures sent through a dimensional rift in the This weaker narrative can’t hold down what is to director Guillermo Del Pacific Ocean by a race called the Precursors and an undeniably fun group of characters. As clichéd Toro’s love for the craft of film the equally huge robotic mechs that humanity as their individual stories are, the performances making. created to fight them. “Pacific Rim Uprising” is from actors like John Boyega, Scott Eastwood But Del Toro is only a set 10 years after the first film, and if audiences and Burn Gorman manage to breath more life producer for “ Upr ising,” aren’t already aware of the basic concepts of the into the film than the weak story would seem the sequel to first film, then the first act will be incredibly to allow. Major props to the 19-year-old star confusing. Cailee Spaeny, who not only holds her own While not impossible to parse together the against juggernauts like Boyega, but manages logistics of the universe, some of the most basic to give the best performance of the entire film. and important ideas from the first film are Even Charlie Day struts his stuff as more than simply name dropped with no attempt made to a simple comic relief, and while his role in the explain them. Yes, this is a sequel, but a film story will surely be controversial among fans, he can only rely on previous knowledge so much. nevertheless gives a stellar performance. “Uprising” makes no attempts, apart from an Ramin Djawadi’s score for the first film was extremely short 30 second monologue at the one of the movie’s best features, and the same film’s start, to catch audiences up on its worlds unfortunately can’t be said in the sequel. He and concepts. doesn’t return, instead he’s replaced by Lorne Which is a shame, because the concepts Balfe, who does a serviceable job, but simply within this universe are still incredible. The can’t stand up to the memorably bombastic idea of two pilots melding their minds together nature of Ramin’s original. to pilot these large mechs through a “Neural Pacing also is a major issue for “Uprising,” as Handshake” is just as epic the fourth or fifth the first act feels way too fast and the second act time as it was the first. The Jaegers, the giant way too slow. It’s only in the third act that the mechs, are still awesome as well. The creativity movie falls into a comfortable rhythm; however, of their designs makes for some delightfully fun it ends rather abruptly and leaves the audience fights and practically scream to be bought and confused as if the last five minutes had simply displayed as high profile action figures. been cut in a re-edit. Even in the smaller details the movie manages “Pacific Rim Uprising” can’t stand up to the to hold its own. It definitely has the coolest first film. Its pacing is far too erratic, and its plot rendition of the Universal logo ever, and the is disappointingly shallow and poor, especially bright colors and environments manage to when compared to the thoughtfulness present provide a nice contrast to the typically drab and in the first film. However, it’s saved thanks to grey world of Hollywood action films, and even impressive fights and visual designs as well as provide a contrast to the first films rainy neon a cast of characters who are so damn charming nighttime fights. they make up for the lack of real character arcs. While it holds up visually, “Uprising” can’t “Uprising” may stumble in its attempt to reach match the first film’s smart and thoughtful the heights of the original, but at least it has fun story. It does attempt to shake things up with on the way up. its antagonist and it tries to avoid the “here they come again” cliché, but its narrative is simply boring. It’s overstuffed and too lightweight at the same time, failing to provide compelling AAA 3/5 reasons for these admittedly epic fights to take P H O T O C O U R T E S Y O F U N I V E R S A L P I C T U R E S A N D L EGEN DARY PIC T URES place. MAR. 26, 2018 09 > OPINIONS

WOMEN DOMINATE POLITICS AND POLLS

by Taiya Jarrett | A&E Staff | @ohsoootay

COURTESY OF SLATE Former First Lady Michelle Obama and Senator Kamala Harris were the first African-American women in their positions, U.S. SENATE exemplifying the power of the recent female empowerment movement with the start of Women’s History Month. n the year of 2018, where women represent fact that women are just as likely to win open my time.” Said by Congresswoman Maxine half of the world’s population, they are seats as men and just as likely to be able to draw Waters during a House Financial Services Isurely dominating in sports, entertainment the financial means, they remain at a structural Committee of August 2017, the three words and especially politics, so the question remains, disadvantage from which they are unlikely to sparked a mass conversation among the public. what can women not do? achieve equality within our lifetimes.” Waters’ statement was made after her direct Over-time, there’s been the outdated stigma Such structural disadvantages vary from gender, question to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin that women are only capable of the bare race, ethnicity and so forth. Yet from California’s was purposefully ignored. However, this type of minimum, in comparison to men. According first African-American senator Kamala Harris dismissal is quite familiar for many women and to Huffington Post, “In spite of significant to our first African-American First Lady of women of color. progress made for women’s rights, women are the United States Michelle Obama, women are In essence, continuously being silenced, spoken still confined to stereotypical gender roles, striving to denounce that narrative time and over, ignored and overall dismissed has caused namely, bearing significant responsibility for time again. women to not only reclaim their time in office, childcare and household affairs.” Using that disadvantage to further themselves Needless to say, the lack of representation of but as well as their time at the polls. in seats of Congress and The White House, women and diversity in politics is no surprise. In From the time women gained the right to women are becoming the epitome of “Reclaiming a recent post, USA Today stated, “Despite the voice their opinion in Congress, 1917, the ratio of women to men have spiraled. Of a 2018 data report, according to the Washington Post, “Women made huge gains in Virginia’s House in last fall’s elections. Twelve women joined the chamber, all replacing men and bringing the total to an all-time high of 28 out of 100 seats. All but one of the 12 women were Democrats who flipped Republican seats, bringing their party within a hair of a majority for the first time in years.” In addition, the Center for American Progress accounted, “Fifty-three percent more women taking their voice and vote to the polls, women ultimately decide the outcome of the presidential elections. “ In a 2017 study by Rutgers University, reports displayed, “In recent elections, voter turnout rates for women have equaled or exceeded voter turnout rates for men. Women, who constitute more than half the population, have cast between four and seven million more votes than men in recent elections.” Ultimately, women are reining in society by having their voices and votes heard. It’s safe to COURTESY OF CNN say that women are a force to be reckoned with Congresswoman Maxine Waters continued to propel the ongoing women’s movement forward through her and will continue to thrive in all they do. refusal to allow her question to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin be ignored in August 2017. 10 > SPORTS TheRotundaOnline.com WEEKLY ROUNDUP

SOFTBALL

Friday, March 23 @ Charleston Southern W 4-2 Saturday, March 24 @ Charleston Southern W 8-3 @ Charleston Southern L 4-2 From UMBC to LU Tuesday, March 27 vs. Virginia Tech 4 p.m. Aldrich is new face of men’s basketball by Patrick Sanderson | Sports Editor | @psanderson20 BASEBALL

COURTESY OF LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY Friday, March 23 Longwood athletics announced the hiringof former UMBC Director of Basketball Operations Griff Aldrich as the new head men’s basketball coach for the 2018-19 season. @ Winthrop L 4-3 ess than a week removed from assisting Longwood basketball program and broader @ Winthrop L 8-0 Ryan Odom and his University of Longwood community,” Aldrich said in the press LMaryland-Baltimore County (UMBC) to release. “I look forward to getting to work at Saturday, March 24 their historic victory over No. 1 seeded Virginia in Longwood and building off the foundation that @ Winthrop L 15-7 the NCAA men’s basketball championship, Griff has been established. Getting to know our existing Aldrich was appointed as Longwood’s new men’s group of quality young men, as well as building Tuesday, March 27 basketball head coach, Director of Athletics Troy our culture will be two of our top priorities.” Austin announced in a press release on March 22. Aldrich joined the UMBC staff in 2016 as the @ UVA 4 p.m. With the hiring, Aldrich returns home to Director of Recruiting/Program Development Virginia where he both played and coached at under head coach Ryan Odom when the MEN’S TENNIS Hampden-Sydney College, as well as graduated Retrievers were stuck in the cellar of the America from the University of Virginia School of Law in East conference. The team then endured their 1999. best two-season performances in program history Saturday, March 24 According to Austin, there will be a press during Aldrich’s two years, including an America conference in the coming weeks to formally East title and an NCAA tournament win. vs. James Madison W 4-3 introduce Aldrich as the new head coach. No further comment on Aldrich’s hiring from In the March 22 press release, Austin said he Longwood athletics will be provided until the Sunday, March 25 saw Aldrich as a candidate early in the coaching upcoming press conference, according to Vice vs. Radford W 4-3 search process, and wanted to get him to campus President of Athletics Communications Chris as soon as they could. Cook. Friday, March 30 “From the start of this process, Griff (Aldrich) established himself as a unique candidate who @ Presbyterian 2 p.m. will be an outstanding fit for our community, “I look forward for our program and for Longwood’s citizen- to getting to work at WOMEN’S TENNIS leadership mission,” Austin said in the press release. “President Reveley and I knew entering Longwood and building off this search that we needed a coach who placed an Friday, March 23 emphasis on building a culture of success through the foundation that has selective recruiting, player development and @ UNC Asheville L 7-0 engagement with the community.” been established. Getting UMBC’s NCAA tournament run delayed the to know our existing Saturday, March 24 hiring process, Austin said. @ Presbyterian L 5-2 As Director of Recruiting at UMBC, Aldrich group of quality young didn’t work directly with Odom on the bench; Friday, March 30 instead, he was at the core of the team’s recruitment men, as well as building of players. @ Hampton 2 p.m. Aldrich, now with his first-ever Division I our culture will be two of head coaching job, said he is excited to return to top priorities.” Farmville where it all began for him. “I am extremely excited about joining the Griff Aldrich MAR. 26, 2018 11 > SPORTS

An illustrious career comes to a close by Kurt Martin | Sports Staff | @IamKurt14

Senior guard Autumn Childress (middle) ended her final season with her name ranked nationally in rebounds and double-doubles. MATT ALEXANDER | THE ROTUNDA (FILE) enior guard Autumn Childress has uniform, Childress improved her scoring I received at the end of the year with breaking officially finished her illustrious career in numbers from averaging 2.1 points per game the records and honorable mention for the Sa Longwood uniform, which came full her freshman year to finishing with an average conference will show the team that you can circle in a record-setting senior campaign that of 11.6 points per game in her senior campaign, achieve things like that through hard work,” saw her average a points and rebounds double- leading the team. said Childress. double, making her only player in the Big South Looking back at her four years with the team, Childress said her competitive spirit and to accomplish the feat. Childress deeply cherishes the relationship reason for beginning basketball in the first place Coupled with being named as an honorable she has with fellow senior guard Micaela Ellis came from her father. mention in the All Big South team, she became saying it was one of the best memories of being “My dad played in a YMCA typed league, and the new record holder at Longwood in the with the program. so I would always ask if I could go to his games Division I era for double-doubles in a single “She is my best friend, and the chemistry we with him, and seeing his competitive spirt, season with 13. had off the court translated to the court and made me think, ‘I can do that too.’ So if you Some may think the feat was a goal from the people could see it too,” Childress said. “Having asked him, he would say we had a goal in our beginning for Childress, but in reality, it was that chemistry with someone is definitely one of backyard, and I would see how far I could shoot not the case. my best memories of being here at Longwood.” it, and I just started to do it more and more, and “Coming into the season it definitely wasn’t, As Childress’s time with the program has run that’s where my love came from,” Childress said. but it kind of took off, and made a life of its own its course, she thinks her hard work ethic is the Childress also mentioned she is inspired by her after the first few, and then it became a goal one of the things that will resonate even past her mother because through all the struggles she after that because I was like, ‘Hey, I can do this.’ days of being on the team. faced, her mother was always there by her side. Then it became a goal to get that every game,” “A hard work ethic is something people will “All the success that happened at the end of Childress said. remember from year to year; like who was this year I really contribute to my mom. She’s Over the course of each season in a Longwood working hard. And I think with the accolades been there through the best and worst times supporting me and encouraging me,” Childress said. As a mainstay on the university’s “Lancer Central” sports update show, Childress said she wants to enter the media field and be a news reporter after she graduates in May, just like her mother. “The (Communication Studies) department is like, my life, and we have great professors and great resources,” she said. “I have really enjoyed doing sideline reporting at the games, or contributing to The Rotunda has been awesome.” In her time after school, Childress says she doesn’t think she will play very much basketball, but she admits the game will always be a part of her life. However, she has not ruled out becoming a coach one day. She said, “At the end of the day if someone can say, ‘Autumn Childress worked really hard here

CARRIE BAILEY | THE ROTUNDA and did something for Longwood,’ then that’s Autumn Childress, a Richmond native, overcame struggles in high school with ACL tears to earn a scholarship something that would be good for me.” position on Longwood’s women’s basketball team. LIMITED TIME ONLY

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