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Rotunda Library, Special Collections, and Archives Longwood University Digital Commons @ Longwood University Rotunda Library, Special Collections, and Archives Fall 10-30-1996 Rotunda - Vol 76, No 7 - Oct 30, 1996 Longwood University Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/rotunda Recommended Citation University, Longwood, "Rotunda - Vol 76, No 7 - Oct 30, 1996" (1996). Rotunda. Paper 737. http://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/rotunda/737 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Library, Special Collections, and Archives at Digital Commons @ Longwood University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Rotunda by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Longwood University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. tCJje &otuntia Volume 76, Number 7 Longwood College -- Farmville, VA October 30,1996 Reported Rudeness To Be Corrected by Me Unit Bmrktr, Staff Writtr James has been reluctant Boyer said, "A major workers, Boyer wrote, "A very characterize our library service The Rotunda recently to approach Dr. Calvin Boyer, concern is that the staff lacks a great amount of our energy, as both quality and caring printed a copy of the SGA minutes Director of the Library, with her clear understanding of incidents resources, and work go into service." briefly mentioning students' experiences alone. She that cause problems." providing quality, caring To help provide quality concerns about rude library encourages any student who has Boyer thanked the SGA service. Given our service goals, service to the Longwood workers. With the help of the a problem to document the date, for confronting the issue. we all are concerned about why community, Boyer strongly SGA, the library's staff intend to time, the name of the librarian, Realizing how dependent some users perceive our service encourages student input. identify and correct any problems and the nature of the complication. students and faculty are on the as'rude.' I believe that everyone Anyone with a comment on that students are experiencing. She says that students often come library's resources, Boyer is on the permanent staff wishes library service should see one Denise James, chair of to her when they feel their rights concerned about correcting that all of our users (students, of the many librarians on duty, student services and students' have been infringed upon; yet, problems that exist. faculty, and off-campus users or bring documented cases to rights, says that her report has they rarely provide her with In a letter to student library alike) could, if asked, the SGA as James suggests. caused many students to come to documented evidence. her saying that they have "Students need to protect experienced unsatisfactory themselves by documenting Swim Test Requirement removed service from the staff while events," said James. by GtorgtC. Lamm, 111 a part of Longwood tradition still have a swimming working in the library. After The library staff were L«you! tiitor for nearly 30 years. Initially, the requirement. Dr. Bingham stated, hearing about experiences from shocked at the mention of rude The Faculty Senate voted entire college faculty voted on "We [Longwood] aren't the last friends and random students, workers in the October 5 edition Thursday, October 10 that the administration of a swim dinosaur where the swim test in James decided to bring the issue of The Rotunda. Boyer said that effective immediately me swim test. The faculty decided that it concerned." to the SGA. Being the voice of the he felt he spoke for all the test is no longer a general was important to have a "It seems to me that students, James hopes the SGA permanent staff when he stated education requirement nor is it swimming requirement to times have changed in student's can help solve the problems that each staff member is required for graduation. assure that students had some education," stated Dr. Bingham. between staff and students. dedicated to gathering The Health, Physical level of proficiency in "You are in college for two James, who has also information for Longwood's Education, Recreation, and Dance swimming. It was considered as reasons. One is to acquire an encountered uncivil library staff, students and faculty. department (H.P.E.R.D.) met and part of a true liberal arts education. But in today's job understands that computer After reading the reprint of decided to remove the swim test education. market, you can't ignore the fact malfunctions and the minutes, Boyer immediately credit based on the fact that it was Dr. Nancy Bingham that you need to make your misunderstandings over library e-mailed notes to the staff voicing administered unfairly. Longwood stated that the major reason for students more marketable. Would fines can lead to frustration in his concern. He also contacted college, within the last couple of instituting the swim test was "3/ the swimming credit make our both students and faculty, but she Tim Pearson, Dean of Students, years, made the swim test 4 of the world's surface is water. students more marketable or acknowledges that this is often to see if he had heard of any requirement from a graduation We have ample opportunity to do would a computer class, a foreign not the source of the discourteous problems students had credit to a general education land based activities, but there language credit, or something else attitude displayed by some experienced with the library staff. requirement. Transfer students, was no guarantee that people make them more marketable?" employees. Students have Boyer and staff members who came to Longwood with an would have experience with There is a myth reported that some staff respond are still gathering information to Associate Degree, having water. It was important to their running around the campus that a to their questions with, "That's better understand why some finished all of their general educational experience to make special donor, an alumni, or the not my job," or appear to be students feel uncomfortable education requirements, did not sure they had some proficiency in parent of an alumni that drowned annoyed by the patrons' questions. around the library's staff. In order have to take the swim test; water." gave a lot of money to the school "It seems like they don't to improve their service, the staff however, incoming freshman We were not the one and requested that a swim test be want to be bothered with needs to know what they are doing would. school which required a swim added as a requirement. There is students." James said. wrong. The swim test has been test. Many schools in the country no validity to this rumor. See Inside • • Speak Out College Bowl 3 - On the swim test requirement - "1906" claim victory Supernature 5 Soccer 7-8 - True Ghostbusters talk about the - Soccer team advances to CVAC supernature Tournament Page 2 The Rotunda October 30,1996 Commentary Speaking Out: The Swimming Test Longwood students offer insight on the relinquising of the requirement The iy Irnniftt W/rpi, tltff writtr The word is out, Longwood students need no longer swim for their diplomas! Rotunda Here's what several students had to say about the former requirement and its abolishment: Chris Davis, freshman: "I thought it was pointless since many drowning victims are, in fact, good swimmers." Volume 76, Number 7 Mike Oulie, freshman: "Everyone should know how to swim, but it shouldn 't be a college requirement." Longwood College Jason Seals, junior: "The idea of a 4.0 student not being able to graduate because he can 7 do the backstroke is simply ridiculous!" Box 2901 Farmville, Virginia Sylvia Odell, junior: "I'm glad we don't have to take it anymore. Whether or not I am in good standing academically and whether or not 23909 1 can tread water are two totally different things." Ryan Meyer, junior: "How many of my future emplyers are going to care if I can swim? I didn't come to Longwood to become a life- guard!" Founding Editor Helen Skillman Kristi Lynch, senior: "I think the test should have remained a requirement. It made Longwood unique." 1920 Brian Atkinson, senior: "It would have been okay if Longwood enforced the test out of pure concern, but it was political. What won't the Editorial Board school do for a donation ? " Mandy Niesen, senior: "I hadn 't taken the test yet. For once my procrastination paid off." Editor-In-Chiefl Sports Editor Todd Hipps, senior: "I'm glad it's gone. I had a buddy graduate a whole semester late because of that requirement." Michael P.H. Young Mike Gravitt, senior: "I registered for a swimming class because of that test. Needless to say, I dropped it. It would have been nice if they could have decided to drop the test before the add period ended so that I could have taken something else in its place." Assistant Editor Deitra Nance Chief Copy Editor Beyond The Iron Gates Longwood College Layout Editor George C. Lanum, III A look at what is grabbing headlines Campus Police Report Yeltsin ordered a former Mugunga, Zaire — The Vjiti Offense Business Manager bodyguard and one-time close location Status biggest refugee camp in the world 10-16 Larceny Wynne Suzanne Bolding friend stripped of his military rank Under Investigation has taken shape. It covers four 10-18 Vandalism Golf Course Under Investigation for making what the president square miles of a rough slab of 10-18 Suspected Frazer Under Investigation General Manager volcanic rock in eastern Zaire. called "slanderous statements" Drug Use Beth Crispens Nearly 200,000 Rwandan Hutus about Yeltsin's family. tiO-19 Vandalism Frazer Under Investigation arrived at Mugunga from their old 10-22 Larceny S.
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