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Longwood University Digital Commons @ Longwood University Rotunda Library, Special Collections, and Archives 10-29-2018 Rotunda - Vol 97, no. 9 - Oct 29, 2018 Longwood University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/rotunda Recommended Citation Longwood University, "Rotunda - Vol 97, no. 9 - Oct 29, 2018" (2018). Rotunda. 2213. https://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/rotunda/2213 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], [email protected]. FRONT TheROTUNDA Telling students’ stories since 1920 PAGE 3 NEWS: SGA addresses FACING INCREASED FAB concerns PAGE 6 A&E: Video game developers face workplace accusations HATE PAGE 7 UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS RESPOND TO SPORTS: MBB starting STUDENT CONCERNS from scratch OCTOBER 29, 2018 VOL 97. ISSUE 9 ERIN EATON | THE ROTUNDA heRotundaOnline.com 02 > A&E T EDITORIAL BOARD 2018 CHRISTINE RINDFLEISCH editor-in-chief ERIN EATON managing editor JEFF HALLIDAY, MIKE MERGEN AND CLINT WRIGHT faculty advisers NEWS ROTUNDA COURTESY OF GAFOLLOWERS.COM JESSE PLICHTA-KELLAR STUDIOS Young Thug (left) on the cover of his 2016 mixtape "Jeffery" and Jaden Smith (right) at a editor NICOLE DEL ROSARIO photo shoot for Vogue Korea. A&E executive producer ALAINA JACQUES JACOB DILANDRO staff editor Young Thug tackles ELLIE STUCK TAIYA JARRETT staff staff TJ WENGERT taboo customs LEDANIEL JACKSON by Taiya Jarrett | A&E Staff | @ohsoootay staff staff AUTUMN HIGH n the words of Miss Erykah to toe on his 2016 album cover, OPINIONS staff Badu, Atlanta, Ga. native “Jeffery”. Contrary to societal views RACHAEL POOLE ADDIE CLARKE Irapper Jeffery Williams has of masculinity, clearly Young Thug editor staff catapulted into the music industry as has completely disregarded that SUTTON REEKES Young Thug. narrative and tends to stick to his SPORTS staff The genre that’s harbored millennial own personal views. PATRICK SANDERSON rappers such as Mr. Thug, Kanye In an interview with Daze, Young editor LAYOUT West, Chance the Rapper, Kendrick Thug said, “Women’s clothes are editor-in-chief pro-tempore ANGELI LEONG Lamar and Nicki Minaj, just to name (slimmer) than men’s clothes. The KURT MARTIN assistant editor a few, hip-hop is undoubtedly one of jeans I got on right now, they’re staff LAUREN QUEZADA the most prominent and influential women’s jeans. But they fit how staff genres today. Certainly maintaining they’re supposed to fit. Like a rock COPY MASON VEST a place as a staple for any gathering star. The only thing I probably have in SARA HOLDSWORTH staff bound to bring people together, the men’s is, like, briefs. T-shirts. Ninety editor backbone of hip-hop seems to be percent of my clothes are women’s.” business manager PHOTO through the vigorous Yet, he is surprisingly TAYLOR O’BERRY HAYLEY KASSERAIE “Bad and Boujee” and not the only millennial editor staff “Bodak Yellow’s" of rapper to do so. The son EVA WITTKOSKI JESSICA CUBILLA the genre. of well-known actors staff assistant editor CARRIE BAILEY Now, look back Jada Pinkett Smith and ISABELLA CORBO to the stereotypical Will Smith, Jaden Smith staff staff MIRANDA GOMEZ aesthetic of rappers has evolved into a triple CHELSEA MOORE such as Snoop Dogg, threat that challenges staff staff JACOB PUTERKO Flavor Flav and Jay-Z, gender stereotypes. EVENTS staff images that embodied Balancing life as an an image of a black artist, actor and activist CHRISTEN WALLACE KC MCALLISTER coordinator staff man with gold chains for the free mind, Smith JAQUELINE BONNIVILLE GISELLE VELASQUEZ and tattoos, and also is well acquainted with staff staff managed to symbolize the camera. As of most RENEE COTTON BRANDON CHEUNG the ideal image of a COURTESY OF TRACE.TV. recently, he was chosen staff staff “rapper.” Yet, today as the new face of Louis AMANDA KING is no different as rappers are still Vuitton’s womenswear. Nicolas staff expressing themselves through Ghesquière, the creative director of excessive chains, meaningless tattoos, Louis Vuitton, gave Smith a chance SOCIAL MEDIA luxurious vehicles, abundances to shy away from gender norms as MIRANDA FARLEY of women and more. However, he’s pictured in a sequined skirt for editor Young Thug is an exception. Surely the clothing lines campaign. TAYLOR JENNINGS setting himself apart from the pool "Wearing a skirt comes as naturally staff of newcomers of the industry, the to him (Smith) as it would be to Atlanta native is not your typical a woman who, long ago, granted rapper. herself permission to wear a man’s Initially jumping into the industry trench or tuxedo,” Ghesquière said. CONTACT INFORMATION at the age of 16, Young Thug Gender stereotypes have changed in [email protected] made a name for himself through the past and can continue to do so in www.therotundaonline.com his unorthodox expressive style the present. What was once viewed statements and vulgar lyrics. As of as pushing the limits is slowly being most recently, he wore a dress head viewed as normal. OCT. 29, 2018 03 > SGA not only minority groups discuss the issue with him, but other students who are not used In SGA: to these kinds of issues happening. Hayes said newer students are going to have mixed Career services presentation and feelings about the school because of this and emphasized the importance of spreading white nationalist postings update acceptance at the university. by Rachael Poole | Opinions Editor | @rapoole17 President Josh Darst said Jonathan Page, director of Citizen Leadership and Social Justice Education, and Longwood University President W. Taylor Reveley IV are planning to address the situation with students in the near future. Beach told Senate that a huge struggle the LUPD is having is students tearing the posters down, which prevents the police from collecting them as evidence. According to Beach, an investigation is still ongoing to find EVA WITTKOSKI | THE ROTUNDA out who is putting the posters up. Dr. Tim Pierson, vice president of Student Affairs, tells SGA about the importance of reporting vandalism. Senator Joseph Hyman asked if professors know about the white nationalist postings. n this week’s Student Government theater program would be a great idea. Dr. Tim Pierson, vice president for student affairs, said he suspects a lot of staff don’t Association (SGA) meeting, Assistant FAB Director of Career Services Kyle Hodges know what’s going on. I Hobson’s presentation updated the SGA on Per Pierson, the issue was discussed at a gave a presentation on the resources Career FAB issues that were presented in previous Services has to offer and SGA Vice President University Diversity Committee meeting and open forums. Hobson met with Julie Adams, Lucas Hobson gave updates on the Farmville at Faculty Senate. the FAB's transit manager, on Oct. 21 to Area Bus (FAB) issues and white nationalist discuss some issues students have with the OPEN FORUM flyers that have been circulating on campus. FAB and how to solve them. During open forum, Hyman asked about CAREER SERVICES According to Hobson, some of the issues the possibility of bike racks being installed at Hodges started out by introducing her role include the FAB being early/late, drivers Upchurch University Center. Darst responded in career services as assistant director, saying taking breaks in the Wynne parking lot, by saying the university is accommodating to her job is to “help students get ready for the drivers stopping at Sheetz and drivers going those requests, and that it could happen. future.” Hodges then went on to present some over the speed limit. During the advisors’ reports, President job-related facts to SGA. Hobson said that the FAB being early or Reveley stopped into the meeting to According to Hodges, the average person late is a matter of traffic and/or handicap congratulate Senate for their new space in will have 12-15 jobs in their lifetime and one transportation as well as the FAB providing Upchurch and encouraged everyone to come in three college students change their major at services to all of Farmville, not just Longwood. to the Upchurch Grand Opening on Oct. 26. least once. He also said times are approximate, not Pierson talked about Hurricane Michael’s Hodges also elaborated on resources the specific. impact on campus, saying it took a last minute office has such as exploration, application, In order to get back on schedule, FAB shift toward the area. Pierson also said that Handshake and the Work Shadow Program. drivers will use idle time to stop in the Wynne all the trees that were taken down were Exploration, according to Hodges, includes lot, per Hobson. This is to prevent the FAB unhealthy and unable to be restored, but they career assessments, networking, creating schedule from becoming too unreliable. will be replaced. connections and career/industry research. Hobson also said the only reason a driver During the president’s report, Darst Assessment includes searching/applying should stop at Sheetz is to use the restroom announced that secret society Cahoots for graduate schools, exploring jobs and and told Senate that if a driver is driving too honored SGA with a Cahoots brick to internships, writing resumes, creating a fast, to document the time, date and route. commend their role on campus. LinkedIn profile and practicing interviewing Anything that is thought to be against the During Historian Megan Bland’s report, skills. rules should be reported, according to Hobson. two constitutions were approved: Habitat for Handshake is a platform for Longwood Per Hobson, each FAB has a video Humanity and Medieval Theatre Club.