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Longwood University Digital Commons @ Longwood University Rotunda Library, Special Collections, and Archives 2-10-2020 Rotunda - Vol 98, no. 15 - Feb 10, 2020 Longwood University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/rotunda Recommended Citation Longwood University, "Rotunda - Vol 98, no. 15 - Feb 10, 2020" (2020). Rotunda. 2249. https://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/rotunda/2249 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]. The ROTUNDA Flooding commuter lots since 1920 WINDING UP FOR THE WIN OPINIONS PAGE 5 The power and pain behind the “forbidden word” A&E PAGE 9 DC’s “Birds of Prey” takes flight SPORTS PAGE 11 Baseball looks to climb FEBRUARY 10, 2020 back to BSC tourney VOL 98. ISSUE 15 SHANNON HENSHAW | THE ROTUNDA 02 NEWS TheRotundaOnline.com In SGA EDITORIAL BOARD 2020 R.R. Moton Museum TJ WENGERT editor-in-chief visit, inclusivity ANGELI LEONG managing editor discussion by Allison Turner | Assistant News Editor | @allisonkturner JEFF HALLIDAY, CLINT WRIGHT, ASHLEY JONES & DR. ALEC HOSTERMAN organizational advisers NEWS ROTUNDA STUDIOS ALLISON TURNER ELLIE STUCK assistant editor staff ADDIE CLARKE A&E staff SUTTON REEKES JACOB DILANDRO staff editor LIAM WELLS LEDANIEL JACKSON staff staff JENN HALL RYAN CROW staff staff NICK LIONE SAVANNA MAKINS staff staff JESSICA BOGGS | THE ROTUNDA AIYSHANTI GREEN staff OPINIONS DYLAN MCKERCHER Quincy Goodine leading the conversation about virtues present in TAIYA JARRETT staff our identities. assistant editor DAVINA APPLEWHITE LAYOUT n this week’s Student values of everyone on senate staff LAUREN QUEZADA social media staff assistant editor Government Association and SGA as a whole. MASON VEST (SGA) meeting, the To do this, the senate staff I SPORTS Senate visited the R.R. Moton completed a “values sheet” KURT MARTIN MELANIE LEWIS staff editor Museum and had a discussion where they were given a list of editor-in-chief pro-tempore on the ‘art of inclusion’. values and they had to circle all PATRICK SANDERSON PHOTO staff TAYLOR O’BERRY In lieu of an actual Senate that were important to them, NICK ROBINSON editor meeting, the Senate was able then they had to narrow it staff JACOB PUTERKO staff to go to the museum, which is down to ten, then five that they EVENTS CARRIE BAILEY located at 900 Griffin Boulevard value the most. After this, they RENEE COTTON staff in town. Executive Senator discussed their similarities and coordinator KC MCALLISTER staff for Committee Relations Sky differences and how they can JESSICA PAQUETTE Sweeney organized the event. use them as a senate moving FEATURES staff VICTORIA THOMPSON SHANNON HENSHAW The Senate started off with a forwards. staff staff guided tour of the museum from Page said to senate, “You all JESSICA BOGGS SOCIAL MEDIA staff Leah Brown, assistant director are the campus’ voice. You are MIRANDA FARLEY AMBER SYKES of education. They were taken the voice of often times the editor staff TAYLOR JENNINGS through each room and were marginalized voices, as well as assistant editor given a brief background on the voices of the boisterous and BUSINESS the history of the museum and loud voices.” IRIS HAMMOND education in Prince Edward Page and Goodine went on manager County. They were welcome to to hold a discussion on how ask questions and fully engage to be more inclusive not only in the topic. as a senate body, but also as a Afterwards, the Senate went campus as a whole. The senate FOLLOW US @longwood.rotunda back into the main area where was invited to share opinions in ON SOCIAL @longwoodrotunda they were greeted by Jonathan an open, safe space. MEDIA @rotundaphotos Page, director of multicultural The next SGA meeting will affairs at Longwood, and take place on Tuesday, Feb. 11 & Quincy Goodine, assistant at 3:45 p.m. inside of the Wilson director of leadership Chamber SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER http://tiny.cc/longwoodrotundaonline development. They began a at the Upchurch University discussion surrounding the Center. FEB. 10, 2020 FEATURES 03 The Civil War seminar returns to Longwood officials, SGA spirit night by Valerie Mitchell | News Staff | @longwoodrotunda ith seminar a variety of this seminar. She interesting speakers to at tended t h is W talk about various Civil seminar because War topics, the 21st annual free Civil she enjoys reading War Seminar was held at Longwood and is very University’s Jarman Auditorium. interested in the COURTESY OF JONATHANWHITE.ORG One of those speakers was Dr. Jonathan Civil War. Her W. White, a professor of American favorite section was Studies at Christopher Newport White’s, “because Appomattox Courthouse Historical University. to me it connects us today, who have the Park, Eastern National Bookstore, This was his first time attending this same dreams when we are separated from The Department of History, Political seminar, he spoke about the dreams our loved ones.” Science & Philosophy, and the Center that people who fought in the civil war Each speaker talked about a different for Southside Virginia History were the had while away from their friends and aspect of the Civil War and why this sponsors for this event. family. “Most people don't think about was an important topic to understand The Civil War Seminar is held every year this aspect of the Civil War and I think it and realize. Some other topics spoken the first week in February at Longwood humanizes the people of that generation about were the prisons during the Civil University in the Jarman Auditorium. in a way that other things don’t,” said War, Lincoln’s decision in winning the presentationsWhite. throughout February on every SGA war,position and for the Civil War Records and any interested students to attend. Diane Lanieve was an attendee at Treasures. FRONT ROTUNDA TheROTUNDA Keeping our heads above water since 1920 Expanding our knowledge since 1920 A WHIMSICAL PERFORMANCE PAGE 3 NEWS: White TS: Jeremy nationalist postings Jacquier brings national resurface on campus GAINING experience to LU PAGE 5 FIND YOUR VOICE.A&E Review: Snowy RECOGNITION NEWS: Hurricane kid’s flick tackles Michael touches societal truths & Yetis PAGE 6 OPINIONS: New A&E Review: Myer’s obelisk in right 40 year follow up is a direction but OCTOBER 22, 2018 OCTOBER 1, 2018 VOL 97. ISSUE 8 could improve VOL 97. ISSUE 6 The TELL THEIR STORIES.The ROTUNDA ROTUND Running out of bonus dollars since 1920 Join The Rotunda on MondaysCongress shall make no lawat respecting an establishment of religion, or pro- hibiting the free exercise thereof; 5:30 pm in Upchurchor abridging204 the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people for more information, email [email protected] to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. FREEDOM OF SPEECH University’s bias reporting LEA system suspended due to First Amendment concern Dr NOV. 27, 2017 VOL 96. ISSUE 12 GRAPHIC BY LAURA GOTTSCHALK MATT ALEXANDER | THE ROTUNDA (FILE) 04 FEATURES TheRotundaOnline.com KAYLA PITTMAN | CONTRIBUTER Women and Gender Studies Question Feminism Traditions in “The Tempest” by Victoria Thompson | Features Staff | @longwoodrotunda Jesse Goldberg gives commentary on Shakespeare’s "The Tempest" focusing on traditions and articulations of feminism. owadays, the roles that women a bibliography with books and articles on Kimberlé Crenshaw coining play have a huge effect on how about topics related to those discussed the term "intersectionality", which N the whole world continues to in his speech. means thinking of human differences spin on and on. There are even full- While he admitted to not being simultaneously impacted by positions fledged groups of activists that choose to a Shakespeare scholar specifically, of power in society. speak out about issues involving gender, Goldberg’s solid interest in the He also made the comparison of race, sexuality and varying combinations interpretation of the female characters how teachers are their own versions of of the three. in “The Tempest” primarily fueled his Prospero in terms of having a sense of On Wednesday, February 5, the discussion. control over what their students learn, Women Gender and Sexuality Studies After summarizing the play’s plot, and he prides himself on teaching Department hosted a discussion Goldberg noticed how Miranda’s speech people to unlearn things like oppression regarding the question of feminism in has often been taken and given to and instead encourages for people to Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” in the Prospero by directors. He also noticed imagine a world without violence and Upchurch University Center's Wilson how students connected empowerment the colonization of oppression. Chamber. This talk was the first of the to Miranda’s speech since there is an Overall, this presentation offered Women Gender and Sexuality Studies elevation of a female voice that appears commentary on William Shakespeare's Speaker Series for the Spring 2020 to be an empowering moment. "The Tempest" in order to introduce semester. However, Goldberg points out that attendees to traditions and articulations Women Gender and Sexuality Studies this moment would make Miranda a of feminism which do not hold equality is a Minor at Longwood University that colonizer like her father Prospero since as the absolute mindset for thinking mainly focuses on women’s issues in she also bashed Caliban due to race about gender, but as one of the many society that are affected by a multitude and how Sycorax (Caliban’s mother) is factors that need to be considered for it. of factors such as race, class, ethnicity, detested for her race and magical ability Kravetz further said, “Jesse is clearly age and sexuality.