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Longwood University Digital Commons @ Longwood University Rotunda Library, Special Collections, and Archives Spring 4-28-1981 Rotunda - Vol 60, No 23 - April 28, 1981 Longwood University Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/rotunda Recommended Citation University, Longwood, "Rotunda - Vol 60, No 23 - April 28, 1981" (1981). Rotunda. Paper 1064. http://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/rotunda/1064 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]. THE ROTUNDA VOL. LVI IX)NGWOOD COLIJSGE, FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA, TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1981 NO. 23 Awards Assembly Dr. Greenwood The Honors Council Awards Assembly for Longwood College Held Open Forum was held April 21,1981 in Jarman Auditorium. A total of 48 awards By JODIKERSEY school-wide involvement or and scholarships were presented Dr. Greenwood was present Greenwood said she felt that the to students at the ceremony. Thursday, April 23, for an open areas most needing attention They are as follows: forum to discuss her position were fund raising and public Maria Leonard Book Award — concerning Longwood at this image building for the college. Dorothy F. Young, David Wiley time. Dr. Greenwood began by Award — Nina Leffue, Barron telling the audience why she was Award — Dorothy F. Young, Beta interested in Longwood. She said Beta Beta Award — Gail from sources in and out of the Crumpler, Phi Beta Lambda state of Virginia, Longwood was Award — Betty Lou Smith, considered to have a strong base Wynne Scholarships — Betty Lou and potential for the future, Smith, Joanne Kelarakis, Mary excellent faculty and valued B. Johnson, Patricia Bowman, traditions. Dr. Greenwood said Outstanding Business Seniors — she considered Longwood to be a Janice Eggleston, Karen Smith, manageable institution with a Michelle Elmore, David Wall, Photo by Alan Nu»$ real sense of community. Chi Scholarship — Beth Joles, Joles, Junior prize, Lisa Spencer, Music Department Performance Dr. Greenwood continued the Dabney Lancaster Scholarship — Helen P. Warriner — Burke Awards — Andrea Mott, Doug forum by discussing some of her Patricia A. Pascale, Leola Humanities Prize — Patricia Blevins, Sandra Goodwyn, Tom major priorities for Longwood. Wheeler Scholarship — Shelly Pascale, Herbert R. Blackwell Sullivan, Rebecca Nunez, Lonnie Two areas which she felt were Gluse, Brenda Coleman, Scholarship — Michelle Wilson, Davidson, ROTC Superior Cadet very important to emphasize at Elizabeth B. Jackson Scholarship Senior American History Prize — Awards — Senior, Charles Reed, the college were the Public — Beth Joles, Mary Clay Hiner John Cresswell, Diane Collet Junior, Sharon Brown, Affairs Office and the Office of Scholarship — Julia Baca, Scholarship — Sharon Dowdy, Sophomore, Donna Dix, Institutional Advancement. William L. Frank Book Award — Nell H. Griffin Scholarship - Freshman, Denise Boyd, Olive t. The major program Dr. Nancy Blackburn, R.C. Simonini Sharon Dowdy, Worthy Johnson Iler — Denise Snader, Edith Greenwood plans to introduce Memorial Award — Cathy Maxey Crafts Scholarship — Julie Stevens Award — Beth Joles, this fall is a capitol drive for Jones, Nell A.Sprague Freshman Compton, Cada R. Parrish Freshman Chemistry Award — Longwood, accomplished by Pt»oto by Alan Nu»t Composition Award — Janice Elementary Mathematics Wanda Carter, Outstanding Roakes, Federal Republic of Education Award — Amy Foster, Senior Chemistry Award — Kelly Germany Book Prize — Elizabeth Student Computer Programming Sanderson, Swap Shop Archeology Dig Concludes Cardin, French Book Award — Contest Winner — Walter Scholarships — Brenda Coleman, Deborah Wooten, Spanish Book Wooldridge, Sigma Alpha Iota Susannah Nuckols, Rotunda By JODIKERSEY Dr. Jordan commented that Prize — Avril I^argiader, Fred 0. College Certificate — Elaine Award — Joe Johnson, Drama Dr. James Jordan and the now that the brick pits have been Wygal Scholarship — Nancy McDonald, Sigma Alpha Iota Awards — Undergraduate Award students from Longwood have excavated, there seems to be a Lang, Geist Scholarship — College Honor Award — Margie — Jeff Sledjeski, Undergraduate completed their archeology dig at specific purpose for their Junior, Ann E. Bryant, LaReau, Emily Clark Music Award — Anne Omohundro Hampden-Sydney. Many presence. •'The area is divided Sophomore, Janice L. Roakes, Education Scholarship — Technical Award — Nina Leffue, questions are still unanswered into quarters, said Dr. Jordan, The Sally Barksdale Hargrett Margueritte Roller, Camerta Best Actress — Sherry Forbes, concerning the brick features just as an archeologist divides a Prizes — Senior prize, Beth Singers Award — Doug Blevins, Best Actor — Frank Creasy. inside one room of the slave cabin room when excavating." The where they have been theory is that these pits were excavating. Dr. Jordan said the built for a reason and possibly the Cristo Boasts Longwood Impact remaining investigation will be historical archeologists from turned over the two historical William and Mary will be able to By MARK K.SEGAL college activities that generate out of six jobs in Farmville. archeologists from William and solve the many questions outside income, and many more Cristo went on to explain that Mary who will visit Hampden- concerning the cabin. In November of 1979, Dr. factors. All of these are added up Longwood can make or break the Sydney soon to try to distinguish Anthony B. Cristo, professor of and the impact Longwood has on town. "If the students boycotted the purpose of the unusual pits Longwood's participation in the economics at Longwood, first Farmville has been exacted to the local businesses, and shopped inside the cabin. dig ended last Thursday and no incorporated a local Market $9,774,126. else where... then I'd think they The area has been left exposed one is expected to excavate the Basket study in the Farmville But Cristo has not ended yet. would realize." with the brick features intact, in area any further unless area. The study, through He has also included a "Trivia Cristo believes his study proves order for the archeologists from something significant arises economics classes' participation Basket," a survey which has that Longwood deserves a lot William and Mary to get a clear when the historical archeologists keeps a monthly tab on 72 locally been conducted for the last two more political clout than it view of the total structure. visit Hampden-Sydney. priced food items taken from the quarters. The Trivia Basket is receives. four leading supermarket chains new and the only one of its kind in "According to a Supreme Court and one independent. The results the state. It is made up of non- decision," says Cristo, can be correlated with the other food items which take a large "Longwood is allowed a seat in areas of the state that are part of the consumer's dollar. the Town Council." He also said studied — Northern Virginia, Since there are no other Trivia I>ongwood students are entitled to Richmond and the Tidewater Baskets in the state, these figures vote in local elections. area. can not be compared to any Now Cristo believes that the But what makes the Farmville others. But it is a new idea that studies can provide more study unique is that it is funded Cristo hopes will give other areas political clout for Longwood. privately by the Longwood incentive to start one. Meanwhile Aside from Cristo qualms with College Foundation Inc. The the figures can only be used to Farmville, through his guidance other three major areas are compare the fluctuation of non- in conjunction with his students, funded publicly through the State food items in the Farmville area. Farmville is now the only rural Department of Labor and In- On Tuesday evening, April 21, area currently being dustry. Cristo believes that this the Economic Seminar class economically monitored. is the only study of its kind in the hosted an open house to release This summer Cristo will write, country. information from the impact and have published, two There is a second study also: study for the first time. monographs recording the The Longwood College Impact "I expected over 250 people to findings. Each monograph will be study. This study accounts for the attend...only some 50 people were paid for by the Longwood College entire economic impact there," including the class, Foundation and be written on the Longwood has on the Farmville said Cristo. Market Basket, and impact study area. This includes: the income "I'd think the merchants would seperately. They will be generated by the 1150 jobs cre- care enough to find out the distributed throughout colleges Photo by Alan Nun ated by Longwood; what stu- enormous impact Longwood and universities in the Dr. Jordan and Robert Taylor, a local patrta #i arrtmlafrj. dents spend; student banking; has." The college provides one Southeastern United States. discuss theories about the cabin as the dig caadaicd last TWatfay Page 2 THE ROTUNDA Tuesday, April 28, 1981 Simkins Lecture Your Turn Featured Lucas Fo8§ consider a career in drama. It is ourselves to help those in Revieu Criticized Review Defended By JOE JOHNSON not that your work wasn't hard countries not as blessed as ours. "Disco is rather sadistic...like but that in the real world much Finally, concerning Mr. your head being banged on Dear Editor: When I started writing for the good work goes unnoticed. Let Driver's complaint that the pavement" said Lucas Foss I think it is rather sad that the Rotunda, I was determined to put me be the first to tell you, in the money collected will not reach fielding one of the many ROTUNDA finds it impossible to an end to play reviews that did real world, "you can't always get the hungry mouths, I would like questions he received on his get a truly qualified person (or nothing more than tell what the what you want".