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Longwood University Digital Commons @ Longwood University Rotunda Library, Special Collections, and Archives 10-8-2014 Rotunda - Vol 93, No 7 - Oct 8, 2014 Longwood University Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/rotunda Recommended Citation Longwood University, "Rotunda - Vol 93, No 7 - Oct 8, 2014" (2014). Rotunda. Paper 2128. http://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/rotunda/2128 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]. Wednesday, October 8, 2014 Grateful for Mortar Board since 1920 Library hours cannot change Oktoberfest weekend celebration A day in the life of a D1 athlete BY KIRA ZIMNEY BY PAYTON CONWAY BY NICK CONIGLIARO The staff of Greenwood Library are unable Mortar Board organized this year’s theme to The commitment of being a student athlete to alter the hours of operation. create a haunted weekend. comes with obstacles. PAGE 3 PAGE 8 PAGE 15 PHOTO BY MARLISHA STEWART PHOTOS BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER MATT ALEXANDER HAUNTED OKTOBERFEST vol. 93, issue no. 7 2 NEWS TheRotundaOnline.com Title IX Update EDITORIAL BOARD 2014 BY KIRA ZIMNEY NEWS EDITOR office from a concerned student, a direct witness or through an RCL With the addition of Title IX staff member. placed on higher education, “Whenever there is notice of administrative investigations will possible gender-based misconduct allow students to feel more secure, that may affect the educational, both within their education and living and working environments on a law enforcement level. of students, under Title IX, the “Administrative investigations University is required to investigate victoria walker are civil in nature, while [a] to the [greatest] extent possible,” editor-in-chief criminal case has to be proven stated Fraley. beyond a reasonable doubt,” She expects to see a great increase nick conigliaro in reported incidents that will fall editor-in-chief pro tem stated Chief of Farmville Police Department, Doug Mooney. under Title IX. “I think this will occur for a variety of reasons, one jeff halliday Many cases reported to the lauren karidis university under Title IX are of which is that students will be mike mergen faculty advisers done as an administrative review, more informed about the process after a closing of the criminal and what their rights and resources investigation. are within the process,” said Fraley. Along with that, Fraley also kira zimney madi turner “Before coming to me for news editor assistant social media editor criminal investigation, they will believes that the general awareness mary callender monica newell have already contacted the victim of issues along the lines of sexual features editor business manager to determine the initial validity of misconduct has been increased, stephanie mendoza Ashlyn Kemp the report,” said Mooney. specifically with training of faculty assistant features editor assistant copy editor Reported cases unfortunately and staff, as well as the knowledge meghan west carson reeher occur, not just on college campuses, and resources to help students A&E editor photograpy editor but nationwide. However, under under their education as needed. nick conigliaro Ashley Bender the new Title IX policy of higher Behaviors that fall under Title sports editor copy editor education, the goal is for students IX sexual misconduct have been carly shaia jason tsai to become informed of their rights added, including any problems opinions editor opinions staff writer and additional resources within or cause of concern as dating leah pillow courtney fisher the process. violence, relationship violence, online editor copy editing staff Longwood’s Title IX which falls under what’s referred jessica godart jordyn oglesby Coordinator and Director of to as “intimate partner violence” event coordinator layout staff Student Conduct and Integrity, and stalking, which has been kayla baldino travis lyles added under the Title IX category layout editor sports and news staff writer Jennifer Fraley, discussed the implementations on the new of behaviors. They will now be kara forbes laura clarke handled as incidents under Title rotunda studios producer photography staff policy. Reports of misconduct incidents reach the Title IX IX issues, “whereas in the past nick conigliaro marlisha stewart assistant rotunda studios producer photography staff office in Lancaster in a variety of we had not because they had not ways. For instance, some reports fallen under the Title IX umbrella emily haswell lindsay graybill social media editor graphic design staff come from the Longwood Police of misconduct,” said Fraley. Department, while others can be directly taken to Ms. Fraley’s —continued on page 3 contact information [email protected] therotundaonline.com @longwoodrotunda /longwood.rotunda /therotunda Editorial board and staff positions are available; contact The Rotunda ([email protected]) for more information and an application. October 8, 2014 NEWS 3 Longwood Library Unable to Extend Hours Over $60,000 worth of cameras, among other things, stand in the way of expansion BY TRAVIS LYLES NEWS STAFF @IAMTRAVISLYLES enough money’ as an excuse, I’m here to a 24/5 model, but it was denied becomes that particular issue.” to say it is not an excuse, it’s just the due to a lack of funds. “It’s not the When asked whether she thinks truth,” said Palmer. University’s fault, I think it’s on students believe extending hours At the moment, the Longwood She added that when the library everybody’s radar,” she said. “When is easier than it actually is, Palmer University library lacks the funding is open longer hours now, they hire they make those decisions, it has to said that they most likely don’t and personnel to extend their hours campus police to work the extra be weighed against other areas on realize all that goes into the process. of operation. According to the time, but that isn’t something the campus. We have faculty with very “I wouldn’t criticize students for Dean of the Greenwood Library, police want to do year around, and heavy teaching loads, so we need thinking it is easier than it is. Suzy Palmer, the library is already it costs an extra $30 per officer, more faculty on campus. It is my Staffing is a much more complex understaffed by 25 percent. “We have per hour. “We don’t have an extra responsibility to fight for this library, process than people think. It is easy a total of 24 members when we are $40,000 for late night staff, an extra but even I know that increased to say ‘Why is it so difficult to be fully staffed, but even then, that is a $63,000 for security cameras or an faculty outweighs staffing the library open a couple more hours,’ but there lot of hours,” she said. extra $30 per hour everyday. I did so we can be open later.” is so much more involved.” The library fulfilled the first step pay for the card access out of our Almost all of Longwood’s in- According to Palmer, even when in opening later by installing card library budget because I wanted to state competitors are open until two the library is open late now, not access at the front doors this past make progress towards the goal of a.m., or at least have 24/5 services. many students use the library. “Our summer, which Palmer said tallied being open longer hours, even if it According to Palmers research, data shows that even when we do up to $8,452 worth of expenses. was incremental.” Mary Washington and William and stay open until two a.m., the number However, Palmer told the Palmer made it known that Mary are open until two a.m., while of students that use the facility is not Rotunda there are still two big gaps security is one of the main concerns Virginia Tech and VCU are both that high. It’s not even 10 percent of to be filled: installing more security of extending hours. “Safety is a huge open 24/5. Libraries at Christopher the campus. That doesn’t mean it’s cameras, and hiring staff to work part of the process,” she said. “Being Newport, Old Dominion and unimportant, but you have to think added late night shifts. “The budget in Va., the Virginia Tech shooting is Clemons library at the University of how to weigh the cost overall.” is just limited,” she said. “Right now something that no one can, or should Virginia are all open 24/7. Palmer did say that there have I’m just trying to make sure we can forget, which directly affects the “There is an element of public been talks to open a 24-hour study cover all the resources that we need.” precautions we go through.” relations involved,” Palmer said, facility at other places on campus, Research done by Palmer shows Palmer said most schools that “especially with students touring but that students have told her the that the needed camera additions have extended hours go about it on the university. When you go to five library is their first choice. “That would total over $63,000, while a 24/5 basis, which means they are schools, and four of them have 24/5 warms my heart,” she said, “but it is funding part time positions to open 24 hours, Sunday through services, you start to just expect it. It an expensive building to keep open.” work the hours will cost just under Thursday. During the fall semester of may sound trivial, but marketing the $40,000 per year.