Longwood University Digital Commons @ Longwood University Rotunda Library, Special Collections, and Archives 11-10-2019 Rotunda - Vol 98, no. 10 - Nov 11, 2019 Longwood University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/rotunda The ROTUNDA Dreaming about Thanksgiving dinner since 1920 SHARING THE CHANGE FEATURES PAGE 3 Waldy’s Ice Cream serves a good cause A&E PAGE 5 Makins gives insight into native festivals in Thailand SPORTS PAGE 10 MBB off to 1-1 start NOVEMBER 11, 2019 in new season VOL 98. ISSUE 10 SHANNON HENSHAW | THE ROTUNDA 02 > NEWS TheRotundaOnline.com In SGA EDITORIAL BOARD 2019 Longwood Recovers, TJ WENGERT editor-in-chief SFC Overview by Allison Turner | Assistant News Editor | @allisonkturner ANGELI LEONG n this week’s Student He said, “We are a separate managing editor Government Association committee from SGA…We JEFF HALLIDAY, CLINT WRIGHT, ASHLEY JONES AND I (SGA) meeting, allocate money and funds DR. ALEC HOSTERMAN Ashley Hiemenz Green, to recognized clubs and organizational advisers a Longwood Graduate organizations.” Assistant, came to speak SFC is comprised of the NEWS ROTUNDA about Longwood Recovers. SGA Executive Board, class ALLISON TURNER STUDIOS Longwood Recovers is presidents, the freshmen assistant editor ELLIE STUCK the university’s collegiate class officers and a handful of A&E staff recovery program, which SGA representatives. They JACOB DILANDRO ADDIE CLARKE received a 50 thousand dollar meet on Thursdays at 4 p.m. editor staff grant earlier this year. in the Upchurch University SUTTON REEKES LEDANIEL JACKSON Green said, “It is a Center. staff staff DYLAN MCKERCHER LIAM WELLS community of support In Open Forum, Treasurer staff staff for students that are in Samuel Torpy said that the RYAN CROW XARIAH GODFREY recovery.” She added that College of Business and staff staff it is a place where they can Economics is sponsoring a JENN HALL OPINIONS come together, share stories, petting zoo on campus on staff hold each other accountable November 13 for students. TAIYA JARRETT NICK LIONE assistant opinons editor staff and grow. In the President’s Report, DAVINA APPLEWHITE AIYSHANTI GREEN The program currentlyPresident Haleigh Pannell staff staff provides students announced that there will social media staff opportunities for group or be a Campus Safety Walk LAYOUT SPORTS one-on-one meetings, and on Tuesday, November 19 at LAUREN QUEZADA they currently serve around 7 p.m. They will be meeting KURT MARTIN assistant editor editor MASON VEST 10 students in recovery. at the Chi fountain in front editor-in-chief pro-tempore staff Their office is located in of the dining hall, and will PATRICK SANDERSON MELANIE LEWIS the Upchurch University be splitting into groups to assistant editor staff Center on the third floor, walk campus and determine NICK ROBINSON room 305A, for students that anything that is unsafe. staff PHOTO would like to learn more. The next SGA meeting COPY TAYLOR O’BERRY editor In Special Orders of the will take place on Tuesday, ISABELLA CORBO BRANDON CHEUNG Day, Treasurer Samuel November 12 at 3:45 editor assistant editor Torpy provided the Senate p.m. inside of the Wilson events staff JACOB PUTERKO CHELSEA MOORE an overview of what the Chamber at the Upchurch assistant editor staff Student Finance Committee University Center. CARRIE BAILEY AMANDA KING (SFC), does. staff staff KC MCALLISTER EVENTS staff SFC Report RENEE COTTON JESSICA PAQUETTE coordinator staff SHANNON HENSHAW Athletic Trainers Association SOCIAL MEDIA staff MIRANDA FARLEY JESSICA BOGGS requests funds editor staff by Ryan Crow | A&E Staff | @longwoodrotunda TAYLOR JENNINGS assistant editor BUSINESS Longwood Athletic Trainers Association: $300.00 IRIS HAMMOND Funds would be used to cover the registration fee for FEATURES manager participants of the VATA Annual Meeting on January 3-5th, VICTORIA THOMPSON 2020. SFC did not approve the allocation. staff Lancer Productions, National Pan-Hellenic Council, Global Leaders, Student Diversity and Inclusion Council, Longwood Company of Belly Dance: $7,279.64 SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER Requesting funds under the EPAA (Educational http://tiny.cc/longwoodrotundaonline Programming Appropriations Act) to bring the Step Afrika dance group to perform at Longwood on March 27th, 2020 SFC voted to table the allocation decision until a later date. NOV. 11, 2019 03 > FEATURES Local family owned business spreads the joy of ice cream while raising awareness for Down Syndrome and Autism Waldy's Ice Cream raises awareness for Down syndrome and autism by Miranda Farley | Social Media Editor | @mir4nda9 SHANNON HENSHAW | THE ROTUNDA Waldy’s Ice Cream ends their season with half off prices. n a crisp November evening support her sister, Cynthia Lapp, and syndrome and to be there to support in Farmville, Waldy’s Ice brother-in-law. her sister and brother-in-law. O Cream, the family-owned ice The family decided ice cream would “We want to reach the community. cream truck, served its last customers be easy to sell since they wouldn’t have We want to have a safe place for before closing up for the season. For to make it themselves and they felt people to come to and just hang out, the last week, the business ran various that ice cream was something most especially in the summertime,” said promotions to help sell the last of people enjoy. The family also decided Lapp. the ice cream before closing until the that being a mobile business would The business has a very family- spring. make things easier. friendly feel. At night when it starts On their last night of being open for “We all collaborated together as a getting dark, there are disco lights the season, the menu that previously family. It was one meeting and then it that illuminate the area around the was filled with so many different was like a month later pretty much we truck. flavors read sold out for many of the got the trailer and we started working Presley Walton, a junior and options. it,” said Lapp. business administration major at Waldy’s Ice Cream is named after The family wanted to find a way to Longwood, first tried Waldy's Ice a 4-year old boy named Landon. help themselves out financially and Cream when the truck was at the Landon, whose nickname is Waldy, “also for other families that have kids High Bridge Lofts. was the main motivation for the with special needs just to kind of show "I think their reason behind the family to start the business as he the support there.” business is really sweet, for the little was born with Down syndrome and There are currently no set hours boy," said Walton. autism. since the business is mobile. Hours of Walton attended Waldy's Ice Cream After he was born, the family operation change based on location the last night of the season and made a goal of showing support for and are posted on their Facebook page indulged in her favorite ice cream families who have children with Their menu includes floats, cookie flavor, Colombian Coffee. Down syndrome and autism while sandwiches, brownie sundaes, “The things that we really want to contributing to Landon and his milkshakes and more. focus on is just spreading the joy of ice future by opening an ice cream truck According to Lapp, Waldy’s Ice cream and also just the love of Christ in the spring of 2019. Cream traveled for events as far as 30- with everybody around,” said Lapp. Jennifer Lapp, co-owner and the 45 minutes away. To stay informed about upcoming aunt of Landon explained how the She said the inspiration came from events, check the Facebook page idea of starting Waldy’s Ice Cream being able to reach the community, at https://www.facebook.com/ emerged one evening when the to show awareness for other families wa ldys4landon /. family was discussing how they could with children with autism and Down 04 > OPINIONS TheRotundaOnline.com Academically accommodating: Reforming the outdated school system by Davina Applewhite | Opinions Staff | @longwoodrotunda COURTESY OF MEDIUM.COM Editor's note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. et’s face it: new technological information is just a click away, there which means they learn better through advancements have the needs to be a different approach to the moving, touching and physical activity, L potential to change the way way that students are taught. rather than sitting and listening or students of today learn. The equipment Both the past and the modern-day seeing something written out on the used today is drastically different than educational system value the skills board. what they were accustomed to using of memorization and conformity, There are also visual learners, but fifteen years ago, let alone fifty years rather than retaining information and the school system isn’t always so ago. individualism. accommodating to these different Projectors and iPads were once Because of this, not every student will types of learning styles, instead of chalkboards and typewriters. Taking excel or reach their fullest potential. sticking to teaching one way or the tests and quizzes at home was unheard other. of and, frankly, technologically If a student finds it difficult to learn impossible. the way the instructor is teaching, Now that kids are exposed to without any accommodations to their different forms of learning through learning style, this could cause them that of technology, one would assume to do poorly in school. This then has that the outdated school systems the potential to discourage students to curriculum and teaching styles would pursue higher forms of learning. also change. Because academics in the past were However, this isn’t necessarily the made to prepare young children for a case.