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Longwood University Digital Commons @ Longwood University Rotunda Library, Special Collections, and Archives 4-16-2018 Rotunda - Vol 96, no. 21 - Apr. 16, 2018 Longwood University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/rotunda TheROTUNDA Getting sunburnt since 1920 WINDING UP TO CONTINUE HOT STREAK APRIL 16, 2018 VOL 96. ISSUE 19 CARRIE BAILEY | THE ROTUNDA 02 > NEWS TheRotundaOnline.com Emergency plan in place for active shooter Storage available for students’ firearms by Jesse Plichta-Kellar | News Staff | @JesseKellar LUPD sign outside of Longwood University Police Department underneath the Dorrill Dining Hall. MELANIE VASQUEZ | THE ROTUNDA ith no history of an active shooter Regarding self-defense for students, Pierson with the campus police. Students who check at Longwood University, Vice noted that a variety of items are prohibited in in firearms with the LUPD must follow WPresident of Student Affairs Dr. accordance with state approved regulations. procedure and most are hunters. There are Tim Pierson said in the case there is an active “There’s a definition of what a weapon is, currently two firearms checked by students shooter emergency plan as it “is a requirement weapon including but not limited to firearms, and more, around 15 to 20 are typically by the state”. tasers, explosives, fireworks, air guns, paint checked in with the LUPD during hunting “We have individuals walking through the guns, slingshots, knives except non-spring season. campus sometimes guns or things like and pocket knives, martial art weapons, military “There are several students who are into that has taken place and they’ve been picked memorabilia and bow and arrows,” said sports shooting and so forth,” Beach said. up for that…but not an active shooter one,” Pierson. “They bring their firearms in as per the policy Pierson said. All of those items are banned from student and keep them here while they’re on campus According to Pierson, Longwood University possession, though firearms may be checked and check them out to go do their sport.” Police Department (LUPD) conducts active with LUPD. “The campus police storage of student shooter drills for different faculty and staff According to Beach, faculty and staff are not firearms and check in procedure,” Pierson offices. permitted to have firearms on campus either. said. “Individuals checking in weapons shall “In the last ten years, twice a year, we “If you’re an employee of the university or not enter the police department unescorted. practiced active shooter response not only student of the university you can’t possess a Individuals checking weapons shall come to with our staff but with the staff of all of our firearm on campus,” said Beach. the lobby without their firearm or weapon and colleagues in the region and we’ll continue Visitors passing through the campus advise the dispatcher that they have a weapon to do that,” said LUPD Chief Col. Robert may posses weapons outside of events and to check in.” Beach said in regards to staff training. buildings, according to Beach. The students will then be walked from their Beach said that awareness programs are “If you are a Virginia resident, or a citizen car with an escort and with the firearm in a offered for students as well. of Virginia, because we’re an open carry state, locked box, according to Pierson. “We have what we call the code red program, either through open carry or a concealed According to Pierson, students checking that we put on multiple times during the you could come on campus and carry your in firearms are not subject to additional semester, to talk about student response to firearm,” Beach said. “You just could not enter background checks. They must present whenever the alerts go off for any number of any of our facilities…or attend any of our paperwork to accompany their firearm but issues,” said Beach. events while possessing a firearm.” the school does not conduct additional In the event of an active shooter, Longwood Pierson said that students are permitted to background checks. Professors and visitors University will send out an e2Campus Alert, carry self-defense items outside that definition may not carry open firearms on campus. according to Pierson. of weapons and are encouraged to practice Pierson urged students to stay vigilant about “The e2Campus will do an immediate alert basic safety practices like staying in groups campus safety. and there are simple instructions on what to and keeping in well-lit areas. “There’s a difference when someone do,” Pierson said. “In the event there was an “In terms of things you can carry…Bear looks suspicious or when someone looks active shooter you would also hear the sirens spray or pepper spray, things that will alert frightening,” Pierson said. “If you see go off on campus. There would be an audible those around you,” Pierson said. something say something.” message for people to take cover and stay in According to Pierson, students can own place.” firearms, but the weapons must be checked in APRIL 16, 2018 03 > NEWS EDITORIAL BOARD 2018 Landings robbery CHRISTINE RINDFLEISCH editor-in-chief suspect in custody ERIN EATON managing editor Video led police to suspect JEFF HALLIDAY, MIKE MERGEN AND KATIE WINDLEMEESE by Rediet Fissiha | News Staff | @Rediet_17 faculty advisers NEWS SOCIAL MEDIA JESSE PLICHTA-KELLAR MIRANDA FARLEY staff editor REDIET FISSIHA staff ROTUNDA STUDIOS NICOLE DEL ROSARIO BUSINESS executive producer DAVID GILLIAM ALAINA JACQUES business manager staff LUKE RICHARDSON ELLIE STUCK staff staff TJ WENGERT A&E staff MELANIE VASQUEZ | THE ROTUNDA JACOB DILANDRO AUTUMN HIGH Longwood Landings Apartments located on South Main St. assistant editor staff ongwood University Police faces charges of armed robbery and TAIYA JARRETT ADDIE CLARK Department (LUPD) use of a firearm in the commission staff staff Lhas identified Javonteof a felony. He still waits for an TABITHA CALVIN LAYOUT staff Elijah Juan Williams, 23, as the arraignment and trial. LAURA GOTTSCHALK SARAH DICKINSON suspect from an armed robbery on “There are still key elements assistant editor staff Saturday, April 7 at 2:47 p.m. at the under investigation,” said Beach. MASON VEST LEDANIEL JACKSON Longwood Landings. The victim LUPD is still investigating how staff and suspect knew each other and the suspect was able to enter the staff wasn’t random, according to Vice building but they believe that he OPINIONS PHOTO TAYLOR O’BERRY President of Student Affairs Dr. could’ve tailgated in, meaning that RACHAEL POOLE editor Tim Pierson. someone let him in, according to editor LUPD Chief Col. Bob Beach Beach. EVA WITTKOSKI said that a young man, who is a At 3:22 p.m. on Saturday, April SPORTS assistant editor Longwood student, was having 7, a campus wide warning was PATRICK SANDERSON CARRIE BAILEY a conversation with Williams, a sent out via e2Campus with a editor staff MIRANDA GOMEZ Farmville resident, in the victim’s description of the suspect stating editor-in-chief pro-tempore room. Williams robbed the student “he was last seen running away KURT MARTIN staff MELANIE VASQUEZ and ran out of the room. from campus”. staff staff “An altercation happened over “If an event triggers an emergency COPY JACOB PUTERKO some money that was owed and or an alarm, a warning is sent out SARA HOLDSWORTH staff the suspect pulls out a revolver by e2Campus to all students and editor pistol,” said Beach. “No shots were faculty. LUPD are called and HAYLEY KASSERAIE EVENTS fired and no one was hurt during respond immediately where they staff CHRISTEN WALLACE this incident”. conduct an assessment if there is an coordinator Having joint jurisdiction in immediate danger,” said Pierson. Farmville, Farmville Police In the incident that happened CONTACT INFORMATION Department (FPD) and LUPD on Saturday, “the suspect had run [email protected] were able to obtain footage of the away from campus, so it was not www.therotundaonline.com suspect running in the hallways considered an ongoing threat to and into the street of Midtown, campus.” said Pierson. which helped identified the “If the suspect had run towards suspect. campus, (then) there would be The victim called 911 and a lockdown, resulting another INTERESTED IN reported the incident, the FDP e2Campus message being sent informed LUPD of the call and out,” said Pierson. sent officers to the scene. With the Pierson recommended that if you THE ROTUNDA? help of the victim, they were able see something, say something and to identify the suspect as Williams, don’t hesitate to call authorities, if according to Chief Beach. you suspect something. “The suspect is now under custody Continue to follow The Rotunda and is apprehended in Piedmont for more updates. JOIN US Regional Jail,” said Beach. MONDAYS @6:30 P.M. IN BEDFORD 106 According to Beach, Williams 04 > NEWS TheRotundaOnline.com This week in SGA Add/drop resolution and Route 15 constitution approved by Rachael Poole | Opinions Editor | @rapoole17 CONTRIBUTED BY BRANDON CHEUNG President-elect and Executive Senator for Committee Relations Joshua Darst fast-tracked the resolution. n this week’s Student Beach responded by saying he hasn’t Government Association (SGA) heard anything about razors on flyers, Imeeting, Senator Kiersten and that he wouldn’t let that happen Freedman presented an Add/Drop on campus. period resolution for SGA to vote on. According to Steele, a Student The resolution states students don't Engagement staff member tried to have enough time to gauge the weight intervene about the comment that of their semester. was made and tried to question where According to Freedman, University the information came from. of Mary Washington (UMW) has a Pannell said that one prospective three-week add/drop period, and they student, in particular, started crying also have a higher retention rate than after being told about the razor Longwood.