Longwood University Digital Commons @ Longwood University Rotunda Library, Special Collections, and Archives 2-3-2020 Rotunda - Vol 98, no. 14 - Feb 3, 2020 Longwood University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/rotunda The ROTUNDA Trying to pronounce the groundhog’s name since 1920 A DAY AT A TIME NEWS PAGE 3 An update on construction projects at Longwood FEATURES PAGE 5 True Blue: Stomp and Shake Team makes imprint on campus SPORTS PAGE 10 Kyla McMakin off to hot FEBRUARY 3, 2020 start in Division I career VOL 98. ISSUE 14 KAYLA PITTMAN | CONTRIBUTOR 02 NEWS TheRotundaOnline.com In SGA EDITORIAL BOARD 2020 Lancer Card center TJ WENGERT editor-in-chief and library updates ANGELI LEONG by Allison Turner | Assistant News Editor | @allisonkturner managing editor n this week’s Student Browning added that students JEFF HALLIDAY, CLINT WRIGHT, ASHLEY Government Association will no longer be charged JONES & DR. ALEC HOSTERMAN (SGA) meeting, overdue fines, instead, if an item organizational advisers I is not returned on time, they representatives from the Lancer Card Center and library came will be charged a replacement ROTUNDA STUDIOS fee. In order to get rid of the fee, NEWS to give updates to the Senate. ALLISON TURNER ELLIE STUCK students just need to return the staff Chrissy Sampier, director of assistant editor item and it will go away. ADDIE CLARKE the Lancer Card & Campus A&E staff In New Business, two SUTTON REEKES Services Office, explained JACOB DILANDRO students, Norman Hurt Jr. and staff the new card system that the editor LIAM WELLS Caitlyn Martens, were sworn LEDANIEL JACKSON university switched to over staff in as Senators. SGA President staff JENN HALL the break, and why there were RYAN CROW Haleigh Pannell officiated the staff issues with it recently. staff NICK LIONE proceedings as they took the SAVANNA MAKINS Sampier said, “We converted staff oath. The students will begin staff three card systems in three AIYSHANTI GREEN their roles on Senate effective staff months, and with that, chances immediately. OPINIONS DYLAN MCKERCHER are that things may not go staff The Senate also approved a new TAIYA JARRETT right.” assistant editor club, the Game Development Longwood’s reasoning behind DAVINA APPLEWHITE LAYOUT Club. This club is designed for staff LAUREN QUEZADA the switch was to reduce costs students who are interested in social media staff assistant editor and open up opportunities for MASON VEST coding and want to get involved the future as far as automation SPORTS staff in developing their own games. KURT MARTIN MELANIE LEWIS goes. Their goal is to make this staff An interest meeting will be held editor a truly automated system, where soon. editor-in-chief pro-tempore students can eat as soon as they PATRICK SANDERSON PHOTO In the Advisers’ Report with purchase a meal plan or add staff TAYLOR O’BERRY Dr. Tim Pierson and Dean NICK ROBINSON editor money to their card, as well as Cheryl Steele, Dr. Pierson staff JACOB PUTERKO create access to all buildings on staff made sure all students were campus as well in real time. EVENTS CARRIE BAILEY aware that no one at Longwood staff Sampier also mentioned that RENEE COTTON has been to China recently or coordinator KC MCALLISTER over the break they replaced the staff has contracted coronavirus. He registers at each dining location JESSICA PAQUETTE warns students to be careful and FEATURES staff that way students can use their VICTORIA THOMPSON to stay healthy. SHANNON HENSHAW phones and scan the barcode to staff staff In the President’s Report use a meal swipe. JESSICA BOGGS with Haleigh Pannell, Pannell SOCIAL MEDIA staff They also switched out the reiterated that there will be MIRANDA FARLEY AMBER SYKES washing and drying machines editor staff presentations for positions on in the residence halls, which TAYLOR JENNINGS SGA throughout the month of assistant editor use an app, SpeedQueen, for February, and urged students payment instead of coins. Each to attend if they are interested BUSINESS residence hall now has this IRIS HAMMOND in a specific position. The option, with the exception of manager presentation for Senators will South Ruffner and Lancer Park be on Tuesday, Feb. 25. North and South. In the Treasurer’s Report, Natalie Browning, research Samuel Torpy announced that services librarian, also came budgets are due for all clubs and FOLLOW US @longwood.rotunda to Senate to talk about updates organizations on Friday, Feb. ON SOCIAL @longwoodrotunda that the library made over the 28, before students leave for @rotundaphotos break. The library has extended MEDIA spring break. the checkout periods for their The next SGA meeting will items, increasing it to 90 for be held on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at & books, 72 hours for laptops and 3:45 p.m. at the R.R. Moton SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER equipment and seven days for Museum, located at 900 Griffin http://tiny.cc/longwoodrotundaonline DVDs. Boulevard in town. FEB. 3, 2020 NEWS 03 KAYLA PITTMAN | CONTRIBUTOR UNIVERSITY CONSTRUCTION UPDATES by Allison Turner | Assistant News Editor | @allisonkturner hange is always in the air at Curry is ahead of schedule, the building to be a building that everyone on this Longwood University, with will not open until August. campus and in this community is going C multiple construction projects A project that the university as been to enjoy.” going on at the same time. Louise Waller, working on for a while is the construction The building will be 64,000 square vice president for administration and of a new academic building, which will be feet, and will become the new home for finance, and Matt McWilliams, assistant across from French Hall on Venable St. Longwood’s basketball programs. As vice president and associate editor for This building will be the new home for the of now, construction is slated to break Longwood Magazine, provided updates communication studies department, as ground in the spring, with a completion on all of the construction work going on. well as multiple other departments such date of summer 2022. Arc Hall, Longwood’s functionally as neurostudies. It will have classrooms, McWilliams said on the amount of oldest residence hall, has been closed offices, labs and study space for students construction happening, “A campus since the summer to do maintenance to utilize. It is slated to open in the fall that is always building and growing and work. Waller confirmed that Arc will of 2020 for student use. evolving is a healthy campus. That is one remain closed the rest of the academic The university is also working on that is looking to the future instead of just year and likely into the fall semester in a multi-phase project, involving the staying where they are now.” order to continue the work. As of right construction of new tennis courts and As far as future projects go, the now, there is not a projected date as a new convocation center. In April university is planning on constructing to when the building will re-open for 2019, philanthropist Joan Brock ‘64 a new facilities building in Midtown, student use. contributed $15 million to the university creating a new academic building for The other residence hall that is currently to go towards building a convocation music majors and doing infrastructure closed, Curry, will officially re-open for center, located in the heart of campus projects on main campus. student use in August for the 2020-2021 where the tennis courts are. academic year. Curry has been closed In order to begin this process, the since May 2019 in order to refurbish university changed their parking it, just like how Frazer was closed the design in order to accommodate the year prior. Curry is actually ahead of construction of the new tennis courts schedule, and Waller said that the work on Wynne Dr. The tennis courts are on Curry has been easier than what they currently being built, and once they are experienced with Frazer. finished, construction will get underway She said, “There were a lot of lessons on the new convocation center. learned on Frazer that they were able to Waller said, “What is truly special apply to Curry.” She noted that although about this building is that this is going 04 FEATURES TheRotundaOnline.com CARRIE BAILEY | THE ROTUNDA New ASIA club makes presence known at Longwood by Victoria Thompson | Features Staff | @longwoodrotunda President and founder Gloria Kim discussed how important it was for her to create ASIA at Longwood since there was a need for an Asian- based community. ongwood University is well Asian students, so I thought that it giving an official voice as a group known for being a college that would be cool to have that here.” that can influence and be influenced Lencourages students to join in It is important to keep in mind that by every other group. and participate in extracurricular some Longwood students are from Being well informed of various activities. With the wide variety of larger, urban areas such as Northern traditions is vital when approaching a clubs and organizations for students Virginia, Richmond and Virginia specific culture, so naturally research to get involved in, inclusion continues Beach. Therefore, smaller, rural is another component when it comes to be a contributing factor that leads areas like Farmville tend not to have to addressing diversity and giving to new clubs being formed. the same kind of diversity that some proper inclusion. Kim further said, One of the most recent additions students are familiar with. “For games, I already knew more to Longwood’s expansive amount of Since ASIA is in the early stages about common Asian cultures like organizations is the Asian Student as an organization, there are many Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Involvement Association, also factors to consider in terms of Korean too.