Longwood University Digital Commons @ Longwood University Rotunda Library, Special Collections, and Archives 11-14-2016 Rotunda - Vol 95, no. 13 - Nov. 14, 2016 Longwood University Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/rotunda Recommended Citation Longwood University, "Rotunda - Vol 95, no. 13 - Nov. 14, 2016" (2016). Rotunda. 2178. http://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/rotunda/2178 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]. NOV. 14, 2016 Promoting peace since 1920 Vol 95. Issue No. 13 NEWS Long-term effects of p.03 VP debate Longwood University discusses predicted impact of hosting on campus Jesse Plichta-Kellar FEATURES p.07 Lip Sync 2016 Greek organizations went head-to-head on Wednesday, ASA inished on top David Pettyjohn OPINIONS p.09 End the electoral college The presidential candidate with the popular vote lost again. When will we change it? Jesse Plitcha-Kellar SIGNS OF HOPE SPORTS HALLE PARKER | THE ROTUNDA Longwood University students organize peace rally post-Trump victory by Halle Parker p. 14 Men’s soccer falls Editor-in-Chief @_thehalparker Longwood men’s soccer loses in their irst-ever “Love not hate, love not hate, love not hate,” chanted a crowd of Big South tournament championship Stephanie Roberts approximately 50 students on the steps of their student union. —continued on page 4 /@longwoodrotunda /therotundalu /longwood.rotunda 02 > NEWS TheRotundaOnline.com EDITORIAL BOARD 2016 Update: Campus construction HALLE PARKER by Shelby Massie editor-in-chief News Staff JEFF HALLIDAY AND MIKE MERGEN @shel_byloved faculty advisers Longwood University has seen progress made and the vice president of Student Enrollment with construction around campus, in particular Management and Student Success. NEWS LAYOUT with the new Student Success Center and Upchurch “hey are all going to be co-located in one area. CHRISTINE RINDFLEISCH AUSTIN BERRY University Center. In addition, both Sharp and So, you can almost think about it as a one-stop- editor editor Register residence halls have been oicially opened shop,” said Waller. SHELBY MASSIE PAMELA DAHL and now have students occupying them. Willett Once the project is complete, the empty old staff assistant editor Hall, that was once the debate stage on Oct. 4, has location that currently holds those oices will be JESSE PLICHTA-KELLAR JACQUELYN STOFFELEN also been reopened with the new front entrance available space for athletes for academic progress staff staff design to host basketball games and resume classes that will allow them to achieve their study goal and CASSANDRA MADDOX ERIN EATON in the building. expectations in the space, according to Waller. staff staff All of the projects taking place on campus are a he Upchurch University Center recently PHOTO LAURA GOTTSCHALK part of the 2025 master plan for the university. he broke ground, facing delay after demolishing the staff 2025 plan can be located on Longwood’s website. previous residence halls in 2014. he estimated ANN POLEK he new Student Success Center will be located date of completion is said to be in summer of 2018. editor A&E between the Greenwood Library and the Lankford According to Waller, the construction didn’t begin TAYLOR O’BERRY MIRIAM LOYA Student Union. he Upchurch University Center immediately because Longwood wanted to make staff editor will be located in the space previously occupied by sure the plans were what they envisioned and passed AMANDA PHILLIPS RICHIE KAMTCHOUM the Cunningham residence halls in front of Hiner Virginia’s construction codes. staff assistant editor Hall and adjacent to the Lankford Student Union. “We really wanted to make sure that the design for BUSINESS DAVID PETTYJOHN he construction for the success center has caused this facility was right,” Waller said. “We’ve spent a MEGHAN WEST staff the closing of one side of the parking garage and has lot of time with the architectural irm making sure manager THOMAS WISE blocked of one of the key paths of traic known to that we’re getting the best design we can.” cartoonist students. he project is estimated to be complete in According to Waller, when the center is complete SPORTS JACOB DILANDRO the summer of 2017. he completion of the center it will have facilities for students to gather with TRISTAN PENNA staff will allow for the garage to reopen for entry on both their organizations and for other reasons as well. editor FEATURES sides as well. Aramark will host a number of eateries in the center STEPHANIE ROBERTS he Student Success Center will be a total as well including Starbucks, Panda Express, Burger staff EMILY CARROLL of 25,000 square feet and house a number of Studio, Au Bon Pain and a Pod Market. SOCIAL MEDIA editor resources within its walls. According to Louise “he students are going to love this facility. It’s MIRANDA FARLEY Waller, executive director for campus planning and going to be amazing, and I would put this up against KIERSTEN FREEDMAN staff construction, the center will be the new home of any other university center in the state,” Waller said. editor RAE MUNDIE the Oice of Disability Resources, the Registrar’s “his is going to be an incredible building.” editor-in-chief pro-tempore staff Oice, Center for Academic Success, First Year ROTUNDA STUDIOS EVENTS Experience, LSEM oices, Career and Counseling PAYTON CONWAY EMILY NEIGHBORS producer co-coordinator ALEX KISZKA COPY co-coordinator CASSIE TAGERT OPINIONS editor HANNAH MOONIS JORDAN BROWN staff Corrections staff PAULINA MARINERO he Rotunda staff In article published on Nov. 7, “Faculty Senate approves new core curriculum,” there were ONLINE two inaccuracies printed. he Faculty Senate, not President Taylor Reveley IV, formed the Academic CODY SHORT Core Curriculum Committee. In addition, the committee is composed of 13 members, not 12. staff he Rotunda CONTACT INFORMATION In article also published on Nov. 7, “‘Cover of Life’ preview” was originally published, Haley Mizelle was mentioned as playing the role of Aunt Ola. Mary Beith played the role. [email protected] www.therotundaonline.com NOV. 14, 2016 03 > NEWS Long-term impacts of hosting the debates Vice presidential debate host hopes event serves campus in the future by Jesse Plichta-Kellar News Staff @longwoodrotunda Longwood University said it viewed hosing the vice presidenial debate as a long-term investment, budgeing over $5 million toward fesiviies and construcion TAYLOR O’BERRY | THE ROTUNDA and bringing over 2,000 reporters and 37 million viewers. On Oct. 4, 2016, the Vice Presidential Debate was been improved. Broadband internet has been improved, curriculum. We’re really trying to create something special hosted at Longwood University. In preparation for the and miles of new cable have been laid, according to Pope. that’s focused of citizen leadership. So yes, absolutely, debate, much construction was completed as well as IT “We deinitely have improved many facets of the IT there’s going to be a legacy in the curriculum here. I don’t infrastructure improvements. he university also had many infrastructure … we have deinitely upgraded and just think it means the selection of courses is going to be more classes related to the debate with hopes of leaving a lasting generally the strength and resilience of the network. We’ve political, but it deinitely is going to be focused on the tools impact on the curriculum. Additionally, the university connected a number of new buildings with really powerful of citizenship,” said Pope. hopes to have an increase in applications from the media broadband, that makes it safer,” said Pope. “All the faculty and staf I worked on the debate have a attention. Longwood is a small school and plans to stay one, much deeper appreciation of our political process,” Waller “here are a number of projects that were part of the according to Pope, in regard to if Longwood plans to said. “I think the university handled it well from an campus master plan that were inished last year,” said increase the student body size in the upcoming years. academic standpoint.” Pope. “We (Longwood) saw the opportunity to go ahead “We hope to see more applications. Our plan for the size Other institutions which have hosted the vice presidential get done before the debate, so the campus would be really of Longwood is not any diferent than it was before we put debate released similar statements. improved. he new gateway to Brock Commons, the new our name in the hat. (President W. Taylor) Reveley (IV) is “Giving students a front row seat and participatory role façade on the front of Willett Hall and then inally, the doing this to strengthen Longwood is as opposed to turn it in the American Process … it’s an educational experience,” really interesting one is the passageway between Willett into something new. I hope in a couple years we will have said John Roush, Centre College president, in 2015. Centre (Hall) and where the tennis courts were, that connects more applications, but Longwood is not going to be much College hosted the 2008 VP debate. However, Centre Curry and Frazer (Halls) and Brock Commons.” diferent in than it is today,” said Pope. College has not had a population increase, according to “Our sense of place, our beautiful campus has been After hosting a debate in 2008, Hofstra University their university website. improved tremendously. here are a number of projects experienced a 20 percent rise in applications, according to “We’ve received a tremendous amount of media attention we were able to expedite.” said Louise Waller, executive thedailybeast.com.