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LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY The Rotunda Wednesday, February 11, 2015 Searching through our archives since 1920 Mural Plan Alpha Beta Psi #20BeautifulWomen No Money, No Problem BY BEN BLUMENTHAL BY STEPHANIE MENDOZA BY NATALIE JOSEPH BY HALLE PARKER Ideas for campus construction ABY welcomes seven women in A hashtag takes over instagram Coaches and players break sites for graduation their second walk with a positive message down the role of a walk-on PAGE 4 PAGE 3 PAGE 16 PAGE 13 Newest exhibition opens at LCVA Students and members of the community came out to get the first glances of Artificial/Life. PAGE 10 PHOTOS BY PHOTO EDITOR CARSON REEHER LU shopping to outsource health center BY TRAVIS LYLES NEWS EDITOR If the deal ends up being successful, it would consist of a three-year initial contract, with seven successive, one-year contract options, starting next school year. Longwood officials say that within the next week they could finalize a deal At the end of the 2013-14 academic year, the health center lost three of its six- commissioning the university’s Health Center to an outside party. Through the person staff. The director of the department, as well as two other employees, left the agreement, Longwood and another organization would officially be in partnership, university for various reasons. Shortly after, the school put out a proposal to look for where the majority of the personnel in the department would be outsourced. an organization, which could come in and run the facility. —continued on page 3 vol. 93, issue no.16 2 NEWS TheRotundaOnline.com EDITORIAL BOARD 2015 Arrest made for Comfort Inn robbery BY CAMERON EDMONDS CONTRIBUTOR led police to charge Brittany Rae Woods, age 26, of Farmville,” On Jan. 3, the Farmville Police the Department stated in a press Department responded to a call at release. the Comfort Inn on South Main They continued, “Ms. Woods St.. It was reported that a black was arrested without incident and male suspect entered a room, drew incarcerated in Piedmont Regional victoria walker a firearm and demanded all of the Jail on Jan. 6, 2015 and has since editor-in-chief occupant’s money. The suspect been released on bond.” nick conigliaro then proceeded to flee with a According to the release, the editor-in-chief pro tem female occupant of the room. Farmville Police Department will sports editor rotunda studios producer This past week, the Farmville continue to investigate this incident Police Department stated that and expect additional arrests to be jeff halliday there has been an arrest of a female made. lauren karidis suspect, and she was charged with Anyone who has any information mike mergen faculty advisers robbery and conspiring to commit about the robbery is asked to robbery. contact the Farmville Police travis lyles jason tsai “Subsequent investigation has Department at (434) 392-9259. news editor opinions staff stephanie mendoza briana adhikusuma features editor news staff meghan west jordyn oglesby a&e editor layout staff emily haswell natalie joseph assistant a&e editor features staff carly shaia payton conway opinions editor features staff jessica godart orlando peyton COMING SOON event coordinator rotunda studios staff ! madi turner bri dewulf assistant event coordinator rotunda studios staff kayla baldino kira zimney layout editor social media editor monica newell halle parker business manager assistant sports editor alana mackey laura clarke assistant business manager photography staff carson reeher marlisha stewart photograpy editor photography staff ashley bender lindsay graybill copy editor graphic design staff ashlyn kemp whitney scott assistant copy editor rotunda application editor jennifer thompson matthew alexander copy staff online editor photography staff contact information [email protected] therotundaonline.com @longwoodrotunda /longwood.rotunda /therotunda All are welcome to attend the general meetings held in the Amelia room of the Student Union on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.. 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February 11, 2015 NEWS 3 LU shopping to outsource health center —continued from page 1 “It’s an opportunity for an Longwood researched before those positions.” He added, “Those little nervous.” organization to come in and moving forward. two permanent positions would The Rotunda has heard multiple provide us with an expertise in the “We spent a lot of time looking be offered a position with the new reports of the neighboring health field that the campus doesn’t at some of the other schools that do company that comes in for the first Centra Southside Community have right now,” said Longwood it this way,” he said. “Christopher year of the company’s contract.” Hospital submitting a proposal University’s Associate Dean of Newport, Radford, and (I believe) Though McGregor wouldn’t to the university, but McGregor Wellness and Director of Campus Norfolk State were the specific confirm or deny the possibility wouldn’t verify that either. “I’m Recreation, Matthew McGregor. schools we talked with.” that there were still multiple not at liberty to say,” he said. “The “We sat down and looked at Knowing that this year organizations in the running, information during the process is what the department was good at, would be an in-between period, he elucidated that the process is protected record until the process and what we struggled with a little McGregor said the Health and currently in an arbitration period. is completely over.” bit…when you lose 50 percent of Wellness Center hired “quite a “It hasn’t been completely finished Even though McGregor and your staffing, it makes for some few” temporary personnel, while off yet,” he said. “We’ve received other Longwood officials believe interesting conversation,” said keeping two permanent roles. the proposals, we’ve met with they will be able to come to an McGregor. “We also looked at “They knew that theirpeople on campus. I was originally agreement soon in the decision, whether or not we were being as assignment was until the end of hoping to have this finished if they don’t find a match, there efficient in that office as possible.” the spring semester,” McGregor by mid-January, so we are a bit is still a possibility of the Health McGregor also stated that the said speaking on the temporary behind.” Center “staying in house.” university was struggling to recruit positions. “When the new After a pause, he chuckled and Follow The Rotunda in the medical professionals to the area, company comes in, they could added, “If it doesn’t happen in the ensuing weeks for updates as the which played into the decision to possibly be considered for one of next week or so I’ll start to get a university looks to strike a deal. outsource. “Part of it was salary based, part of it was Farmville based… just some of the issues of getting people here.” According to McGregor, one stipulation in the university’s proposal that was directed towards organizations involved them in bringing new entities and options to the health center. “Maybe they have an on-site pharmacy and they can sell (prescription) drugs from here, or maybe they are able to have lower charges for faculty and staff. If they can bring something to campus, that is a plus,” he said. McGregor said the university’s hope is that the process is seamless and that students don’t even notice the transition. “Like Aramark Dining,” he said for comparison. “Unless you put some thought into it, you just assume those people work for Longwood. That’s the goal we are going for, that the people who are brought in are invested in our campus.” McGregor wanted it to be clear that the university did its research before making the decision. He said other colleges and universities in PHOTO BY NEWS EDITOR TRAVIS LYLES Virginia have outsourced medical staff in their health centers, which The Student Health and Wellness center, where students can go to for a professional’s medical evaluation. UPDATE ON STUDENT HIT BY CAR BY BRIANA ADHIKUSUMA NEWS STAFF shock. The student was taken to the hospital for further examination of injuries and was released later that night. On Jan. 26, a male student was hit by a car while crossing the Acting Chief of Police, Andy Ellington, told The Rotunda that after intersection behind Cox Hall. The driver who hit him, claimed she did an investigation, the driver of the car was charged with failure to yield not see the student crossing the intersection. According to witnesses, to the right of way. Due to confidentiality, the health and the names, of the student hit his head on the pavement and went into momentary the student and the driver, were not released. 4 NEWS TheRotundaOnline.com LU Introduces “Mural Plan” for 2015 Commencement Ceremony BY BEN BLUMENTHAL CONTRIBUTOR graduation. If it’s not going to be as beautiful as it usually is, they might as well make it more about them,” he said. Longwood’s 176th Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony Another issue that Carrara mentioned was the connection that has been set for May 9 on Wheeler Lawn.