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Issue No. 5 GRAPHIC BY AUSTIN BERRY | LAYOUT EDITOR VP debate to be secured by over 1,700 oficials by Halle Parker Editor-in-Chief @_thehalparker Over 1,700 public safety oicials will lood the Farmville planning does,” said Beach. this process was to make sure that we provided the same area to ofer security assistance to Longwood University he details of the plan couldn’t be released, he added. quality of service to the entire Prince Edward, Farmville, during vice presidential debate in less than two weeks. Matt McWilliams, director of Communications & central Virginia community that they get every day,” said Approximately 75 percent of the oicials ofered to work Media Relations said, “Many details of the emergency Beach. “hat we weren’t going to rob that resource from the voluntarily, outside of food and lodging costs, according plan can’t be released for security reasons, but emergency community in order to put on this vice presidential display.” to Longwood Police Chief Col. Robert Beach. He said personnel will be on hand and equipped to deal with any Beach said he “doesn’t anticipate any violence because the majority of assistance is coming from within Virginia situation on campus or in town. he plan is comprehensive that’s not the nature” of the event, but they have prepared and some are providing support from across the country, and nimble enough to allow for resources to be dispatched for “any risk you can imagine.” including the U.S. Secret Service. as needed.” he department hasn’t received any threats as Tuesday, “he community should understand that this is a According to the oicial Longwood debate website, Oct. 4 approaches, said Beach. very, very historic event and that they should relish the a perimeter security fence will be erected by Sept. 28 he university is providing a designated free speech opportunity to experience it from that perspective,” said around Willett, Hull, Bedford, Wygal and Dorrill Dining area on Lancer Field, a practice facility for the athletics Beach. “I think that there’s this misperception that there’s Halls as well as Greenwood Library, the Communication department, called First Amendment Field for going to be this great upheaval and turmoil that is going to Studies and heater Center and the Health and Fitness organizations and individuals to voice their views on the occur, and I don’t think that will be the case at all.” Center, which will hold the media iling center during the day of the debate. In their 18-month preparation for potential risks debate. he ield was historically used for a similar purpose posed by the debate, Beach said Longwood Police, in a Within the security perimeter, no one will be able to during the 1960s to protest the segregation and eventual “uniied command structure” with the Farmville Police enter without an approved credential, according to the closure of Prince Edward County Public Schools for ive Department, Prince Edward County Sherif’s Oice website. Debate volunteers, media, ticket holders and years, refusing to integrate. and Virginia State Police, conducted a risk assessment Longwood faculty and staf in the area will be granted resulting in a 40 to 50-page incident action plan. diferent levels of access. —continued on page 4 “It’s pretty signiicant; that’s what two years’ worth of “One of the primary principles that we put in during /@longwoodrotunda /therotundalu /longwood.rotunda 02 > NEWS TheRotundaOnline.com EDITORIAL BOARD 2016 Over 200 sign petition for HALLE PARKER editor-in-chief Johnson to debate JEFF HALLIDAY AND MIKE MERGEN by Christine Rindleisch News Editor faculty advisers @longwoodrotunda NEWS conversation, the country is better for it. Longwood LAYOUT is proud to have students who are enthusiastic about CHRISTINE RINDFLEISCH AUSTIN BERRY driving that conversation here on campus,” said editor editor Matt McWilliams, director of communications & SHELBY MASSIE PAMELA DAHL media relations. staff assistant editor Skylar Ward, a student protester, believed that JESSE PLICHTA-KELLAR JACQUELYN STOFFELEN Gary Johnson was “a very valuable candidate and not staff staff a lot of people know about him.” CASSANDRA MADDOX ERIN EATON “here’s not too many people here right now, but we staff staff are just trying to hold the signs get people to notice us and igure out why we are here, and we can talk PHOTO A&E to them about how we want everybody represented,” ANN POLEK MIRIAM LOYA said Rowan Ridge, a student who participated in the editor editor protest. TAYLOR O’BERRY RICHIE KAMTCHOUM “A lot of the younger generation feel the old left TAYLOR O’BERRY | THE ROTUNDA and the old right haven’t really adopted a lot of the staff assistant editor Protesters rallied in favor of Libertarian Party issues that a lot of us care about and for that reason DAVID PETTYJOHN leader, Gary Johnson, in front of Dorrill Dining staff we feel this voice needs to be heard,” said Dobry. BUSINESS Hall. In order to protest on Longwood’s campus, the MEGHAN WEST Students gathered on hursday, Sept. 22 on Brock group sought approval from Longwood University manager FEATURES Commons to gain signatures on a petition wanting Police Department (LUPD) to protest where they KAYLA AUGUSTINE EMILY CARROLL Gary Johnson to participate in the upcoming debate, did. Protesters also reached out to the Johnson assistant manager assistant editor including William “Bill” Weld to participate in campaign in which they received merchandise MIRANDA FARLEY the vice presidential debate held at Longwood to hand out at the protest in addition to more University. SPORTS staff information on how to reach the status of getting he Commission on Presidential Debates decides TRISTAN PENNA both Johnson and Weld into the debates, said Kelsi whether or not a candidate can participate in general editor EVENTS Forehand, a student protester. election debates. he commission announced on EMILY NEIGHBORS “(Our goal with protesting and signing petitions SOCIAL MEDIA co-coordinator Sept. 16 that Johnson would not participate in the is) To try to get as many signatures that we can and ALEX KISZKA irst debate on Sept. 26 at Hofstra University due try to get as many people educated about this kind KIERSTEN FREEDMAN co-coordinator to his lack of achieving 15 percent support over the of issue and try to get everyone to realize that there’s editor course of ive national polls. Johnson has hovered more people than just two people,” said Ridge. editor-in-chief pro-tempore around 10 percent, according to nytimes.com. he group protested from noon until 2:30 p.m. and ONLINE “If you are on the ballot, if you have a gained 210 signatures for the petition, according to CODY SHORT ROTUNDA STUDIOS mathematically possibility of winning the Electoral Ward. staff PAYTON CONWAY College, if you are on enough ballots to win, in “As for which candidates appear on stage at producer enough states to win, which Gary Johnson has in the debate, that is entirely a decision made by all 50 states including D.C. (District of Columbia), the Commission on Presidential Debates, not COPY Why shouldn’t he be allowed to debate?” said senior Longwood,” said McWilliams. Kyle Dobry, the student protester who put the event Individuals who wish to protest the debate at CASSIE TAGERT together via Facebook. Longwood are encouraged to do so on the First editor he protesters handed out lyers regarding the Amendment Field located at 800 Griin Blvd., CONTACT INFORMATION political stances of the Libertarian Party on one side Farmville, Va. he ield is open to the general public of the lyer in comparison to both the Democrat and [email protected] from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Oct. 4, according to Republican parties with the other side displaying an www.therotundaonline.com Longwood’s oicial debate website. image of both Johnson and Weld. “When students are actively engaged in the political SEPT. 26, 2016 03> NEWS LONGWOOD GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS Algebra & Middle School Math Elementary and Middle School Elementary Education Two of Longwood’s masters education programs, elementary education and education leadership Health and Physical Education endorsement, are undergoing changes; the Curriculum Specialist elementary education program temporarily halted acceptance of applications. Education Leadership Endorsement Special Education Counselor Education Graduate programs to make a change by Shelby Massie News Staf @longwoodrotunda Recently, Longwood University paused graduate school. of Education & Human Services, said, really use this person in multiple places’.” their acceptance of students to the To cut programs, the faculty and “We have focused on enhancing people’s hese changes are being made so that elementary education graduate program department make the choice. he graduate master’s degrees so it can either give them students will continue to want to apply to as the education department and faculty college is not able to cut anything, according more pay or the endorsement gives them an these programs. he hope is to continue to changes the current program to ofer more to Perry.