Longwood University Digital Commons @ Longwood University Rotunda Library, Special Collections, and Archives Spring 4-10-1984 Rotunda - Vol 63, No 13 - April 10, 1984 Longwood University Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/rotunda Recommended Citation University, Longwood, "Rotunda - Vol 63, No 13 - April 10, 1984" (1984). Rotunda. Paper 1007. http://digitalcommons.longwood.edu/rotunda/1007 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]. if T, H EROTUNDA \ VOL. LIX. LONGWOOD COLLEGE, FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1984 NO. 13 Exhibit To Feature VASA Forum The Ordinary By W. W. EDWARDS General Assembly as a lobbying Nurses Association who both group for student interests, and By JEFF ABERNATHY final collection will be catalogued A feeling of vitality and spoke on the topic of lobbying have lobbied on such issues as techniques. IiOngwood professor Marilyn and presented at the Wynne optimism pervaded the 1984 financial aid, voting laws Simpson-Johnson and 1980 LC Building this fall. Virginia Student Association State Senator Richard Sasslaw affecting students, and opposition headed up the impressive group graduate Lynne Swann are The culmination of Simpson- Forum which was held in to the raising of the legal working together on a project Johnson's project will be a series Fredericksburg, Va. on March of guest speakers that addressed minimum drinking age. the forum on matters dealing which will celebrate the ordinary of presentations on WFLO by 30-31. Throughout the two-day The forum drew over 100 in Prince Edward County. humanities scholars. The gathering, which was filled with with Virginia's education system. representatives from colleges Former state legislator Wyatt The project will feature the scholars will interpret the value seminars and talks by prominent, and universities in Virginia, and women of Prince Edward County of the project as a whole and legislators and state government Durette spoke on Saturday also many members of the State morning and was followed by from Depression times to the address the universality of the personnel, the student leaders government who spoke and sat on present, but its focus will not be exhibition. present consistently displayed a Virginia's Secretary of panel discussions. The panel Education John Casteen. While on the more affluent women of "The ordinary person really "can-do" attitude and a sense of discussions were very Prince Edward. The project will forms the backbone of most accomplishment about the work all three speakers were generally informative and covered such optimistic about the direction of study "the ordinary rather than American cities," Simpson- of VASA. diverse topics as "Students and the extraordinary," according to Johnson noted in an interview VASA is a nonprofit group that education in Virginia, they all the Media," "Students and the expressed the same ideas about Simpson-Johnson, the originator last week, "but these are the contains representatives from Board of Visitors," and "methods of the project. women who perceive their lives institutions of higher learning one of the main problems in of Voter Registration." Virginia's school system; the Mrs. Simpson-Johnson, an as being unexciting and from across the state, forming Credibility was added to these assistant professor of social uninteresting. We hope that this the organization's General lack of money. panels by the presence of people The forum ended with a work, will coordinate the project will enable these people Council. This council directs the like Susan Fitz-Hugh, head of the project's three phases. In the to see that they have made a real programs of VASA and also general session in which the new State Board of Elections (on the Executive Committee was first phase, recordings will be contribution to society." elects an Executive Committee, Voter Registration discussion), made of selected members of the The project is supported by a which performs most of the nuts- announced (the vote had been and Ray Ashworth of the Virginia taken earlier in the morning). - community for permanent $6,300 grant from the Virginia and-bolts work of the group. Highway Users Association and history of Prince Edward County. Foundation for the Humanities VASA has been very active in the Barbara Bolton of the Virginia (Continued on Page 3) The women will be selected for and Public Policy and tying in their contributions to the with the Virginia Women's community on the basis of family Cultural History exhibit which life, religious and civic will tour the state later this year. involvement, work history and Numerous Iiongwood faculty education. will be assisting Simpson- The second phase of the project Johnson on the project, and she will be an exhibit entitled sees the effort as an opportunity "Feminist Self Expression: A for assisting the Prince Edward Portrait of Private Lives in community as a whole. "It is an Prince Edward County". The excellent opportunity for exhibit will consist of longwood College to become photographs and artifacts from involved in a project which goes women and women's groups out to the community. The throughout the county. Lynne College usually caters to the Swann will coordinate the effort educated elite. Here is a project as part of her work towards a which goes and celebrates the master's degree at Virginia people who are the unsung heroes Commonwealth University. The of Prince Edward County." State Secretary of Education John Casteen confers with student delegates at Fredericksburg VASA Forum. Gene Cotton To Appear At Longwood The Longwood College Student musical career playing small in 1975. Other hits were "Before Union will present Gene Cotton clubs and colleges in the Mid- My Heart Finds Out," "You're A concert on Thursday, April 12, at West. Part of Me" (with Kim Carnes), 8 p.m. in the Gold Room, He has recorded seven albums and "Like A Sunday in Salem." Lankford Building. and has had numerous hit singles His latest album is ECLIPSE Cotton also will give an over the past few years. He has OF THE BLUE MOON. There informal lecture on "The Music appeared on Midnight Special, were two chart singles from the Business" at 1 p.m. on Thursday Dick Clark's American album - "Bern" Here With You in Wygal Auditorium. Both the Bandstand, Merv Griffin, Dinah Tonight" and "If I Could Get lecture and the concert are open Shore, Mike Douglas, and several You." to the public free of charge. TV specials. In 1979, he was voted Cotton has a heavy touring A native of Ohio, Cotton grew one of the three top male schedule in this country and up in Columbus, one of nine vocalists by Cashbox Magazine. abroad. He has played at colleges children. He attended Ohio State Cotton's first Top 10 hit was and universities throughout the Gene Cotton will be In the Gold Room Thursday, April 12. University and then began his "You Got Me Running," released U. S. Page 2 THE ROTUNDA April 10. 1984 are starting to happen — BAM — and there you have it." "And just what was the BAM? "Well Reagan cuts our student aid even further. --*"*%«*--- Robb cuts our faculty. We're being double-teamed by opposing teams and the only thing our record number of There was three of us, counting Lancelot — students are worried about is the date and time of the Lancelot doesn't really count though cause he's an Irish next mixer." setter — but I'll put him in anyways cause he's a "C'mon Ray. I can believe Reagan and Robb are damned sight better than some of the folks around here. cutting our future out from under us. But you're saying So there was three of us — me. Lance and Ray. it's our own fault?" Ray's a buddy of mine, known him a few years — good "Well, what do you think?" friend too, but well, you know— he's got a little problem "I think I need that bottle." with liquor and stuff. But he's an allright guy — just "That's just what I'm talking about. You're already keep him away from the bottle. brainwashed. What do you think everybody else's So the bunch of us is walking out towards the answer is to the hassles of working for a good haunted house — ya know — just casual like. I'll admit education? I need a beer. I need a beer. The only thing we were a little messed up. Not bad. Just . well, no you can do to get people out of bed nowadays is to offer matter — we were holding our own. 'Cept for Rusty. them a damn beer. Whatever happened to the marches, Damn dog kep trippin' us up. Couldn't walk straight. the demonstrations... Lemme tell ya something — it does no good to waste "I gotcha. Join the Peace Corps, love not war, good drugs on a dog. Ain't worth it — he won't do nothin' right?" but walk round in circles and confound the hell outta ya. "Yeah. Where HAVE all the good times gone? But we kept kicking him and he got the message. The Nobody cares. There ain't a respectable liberal on this dog ain't stupid normally — just ya shouldn't... well. .. campus." you know what I mean. "Now c'mon Ray." So we're walkin out there, right? The three of us "There's not! Cause if there was we wouldn't be lookin' all wide-eyed like and Ray's talkin up a storm — standing for this.