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Wf)t Eotunba 1839 LONGWOOD COLLEGE 1989 "Catching Sight of Longwoodfrom atop the Sesquicentennial Mount" VOL. 68 No. 1 September 13, 1988 Farmvllle, VA Photo credit: JDnOy HoumU Curry residents live in fear of break-ins By ANGELA KOUSSOGLOU protecting themselves against her room when over $200 Hearing the door open. crime. It's time Longwood worth of Jewelry was stollen Jane awakened. She thought read the fiction and heard the off of the dresser by her bed. it was her roommate. facts. She slept through the inci- "Want me to get the On September 2 at 1:15 dent. JoAnn says that the lights?" Jane asked. a.m.. Curry resident. Donna door to her room was un- Hearing no reply, she as- Hedge, was In the shower locked. She isn't sure whether sumed her roommate had al- while her roommate and suit- her suite door had been ready gotten into bed so Jane emates were in bed asleep. locked or not but she says fell back to sleep. Little did Unfortunately, someone for- that a hanger was found In Jane know that she'd awaken got to lock the door. In the front of the suite door the V the next morning to find her few minutes Donna was out next morning. roommate gagged and stran- of her room, her gold Minutes later, a Curry gled to death in the bed just necklace, two watches, and resident, who prefers to re- five feet away from her. On three silver chains were main unidentified, was the mirror by the bed. the stollen. Also stollen was a box awakend to the sound of her Sergeant A. Rhodes gave lecture on how to protect words: Aren't you glad you of earrings, a checkbook, and roommate ordering someone oneself to 10th floor Curry residents. didn't get the lights, were a wallet belonging to her to leave their room. The written in lipstick the shade roommate. roommate who also prefers to Campus Police were noti- come in contact with a of blood. Not more than fifteen remain unidentified, came fied in the morning. Sergeant stranger in your room, calmly This is fiction ... a story minutes later, Curry resident. into her room and found A Rhodes came to get a full ask him to leave. If he used on campus across the JoAnn Sayko became the next someone standing in front of report from Donna Hedge the refuses, you try to leave the country to scare students Into victim. JoAnn was alone in her open closet. When she next day and later that week room and call Campus Police demanded that he leave, he came to a 10th floor Curry immediatly. Under no told her not to be worried Hall meeting to lecture on circumstances should you and that she should "how to protect yourself." He question or aggravate the GALLERY remember him from D.T.'s. informed the residents that a person. He then left taking with him a strict security was being kept Because the ratio of Long- few items of gold jewelry. The on the dorms and that only wood students to Campus Dr. Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry girls described him as being a dorm residents and registered Police Officers Is 273:1. the (1885 - 1903) clean cut. black, male. One guests could enter the dorms students need to support the girl said. "He was so calm . after midnight. He said to police in order to make the as if he owned the room and report all suspicious persons fight against campus crime Gallery is a weekly column we were the ones breaking and to always keep your effective. that will feature the many In." doors locked. Should you This became evident last men and women that have Photo credit: Emily Howcll Tuesday night. The desk aid worked in the past to build the noticed two suspicious per- college we all know as Long- sons In Curry lobby. She wood. called Campus Police who ar- By MATT PETERMAN rived less than five minutes Dr. J. L. M. Curry was after the call was made. Ten born on his father's minutes later, both persons plantation In Georgia; were arrested for trespassing. however, he spent his early With this kind of support years on a plantation in from the students as well as Alabama. According to an increased awareness to Charles Burrell Dr. Curry was protect ones self, the Long- "graduated from the Univer- wood Community can become sity of Georgia at the early age a safer environment for all to of eighteen, then studied law home In Virginia teaching at live in. at Harvard University, grad- Richmond College as a pro- Contents uating when twenty years of fessor. During these years he News 2. 3 age" (315). "At the age of also held the position of twenty-one he became a President of the Board of Sesqulcentennial 4 member of the United States Trustees at that College. "He often occupied the pulpit as Congress from 1857 to 1861. Events 4 when his fine gifts of oratory preacher, although he had no attracted much favorable at- regular charge. He [also] was Greek Affairs 5 tention" (315). at one time President of the Photo credit BrnOy HOKMU After the Civil War he took Foreign Mission Board of Lauren Wacker usea the SIGI-Plus computer at the Southern Baptist Convention" Editorial and the Job as President of Office of Career Planning and Placement aa Bill Froude Commentary 6. 7 Howard College In Alabama (315). assists her. OCPP held many typea of career workshops which he held for approxi- For twenty-two years. Dr. all last week. The SIGI-Plus computer la just one of the Features. 8. 9. 10 mately a year. For the next Curry acted as an agent of many tools used to aaaesa atudent interests and skills thirteen years he made his (continued on page 10) so students can make wise career decisions. Sports. 11. 12 PAGE 2 THE ROTUNDA SEPTEMBER 13,1988 Photo Credit: Bruce Gantt APO goes to Campus ISI comes to Longwood Camp Police take Friendship By JEAN TAYLOR By DONNA L. FERRIER The Intercollegiate Studies On September 2-3. Alpha a bite out Institute, an organization Phi Omega, the co-ed service dedicated toward the Im- fraternity, ventured to a place of crime provement of college educa- called Camp Friendship in tion, is coming to Longwood Palmyra. Va.. where the By TRISHA OGDEN this Fall. ISI will expose stu- members experienced some Where do Campus Police dents and faculty to the basic interesting challenges. concentrate their efforts? principles of Western Civi- Probably the most challeng- Many students believe that lization through publications, ing activity was a low ropes the Campus Police spend the guest speakers, seminars, course, during which the fra- majority of their time writing and organized group ternity brothers helped each tickets for parking viola- discussions. other through a series of ob- tions. As pointed out by ISI. stacles. This misconception principles like individual "The basic goal for the low should have been almost liberty, limited government, ropes course is not adven- eliminated with the promis- respect for the common good ture." says Gene Kerns. Alpha The Virginia Symphony serenades Longwood students ing news of new parking and others have come under Phi Omega's Vice President of and faculty. spaces, announced last attack In recent times, espe- Service. "It is to promote semester. Evidently this is cially in colleges and Univer- group unity. One activity we not true. Officers JK Moore sities. ISI seeks to rectify this have done is 'The Spider and W Oertel claim they are wrong through its publication Web." he describes. "The Troubles Plague issuing twice as many tickets The Intercolligate Review, group is placed on one side of this semester than last which is free of charge to stu- a rope web and must get all semester. This is odd consid- dents and faculty. Other pub- of its members to the other Dukakis Education ering we have an estimated lications include the Hillsdale side. Each hole in the web 1200 new spaces available. Review a highly acclaimed commentary published can only be used once and Most of these parking Policies Quarterly. ISI also has a host you may not touch the web. spaces are located in dirt lots, Through these activities the By JULIE LANZA This fall, for example, some of other programs and AMHERST. MASS (CPS) — schools arc t.urr.ing away with 150 allocated for faculty group learns to adapt to its and staff. These spaces extend services available. If he's elected president In students. replr.c!n£ teachers strengths and weaknesses from Madison to High Street. The organization, sug- November. Gov. Michael with computers end raising (physically) and to use each In addition to issuing gested by Dr. James Helms of Dukakis will take with him tuition 8.5 percent — a higher person's abilities to their parking tickets, much time the History and Political Sci- education policies that have price hike than the national ence department, will prove to most.