Rotunda vol 53, no 13 dec 12, 1973

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THE BOTUNl VOL. XLIX

LONGWOOD COLLEGE, FARMYTLLE, VIRGINIA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1973

NO. 13

Overton Elected SGA President n

Q - If I could find an apartment in Farmville, I still couldn't come to Longwood as a day student. What is the purpose of this residency ruling? What is the relationship between Longwood's residency ruling and the Pratz case (meaning that male students who are not from the area and not living with relatives can still attend Longwood as day stu dents)? Isn't it against the law to have different housing rules for male and female students? G.H. A- According to the Dean of Student's Office, the purpose of the residency ruling is best expressed by quoting from the Longwood College Bulletin (p. 24) and the Student Handbook (p.80): "As a residential institution, Longwood College believes group living provides opportunities for personal development and education, and such group living leads to an appreciation of the responsibilities of group behavior. The College therefore requires all female students, with the exception of those local students who prefer to live at home, to live in the residence halls. Any other exception must be made by a Hearing Board convened by the Dean of Students." In the Pratz case it was held that, "Parietal rules requiring the use of on-campus residence and dining facilitiesareconstitutional and enforceable.'' (August 11, 1970). This decision was upheld by the United States Supreme Court on April 5, 1971. Therefore, the Longwood College residence requirement is deemed constitutional and enforceable. If the College admitted male resident students, the housing facilities would have to be comparable in quality and quantity. However, only male day students are included in the admissions policy of the College. Further, there have been several court cases in which separate social regulations for male and female students have been upheld. Q - Why should the College continue to run the Tea Room at such a loss? G.H. A - According to Mr. Paul ARA operate all fond service facilities on campus which Include the Tea Room, Snack Bar, Dining Hall, Vending Machine Services, and Catering Service not only for College functions, but l-.trmville BVentl as well. ARA operates all thes< (Continued on Page 4)

Patti Dunn

After a week of speeches, campaign rallies and conferences, elections for major and minor offices were held on December 3 and 5. Elected as Chairman of Legislative Board, chairman of Residence Board, and chairman of Judicial Board were Grace Anne Overton, Pat Watson, and Becky Jefferson respectively. Grace Anne Overton One of Grace Anne's principal goals as chairman of the Legislative Board will be to give a full vote, rather than a half vote, to freshmen. She is currently involved in this project. She also anticipates a change in the signing out procedure. Several systems have been proposed, but no decisions have been made at this point. "A lot of things are being considered right now" Grace Anne said with regards to changes in student government. Several proposals are up before the board of visitors, but are still being discussed. Pat Watson Pat Watson feels that the new Self-Regulatory Curfew Policy will go into effect some time during second semester. "There are details to be worked out, but overall, I feel we will have a workable system," she commented. Pat also feels one problem with Residence Board in the past has been the education of the student body concerning new regulations as they are changed frequently. "With this in mind," she stated, ' after the new system Mas been presented to the Residence Hall students a question and answer panel may be set up in the New Smoker. Students will have the opportunity to talk to Residence Board members about individual questions they may have concerning the new system."

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Grace Anne Overton Becky Jefferson As chairman of the Judicial Board, Becky Jefferson does not anticipate a lot of changes in the upcoming year. "We are under set proceeding which come from the Attorney General's Office, Becky said. "If there were room for many changes they would have been made before now, but most of it is out of our hands." Any suggestions will be welcome, and will be considered within their power, however. Susan Wagner Susan Wagner, who was elected president of the Athletic Association, anticipates the greatest change in the upcoming year to be in the field of intramurals. "Basically, we're going to try to get more people involved," Susan said. Susan is interested in involving students who want to play solely for enjoyment, rather than athletes. Susan would also like to see a broadening in the field of recreational activities. She specifically mentioned displays in such fields as arts and crafts. This would also include a wider variety of tournaments, such as a bridge tournament. "These are things which, while not actually sports, can be considered part of the overall recreational program of the students,' Susan said.

Richmond Alumni Chapter Brings In '7500 For LC Approximately $7500 was pledged to the Alumni Association during the phoneathon, conducted by the Richmond Alumni Chapter, from November 26-29. Students administration, and faculty members participated in it. For the most part, the alumni called were those who had not contributed to the Alumni Association this year. The principal areas to which calls were placed were Richmond, Tidewater, Northern Va., Baltimore, Raleigh and Greensboro. Aside from the $7500 in pledges, 150 pledged but did not give an amount. This is the first time Longwood has conducted anything of this type. Several colleges in the state, including Hampden-Sydney

and Randolph-Macon Men's College, have done it in the past, however. "In effect, we have been soliciting people all year through the mail," said Mr. John Mitchell, director of public relations. "But this has a more personal touch." When asked to comment on the phoneathon, Mr. Mitchell said •'It was a real interesting experience". "We got to talk to a lot of people." Mr. Mitchell considered the program "highly successful." I would imagine we would do it again," he said. Whether or not it is done depends largely 00 whether anouther alumni chaj will be interested in conducting one.

Rosa Meyers

Rosa Meyers, president of the V .W.C.A., hopes to see a continual growth of her organization. She would also like to better communications between it and other organizations on campus. Religious Emphasis Week will also include new speakers and groups this year. In other elections, officers for the coming year will be: Sarah Sniithey, vice-chairman of Legislative Board; Judy Rainer, recording secretary of Legislative Board; Betty Ridgeway, corresponding secretary of Legislative Board; and Ann Summerville, treasurer of Legislative Board. New Judicial Board officers are: Pat Saunders, vice-chairKaren Grubb man; and Hachael Jolly, secretary. Student Union vice-chairKaren Grubb, newly elected man is Janet Coleman, secretary, Orientation leader, plans to in- Jean Si la no, and treasurer, clude more emphasis on trans- Laurie McCulIogh. fer students in next year's orienServing as lire Warden tnis tation. She feels that her major year will be Kelly Hunt. YWCA change, however, will be an earl- officers are vice-chair man ier selection of Orientation lead- Elaine Flippen, treasurer Linda ers and student assistants. Hope- Nelson, and secretary Sue Thackfully, these will be selected by the er. Helping Susan Wagner with first of April. There are also the AA will be Sue Bekius, viceplans for a one day workshop on chairman, secretary Sherry group leadership in the spring. Shultz, and treasurer Kim Stacy.

As the newly elected chairman of the Student Union, Patti Dunn has three major goals. The first is to have more people become involved in it by going to the meetings and participating in the activities. She encourages those students who do not have the time to serve on committees to let their opinions be known to those who are serving. Patti also plans a campus survey on student desires and opinions on activities to aid those in charge of planning activities. She hopes to develop a list of the necessary steps to be taken.

Longwood Women United Forms For 'Rights Of Women' "What we hope to do is act as a liaison between the students and the student government," said Sara F. Savage, speaking about LONGWOOD WOMEN UNITED. Recently approved by Legislative Board and the administration, LONGWOOD WOMEN UNITED is an organization to which all Longwood students are invited to be members. While Sara said that the organization's birth was the result of many people's ideas, the constitution was written by Donna Davis, Carla Sleight and herself. The constitution of LONGWOOD WOMEN UNITED states that "the purpose of this organization shall be to uphold the rights of women." It "shall strive to establish a spirit of unity and awareness among the students of Longwood College by incorporating into the activities of Longwood a realization of women's rights."

"We have great future plans," Sara said. Some of the group's anticipated activities include securing speakers, Incorporating a class on the history of women's rights into the Experimental College, polling the student body on various issues of concern and providing Interesting films and reading material. LONGWOOD WOMEN UNITED will be headed by an elected Advisory Committee composed of the Head Coordinator, Secretary, Treasurer and Activities Director. An advisor will \>a electeda( a later date. The first meeting ol LONGWOOD WOMEN UNITED will be held Thursday, January 24, at 7:00 p.m. in the Gold Room. This meeting will be for organizational purposes. Further inquiries into any aspect of the organization should be directed to Sara at 223-8300 or Carla and Donna at 302-8317.

Financial Assistance For Second Semester Financial assistance commitments made to students in the form of work-study postions are not planned to be reid in any way tor tin mester. Any budget reduction made by departments utilizini tudei was not made in the area of .Indent wagi I. In addition, please let me ur. i funily has had a change in their financial situation winch would affect their abiltiy to continue theii educational processal L i during the second semester to talk with me. we wi. to you in any way we can.


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