Sara Severens ~ Staff Writer
On Monday, Sept. 19, Lynchburg Police Department (LPD) will be celebrating their annual Lynchburg Night Out Against Crime, which is aimed at bringing awareness to Neighborhood Watch programs in the area. Watch groups in Lynchburg will be hosting individual events throughout the city.
Katherine Graves ~ Assistant Editor
A man was arrested near the Lynchburg College campus last month on charges of possessing child pornography.
Hannah Narvaez ~ Staff Writer
There are always new trends starting that are a bit “out there,” but these days it seems the weirder the better. According to Susan Scutti, from CNN Health News, the next possible trend in the world of food and health is cockroach milk!
Sarah Irby ~ Copy Editor
The third annual Lynchburg 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb will be held on Sunday, Sept. 11 to honor the memory of the 343 firefighters from the New York Fire Department who fell during the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in Sept. 2001.
Amber Huff ~ Staff Writer
A celebration for “Star Trek”’s 50th Anniversary will be held at Riverview Artspace in downtown Lynchburg from Sept. 2 until Sept. 11.
Dr Clifton W. Potter ~ L.C. In History
Last week I wore some of my Hawaiian shirts on campus, and I intend to don them each day until the arrival of cooler weather. When I started teaching at Lynchburg College, in 1965, I would never have dared to sport island attire in or out of the classroom.
Sixty years ago, what was considered appropriate attire?
Lynchburg College students were allowed to dress in a casual style, within certain parameters. With the arrival of the veterans after World War II, freshman beanies became a thing of the past for all students, and neckties for men became optional. Women were expected to wear dresses or skirts and blouses to class. In wintry weather slacks were acceptable.
However, in normal weather women were allowed to wear slacks or shorts in the Circle only on weekends. Every co-ed had a raincoat to throw over her shorts as she hurried across the Circle to the library, Hobbs or the theater in Hopwood Hall.
What happened if these scofflaws were caught? It meant a weekend “campus”—a woman was required to stay in her room except for meals. If there was a class assignment that required research in the library, you were allowed to work there. There were not similar penalties for men who committed comparable offences.
Casual dress was permitted at breakfast and lunch, but for dinner the rules changed. Women were required to wear hose and heels with their dresses or skirts and blouses. Men were expected to wear jackets and ties with their slacks—no blue jeans were permitted under any circumstances. There were no exceptions to these rules—even after the famous tie raid of 1961.
In retaliation for a panty raid in the spring of 1961, the women decided on a unique form of revenge. The plan was kept a secret until the whistle was blown and the women stormed the three sections of Carnegie Hall. The men were taken completely by surprise as the women seized every tie in the place. When it was time for dinner there was not a cravat to be found.
As the men arrived in Westover Hall expecting to be denied food, they found their ties decorating the area before the entrance to the dining hall! Nobody went hungry that night, but the men learned a valuable lesson. The women of Lynchburg College had taken another step towards liberation and equality. The administration, especially the Dean of Women, did not know what to do with the women—so they did nothing.
Professors were also required to dress in an acceptable fashion. Female teachers were expected to wear suits, dresses or slacks and blouses. It was also mandatory that they wear hose. Only in wintry weather were the rules relaxed. Male professors had to wear suits or sport coats and slacks. They always wore ties, even in hot weather. There were no “casual Fridays” at Lynchburg College for students and faculty in 1958. When a classmate of mine came to class without socks one day in the spring of 1961, the professor sent him back to his room to finish dressing! How things have changed—thank goodness.
Sara Severens ~ Staff Writer
The new Dean of Students has arrived on campus. Hayward Guenard said that he and his wife Jamie are excited to be back at Lynchburg College with their son Hamilton for this new journey.
Kelvin Whitehurst ~ Copy Desk Chief
There’s a great rule of things out there that you should never bring up with your friends in order to avoid friendship-tearing arguments: beliefs on religion, stances on politics and sex life. And if you’re associated with Lynchburg College, then you know that there is one I left out: your stance on if Lynchburg College should change from college to university.
Sara Severens, Staff Writer
New Safety Features of the First-Year Parking Lot Makes for a Great Investment. The time has come for the new first-year parking lot to be used by Lynchburg College students.
Brittany Peck, Editor-in-Cheif
Lynchburg College will be changing their approach to the zero-tolerance policy for Interpersonal Misconduct this school year.
Dr , Clifton W. Potter ~ LC History Professor
You don’t have to spend much time on social media today to see that some people figure the end of civilization is nigh. Don’t despair, Hornets. If everything ends, you’ve got your liberal arts education to back you up in the Mad Max-style world of the post-apocalypse. Let’s put it in terms you’ll find familiar.
