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Thursday, July 10, 2025

SGA is Visited by Orca TV CEO

The Student Government Association (SGA) held the second Senate meeting of the semester Tuesday. The session began with the swearing in of representatives Aaron Brown, Cook-Cole College of Arts and Sciences; Dustin Black, College of Business and Economics; Rigby Bendle, Office of Diversity & Inclusion; and Sara Bendrick, auditor.

Orca TV representative Rajiv Shenoy visited the SGA once again to deliver the news that the program, a televised display for student-created content, will stream live at Longwood within a few weeks. Junior Class President Gina DeMarco raised concerns that students may post inappropriate content, but Shenoy assured that all submitted content would be monitored.

Another representative asked Shenoy if there would be issues if students posted copyrighted content. Shenoy said monitors have always been careful to check copyright restrictions on content before posting, but it is rarely an issue because most students submit self-made content.

During open forum, DeMarco mentioned there have been complaints about how, despite the fact that the money from parking decals is supposed to finance parking lot maintenance, there is an increasing amount of potholes in the lots. Representative Dan Hughes added that students have voiced concerns that the uneven parking lots repeatedly scrape their low cars. Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Tim Pierson suggested that representative Sarah Clark email Longwood University Police Chief Bob Beach about specific parking lot concerns.

Pierson delivered the news that a new parking lot for Longwood Landings residents will be built on Putney Street this spring. After the September flood in the Virginia Lot, concerns were raised and it was declared unfit for residential students. The Virginia Lot will now serve as a parking lot for commuters.

SGA President Brandon Fry said he looked into ARAMARK's Provisions on Demand (P.O.D.) for Longwood's campus. P.O.D. would be an upscale café and convenience store that would most likely be located in the new Lancer Park additions. He said it would be a convenient place for students to go to as opposed to going into town for various needs.

Fry added that students should be careful not to throw away their copies of USA Today and The New York Times in public trash cans. The College Readership Program gives them to Longwood and it does not send a good message if they are not being used properly. He said students should simply leave the papers on newsstands if they do not plan to actually read them.

Representative Donald Knight was elected as executive senator, replacing DeMarco, who left the position to become junior class president.

The SGA allocated $350 to the Ballroom Dance Club. The SGA also granted $10,000 to a poetry slam sponsored by Black Student Alliance, B.A.S.I.C. Gospel Choir, the Office of Diversity & Inclusion, Hispanic Heritage Club, and Lancer Productions. Lastly, the SGA gave $2,634 to The Rotunda for the Associated Collegiate Press National College Journalism Convention.

Fry reminded students to attend the pep rally for the men's basketball game on Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Lee Grand Dining Room of Dorrill Dining Hall. The pep rally will be a celebration of Longwood's entrance in the Big South conference.

The next SGA meeting will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 7 in the ABC rooms of the Lankford Student Union.

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