The Rotunda

Issue date: 11/19/08 Section: News

"I got on with ease and was searching classes when the error page came up. The hall was quaked with F-bombs, swearing and slamming doors. Confusion swept our all and everyone met in the hall with questions. I immediately went to Facebook to see status changes. I saw it was about half of students that were admitted in, that's what sent me into a frenzy. I then called my best friend Paul. He got in, I got desperate, told him my user name and password but no dice… the system had fully halted and no one was admitted from then on," said freshman Matthew Hovey.

"Longwood should have been prepared for something like this to happen. When they knew the site shut down they should have gotten myLongwood up and running in less time than it actually took them to get it back running," said Goss. "I didn't get into my biology class that I wanted or any of my art classes i needed for my photo major."

"I made out easy by only not getting a drama class, I quickly filled it up with an art class and called it a day. It made good conversation…but I wouldn't mind if it never happened again," said Hovey.

"We are actively working with the vendor to pinpoint the problem and will take measures to insure that this does not occur in the future." said Redford.

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