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A Rocket To The Moon Really is 'Wild & Free' on New CD

Those of us here at Longwood might remember this band from their pretty awesome show at Oktoberfest last semester. If not, then you probably aren’t interested in grabbing their new album, “Wild & Free.” However, if you are, in fact, feeling some low-key country vibes splashed with some alternative ...


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Acoustic Night Tonight with Bandfest 2013 Line-Up Announcement

At 7 p.m. tonight in the ballroom of the Lankford Student Union, there will be an amazing line up of young musicians ready to show off their acoustic talents to Longwood students. The first- ever Acoustic Night is being presented by the local radio station, WMLU. Not only will there be amazing music, ...


Phi Mu Delta Raises Money For St. Jude Through Video Game Tournament
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Phi Mu Delta Raises Money For St. Jude Through Video Game Tournament

I don’t know if they would all call or label themselves, gamers but there was definitely an aura of all things video games Saturday, March 16, at the Phi Mu Delta Super Smash Bros. tournament in the Student Union Ballroom. All of the proceeds from the tournament went to the National Philanthropy of ...


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Pretty Little Liars Finale: Crazier Than Crazy

Spencer is released from Radley, although she might be more insane after being released from the asylum than she was before being admitted. Shawna is another swimmer and a friend of Emily but she doesn’t sound like good news. Ezra is offered a job as a substitute at the school again but chooses not ...


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That Used to Be on TV?

On Wednesday, March 13, Warner Brothers announced their approval for Rob Thomas' fundraising project for a new movie based on the three season-show, “Veronica Mars”, that concluded in 2007. The fundraiser began Wednesday morning with the announcement that its goal was to raise $2 million in 30 days, ...



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Justin Timberlake: 'The 20/20 Experience' ... Part One?

After nearly seven years, Justin Timberlake has decided to grace us with his falsetto tones once again. His new album, “The 20/20 Experience,” has been released with 10 very elongated tracks. Included on the album is his song “Suit and Tie,” which I’m sure anyone with functioning ears is familiar ...


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Winter Concert: Jazz Ensembles Produce Melodious

On Thursday, March 14, Longwood University’s Jazz Ensemble held a winter concert in Jarman Auditorium. Ensembles A and B performed, producing melodious tunes that radiated throughout the theatre. By the time the concert started at 7:30 p.m., Jarman was filled with people of all ages. Director Andrew ...


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Fee Fye Foe Fum . . . A Giant Adventure Has Come

Based on the beloved Grimm classic, director Bryan Singer (“X-Men”) brings a whole new story to the big screen in “Jack the Giant Slayer”. Set in ancient fairytale times, we find Jack (Nicholas Hoult), a poor farm boy, and Isabelle (Eleanor Tomlinson), the princess of the land, who are both ...


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Poetry Corner: Backbeat

Thumping and grinding her charismatic rhythm draws you in. Intricate beats blend into melody as her staccatos cut through you like an icy wind. Bass tickling your skin, like countless ants dancing over you, staying in time. She pulses and writhes, pulling you deeper as the energy climbs. An explosion ...



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A Classic Story Re-Imagined in 'Oz': The Mediocre and Ordinary

The film begins in black and white, featuring Oz, played by James Franco, as a cheesy- humored magician that can barely make a buck. Although this is a children’s film, there are some borderline inappropriate scenes of romanticism, particularly noticeable in the beginning and less prevalent throughout. ...


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Comedic Writer Colson Whitehead Wins Dos Passos Prize

On February 28, Colson Whitehead was awarded the prestigious John Dos Passos Prize for his exemplary work in literature through his novels and essays. The Dos Passos Prize was established at Longwood in 1980 and annually honors an extremely talented yet somewhat overlooked American writer of the century. ...


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The Oscars Need a Clear Identity

Among many of the bizarre happenings on Sunday night during the 85th annual Academy Awards, one of them was the unique finale, in which host Seth MacFarlane began singing a closing number with Kristin Chenoweth celebrating “the losers.” The musical number went on throughout the closing credits, ...




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Poetry Corner: The Offering

Sweltering, slimy, sweat-drenched misery. Pillow damp as the fan drowns you in a lukewarm river. The fiery sacrifice to some wretched, demanding, ancient deity. Car engines hum a faint putting sound over the whirring drone of the fan; together a symphony of carefree, sputtering children forming the ...


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An Emotional 'Vampire Diaries' Takes Deadly Turn

The finale for the fourth season of “The Vampire Diaries’” is fast approaching and the suspense continues to build. The audience learned in the previous episodes that a cure for vampirism exists, but there is only one dose, and while Stefan wants Elena to take it, Rebekah desires it for herself. ...


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Mavericks, Cops and 'How to Survive a Plague'

“The Master” Freddie Quell is a young, ex-naval officer with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder after fighting in World War II. When the older Lancaster Dodd decides to help, he takes Quell in as a surrogate son and tries to help him by having him join a somewhat cult-ish movement to get rid of Quell’s ...


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Works by Dr. Craig Challender Presented to Hopeful Poets

Despite the rain n Tuesday, Feb. 26, 25 students gathered in the atrium of Greenwood Library to listen to poetry written by Longwood University professor Dr. Craig Challender. Challender has been teaching at Longwood for the past 30 years as a Creative Writing, American Literature and Mythology professor. “When ...