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Having a voice in what you eat

Dorrill Dining Hall, more commonly referred to as D-Hall, is arguably the hub of the Longwood University campus. As the only cafeteria on the campus, D-Hall’s functions and services are a big topic for students. Whether it’s a casual complaint or praise of D-Hall, Grant Avent, the Senior Director ...


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Moviendo las caderas: Moving your hips

Did you see the bright lights coming out from the Lankford Student Union? Did you hear funky music playing from the ballroom? On Wednesday night, the Student Union held “Salsa MAGIC!” an event that led each dancing soul on campus into the ballroom to let their hips and feet move to the rhythm of ...



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Lancers Pin Up Longwood’s Interests

Lancer Productions’ most recent event was Pinterest night, in which students made crafts reminiscent of those seen on the photo sharing website. There were maybe thirty or so people packed into the Lankford Student Union Ballroom to make crafts and eat cake while watching Easy A. There were five different ...


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Change your stripes and get the dream job

Worries about life after college and the dreaded job-hunt plague almost every college student at some point. Well aware of this, the Office of Alumni and Career Services hosted The Real World Chronicles, an event taking place throughout this month, bringing in professionals who can help students learn ...


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Soccer

Gee continues to bench Fisher and Shields

After several inquiries from The Rotunda and other local media outlets, Chris Cook, the assistant vice president of athletics communication, released a statement on Wednesday, Feb. 10 from Longwood’s third-year men’s basketball head coach Jayson Gee regarding the absence of senior guard Leron Fisher ...



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Let the good times crawl

Bringing the joyous festival’s rich history and culture to the Longwood campus, Longwood Landing’s residential staff hosted the Mardi Gras Crawl, which took place in front of the Curry and Frasier Frazer residence halls was on Tuesday. The staff was very gracious to all those who participated in ...


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Learning to be a leader

The Social Justice in Action Leadership Summit is upon us once again. The fifth annual summit is an all day symposium that will be held on Saturday, Feb. 20 in Blackwell Hall. Its mission is to help motivate and encourage students to be citizen leaders who advocate for social justice and equality on ...


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Think fast, Longwood!

Speed, knowledge and creativity were the key in students’ quest for victory. On Friday in the Lankford Student Union Ballroom, Lancer Productions hosted “Think Fast,” an interactive trivia game show where students competed for the prize of $200.    For the first round, students used ...


WBB: Eboni Gilliam
Basketball

Final destination: Division I

For Eboni Gilliam, the drive to play Division I basketball outweighed the difficulty of the long path ahead of her to perform at that level of competition. The first step was to leave her community college in Nebraska to journey south and play for Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, North Carolina. “When ...


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Jetlag time

At midnight in Farmville, most people are sleeping but some are having trouble. But the problem is not the sleeping issue but rather the time. There are some people on Longwood’s campus that are still adjusting to jetlag along with being in a new country. Longwood University may be a small university, ...


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Performing through the pain

A congested, 6-foot-8, 255 pound men’s basketball red-shirt senior sat on a couch, eyes squinted upwards trying to recall the number of hours he spends on his sport per week. “Well, with travel, film, practice, meetings, all that stuff, I just know it’s a lot,” said Lotanna Nwogbo. “I can’t ...


Harrison Samaniego
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Students of Longwood: Harrison Samaniego

Out of the 5,000 plus students here at Longwood University, who would have thought that among them is a professional polo player? A native of San Diego, California, Harrison Samaniego is a junior photography major and a professional polo player. His interest in the sport started with his mother, who ...


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Longwood student band packs Uptown Café

On Jan 30, Uptown Café proudly hosted local band, Joel Worford and the Old Souls. The band, which comprises current Longwood students Joel Worford and Josh Burtner along with Longwood alum Chip Hale, performed during the café’s weekly live music session for their first gig this past Saturday. Well ...


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Basketball

Healthy and hungry

In most cases, a 5-14 losing record is not viewed positively. Even though it was a marked improvement from Longwood women’s basketball going 4-26 overall last season with 10 regular season games left, redshirt junior guard Daeisha Brown called the record what it was. “Bad,” said Brown candidly. Both ...


Jordan Boulton - Men's Golf
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Students of Longwood Series: Jordan Boulton

It’s a quiet afternoon at The Manor Golf Club in Farmville, just four and a half miles from Longwood University, where freshman Jordan Boulton attends. After having finished his classes for the day, he begins to practice with the Longwood Men’s Golf team. As part of his training, he evaluates the ...


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Dr. Joy DeGruy speech gives a diagnosis

This past week was Dr. Martin Luther King Week, which featured several events such as the MLK Challenge and the MLK Candlelight Vigil. One of the latest in this series of events is a lecture by Dr. Joy DeGruy, a sociologist and author of the book “Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome.” This book, as well ...


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Holiday cheer at the Bedford Hall fine art sale

On Thursday, December 3, Bedford Hall will host a fine art sale featuring the brilliant works of the talented faculty and students in the Longwood University Art Department. Professor Angela Bubash, the assistant professor of jewelry metalsmithing and crafts is running the sale. This is the first year ...


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Voicing the Lancers

While watching a baseball game, you hear two announcers—one over the speakers and one directly behind you. Turning your head slightly, the source of the secondary play-by-play is found. A kid, around 8 or 9, providing his own live commentary as the game goes on. No one can tell if it’s annoying ...


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What’s in my cup? Poinsettia

The crimson flower, the poinsettia, adorning the holiday season, inspires this week’s drink. Serve this beautiful cocktail at any holiday party or brunch as a new alternative to a mimosa. Crimson Folly Spirited Ingredients: ½ glass of champagne ½ glass of cranberry juice 1 oz lemon juice 1 oz of ...