On Feb. 16, adjunct faculty member Chris Kjorness presented the second step in his campaign to further knowledge of the early rock and gospel scion Sister Rosetta Tharpe. After his fall 2012 Blackwell talk on Rosetta Tharpe was heard by Longwood University’s Media Specialist Matt McWilliams, Kjorness ...
On Saturday, Feb. 23, students filled Blackwell Ballroom in Ruffner to about three-fourths of its capacity. Why? For the opportunity to win $200 in prize money competing in Thinkfast, a trivia contest. TjohnE Booking & Productions is the company that puts together the prize money contest. Allen ...
On Wednesday, Feb. 24, AMOR hosted Brian Allen, the director of operations for Orphan Helpers, to speak at Longwood University about his experiences on mission trips as well as the company, itself. AMOR is a Longwood student-run organization that is dedicated to fundraising for orphanages throughout ...
15 years ago saw the release of the first Harry Potter book, and the making of a generation who grew to love reading throughout their adolescence. Now, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s/Sorcerer’s Stone” is being re- released with new cover art as a collector’s item, as many other works ...
Over 75 students gathered in Lankford Student Union for a Sadie Hawkins Dance sponsored by the resident assistants of North, Main and South Cunningham Halls. With love still in the air from Valentine’s Day, friends and couples gathered to dance and have a good time, as well as raise money and collect ...
On Wednesday, Feb. 27, the Student Diversity and Inclusion Council (SDIC) will host a town hall meeting from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The meeting will be located in the A room of Lankford Student Union. Paige Reitz, the committee chair for the SDIC, said, “The Student Diversity and Inclusion Council is a ...
How many times have you walked around campus and seen someone who stands out and you want to know more about them? Probably numerous times. There is one person in particular on Longwood’s campus that is recognized by his long hair tied back into a ponytail, tall and slender build, steel-toed boots ...
On Wednesday, Feb. 13 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Caryn’s Bridals, Formals and Tuxedos, a local bridal and formal-wear salon, hosted a reception to mark the completion of new renovations to the store with at least 250 visitors attending. New renovations included replacing wall-to- wall carpeting in the ...
A take off of the freshman New Lancer Days, “the first four days of the best four years,” the Office of Alumni Relations, the Office of Annual Giving and the senior class are teaming up to present a new concept for outgoing seniors in May. In addition to the traditional Senior Week, Forever Lancer ...
On Friday, Feb. 15, the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts (LCVA) provided a tour of Thornton Dial’s artwork to students. If one was interested in going on the tour, they were to meet in front of Ruffner Hall with students from the Student Diversity and Inclusion Council before proceeding to the ...
“The goal is obviously to see who can get the most amount of weight in canned foods, but the ultimate goal is to let the people that benefit from Farmville Area Community Emergency Services (F.A.C.E.S) and the community benefit as much as possible and receive as much as possible, and so the goal is ...
91.3. These are numbers that may mean nothing to you, but to a large part of the student body, these numbers mean an opportunity to learn how to communicate and an opportunity to be a part of a community. WMLU is the campus radio station; A thriving, active part of the Lancer community. Contributing ...
Diversity is not invisible on Long- wood’s campus, and a new opportunity available to students is now in the works to prove this. Marjorie Griffin, residence education coordinator of the Longwood Village, is currently in the works of forming a campus chapter for National Association for the Advancement ...
On Feb. 16, 2013, Longwood University will play host to several people as they gather for the 14th Annual Civil War Seminar to impart knowledge for the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. The annual seminar is free and open to the public, be they Longwood students, Farmville residents, Longwood alumni ...
Cainan Townsend is a changer, a leader, a Lancer and a Farmville citizen. At first, just another face in the crowd, he is an example not only of what it means to be a citizen leader, but what it means to be a citizen innovator. Townsend is a sophomore and a liberal studies elementary education major. ...
On Feb 12, Hiner 201 overflowed with people who came to hear the panel on Sandy Hook and America’s reaction to the tragic event. There were five confirmed speakers on the panel: Dr. Jennifer Apperson and Dr. Danette Gibbs of psychology, Dr. Kristen Nugent of social work, Dr. David Magill of English/women ...
After a long offseason, it’s that time of year again — time for Longwood baseball. This will be Longwood’s first season in the perennially tough Big South Conference, a conference in which they were picked by conference coaches to finish last during pre- season voting. “I think that we have ...
Love was in the air this Sat- urday as yellow, orange and white butterflies cascaded above hundreds of Farmville residents at the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts (LCVA) annual Valentine’s Day workshop, “Art to your Heart's Content.” Grace Pilk, assistant educator, said, “I think it’s important ...
“I’m always ready to listen, and I really think that that has made a big difference in my time here,” said Joyce Trent. Familiar to many students and faculty on campus because of her “open door policy,” Trent is a known as a figure of hard work and loyalty to the campus and to the students, ...
Recently, I’ve been trying to learn how to sacrifice. Not in the sense of giving up a possession or a fight. I don’t mean quitting. I mean self- preservation. I look around me at all the Lancers and citizen leaders, all the award-winning young geniuses and all the people who can fall asleep in class ...
