On Monday, Feb. 20 at 5 p.m., Marina G. Carter spoke in the Blackwell Ballroom about her experiences and the occupational opportunities in the Air Force, the International Guard and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The event was hosted by the criminal justice academic fraternity, Lambda Iota Epsilon. ...
On Thursday, Feb. 16 at 4 p.m. in Lankford Student Union Ballroom, the Longwood University Black Student Association (BSA) set up a presentation and quiz bowl titled "Black History 365." The event, proceeded over by announcer Cierra Coles, started with a presentation, complete with a slide show by Longwood ...
A secret can be a funny thing. It can bring people together, those knowing the unknown bonded by silent knowledge. Secrets, unfortunately, can tear people apart without them even knowing it. Hiding something inside your mind — something that bothers ...
1. Always remember calories in must equal calories out. If your calories in exceed calories out, you will find yourself gaining weight, and if your calories in are less than your calories out, you will lose weight. The average woman needs about 1,500-2,000 calories a day, and the average male needs ...
Longwood students didn't spend this past Valentine's Day by themselves. On Tuesday, Feb. 14, Longwood Dining Services opened up the Tea Room of Dorrill Dining Hall (D-Hall) to students, faculty and staff alike to enjoy great food, great service and a great way to celebrate a holiday that many often ...
The Longwood Center for the Visu al Arts (LCVA) hosted its annual free family workshop, "Valentine Time: The Valentine-Making Workshop," on Feb. 11 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. to an enthusiastic crowd of children and their parents. The workshop had been planned and organized since Decem ber 2011, ...
Are you the kind of person who's a little scared of talking about God to other people? Maybe want to keep your lips and opinions closed off to other people, too scared to see how others may judge you? Frank Schaef fer, bestselling religious author, politi cal commentator and film director, ...
Zeta Tau Alpha (ZTA) fraternity for women will be making its return to campus in Spring 2013. ZTA, which was founded at Longwood University on Oct. 15, 1898, closed its Longwood chapter in May 2009 due to hazing allegations. Director of the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life Kate Planow explained ...
At 3 a.m. last Friday morning, sophomore John McCullough was sitting in his dorm room in front of his laptop browsing the Inter net (as most of us do in the wee hours of the night) when he decid ed he was going to make a home for an internet trend at Longwood University. In just five days, ...
On Feb. 8, 2012 at 7 p.m. in Wygal Auditorium, the French Film Festival hosted "L'Illusionniste" ("The Illusionist"), the third of five films. "L'Illusionniste" is based off of a semi-auto biographical script about actor and filmmaker Jacques Tati, written in 1956, reproducing the main character ...
Alright, so I know I'm going to be the millionth person to mention this to you today, but this past Saturday, another musical legend passed away. Whitney Houston, who had a voice to put a crowd to tears, died at the age of 48 and was found in a hotel room. After growing up and thriving off her music, ...
On Feb. 12, 2012 at 7 p.m. in Hull Audito rium, the French Film Festival had its fourth entry: "Potiche" ("Trophy Wife"). Associate Professor of French Dr. Wade Edwards pre sented the film as the only straight up and down comedy of the festival to an audience as full as the auditorium could ...
DOs 1. Do wear deodorant. This is for you and others around you. No one wants to smell body odor, plus you don't want to be known as the stinky person at the gym. 2. Do re-rack your weights. I know there is a weight room at tendant, but their job isn't to clean up after you. If you take the ...
If you're stressing trying to find a summer job or snatch a last-minute internship under your belt before you graduate, don't miss your chance to find employers who are looking for Longwood students to fill positions that may just appeal to you. Today, Feb. 15, in Blackwell Hall from 12-4 p.m., the ...
I am currently studying abroad in Valencia, Spain with The Rotunda's Foreign Cor respondent, Jamie Clift. I'm a Spanish major and decided to do my study abroad program this year in hopes of improving my fluency for future classes. We've been here for a month now, and we're beginning to adjust nicely. ...
Jamie Clift, The Rotunda's longtime features editor, is studying abroad in Valencia, Spain at the Institute of Spanish Studies during the spring 2012 semester. Having stepped down from her position as features editor for the time being, Ja mie Clift has charitably taken it upon herself to ...
If you are a little bored with campus life, and if you want to get more involved either on or off campus, Longwood students were given the opportunity to attend the Involvement Fair on Feb. 8 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Lankford Student Union Ballroom and ABC rooms. Attending the event were various ...
Randy Pausch wrote the book "The Last Lec ture" after he gave a speech in front of 400 people at Carnegie Mellon University. During the speech, Pausch told the audience about his pancreatic can cer and how he only had a few months to live. Pausch expressed to his audience to celebrate the ...
Aca demic and Career Advising Center (ACAC) hosted its annual Career Fair Training Camp in Blackwell Ballroom in preparation for the Job and Internship Fair, which will take place today. According to the ACAC Longwood Blog web site, students can "come participate in interactive stations where ...
Whether or not you were living under a rock this past Sunday, you had to know that the time had come once again for football fans and commercial enthusiasts to join together once more for the ever exciting and ever eventful Super Bowl. Lancer Productions (LP) hosted Longwood's long-lasting tradition, ...
