The age-old saying, "If you don't like the weather in Virginia, just wait a minute — it'll change," has never proved truer than this winter. While Longwood students usually stock up on sweaters to make it through the winter, dressing for the season is nowhere near as simple as it was in the past. ...
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, Jamie Clift has charitably taken it upon herself to assume the ...
What day is tomorrow? Oh, I remember, the day you were planning on finishing that assignment. You know which one; the one you least want to do. Is it difficult? Doesn't really matter, does it? That assignment is there. It exists. You wrote it on your planner and put it in the back of your mind just ...
1. It will help you lose fat. When you lift weights, you build lean muscle, which is more metabolically active than fat; this means that you're going to be burning more calories throughout the day. 2. It will reduce your risk of injury. Strength training strengthens everything in your body, which ...
Currently saving 350 lives a day through donations to the American Cancer Society (ACS), Toni Herrmann, staff partner of ACS, says that's not enough. "We want to do more. We want to get to 1,000 lives per day." On Jan. 25 in the Lankford Student Union Ballroom, the Relay for Life Committee and ACS organized ...
Whether you're rooting for the New York Giants or the New England Patriots, don't catch yourself all alone this year on Super Bowl Sunday without a big screen television, hot wings and great friends to keep you company. On Feb. 5 at 5:45 p.m. in Lankford Student Union, expect comfortable couches, a ...
When it comes to following your dreams, where should you start? Recent college graduates Alexis Irvin and Chip Hiden aimed to answer that question when they traveled cross-country to film "The Dream Share Project." The Dream Share Project in its entirety, which was sponsored by the Academic & Career ...
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, Jamie Clift has charitably taken it upon herself to assume the ...
Whether your New Year's resolution is to lose weight, hit the gym, eat better, pick up running or "get big" (i.e., gain muscle mass), this is the time of the year where those New Year's resolutions get tossed aside and forgotten about. How can you stick to your New Year's resolutions without giving ...
Longwood University celebrated America's national holiday, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, this week through various educational events and presentations to further knowledge of Dr. King and the growth of Longwood University as an institution of diversity and citizen leadership. On Jan. 18 at 12 p.m. ...
From Dec. 28 to Jan. 14, eight Longwood students and one staff member went above and beyond by crossing borders to Kampala, Uganda in a student-organized mission trip to assist over 2,000 street children by donating goods like clothing and toothbrushes and by donating their own time to create long lasting ...
Advertised as a program set up to boost Longwood University's recruitment, volunteering students were "asked to do one or more of the following: return to their high school during winter and/or spring break, sign postcards, participate in phonations, have lunch with a prospective student or host a prospective ...
Ever view TV programs like "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" and think to yourself, "Hey, I do want to be a millionaire!" Ever seen "Jeopardy" and ponder aloud, "My thumb knows more than these contestants." You feel like you could win a game show? Maybe want to go home with heavier pockets and a wider ...
Generally, I try to be as realistic as possible. When I go into a test, there are questions that I do know the answers to, and there are questions that I don't know the answers to. While some may chew on the nub of their pencil and try to eenie-meenie their way through the answers one by one, I know ...
On Wednesday, Jan. 18 and Thursday, Jan. 19 at 8 p.m., the Longwood Student Diversity and Inclusion Council (SDIC) hosted two screenings in Wygal Auditorium to a small, but involved audience. The first film, "Citizen King," depicted the career of Martin Luther King Jr. and his supporters in the ...
I know you like to dance. When you're alone is probably when you truly dance your heart out, the music blaring and no one there to judge your dorky left footedness. Lancer Productions provided a way for Longwood to take our inner dancer public and become a part of "the silent party phenomenon." On Saturday, ...
Hello and welcome back to another of what I am hoping will be a great semester at Longwood University! This semester, The Rotunda's Black Column will look a little different. During my time at Longwood, I have always wanted to write and have my ideas published. After talking to the lovely ...
While Longwood University can be pleased to say that the number of shake your booty opportunities a Lancer has is numerous — as seen from Ballroom Dance Club, Blue Heat Dance Team, Longwood Company of Belly Dance and more — there is one team of dancers that should not ever be left out. Longwood's ...
You didn't even need to worry about waking up early last Friday night to combat for saving up to 25%, 50% or who knows how much money on products —and all by spending it. This year, Black Friday started earlier, not even waiting for Thanksgiving to end, busting down doors and proclaiming, "Forget ...
A rave, like any party, is a good time to be free and not care for a second about what you need to do or where you need to be. For an hour or so, it's only you, your glow sticks and the beaming strobe lights. In the background are your friends and everybody else having a good time and the booming ...
