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Grand Illumination of Longwood's Giving Tree Celebrates Tradition, Giving and Diversity

By Asst. Copy Editor: Michelle Goldchain | November 28

You may have noticed the large presence in Ruffner Hall this past Thursday, Nov. 17 while you were walking to class, a presence that had caused the walkway to brim with anticipation as students and faculty alike collected to view this year's second annual Grand Illumination of the Longwood Giving Tree. Proudly ...

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What you need to know about finals, break, and New Year's.

By Exercise Science Correspondent: Sarah Clark | November 28

Your stress level will be up during the next two weeks with papers, assignments, tests, and finals. How can you keep your stress levels down during the most hectic time of the semester? The answer is more simple than you think. Exercise gets your blood flowing, helps you retain information and reduces ...

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Ewwwww!

By Columnist: Dani Roberts | November 28

 I always hear that the United States is a mixing bowl of different cultures and ethnicities. I was always told that the U.S. has become a place of diversity and inclusion where people from different cultures may live their lives happily without scrutiny. Those were the reasons why my mom decided ...

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Candied Sweet Potatoes Recipe

By Rotunda Contributor: Courtesy Ashton Funkhouser | November 28

Candied Sweet Potatoes:   3 large sweet potatoes 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 tbsp. all-purpose flour 1 tsp. salt 1 cup water 1 1/2 tbsp. butter 1 tbsp. corn syrup 1 tsp. vanilla extract   Cook sweet potatoes in boiling water for 30 minutes or until just tender.  ...

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World's Best Macaroni and Cheese

By Features Editor: Jamie Clift | November 28

Ingredients: -1 Box Macaroni Noodles (you may substitute noodles of any shape) -Water -Salt -Butter -Cheese- lots of Cheese of any type -1 Cup Milk Boil Water in a large pot. Salt water to taste. Once water is boiling, add noodles at a ratio of 1 cup noodles to 2 cups water. Leave on medium heat until ...

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Disney Title

By Asst. Copy Editor: Michelle Goldchain | November 28

Feeling flustered and freaked out about finals week? While cranking down those energy drinks and shortening the lengths of your fingernails in stress, maybe you could take a trip back to childhood. The South Cunningham resident assistants (RAs) along with Residence Education Coordinator (REC) Zachary ...

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Cats on Campus

By Features Editor: Jamie Clift | November 28

Passing in front of Cox or Wheeler at any given time of day, a Longwood student may notice something that doesn't quite belong. Two cats have been living there for at least a month. One is a younger tabby with white paws and a white chest, and the other is a bit older and is a tabby with no spots. Neither ...

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Secular Social Brings the Nonreligious to You

By Asst. Features Editor: Semein Washington | November 28

On Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, the first Secular Social was held in the Lankford Student Union Ballroom before a small audience that had braved the cold and rain for a much needed sit down about the concerns and experiences of nonreligious people on campus. Introduced by the Secular Student Alliance's ...

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Thanksgiving Origin

By Asst. Copy Editor: Michelle Goldchain | November 28

While Christmas decorations began selling months before the first day of winter even began, Thanksgiving was once again not forgotten by Americans who rushed to grocery store aisles and packed highways, all in the name of turkey. Oh, yeah, and to celebrate family values or something. But what is this ...

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When It Rains, It Pours

By Features Editor: Jamie Clift | November 14

Growing up, I never really knew what "When it rains, it pours" meant. But lately, it has become one of my favorite expressions. It seems that whenever one important thing is happening in life, a million other things compound with it, making life stressful and difficult. It can be true about anything, ...

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The Shoppe on Main: Providing for a Non-Profit Organization

By Rotunda Contributor: Sarah Prokopchak | November 14

With their one-year anniversary coming up in December, The Shoppe on Main at 236 North Main Street continues to promote their store to the Farmville community. The local consignment shop is owned by STEPS, a non-profit organization, which benefits from the store's proceeds. STEPS provides employment ...

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Untamed Elements

By Rotunda Contributor: Ashley Hodge | November 14

Friday night the circus came to town. It wasn't the Ringling Brothers and there were no elephants. However, there were cheetahs, monkeys and zebras. Several students painted their faces for a good cause that allowed them to embody different animals of the jungle. We were able to watch these animals ...

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Vitamin D

By Rotunda Contributor: Dani Roberts | November 14

This past week I happened to watch one of the most pleasing episodes of "Glee" I have ever seen. It made me feel all warm and happy inside. This is the episode where Kurt and Blaine discuss taking their relationship to the next level. They decide to embrace one another and partake in an encounter that ...

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Club Beat: Young Life

By Anonymous | November 14

How often can you say that you have had a profound impact on a teenager and watched them turn their life around?  Maybe once?  Twice?   The members of Young Life would most likely answer around 20-60 times.  Young Life is a religious organization on campus that was described ...

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Modern Language Club's Third Annual Iron Chef Competition Benefits Doctors Without Borders

By Asst. Copy Editor: Michelle Goldchain | November 14

Last Thursday in the Nance Room of Dorrill Dining Hall, the Modern Language Club held its third ever Iron Chef Competition, an annual food competition between representatives of the Spanish, French and German Departments of Longwood University with dishes from the respective language-speaking countries. ...

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Poetry and Short Story Reading Fills Up Student Union

By A&E Editor: Katie Reilly | November 14

A crowd of students gathered on Thursday, Nov. 10for a live poetry and short story reading at the Lancer Café in Lankford Student Union. This event encourages students to come forward and read their own work from classes or simply from their own inspiration, such as poetry and short stories, as well ...

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Humans vs. Zombies: Staying Alive on Campus Since 2009

By Asst. Features Editor: Semein Washington | November 14

College kids with nerf guns are hard to miss and so is a game of tag with headbands designating who is it. If you've seen people like this wandering about the campus purposefully or clashing suddenly in a flurry of foam darts and fingertips, then you've seen Humans vs. Zombies. It's a game like any ...

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What's going on with Walker's Diner

By Rotunda Contributor: Marianne Van Meter | November 14

A small yellow building located at 307 North Main Street sits hidden from sight to many of the thousands of cars that pass by on their way to Longwood University. Although unnoticed by countless Longwood students, this small building is actually a local legend within the Farmville community. In 1955, ...

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Philanthropic Efforts by Longwood CPC Chapters

By Rotunda Contributor: Sam Brown | November 14

This semester has proved to be a very busy time for College Pan-Hellenic Council sororities. The Greek women on this campus have spent a great amount of time on charitable efforts throughout the semester. From Farmville to Richmond, our sororities have spent a lot of time and raised a great deal of ...

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HSA Harry Potter Scavenger Hunt to Cast a Spell on Campus

By Copy Editor: Becca Lundberg | November 14

While the final novel in the Harry Potter series has been bound and published, and the last movie is now on DVD, the magic lives on at Longwood University. On Sunday, Nov. 20 at 1 p.m., students will have the opportunity to participate in the Honor Student Association's (HSA) Harry Potter Scavenger ...

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