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Longwood's love for basketball not confined to the NCAA

As the buzzer went off, members of Longwood University’s faculty gazed at the score board with satisfaction, showing a substantial double-digit win. Longwood Hearts Basketball (LHB) is an annual game held in Willett Hall, where a team of the school’s faculty members faced off against a team of students ...



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A night of adoration at the Campus Catholic Ministry

As many, especially Christians, know, Lent is the time for observing the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, starting on Feb. 14 (Ash Wednesday) and continuing for six weeks. This time period ends three days before Easter Sunday, when Jesus is said to have risen from the dead after his crucifixion. A total ...


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"A Funny Thing Happened" musical kept audience in tears

There's an orchestra in front of the stage, the lights are starting to dim, and a man steps on stage with red shiny shoes telling the audience they are here for a comedy.   “Overall this has been the best production I’ve ever been involved with,” said second-year theatre performance ...






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"Everybody has their own little story"

Ernest Toney has driven for the Farmville Area Bus (FAB) for the last five years after his retirement from a 27-year long stint working in Piedmont Regional Jail.  Similar to his current job, Toney worked with were college-aged inmates at the jail and said there were key ...


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New Brock Experience to send students to the border

Some of the latest changes to Longwood University are not in the physical construction of the campus, but the new potential courses that are being made available to students. The Brock Experiences program was started in 2016 as a way of making traveling courses that will take trips all over the United ...




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A deep dive into Title IX

“We had a young lady, and this was 25 years ago. She was in Curry Hall. She was abducted by a student, or what we believe was a student, held captive for a couple of days, sexually assaulted multiple times and eventually stabbed,“ said Longwood Police Chief Col. Robert Beach. And the university ...


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Humans of Longwood: Sara Robertson and Taylor Thomas-Harris

Sara Robertson was in a car accident in her early teens that left her paralyzed from the belly-button down. Taylor Thomas-Harris was born with cerebral palsy. Both women's disabilities have inspired them to seek degrees in social work.    Sara: "I chose social work because I would like to ...


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Lancer Pro's latest poet speaks out against social injustices

Carlos Robson smiled and laughed as one girl in the crowd was louder than the rest in applause for his last poem. Throughout the performance Robson thanked the audience for their participation during his poems through cheers, snaps or claps. In the Lankford Student Ballroom, Lancer Productions hosted ...



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A comedian's take on racism and sexuality

Even with the chandeliers off in the Lankford Ballroom in the Student Union the room still looks fancy enough for a dance or a formal speech.  As J.R. de Guzman took the stage on Saturday evening, he said it was too fancy for his act and felt as though he should be giving a TED talk instead. During ...



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A shop ready to support (EMBARGO)

In July 2017, the thrift store on Main Street opened up to the public, the store is owned by Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). Unlike most stores, this one doesn't have employees, but rather volunteers that belong with the VFW. With no employees all of the profit goes toward helping veterans, the co-founders ...


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A BASICally pretty good concert (EMBARGO)

Longwood University is home to several religious campus groups, including Intervarsity, Chi Alpha and others. The only musical group, however, is the Brothers and Sisters in Christ (BASIC) Gospel Choir, a black gospel group. This past weekend, BASIC Gospel Choir hosted a show entitled “Back to the ...