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Truck crashes into house across from Longwood campus

Earlier this evening, a red Chevrolet pickup truck struck a house on the corner of Oak and High Streets, at the Appomattox Street intersection just outside of Longwood’s campus. The Farmville Fire Department, Longwood University Police Department and the Farmville Police Department responded to the ...


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Longwood sees a steady incline in undeclared students

From the beginning of last year, Hannah Ledger, Longwood's director of degree audit, explained Longwood University has seen a jump in the number of undeclared students that are entering college as first-year students. Even so this year, Ledger has continued to see the incline. “A lot of people are ...


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New changes to 'Spirit Night' requirements

As the school year has just begun, many organizations and clubs are looking to start fundraising. In years past Longwood-affiliated clubs and organizations have used Chick-fil-a and Moe’s Southwest Grill located under the Longwood Landings to fundraise not only for their organizations but also for ...


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Survey: How did the first week go for first-year students

As new students have just completed their first week of college courses, a survey was conducted in order to conclude how successful the first-year students have adjusted to life at Longwood University. The survey itself had five questions; each was designed to ask about a different facet of going to ...


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UPDATE: Residents affected by fire placed in temporary housing

All 102 residents of the northeast Longwood Landings apartment building have been assigned temporary housing following Monday evening’s rooftop fire, according to Longwood University Media Relations Director Matt McWilliams. The Office of Residential and Commuter Life (RCL) worked to find space in ...



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Twitter reacts to Landings fire

In the midst of Monday evening's fire and dealing with the aftermath, Longwood students went to Twitter, highlighting some of their reactions to the fire and how others, unaffected by the fire, responded to incident. Longwood junior John Brumfield tweeted: I've only been in the landings for a week..... ...


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Longwood Bookstore closes due to water damage

Due to last night’s lightning-caused fire in the northeast Longwood Landings building, the Longwood Barnes & Noble Bookstore has closed in order to assess the water damage caused by the extinguishing of the fire. “We're hoping to know the extent of the damage in the next couple of hours. Howhowever, ...


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Fire forces 33 students’ relocation

Last night the Longwood Police Department responded to a fire on top of the northeast Longwood Landings building - a Longwood University-managed apartment complex - sparked by a lightning strike during an intense thunderstorm. Thirty-three of the northeast building's residents were relocated to Curry ...


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Q&A: Class of 2020 edition

What are some tips on packing enough but not too much? “The key is thinking that less is more. When you are heading to Longwood think of the things that are essential for you to live away from home and bring those first. I promise you won’t regret it. When you are moving in, you will find that there ...


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‘Growing pains’

The advanced computer lab for the Computer Science program was discussed being moved from the Hardy House basement apartment, on the corner of Randolph and Beech streets, to Coyner Hall during the summer of 2016. This has been postponed until at least the summer of 2017 after renovations to Coyner Hall ...


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Fenced in

The new Student Success Center has just been approved to begin construction with a temporary fence being put in place to prevent disruptions in the construction process. Construction first began by demolishing the tri-level steps leading up to the front of the library on Monday, April 25. “When putting ...


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Bar 202 undergoing rebranding

Bar 202 will be going through some noticeable changes in the coming months. The business has already implemented several changes including the addition of live music and recently, comedy entertainment. One of the possibilities of the rebranding process may be a physical move to a different location. ...


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LCVA extended cap

Although falling on the Saturday of Spring Weekend, April 16, hundreds of people shuffled in and out of the Longwood Center of Visual Arts (LCVA) to view its newest exhibit, “Point of Departure: 2016 Senior Thesis Exhibition.” Each year, “Point of Departure” has become a staple for the Longwood ...


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Reported assault involving robbery

An assault and robbery were reported on Sunday around at 12:08 a.m. from the 800 block of Buffalo Street. The assault involved two adult males, one of whom knocked on the door of the other man. The victim went to the door and claimed that a college-aged white male was standing there, according to a ...


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SGA Brief: Apr. 19, 2016

In this week’s SGA meeting, the main point of conversation was focused on Spring Weekend and the way in which it was run this year. Although there was general feedback which was positive about the move of the bands to the area in front of Stubbs, there were a few senators who voiced their negative ...


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SFC Report: Apr. 14, 2016

$594 Lancer Lunatics - Reallocated funds will be used for a national collegiate conference in Ohio - Convention will cover how to market to students via social media as well as learning leadership skills - Funds will accommodate for registration fees, housing costs, using an Uber and food The SFC passed ...


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#LiveLikeShiv

On the night of Tuesday, Apr. 12, Shiv Sharma, a Longwood University sophomore, passed away during a single-car accident. The accident occurred on Hull Street in Chesterfield, Va., approximately 40 miles from Longwood’s campus. Shiv was from Springfield, Va. and studied political science at Longwood. In ...


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New residence halls set to be complete in July

The new residence halls are set to be completed in July 2016. The main purpose for the construction of the new halls is to provide more living space on campus because student enrollment has increased. The two residence halls are named after Mark and Wilma Register Sharp ’66, after the couple donated ...


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SFC Report: April 7, 2016

$1,114.11 Sigma Gamma Rho • Funds will be used for a mandatory conference from April 21-24 • Conference will be held in Charlotte, NC • Purpose of conference is to teach how to induct new members into the organization The SFC passed the motion to SGA for a vote. SGA approved the motion. $100 Chi ...