The Art department will be implementing changes with the next group of incoming freshman. The Graphic Design and Animation major will request students applying to the major to optionally send a portfolio of their work. “This year is the first year we are piloting a portfolio entrance, so we are not ...
The sign for Badeaux’s Cajun Kitchen has been taken down outside of the restaurant and Bar 202. The window stickers for the restaurant have been taken down from display as well. The general manager for Bar 202, Thomas Rundstrom, confirmed the owner of the restaurant, Jason Badeaux, had left the partnership ...
Proposed Allocations: $904.78 (Alpha Kappa Alpha) Funds toward four members attending regional conference in Virginia Beach, Va. Motion was passed to SGA next week for vote. $4,207.35 (American Marketing Association) Funds toward four members attending international conference in New Orleans, ...
Some college students across the nation have recently been applying for loan forgiveness for their college loans through a federal program allowing students to appeal their student debt. According to CBS News, “more than 7,500 people have asked the federal government to forgive a total of $164 million ...
A common sight and sound lately has been the construction equipment and noise all over different areas of campus. Currently there are construction projects ongoing for new residence halls, Lankford Student Union and Iler Hall. In addition to these projects, there are two new projects that are getting ...
Although they haven’t officially been set in stone, there are current plans for the Weyanoke to be turned into a hotel. The owners of the Weyanoke notified residents last fall of their decision to not renew leases to those residing in the building. The current leases end around the end of this semester. “In ...
Much discussion surfaced when one member of SGA shared their personal experience with the ice from the recent snowstorm that occurred this past Thursday, January 28. This SGA member felt very strong about the fact that a student parking lot that contained ice patches had caused them to fall getting ...
Proposed Allocations: $5,743.45 (Graduate Student Advisory Council) Funds toward food for graduate commencement after-party Bylaw would have to be overturned in order to grant funds Motion was denied. (Members encouraged to come back if funds were unavailable through other alternatives.) $41.85 (Longwood ...
The New Year has meant a sign of troubling times for the stock market as a whole. Since December 15 the Dow has fallen over 9.3 percent. This type of drop in such a short period of time does not happen often leaving many investors panicking. The Dow was sitting at almost 18,000 points and now at today’s ...
Two couch burnings occurred this weekend after the announcement of Friday’s snow day, one was burned on Friday night in the road of Buffalo Street around 10 p.m. and the other was burned a few hours later, according to Chief Curtis Davis of the Farmville Police Department. “The officers were able ...
In this week’s Student Government Association (SGA) meeting, many SGA members voiced their concerns in regard to the snowstorm that recently hit a large part of the east coast. Many members felt strongly about campus conditions on Tuesday, discussing how they felt unsafe walking and driving around ...
A waterline break was discovered in the Cox Residence Hall early Tuesday morning. The break caused an evacuation of all residents in the dorm, as well as water loss to both Cox and Wheeler Hall. The break was discovered in a mechanical room of the building. According to Angela Stimpson, the executive ...
In reaction to the complications created due to the library, three academic department buildings, and Stubbs residential hall closing after losing power and water on Tuesday morning, Longwood students took to social media to express their concerns and reactions to the news. The major water line break ...
UPDATE 1:07 p.m. - After a major water line broke at 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning, crews worked to open all four affected buildings. Currently, Longwood's Greenwood Library is available to students as well as the Center for Communication Studies and Theater (CSTAC), while Bedford and Wygal Halls ...
The increase in criminal activity is always expected to increase during the holiday season. Larger purchases are made with a higher monetary value at risk. Chief Curtis Davis of the Farmville Police Department said that shoplifting, larcenies and occasionally some breaking and entering are all frequently ...
With the common drinking culture surrounding campuses, some universities have created “safe ride” programs or “drunk buses” for students to use for getting home safely. Longwood has not created a specific program for this purpose and according to Lieutenant John Johnson of the Longwood Police ...
This week’s SGA meeting focused attention on the issues concerning summer registration. It was brought up by President Constance Garner how currently the registration for summer courses is a free-for-all. Complaints on the matter have been brought to Faculty Senate as well as the Registrar. The main ...
Related Article: Johnson, Pimentel potentially face drug charges in and out of school On Wednesday, Dec. 2, Longwood Athletics announced that men’s basketball senior forward Shaquille Johnson will return to the team and participate in competition, beginning with the Dec. 12 game at the University ...
The process of assessing inclement weather requires a team to take everyone’s safety into account and follow a series of steps before informing the community to brace themselves for bad weather. “If we see there’s going to be inclement weather, then we start a more detailed search and use a number ...
In light of the recent national coverage of the University of Missouri incidents, colleges across the country have reached out to show their support for the Missouri students’ demonstrations and protest in the name of their cause. They have sent support in the form of hashtags, several trending over ...
