The Student Government Association (SGA) presidential candidates had a final chance before the start of elections to discuss and debate their proposed platforms and initiatives on Tuesday, April 9 in the Blackwell Ballroom. Juniors Haley Vest, executive senator, and Queen Burrell, treasurer, are the ...
A fatal shooting that reportedly occurred inside a construction site trailer at Longwood University-managed Lancer Park on Saturday evening has brought forward both criminal charges and campus safety concerns. The Longwood University Police Department (LUPD) received a report of the shooting at 7:45 ...
At the Ecoquest race, participants went to different stations around Farmville to complete various tasks and collect ribbons for their team. These tasks included a ropes course, canoeing in Willet pool and rock climbing at the Health & Fitness Center. At the end of the race, the first team back ...
Recently I discovered the irony that lies within the title of the foster care system. Whilemanyindividuals, couples and families caringly take in children from the foster care system each year, the statistics are chilling. The child welfare system is flawed, but there are movements within Congress and ...
Vice President Brian Reid opened this week’s Student Government Association (SGA) meeting, held on Tues., April 2, due to President Donald Knight’s absence. The meeting began with the swearing in of Freshman Class Representative Jordan Winoker. Open forum was cut short due to the nature of this ...
The StudentGovernment Association’s (SGA) elections are fast approaching, and the Senate’s current Executive Board is set to undergo quite a transformation. The student body will be able to cast their votes for the SGA Executive Board, senators and Honor Board and Conduct Board representatives via ...
There are no current plans or even solid ideas for the space in the Longwood University Health and Fitness Center that smoothie bar Refuel Zone occupied before closing in summer 2012. The remains of the framework of the smoothie stop-and-shop are located in the front foyer of the Health and Fitness ...
Politics Club, Young Americans for Liberty and Virginia21 will hold a debate today, April 3, at 7 p.m. in Hull Auditorium. This is not the typical Democrat versus Republican debate like we see during campaigns, but rather an exhibition of just how wide our political spectrum truly is. We constantly ...
For the next few months, Canvas training will be offered to Longwood students in order to familiarize them with the new Learning Management System (LMS) that will replace Blackboard. Canvas was chosen because it is a more advanced site that gives students more options while studying at Longwood. During ...
Longwood University students, faculty and staff are participating in a national civil rights movement for the modern age — a social media profile picture campaign supporting marriage equality. Last week, the Supreme Court held hearings about the constitutionality of Proposition 8 and of the Defense ...
Friends and former colleagues of L. Marshall Hall Jr., Longwood University associate professor emeritus of history, remember his passion for teaching history and his loyal friendship. Hall passed away at age 82 on the early morning of Wednesday, March 27. Janet, Hall’s wife of 56 years, his sons Jeffrey ...
Specific plans for Longwood University’s new university center, slated to open to students in 2016, are in the works. The university center will replace Lankford Student Union, which will be converted into a Student Success Center with academic support offices. The university’s Board of Visitors ...
Last month, mold was found on several books in the storage basement of Janet D. Greenwood Library. At first it was thought to be an isolated incident, but the mold turned out to be present on nearly 45,000 books. There was a blog post released last week that went into detail about the incident. The ...
Southgate Shopping Center, located at 900 South Main St., is set to undergo significant changes with grocery store Kroger’s closing and the relocation of other stores, according to Town Manager Gerald Spates. Two other retail locations in the shopping center, department store Roses and fast food chain ...
Thepresidential selectionprocessat LongwoodUniversityis not accompanied by poster campaigns and mudslinging, unlike a typical United States presidential election. In fact, it is a pretty civilized process. It is also extremely complex. On Saturday, March 23, LongwoodUniversity students, faculty and ...
The Student Government Association (SGA) meeting that took place on Tues., March 26, began with Secretary Steven Sommer making a motion to adjourn the March 19 meeting, since the SGA did not have quorum at the time to formally do so. It was noted that the continuing discussion regarding off-campus organizations ...
Longwood University is working toward establishing undergraduate research projects that benefit both undergraduate students and their faculty mentors. The development of this program, which is part of Longwood’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) to advance undergraduate research and academic inquiry, ...
Last month, mold was found on several books in the storage basement of Janet D. Greenwood Library. At first, it was thought to be an isolated incident, but the mold turned out to be present on nearly 45,000 books. There was a blog post released last week that went into detail about the incident. The ...
On Monday, March 25 the Student Government Association held the second committee meeting to discuss a resolution involving off- campus organizations and their participation in on campus clubs and organizations. While it was a larger step forward for off-campus organizations, the discussion was heated. ...
Beginning next week, the Lancer Student Investment Fund (LSIF) will be providing weekly market updates through The Rotunda. The articles will include a prior week recap on he stock market, supplemented with information such as important economic data releases, macro- economic news, notable stock ...
