Opinion

Opinion: Anti-LGBT Legislator…and Longwood Commencement Speaker

By Elena Lavigne | April 23

On April 27, Longwood University will hold their first ever Lavender Graduation, a celebration of LGBTQ+ students for their achievements and unique additions to campus culture. Not even a month later, several of those same students will be in a crowd listening as a legislator who actively worked to ...

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Opinion

Op-Ed: Pepsi's Green, Longwood's Green

By June Bollinger | April 23

Longwood University employees recently received a mass email regarding a change in beverage vendors on campus. The email, issued by the Office of Administration and Finance on March 24, announced that Longwood and Pepsi have signed a long-term beverage vendor contract. Pepsi will be investing in campus ...

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Opinion

Op-Ed: The Last of Us - One of Many Great Adaptations

By Lucas Freitas | February 27

January 15, 2023, saw the release of HBO’s live action adaptation of Naughty Dog’s award-winning video game series “The Last of Us.” The show so far has been met with praise from both fans of the games, newcomers to the series, and critics and praise that I personally feel is deserved. From ...

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Opinion

Op-Ed: Feige’s Flawed Vision

By Elena Lavigne | February 5

Kevin Feige, pioneering president of Marvel Studios and the visionary behind the billion-dollar Marvel Cinematic Universe, recently stated on “The Movie Business Podcast” that the cultural phenomenon of superhero movies will not slow down anytime soon. “There’s 80 years of the most interesting, ...

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Opinion

SGA, Let Students With ARO Pick Their Own Rep.

By Tyler Bagent | October 24

Editor's note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. ARO, the Accessibility Resources Office, has been fantastic in my experience. I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m registered with ARO due to my anxiety. I appreciate the staff in ARO more than I can put into words, ...

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Opinion

Longwood's Menstrual Hygiene Problem

By Austyn Mann | October 13

Speaking as a woman, there is one week I loathe more than any out of the month. Realizing that that week has begun when I am unprepared is horrifying.  When I reach into the pocket that I usually keep my menstrual hygiene products in and find that I have forgotten to restock, it feels like the ...

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Opinion

Tone Deaf to Bandfest

By Emma Grace Mancini | April 12

Editor's note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. In 1993, 29 years ago, WMLU (formally known as WLCX) started the Friday night tradition of Bandfest during Spring Weekend.  This one-day concert event took place during the Thursday through Sunday weekend-long ...

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Opinion

Keeping Perspective at the Pump

By Victoria Thompson and Victoria Thompson | April 12

In today’s world, it seems like almost anything can send massive amounts of people into a panic in the blink of an eye. The added emphasis of social media extending and often exaggerating what goes on doesn’t help either.  Naturally, when gas prices began to rise in early March, this caused ...

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Opinion

The brand that’s not for you—for everyone

By Taiya Jarrett | September 19

Residing in the industry for over a decade, the new critically acclaimed winner of this year’s 2020 American Accessories Designer of the Year, via the Council of Fashion Designers of America; CFDA, was awarded on behalf of Telfar Clemens. This Brooklyn based designer has managed to remain in the fashion ...

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Opinion

Fashion with facial coverings

By Taiya Jarrett | September 15

Emerging into the new normal, amid the viral pandemic, are facial coverings. Due to the increased Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 measured/recommendations, facial coverings are now a new normal that has been put in place. These semi-thin quality coverings have made a lasting ...

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Opinion

Fashion With Facial Coverings

By Taiya Jarrett | September 12

Emerging into the new normal, amid the viral pandemic, are facial coverings. Due to the increased Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 measures/recommendations, facial coverings are now a new normal that has been put in place. These semi-thin quality coverings have made a lasting ...

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Opinion

How to stay mentally healthy this semester

By Taiya Jarrett | September 4

As we trickle in from summer's ending, the spread of COVID-19 has ultimately altered the way normal is considered and has potentially heightened the emotions of feeling stressed and/or anxious. While many across the nation are being advised to partake in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

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Opinion

How to Have a Routine During this Quarantine

By Taiya Jarrett | March 22

Declared as a state of emergency amid concerns of exposure to the COVID-19 pandemic, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced the closure of all public schools from March 16 through March 27, which led higher education institutions to follow in the same steps in an extension rooted in virtual learning ...

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Opinion

These are uncharted waters

By Kurt Martin | March 19

Editor's note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. Well, I'm pretty sure when we all came back to Longwood in January, we weren't expecting for it all to come crashing down in the middle of March. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a halt to our in-person campus community, ...

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Opinion

Virginia Bill strikes in correspondence with Student Journalists

By Taiya Jarrett | February 8

Editor's note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. Advancing their oral and communicative skills through accurate reporting at the expense of getting their foot into the industry of news and media on college campuses, student journalists are having a ten-letter ...

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Opinion

The Forbidden Word

By Davina Applewhite | February 7

Editor's note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. Black History Month aims to remember and celebrate the history of the African Americans who fought to create and maintain the rights we have today. Arguably, we are still creating history through actions like #BlackLivesMatter ...

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Opinion

We need to recognize featurism and its effects

By Davina Applewhite | January 29

It has become easy to sit behind a computer and type negative comments to those who you may never encounter in real life. Unfortunately, this becomes a breeding ground for destructive comments and the people who post them. Singer Ari Lennox was a recent victim of some of the Internet’s hateful words ...

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