Anyone who has taken a class with Dr. Pamela Tracy, associate professor of communication studies, probably knows what I am referring to when I talk about a media confession. For those of you who do not know what it means, a media confession is a secret show, movie, artist or other media outlet that ...
Anyone who knows me knows that I absolutely love Africa. Those who know me best know it is Rwanda in particular that captivates my interest. Some of my friends think it's a tad bit obsessive, but most of them are pretty supportive of my interests and my dreams of one day visiting the region. Many ...
Longwood Design Lab students Katilyn Smith, David Abbott, Jessica Cox, Colleen Festa, Kathryn Grayson, Emily Staskiel, Sara Schu and Kyle Flowlkes, recently worked on a project creating a logo for Virginia STEM CoNNect (Collaborative Nurturing Network to Enhance Content-focused Teaching), a consortium ...
The clouds are milky white, so I imagine them as mother's milk. In turn the surrounding skies become a vast, transparent bosom, boundless breasts suspended in the heavens. The spirit of maternity fills the air. There's natural femininity about a summery day. Oh, feel the presence of the great Sky Mother. Next, ...
After March 23, there were a great deal of "Hunger Games" fans tweeting about the movie. While some were innocent, others were not so. Tweets carrying the words "When I found out Rue was black, her death was lessened" and "Why did Rue have to be black?" were streamed through the series of tubes known ...
I won't lie that what got me interested began with the Electric Slide. It doesn't shame me. I'm not embarrassed. If anything, I'm proud. If it weren't for the flash mob that happened at the very beginning of this month, I wouldn't have even remembered. For those who don't know: On March 1, the Longwood ...
Here is a birthday in Washington: On March 23, 2010, the Affordable Health Care Act was signed into law. As its two year birthday came around, it became a hot topic among Republican groups working against both the act and President Barack Obama himself. Obama's administration, however, continues to ...
What has happened to "We the People" of the United States? Have we lost hope? Has America finally "tapped out" not only here at home, but abroad? It was once believed we the people of this country were a driving force in the world. Where have we gone? Jimmy Carter once stated that we lacked confidence. ...
For whatever reason, precipitation falling from the sky tends to make students lose their minds. With most of the coverage you will find when snow and ice hit the ground for the first time in a winter season, the focus is on accidents, power outages, and related, mostly unavoidable, incidents. They're ...
Do you think men are qualified to make decisions regarding women's health concerns? Birth control remains at the height of concern in the government. A congressional committee made the positive step forward of holding a panel on contraception, but they made the seemingly unfortunate mistake of forgetting ...
GOP, what happened to you? I used to admire you for your steadfastness and firm belief in the values the party was founded upon. In recent years, specifically since the start of the Bush administration, you've become the party of crony capitalism, war mongering and worst of all, the party of giving ...
Oral contraceptive pills seem like a basic right for all women. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, between 2006-2008 10.7 percent of women were using the oral contraceptive pill, commonly referred to as birth control. The right to take birth control was a fight for those who ...
My reliance on my mom is borderline ridiculous. If I am confused about a recipe I am cooking, I call my mom for clarification. If I get a stain on a garment, I call my mom to find out how to remove it. I call my mom when I am sick, when I do badly on a test and when I am frustrated about something. ...
Most people are aware of the fire that took place over at Hampden-Sydney College on Wednesday, Jan. 25, in the early morning. The fire burned down a Tiger Athletic College (TAC) house that housed nine football players. Unfortunately, two of the residents were burned, with one being severely burned. ...
My family has always been a dog family. When I was first born, we had Crystal. My dad bought her when he was in his 20s. We put her down before I was even a year old, so I have no memories of her. My childhood dog was Chelsea. We got her in 1991, and she was my trusty companion throughout my entire ...
I would love to start school on Aug. 1. Not because I can't wait for summer to be over, but because I would love to finish the semester at Thanksgiving. Being home all holiday season would have many benefits that I would take full advantage of. Although, I trust that our schedule has been planned with ...
Real life is messy. I don't know about you, but I don't happen to live in a formulaic fantasy world where the love of my life just happens to appear and my romantic fate is sealed in the span of two hours. I am disappointed to report that I have never bumped into a handsome stranger in Java City and ...
I saw on someone's status the other day that we seniors have six months until graduation. A series of statements ran through my head, including "I'm not ready," "How will I provide for myself," "What if I cannot pass my classes," and "How the heck did I get here?" One of the biggest questions that popped ...
Breakups are never easy. You feel sad, hurt, lost and angry among many other feelings. Everything changes. The shared dreams and commitments you had with the other person are lost, friends and social groups the two of you shared may be torn apart, and your sense of identity may be missing. You may be ...
DOUGLAS E. MOONEY Chief of Police October 18, 2011 For immediate release National Take Back Initiative FARMVILLE, VA - Each day, over 2,000 teenagers use prescription drugs to get high for the very first time. This is according to the Partnership for a Drug Free America which also tells us that most ...
