Each fall, thousands of students move within the 7.3 square mile town of Farmville, VA to attend Longwood University. Generating mass exposure for its “small and close-knit community” according to its online history and overview page, Longwood has experienced an enrollment increase with over 4,399 ...
After 30 years, France is banning its rule that states men who have sex with men can’t give blood. The rule was implemented in the wake of the HIV/AIDS epidemic from the 1980s and 1990s. Laurent Drelon went to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to try to overturn rules that are seen as discriminatory ...
Whenever there is a major school shooting in America, everyone seems to react to it differently. Political debates erupt online and in Congress, people demand change to take place or people send out their “thoughts and prayers”. Although major school shootings, and mass shootings in general, never ...
Hundreds of people protested the National Rifle Association (NRA) on Aug. 4 for not supporting gun reform laws and for not taking any action after the Parkland and Santa Fe shootings. The protest took place at the NRA headquarters in Fairfax, Va. The march on the NRA was organized and put on by a group ...
The city of Flint, Michigan changed its water source from Lake Huron to Flint River in April of 2014, beginning what's now a four year battle for Flint residents. A month later, the water coming from city taps became pungent and discolored and residents started to complain about the water quality. Four ...
Each year, The Rotunda asks its senior to reflect on their time with the organization and at Longwood as a whole. Some choose to leave lessons; others say thanks. Either way, we enjoy reading it all. Here are the columns our seniors submitted this year: Group photoPhoto courtesy of Shannon Blunt ...
I transferred to Longwood in the Fall of 2016 as an incoming junior without knowing a single person at the university. I decided to get involved in The Rotunda to develop my graphic design skills, strengthen my resume and meet new people. I wanted to dedicate my time to something in hopes of preparing ...
Of my 142 Rotunda bylines, only two use the word, “I.” As an individual, I am not important and plan to stay that way. Instead, the spotlight should shine on this incredible community that I’ve had the pleasure to serve for the past four years. Through the good, the bad and the bizarre – clown ...
Throughout my three years in The Rotunda, I have changed so much. Though I joined The Rotunda knowing I did not want to write or be a journalist, I found the perfect place for me. While having the position of event coordinator for the newspaper, I have made so many friends, figured out what I want to ...
"Throughout my three years on The Rotunda, I meet so many different people with such unique personalities, opinions and backgrounds. Everyone taught me so much, not only about journalism, but event planning and social media. I will miss everyone so much! It's already weird not being at the meetings. ...
I'm very thankful for the help that you all have given me on my writing. I'll make sure to put those lessons to work wherever I end up. In my years here at Longwood, I have experienced many great things here, ranging from The Rotunda from joining Lambda Pi Eta, the Politics Club and WMLU. I think ...
When you've dedicated yourself to an organization for four years, it's difficult to let it go, especially when that organization becomes your family. My first week at Longwood, I went to my first Rotunda meeting. I was clueless about writing and was still the scared, shy kid that was afraid to speak. ...
In 1935, Sinclair Lewis’ “It Can’t Happen Here” introduced a standard refrain in American history: could fascism occur in the United States? The book is a semi-satirical novel that explores the concept of fascism in America during its rise in Europe. Fascism is characterized by strong ...
White supremacy has a history everywhere in the world, and today is still thriving well enough to maintain status as a modern ideology. Throughout the past year, it’s begun to gain momentum again in the United States through rallies and other movements. According to Merriam-Webster, a white supremacist ...
Following the deadly shooting in Parkland, Florida on Feb. 14, America was thrown into a heated debate on the prevention of future mass shootings. This debate is still raging, though its intensity has certainly waned over the last couple of weeks. Over its tenure, there’s been a great number of possible ...
After Donald Trump was elected president, 77 percent of Americans felt that the country became much more divided, according to a Gallup poll published on Nov. 21, 2016. The second-highest poll percentage was 66 percent in response to the 2012 presidential election. According to Gallup, over the past ...
Just six weeks after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, over 200,000 people flooded Washington D.C. to speak out against gun violence on March 24. Prior to the march, Parkland students founded the Never Again MSD organization that advocates for stricter gun law regulations ...
Lets face it. There is more racial diversity at a Trump rally than there is on the runway. It is not a secret that white models have completely dominated the fashion shows. The lack of models of color has always been a hot topic in the fashion industry. But recently, there has been a great influx of ...
In the year of 2018, where women represent half of the world’s population, they are surely dominating in sports, entertainment and especially politics, so the question remains, what can women not do? Over-time, there’s been the outdated stigma that women are only capable of the bare minimum, in ...
Exactly one month after the Parkland shooting, students across America walked out of class for 17 minutes to demand stricter gun laws in honor of the 17 lives lost on Feb. 14. The walkouts began at approximately 10 a.m. in each time zone, and the demonstrations continued throughout the day in different ...
