At this week’s Student Government Association (SGA) meeting, a representative from the Readership Program was in attendance to pitch a new app titled ‘The Buzz’. The app has successfully been adopted by 50 schools and looking to add Longwood University to that list. If Longwood were to purchase ...
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 ...
Senator Mark Barham brought up the idea to add a policy to the student handbook which would ban the use of cellphones during class periods. Senator Tonisha Pitchford felt it was unnecessary to add the policy given that it is the student’s decision to use their cellphone during class. Pitchford also ...
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 ...
With the recent news of hoverboards catching on fire randomly, it doesn’t come as a surprise that the university made the decision to ban the devices on campus. “There is no middle ground with this… it’s really a personal safety issue,” said Dr. Tim Pierson, vice president of Student Affairs. The ...
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 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 ...
This week’s SGA meeting focused attention on some of the previous meeting’s issues to follow up with the progress made towards them. Several SGA members have mentioned in previous meetings how currently there isn’t any space available on campus that is open 24-hours for student access. Treasurer ...
The focus of this week’s SGA meeting was on the issues with registering for classes online. Vicki Levine, the university’s registrar, was present at this week’s meeting to answer the questions and concerns of SGA members. In previous meetings, Senator Shawn White spoke on behalf of the student ...
