Are you already starting to get sick of seeing Ken Cuccinelli and Terry McAuliffe attack each other through mud-slinging campaign ads? Are you having a hard time deciding which of them is the lesser of two evils? Does it really stress you out to think that one of these two men is going ...
Jamie Clift, The Rotunda's longtime features editor, is studying abroad in Valencia, Spain at the Institute of Spanish Studies during the spring 2012 semester. Having stepped down from her position as features editor for the time being, Jamie Clift has charitably taken it upon herself to assume the ...
Last Wednesday might have been the first time that a speaker at Longwood has pulled a gun on the audience. Dr. William Freehling spoke to a group of students as part of a mini symposium in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. The event was hosted by the Department of History, Political Science ...
Longwood University is known for a lot of things: It's one of the oldest colleges in the country, and it boasts a lot of great things from its patron saint, Joan of Arc, and the Rotunda of Ruffner to its beloved "That's What She Said" T-shirts. But if all goes according to plan, Longwood will take its ...
April 16, 2007 is a day I am sure many of you remember. I was a high school freshman then, and I remember distinctly hearing about the tragic shootings at Virginia Tech. 32 students and faculty members were killed that day, and thousands were affected. I remember seeing the fear on the faces of students ...
College students are a pretty diverse group. They all have different interests and different political philosophies. There is, however, one thing that every student at Longwood, and every other college student, has in common (beyond the fact that they all attend college). No college student wants to ...
The man card: it's a metaphorical symbol of masculinity that I'm guessing every guy has. But a few of my hall mates have taken this token of their manliness to the next level. Last week, they held a little ceremony in which literal "man cards" were handed out and men became members of an organization ...
Just as they do every year, hundreds of Longwood students jumped into a giant mud pit to compete in one of the world's most quirky college traditions: Oozeball, an annual event held every Spring Weekend by the Longwood Ambassadors. Over 70 teams of six to eight students signed up for the two-day single ...
Over 80 organizations applied; only 60 got what they wanted. This Spring Weekend, booths were certainly in high demand. Many organizations were wait-listed for one. The Lankford Student Union Ballroom was packed with representatives from organizations April 5 as the rules for the booths were explained. ...
We've all seen the Disney version of Pocahontas, and sadly, for many Longwood students, this is the extent of their knowledge of the native people of the continent that we inhabit. It's not exactly an accurate depiction. Ever wanted to learn more about American Indian culture firsthand? Cultural events ...
