Environmental science and honors senior Alex Lee from Portsmouth, Va. has used her time at Longwood to study across America and abroad internationally, including Thailand. The Thailand trip became one of her favorite Longwood memories. She has also traveled to Alaska, Yellowstone National Park, Seattle ...
Participating in Washington, D.C.’s Women’s March was more than personal for Dr. Carl Riden. Among the masses of demonstrators, she advocated for the issues of the disadvantaged, an interest stemming from her background. Growing up in a poor, working class community in southern Alabama, Riden’s ...
Sophomore Nicole Del Rosario is a Communication Studies major from Virginia Beach with a concentration in Digital Media. Del Rosario is Vice President of Marketing for Lancer Productions and also hosts a WMLU pop culture radio show entitled “Ok.” “Ok” is a hybrid of pop culture updates about ...
Senior Madison Alford from Manassas, Va. called Longwood home after transferring from East Carolina University as a sophomore. Alford is a member of Longwood Company of Dancers and has danced for 19 years. Alford is also the membership chair of Global Leaders and vice president of membership for Alpha ...
Students gathered at Ruffner Fountain on Election Day, waiting for the chance to walk to their polling place to practice their right to vote. “Walk to Vote” took place on Nov. 8 at 4 p.m. The College Democrats, College Republicans and Politics Club collaborated to organize the walk. “I think it ...
Ross Szabo is a mental health speaker who had stories of his own, allowing him to share his perspective on the subject with a small audience on Nov. 1 in Jarman Hall at 8 p.m. Szabo was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when he was in high school, about three years after the traumatic death of his best ...
Freshman Alexis King, from Louisa County, started her first job at Dorrill Dining Hall upon her arrival at Longwood and applied to the work study program. Finally, on Aug. 16 King found herself moving in two days prior to the official freshman move-in day. On an average week King works seven hours for ...
Freshman business major Noah Petralia travelled from Switzerland to Farmville after being offered an opportunity to play tennis. After talking with Longwood’s men’s tennis coach, Petralia wanted to come to Longwood because of the coach’s motivation. Playing tennis has been a part of Petralia’s ...
Senior psychology major Hunter Worsham aspires to become a pediatric clinical psychologist and plans to work with children in a psychiatric hospital. “I’ve always loved kids and worked with kids and I’ve always found it to be really interesting. I thought it would be a fun career and I would still ...
Professor Elise Green, teaches an English 150 course, Writing and Research, as well as an English 400 course, Active Citizenship and Advanced Writing Seminar. This year is Green’s third year as a professor but her fifth year teaching at the collegiate level. She attended school at Old Dominion University ...
