The Dean of Students, Larry Robertson, has an impressive resume and will leave Longwood with big shoes to fill, not that it will be happening soon. Even so, Robertson isn’t done with his work at the university, he wants to keep changing applications and procedures to make things easier for students. “Things ...
There's an orchestra in front of the stage, the lights are starting to dim, and a man steps on stage with red shiny shoes telling the audience they are here for a comedy. “Overall this has been the best production I’ve ever been involved with,” said second-year theatre performance ...
While buses provide a necessary and reliable way for students to travel, its users say the current system isn't perfect. In Farmville, there are six buses a passenger can choose from and each bus has a different route. Two of the bus routes are primarily for Longwood students: the campus line and the ...
Ernest Toney has driven for the Farmville Area Bus (FAB) for the last five years after his retirement from a 27-year long stint working in Piedmont Regional Jail. Similar to his current job, Toney worked with were college-aged inmates at the jail and said there were key ...
With less than a month until opening night for their upcoming musical, "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," Longwood theatre's actors continue to prepare, breaking in their costume shoes and trying on their corsets. During the rehearsals, director Lacy Klinger is never too far from the ...
Carlos Robson smiled and laughed as one girl in the crowd was louder than the rest in applause for his last poem. Throughout the performance Robson thanked the audience for their participation during his poems through cheers, snaps or claps. In the Lankford Student Ballroom, Lancer Productions hosted ...
Even with the chandeliers off in the Lankford Ballroom in the Student Union the room still looks fancy enough for a dance or a formal speech. As J.R. de Guzman took the stage on Saturday evening, he said it was too fancy for his act and felt as though he should be giving a TED talk instead. During ...
In July 2017, the thrift store on Main Street opened up to the public, the store is owned by Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). Unlike most stores, this one doesn't have employees, but rather volunteers that belong with the VFW. With no employees all of the profit goes toward helping veterans, the co-founders ...
To better understand the relationship women have with the internet and social networks, Longwood's Digital Education Center (DEC) brought nationally renowned speaker Dr. Josie Ahlquist to talk to students about technology and how to better themselves over social media. As the keynote speaker for the ...
Longwood is different from many schools in a variety of respects, one of them being a predominately female institution, the current ratio being male to female is 40 to 60, according to College Factual. Naturally with the ratio there are bound to be some predominately female majors, but what is ...
