The Joan Perry Brock Center, since its construction and opening, has presented a new set of experiences and challenges to faculty, staff, students, and the Farmville Community. Following Oliver Anthony’s October 28 concert and the Men’s and Women’s Basketball home openers, officials have continued ...
Farmville, Virginia’s Oliver Anthony – legally Christopher Lunsford – had one of 2023’s most unlikely claims to fame. His song, “Rich Men North of Richmond,” went viral in August 2023, debuting atop the Billboard Hot 100 and spending two weeks at #1. Following performances at North Street ...
In 2014, the New York Times’ review of the original “1989” declared, “Ms. [Taylor] Swift is aiming somewhere even higher, a mode of timelessness that few true pop stars...even bother aspiring to.” That same year, the success of “1989” prompted iconic journalist Barbara Walters to declare ...
Volume 3, Issue 6 of The Rotunda (Nov. 11, 1922) is the first reference to “senior installation,” in which 15 of the 17 members of the Senior class were “installed” by then-President Joseph Jarman. In that ceremony, Seniors processed in donning gowns and had their caps placed on their heads ...
As Taylor Swift declared in social media posts before the opening night of "The Eras Tour," she's in her “Eras era.” Swift announced her third re-recorded album, "Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)," on Night 1 of her "Eras Tour" stop in Nashville, Tennessee - confirming months of speculation from fans ...
Two places not typically compared to one another: Longwood University’s Stubbs Lawn and Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field. That said, they have one glaring similarity - Taylor Swift has rocked out both. Described as “a journey through the musical eras of my career” by Swift, the ‘Eras ...
On the weekend of March 17th, fliers were discovered on the top three floors of Rotunda Hall featuring “A skull with a crown and “The Rooks” - per Lt. R. Stuart Raybold, the Interim Director of Public Safety at LUPD. In addition, there was a mask taped over the Joan of Arc at Domremy statue, affectionately ...
With multicultural clubs and organizations garnering more attention on campus, such as AFROH’s Spring Weekend Culture Couture Fashion Show, and C.H.A.N.G.E. officially gaining cohort status in the Student Government Association, increased awareness concerning issues of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, ...
Substance Abuse, while an issue seldom discussed on many college campuses, is one that affects many in the Longwood and Farmville Community. Living spaces, safe spaces, recovery meetings, and other support systems don’t adequately exist for many who desperately need them to maintain healthy living; ...
In March, both the Student Government Association (SGA) and Board of Visitors (BOV) sat down for consequential events, meetings, and hearings. The BOV, which meets quarterly, held its March meeting on the 16th and 17th of the month. At the meeting, each Vice President of the University reported ...
