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Virginia Elects Bob McDonald as 71st Governor
For the first time in eight years, the Commonwealth of Virginia has elected a Republican as governor. Robert F. "Bob" McDonnell was voted in as Virginia's 71st Governor-elect. McDonnell earned approximately 59 percent of the vote, with 1.15 million Virginians favoring the Republican.…
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FeaturedLongwood Adds Football to Club SportsLongwood finally has a football team. SGA passed the proposal of Matthew McCloud and Kevin Tullington at their meeting on Oct. 20, after they went through a rigorous Q&A session. The motivation came from a five-year history of regular pick-up football games, originally known as Longwood Society of Football started by alumni John Skelly and Derek Hambright.New Information on Quadruple Homicide CaseThe following information is from Richmond Times Dispatch reports: The latest information from the Times Dispatch can be found on their website: http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/crime/article/FARM041_20091104-001202/303559/ ----- Details related to the quadruple homicide in Farmville emerged today, including a description of two weapons believed to have been used in the killings. Also today, a young California man who recorded violent rap music using the name "Syko Sam" has been indicted on six counts of capital murder for the slayings of four people found dead Sept.H1N1 Vaccines to be Available on Campus"That is the magic question," said Patti Wagner, a registered nurse at the Student Health Center, when asked about the expected arrival date of swine flu vaccinations at Longwood. As of October 16, 2009, Wagner said that the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) had not produced enough of the H1N1 vaccines and that it would be at least another two weeks before the Student Health Center received the shots.Multiple Departments, One MinorDepartments join together to form new minors on campusAll over campus, department walls are being torn down. New and existing interdisciplinary minors are offered by a variety of different departments. For those students who are interested in the environment, the Environmental Studies minor is offered for only 24 credit hours. |