Hurricane Hanna stormed through Farmville over the weekend leaving the Longwood campus drenched and several students' cars flooded. The storm was blamed for 529 deaths in Haiti before moving up the East Coast, where it weakened into a tropical storm. (2) comments
Three Longwood students will be in court in the coming weeks in connection with separate incidents that occurred last school year. Charges range from assaulting a police officer to aggravated vehicular manslaughter to alcohol violations while in possession of a gun. (1) comment
As a new school year begins, excitement is on the rise. There are many new happenings around the Longwood campus, including the construction of the new Communication Studies and Theatre building, the opening of Einstein Bagel Company in Lankford Student Union, and of course the record-breaking freshman class. (0) comments
Students have noticed more new faces than usual roaming Brock Commons this year. That is probably because Longwood has a larger-than-expected freshman and transfer student class this year. To accommodate the extra bodies, Longwood's Residential & Commuter Life (RCL) was forced to re-open Tabb Hall this semester and will have to re-open French dormitory next semester. (0) comments
Another school year has begun and for some this is their final year. And to welcome back and recognize the 2009 seniors, the annual convocation ceremony will be held to kick off the year. This year's convocation will be Thursday, Sept. (0) comments
Class of 2012, Welcome to Longwood! We are ecstatic that you have chosen to become the newest members of the Lancer family. As you may know, traditions are a huge part of our community and we would like to introduce you to one of the oldest and most anonymous societies present on campus. (0) comments
On Monday, Sept. 22, Webmail will be replaced by an e-mail system based on the Exchange Labs interface powered by Microsoft Live@edu. The new system offers improved services to include a 10 gigabyte quota, a more user-friendly interface and a full-service calendar. (0) comments
Hello and welcome back for another exciting year at Longwood. In this section of The Rotunda your Student Government Association (SGA) will keep you updated with the latest issues and projects that we are currently working on. If you have any questions or concerns that you would like the SGA to address (i. (0) comments
Candidates' Tax Plans Differ Sharply According to The Tax Policy Center, a think tank run by the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute, Obama's tax plans would mostly benefit middle-income taxpayers, in contrast to McCain's proposal. However, Obama has proposed increased payroll taxes for those with annual incomes of more than $250,000. (0) comments
First, I'd like to start out by thanking the Democratic Party. Yes, you heard me right. I have to thank you for putting the White House back in play for this year's election. As of George W. Bush's second term draws to a close with historically-low approval ratings, this year's Presidential race should have been a slam dunk for you. (0) comments
My fellow Democrats, Virginia is going to go blue this year and there is no doubt about it. The opposition is weak and is getting weaker every day, especially since the announcement of Sarah Palin as the Vice Presidential candidate for the Republican Party, and also due slightly to the exposure of the many lies told by the republicans during the RNC. (0) comments