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One month into Big South conference play, the Longwood Lancers women’s basketball team is fighting for the top spot in the Big South. Head Coach Erika Lang-Montgomery and her team sit at 14-6 overall and 5-2 in conference.
As you walk into The Fox and Lamb, you enter a space with warm, welcoming lighting, good music, and an emerald green interior. This newly built restaurant in Farmville was created by Maris Johansen, and it all started with a food truck.
Six Lancers in double figures helped glide Longwood to an dominant win against Gardner-Webb, 91-56 on Jan. 21, picking up a vital conference win to even out their record at 3-3 (11-10 overall).
The Longwood Lancers women’s basketball team faced a vital two game homestand in which they defeated the Winthrop Eagles 100-79. Their next game was even more crucial, in a battle with likewise 4-0 Big South team, the High Point Panthers. The visitors took down the Lancers 68-54 using a dominant third quarter.
For the first time in Virginia history, a woman has been sworn in as Governor of the Commonwealth.
Unless you live under some sort of rock (or you’ve taken a break from social media, which, good for you!), you have likely heard of “Heated Rivalry” — the overnight-sensation Canadian sports romance television series and Crave original.
In Spring 2023, a conference at James Madison University sparked an idea: to create a free, accessible resource where students could find professional attire for interviews, internships and other career opportunities. That idea became the Longwood Career Closet, which opened in Spring 2024, operated by the Office of Alumni and Career Services
Editor’s Note: This review contains light spoilers for “Wicked: For Good." The opinions expressed in this review are solely those of the author.)
On December 19, Centra Southside Community Hospital in Farmville will discontinue its Obstetrical and Gynecological services, including its labor and delivery unit.
Tucked into the back corner of Willet Hall Room 110 sits a pool that was once used regularly by both faculty and students. In 2025, however, it now stands unused after its closure in Fall 2019..
The Longwood Lancers men’s soccer team saw its 2025 season come to a disappointing end, falling just short of the Big South tournament despite high preseason expectations. Ranked third in the Big South’s preseason poll, Longwood finished tied for sixth out of eight teams. The team ended the season 3–8–5 overall and 1–4–2 in conference play.
This semester, the new BookBundle program was implemented through the Longwood University Store, operated by Follett Higher Education. The program was met with mixed reviews — including critiques from students and faculty.
In “Writing to Change the World,” Professor of Creative Writing Mary Carroll-Hackett’s CTZN 410 class, Carroll-Hackett tasks her students with making an impact on the community beyond Longwood’s campus. This semester, students were asked to create problem–solution proposals for the Mary E. Branch Heritage Center, a site aimed at expanding resources and providing community for citizens of Prince Edward County.
Editor's Note: The opinions expressed in this review are solely those of the author.)
On July 24, 2025, Battlefield 6 was officially revealed to the world, sparking excitement among fans worldwide. Given Electronic Arts’ reputation, many were speculating what the game would bring to the table. With Battlefield 6, Electronic Arts proved that they were listening to fans loud and clear. With the return of a campaign, classic multiplayer gameplay, and destruction like no other, they did precisely that.
To start the 2025-26 season, Longwood’s women’s basketball sits at a record of 3-1. The Lancers dominated the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 80-42 in one of their most comprehensive defensive performances against DI opposition in recent seasons. They forced 30 turnovers and grabbed 50 total rebounds in a display that only compounded the intrigue surrounding the team following their flamboyant 86-point triumph over Randolph on opening night.
On November 5, 2025, First Lady of Virginia Suzanne Youngkin visited Longwood University as part of her ‘It Only Takes One’ initiative, designed to address the fentanyl crisis through conversations with Virginians.
Longwood men’s basketball has a familiar face in a new place for the 2025-26 home opener. First-year head coach Ronnie Thomas began his head coaching career with a dominant win over Mary Baldwin, where nearly every single player scored in a glass-cleaning and rim-rocking display the Joan Perry Brock Center has come to expect from early season Lancer wins.
On November 4, 2025, Virginians will head to the polls to elect their next Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General and members of the House of Delegates. Democratic Nominee and former Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger is taking on Republican Nominee and Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears in the race to become the first ever female Governor of Virginia. If Earle-Sears wins, she would become the first ever Black woman to become Governor of any state in the United States.
Over the summer, on June 20, 2025, Governor Glenn Youngkin appointed Dr. Michael Poliakoff to the Longwood University Board of Visitors. Poliakoff is one of four new appointees as part of the final round of selections before Youngkin leaves office in January 2026.
