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Longwood water drive for Flint, Mi.

The collection officially ended last Friday, Feb. 19, with a few extra donations trickling in. BSA gathered around their end total.

Longwood water drive for Flint, Mi.

On Feb. 12, BSA partnered with the Environmental Club and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. to collect water for the residents of Flint, Mi. in response to their ongoing crisis.

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On Feb. 12, BSA partnered with the Environmental Club and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. to collect water for the residents of Flint, Mi. in response to their ongoing crisis.

From Farmville to Flint

As the flurries fell on Friday, Feb. 12, members of Longwood's Black Student Association (BSA), Environmental Club and Alpha Phi Alpha, Inc. shivered at a table in front of the Chi Fountain with signs promoting their water drive in response to the crisis occurring in Flint, Michigan.

WBB: Lancers drop five-straight

Nothing came free on Tuesday night, except for the t-shirts, as the Lancers fell 89-70 (6-19, 3-13) to the No. 6 High Point Panthers (9-15, 8-7) in Willett Gym on Longwood’s Pink Out game. After scoring in the first 8-of-9 possessions, the Panthers’ held the lead for all 40 minutes.

Gee continues to bench Fisher and Shields

After several inquiries from The Rotunda and other local media outlets, Chris Cook, the assistant vice president of athletics communication, released a statement on Wednesday, Feb. 10 from Longwood’s third-year men’s basketball head coach Jayson Gee regarding the absence of senior guard Leron Fisher and freshman forward Chris Shields. Neither have played since the team’s home loss against UNC Asheville on Dec. 31, the Lancers have 4-6 in conference games since the game and ranked eighth  

#FlyHighDai

It was a summer evening. Shaquille Johnson, a senior on the Longwood men’s basketball team, lay in bed, fast asleep in his Georgia home. There was no alarm set for morning lifting or late night practice, so a full night of sleep awaited him when his phone rang without warning, waking him.

MBB: Scoreboard reveals a Lancer win

Aside from the bands for Spring Weekend, Wednesday night’s game revealed Longwood’s ability to pull out an 80-79 home win after the Campbell Camels took them to the wire, making every second count.

Performing through the pain

A congested, 6-foot-8, 255 pound men’s basketball red-shirt senior sat on a couch, eyes squinted upwards trying to recall the number of hours he spends on his sport per week.

MBB: Lancers currently down five players

Longwood men’s basketball continues to run a small, seven-man rotation. Gee noted the effect of tiredness on his team after their most recent 88-74 loss against UNC-Asheville on this past Saturday, Jan. 30.

Healthy and hungry

In most cases, a 5-14 losing record is not viewed positively.

Not even a drop

As a student-athlete, there are a lot of rules you have to follow, including NCAA regulations, athletic department codes of conduct, and those made at the coach’s discretion.

MBB: Spiders spoil Shaq's debut

In their first televised game of the season, Longwood (3-7) fell 77-59 to the hosting University of Richmond Spiders (6-3) even with the help of senior forward/guard Shaquille Johnson on Dec. 12.  

Longwood reacts to outages during finals

In reaction to the complications created due to the library, three academic department buildings, and Stubbs residential hall closing after losing power and water on Tuesday morning, Longwood students took to social media to express their concerns and reactions to the news.

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Water main break on Race Street.

Water main break affects four buildings on exam day

UPDATE 1:07 p.m. - After a major water line broke at 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning, crews worked to open all four affected buildings. Currently, Longwood's Greenwood Library is available to students as well as the Center for Communication Studies and Theater (CSTAC), while Bedford and Wygal Halls remain closed indefinitely. 

Greenwood Library closed due to water main break causing lack of power.

Water main break on Race Street.

Voicing the Lancers

While watching a baseball game, you hear two announcers—one over the speakers and one directly behind you. Turning your head slightly, the source of the secondary play-by-play is found.

Johnson returns to team, Pimentel not returning

On Wednesday, Dec. 2, Longwood Athletics announced that men’s basketball senior forward Shaquille Johnson will return to the team and participate in competition, beginning with the Dec. 12 game at the University of Richmond. Senior forward Jason Pimentel is no longer a member of the team.