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The novel Verity by Collen Hoover hits a new level of psychotic, but in the best way possible, and here’s why. As a reader who is a novice to the book world, I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I began reading this book.
With the release of the Men’s and Women’s basketball schedules earlier in September, fans are excited to see what this season will hold. As the new season approaches, team members, junior Brooke Anya, senior Anne-Hamilton Leroy, and new head coach Erika Lang-Montgomery shared their feelings about this season and how they have prepared for this upcoming season.
Speaking as a woman, there is one week I loathe more than any out of the month. Realizing that that week has begun when I am unprepared is horrifying.
For decades, young people have remained the least likely among citizens to register and turn out to vote. According to the Census Bureau, only around 59.8% of those aged 18-24 were registered to vote, trailing every other age group by at least ten percent. Many have asked why this is, with responses such as apathy, disinterest, or lack of opportunity. Others believe that their vote doesn’t matter.
In June of 2022, DC unveiled the official cinematic trailer for Black Adam. The character had been teased in 2019’s “Shazam!” as the previous champion before his imprisonment, but the upcoming film will be the live-action debut for the titular character.
Kenny Beats has truly carved his own lane as a producer in the internet age. Where many are reduced to a tag on a beat, Kenny has diversified so far that it seems hard to believe he started as an EDM DJ for raves. Having his own clothing brand, his own YouTube show that pulls artists as big as Doja Cat to underground legends like Danny Brown, and doing Twitch stream after Twitch stream, it is hard not to admire Kenny’s drive and passion.
Editor's note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.
Just think…is there something that has been stressing you out lately or making you anxious or depressed? If so, download the newest interactive self-help app at Longwood. WellTrack is designed to help you understand your mental health and provide you with the help that you need right now. It offers a suite of online tools and courses and uses aspects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help you identify, understand and address issues that you are experiencing.
Sony once again makes an endeavor into their own cinematic universe based on Marvel properties. Much like how Marvel Entertainment built a cinematic universe based on iconic Marvel comic characters, Sony aims to do the same with Spider-Man characters.
Launched in 2013 Yik Yak is a social media app where users can anonymously post and comment on threads from within a five-mile radius. When it comes to Yik Yak’s impact on campus culture, there are varied opinions from Longwood students and a professor on the app’s positive and negative effects. The people I interviewed are anonymous when giving their opinions.
Editor's note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.
In today’s world, it seems like almost anything can send massive amounts of people into a panic in the blink of an eye. The added emphasis of social media extending and often exaggerating what goes on doesn’t help either.
Spring Weekend has been a staple of Longwood’s history for many years and is a way for students to support organizations on campus and have fun, but not many people know what must happen behind the scenes for Spring Weekend to come to life.
The Longwood Company of Dancers (LXD), Longwood Company of Belly Dancers, and other on-campus performing arts organizations have been relocated from their rehearsal studio in Willett Hall in lieu of a new state-of-the-art basketball performance center.
On February 24, Russian troops stormed across their western border and invaded Ukraine. This act of aggression by Russia has been widely condemned by the international community, especially the member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Last season, the Lancers went 26-28 (14-7 Big South). In the last seven games of the season, the team won five. While losing in the Big South Tournament, the team showed promise throughout the season.
Women’s Basketball with their win over Hampton has now tied for first place in the Big South Conference, which is the team’s best season in the Division I era so far. With a season record of 18-11 (15-3 Big South), a six-game win streak, and winning 11 out of their last 12 games, the team moves into the postseason with lots of momentum.
Following the arrival of Head Coach Griff Aldrich in the 2018-2019 season, the Men’s Basketball team has continued to improve. Each season since then, the team has increased their overall wins and Big South Conference wins. Now, the Lancers have historically secured the top seed in the Big South Tournament. With a season record of 23-6 (15-1 Big South), a five-win streak, and winning 16 out of their last 17 games, the team heads into the postseason with lots of momentum.
This fall semester of 2021, I took Dr. David Magill’s Literature of Diversity class where the topics vary each time it is taught. Last semester, the topic was on Racial Fictions. This topic was newly constructed and it was Magill’s first time teaching it. I interviewed him so I could inform Longwood University students on what the basis of the Racial Fictions course is all about.
