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CORRECTION: Originally the article said the SGA had created a proposal for the Office of Disability Resources (ODR). The SGA representative, Catherine Swinsky, spoke with ODR and the SGA decided to not continue to pursue the matter at this time. No proposal was written.
During the Student Government Association (SGA) meeting on Oct. 30, Director of the University Center and Student Activities Susan Sullivan came in to answer questions and take suggestions from the Senate in regard to Upchurch University Center.
For the first time in their history, Longwood University’s People Respecting Individuality, Diversity and Equality (PRIDE) organization, Longwood’s chapter of Gamma Rho Lambda (GRL), and Hampden-Sydney College’s Unity Alliance came together for a panel with about 60 in attendance. The panel was coordinated by Alex Abbott, area coordinator for equity, inclusion and programming at Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC) and Dr. Jes Simmons, assistant director of Citizen Leadership and Social Justice Education and “pride mom” at Longwood University.
At one point about a third of the way through “Bohemian Rhapsody,” the new biopic about Freddie Mercury and Queen, a record producer, upset at the band trying to push the film’s title track, states “Mark my words, no one will play Queen!” Now this is a line that the producer probably didn’t say, put into the film to give a fun winking nod to the audience. And it’s a perfect way to encapsulate the film as a whole.
“The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” could have easily been called “The Four Realms”, “The Four Realms of Christmas” or anything other than “The Nutcracker” because it isn’t about the Nutcracker or the story of the Nutcracker. It loosely references past events, but not even in a cohesive way. It has ballet on display for five minutes, but it seems to be using the name simply for popularity points. Because if there’s a pop culture property that is guaranteed to be popular in 2018, it’s the Nutcracker.
Editor's note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.
Mick Jenkins, a Chicago born rapper like Kayne West and Chance the Rapper, entered the music scene on January 2012 when he released first mixtape called “Mickstape”. After a couple of mixtapes Jenkins then released his first album, “Healing Component,” which touched on some of the same topics from his mixtapes.
The transitional phase to college for student-athletes can be daunting. Adapting to a new atmosphere serves as a maturation process, leaving families behind to live on their own for the first time in their lives. College athletes are known for their extracurricular work on the field, and it takes time for them to settle down in an unfamiliar setting.
As the Longwood women’s basketball team inches closer to their first regular season game on the road at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), excitement amongst the team is at a high as the team is looking to start fresh after a disappointing 2017-18 campaign.
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During the Student Government Association (SGA) meeting on Oct. 30, Director of the University Center and Student Activities Susan Sullivan came in to answer questions and take suggestions from the Senate in regard to Upchurch University Center.
Editor's note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.
Editor's note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.
Telltale Games, the studio behind a resurgence of point and click adventure games with licenses like “The Walking Dead”, “Guardians of the Galaxy”, “Minecraft”, and “Batman” tweeted a letter on Sept. 21, to their fans. Unlike the tweets posted earlier in the day, which contained amusing gifs and news on their latest project, this was far more foreboding. They announced to the world that Telltale would be shutting down with a majority studio closure. There are 25 people who would remain to finish a project for Netflix, and over the course of a few weeks, even those people would be fired.
The Hispanic Latino Association (HLA), and People Respecting Individuality, Diversity and Equality (PRIDE) have both experienced forms of hate thus far in the school year in forms of vandalism in addition to the increase of white nationalist postings on campus by the group Blood and Soil.
Quavo is a member of the popular rap group Migos and he has been around for a while in the rap game. He started to break out as a solo artist when he was featured on songs with Drake, Meek Mill, Post Malone and Gucci Mane. Then he made a collaboration album with Travis Scott called “Hunch Jack”, which released to mixed reviews.
Showcasing a new-look staff and added talent, Longwood is set to unveil a new era of men’s basketball.
Telltale Games, the studio behind a resurgence of point and click adventure games with licenses like “The Walking Dead”, “Guardians of the Galaxy”, “Minecraft” and “Batman” on Sept. 21 tweeted a letter announcing they would be shutting down. According to The Verge, employees were given just 30 minutes notice before having to leave the building. Not just that they had to leave. They were given 30 minutes notice that they were fired.
In this week’s Student Government Association (SGA) meeting, Assistant Director of Career Services Kyle Hodges gave a presentation on the resources Career Services has to offer and SGA Vice President Lucas Hobson gave updates on the Farmville Area Bus (FAB) issues and white nationalist flyers that have been circulating on campus.
In the words of Miss Erykah Badu, Atlanta, Ga. native rapper Jeffery Williams has catapulted into the music industry as Young Thug.
