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Longwood University has a new home for fashion lovers. “@longwood_fits” is an Instagram page created by junior Justin Ashkar that highlights students for their style, fashion sense and unique outfits. Since its first post on April 7, 2025, the account has grown to over 800 followers.
If I had to summarize my thoughts about Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl” in one word — disappointment. Complete and utter disappointment.
Editor's Note: The opinions expressed in this review are solely those of the author.)
In 2021, Christopher Brown had the idea to convert Poplar Hall, the oldest commercial building in Farmville, into a café where community members and students could hang out, study, and get some quality coffee. That idea is now named Poplar Sips — a specialty coffee shop located at 308 North Main Street.
Editor's Note: The opinions expressed in this review are solely those of the author.)
On June 2, 2025, Longwood University’s Office of Development launched Ellie, a Virtual Engagement Officer (VEO) powered by AI. The VEO contacts donors and alumni through text messages and email, sends messages about campus events, asks about the recipient’s favorite Longwood memories, wishes them a ‘Happy Birthday’ and thanks donors for their gifts.
On September 12, 2025, the Longwood University Board of Visitors held their September meeting at the Baliles Center in Westmoreland County, Virginia. The Board, which typically meets on campus, discussed the university’s enrollment and retention, financial health, athletics and other matters.
On Tuesday, August 26, ABC 8 News first reported Kilmar Abrego Garcia — whose wrongful deportation to El Salvador led to a national debate over the Trump Administration’s immigration policy — is being held at the Farmville Detention Center. In response, local activists have planned a vigil for 4 p.m. Sunday, August 31 at pHunkadelic, a local gathering space near the facility.
In the very early 1900s, the State Female Normal School was a small collection of brick buildings on High Street. Behind those buildings, in the southern direction, lived a vibrant predominantly Black community. Unlike today’s campus “triangle,” streets ran through the middle of Ely Street (later renamed Griffin Boulevard) and South Main Street, lined with houses, businesses, restaurants, houses of worship and other gathering places.
Editor's Note: The opinions expressed in this review are solely those of the author.)
(Editor's note: The opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author.)
The Longwood Lancers softball team saved some of their best regular season conference play for the end, rattling off six wins in their final seven Big South games to earn the second seed going into this week’s tournament. They will face USC Upstate Thursday, May 8 at 12 p.m., a team they swept on the road less than two weeks ago.
Officials at Longwood University have announced the launch of BookBundle, a program which changes the process of buying textbooks for Longwood undergraduate students. Vice President for Student Affairs Cam Patterson introduced the program in an email on March 31 and emphasized its goal to “make accessing textbooks and other required course materials more convenient and affordable.”
During the summer of 2024, Longwood University signed the fifth-ever head coach of Longwood Baseball, Ray Noe. Noe came from Virginia Military Institute (VMI), where he rose from assistant to lead assistant and recruiting coordinator before taking the role at Longwood.
The Longwood men’s and women’s tennis teams finished their seasons with seven regular season wins each. The men’s team won a number of close victories, including a 4-3 win over Presbyterian and a sudden death victory of the same score over the University of Richmond. The women’s team did not win a Big South match this season and missed the conference tournament; their statement win was their 4-3 senior day win over George Washington.
On April 1, 2025, Longwood Men’s Basketball forward Elijah Tucker elected to enter the transfer portal. However, two weeks later, on April 17, Longwood announced Tucker would return for his final year of eligibility.
Associate Professor of German Dr. Sarah Varela, or “Dr. V” to her students, will make her directorial debut in late April at Waterworks Players, Farmville’s community theater.
With the new “Snow White” movie coming to theaters, there has been a lot of controversy surrounding the film and the cast, including political anger and personal feuds between the main stars, Rachel Zegler (Snow White) and Gal Gadot (the Evil Queen). The whirling controversies have severely diminished the film’s Box Office performance, making $182 million against a budget of (at least) $240 million — a majorly disappointing result for one of Disney’s most expensive productions of all time.
Ronnie Thomas, an assistant coach on Griff Aldrich’s staff, has been named as the next head coach of Longwood men’s basketball. The architect of two NCAA tournament appearances and three consecutive 20-win seasons in seven years with Longwood, Aldrich accepted the associate head coach position at the University of Virginia and reunited with friend and former Hampden-Sydney College teammate Ryan Odom.
Farmville is preparing for change with the opening of SEED, the innovation hub located in Longwood Landings, on May 3, 2025. With the help of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC), SEED aims to provide a space where community members and students can bring an idea for a product and turn it into a prototype that can be pitched to banks, investors or angel funders.
