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Friday, December 5, 2025

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Longwood Theatre Presents 'L'Amour'

Longwood University Theatre is proud to pres- ent L’Amour: An Opera Theatre Workshop Production, a hybrid theatre-opera piece, conceived and directed by Gene Muto and Dr. Christopher Swanson. The performance will open Tuesday, February 19th at 7:00PM and run through Sunday, February 24th. The performance ...


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Poetry Corner: The Storm is Coming

A teardrop of water Out of the cold, lonely sky.  A crack of deep thunder Follows each of his lies.  The lightening that strikes Belongs to the anger in her heart.  But the calm before the storm, The one whose silence is in the part, Is the one that everyone hears And the one he needs ...



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Pretty Little Liars: Mona 2.0 or Meredith?

Don’t lie to yourself. You have been watch- ing this show every Tuesday like it’s a reli- gion. This week, like each week, we still have more mysteries than answers. Here are a couple things we know for sure from previ- ous episodes: Toby is part of the A team with Mona and Lucas is innocent, ...



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A Week of Cops, Writers, Entrepreneurs and Rock Legends

"The Paperboy" After Charlotte Bless pleads for help to newspaper reporter Ward Jansen, Jansen and his associate travel to Miami, Fla. to attempt to get convicted murderer Hillary Van Wetter released from death row. While Charlotte has maintained only a written relationship with Hillary, she insists ...




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This is the Best Season of the Year And No, I Don't Mean Winter

This is one of my favorite seasons. No, it is not the winter; I hate the winter and the cold (minus the snow for some reason). My favorite season is awards season. Celebrities have chosen their one-of-a-kind gowns that probably cost more than I will ever see in my life, and the paparazzi are stocking ...


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If 'Mama' Ain't Happy, Ain't No One Going to Survive the Night

While “Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D” made its flop in theaters, its competition came to theaters Jan. 18 in the form of “Mama.” The movie stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Megan Charpentier, Isabelle Nélisse, Daniel Kash and Academy Award nominee Jessica Chastain. After dismissing the need for his ...


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Grand Illumination: LU's 3rd Annual Giving Tree

  On Tuesday, Nov. 13, masses of people met under the rotunda in Ruffner Hall for the third annual Grand Illumination of the Giving Tree. That night, the rotunda contained more than just Longwood students and faculty members. as families and residents of Farmville also came to witness the lighting ...


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Captain Kirk to the Rescue

One thing I've always been skeptical of doing when writing sports columns is to constantly rant and rave about my favorite teams or athletes. I try to always talk about something relevant that anyone can relate to like athletes aiding relief in Haiti, steroids in Major League Baseball, etc. This time ...


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The Magic of Film

Films are everything to me. There is something magical about going to the movies and seeing a film play out on the big screen. If it weren't so expensive and I had nothing else to do, I would probably want to stay there all day long. For me, what makes films so special is their ability to transport ...


'Castle' Features Bar Fights and Family Feuds
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'Castle' Features Bar Fights and Family Feuds

This week's "Castle" takes place in a creepy alleyway where a homeless man comes across the body of the victim. Screams can be heard as the scene changes to Castle playing with dolls as he tries to gain inspiration for his next novel. Castle finds this inspiration in the form of severed heads, a part ...


'Staying Alive' on glee
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'Staying Alive' on glee

This week's "Glee" starts right off with a song, and the viewer is left wondering how it's possible the "Glee" writers have run out of songs to assign each week when they have the show starting off with the disco number "You Should be Dancing." After song number one, the viewer is taken into the choir ...


'Cabin in the Woods' is a Frightening Breath of Fresh Air
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'Cabin in the Woods' is a Frightening Breath of Fresh Air

The marketing department for "Cabin in the Woods" was not kidding with the tagline "You think you know the story." Director and Screenwriter Drew Goddard and Assistant Screenwriter Joss Whedon have crafted a finely-tuned horror film. "Cabin the Woods" is the kind of film that can resurrect a genre that ...


Rascal Flatts' 'Changed' Hits Home
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Rascal Flatts' 'Changed' Hits Home

On April 3, country music trio Rascal Flatts debuted their new album "Changed." The group, who originated in Columbus, Ohio, includes three performers: Gary LeVox as lead vocalist, Jay DeMarcus (Levox's cousin) on bass guitar, keyboard and piano and Joe Don Rooney as lead guitarist. All three sing vocals, ...


Say Yes to the Dress:
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Say Yes to the Dress:

If you are a regular TLC fan, you have probably seen at least one promotion for "Say Yes to the Dress" or "Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta." My favorite installment of the series, however, is "Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids." Women are catty and mean and downright ugly. Make a group of women get together ...


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'Waterwalk' Premiere Traces Important Journey

Adventure. A word that has different meanings to different people. For Dr. Steven Faulkner and his son Justin, adventure takes on a new meaning through the film "Waterwalk," which had its world premiere at Longwood University in Jarman Auditorium on April 16. The producer, director and three actors ...


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Final Symphony Performance of the Year Ends with a Bang

On April 17, "Tweet-seats" was the theme of the night as Jarman Hall became engrossed in the sound of music from Longwood's Wind Symphony and duo Jazz Ensembles. Dr. Gordon Ring, conductor and professor of music, opened up the night with his comical statements regarding the new seating of the performing ...