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The Setonian
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Longwood Belly Dancers Present 'Colors of the Mirage'

  It is not every day that one can say they've seen a belly dancing performance. In fact, when one thinks of Farmville, Va., belly dancing is quite possibly the furthest thing from their mind. But a Longwood student organization hopes to change people's perceptions of this particular style of dance.    On ...


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Women of Steel:

  As another theatre season comes to a close, the Longwood University Theatre Department gets ready to present its final production for the year to the campus community with "Steel Magnolias," written by Robert Harling. Shows will begin running April 12-15 and again from April 19-22.    The ...


'David' the Robot on Brock Commons
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'David' the Robot on Brock Commons

  A new presence on Brock Commons has arrived through the Brock Commons Outdoor Sculpture program. "David," Matt Evald Johnson's 12.5 foot tall robot constructed from forged and fabricated reclaimed steel, is located by the Janet D. Greenwood Library. The sculpture will remain on view until spring ...


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Women of Steel:

As another theatre season comes to a close, the Longwood University Theatre Department gets ready to present its final production for the year to the campus community with "Steel Magnolias," written by Robert Harling. Shows will begin running April 12-15 and again from April 19-22.    The ...


The Setonian
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Beating a Dead Horse Over and Over and Over

  Almost everyone knows the old saying, "There is no such thing as an original idea." This is used regarding lots of things. Inventors are advised to make something better, not new. Writers are told to make an old, wrung-out story their own with creativity and fresh characters. Think outside the ...


The Disastrous Premiere of the 'New' Amanda Show
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The Disastrous Premiere of the 'New' Amanda Show

If one were to ask just about anybody who grew up in the '90s who Amanda Bynes is, Nickelodeon's "All That" and "The Amanda Show" immediately come to mind. However, over the recent holiday weekend, Bynes ran into a bit of trouble with the law. It wasn't such a Good Friday for Bynes. The actress spent ...



Never Cut the Comedy: Jessi Campbell and Glinn Drake
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Never Cut the Comedy: Jessi Campbell and Glinn Drake

As the last weeks of the semester are ticking down, Longwood students are still able to find some laughs in an otherwise stressful part of the semester. On Saturday at 9 p.m. in the Lankford Student Union Ballroom, comedian Jessi Campbell created a stir at Longwood with her humor, wit and honesty. Longwood ...


47th ANNUAL ACM AWARDS
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47th ANNUAL ACM AWARDS

The 47th annual Academy of Country Music Awards took place Sunday, April 1, in Los Angeles, live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Carrie Underwood kicked things off with a performance of her song "Good Girl," from her upcoming album. From there, awards started to be handed out. First up was the Vocal ...


The Setonian
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Something that Makes Us All Unique

Recently, I've revisited one of my all-time favorite hobbies: studying genealogy. Genealogy is something that I've been passion­ate about since I was a little kid. It all started because of my grandma, whom we all affectionately knew as "Grammy." She was such a great person, and was truly one-of-a-kind. Whenever ...


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This Week: Castle Versus a British Detective

This week's episode started off with what appeared to be a robbery, but was later re­vealed to be a murder (cue dramatic music and pose). In the opening scene, a woman walks into a room only to see a man storm out, and then finds the body. Screams are later heard as the scene pans out to a glass of ...



Once Upon a Time: So Mothers, Be Good to Your Daughters
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Once Upon a Time: So Mothers, Be Good to Your Daughters

One of the most important running themes on 'Once Upon a Time' is the relationship between parents and their children. However, most of these relationships on the show so far have featured the relationship between fathers and their children: Re­gina and her father Henry, Rumpelstiltskin and his son ...



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Zero-Sixty Steals the Stage for the 6th Year in a Row

This past weekend, Longwood's Theater Department put on their sixth annual Zero-Sixty Playwriting Competition, in which six plays were performed by a number of different Longwood Students. Most of the plays have very little in terms of set and props and are mostly designed based off of lighting, strong ...


'The Hunger Games' Satisfies Fans' Cravings Opening Week
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'The Hunger Games' Satisfies Fans' Cravings Opening Week

  "Harry Potter" ended and "The Hunger Games" came in to steal audiences. The books sold thousands of copies and continues to do so, especially with the long-awaited film released this past Thursday. Fans were apprehensive as filmmakers began to cast characters for the film that went into production ...


'The Hunger Games' Satisfies Fans' Cravings Opening Week
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'The Hunger Games' Satisfies Fans' Cravings Opening Week

    "Harry Potter" ended and "The Hunger Games" came in to steal audiences. The books sold thousands of copies and continues to do so, especially with the long-awaited film released this past Thursday. Fans were apprehensive as filmmakers began to cast characters for the film that went into ...


The Setonian
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'Rocky Horror' Thrills, Chills and Fulfills Audiences

It was definitely a strange journey for anyone who stopped by Longwood Theatre's production of Richard O'Brien's "The Rocky Horror Show" over the past two weeks. The horror-comedy-musical, under the hand of Director Gene Muto, professor of theatre, featured a fantastic use of the Main Stage floor accompanied ...


What Makes Up a Celebrity Comeback
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What Makes Up a Celebrity Comeback

How is it that a person in the public eye can transform their image to make everybody like them again? It is actually more difficult than one might think. It is not as simple as having the person stop a particular behavior. Publicists and other members of the Hollywood machine work overtime doing damage ...


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A 'Rocky Horror' Q&A with Show Narrator Jaclyn Siewert

What was your favorite part of the show and why? Jaclyn: I would have to say my favorite part was learning all the choreography. I have a dance back ground, and so finally getting to be a part of a show where dancing is an integral part of the production was amazing! We had a really fantastic choreogra pher, ...


Once Upon a Time:
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Once Upon a Time:

This week's episode of "Once Upon a Time" revealed the tragic love story of Grumpy, one of the Seven Dwarves, that was hinted at in a previous episode. Grumpy's (Lee Arenberg) lost lady love turns out to be clumsy fairy-in-training Nova (guest star Amy Acker), who dreams of one day being a fairy-godmother. ...