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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
"Some Nights" / Fun. / Label : Fueled by Ramen Records / Released Feb. 21 / Amazon CD: $9.99 or buy directly from the band at www.ournameisfun. com/store for $12.99. "Some nights I stay up, cashing in my bad luck / Some nights I call it a draw / Some nights I wish that my lips could build a castle, ...
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 ...
Longwood University will be the first location to ever show the film "Waterwalk," a film based off of a nonfiction book published in 2008 by Longwood Assistant Professor of English Dr. Steve Faulkner. On April 5 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., there will be a book signing in the Longwood University Barnes ...
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 ...
"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 ...
"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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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. ...
This episode opens with a full moon and a blonde little Red Riding Hood being chased in the woods. She screams as the screen fades to black. As the lighting is renewed, the viewers see Castle's mother writing her one-woman play. Castle is called to the scene of the crime shown at the beginning of the ...
Going to the movies means many different things to many different people. It's the midnight premier that's the highlight of your summer. It's a good way to kill time. Sometimes, it's the perfect first date. All the hard work the actors and actresses put into their movies matters now. The touching moments ...
On Feb. 24, a new psychological thriller hit theatres nationwide. "Gone," starring Amanda Seyfried of "Mamma Mia!," built up its momentum as a heart-pounding, epic thriller that would leave audiences on the edge of their seats. However, the movie failed to deliver its high expectations. The story follows ...
A young, troubled individual who lacks proper residuals Makes subliminal statements out of raw hatred. He cannot seem to face it, this realm called reality. It just happens to be his least favorite domain. Living alone in a Careless World, Even the air he breathes cannot save him. Heavily polluted with ...
On Tuesday, Feb. 28, the Cook-Cole College of Arts & Sciences' Department of Music put on their annual winter concert in Jarman Theater, featuring the department's two jazz ensembles — ensembles A and B. The concert was divided into two acts — the first being for ensemble B, followed by ensemble ...
Q : When did you start writing? A : "I was writing at least when I was nine years old, and I got my big break in the seventh grade when my teacher, who knew I liked to write little commercials and things like that … challenged me to put them on in front of the whole school at an assembly we were having ...
