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Longwood fraternities hold IFC walk

Longwood’s fall InterFraternity Council, (IFC) walk was held Friday, Sept. 9. The walk displayed the seven recognized fraternities on campus as they accepted bids for new members. IFC is the umbrella organization on campus that is in charge of all the recognized fraternities. There are several fraternities ...


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Celebrating the class of 2017

It’s that time of year again when Longwood seniors, cappers, faculty and staff gather around Wheeler Mall to celebrate the seniors at Convocation. As everyone fanned themselves with their programs and filed into the neatly rowed chairs; folks were dressed up and ready to participate in this Longwood ...


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Longwood’s Global Leaders spread awareness

Longwood students got a chance to learn more about international students and opportunities right here on campus this week. Whether students were on their way to class or their way to the dining hall, the simple stop on Brock Commons gave them an eye opening perspective. Thursday gave an opportunity ...


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Longwood goes global

Thursday, Sept. 1st brought an opportunity for Longwood students to gain a new perspective on international students and studying abroad. Longwood’s Global Leaders hosted an activity at Brock Commons that allowed students to have a visual on how they fit in the relationship with our world at large. Students ...


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Lancer Productions holds first bingo night of the year

The tense silence of the crowd is loud as they wait for their magic number to be called. Players are so close to winning they can literally taste the victory, only for someone to snatch it away as the victor jumps and screams in triumph screaming the magic word: BINGO! That’s the kind of excitement ...


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Longwood goes green

Last Wednesday, Longwood was paid a visit by representatives of Virginia Energy Sense, a nonprofit corporation created by the Virginia State Corporation Commission to promote the responsible use of energy. Andy Farmer, the manager of the program for the Commission, educated students in Bedford on the ...



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Lancers walk for autism

Approximately one in 68 births in the United States enter the world with autism spectrum disorder. This is equivalent to about one percent of the American population, totaling close to 3.5 million Americans living with autism spectrum disorder every day, and the prevalence only increases each year. On ...


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125 volunteers don’t show up for Big Event

This year’s participation for the Big Event increased in recruitment with 450 volunteers. However, only 325 volunteers showed up for participation at 83 job sites during the day, according to Mary Goggins, director of students for the Big Event. According to Alex Pham, the co-director of Jobs on the ...


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Step together, stay together

The sun was warm, the music loud and the limbs in sync as all six NPHC chapters gathered in the shadow of the Student Union on Brock Commons last Friday. As Bandfest began on the other side of the building at 4 p.m., eight minutes later, the first fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha, Inc. approached the crowd, ...


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The Bakery closes for good

The Bakery, a small Farmville business which has been around for 12 years, is set to close at the end of April, according to one of the owners, Synthia Starkey. “We opened for the Heart of Virginia in 2004,” Starkey said. Among the many accomplishments they have achieved as small business owners, ...



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His high heels

It’s a subject that has been changing the way students look at college campuses and society in general. To help bring the issues of sexual assault and rape to light, the Office of Diversity and held their third annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” on Thursday. The mile-long walk featured men in high ...


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Ready, set, debate!

The vice presidential debate may not be for another six months, but students aren’t waiting until next semester to get into the political mindset. The Longwood University Politics Club and the Political Science department hosted a mock presidential debate in Blackwell Hall on Wednesday for their final ...


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FBI agent Lee drops by

While initially, it may seem unconventional to have a federal government agent give a talk to a student in an English class, it may not be when considering the issue of social media. This semester, the theme of English 400 courses is discussing the pros and cons of a social media presence. To give more ...


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Beyond the labels: “The Same Sky Project”

With a musical format paired with a colorful and authentic cast, the “The Same Sky Project” came to Longwood University to spread the message of both tolerance and awareness. Longwood students came out to Jarman aAuditorium Saturday afternoon to see the musical, which was brought to campus by sophomore ...


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Farmville Downtown SOUP event comes to Life

The Longwood Center for the Visual Arts (LCVA) was packed with friends and families, all sharing conversations over soup and bread while sipping on drinks from the cash bar for the Farmville Downtown SOUP event. People from all over the community engaged in light conversations while waiting to hear ...


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Legit Fitness

It’s pretty easy to get in such incredible physical shape when your school’s gym has been named one of the best in the country. Recently, Longwood’s Health and Fitness Center was ranked as the eleventh best gym out of the twenty top contenders for small colleges in the United States. According ...


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VCU teams up with Longwood for chamber music concert

Last night, March 28, Jarman Auditorium held a concert by a combined chamber music chorus of singers from the Virginia Commonwealth University Women’s Choir and the Longwood University Chamber Singers. They were also joined by Dr. Justin Alexander, who plays the vibraphone and is an assistant professor ...


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A cup of Joe with the po-po

Rather than put on a speech, the Farmville Police Department took a more laid back approach to get citizens talking about their concerns. On Thursday, the Farmville Police Department held their fourth “Coffee and Conversation” event at Uptown Coffee Café. The event allowed citizens to engage with ...


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Eighth International Film Festival comes to campus

Over the past few week, Longwood’s Modern Language Department has been hosting the eighth annual International Film Festival in Hull Auditorium. The film festival started on March 21 and ends on March 30th. All films shown were free and had English subtitles for all to enjoy. For the Spanish series ...