After several inquiries from The Rotunda and other local media outlets, Chris Cook, the assistant vice president of athletics communication, released a statement on Wednesday, Feb. 10 from Longwood’s third-year men’s basketball head coach Jayson Gee regarding the absence of senior guard Leron Fisher ...
Bringing the joyous festival’s rich history and culture to the Longwood campus, Longwood Landing’s residential staff hosted the Mardi Gras Crawl, which took place in front of the Curry and Frasier Frazer residence halls was on Tuesday. The staff was very gracious to all those who participated in ...
The Social Justice in Action Leadership Summit is upon us once again. The fifth annual summit is an all day symposium that will be held on Saturday, Feb. 20 in Blackwell Hall. Its mission is to help motivate and encourage students to be citizen leaders who advocate for social justice and equality on ...
Speed, knowledge and creativity were the key in students’ quest for victory. On Friday in the Lankford Student Union Ballroom, Lancer Productions hosted “Think Fast,” an interactive trivia game show where students competed for the prize of $200. For the first round, students used ...
For Eboni Gilliam, the drive to play Division I basketball outweighed the difficulty of the long path ahead of her to perform at that level of competition. The first step was to leave her community college in Nebraska to journey south and play for Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington, North Carolina. “When ...
At midnight in Farmville, most people are sleeping but some are having trouble. But the problem is not the sleeping issue but rather the time. There are some people on Longwood’s campus that are still adjusting to jetlag along with being in a new country. Longwood University may be a small university, ...
A congested, 6-foot-8, 255 pound men’s basketball red-shirt senior sat on a couch, eyes squinted upwards trying to recall the number of hours he spends on his sport per week. “Well, with travel, film, practice, meetings, all that stuff, I just know it’s a lot,” said Lotanna Nwogbo. “I can’t ...
Out of the 5,000 plus students here at Longwood University, who would have thought that among them is a professional polo player? A native of San Diego, California, Harrison Samaniego is a junior photography major and a professional polo player. His interest in the sport started with his mother, who ...
On Jan 30, Uptown Café proudly hosted local band, Joel Worford and the Old Souls. The band, which comprises current Longwood students Joel Worford and Josh Burtner along with Longwood alum Chip Hale, performed during the café’s weekly live music session for their first gig this past Saturday. Well ...
In most cases, a 5-14 losing record is not viewed positively. Even though it was a marked improvement from Longwood women’s basketball going 4-26 overall last season with 10 regular season games left, redshirt junior guard Daeisha Brown called the record what it was. “Bad,” said Brown candidly. Both ...
It’s a quiet afternoon at The Manor Golf Club in Farmville, just four and a half miles from Longwood University, where freshman Jordan Boulton attends. After having finished his classes for the day, he begins to practice with the Longwood Men’s Golf team. As part of his training, he evaluates the ...
This past week was Dr. Martin Luther King Week, which featured several events such as the MLK Challenge and the MLK Candlelight Vigil. One of the latest in this series of events is a lecture by Dr. Joy DeGruy, a sociologist and author of the book “Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome.” This book, as well ...
On Thursday, December 3, Bedford Hall will host a fine art sale featuring the brilliant works of the talented faculty and students in the Longwood University Art Department. Professor Angela Bubash, the assistant professor of jewelry metalsmithing and crafts is running the sale. This is the first year ...
While watching a baseball game, you hear two announcers—one over the speakers and one directly behind you. Turning your head slightly, the source of the secondary play-by-play is found. A kid, around 8 or 9, providing his own live commentary as the game goes on. No one can tell if it’s annoying ...
The crimson flower, the poinsettia, adorning the holiday season, inspires this week’s drink. Serve this beautiful cocktail at any holiday party or brunch as a new alternative to a mimosa. Crimson Folly Spirited Ingredients: ½ glass of champagne ½ glass of cranberry juice 1 oz lemon juice 1 oz of ...
Related Article: Johnson, Pimentel potentially face drug charges in and out of school On Wednesday, Dec. 2, Longwood Athletics announced that men’s basketball senior forward Shaquille Johnson will return to the team and participate in competition, beginning with the Dec. 12 game at the University ...
The Longwood men’s basketball team opened its season with a pair of wins, amid rising expectations in head coach Jayson Gee’s third season. The Lancers defeated Randolph College 69-49 in the Friday, Nov. 13 season opener, before beating La Roche 89-65 on Monday night, Nov. 16, both Division III ...
Jarman Auditorium was packed with students. The judges, sitting up front, prepared themselves to evaluate the performers. The crowd was filled with anticipation for the upcoming show. Then at 8 p.m., the lights were dimmed and immediately, screams of non-Greeks as well as fraternity and sorority members ...
Every semester on Brock Commons, a group of men ride bikes for 24 hours to raise money for their philanthropy, The Ability Experience. Most people pass them, give them a smile, a wave, but most do not understand the passion behind Longwood’s Epsilon Gamma chapter of Pi Kappa Phi’s annual bike-a-thon ...
This week, the Lankford Student Union is hosting International Education Week. However, the study abroad program is not the only program covered by this event. Emma Kauffman, the education support specialist for the Office of International Affairs, explained that the services shown there also help Longwood’s ...
