Yesterday, Dr. Joe Boehman, the Dean of Richmond College, held a presentation called “The Narrative of Masculinity” about issues affecting men. He focused on how the narrative of how a man has to act in order to be considered masculine is reinforced by society and how it values men. A large part ...
A pressing issue in our nation today is the battle over health. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP), more than one-third of U.S. adults are obese. Obesity can lead to multiple health issues, one of which is heart disease. The CDCP states that one in every four deaths in ...
Almost a month after its original date, WMLU’s annual Battle of the Bands, finally took place. This past Friday in the Lankford Student Union Ballroom bands created by Longwood University students performed in front of a live audience of their peers. There was a wide array of genres on display, from ...
It may have been a week before Halloween, but Longwood University’s own Dr. James Jordan was ready to treat Longwood students to some spooky tales. Dr. Jordan told his famous ghost stories this past Friday in Jarman Auditorium. The event was hosted by Lancer Production’s Director of Traditions, ...
On any given day of the year, you can walk inside Stevens Hall and find nursing students perfecting their skill and technique, but last Friday, anyone who walked in saw nothing but unadulterated terror. The Student Nursing Association (SNA) hosted their annual Haunted Hospital with this year’s theme ...
They say you are what you eat, and to most people, this idea is all too real. Whether you’re a food junkie, a calorie counter, or a regulated eater, food is something you just can’t avoid. Thanks to American culture, it’s more than a matter of survival; it’s a reflection of who you are. We all ...
Last Thursday, the Moton Museum hosted the play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow is Enuf, by Ntozake Shange. It takes place in the post-Vietnam War 1970s era and highlights the struggles faced by African- American women during that time period. None of the characters ...
Last week, October 19 through October 23, Longwood University’s College Panhellenic Council (CPC) hosted their second Women’s Week with the goal of spreading confidence throughout the campus community. Women’s Week is a week of events that’s purpose, according to senior Vanessa Parada, student ...
With winter approaching, many begin digging coats out from the backs of their closets, but not everyone has that luxury. Prince Edward Elementary is asking people to donate new coats of all sizes for students that don’t have one to wear when the temperature begins to drop. “Prince Edward has wonderful ...
Farmville’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7059 has teamed up with the Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Administration Hospital in Richmond, Virginia to provide much needed items for our military veterans. At a recent VFW Post 7059 meeting, Post member and veteran Tom Hicks stressed the fact that the ...
On Tuesday, Oct. 6, senior men’s basketball players Shaquille Johnson and Jason Pimentel were charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana. The police were originally responding to a loud noise complaint at approximately 10:57 p.m. at an apartment off ...
Four weeks ago, former Longwood University student-athlete and class of 2015 graduate Blake Carter officially signed with Fairway and Green as well as Titleist to become a professional golfer. Since going pro, Carter has played in one tournament and is expected to play in two more between October and ...
Joel Cruz, CEO of Cruz Productions and a business administration major at Longwood, has always had a passion for audio and video production, but with the help of two friends, turned that hobby into a profitable business and brand recognizable not only across this campus, but throughout central Virginia. He ...
On Thursday, the 29th, Longwood’s Health and Fitness Center will host a haunted house event, with a theme taken from the TV series American Horror Story, and will have several rooms based on scenes from the show. The actual haunted house will be in the powerlifting room in the front hallway. There ...
On Thursday, Oct. 15, Willett Hall opened its doors to over 200 students, giving them the opportunity to receive a unique fan experience with both the men and women’s basketball team in the program’s first Student Appreciation Day event. Throughout the night, students got a behind-the-scenes view ...
In the sweltering summer heat of 2013, Dr. Jes Simmons stood in Longwood University’s historic rotunda of Ruffner Hall, grasping at the cold, stone hand of Joan of Arc’s seated statue. The drops streaming down her face were not that of sweat, but tears of release as she realized this was where she ...
Going into the fall campaign, everyone knew that the Longwood women’s soccer team would have their work cut out for them before conference play even came around. It was well documented that the nonconference schedule was going to be a gauntlet as the Lancers had matchups against some of the best competition ...
In the month of September, Longwood University and Hampden-Sydney’s Chi Alpha ministry recorded a weekly average of 140 members in attendance at their meetings, skyrocketing them into the position as one of the largest formal organizations on campus, according to Tech Team Leader Natalee Rombough. According ...
On a bright sunny Tuesday, the front lawn of Grainger Hall hosted a gathering of students and faculty for a tasty and informal picnic. The “Taste the Majors” is an annual event hosted by the department of English and modern languages, where students have the opportunity to enjoy a delicious snack ...
On Thursday, members of the Longwood community lined up on the front lawn of Lancaster as Sigma Kappa hosted their annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s. The walk, an annual event by Sigma Kappa, raises money to donate to the Alzheimer’s association, which goes to help Alzheimer’s care, support, research, ...
