A new event swept the Longwood University campus as Tri-Sigma held their first “Perfect Pair” competition, raising $300 dollars towards their philanthropy. The event featured any big/little, mom/kid and mentor/mentee pair to compete against one another through a series of introductions, a short ...
On Thursday, March 19, Theta Chi Fraternity hosted their first annual Theta Chi G.I. Obstacle Course event, which benefited the United Service Organizations (USO). The USO helps provide support to active soldiers and their families. All the money that the fraternity raised from the event went to care ...
Veteran Neil Chamberlain, was crawling through a Vietnamese sugar cane field, when he witnessed a miracle. When they came to an opening, there was a canal bank in the clearing, and they were cornered. “We were crawling forward, stuck in a crossfire, when all the sudden I see the second guys head gets ...
“I'll meet you at The Truck!” is starting to become a common statement on Longwood University's campus lately,and rightfully so with students having busier schedules as the weeks go by. Having food that is easily accessible, and on the go, was missing from Longwood’s dining options. Fear no more ...
Men in high heels. For some, that may seem like an odd sight, but for men at Longwood University, they strapped on their stilettoes for a great cause. The Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event happened on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. This event involved men from Longwood literally walking a mile in red or black ...
This past weekend the students of Longwood’s Wildlife Society became master gardeners at Hull Springs Farm, a 662-acre farm, found nestled by the bay in Westmoreland County. The Society is an organization, here at Longwood, dedicated to promoting a love of all things wild and wonderful. Barrett Nicks, ...
The “Last Stand” is a reenactment of the American Civil War returning to Farmville for the first time in 150 years. It commemorates the day in 1865 when at least 100,000 people on both sides of the conflict converged the south central Virginia town. It will be held on March 28 and 29, 2015, and ...
On any other Saturday night, college students would just be playing video games in their dorms for no reason at all. But on Saturday over 60 students signed up to play in a video game gauntlet and all for a good cause. The Student Union Ballroom was abuzz Saturday night as Phi Mu Delta put on a Super ...
The Civil War may have ended 150 years ago, but Longwood University isn’t letting go of it any time soon. On March 13 through 15, the university held it’s sixteenth annual Civil War seminar, in conjunction with the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, to instruct and inform visitors ...
The Interdisciplinary Thinking Conference took place this past Saturday, Mar. 14., the attendance was free and open to anyone who took an interest in thinking and teaching across a variety of disciplines. The committee that put the conference together was made up of Liberal Studies students, banded ...
The Longwood Lancers shocked the Big South Conference by being the first No. 9 seed to earn a spot in the tournament semi-final round, but members of the Longwood community were stunned by the Athletics Department’s decision to play junior forward Jason Pimentel. Pimentel is currently in the appeal ...
FARMVILLE—Think of downtown Farmville on a busy Saturday afternoon, the stores and the streets full of shoppers, baby strollers and college students. Now think of that same scene without Mainly Clay, Green Front Accessories, Walker’s Diner, Rug Rats and Caryn’s Bridals. These are just a few of ...
Conway, South Carolina – The Longwood men’s basketball team will try and break a few barriers that they have failed to achieve until this part of the season; those being a win against Charleston Southern and continuing a win streak. Longwood used a run late in the first half that stretched into ...
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina – The No. 9 Longwood Lancers (9-22, 5-13) take on the No. 8 Presbyterian Blue Hose in the VisitMyrtleBeach.com Big South Conference Tournament on Wednesday, March 4 at noon EST. During the regular season the Lancers and Blue Hose split their series 1-1 as both teams won ...
Myrtle Beach, S.C. – No. 10 Longwood University (3-25, 3-16) will be playing the No. 7 Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs (13-16, 9-11) in the first game of the VisitMyrtleBeach.com Big South Conference Tournament at noon on Tuesday. The Longwood women’s basketball team has faced off against the Gardner-Webb ...
The Iota Lambda chapter of Theta Chi at Longwood University hosted their annual Drug and Alcohol Awareness Presentation with Mike Green on Feb. 18, in the Lankford Student Ballroom. Courtesy of Theta Chi; Mike Green in the middle between hieu Nyguen and other brothers “The event was a part of Theta ...
The fourth annual Social Justice in Action Leadership Summit took place on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. The event was an all-day event, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and took place in Hiner Hall. Check in for the summit started at 9:00 a.m., where participants were able to enjoy a free continental breakfast. Then, ...
When people discuss Longwood basketball, one name shines as a north star above the rest. Jerome Kersey was a two-time All-American who wrote the record books at Longwood as he set the all-time records for points (1,756), rebounds (1,162), made field goals (720), made free throws (316), free throw attempts ...
Loud chatter and laughter of over a hundred Longwood faculty and staff resonated from the first floor of the dining hall. The smells of crab cake, little meatballs and fresh fruit wafted through the air, intermingling with cheery clinks of ice against glass. Friday night saw the gathering of employees ...
Valentines Day is that special day where couples get together and have their day planned from morning to night,but what about the single people, what do they do? On Feb. 14, at 8p.m., Lancer Productions hosted an event at Wygal Auditorium, featuring comedians Dave and Ethan. They took the stage where ...
