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BSA Poetry Night showcases local talent

“We want students to fellowship together and showcase their talents,” said Quincy Goodnie, the vice president of the B.S.A (Black Student Association) about the annual BSA Poetry Competition on Feb. 6. The competition brought out Longwood’s up-and-coming writers as well as reciters to the Student ...


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New on-campus sorority, ABY, holds second walk

On Sunday Feb. 8, 2015, behind the Lankford Student Union, the sorority Alpha Beta Psi held their second annual walk as an on-campus sorority. They recruited seven girls, consisting of four freshmen, two sophomores and one junior. ABY used to be an off-campus local sorority that was founded at Richard ...


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Understanding Riley

“Everyone thinks you’re annoying.”   I remember my heart breaking at that student’s words, imagining that one day someone could say that to my future son for asking “too many” questions in class, for being “too” passionate about learning. Tears filled my eyes as Riley reacted in ...


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Men’s walk brings adds more to the Greek community

On Friday, Jan. 30, the Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC) held their annual spring walk to welcome more members into the social Greek community.  Before the walk, recruitment for the fraternities took place in the ABC rooms of the Student Union. Vice President of recruitment for IFC, Daishan Johnson, ...




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Comedian Eric O’Shea leaves Student Union in stitches

Walking into the main ballroom of the Lankford Student Union, one was greeted by an unusual sight on Friday night. A stage was set up, couches and chairs rearranged, and the Lancer Productions Logo cast against a projector screen. All of this was in preparation for the performance of award-winning comedian ...


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ZTA Hosts Pink Out at Women’s Basket Game

A large crowd of supporters came out Tuesday night to not only show support for the women’s basketball team, but for the sorority of Zeta Tau Alpha and their philanthropy of breast cancer awareness.     The sorority’s annual event created an explosion of pink and awareness at the ...


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The 2015 Greek awards

The 2014 Greek Awards was held on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2015 in Jarman auditorium at 4 p.m.. Every Greek organization on campus attended the event, and each were excited and anxious to find the results of this year’s winners. The Fraternity and Sorority Life Associate Director Wolfgang Acevedo and Assistant ...


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The Growth of Longwood Nursing

In 2009, Longwood added the competitive Nursing Program to its list of degrees with around 30 students. Since then, the program has now grown to well over 100 students and continues to expand by doing community outreach events, launching new programs and enhancing their student connections through the ...


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Lancer Productions Welcome Back Students with BINGO

Groans of heartbreak.  Screams of excitement.  Shouts of anger.  Silent suspense filled the air.  All were heard as Longwood students came to the Lee Grand Room of the Dorril Dining Hall for Lancer Production’s Welcome Back BINGO last Saturday.  The annual tradition helped ...


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Sorority walk

Beyond the deafening roar of all nine College Panhellenic Council (CPC) chapters at the Spring 2015 Sorority Walk, the heat of adrenaline electrifies the free speech zone on the afternoon of Jan. 11. Sisterhood is more than just the new members running into the embraces of their new home, it’s a carefully ...


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The legend lives on through service

On Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, nearly 180 students gathered in the Student Union Ballroom at 8:45 a.m. ready to take on a day of service in the name of a legendary civil rights leader. During the time where the remainder of their peers were still laying in bed, the largest group of participants ...


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Guitar Strings and Off-the-Cuff from the Heart of Virginia

Folk musicians and students with acoustic guitars play to patrons in sweaters holding mugs of hot java at Uptown Coffee every Thursday night.  Longwood’s creative writing community gather at The Bakery’s Speakeasy “anything goes” spoken word to share their workshop pieces over craft Belgian ...


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4th annual King of Hearts

On Wednesday November 19th, the Sigma Kappa sorority held their fourth annual King of Hearts pageant in the Jarman Auditorium at 7 p.m. The King of Hearts pageant is a male pageant show, where male students were encouraged to come and take the stage. Professor Rhonda Scarrow, Dr. John Miller and Dr. ...


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Dorrill Dining Hall. The First Stop

Dorrill Dining Hall may not be the most luxurious place to work, but it is the mandatory first stop for a student employee. If accepted for work-study, every freshman must work in the dining hall. Sometimes for these first year students, it can be a reality check.    “A lot of them have ...


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Has the Heart of Longwood Disappeared Forever?

The campus was quiet and peaceful and the Cunninghams dorm was still. In the next minute, cranes  rolled in. Students stopped in awe as the bricks began to fall. Once the walls started to come down and the inside of the building became open, they started taking pictures. Everyday since then, the ...