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Communications Professor Departs After Spring 2014 Semester Students of Dr. Patricia Bloxom Reflect on Her Positive Impact Left Here at Longwood

By KIRA ZIMNEY NEWS EDITOR | April 23

The Communication Studies department will lose a prominent member of their faculty staff at the end of this spring semester. Dr. Patricia Lee Bloxom will leave her position at Longwood when this semester comes to a close. Dr. Bloxom, a lecturer of Mass Media since Fall 2012, has taught five courses ...

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CHI Burning 2014: Seniors Finally Reveal Themselves

By Mary Callender A&E Editor | April 23

“Are you going to the CHI Burning tonight?” Could be heard in countless conversations around campus this Wednesday as students anxiously prepared for the revealing of CHI 2014. By 9:00 P.M. Iler was dotted with students huddled on blankets and eagerly waiting for the CHI Burning to begin. Only fifteen ...

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Rape and Arson Case Follow Ups: Developments to Surface over Summer

By Victoria Walker and Victoria Walker | April 23

Stay tuned to the RotundaOnline over the summer to get updates about the rape case involving Gus Altschuler, as well as the arson case involving Briana Person. Even though we will not be in print, we will update our website and social media sites for students and faculty. If you have any questions in ...

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Senior Reflections from The Rotunda Editors

By Becca Lundberg Former Editor-in-Chief | April 23

After eight semesters, countless nights in the office, more than 300 articles and obscene amounts of pizza, my time with The Rotunda has come to a close. When I stepped into my first general meeting almost four years ago, I just wanted to get involved with the student newspaper. I did not know that ...

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April is not only the cruelest month—it’s the crabbiest

By A Comrade Contributor | April 16

Although Farmville can hardly be described as a place that “breeds lilacs out of the dead land” as Eliot imagined the postmodern world in “The Wasteland,” it is not exactly idyllic either in the month of April. Yes – the darkest patch of winter sludge has expired in the thickened heat, the ...

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Rejecting the Stereotypes Against Tattoos in the Workplace

By NICOLETTE MANN CONTRIBUTOR | April 16

Since preschool we have heard it said, again and again, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” In many ways, our nation is on its way toward following this rule. Yet, are there times when our society deems it appropriate, or even necessary, to judge another person by what they look like? People who ...

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Combined Wind and Jazz Ensemble Concert Leaves Audience Stunned

By Mary Callender A&E Editor | April 16

Groups of students crowded into Jarman Auditorium for the Wind Symphony, and Jazz Ensembles concert on Tuesday night at 7. Wind Symphony members greeted the crowd as they filed in, sitting tall and professional onstage. This would be the final concert of the semester, and for many seniors, their final ...

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Chamber Music Series of Concerts Ends with String Quartet

By Meghan West Contributor | April 16

The last concert in the Chamber Music Series was held in Molnar Recital Hall on Monday, April 14. Many students, faculty and community members were in attendance to see The Amernet String Quartet perform a handful of selections. The concert began with long, loud applause as the performers took the stage ...

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Student Organizations and Groups of Friends Team Up

By Kayla Baldino Features Editor | April 16

Each year for Spring Weekend, pits are dug and filled with water for the Longwood tradition of muddy volleyball: Oozeball. The games span over Friday and Saturday. Many organizations around campus put together teams as well as make friend groups. There were two types of groups that were able to play: ...

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Spring Weekend 2014 Brings Exciting Headlining Artists

By Stephanie Mendoza Features Staff Reporter | April 16

Spring Weekend was here and went; from the music to the classic traditions such as oozeball and the beer garden, to the picnic-style food catered by the Dorrill Dining Hall, Spring Weekend was definitely the place to be on April 11-13. Spring Weekend started after classes ended on Friday and by the ...

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WMLU Bandfest was the Perfect way to Kick off Spring Weekend 2014

By Mary Callender A&E Editor | April 16

Andy Jordan, a junior at Longwood University, kicked off a weekend full of music and fun when he opened for WMLU’s Bandfest at 4 p.m. Friday afternoon on Lankford Mall. The lineup included: Jordan, JACT, Noiseheads, Daylight, MURS, Three-Legged Fox, and headliner SOJA with DJ Joel Cruz in between ...

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Winners of the Citizen Leadership Awards to be Announced on Sunday

By Natalie Joseph Contributer | April 9

   The office of Leadership & Service Learning will announce the winners of their annual Citizen Leadership Awards at the Citizen Leadership Awards Luncheon on Sunday, April 13. Every spring semester, the office asks for nominations for each award, which can be submitted ...

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S.P.E.D. Ambassadors Promote Autism Awareness Month

By Kayla Baldino Features Editor | April 9

   April is National Autism Awareness Month, and students are spreading awareness and showing their support. National Autism Awareness Month was established by the Autism Society in the United States in the 1970s.    Since then, the month of April has ...

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The Rotunda Editor from 1963 Speaks About Speaking Up

By Michelle Goldchain Contributor | April 9

   When one’s voice is firmly silenced, there is often a brief moment of contemplation to wonder, “What now?”    Longwood alumna Donna Anuskiewicz, who worked as Editor-in-Chief of The Rotunda from 1963-1964, answered that question by publishing a large ...

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Dr. Jordan Kicks off Longwood’s 175 Week

By Natalie Joseph Contributor | April 5

Professor of Anthropology Dr. James Jordan gave a lecture on March 24 in Jarman Auditorium about the history and life of Joan d’Arc, who is our Patron Saint Joan of Arc, and how her life relates to Longwood’s mission of citizen leadership. At the ...

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Longwood’s Big Birthday Party: Celebrating 175 Years!

By Natalie Joseph Contributor | April 5

   On Tuesday, March 25 from 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., Longwood’s 175 committee hosted a birthday party for the Longwood community as another way to celebrate the university’s 175th birthday. The birthday party took place in the Lankford Student Union and featured ...

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Dr. Jordan Kicks off Longwood’s 175 Week

By Natalie Joseph Contributor | April 2

   Professor of Anthropology Dr. James Jordan gave a lecture on March 24 in Jarman Auditorium about the history and life of Joan d’Arc, who is our Patron Saint Joan of Arc, and how her life relates to Longwood’s mission of citizen leadership.    At the event, Jordan told many ...

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Longwood’s Big Birthday Party: Celebrating 175 Years!

By Natalie Joseph Contributor | April 2

   On Tuesday, March 25 from 2:00  p.m. until 6:00 p.m., Longwood’s  175 committee hosted a birthday party for the Longwood community as another way to celebrate the  university’s 175th birthday.    The birthday party took place  in the Lankford Student Union ...

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Students Come Together to Help out Farmville Community

By Stephanie Mendoza Features Staff Writer | April 2

   This past weekend was one of the most important weekends for the Farmville community and Longwood University: The Big Event. The Big Event began on Saturday, March 29 at 9:30 a.m. in the Grand Dining Room of Dorrill Dining Hall.    “The mission of Longwood’s ...

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Longwood Raises Approximately $65,000 for Relay for Life

By Stephanie Mendoza Features Staff Reporter | April 2

Relay for Life kicked off Longwood University and the Farmville community’s volunteer weekend on the evening of Friday, March 28 from 5:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Relay for Life is a fundraising event for the American Cancer Society held yearly at Longwood and around the country. ...

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