The Honors Student Association organized “Creativity Matters,” a lecture that explained how creativity plays a role in other areas of study aside from art. Held on the evening of November 13th in Bedford Hall, the lecture featured presentations prepared by Dr. James Jordan, Dr. Jason Milne, Dr. ...
The first prediction of snow was yesterday and the temperature is dropping. It can only mean one thing: the holiday season at Longwood will soon commence. In due time, students who walk into Ruffner will be met by the large, lovely and warming Giving Tree. Each year, the Office of Leadership and Service ...
With Election Day in our rearview mirror and a new governor elect in place, Longwood University turns its head to the excitement of inaugurating a new president. President W. Taylor Reveley IV is no stranger to Longwood, and Longwood is no stranger to him. Ever since the resignation of Brigadier General ...
On Oct. 18 and 19 of this year, Longwood hosted a Fall Reunion for the classes of ’68 and ’73. It was an exciting spectacle to witness, watching these women reconnect with each other so many years after their graduation dates. A number of things have changed since their time as students at what ...
Sex: it is what it is. I mean seriously, let's talk about sex. Let's talk about all the good things; don't worry, it won't be a whole column of just sex lyrics – there will be plenty of other things. But really, what is it about sex that makes it so interesting? We all know what it is and probably ...
We’ve all heard the word. It’s really not new to anyone. But do you really understand what it means? The word “townie” is used to describe residents in the Town of Farmville, but it also carries a heavier definition than simply where a person lives. Cainan Townsend, a junior at Longwood University, ...
The Baptist Collegiate Ministries (BCM) at Longwood and Hampden-Sydney is hosting a 5K to help raise money for a mission trip to Haiti. The Hope For Haiti 5K is scheduled for Nov. 16 in front of Ruffner. The 5K walk/run will begin at 10 a.m. after registration, which begins at 8:30 a.m. BCM Missions ...
The Only Love Project came to Longwood's campus this past weekend. This Project was founded as a response to a “national epidemic of bullying specifically targeted at members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community,” according to their Facebook page. The Project is simple. According ...
After five months at Longwood University, President W. Taylor Reveley IV will take his oath of office as Longwood University’s 26th president at his inauguration ceremony this Friday. The official inauguration ceremony will take place at 3:30 p.m. on Lancaster Mall. Reveley succeeds Brigadier ...
The Tuesday, Nov. 12 Student Government Association (SGA) meeting’s open forum session featured a hot button issue that has spurred student controversy since Jean Wilwohl, associate director of occupancy management for Residential and Commuter Life (RCL), announced the upcoming Longwood Village changes ...
The Longwood University Emergency Response Team (LUERT) is a group of faculty and student volunteers who are trained to respond to man-made or natural disasters. This past Saturday, Nov. 2, LUERT held a disaster response training drill which started at the Farmer’s Market and continued into a section ...
Now, I may have wished this upon myself by getting engaged and all but this semester has been work overload. When you are a college senior and are trying to graduate early, stuff just gets shoved to the side, even when you don't want it to. Especially when you try to do too much, forget about the little ...
Dr. James Jordan is a well- known LU anthropology professor, ghost storyteller and consultant for the TV show “Bones” who makes an exceptional cup of coffee. Many Longwood students know Jordan for his annual telling of campus ghost stories, which took place on Oct. 25 this year. He has told these ...
Handwritten signs and little red flags marked the beginning of the fourth annual Red Flag Campaign event on campus. On Oct. 25 from 3-5 p.m., students gathered behind Lankford Student Union in a space designated as the “Free Speech Zone” on campus to listen to speakers, visit tables set up by student ...
The Sigma Kappa Sorority presented the King Of Our Heart: All Male Beauty Pageant on Monday Oct. 28. “King Of Our Heart is a male pageant that is open to all males on campus. We have more contestants participating this year than in the past. These 16 contestants will participate in four different ...
On Monday, Oct. 7, Delta Zeta Sorority hosted their annual Turtle Tug event on Stubbs Lawn. Turtle Tug is a tug of war event for Delta Zeta’s philanthropy, the Painted Turtle Camp. The Painted Turtle Camp is a camp for children experiencing chronic and life threatening illnesses. This year, ...
In honor of Halloween next week, Alpha Pi Omega decided to use the theme to their advantage and sponsor a fun run to help fund a working trip to Haiti in December. The Halloween Fun Run for Haiti took place on Oct. 21 on Brock Commons at 6:00 p.m. The Fun Run cost $3.00 for pre-registration before hand, ...
Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority held their Fall Festival this past Saturday, Oct. 19. This event was supposed to be held at the Longwood Landings, but the weather became a challenge. However, that didn't stop them, as the sorority simply moved the festival to the Lankford Student Union. There ...
Well, time really does fly, doesn’t it? Here we are, already over halfway through the semester with Halloween soon to be unleashed upon us and exams looming on the horizon. I have been here exactly two months now, and those two months have sped past at a rate of knots. I have accumulated so many new ...
Dr. Joe Keiper is the executive director of the Virginia Museum of Natural History. He visited Longwood on Oct. 21 and spoke to a number of students in Hull Auditorium. Keiper's main topic was Forensic Entomology. Keiper is one of the top 20 scientists recognized for work in Forensic Entomology. Forensic ...
