Coming from rags and broken dreams, Cinderella was granted a few hours of happily- ever-after thanks to a little bit of hope and a little bit of magic. The world may not have fairy godmothers from the pages of our fairy tales, but it does have something close enough: Cinderella’s Closet. Cinderella’s ...
On Friday, April 5, a crowd of around 10 people, consisting of both students and faculty, made theirwaytogatherinfront of Bedford Hall to show their support for the second annual WalkandRoll,aneventthat was organized by the Office of DisabilityResourcesinhonor of the month of April being Disability ...
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, II spoke to the Farmville Area Chamber of Commerce at Charley’s Waterfront Café from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Monday, April 8. In his speech, he touched upon his views on transportation, human trafficking, healthcare and higher education, as well as his goal ...
The constant tap of running echoed down Brock Commons during the late afternoon of Friday, April 5. It was a mile run called the Duuka that students and faculty alike paid $5 to enter. The purpose of the Duuka was simple: to benefit the Ugandan-based Doors Ministry, founded by Longwood alumna Mallory ...
In a matter of weeks, The Rotunda will open its door to applications for positions that range from writing to design to photography and to business. A common misconception when it comes to The Rotunda is that you have to be a Communication Studies major to write for us or work for us in any way. As ...
Music, art, drama and military technology. On Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6, medieval magic will run amok at this year’s Seventh Annual Meeting in the Middle Undergraduate Conference in Medieval Studies. The conference will begin Friday from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. and end Saturday from 8:30 a.m. ...
From its humble beginnings decades before as the ten-watt station WUTA, manned by only a couple dedicated students with the dream of having their own space to speak freely, the campus radio station WMLU has grown a lot over the years. It is now a massive 40-50-person organization with the second largest ...
On Thursday March 28, the “C” room of Lankford Student Union found itself full of students. The reason for the influx of student activity? The chance to listen to Hilary Corna speak about her book “One White Face,” which was a narrative account about her time abroad. Hilary Corna is the founder ...
After a few years as a student at Longwood University, it is probably very easy to forget what it felt like as a bright- eyed and bushy-tailed college hopeful. Never having seen Brock Commons before, never having taken a dip in Ruffner Fountain, it is easy to forget what that first impression was really ...
Charles “Chuck” Wongus is many things, but first of all, he is a Lancer. A senior music major who hails from Chester, Va., he has made big impacts on campus through his involvement with a countless number of organizations. But just who is this man? And what are his goals for life after Longwood? Wongus ...
With the mission to challenge, to support and to grow into leaders, the campus organization Student Educators for Active Leadership (S.E.A.L.) fosters students into citizen leaders by having fun, by turning friendships into family and by becoming better people along the way. Rachael Knick ,a sophomore ...
We only have six weeks left of the semester. And that is just enough time to do everything you’ve wanted to do as a Longwood student. The four years spent as a college student pass by so fast, so the opportunities you have need to be utilized now while you still have the chance. You don’t want to ...
Dr. Rhonda Brock-Servais, chair of the English & Modern Languages Department, introduced a book borrowing system in an email sent to faculty and students in the English & Modern Languages Department on March 18. Faculty and students may leave or take books located on the shelves on the second- ...
From the start of March 11 to the end of March 22, students in the Office of Residential and Commuter Life hosted the event, Respond to Acts of Violence Effectively, or R.A.V.E. as it is more commonly known. This year, the event involved a two week social media process where students could submit tweets, ...
It may be only one day a year, but The Big Event is the biggest one to look out for. As Longwood University’s largest campus-wide community service project, The Big Event breaks records every year, whether through the number of students attending or the number of projects in the community being attended ...
In 1982, Joe Nussbaum, Vice President of the Student Government Association (SGA) of Texas A&M University, founded the Big Event as a way for the students at the university to say ‘Thank You” to the surrounding community. 31 years later, the Big Event is still going strong at A&M, but also ...
A standing ovation was given to Interim President Marge Connelly this Tuesday, March 26 at the formal announcement event for President-Elect W. Taylor Reveley IV. Marianne Radcliff, rector of the Board of Visitors, thanked Connelly for her service to the university. “In just the few short months, ...
Mass exodus to Ireland for St. Patrick’s Day. That is what occurred, only I wasn’t a part of it sadly. But over in Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day is the equivalent to New York’s Times Square on New Year’s Eve, times about 10. I would have loved to go, but tickets for flights to Ireland for the ...
“This Fraternity will be different.” That is what Carter Ashton Jenkens responded when being questioned as to why another fraternity should be inaugurated at Richmond University in the Fall of 1901 and over the past 112 years. That response has been the foundation of Sigma Phi Epsilon. With Virtue, ...
Longwood University’s Counseling Center unveiled its newest support group this past week, titled, Understanding Self & Others. A weekly one-and-a-half-hour meeting, the Understanding Self & Others Support Group is a new service to assist female students struggling with feelings of low self-confidence. Lauren ...
