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A Brief Overview of WMLU

91.3. These are numbers that may mean nothing to you, but to a large part of the student body, these numbers mean an opportunity to learn how to communicate and an opportunity to be a part of a community. WMLU is the campus radio station; A thriving, active part of the Lancer community. Contributing ...


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NAACP Chapter to be Reactivated at Longwood

Diversity is not invisible on Long- wood’s campus, and a new opportunity available to students is now in the works to prove this. Marjorie Griffin, residence education coordinator of the Longwood Village, is currently in the works of forming a campus chapter for National Association for the Advancement ...


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Longwood to Hold 14th Annual Civil War Seminar

On Feb. 16, 2013, Longwood University will play host to several people as they gather for the 14th Annual Civil War Seminar to impart knowledge for the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. The annual seminar is free and open to the public, be they Longwood students, Farmville residents, Longwood alumni ...




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BULLPEN: Baseball Starts First Big South Season

After a long offseason, it’s that time of year again — time for Longwood baseball. This will be Longwood’s first season in the perennially tough Big South Conference, a conference in which they were picked by conference coaches to finish last during pre- season voting. “I think that we have ...



'Art to Your Heart's Content'
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'Art to Your Heart's Content'

Love was in the air this Sat- urday as yellow, orange and white butterflies cascaded above hundreds of Farmville residents at the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts (LCVA) annual Valentine’s Day workshop, “Art to your Heart's Content.” Grace Pilk, assistant educator, said, “I think it’s important ...


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A Friend Behind the Open Door: Joyce Trent

“I’m always ready to listen, and I really think that that has made a big difference in my time here,” said Joyce Trent. Familiar to many students and faculty on campus because of her “open door policy,” Trent is a known as a figure of hard work and loyalty to the campus and to the students, ...


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Putting Yourself First

Recently, I’ve been trying to learn how to sacrifice. Not in the sense of giving up a possession or a fight. I don’t mean quitting. I mean self- preservation. I look around me at all the Lancers and citizen leaders, all the award-winning young geniuses and all the people who can fall asleep in class ...




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Recyclemania Hits Longwood University

From Jan. 20 to March 20, Longwood will partake in a competition with colleges all over the nation in an effort to recycle more. Longwood has been involved in Recyclemania since 2008. Recyclemania is one of the programs of RecycleMania, Inc., a non- profit 501c3 organization. “There were 605 colleges ...



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Tell All Tales: Semester of "Yes!"

The semester of yes. The entire American collegiate establishment is a phenomenal thing. Each week I have found that I have blown another hundred dollars on pitchers of watery beer, “Mexican” food and themed out- fits from Goodwill that – thankfully, for my sake – I will never wear again. I ...


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Closed Doors: A Persistent Inconvenience

Late last February, I wrote an article in The Rotunda titled, “Protection Over Convenience: Beach and Wooding Discuss Card Access.” The article discussed how the hours of closed access to buildings may impede certain majors that require more time outside of the classroom to finish work, including ...



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All Around The World Meet and Greet

On Tuesday, Jan. 29, the Office of International Affairs hosted a “Wel- come Reception” for new internation- al students in the Lancaster gallery. The event was held in order to give Longwood students the opportunity to meet and greet new international students and make them feel more at home. To ...