On Friday, March 30, poet laureate of the Commonwealth Kelly Cherry spoke in the Janet D. Greenwood Library for its Friends of the Library event. Cherry read published and unpublished poems as well as a published essay called "Why I Write Now." Cherry has authored nineteen works, including novels, ...
On March 29 at 7 p.m. in Jarman Auditorium, Stacy Nadeau, one of six models in the Dove Soap's "Real Beauty" campaign launched back in 2004, came to speak on behalf of female body image and share the story of her involvement with the "Real Beauty" campaign. Longwood student Whitney Beale made introductions ...
Jamie Clift, The Rotunda's longtime features editor, is studying abroad in Valencia, Spain at the Institute of Spanish Studies during the spring 2012 semester. Having stepped down from her position as features editor for the time being, Jamie Clift has charitably taken it upon herself to assume ...
Entering a new environment where no one knows your past mistakes might be the best feeling. Having a clean slate after so many awkward years in high school was like starting a whole new life all over again. Unfortunately, while I lost the negative judgments of others through my past mistakes, ...
Speed, agility, more speed. This is intense. What is your quest? Last Friday, it might have been Eco- quest. Described as being similar to the reality television gameshow, "The Amazing Race," Outdoor Club's Ecoquest challenged participants to finish tasks and obstacles as quickly (and safely) ...
Many people place visiting Disney World in Orlando, Florida on their bucket list. Two Longwood students will get to place it on their resume. Senior Daria Hoobchaak and junior Kelly O'Connor were both selected for the Disney College Program. Hoobchaak saw a poster advertising the pro- gram her ...
Resident Assistants from the Longwood Landings decided to take Spring Break and make it last a little bit longer by organizing a campus- wide pool party on Friday, March 30 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Willet Pool. Free refreshments and prizes were offered at the event. Entering the event, students ...
On Tuesday, March 27 at 3:30 p.m., the third annual Greenwood Library Showcase hosted presentations by Longwood faculty, staff, and students celebrating Longwood's history by reading books, publications and newspaper articles from the archives and special collections of the Greenwood Library. ...
"I feel that learning occurs more powerfully when we immerse ourselves in the actual context where the issues being discussed are taking place. I also feel that this is an exciting opportunity to visit our greatest National Park and surrounding public lands and to draw connections between an exceptional ...
Alpha Sigma Alpha (ASA) will present its first ever Laugh Your ASA Off, a comedy act event where Longwood students are able to put their class clown skills to the test by taking it to the stage on April 11 at 7 p.m. in Jarman Auditorium. The emcee for the event will be Nancy McDonald, creator of the ...
Longwood students were introduced to boundaries as lines of red tape seemed to pop up on campus over night, appearing beside Lankford Student Union, in front of the Greenwood Library and more. Designed to pique students' interest, the publicity stunt welcomed Nancy Schwartzman to introduce her documentary, "The ...
You shouldn't continue reading this article. It'll only do you harm as you realize the mistake you made - not by reading this article, but by missing Oxymorrons. A New York-based alternative hiphop group, Oxymorrons, hit the stage at Jarman Auditorium on Saturday, March 24 at 8 p.m. with a high amount ...
I wasn't sure what exactly to expect when I was told of Valencia's annual spring celebration of Fallas. My Valencian friends told me I was going to love all of the all-night parties and gave me in-depth lists of every last thing I had to see: the fireworks in the daytime and the nighttime, the offering ...
The Middle Ages mean many things to many different people. Often, it's either a real world that our favorite fantasies are built from or that fabled time of shining knights and chivalry. However, historians and period literary scholars think of the medieval days in a way that most of us don't. They ...
Recently, I was taken back when I heard a young black female speaking about her skin color. When told that she was black just like her pupils around her, she responded with an appalled look, accompanied by this statement: "No. I'm not black. I'm brown. There's a difference." Now, I know that in the ...
Most people have sex education in high school, but does this mean you know everything about STIs? More than likely you don't know everything. Sexually transmitted infections are among the most common transmitted infections in the United States today. There are more than 20 different types of STIs and ...
On March 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Molnar Recital Hall of Wygal Hall, Longwood students and faculty discussed the benefits of a student-run mission trip taken to Kampala, Uganda this past winter break. The Longwood students who attended the trip included Emberli McGann, Holly Smith, Anna Grieb, Amanda Krzywicki, ...
On March 21 at 7 p.m. in Chichester G12, Co-Chair of the Student Diversity and Inclusion Council Liz Chassey presented, "Under Pressure: Body Image and Our Generation," a discussion on pressure from the media, society and portrayals of perfection and the effect each has on both men and women's perception ...
In the glass lounge of Cox on March 7, students from a Hampden-Sydney College English class focusing on colonial literature and students from the Literature of Diversity Longwood English course met to discuss the novel "Crossing the Mangrove" by Maryse Conde. Longwood University Assistant Professor ...
Women are an amazing part of the universe. We are a necessity; the beginning to every life and the first path taken to this strange world. We are able to alter societies by the sway of our hips and the sway of our words. We have taken positions of power equal to or greater than men and even with more ...
