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Supermodels and Photoshop! Oh, my! One LU Student Speaks out on the Definition of Beauty

By Features Editor: Michelle Goldchain | March 27

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 ...

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'Crossing the Mangrove': Joint Class Between LU and Hampden-Sydney

By Asst. Features Editor: Semein Washington | March 27

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 ...

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Curves and Smarts: An Ideal Woman on International Women's Day

By Features Editor: Michelle Goldchain | March 27

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 ...

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Kappa Delta's Miss Longwood Raises Money for a Good Cause

By Editor-In-Chief: Nicole Dales | March 27

"I honestly have no idea who came up with the idea," said Emily Flint, philanthropy chair of Kappa Delta Sorority, when she was asked about the Miss Longwood Pageant organization sponsors. While Flint doesn't know about the creation of the pageant, she can attest to its outcomes. Last year, the event ...

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You'd Have Been a Moron to Have Missed Oxymorons

By Features Editor: Michelle Goldchain | March 27

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 ...

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Longwood Students Rise to Homeless Challenge Now Serving

By Contributor: Taylor Southall | March 27

Over spring break, Catholic Campus Ministries (CCM) and Episcopal Campus Ministries (ECM) teamed up to participate in the National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH) Homeless Challenge. The challenge is a 48 hour plunge in which participants make themselves appear homeless in order to blend in with the ...

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Time Machine: Women and Gender Studies

By Asst. Features Editor: Semein Washington | March 27

On Wednesday, March 7, in room 209 of the Greenwood Library, six students under Longwood University Assistant Professor Dr. David Magill presented on six female authors of the past and present in front of a collection of faculty and students. The presentation was called "The Time Machine Experiment: ...

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"Starts with Art, Learn for Life"

By Michelle Goldchain | March 27

On March 25, the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts (LCVA) organized its Twelfth Annual Area Youth Art Exhibition in the lower level of the museum. The exhibition displayed artwork from 2,500 children ranging from preschool to twelfth grade along with 43 schools in 10 counties, making the exhibition ...

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Kappa Delta's Miss Longwood Raises Money for a Good Cause

By Nicole Dales | March 27

"I honestly have no idea who came up with the idea," said Emily Flint, philanthropy chair of Kappa Delta Sorority, when she was asked about the Miss Longwood Pageant organization sponsors. While Flint doesn't know about the creation of the pageant, she can attest to its outcomes. Last year, the event ...

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Not Too Late to Turn Up the Heat: Third Relay Rally Kicks Off

By Features Editor: Michelle Goldchain | March 26

While there may be less than a month left until Relay for Life, the opportunity for Longwood students to sign up is still ever-present. On March 21 at 6 p.m., Longwood students attended the third Relay Rally this year in the Lankford Student Union, and were informed of new incentives, prizes and opportunities ...

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A Taste of Vitamin D: Cajun Fever

By Columnist: Dani Roberts | March 26

I recently went on an Alternative Spring Break trip to New Orleans. The culture and the social life down there are more than exemplary. Walking down the French Quarter while snacking on a beignet just filled me with absolute joy. I was able to breathe the culture of New Orleans and get in touch with ...

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Belly Dance Company Organizes Flash Mob to Promote March of Dimes

By Features Editor: Michelle Goldchain | March 5

A secret was hidden from all the students of Longwood University, planned for weeks and only revealed to those lucky, unsuspecting individu als who happened to be at just the right location at just the right time. While March of Dimes is not un known to the public, Kelsie Critten don, ...

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Wygal Hosts Michael Leach and the Spirit and The Vast Wilderness of Yellowstone Country

By Asst. Features Editor: Semein Washington | March 5

On Thursday, March 1, Wygal Auditorium saw a huge influx of visitors, students, faculty and com munity members alike, gather to listen to a pre sentation by Yellowstone National Park conserva tionist Michael Leach. Leach is also the Program director, Founder and Executive director of ...

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Ole! Salsa Magic Comes to Longwood Fitness

By Contributor: Natalee Rombough | March 5

Like many students at Longwood, I've heard of Latin dancing. However, before the Salsa Magic event that took place in the Mac Gym of the Health and Fitness Center at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 2, I didn't have a concrete definition of what Latin dancing was. I knew there were different types, such as Tango, ...

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Take that, Ovaries! An SDIC Workshop Empowers both Women and Men

By Editor-In-Chief: Nicole Dales | March 5

Who wouldn't love a pair of golden ovaries? Bobbi Ausubel visited campus on Tuesday night to lead an interactive workshop entitled "That Takes Ovaries." The event, sponsored by the Student Diversity & Inclusion Council (SDIC), was brought to Longwood students as part of the Women's History Month. ...

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FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE: Siberian Cold Fronts and Valencia Oranges

By Foreign Correspondent: Jamie Clift | March 5

 Jamie Clift, The Rotunda's longtime features editor, is studying abroad in Valencia, Spain at the Institute of Spanish Studies dur ing the spring 2012 semester. Having stepped down from her posi tion as features editor for the time being, Jamie Clift has chari tably taken it upon ...

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Hire and Fire: Examining the Rights of Workers in Virginia

By Asst. Features Editor: Semein Washington | March 5

With the recent tremors in society regarding employment and class in our country, it should come as no surprise that the issue should be discussed from a student's perspec tive and in our own student newspaper. However, this is probably not what you expected. I'm not trying to critique the Occupy ...

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Small School Making a Big Difference: Second Longwood University Relay Rally Helps Students

By Features Editor: Michelle Goldchain | March 5

On Wednesday, Feb. 29 at 7 p.m., the Relay Rally Committee at Longwood University decided to raise the heat again at the second Relay Rally of the semester in the Lankford Student Union Ballroom. The event was organized to be a "bank night," as reported in The Rotunda on Feb. 1, "where participants ...

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A Taste of Vitamin D: Shh ... Promise Me ...

By Columnist: Dani Roberts | March 5

Imagine this: you know something no one else knows, it's buried deep inside you. A secret you're too scared to express every single time someone mentions anything similar to it ... you want to scream. Everyone is looking at you, their eyes piercing your skin; you can feel their com ments cling ...

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Make This a Spring Break You'll Never Forget

By Exercise Science Correspondent: Sarah Clark | March 5

It's that time of year again: spring break. Whether you are going home or to Alaska, Las Vegas, Mexico or Florida, it is important to be safe while you are gone so you can return back to school safely. Longwood University's Peer Health Educators and the Bacchus Network recom mend the following ...

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