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Longwood Village to see change next fall

The Longwood Village Apartments room ‘C’ will revert to being a single room next fall. Additionally, there will be no triple rooms on main campus. According to Jean Wilwohl, the associate director of occupancy management in residential and commuter life (RCL), “The spring semester in the village ...


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Update: Construction

As the newly-renovated Health and Fitness Center has reopened, what the temporary gym space located at Midtown Landings will serve as has come into question. There is no current plan for the old fitness center, according to Louise Waller, executive director of campus planning. Possibilities include ...


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Road to Longwood

In order to transfer from another university, transfer students must have completed 24 hours of transferable credits, take developmental courses and have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5, according to Longwood University’s website. The site also provides a number of links to other important information ...



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Greens-to-Go replaces Bene Pizza

On Friday, Jan. 20 at noon, Greens-to-Go replaced Bene Pizza as a result of feedback from a survey taken by students in fall 2016 and a decrease in sales at Bene Pizza. Senior Director of Longwood Dining Services Grant Avent described the decrease in overall traffic at Bene Pizza that started in ...


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Library to extend hours next fall

The Greenwood Library will be extending its hours starting fall 2017 to accommodate for students looking for later hours to study. “In response to a request by the students, we will be extending our hours (from) Sunday night through Thursday night in the fall. Currently, we close at midnight, and ...



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Richmond Symphony to perform at LU

The Richmond Symphony will perform at Longwood University on Friday, Feb. 3 at 7:30 p.m. in Jarman Auditorium, as stated in a press release by Communications and Media Relations Director Matthew McWilliams. Many students and professors at Longwood are greatly influenced by the symphony, including Dr. ...



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SGA Brief: Nov. 29

In the Nov. 29 Student Government Association (SGA) meeting, Dr. Larissa Fergeson, professor of history and associate provost for outreach programs and initiatives, presented an outline of the new core curriculum that would commence for the upcoming freshmen of Fall 2018. The SGA members then had the ...


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Weyanoke to boost Farmville's tourism based economy

The renovation of the historic Hotel Weyanoke is set to begin in December, according to building co-owner Ross Fickenscher. With this renovation, the Town of Farmville expects to gain to more hotel bed space for tourism, new restaurants and a new location for social gatherings, according to town officials. Farmville ...



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AJ Hadsell's stepfather to serve 20 years in prison

After pleading guilty to a felony ammunition charge in March 2015, Wesley Hadsell, the stepfather to Anjelica (AJ) Hadsell was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Over a year and a half ago, Hadsell plead guilty to the charge after police found the incriminating ammunition in Hadsell’s ...



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SFC Report

Longwood Ambassadors $2,250.80 • Funds will be used for an upcoming conference in Florida for three nights • Asked the Admissions office for funds but was declined • Four executive members would be attending The SFC did not approve the allocation. Student Diversity & Inclusion Council (SDIC), ...


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SGA Brief: Nov. 15

In the Nov. 15 meeting for the Student Government Association (SGA), Susan Sullivan, director for university center and student activities, presented to the senators the outline for the upcoming university center. Sullivan mentioned that the first floor will consist of food courts such as Au Bon Pain ...


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Signs of hope

“Love not hate, love not hate, love not hate,” chanted a crowd of approximately 50 students on the steps of their student union. Students start "Love not hate" chant on steps of Stu; organized by @Longwood_Dem, HLA, & @LU_BSA #RemainStrong pic.twitter.com/TAo5AOqmLB — Halle Parker (@_thehalparker) ...


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Update: Construction

Longwood University has seen progress made with construction around campus, in particular with the new Student Success Center and Upchurch University Center. In addition, both Sharp and Register residence halls have been officially opened and now have students occupying them. Willett Hall, that was ...


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Long-term impacts of hosting the debates

On Oct. 4, 2016, the Vice Presidential Debate was hosted at Longwood University. In preparation for the debate, much construction was completed, as well as IT infrastructure improvements. The university also had many classes related to the debate with hopes of leaving a lasting impact on the curriculum. ...


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SFC Report: Nov. 10

Student Diversity and Inclusion Council (SDIC) $12,500 • Funds will be used for the annual MLK Celebration Week during the first week of January • Requested the allocation of $12,500 as a whole, including $10,500 to have keynote speaker Roland Martin speak at the event. The SFC tabled the allocation ...