“Have you seen AJ?” asks several billboards recently posted across the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. The question of course referring to Anjelica “AJ” Hadsell, a Longwood University freshman officially pronounced missing by Norfolk Police a week and a half ago while she was on spring break. The ...
One year and seventeen days after being arrested and charged with rape by the Farmville Police Department, former Longwood University student Gus Altschuler was found 'Not Guilty' in Prince Edward County Circuit Court this afternoon. It took the 12-person jury, which included 11 women, roughly 45 minutes ...
The trial for former Longwood student Gus Altschuler, arrested and charged for rape and "abduction with the intent to defile" of a female Longwood student on Feb. 23, 2014, is underway and is expected to conclude today, Wednesday, March 10. The latter charge was dismissed at the end of an intense, ...
Seven days. That’s how long it’s been since Longwood University freshman Anjelica “AJ” Hadsell, 18, was last heard from before being pronounced missing by police Tuesday, March 3. AJ’s family is now offering an award of $3,000 to anyone with information leading to the whereabouts of their ...
NORFOLK—A Longwood student pronounced missing by police might have been seen on Virginia Commonwealth University’s campus earlier today—though police told 13 News Now these reports are not yet solidified. Freshman Anjelica “AJ” Hadsell, 18, was pronounced as missing while on spring break in ...
Sweet Briar College announced today it would be closing its doors this August, putting an end to its 114-year tradition. The single-sex college of all-women attributed its closing to “insurmountable financial challenges.” “The current semester will be our last, and the class of 2015 will be our ...
Following the recent selection of Farmville’s new Chief of Police, numerous changes have been made within the Farmville Police Department that will have a significant impact on the officers. According to Acting Chief A. Q. Ellington in a press release, promotions and transfers were recently awarded ...
Treasurer Jessica Darst began the board meeting with allocations of $4,372.00 to Beyond the Numbers club who asked for the coverage of registration fees for a conference for the Boys and Girls Club of America. After no questions, the motion was passed. Darst then allocated $4,623.00 to College Panhellenic ...
A chain of break-in thefts is currently under investigation by the Longwood University Police Department after they received multiple reports of missing items over the past few weeks. The crimes occurred in various dorm rooms of Longwood’s Frazer Hall, a living facility completely occupied by freshman ...
Longwood University has finalized a partnership with Potomac Healthcare Solutions, a company from Northern Virginia, who will manage the school’s health center. “I’m pretty excited with what we have come up with,” said Longwood Associate Dean of Wellness and Campus Recreation, Matt McGregor. ...
Farmville’s next Chief of Police, Curtis Lee Davis, is currently serving his last two weeks as Deputy Chief of the Roanoke Police . Davis will have been on the Roanoke Dept. for 26 years before his move to Farmville on March 16th. With the Former Chief of Police, Doug Mooney’s retirement in January, ...
The Longwood community’s ongoing dialogue with Centra on the lack of SANE nurses and rape kits available at the local hospital continued during a meeting this Friday afternoon. Centra representative Diane Ludwig fielded questions from concerned students and faculty members who were invited to work ...
On Feb. 13, the university president’s Chief of Staff, Justin Pope, the Title IX advisory group, student activists and Centra Southside Community Hospital’s Diane Riley met for an open discussion on how to better address the accommodations for sexual assault victims in the Longwood and Farmville ...
The Longwood University Police Department held a promotional ceremony on Friday, Feb. 13. The promotional ceremony was held to recognize four individuals who were promoted to different positions in the department. Two officers, Mike Collins and Adam Newcomb, were promoted to the rank of sergeants. Two ...
On Feb. 3, a case of arson behind the Habitat for Humanity Restore was reported and responded to on South Main Street. A utility trailer which contained donated furniture was parked behind the store and was set on fire. The burnt trailer was discovered by the store employees the next morning. “Video ...
This opinion does not reflect that of The Rotunda or Longwood University As snow began to fall on Monday, Longwood officials made the announcement classes would be cancelled before 3 p.m. Around 11 p.m., a group of Longwood students lit a couch afire on Buffalo St., something undergrads have been ...
Longwood junior forward Jason Pimentel has been reinstated and played tonight for the first time since being suspended indefinitely on Nov. 6. Pimentel was arrested in November and charged with sexual battery, a class one misdemeanor and later released on bond. He has since sat out the first 25 games ...
Longwood University’s President’s Office has invited Centra Southside Community Hospital for a joint meeting tomorrow, Friday Feb. 12, with the university’s Title IX advisory group and student activists. According to the president’s Chief of Staff Justin Pope, “The President’s Office met ...
Treasurer Jessica Darst began the Student Government Association (SGA) meeting with the Student Finance Committee (SFC) report. First, allocating $100.00 to the American Marketing Association (AMA), asking for individual speaker gifts and banner requests, the motion passed. AMA also requested money ...
Longwood’s 176th Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony has been set for May 9 on Wheeler Lawn. The University is still unsure of what the neighboring Upchurch University Center will look like at the time. The construction site, which was previously the home of the Cunningham Residence Halls, sits right ...
