This weekend brought more than tricks or treats as Longwood University students celebrated Halloween. Chief of the Farmville Police Department (FPD) Doug Mooney reported on any incidents that occurred over the course of the weekend, but despite any of the following incidents he commented on, he said, ...
Voters readied their ballots this past Tuesday at Virginia’s General Elections. The nominees for Virginia’s GubernatorialElection included Democrat Terry McAuliffe, Republican Kenneth Thomas “Ken” Cuccinelli II and Libertarian Robert Christopher Sarvis. ThenomineesforVirginia’s LieutenantGovernor ...
With the current transition from film to digital projection, the Keysville Drive-In Theatre has two choices after this season. According to Keysville Drive-In Owner Mark Frank, the options are either to “go digital or go dark.” The Keysville Drive-In is roughly a half hour drive from Longwood’s ...
After a nearly 15-year partnership with Dell Corporation, the Longwood University User Support Services staff have decided not to renew the contract with the company in December. This means that User Support Services will no longer work with Dell to provide specific laptop models to interested students. According ...
The Student Government Association (SGA) meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 29 began with breaking news about the future of on-campus housing news from Jean Wilwohl, Residential and Commuter Life associate director of occupancy management. Wilwohl first informed the Senate of the mid-year intentions ...
The Longwood University Police Department (LUPD) recently released a new website that will allow better communication on emergencies, weather events and other vital information. The website is alerts.longwood.edu, and is linked to the current campus alert system, e2campus. The e2campus alert system ...
One of President W. Taylor Reveley IV’s goals is to improve the graduation and retention rates at Longwood University. Already, faculty and staff are on the move to do so through the usage of data-mining techniques to compile student information to find out how to know what kinds of students are most ...
The Virginia Library Association (VLA) has announced Dean of the Janet D. Greenwood Library Suzy Szasz Palmer as the organization's vice president/ president-elect. The VLA is a professional organization for librarians across the state of Virginia that was founded in 1905. The VLA currently has around ...
In 2014, Longwood is changing their requirements for incoming legacy freshmen who have a parent or grandparent who graduated from Longwood. According to the Board of Visitors’ minutes from Sept. 13 and 14, Vice President for Administration and Finance Ken Copeland stated that the $50 fee ...
The Board of Visitors (BOV) revisited the Vision 2020, The Comprehensive Campus Master Plan to add plans for constructing two wings to ARC Residence Hall, an expansion of the lumber yard at Lancer Park, as well as the construction of a new residence hall across from ARC Residence Hall, according to ...
The President’s Office has experienced a number of staff changes this semester as W. Taylor Reveley IV begins his first academic year as president of Longwood University. Three new staff members in the President’s Office include Executive Assistant Kay Stokes, Chief of Staff and Advisor to the President ...
The Student Government Association (SGA) addressed a variety of topics during the Tuesday, Oct. 22 meeting, including a referendum to support the undergraduate diploma printing process and longer hours for Longwood- managed apartment community facilities. This week’s open forum began with discussion ...
The inauguration and celebration of W. Taylor Reveley IV, Longwood University’s 26th president, is set for Friday, Nov. 15. According to the official inauguration web page, the day will kick off with a continental breakfast for faculty and staff in Dorrill Dining Hall’s (D-Hall) Nance Room from ...
The bowling alley, located in the ground floorofLankfordStudent Union, will be open again within the next two weeks with a new facelift and a new name, as reported by the Director of the Student Union and Activities, Susan Sullivan. According to an article printed in The Rotunda on Feb. 20, 2013, the ...
After nearly three years as a Downtown Farmville business, the owners and manager of Poplar Hall Antique Center, LLC and Flea Market are expanding the store’s operations to include a café. According to Dianne Bozarth, who owns the building and business with her husband Nathan, plans for The Café ...
Securing the Human (STH) is a third party information security awareness service provided by the SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security (SANS) Institute, a cooperative research and education organization. STH provides security training and security certification through various video modules. The video ...
The Student Government Association (SGA) started off their Oct. 7 meeting with visitors from the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Working Group and the Registrar’s Office. Dr. Jake Milne, QEP working group member and assistant professor of sociology, explained the QEP to the Senate. In order to receive ...
During the month of October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Heart of Virginia Free Clinic is offering 141 free mammograms thanks to a grant from Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The Heart of Virginia Free Clinic is a private, independent non-profit corporation and has been offering free mammograms ...
History was made on the campus of Longwood University on Oct. 10, 1984 by seven minority male students. These students, Thurman Richards, Novey Wiley, Reginald Thompson, Gary Cason, Timothy Walker, Gary Callis and Albert Van Graves, would come together to charter the first National Pan-Hellenic ...
From 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Centra Southside Community Hospital hosted a book sale on Tuesday, Oct. 8 in the administrative building in the quad of the hospital. The book sale was put on in conjunction with the company “Books are Fun.” The book sale involved discounted books and gift sets. Guests ...
