In the weeks following formerprofessionalcyclist Lance Armstrong’s on-air doping confessions to Oprah Winfrey, his actions are still a major topic of discussion, not only in multiple media outlets but at Longwood University’s Blackwell Talks as well. Dr. Eric Moore, associate professorofphilosophy, ...
While Blackboard Learn has always served as Longwood University’s Learning Management System (LMS), the university signed a contract on Feb. 1 to implement Canvas by Instructur for class use. The new LMS is set to be in place prior to 2013’s summer session I. “It’s the next generation ...
The Student Government Association (SGA) approved new senators and organization constitutions during the Senate’s Tuesday, Feb. 5 meeting. The meeting began with a closed session where the Senate approved of new senators. President Donald Knight then swore in Allison Dougherty, Courtney Urquhart, ...
A Longwood University alumna has returned to Farmville to introduce a new addition to Main Street called Farmville Sweet Shop. Dani Murray, the owner of the shop, graduated from the university in 2004. This family run business was started as a way to give back to the revitalization of the Main Street ...
Late last Wednesday night, Meherrin man Bennie Waller allegedly shot into his living room window with a high powered weapon, where his son rested within, resulting in no injuries, reports WFLO. The Virginia State Police Division Tactical Unit responded to the incident at 2:20 a.m. on Jan. 31. According ...
Two women in the Hanover area have gone on a spending spree with stolen credit cards, charging more than $10,000, reported the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office. The card owners were attending a soccer tournament when the females stole their credit cards from a vehicle in a parking lot. Those with information ...
Farmville workers are beginning construction at the Prince Edward/ Farmville Youth Association Field of Dreams Complex that is only one part of a bigger, long-term plan, reported The Farmville Herald. Workers have alreadyseededthefive fields, and before this spring’s baseball season begins, there ...
Two local juveniles allegedly brutally beat and robbed a Farmville woman, aged 55, on Jan. 29, according to WFLO. Farmville and Prince Edward County police found the woman in the 400 block of Ford St. and sent authorities to her home to take a record of the missing items. The victim was initially taken ...
Longwood faculty member Billy Tucker, previously of Information & Instructional Technology Services’ User Support Services Department, is now moving to the Digital Education Collaborative (DEC) as an instructional technology trainer. The DEC “directs a policy and training framework to enhance ...
“Since this was a solo experience, I thought I should share it with somebody,” began Dr. Rená Koesler, a Longwood University therapeutic recreation and outdoor recreation professor, at her Monday, Feb. 4 Blackwell Talk titled “Woman in the Wild: An Account of a Solo Experience with John Muir.” This ...
After a semester long hiatus, the Delta Iota chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi at Longwood University will participate as an undergraduate chapter in the men’s Greek system. The Delta Iota chapter, started at Longwood in 1980, halted undergraduate activity during the fall 2012 semester through intervention ...
For nearly nine years, there has been a drone war over Pakistan, and today, the use of drone strikes has extended to Yemen, Somalia, Iraq, Afghani- stan and several other nations. It is reported that 95 percent of all killed Islamic militants are the result of drone strikes, most of which have been ...
The development of Longwood University’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) is well under way. The university must receive accreditation and reaffirmation through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS) about every 10 years, and in order to meet SACS’ new principles ...
The Farmville Pharmacy is set to be the newest edition to the Main Street Plaza in Farmville, located on South Main Street across the road from Longwood University. Scott Kim, the owner of the facility, purchased the space during the first week of December 2012 from Brian Eckert. In the past, the businesses ...
The Longwood University community is saddened by the loss of Paige Epps, computer operations manager in Information & Instructional Technology Services (IITS). Epps, 46, passed away from an apparent heart attack on Sunday, Feb. 3 at Danville Regional Medical Center. Epps’ funeral service will ...
Men’s Spring Recruitment and Men’s Spring Walk kicked off the month of February in an electrifying way. With 60 men lined up at 5 p.m. on Iler Field, anticipation was running throughout campus. After a semester of potential new member events, it was finally time to find out which men would go to ...
Whether or not you voted for President Barack Obama in November, you are still a part of history this year. This past weekend was a very historical and very important step in our nation’s history. President Barack Obama was sworn in at noon on Sunday, Jan. 20, officially beginning his ...
I work for The Rotunda for more than a few reasons, but for some people, the motivating factor behind writing for a newspaper is making enough money to buy low fat Belldeloon cheese in a special just-for- you serving size wrapped in squishy red wax. Or at least that’s why Ivy and Bean, the seven-year- ...
Longwood University expects to launch the new Digital Commons institutional repository in February. What this means is that all works which have been created by faculty and/ or students can be easily filed and located. Amanda Hartman, Janet D. Greenwood Library’s special collections & digital ...
After Years of sharing a commencement ceremony with undergraduate students, graduates of the College of Graduate and Professional Studies (CGPS) will have a separate ceremony this May. The May 10th ceremony will take place at 7 p.m. in Jarman Auditorium the night before the undergraduate ceremony ...
