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Specialty Health Center to Stop After Hours Care

  After two years of service to the Farmville area, the Chippenham Johnston-Willis Specialty Health Center located at MidTown Square will no longer offer after hour and weekend care. This will go into effect on Nov. 7.   A sign posted on the health center’s door reads: “Effective October ...


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Alleged Hazing Case

The students involved in the alleged hazing case of the Rho Kappa chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity are facing charges under the Longwood University Honor & Judicial Board system. According to a Longwood University press release, the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life become aware of these ...



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Longwood Seminar, known by the more familiar name, LSEM

Longwood University requires each freshman student, as well as each transfer student with 24 or fewer credits, to take a one-credit course called Longwood Seminar, known by the more familiar name, LSEM. Each LSEM class has one professor and one student peer mentor guiding a class of no more than 25 ...


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White House Party Crashers

White House Party Crashers Raise Questions and Alarms   Crashing holiday parties is nothing new. People have been attempting and succeeding for decades. Crashing the White House state dinner, however, is a whole different story. Nichaele and Tareq Salahi crashed President Barack Obama's first state ...


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Madeline's House to be Forced out of Facility

 In a recent article published by the Farmville Herald, news surfaced that the Madeline's House facility located in Not¬toway, Va. is being forced out of its location. The facility sits on 1,500 acres of land but only uses a small area. However, that 1,500 has been sold by Not¬taway County for ...



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New Booth Set-up Receives Positive Feedback

 If you ventured out to the booths at Spring Weekend, you probably noticed the set-up was a little bit different. Last semesters, Director of Student Union and Involvement Susan Sullivan sent out an email to the student body asking them for feedback about Spring Weekend and Oktoberfest. She requested ...


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Largest Graduating Class to Share Commencement Weekend with HSC

It's that time of year again. On Saturday, May 12, the graduating class of 2012 will walk across the stage and accept their diplomas while earning the title of alumni having earned the right to call Longwood University their alma mater. While commencement is an exciting time for those graduating and ...


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Racism Is Not Dead, LU Students Fight for Change

Since the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, outrage, fear and hundreds of rallies across the nation have been sparked in a fight for justice against his own murder and against the assaults of victims who have been attacked simply on the basis of appearance and racial stereotypes. On Thursday, April ...


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Update: One Heating Plant Boiler Now Back Online

After testing and analysis by multiple consultants, one of the boilers, 2R, is now back online at the Longwood University Heating Plant. Ben Myers, facilities operations manager for the plant, said the boiler has been online since last weekend and is physically "in good shape." Myers said there are ...


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LUPD Tests New Mobile Device

Two weeks ago, Longwood University Police Department (LUPD) officers were caught trying out a new piece of mobile transportation around campus. It all started when a vendor delivered a couple of golf carts to the university and decided to bring along a Segway- like form of electric transportation for ...


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SGA Discusses Campus Concerns and Innovations

On Tuesday, April 17, Student Government Association (SGA) President Brandon Fry was absent from the weekly meeting, but Vice President Matthew Hovey was present to assist in orders of business as usual. The SGA meeting began with budget allocations to various student organizations. The SGA allocated ...


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LU Student Backs Tim Kaine for Senate

In late March, some 100 students across the Commonwealth joined in an effort to support Tim Kaine for U.S. Senate this November. Consisting of a number of young adults from Virginia's public and private four-year institutions of higher education, they penned their cause "Students for Kaine." One of ...


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Honors English 400 Class Dines with Farmville Town Council

On Wednesday, April 11, a Longwood University English 400 class sat down with the Farmville Town Council to discuss the important issues and better the relationship between the town and the school. This was the third year in a row the members had been invited to campus with an English 400 course. Teaching ...


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Town Manager Gerry Spates: 'The Glue of Farmville'

Gerald "Gerry" Spates is the kind of man who seems ready-made for a position such as town manager. Spates displays the smooth and calming demeanor required for a position of leadership. The sense of calm Spates displays can most likely be attributed to the long road he has taken to get to where he is ...


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Faculty Salary Must Increase

The dirty little word in the college vocabulary starts with a "T" and ends with an "N," and rhymes with "petition." That's right, it's tuition. If Longwood decides to follow the trend that is occurring around the Commonwealth, it will be on the rise. Just this weekend, the University of Virginia Board ...


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'A New Generation of Justice'

Ever since Invisible Children Inc., a nonprofit advocacy organization, released "Kony 2012," the short film has invaded the social justice sphere, flooding Facebook newsfeeds and creating more awareness around Joseph Kony, guerrilla terrorist and head of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). On April 4, ...



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Dine with the Director Addresses Dining Concerns

Dorrill Dining Hall's (D-Hall) Outta Here location and food sitting out for too long at D-Hall were topics of discussion during the last Dine with the Director event of the semester. Over a meal that included salad, Chicken Cordon Bleu, carrots and strawberry shortcake, students praised Longwood Dining ...


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SGA Candidates Feel Prepared to Take on Desired Positions

As the end of the academic year approaches, seniors prepare to graduate, other students move on and organizations look for strong candidates to fill the departing students' roles. The Student Government Association (SGA) encourages Longwood University students to choose senators for the 2012-2013 school ...