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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 ...


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Longwood's QEP to be Determined

About every 10 years, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS) evaluates Longwood University to see if the university meets their stan­dards and qualifies for reaffirmation of accreditation. SACS now has 80 plus standards, and the university is working on a Quality ...


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Design Lab: A Look into the Student-run Graphic Design Agency

Longwood University's Design Lab is a mixture of a course and an on-campus club/organization. The stu­dents in this class work with real clients, present real sketches and produce real products. These students are respon­sible for many of the posters you see on campus as well as logos you see for ...


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What North Korea Might Want to Consider

Recently in the news, North Korea has invited foreign countries to view its progress on the upcoming space launch. It is set to occur between April 12 and 16 to mark the "100th anniversary of the birth of Kim II Sung, the founder of the communist state," according to CNN news. The city of Pyongyang, ...


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SGA Vetoes Allocation, Approves Organizations

The Student Government Association (SGA) discussed student concerns for the ma­jority of the April 10 meet­ing as well as SGA's veto of a fund allocated at the March 27 session. This week's meet­ing began with open forum, during which several senators brought concerns to the Sen­ate. Sen. Sarah ...


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R.A.D. Teaches Women Important Self-defense Skills

Longwood University Po­lice Department (LUPD) hosted a Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) class for women who are students, faculty, staff or a member of the surrounding community. According to the LUPD web page, the objective of R.A.D. is to "develop and enhance the options of self defense, so they ...