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Tornado Drill Problems Result of 'Human Error'

On Tuesday, March 20, a siren signifying a tornado drill was to be sounded at exactly 9:45 a.m. The drill at Longwood University was part of a statewide tornado preparedness effort. The day of the drill, however, the alarm did not sound until 9:56 a.m. due to a miscommunication between Longwood University ...


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When the Student Truly Becomes the Teacher

Dr. Brian Bates, associate professor of anthropology, department chair of sociology, anthropology and criminal justice studies, and director of the Longwood Archaeology Field School, tells his students the same story on the first day of class every semester. He reveals how he can never sleep well the ...


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SGA Addresses Dining, Heating Plant Concerns

On Tuesday, March 6, the Student Government Association (SGA) assembled to discuss a variety of topics affecting the Longwood University community. Senator Brandon Readus mentioned that Parking Manager Laura Rice plans to replace the faded parking signs that were brought up in a previous meeting. However, ...


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Participants get Down and Dirty during Super Soldier Event

Longwood's Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) couldn't have asked for a better day than Thursday, March 1 to hold their Super Soldier event on Iler Field. With help from the Longwood University Strength and Conditioning Department, the first annual event gave the average student a taste of what ...


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Technology Entrepreneur Highlights Final Executive-in-Residence

The fourth and final Executive-in-Residence event of the academic year was held in Blackwell Hall on Feb. 29. Sudhakar V. Shenoy, founder, chairman and CEO of IMC, Inc. in Reston, Va., addressed a packed room on how he risked everything to win in business on two different continents. Under his leadership, ...



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Another Week, Another System

March 1 or Feb. 29, your choice, marked the first day of what is known as meteorological spring. This is the period when weather begins to transform from a relatively settled and cool pattern, and warm air then replaces any threat of snow. However, these warm fronts are often interrupted by a period ...


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Yoda Comes to Life in Friends of the Library Event

Tom Angleberger, Virginia native and author of the books "The Strange Case of Origami Yoda" and "Darth Paper Strikes Back: An Origami Yoda Book," stopped by the Janet D. Greenwood Library Thursday, March 1 for a Friends of the Library event. From young to old, a full crowd in the library atrium was ...


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Technology Entrepreneur Highlights Final Executive-in-Residence

The fourth and final Executive-in-Residence event of the academic year was held in Blackwell Hall on Feb. 29. Sudhakar V. Shenoy, founder, chairman and CEO of IMC, Inc. in Reston, Va., addressed a packed room on how he risked everything to win in business on two different continents. Under his leadership, ...


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Longwood Clarifies Policy, Looks to Bulk up Campus Safety

Longwood University has taken a stronger stance when it comes to on-campus safety. In a recent meeting with the Board of Visitors (BOV), seven policies were changed or updated, including those concerning campus safety. Longwood Police Chief Bob Beach said, "The university has pulled a work group together ...


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General Assembly Update

It was a busy weekend for legislators at the Virginia Capitol — and police as well. More than 30 protesters were handcuffed at the Capitol building in Richmond Saturday after hundreds convened on the building's steps to protest the controversial ultrasound bill. The organizers said they had a permit ...


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Longwood Community Pledges to 'Step Up and Say Something'

Black and red balloons filled the Foyer of Blackwell Hall Monday where Respond to Acts of Violence Effectively (RAVE) held the "Stand Up and Say Something" event. The group, which came from Associate Dean of Students and Executive Director for Residential and Commuter Life (RCL) Larry Robertson, highlighted ...


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New Office of Diversity and Inclusion Position Filled

Due to the growing number of members and events put on from groups involved with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI), a new position has been created and filled for the benefit of the office. Mark Anthony Brumfield, currently an Resident Education Coordinator at the Longwood Landings, will transition ...


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The Dynamics of Caring

When I was growing up and becoming more and more aware of politics and the constant debate between parties, my dad told me a quote that has been attributed to Winston Churchill, but originated from a French politician named Francis Guizot. It sounds a little something like this, more or less: "If you're ...


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Server Overload Cited as Sign-up Culprit

A large volume of students accessed the Resi dential and Commuter Life (RCL) housing sign-up website Tuesday. Sophomore students with 25 to 39 credits were slated to register, many of whom experienced a slight delay because the sign-up site could not handle the amount of users who signed on.   Jean ...


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ROTC Wants to Know if You are a Super Solider

The Longwood University Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) will hold the first annual Super Soldier event this Thursday, March 1 on Iller Field. The event, co-organized by Longwood's Strength and Conditioning Department, will highlight what it takes to be a super solider through various activities. The ...


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Lancer Poetry Slam

The spirit of spoken word and poetry was definitely present in Jarman Hall Auditorium at this past Thursday's second annual Lancer Poetry Slam. This event, organized by Lancer Productions, the Black Student Association, B.A.S.I.C. Gospel Choir, the Student Diversity & Inclusion Council and the Hispanic ...


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Budget Packets for Organizations Due to SGA Today

On Tuesday, Feb. 28, the Student Government Association (SGA) meeting opened with the swearing in of Honor Board Justice Rashadd Jordan. SGA President Brandon Fry announced that the SGA constitution has undergone several revisions, which the student body will vote on during SGA elections later this ...


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General Assembly Update

The ultrasound bill had a somewhat awkward moment on the House of Delegates floor last week when Del. Dave Albo (R-Fairfax) explained how it ruined an otherwise romantic moment with his other half. He complained Friday about how, just before he and his wife were ready to have coitus, a fellow delegate ...


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Server Overload Cited as Sign-up Culprit

A large volume of students accessed the Resi dential and Commuter Life (RCL) housing sign-up website Tuesday. Sophomore students with 25 to 39 credits were slated to register, many of whom experienced a slight delay because the sign-up site could not handle the amount of users who signed on.   Jean ...