Longwood University is working on putting together an emergency response team that will operate on campus and be run by students, faculty and staff on the campus. The Campus Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a nationally recognized program that is used at many universities across the nation and in Virginia, ...
Alas, Longwood has seen her first snow of the semester. And might I add that it's about time? I'm sure I'm not alone when I say I was beginning to think the snow had decided to pass us by this winter. Why? Because the weather has just been too odd lately. Friday, it was beautiful. Saturday, the same. ...
Farmville and Rice Volunteer Fire Departments responded to a structure fire Sunday night at the 1200 block of Fifth Avenue in Farmville. According to Assistant Fire Chief Andrew Goss of the Farmville Fire Department, the fire began in the chimney around 8 p.m. He said the fire then spread to the interior ...
Over 1,000 people crowded Capitol Square in Richmond on Monday to protest a number of bills targeted at limiting the rights of women in the Commonwealth. Protesters categorized the bills as "scary" antiabortion legislation. The crowd — made up mostly of women — formed a human chain and stared down ...
LancerAds are now streaming live on campus after a several week delay. LancerAds are Longwood's branch of Orca TV, a televised program designed for student-created content (e.g., simple advertisements or interactive videos), local business advertisements and emergency alerts. Students can access LancerAds ...
The Farmville Police Department (FPD) is hosting an open house on March 8 at 6:30 p.m. at the FPD to provide information about the creation of a new Law Enforcement Explorer Post through the Learning for Life Council, a division of the Boy Scouts of America, for the Farmville area. Officer Barry ...
Starting in fall 2012, current students and incoming freshmen entering the Graphic Design program at Longwood University will be required to purchase an Adobe software program for their computers, estimated to be around $448.95 with a student/ teacher discount. While this may seem to be disadvantageous ...
For the past three years, the Longwood Univer sity Police Department (LUPD) has been ranked nationally among the best security systems within college universities. This year, the LUPD ranked seventeenth out of 31 nationally ranked security systems on university campuses by Se curity Magazine's ...
Yesterday was Crossover Day in the General Assembly. All bills, excluding the budget bills, must pass both the House and Senate in the General Assembly. That means the bills that passed one chamber made their way to the other for what looks to be a few weeks of heated discussion. Up until this halfway ...
The George Huguely trial is entering its second week at Charlottesville Circuit courthouse in Char lottesville, Va. Huguely, a former University of Vir ginia (UVa) lacrosse player, is charged with killing his ex-girlfriend Yeardley Love in May 2010. Pros ecutors built more on their case ...
At the Tuesday, Feb. 14, Student Government Association (SGA) meeting, the SGA swore in Trevina Joseph as SGA Senator. SGA President Brandon Fry followed Joseph's appointment by asking the Senate for student opinions on SGA-funded printing in Janet L. Greenwood Library for the 2012-13 academic year. ...
Longwood University was recently named to yet another prestigious list. The Princeton Review named the institution one of the country's "Best Value" colleges and universities, along with 75 other schools, in the book "The Best Value Colleges: 2012 Edition." Longwood was praised for its "diversity, tradition, ...
What better way to celebrate the day after Val entine's Day than discussing sugar? Chances are you've probably had a bit of it in the last 24 hours. It's sweet, addic tive and makes you feel pretty good. Sort of like alcohol or drugs, isn't it? Yep. Dr. Robert Lustig would agree with that ...
Main Street in Downtown Farmville was closed between Second and Third Streets due to a water main break on Monday. One of the busiest sections of the road was blocked off throughout the day as crews worked to repair the break that was reported at 4 a.m. Monday morning. Town Manger Gerry Spates said ...
As a result of the actions taken during the meeting of Longwood's Board of Visitors (BOV) in December 2011, a new law has been put into place regarding concealed weapons and how the policy will be handled. The decision, however, was not made overnight. "The Board of Visitors is mandated to approve all ...
Zeta Tau Alpha (ZTA) fraternity for women will be making its return to campus in Spring 2013. ZTA, which was founded at Longwood University on Oct. 15, 1898, closed its Longwood chapter in May 2009 due to hazing allegations. Director of the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life Kate Planow explained ...
Legendary Music Icon Whitney Houston Unexpectedly Dies at 48 CNN Newsroom reports that just this past Saturday, Feb. 11 around 3:30 p.m. in the af ternoon, two loud thuds were reported coming from Whitney Houston's hotel room at the Beverly Hilton. The loud and urgent voice of a man was heard next. ...
It happens every New Year. Resolutions are made to shed some pounds before the arrival of spring break, and everyone decides to hit the gym to meet their goals. Because of this, it isn't uncommon to see an increasingly large amount of students, faculty and staff at the gym just after winter break. According ...
Longwood students have been busy all week writing about what love means to them on a large board stationed behind Lankford Student Union. Located in Longwood's Free Speech Zone, the board is there thanks to Longwood/Hampden-Sydney Baptist Collegiate Ministries (BCM). The purpose of the board is to "show ...
Just before Longwood University's winter break began, an opportunity to protect their brand and name arose by employing a domain registration site on the Internet. The site allows universities to buy the domains to their name so they will not be affiliated or misconstrued with anything that may be inappropriate ...
