During exam weeks and before big breaks and holidays, a great deal of Longwood University's student body tends to get caught in a frenzy of projects, essays, tests and due dates, all seeming to collapse in the same short amount of time. Longwood student Taylor Bedsworth commented on how during this ...
Starting in fall 2012, Longwood students will have up to three new meal plans to select from Longwood Dining. The new plans come from feedback on dining surveys and student input during the monthly Dine with the Director events hosted by Longwood Dining. Assistant Director for Operational Excellence ...
On Feb. 27 at noon in Blackwell Hall's Prince Edward Room, Assistant Professor of Biology Brett Szymik introduced the final Blackwell Talk of the semester. Following Szymik was the pro gram's speaker, Dr. Steven Faulkner, assistant professor of English. The subject of Faulkner's presentation was ...
On April 15, a luncheon for the winners of Longwood's Citizen Leader Awards will take place. For over ten years annually, Long wood has accepted nominations for students, groups, faculty and staff who have benefited both the university and the Farmville community. Individuals are nominated by their ...
Longwood University Police Department Chief of Police Bob Beach and Farmville Police Chief Doug Mooney opened the Feb. 21 Student Government Association (SGA) meeting with statements about Sunday night's Buffalo Street sofa fire and mass gathering of students. Both said they were disappointed with students' ...
As a part of Longwood's campus master plan, new apartment buildings are being constructed at Lancer Park and will feature two four-and-a-half story apartment buildings, along with a common area between the two structures. The new apartments, called "North Campus Commons," are expected to be ready for ...
Employers and students filled Blackwell Hall Wednesday, Feb. 15 during the annual spring Job and Internship Fair. The fair, held between noon and 4 p.m., featured 35 employers and four Longwood University offices, all taking resumes, answering questions and offering advice to students interested in ...
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 ...
