For more information, contact: (434) 392-3984 extension 131 EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE on 1/18/12 PIEDMONT Health DISTRICT EARNS PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS RECOGNITION Piedmont Health Districtis Honored as "Public Health Ready" Farmville– As local health ...
LongwoodLink, Longwood University's alumni database site, is currently undergoing a software conversion this month. The change will offer a new look to the site as well as provide some different features for those in charge of LongwoodLink. According to Amy Harris, administrative assistant for Alumni ...
Thanksgiving Day is celebrated as one of the most profound holidays, celebrating the happiness of being thankful for all that we have. The day after, Black Friday, is when we forget all of that. This year, just like all of those in the past, was no different. The sales and the madness continued. The ...
There no doubt that winter break is greatly looked forward to by many of us. Sometimes, however, within the first week of being at home, we find being away from the hustle and bustle of college life somewhat boring. This is especially true for people who do not have a job or anything to really occupy ...
Two business professionals discussed entrepreneurship, loans and the importance of developing a good business model with students in Dr. James Haug's, assistant professor of management for the College of Business and Economics, Entrepreneurship Management 469 class November 16. Lee Minix and Dave Furlong ...
Eastern Congo Known as ‘Rape Capital' of the World According to a CNN news report, award winning filmmaker Fiona Lloyd-Davies, one of the UK's most experienced foreign documentary and current affairs program makers, explains why the Eastern Congo is known as the "Rape Capital" of the world. From the ...
Tragedy has struck James Madison University (JMU) again as freshman student from Fairfax, Virginia, Jane Hwang, 18, was hit by a city bus while walking back to her car the night of Tuesday, Nov. 15. The incident occurred at 9:52 p.m. on James Madison's campus. Hwang died at the scene of the accident. According ...
It has been a difficult journey for Longwood's women's basketball team during the first few weeks of competition. The team is currently on a four-game losing streak after dropping games against George Mason University (GMU), High Point, Campbell and Miami (FL). A matchup against the William & Mary ...
While Longwood University students normally use fliers, emails, Facebook and word of mouth to invite classmates and faculty to activities around campus, students will soon have a new way to spread the word. Orca TV, which will serve as an outlet for student-created content and as an emergency alert ...
During the Tuesday, Nov. 29 meeting of the Student Government Association (SGA), Senator Shannon Rosedale expressed a concern on behalf of another student. The student had left her identification card at home. The card was being mailed to her, but in the meantime, she had no way to enter her residence ...
Next semester on March 31, the fourth annual Big Event community service project will be taking place in the Farmville community. The Big Event continues to get bigger and better every year. "Last year we got about 750 people to volunteer and help out with the Big Event. This year we are shooting for ...
The Giving Tree is a tradition at Longwood University that started as far back as 1936, according to the yearbooks. Director of Alumni Relations Nancy Shelton said, "It used to be called ‘The Christmas Tree,' and then it was changed to ‘The Holiday Tree' and today we call it ‘The Giving Tree.'"In ...
College is a time to experience a great number of firsts. College is the time in which we are expected to be "scholars of tomorrow" and to have an existential view of the world around us. It is fascinating to think that despite all of this pressure put around us in an academic environment, ...
On Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, a 12-person fall 2011 pledge class was initiated as brothers into Lambda Alpha Epsilon (LAE), the criminal justice fraternity at Longwood University. Members of the fraternity are valued by the criminal justice department for academic achievements and service. Just like ...
A series of fire alarms caused students in South Cunningham Hall to exit their building not one, not two, but three times last Thursday, Nov. 17. The first fire alarm occurred around 8 p.m. The second came between 11 and 11:30 p.m. and the third at 12:50 a.m on Nov. 18. Longwood University Police ...
On Friday, Oct. 21, Longwood University inaugurated the university's 25th president. Brigadier General Patrick Finnegan started his presidency at Longwood on July 1, 2010 and was presented with the new presidential medallion at his inauguration. At the same inauguration, as is tradition, the new mace ...
A home invasion in Prince Edward County ended in one death last Thursday night. According to the Virginia State Police, the incident occurred just before midnight Thursday on Pisgah Church Road in Rice, Va. The scene is right off of Route 460, east of Farmville. According to State Police, a male subject ...
During the Nov. 15 meeting of the Student Government Association, a presentation on Orca TV was given. With Orca TV, a variety of footage can be shown. For example, student content can play in one screen, a news channel can play in a different screen and ads can scroll in a third screen. Orca TV wants ...
Last Thursday, the Save a Life Tour made a stop at Longwood University to raise awareness of the effects of drunk driving. The tour was set up in the ballroom of the Lankford Student Union and had a variety of activities to participate in demonstrating the dangers and consequences of driving under the ...
What's better than running with a turkey leg in your hand? How about running with a turkey leg in your hand for a good cause. The Longwood University women's lacrosse team did just that Tuesday, Nov. 15, on Brock Commons with the Third Annual Turkey Trample. The event began at 4 p.m. outside Willett ...
