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In SGA: Upchurch updates, voter registration information

In this week’s Student Government Association (SGA) meeting, Susan Sullivan, director of the university center and student activities, came to senate to give an  update on the Upchurch University Center, just shy of the one year anniversary of its opening. There is now a printer located on the ...



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Longwood chief of police announces retirement

Colonel Robert R. Beach, director of public safety & chief of police at Longwood University, has announced his plans to retire at the end of this academic year. Beach, also known as “Chief Beach”, began his time here at Longwood in 2007, obtaining his current position as chief of police at Longwood. ...


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Longwood changes parking master plan

Longwood University has changed its parking plans for the 2019-2020 academic year due to the upcoming construction that will commence on the new convocation center, slated to open by the spring of 2022. On April 10, Longwood announced on their website that a new convocation and events center would be ...


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SFC report: Senior Class Council requests funds

Senior Class Council $3,000  - The funds would be used for Senior Brunch on May 15 that was originally supposed to be funded through Aramark Catering Services. - SFC approved the allocation. David Gills spoke on behalf of the Senior Class Council and requested $3,000 for the Senior Brunch on May ...


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FACES food pantry relocating next to YMCA

Farmville’s local food pantry, FACES, is moving from its current location at North South Street to Commerce Road next to the Southside Virginia Family YMCA, according to President of FACES Ellery Sedgwick. According to Sedgwick, reasons for the relocation include inadequate sizing of the building ...



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Longwood holds fourth annual Love Your Longwood Day

Longwood University held its fourth annual Love Your Longwood Day on March 27, per Katherine Bulifant, director of Annual Giving in Longwood Institutional Advancement Department. The event is a 24 hour campaign for donations both to the university as a whole and for specific projects from various departments ...


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Longwood loses email support at beginning of registration

In the wake of Spring registration for the 2019-20 academic year, Longwood University's email and file sharing systems had a failure, according to Mark Kendrick, associate vice president of information technology services. “One of the engineers noticed the issue happening…but he was working on the ...


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SFC Report: Phi Sigma Pi and Jewish Culture Club request funds

Phi Sigma Pi $2,563 Funds will be used for the Pi Sigma Pi National Convention. SFC approved the allocation. Jewish Culture Club $1,324 Funds will be used for a Community Passover Seder. SFC approved the allocation. Phi Sigma Pi President Courtney White and Treasurer Amber Ilvento request funding for ...



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Longwood administration responds to town hall and protest

Coming off of a Student Government Association (SGA) Town Hall on Feb. 13 and a student protest on March 1, Longwood University is considering changes to communication policies and increasing security camera coverage, according to Dr. Tim Pierson, vice president of student affairs. “(We) would start ...


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Protest held by BSA, SDIC and HLA

Over 30 students gathered with signs outside of Lankford Student Union on Thursday, Feb. 28 protesting recent events regarding campus including the incident involving the Longwood Village and communication to students. Many of the signs were quotes from the recent Student Government Association (SGA) ...


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SFC Report: Feb. 28

Chess Club $873.87 - Funds will be used for sending four members of the organization to the Virginia Collegiate and Scholastic Chess Championship in Charlottesville, Va. from March 8-10. - SFC approved the allocation. Delta Sigma Pi $926.60 - Funds will be used for sending four members of the organization ...


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SFC Report: Longwood Model UN requests funds

Longwood Model UN $1,771.84 -The funds will be used for The Southern Regional Model United Nation Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina from March 28-30, 2019. SFC approved the allocation. Longwood Model UN requested funds for an upcoming conference.  Taylor O'Berry | Photo Editor | @ConjureFamiliartaylor.oberry@live.longwood.edu https://www.therotundaonline.com/content/tncms/avatars/8/46/49f/84649f66-aa15-11e6-885e-8bc29d349b09.cf07bfd3734de5a35b4a1d93acf4a5b1.png ...




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SGA holds Town Hall on campus safety

About 200 people gathered in Blackwell Ballroom on Feb. 13 to discuss campus safety in light of recent events at a Student Government Association (SGA) Town Hall, according to Josh Darst, SGA president. Over the course of the Town Hall, about 50 students asked questions in regard to transparency with ...




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SFC Report: Senior Class Council requests reallocation of funds

Student Government Association $1,996.70 - The funding will be for food during the C.G. Gordon Moss Leadership Retreat. SFC approved the allocation. Senior Class Council $4,200 - Reallocation of funds for Senior Week. SFC approved the allocation. David Gills request a reallocation for the budget of ...