Merry whosawhateveryoucelebrate, everybody! The Holiday Season is upon us. This means family, good food, pretty lights, and a nice long break! Let me set the scene. You walk into your house after getting home for winter break. The air is cold and your breath is wispy in front of your face. Venturing ...
The holiday season has begun, and every year it is called into question whether or not one should be politically correct with their holiday greetings or stick with the old “Merry Christmas!” For Longwood University, this can be a rather heated debate. Every year around this time, the lighting of ...
I woke up at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015 in Hiner 207. No, I didn’t pull an all-nighter grading papers or working on a publication. I woke up because two of my students saw me in the D-hall and handed me an invitation to a discussion hosted by the Black Student Association and Phi Beta Sigma ...
It’s that time of year again. It’s time for turkey, stuffing, crazy holiday sales and, of course, awkward family gatherings. At every family gathering, it seems there’s one person who manages to find a way to make everyone else feel uncomfortable despite the cheerful holiday mood. For those of ...
The holidays are fast approaching, this means good food, pretty lights and, of course, time with family. It may sound pleasant and cheery, but be warned, the holiday season is an annual and dangerous fight to survive in the hostile jungle of barely seen relatives and awkward conversations. In preparation ...
So, maybe your roommate is your best friend, or possibly he is a rather large and especially pointy thorn shoved right up your backside by Longwood’s housing department, and you are the unlucky one to have to deal with his annoying thorniness all year. Things may get difficult, but as with everything, ...
At some point in their lives, it is inevitable that everyone will eventually come across someone that they won’t be able to get along with. For a lot of people, this person happens to be their roommate in college. Many people have their horror stories about awful college roommates and how they dealt ...
The debate of PC versus Mac is as old as both computers themselves. Ever since Bill Gates and Steve Jobs built their respective machines and empires, consumers have argued over which is better. To my eyes, the winner is clear: only one of these companies is greeted by massive lines outside it's stores ...
According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s website, in 2013, 83.8 percent of American households reported owning a computer. Each year, this number continues to grow. The continuous growth in the purchase of computers begs the age-old question: Mac or PC? Both Mac and PC have their pros and cons. Macs ...
You may remember that earlier this year, Walter Palmer, a dentist who was trophy hunting in Zimbabwe, tragically killed the famous, beloved lion known as Cecil. This event sparked international outrage and proved to the world, once and for all, that you can never trust a dentist (my apologies ...
Every year, during the time period between labor day and Halloween, companies begin to roll out their annual Halloween-themed products including costumes, makeup and any merchandise that can be molded into the shape of a pumpkin. This Halloween season some of the most popular costumes come straight ...
There is a constant stream of words, photos, likes, dislikes and tags throughout social media. The current and next generations of youths live fully in an online world and in a “real world.” There are certain expectations of being online that put a certain type of social pressure on young people. ...
Farmville, VA is home to many different options for a bite to eat. Of these options, The Bakery is always a great, and reasonably priced choice. At The Bakery, students and residents of Farmville alike have the ability to get good quality food at an affordable price. Bakery frequenter and Longwood senior ...
Need a great place to hang out, have an awkward tinder date or to be a little basic and enjoy a pumpkin spice something or other? Let me tell you about the confusingly named Uptown Coffee, which is actually located downtown and not related at all the Bruno Mars song of a similar name. We must first ...
Dating: The agonizing and frustrating ritual that all people must go through at some point in their life. It tends to be painful, disheartening and just a general suck-fest until you finally succeed. Similar to lion taming, I would imagine. Tinder, and apps like it, aims to revolutionize the way we ...
In today’s society, especially in college, a lot of pressure is put on the dating scene and its members. In order to help people avoid these pressures, many companies have released online communities where people can casually meet other people, perhaps even people they would not have ever been able ...
There is one thing on campus that has been bothering me more and more lately. As a member of the Student Government Association (SGA), I currently hear issues and concerns from the student body regarding anything from parking all the way to the food in the dining hall. Recently, a reoccurring open forum ...
“What du ya use, a one-dollar bill? “A one-dollar bill? Really, Thomas a one-dollar bill? Who do you think I am a homeless man or something! You know I used a dollar bill, ONCE, and after that I felt like I needed to rethink everything, you know? Geezus! A one-dollar bill. I’ll only use a 100, ...
Although you left damage in your path to various areas of North America, here at Longwood University you were more like a five year-old crying about not getting the latest Frozen dress at Wal-Mart for Halloween. Your spittle of cold rain and some-what harsh winds left Oktoberfest at an awkward place. Even ...
America is young, and not as old as some think. I’m walking around Farmville and I see a building that was made in 1921. It looks kind of like a castle, though not at all like a castle and it’s dark outside and with the fog hanging over the town and the aura this building has, I get the feeling ...
