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AKA Lends Support to Local Black-Owned Businesses

Founded in 1977, Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) sorority is Longwood's oldest African-American Greek organization for women. Every year the sorority sponsors a variety of on-campus activities during their Skee Week, but this year also includes an event aimed at helping local businesses. Buying Black Friday, ...

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LU Gives Back with Locks of Love

Locks of Love began as a non-profit organization in December 1987 and over the past 21 years has provided wigs to over 2,000 children with medical conditions that cause them to lose their hair. According to the organization's Web site, "our mission is to return a sense of self, confidence and normalcy ...

History Will Vindicate Bush, Time is All He Needs
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As May Approaches, Senior Editors Say Goodbye The Rotunda

A**hole. Racist. Demeaning. A marked man. These are just a few of the things I have been called during my two years working for The Rotunda. And I have probably pissed off more individuals and organizations on campus than I could name here. I guess I'm what you might call "controversial." Although the ...

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Friday Bandfest Features Reel Big Fish and Against Me

Sixteen years ago organizers put together Bandfest on a $400 budget and held the event in an open field near Longwood's campus. For this year's event, the budget and planning have grown considerably, making Bandfest the Friday highlight of Spring Weekend. With Reel Big Fish and Against Me headlining, ...

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Helicopter Parents Are Hovering Over Longwood

Something is hovering over the Longwood campus, and it's not just the army practicing military drills. Over the weekend Longwood's Parents Council met to share their input on university issues and student needs. While I can overlook the group's improperly punctuated title (it should be Parents' Council, ...

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Emergency Alert System Does Little More than Annoy and Confuse

Last Tuesday's test of the emergency alert system served as little more than an annoying, all-to-early alarm clock for many students on campus. I was peacefully slumbering in the Landings when I heard the alert system go off, followed by a muffled voice giving instructions I couldn't make out. I had ...

'I Love You, Man' Has Something for Everyone
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'I Love You, Man' Has Something for Everyone

It's difficult enough to start a relationship with a girl, but how exactly does a guy go about searching for male friends? "I Love You, Man," from director John Hamburg, ("Meet the Parents") explores just that question, with plenty of laughs along the way. Peter Klaven (Paul Rudd) has been a ladies ...

History Will Vindicate Bush, Time is All He Needs
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A Time to Remember Those Who We Have Lost

The last two Marches have not begun particularly well for the Longwood community. Two years ago, on March 3, 2007, a fire on First Avenue claimed the life of Longwood student Ed Cunningham and his friend Byron Jamerson. And last year on March 1, Todd Miller was seriously injured in a rugby match against ...

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New Student Union To Be 80,000 Square Foot Facility

During the March 3 meeting of the Student Government Association (SGA), Randy Sherrod, university controller, spoke to the SGA about upcoming tuition billing changes affecting students and Director of Student Union and Activities Susan Sullivan gave an update about the new student union. Sherrod said ...

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Miller Memorial Dedicated

Almost a year after Todd Miller's death from a rugby-related injury, students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends, as well as several cadets from Virginia Military Institute (VMI), gathered on the First Avenue field in Farmville to dedicate a memorial to Miller on Friday, Feb. 20. During a match against ...

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