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Analyzing AJ

It’s been 38 days since anyone has seen her—March 2, 2015. While on spring break, Longwood student AJ Hadsell vanished from her family’s home, and with only 12 days of class left, the freshman has still yet to be found. The most bewildering part of AJ’s story is that it’s been over a month, ...

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Significant info. still rare in search for AJ

The investigation to find missing Longwood student Angelica “AJ” Hadsell is currently in week three and police still don’t know much about her disappearance—if they do, any information regarding leads has yet to be released. AJ disappeared March 2 and hasn’t been seen since. According to a ...

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Hate Crime in Curry

The phrases splashed across the entire left side of a Curry Hall sixth floor bulletin board. Expressions most would consider hurtful—deep cutting terms that anyone would agree contain power—but the power of hate. “Blacks shouldn’t exist,” one stated. “I hate n***ers,” the bordering phrase ...

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Sexual violence petitions grasp 1200 signatures

Within the last seven days, two petitions stemming from Longwood University’s decision to reinstate junior basketball player Jason Pimentel collected over 1200 combined signatures between students, alumni, people in the Farmville community and others. In total, equivalent to about 1/4 of the school’s ...

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Billboards up for missing Longwood Student, AJ Hadsell

“Have you seen AJ?” asks several billboards recently posted across the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. The question of course referring to Anjelica “AJ” Hadsell, a Longwood University freshman officially pronounced missing by Norfolk Police a week and a half ago while she was on spring break. The ...

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Sweet Briar College to close after this year

Sweet Briar College announced today it would be closing its doors this August, putting an end to its 114-year tradition. The single-sex college of all-women attributed its closing to “insurmountable financial challenges.” “The current semester will be our last, and the class of 2015 will be our ...

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