Freshmen have to live on campus, can't bring a car, cannot join a fraternity or sorority until second semester and are the last to register for classes. This are a handful of the many privileges that students do not get until they are an upperclassman. (0) comments
Copy and paste this url into your browser to see Episode 3!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz1EUhrcWDY (0) comments
Last week voters in California passed Proposition 8, which redefines marriage. The California State Constitution will now read, "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California." The newly-passed legislation eliminates the right of same-sex couples to marry. (2) comments
Fire safety inspections have once again come and gone. Perhaps you've noticed a missing extension cord or plug-in? What you might not know if you decided to ignore the e-mail is that this year students will not be getting back their cords or other items. According to Fire Safety Office Ben Sears, "The reason we gave them back last year is because it was the first year we were trying to get the student body aware of the items they could and could not have. (0) comments
The week of Nov. 9-16 was designated as International Awareness Week at Longwood this year, in conjunction with the U.S. Departments of State and Education's International Education Week. The main focus of the week is to make more people aware of international concerns, geography and knowledge. (0) comments
The annual lighting of the holiday tree will take place Wednesday, Nov. 19 at the Grand Illumination. The event will begin at 5:15 p.m. under the Rotunda in Ruffner Hall. Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend this spectacle of lights, tradition and refreshments. (1) comment
Somali Pirates Hijack Saudi Tanker Loaded with OilNews.yahoo.com reported that Somali pirates hijacked a Saudi supertanker loaded with crude oil hundreds of miles off the coast of East Africa on Saturday. The ship, MV Sirius Star, was a 25-crew tanker that came in at 1,080 feet and was carrying about two million barrels of crude oil. (0) comments
As I'm looking on CNN and Yahoo for news, I keep seeing dismal news about the national and world economy, wildfires in California, helping the floundering auto industry, and Citigroup expecting to cut over 50,000 jobs. The unemployment rate surpassed a 14-year high in October, and over 95 percent of economic analysts say that the country is currently in a recession, and we won't get out of it for at least the next two quarters or more. (0) comments
One of the most-discussed issues at the Tuesday, Nov. 18, senate meeting was the Longwood Student Veterans (LSV) organization's budget. LSV requested about $9,000 from the SGA for 2009-2010. According to the group's event planner, Dustin Meadows, "A lot of this money is not an overestimation and it will be used". (2) comments
He's been called the anti-Christ, a socialist and even a terrorist, and now after months of grueling work and pressure, Barack Obama can now call himself the 44th president of the United States. When the news broke late on the evening of Tuesday, Nov. (0) comments