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New Brock Experience to send students to the border to see immigration in action
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New Brock Experience to send students to the border to see immigration in action

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This article was published in The Rotunda on 2/1/2017. An archive is here. Some of the latest changes to Longwood University are not in the physical construction of the campus, but the new potential courses that are being made available to students. The Brock Experiences program was started in 2016 as a way of making traveling courses… Continue reading New Brock Experience to send students to the border to see immigration in action

Longwood University awards the 36th annual Dos Passos Prize for Literature
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Longwood University awards the 36th annual Dos Passos Prize for Literature

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This article originally appeared in The Rotunda on 11/11/17. An archive is here. Fiction author Chang-rae Lee is already a recipient of numerous literary awards, and he can now add Longwood University’s own Dos Passos Prize for Literature to his list of accomplishments. Lee is the 36th author to receive this recognition, and it is the oldest national… Continue reading Longwood University awards the 36th annual Dos Passos Prize for Literature

In SGA: Hazing and Title IX were discussed
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In SGA: Hazing and Title IX were discussed

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This article originally appeared in the Rotunda on 9/27/17. An archive is here. In this week’s Student Government Association (SGA) meeting the topic of hazing was discussed, beginning with a presentation by Tracy Maxwell, introduced by Longwood Associate Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life Chloe Abshire. Maxwell is the founder and former executive director of the Hazing… Continue reading In SGA: Hazing and Title IX were discussed

SUPPORTING MARIJUANA DECRIMINALIZATION IN VIRGINIA
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SUPPORTING MARIJUANA DECRIMINALIZATION IN VIRGINIA

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This article originally appeared in RVA Magazine on 8/1/17. An archive is here. One of the ever-present issues in 2017 is the debate surrounding marijuana decriminalization and legalization. As support for marijuana increases nationally, legislators have been forced to respond by modernizing their positions. Republicans used to be united in their opposition to drug legalization, but it has become… Continue reading SUPPORTING MARIJUANA DECRIMINALIZATION IN VIRGINIA

Equality Virginia endorses incumbent House candidates
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Equality Virginia endorses incumbent House candidates

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This article was origianlly published in GayRVA on 7/13/17. Archives are here, here, here and here. Equality Virginia’s Political Action Committee (EVPAC) recently announced its endorsement of 17 incumbent candidates (all Democrats) for the House of Delegates in the 2017 election. These endorsements are based on the candidates’ answers in a survey from EVPAC. The candidates claimed in the survey that, if… Continue reading Equality Virginia endorses incumbent House candidates

RESTAURATEUR RUNS FOR HOUSE OF DELEGATES AS LIBERTARIAN
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RESTAURATEUR RUNS FOR HOUSE OF DELEGATES AS LIBERTARIAN

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This article originally appeared in RVA Magazine on 7/17/17. Archives are here, here and here. Jake Crocker has been a small business owner in Richmond for years, and currently owns three restaurants (Uptown Market & Deli, F.W. Sullivan’s and Lady N’awlins) in the city. Now, however, he is venturing out to try something new: he is running as a Libertarian candidate for… Continue reading RESTAURATEUR RUNS FOR HOUSE OF DELEGATES AS LIBERTARIAN