Latest Media News

• Washington Post: Lancers Need a Home (1/5)
  

  Sunday's (1.4.09) edition of The Washington Post features an excellent article on Longwood Men’s Basketball and Longwood’s quest for conference affiliation written by noted author and Post columnist John Feinstein (A Season on the Brink – Bob Knight and Indiana Basketball).  It can also accessed online.

• Richmond Times-Dispatch: Placed on hold in a conference call (12/16)
  

  A story about the Longwood Lancers and their search for conference affiliation appeared in the Richmond Times-Dispatch  (12.16.08).  The story, “Placed on hold in a conference call,”  was written by Paul Woody and can be accessed online.

• Dr. Tracy Tuten interviewed on WRVA 1140 AM: "When and How to Give a Gift Card" (12/9)

  Dr. Tracy Tuten, associate professor of marketing, was interviewed by radio host Jimmy Barrett on WRVA 1140 AM in Richmond during morning drive-time on 8 December 2008.  In the spirit of the season, Dr. Tuten’s topic was “When and How to Give a Gift Card.”

• Longwood student Morgan Howard co-authored an article published in the "Campus Activities Programming" magazine (12/5)

  Longwood student Morgan Howard co-authored an article with Matthew Kitchie (Lehigh University) for the November/December issue of Campus Activities Programming. The feature, “Recruitment and Retention:  Work Smarter, Not Harder,” can be downloaded here:

  Recruitment and Retention: Work Smarter, Not Harder (pdf)

  Howard, an art major, serves as publicity chair for Lancer Productions.

• Dr. Brian Bates quoted in Winchester Star regarding Virginia politics (12/1)

  Dr. Brian Bates, chair of the sociology, anthropology, and criminal justice studies department, is quoted in a story in the Winchester Star (12.1.08). The story, “Eventful year looming for politics in Virginia,” was written by Drew Houff and can be accessed online.

• Professor Ray Brastow interviewed on WRVA about federal help for the economy (11/17)

  On November 14, Longwood’s Dr. Ray Brastow, associate professor of economics, was interviewed by radio host Jimmy Barrett on WRVA 1140 AM in Richmond regarding federal help for the economy.

• Richmond Times-Dispatch: Longwood student wins chemistry scholarship (11/14)

  Longwood University junior Jeramie Stamps was featured in the “Around Campus” section, p. B-10, of the Nov. 12 Richmond Times-Dispatch about his selection as an American Chemical Society Scholar.  Stamps will receive a $5,000 renewable scholarship under the program for minority students who plan to pursue a chemistry career. Stamps, 24, a chemistry major who plans to pursue a career in forensic science, is from Ringgold in Pittsylvania County. The story can be accessed online.