Longwood in the Media

Rodney Williams in the News
Longwood's Rodney Williams, Artist-in-Residence and director of the Longwood Company of Dancers, was featured in a story in Sunday's (11.18.07) Richmond Times-Dispatch. The feature, "High energy, every day, Va teacher Rodney Williams earns a top dance honor" was written by Celia Wren special correspondent to the Times. The story appeared in Sunday's Flair section and can also be found online at the following link:
http://tinyurl.com/2ylgl8

Longwood Prof. Ramesh Rao in the News
Longwood Professor Ramesh Rao, chair of the communication studies and theatre department, was featured in a story about the Hindu Festival of Diwali, in Saturday's (11.10.07) edition of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The story, "The rich tradition of Diwali," was written by Robin Farmer and appeared on the front page of the Metro & Business section. The story can also be accessed online at the following link: http://tinyurl.com/3yho75

Longwood, Men's Basketball Featured In Richmond Times-Dispatch
The 8 November 2007 edition of the Richmond Times-Dispatch Sports Section, pages C1 and C8, features Longwood University and its men’s basketball program.  The lengthy and in-depth article written by veteran T-D Sports staff writer John O’Connor headlines the newspaper’s men’s college basketball preview coverage for 2007-08, and quotes president Dr. Patricia P. Cormier, along with interim director of athletics Troy Austin, fifth-year head coach Mike Gillian, and a couple of fourth-year team members. The feature article can also be found on-line:
http://tinyurl.com/2pgjm5

Ramesh Rao on WRVA 1140 AM Richmond
Dr. Ramesh Rao, Professor and Chair of the Communication Studies and Theatre department, was interviewed about the political situation in Pakistan on WRVA 1140 AM RADIO in Richmond on Tuesday, November 6. Listen below:

Download mp3 (1.7 MB) | Transcript

Building Security FAQs
Longwood's Dr. Frank Moore is quoted in a story about campus security systems n the November issue of University Business. The story, "Building Security FAQs: What you need to know about video surveillance," was written by Vicki Powers and can be found online:
http://tinyurl.com/2l24hr

Haunted Virginia
Dr. Jim Jordan, professor of anthropology, was featured in a special ghost stories segment on "Virginia This Morning" which aired on WTVR-TV CBS Channel 6 in Richmond on Tuesday, October 30.
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(You'll need a version of Windows Media Player 7 or higher to view the video. If you need to download it, go to http://www.microsoft.com/windows/mediaplayer/en/default.asp.) If you have problems, the video "Haunted Virginia" should also be available on the CBS web site here.

Dr. Walter Witschey in the News
Longwood's Dr. Walter Witschey had two columns in the Explore Section of
the (Thursday 25 October 2007) Richmond Times-Dispatch. “Consciousness Awareness Studied,” the subject of his monthly science column, appeared on the front page of Section E and “SCI-KIDS: Molecules of water create surface tension” appeared at the bottom of page E-3.

Both articles are posted online at:
SCI-KIDS: Molecules of water create surface tension
http://tinyurl.com/3auoy5
"Consciousness Awareness Studied"
http://tinyurl.com/2ojfyc

Katie Register and Clean Virginia Waterways in the News
Katie Register, executive director of Clean Virginia Waterways, was featured in an article in the Saturday 13 October issue of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The story, "From pickle barrel to rain catcher," was written by Karin Kapsidelis and discusses the use of pickle barrels as rain catchers, which help conserve water and protect the environment.

The story appeared on p. E-1 (Home and Garden section) in Saturday's paper and can also be found online:
http://tinyurl.com/yqgnsj

Longwood Basketball on ESPN.com
ESPN.com has posted a feature today on Longwood Men’s Basketball and the program’s recent NCAA Division I Reclassification. It can be found online at:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/story?id=3066900

School & College Guide
Longwood University was included in the new School & College Guide published by the Richmond Times-Dispatch in Sunday's edition, October 14, 2007. Longwood was featured in several sections including a profile, a feature on our managed apartments (Longwood Landings, Longwood Village, and Lancer Park) with quotes from Larry Robertson, a feature on financial aid with quote from Karen Schinabeck, and a piece on guranteed admissions with a quote from Bob Chonko. The new Health and Fitness Center was also highlighted.

The annual guide is available online and features a segment of "LU Uncut" on the banner. Go to: http://www.timesdispatch.com/cva/ric/special/school_college.html