Once In A Lifetime

 Longwood student Taylor Hogg was one of the 100 (and one more, thanks to President Reveley) students to win a ticket to the Vice Presidential Debate. - Photo by Lauren Aktug
Longwood student Taylor Hogg was one of the 100 (and one more, thanks to President Reveley) students to win a ticket to the Vice Presidential Debate. – Photo by Lauren Aktug

“It really is a once in a lifetime opportunity…” said Longwood University student Taylor Hogg, after winning a ticket to the U.S. Vice Presidential debate in a drawing on the night of October 2nd.  Taylor was one of 101 students selected at random from a pool of 800 to attend the debate, and expressed how shocked that she was when she heard her name called. “That was actually my name! I actually won a ticket!”.

Longwood University President, W. Taylor Reveley, and SGA President, Dillon Yonkers, pull the names of 100 lucky Longwood students to win a ticket to the Vice Presidential Debate. - Lauren Aktug
Longwood University President, W. Taylor Reveley, and SGA President, Dillon Yonker, pull the names of 100 lucky Longwood students to win a ticket to the Vice Presidential Debate. – Photo by Lauren Aktug

Although the drawing was originally intended for only 100, Longwood President W . Taylor Reveley IV gave up his spot in the debate hall, offering his ticket to one more lucky student as Reveley and Longwood SGA President Dillon Yonker drew the names while students waited for a performance by pop group MKTO.

Although the Vice Presidential Debate was still two days away, students were already excited for what was to come, with most of them still wearing their Longwood Debate shirts from the time they Volunteered earlier in the day.

Written by: Adam Turner and Shelby Massie