Monthly Archives: December 2017

Charleigh Kondas successfully presents senior paper, completes program internship

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Dr. Hazel Elif Guler

Charleigh Kondas has successfully presented her senior paper, “Perhaps We Are All Immigrants: Postcolonial Hybridity in Rupi Kaur’s Poetry,” to a full Martinelli Board Room at Longwood on Friday, December 1st. Charleigh’s expected graduation is in May 2018. Charleigh delivering … Continue reading →

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Civil Engagement Blog

Posted on December 12, 2017 by William Taylor

Online Identity, Net Neutrality, and Live Broadcasting.  “Why waste hundreds of dollars on supplements for recovery and neglect sleep when it is free, doesn’t show up on a drug test, and improves more than just physical performance?” – CJ Roth … Continue reading →

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Hello world!

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Rubin Patterson

Hello there! Welcome to Longwood Blogs! This is my very first post and you can expect many more to come in the near future!

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To craft or not to craft

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Amelia Butterfield

Creativity can be expressed in many ways in the classroom.  I am a strong advocate of hands-on learning using crafting to help build lessons and make them more dynamite.  After reading a short article/blog post “Bring Crafting to the Classroom” … Continue reading →

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From code to sentences

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Lee Van

A blog by Lee Van I am a senior at Longwood University working towards a  computer science major with a minor in business administration. I am a member of the National Society of Leadership and Success, the treasurer and secretary … Continue reading →

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Why Bully?

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Megan Burton

Have you ever been bullied or witnessed someone being bullied? Chances are you will answer yes to either one of those questions or both. Bullying has become more of an issue year after year. It is extremely important for everyone … Continue reading →

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Bashing Bullying

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Melinda Traylor

Recently there has been a video that has gone viral of a young boy talking about how cruel bullying is and his experience of being bullied. (http://wreg.com/2017/12/11/knoxville-boys-facebook-video-about-bullying-goes-viral/) The video had been viewed over 20 million times before he even made … Continue reading →

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VCA Conference

Posted on December 11, 2017 by

I attended the Virginia Counselors Association conference in Hot Springs, VA at the Homestead. The conference had many exciting sessions and some so close together that it was difficult to choose which to attend. I attempted to attend in my … Continue reading →

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Test Prep Cons

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Evelyn Marshall

U.S. News conducted research on figuring out if tests take away from the classroom due to the amount of test prep needed. In fact, “one 2012 study found that instructional quality declined with the rise of high stakes testing, especially … Continue reading →

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Bitcoin could cost us our clean-energy future

Posted on December 6, 2017 by garrettjosemans

http://grist.org/article/bitcoin-could-cost-us-our-clean-energy-future/

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