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Hampden-Sydney receives second-largest gift ever
Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC) announced Tuesday, Aug. 4, that it had received a $6 million gift from Rob and Cindy Citrone to support Compass, the college’s ... Read more
1 week ago by Staff Report.
ODAC postpones fall, winter sports
After extensive deliberations, the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Presidents Council voted to postpone conference competition and championships for fall and winter sports through the ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Staff Report.
Crawley was Mr. Hampden-Sydney
The family of Ralph Crawley is grieving his unexpected passing this summer due to COVID-19. For Crawley, who was 68 at the time of his ... Read more
1 month ago by Titus Mohler.
Imagine Farmville — Future of higher education
Since shutting down the campus and sending students home shortly after spring break in mid-March, Longwood University has had a campus in the middle of ... Read more
2 months ago by Roger Watson.
Tigers football recruits include four area players
Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC) 21st-year Football Head Coach Marty Favret has announced his incoming recruiting class that brings 57 newcomers to the program, including four from ... Read more
3 months ago by Titus Mohler.
Reveley, Stimpert named to group
President W. Taylor Reveley IV and Hampden-Sydney College President Dr. Larry Stimpert have been named to Governor Ralph Northam’s COVID-19 Education Work Group to help ... Read more
3 months ago by Crystal Vandegrift.
The end of an era
Demolition work progresses near the midsection of Hampden-Sydney College’s (H-SC) Bagby Hall Wednesday morning, May 20. By the afternoon, the work was largely complete. The ... Read more
3 months ago by Staff Report.
On-campus classes resume in fall
Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC) will resume on-campus instruction this fall, H-SC President Dr. Larry Stimpert said to students in a May 1 email, which noted there ... Read more
3 months ago by Titus Mohler.
Hampden-Sydney addresses opposition to Bagby Hall removal
Work is underway on Hampden-Sydney College’s (H-SC) campus to create the new, state-of-the-art Pauley Science Center. The work at this early stage involves the removal ... Read more
4 months ago by Titus Mohler.
College receives two major gifts
Hampden-Sydney College has received two anonymous major gifts totaling $2.45 million. A gift of $1 million will establish the Hinton Baxter Overcash Immersive Biology Laboratory ... Read more
4 months ago by Staff Report.
Recycling issues arise for STEPS
With the halt of recycling and secure document shredding operations from STEPS Inc. in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, two of the company’s largest ... Read more
4 months ago by Crystal Vandegrift.
COVID-19 emergency student fund created
The Executive Committee of the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges (VFIC) recently created the $500,000 COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Fund to provide short-term relief for undergraduate ... Read more
4 months ago by Staff Report.
Tigers mourn a lost season bursting with potential
The seasons of many 2020 spring sports squads were cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, but the cancellation was particularly hard to bear for Hampden-Sydney ... Read more
4 months ago by Titus Mohler.
Lack of students hits economy hard
In a span of less than two weeks, Farmville has gone from being a two-college town to a no-college town in an effort to limit ... Read more
5 months ago by Titus Mohler.
Hampden-Sydney shifts to remote instruction for rest of spring
Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC) President Dr. Larry Stimpert announced in a Friday, March 20, letter to the college’s community that starting Monday, March 23, the remainder ... Read more
5 months ago by Staff Report.
ODAC cancels remainder of spring sports season
The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) announced Friday afternoon, March 20, that it had made the decision to cancel the remainder of the 2019-20 conference ... Read more
5 months ago by Titus Mohler.
Virginia Coronavirus Fraud Task Force created
Federal and state officials have launched a team to protect citizens from fraud in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a Department of ... Read more
5 months ago by Staff Report.
Tests for 2 quarantined Longwood students are negative
Longwood University reported in a Saturday, March 14, message to the university community that tests came back negative for the coronavirus COVID-19 for two Longwood ... Read more
5 months ago by Staff Report.
Northam bans special gatherings of 100 or more statewide
Virginia Gov. Ralph S. Northam confirmed during a Sunday afternoon, March 15, press conference that a statewide ban on special public events of more than ... Read more
5 months ago by Titus Mohler.
ODAC to suspend conference regular season indefinitely
The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) announced Friday, March 13, all conference regular season competition is suspended indefinitely beginning Saturday, March 14. Hampden-Sydney College is ... Read more
5 months ago by Staff Report.
H-SC postpones all athletic events, limits access to campus
Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC) revealed in a Thursday evening, March 12, message to the H-SC community that athletic contests and events are postponed until further notice ... Read more
5 months ago by Staff Report.
Hampden-Sydney extends spring break through March 22
Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC) announced Thursday afternoon, March 12, in a message to the H-SC community that spring break, originally scheduled to end this weekend, would ... Read more
5 months ago by Staff Report.
H-SC has made no changes yet as a result of COVID-19
Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC), which is in the midst of spring break, announced in a message to the H-SC community that there are no known cases ... Read more
5 months ago by Staff Report.
Tigers win ODAC opener
Junior attackman Jake O’Brien tallied five goals and an assist to lead the Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC) lacrosse team to a 16-9 win in its Old ... Read more
5 months ago by Staff Report.
Trible walks the talk
The Honorable Paul S. Trible Jr., a 1968 Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC) graduate, recently addressed a crowd at H-SC, crediting his alma mater with modeling what ... Read more
5 months ago by Staff Report.
Hampden-Sydney men’s basketball team falls to No. 1 Randolph-Macon
The No. 8-seeded Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC) men’s basketball team dropped a season-ending 80-61 decision to No. 1 seed and No. 5 nationally ranked Randolph-Macon College ... Read more
6 months ago by Staff Report.
All you need is a book
Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC) was the place to be Wednesday, Feb. 26, for more than 1,100 elementary school students from around the area. Prince Edward County ... Read more