Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
When you drive up the hill to enter PVCC, you will see a new building is in construction for the college. This building has been under construction since the middle of the 2022 summer semester. Construction is expected to finish during the beginning of the 2024 summer semester. Once construction is finished, the rooms will […]
Continue Reading“Pottery is a 5000-year-old tradition, belonging to almost every culture in the world,” said Professor of Art Tom Clarkson as the hallway of the Dickinson building swelled around us. People inspected, commented on, and purchased the many ceramic works created by the PVCC Student Pottery Club. The pottery was arranged on a series of tables […]
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The Alchemist, by Paolo Coelho, tells the powerful story of a young shepherd following his personal legend shown to him through a recurring dream and the inherent interconnectivity of all people regardless of their background. The story aims to answer the question that all people have asked themselves at one point or another in their […]
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Less than a mile from Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello lies a small café with its unique aromas and flavors, which provides the illusion that you’ve been transported to the French countryside. As soon as you step foot in the quaint roadside business, the music and aromas immediately charm the senses. On the menu, crêpes, brioches, gourmet […]
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On Tuesday, Jan. 30, a quarterly event held center stage in the PVCC Main Building Bolick Student Center. From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Over 45 club representatives took part in an expo-style Club Fair event, with the goal of informing students about the different extracurricular activities in which they can take part. The clubs […]
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On Nov. 3, 2023, the Creative Writing Club held a poetry reading event. During this event, PVCC Professor Emeritus Ben Sloan read poems from his new chapbook, Then On Out Into a Cloudless Sky, published by Seven Kitchens Press. He was joined by former PVCC student La’Tasha Strother, who read a few of her own […]
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In May 2022, Dr. Frank Friedman retired after 23 years of serving as PVCC’s president. Friedman has been praised by many members of the community for his contributions to PVCC, including the creation of several healthcare and technology programs, increasing both student enrollment and graduation rates, and raising over $27 million in funds for the […]
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CONTENT WARNING: mention of sexual assault In 2016, sexual assault activists and survivors Ellie Clougherty and Kristen Malinowski founded KAMARIA, a jewelry business with a mission of supporting other survivors of power-inequality trauma and sexual assault. Originally based in Northern Virginia, Clougherty and Malinowski have relocated to New York City, with hopes of expanding their […]
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Rowing is one of America’s oldest established team sports and has a vibrant culture and history. One such example is the best-selling book The Boys in the Boat, by Daniel James Brown, which captures the true story of a novice crew from the University of Washington and their triumph at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. […]
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At Dairy Market, there are multiple workers that run different types of restaurant stands. People work at the Dairy Market for a variety of reasons. There are multiple different types of jobs at the Dairy Market with some of them depending on the restaurant. Some people work there because it’s convenient for them. Others are […]
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