Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Lindsey Woodyard, staff writer Virginia21 and the Math Club co-hosted the electoral college event on Oct. 19. Political Science Assistant Professor Connie Jorgensen gave a lecture on how the electoral college works, and Mathematics Instructor Justin Storer gave an analysis of our voting system. Jorgensen explained how the electoral college chooses the president and vice […]
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Skye Scott, staff writer When a student walks into the Main Building on the Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) campus, one of the first things they will see is the glass doors behind which sit the many desks and people who make up the Admissions and Advising Center. Many students have already come into contact […]
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Charles Stish, staff writer Oct. 17, 2016 was the starting day of PVCC’s Free Speech week. With it, activities and events were celebrated throughout the school in honor of the United State’s First Amendment. One of these events was a presidential mock debate conducted by one half of the student body in the American National […]
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Skye Scott, staff writer The Student Government Association (SGA) will be holding a Town Hall Meeting in the Bolick Student Center of the main building on PVCC’s campus. The Town Hall Meeting will likely be held on a Monday or a Wednesday during college hour. This event will allow students to directly ask PVCC’s president […]
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Sydney Pratt, staff writer As election day approaches, people are slowly deciding whom they want to vote for. These people participate in watching debates, researching all presidential candidates, and even going to rallies. Many people have fought for racial and gender equally, which means more Americans have the right to vote. With that being said, more […]
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Charles Stish, staff writer This semester at PVCC, the skilled and dedicated local actors and play directors are bringing to life William Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Much Ado About Nothing. “The interesting thing about the two plays is how they contrast each other. A violent drama and a silly comedy. A very, light and colored show […]
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Check out the PVCC Non-partisan Voter Guide: voter-guide-nov-2016
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Antonia Florence, staff writer Shaheen Alikhan is an aerial performer. She is a Fairfax, Virginia, native and born to a German mother, who has always been supportive of her artistic endeavors, and a Middle Eastern father. “On my mom’s side, there were a lot of performers before it was considered ‘respectable’. Musicians, genuine vaudeville performers, dancers….so I […]
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Jake Delaurier, staff writer Few college professors have had a larger impact on their community than Professor Beryl Solla. Solla has been a professor of art at Piedmont Virginia Community College for over a decade and has also taught at James Madison University and Monticello High School. During her time at PVCC, Solla has taught […]
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