Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Ben Cozic, staff writer Students come to PVCC’s main campus daily for class, homework, or socializing. However, rarely do they think of the stories behind these places. The Bolick Student Center, which most students and faculty consider the most popular hang-out spot at PVCC, is in the main building. It is named after Woodrow W. […]
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Antonia Florence, staff writer Generous donors and their scholarship recipients came together Nov. 11 for the annual Thanks-4-Giving Dinner held in the Bolick Student Center. The Piedmont Virginia Community College Scholarship Foundation awarded more than $320,000 to PVCC students for the 2016-2017 academic year. These scholarships made it possible for many recipients to continue their […]
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Athena Alving, staff writer On the evening of Nov. 12 in the Blackbox Theatre, tensions rose as the audience eagerly awaited the performance of Much Ado about Nothing to begin. Written by William Shakespeare, the play tells the tale of Prince Don Pedro and his brother Don John, who are returning from war to the […]
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Hanan DuVerney, staff writer On Dec. 1, Professor of English Jennifer Koster and the Creative Writing Club hosted a former United States Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Rita Dove on stage in the Dickinson Building. There was a good turn out for the poetry reading on Thursday evening. The community was treated to a […]
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Charles Stish, staff writer In Western society, the subjects of sex and sexual orientation are often shunned, spoken in hushed tones in public areas, and may not even be discussed with close friends or family. With this negative attitude toward sexual subjects, people can lack proper knowledge of their bodily functions, what makes a relationship, […]
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Antonia Florence, staff writer Geology and astronomy are alternative science electives to biology, chemistry and physics for many degree programs at Piedmont Virginia Community College. They and their accompanying labs each count as four credits. Geology is a study of solid Earth or other celestial bodies such as Mars. Physical geology focuses on the functions […]
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Ben Cozic, staff writer When reading a newspaper, people will read a story and be done with it. What people do not notice is how much work goes into writing an article good enough to put on the page. Article topics need to be researched thoroughly by the writer so nothing is left out or […]
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Jake Delaurier, staff writer As the end of the fall semester at PVCC draws near, many students are planning out their class schedules for the spring semester. For students looking for an interesting history course, they should look no further than The American Experience in Vietnam. The American Experience in Vietnam will be a 16-week […]
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Charles Stish, staff writer Oct. 29, 2016, Savannah Karten, a former PVCC student from Glen Allen, VA, who was said to be an intelligent and beautiful young woman, was found dead in her car in a parking lot in Boone, North Carolina. Karten suffered a fatal gunshot wound, and it is determined that she killed […]
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Charles Stish, staff writer On Nov. 10, 2016, the Fork Union Military Academy Color Guard marched down the hall to the North Hall Meeting Room with the Virginian, the American, and the Fork Union Military Academy flags in hand. Bagpipers, courtesy of Ablemarle Pipes and Drums, followed behind while playing a marching theme. In the […]
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