Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Jake DeLaurier, staff writer On Feb. 27, Spanish tutor and academic coach Mónica Barquet held a presentation titled “Facts and Myths about Mexico and Mexicans.” One of Barquet’s reasons for the presentation was to show a different side of Mexico and Mexicans that people often do not know about. Barquet began the presentation by telling […]
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Antonia Florence, assistant editor Rachel Koch earned her associate degree in Computer Science from PVCC almost a year ago. But she is not pursuing a profession in computers. In fact, during her four years as a full-time student, Koch learned a lot about herself. It took her four years to earn her associate degree because […]
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Charles Stish, staff writer On March 15, Cru at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) held an event called Sweets and Soularium, where members of the PVCC community were invited to enjoy sugary snacks in the warm Bolick Student Center and participate in Soularium. Which is a method Cru members use to comfort and intrigue those […]
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Skye Scott, assistant editor An alert message popped up on the computer screens. Red, yellow, and green drew attention to the message “Emergency Alert System ALERT!” Underneath, in bold black letters, highlighted in yellow, was the actual message: “we are having a tornado drill.” This message caused no alarm to the faculty in the Admissions […]
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Charles Stish, staff writer Between March 20 and 24, Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) held a three-part event titled “What High School Didn’t Teach You.” Supported and planned by PVCC’s Student Government Association (SGA), LGBT+ Club, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK), and Psychology Club, the event worked to present facts and information about sexual […]
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Charles Stish, staff writer Before the end of a semester and the horror it brings with final examinations, students will be subjected to the equally dreaded midterms. Many students know the pain that comes from midterms, as they have to punch and persevere through several papers, tests, assignments, and projects from various courses before finally […]
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Jake DeLaurier, staff writer Watching Kong: Skull Island is like watching the world’s most expensive B movie. It has bland and forgettable characters, plus a script that is poorly written. However, it still manages to provide a good time at the movies. The film is set in the early ’70s when William Randa (John Goodman) […]
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Skye Scott, assistant editor On Tuesday, March 21, Ashley Hill came and spoke at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC). She is a producer and local content vehicle driver for C-Span, which provides unbiased, gavel-to-gavel coverage of political discussions and meetings. Hill was in Charlottesville for C-Span’s City Tours, where three videographers embedded themselves in a […]
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Charles Stish, staff writer A young woman in her teen years wonders where she wants to go in life. Whether or not she wants to become a nurse, a psychologist, or a biologist after high school. She will be attending a four year college soon and she wants to figure out her career before […]
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Antonia Florence, assistant editor The Richmond Ballet performed March 8 in the Dickinson Auditorium for a packed house. Swipe opened the show with strong beats, bold moves and no storyline. The dancers approached center stage in costumes of earthen browns and various shades of black. This commissioned piece for the company is an upbeat mix […]
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