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Joe Fowler, online editor Piedmont Virginia Community College Professor of Sociology Kim Hoosier won the Susan S. Wood Professorship for Teaching Excellence last week at the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) New Horizons Excellence in Education Awards Ceremony. On Wednesday, April 19, 2017, Hoosier met with a reporter from The Forum to discuss her award, […]
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Olivia Stevens, staff writer On Thursday, April 20, 2017, in the Dickinson theatre, the rows of seats were filled with award recipients and their families. On the stage, seats were filled with faculty members who had nominated students for awards. The students, dressed in their best clothes, were excited and nervous about the awards they […]
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Joe Fowler, online editor Twenty-five years have passed since heavy metal band Body Count released their controversial, self-titled debut album. The band made headlines with lyrical content that drew the ire of law-enforcement agencies, the National Rifle Association, and former-President George H.W. Bush and his second-in-command Dan Quayle. Over two decades and several albums later, […]
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Olivia Stevens, staff writer On Tuesday April 25, 2017, the Student Government Association (SGA) sat in the North Mall Meeting Room for their last meeting of the year. The members listened one by one to the members who were running for positions for the upcoming year. At the end of every year, the SGA elects […]
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Skye Scott, assistant editor On April 27, 2017, the wings of the Dickinson theatre main stage buzzed with excitement as dance club members anxiously waited for their cue. These seven Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) students were about to participate in the first dance club showcase. Backstage, costumes and makeup covered the counters of the […]
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Antonia Florence, assistant editor Rasheda Ali-Walsh will be the featured speaker at Piedmont Virginia Community College’s (PVCC) 44th commencement exercises, being held at the John Paul Jones Arena on May 12, 2017. Ali-Walsh is an international advocate for stem cell research. She travels the globe speaking to raise awareness and funding to find a cure […]
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