Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Grace Kinsman, staff writer The public safety office and campus police are the men and women to thank for PVCC’s safe campus. In the last four years, there have been no crime reports on campus. According to these statistics found on the PVCC website, it seems that the public safety office and campus police are […]
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Deadra Miller, staff writer Andre Luck, hidden away in the student support offices before financial aid, patiently waits for students to ask about what he does best, advising in Career Services. Luck, a knowledgeable man with a passion in what he does, explains what Career Services offers to PVCC students not just while they are […]
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Triston Duenas, staff writer Most students are familiar with the bookstore here on grounds at PVCC, but many of them do not know much about it. The bookstore actually offers several services besides just selling books. The store is also run by a great staff who love their job and are always there to […]
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Deadra Miller, staff writer On Oct. 18, 2017, Andre Luck from career services gathered three professional money management specialists. Their goal was to give PVCC an opportunity to learn about what it takes to acquire a job in financial industry. At the gathering, Dr. Karen Totten White, assistant vice president at Carter Bank and Trust; […]
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Skye Scott, assistant editor In the weeks surrounding the National Day of Writing, celebrated every Oct. 20, the PVCC Writing Center had paper out on a desk with a sign reading “Share Inspiration.” Also on the table was a basket full of tiny scrolls, which contained poems and quotes the Writing Center tutors had chosen […]
Continue ReadingIsaac Rowlingson, staff writer “See something? Say something.” This slogan has been seen throughout the halls on fliers recently and is a sign of an ongoing attempt for student safety on college campuses throughout the country. PVCC Safe is part of student services and gives students access to various precautions designed to aid the safety […]
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Anna G. Agee, staff writer The Writing Center at PVCC is a student service located in the Main Building in room M617. PVCC students come to the Writing Center from over 100 different classes. Professor Jenny Koster is an English professor at Piedmont and coordinator of the Writing Center. The center’s tutors are experienced […]
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Charles Stish, assistant editor Monday, Oct. 16 was the beginning of PVCC’s Free Speech Week, a time when students and faculty could celebrate their First Amendment rights via the Thomas Jefferson Center for Protection of Free Expression’s mobile free speech monument. On this monument, people could express themselves through words or imagery without fear […]
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Skye Scott, assistant editor This year, PVCC participated in the All-in Campus Democracy Challenge along with 301 other colleges and universities in the United States. Other Virginia colleges that participated were James Madison University, Virginia Commonwealth University, The University of Virginia, and George Mason University, not including Washington D.C. colleges. PVCC was the only community […]
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Charles Stish, assistant editor Last year, Assistant Professor of Political Science Connie Jorgensen and selected students from her American National Politics class (PLS 135) hosted a mock debate for the 2016 presidential election. At this debate, her students played the parts of debate moderator, debate panelists, and the main four presidential candidates. This event […]
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