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Deadra Miller, staff writer April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. On April 23, PVCC’s HOPE club hosted a workshop teaching students and staff how to defend themselves from potential attackers. “The Hope club was so happy to offer a self-defense class hosted by Fight Like A Grrrl! The three hours were packed with great information […]
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John Matthews, staff writer PVCC’s Science Club continued their career talk week on Wednesday, April 25, with guest speaker Chris Worley. Worley works for the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as an environment protection specialist. Worley attended Texas A&M University majoring in Wildlife Archeology. He went on to work for the state of Texas […]
Continue ReadingDeadra Miller, staff writer On April 18, the Psychology Club, in conjunction with Career Services, hosted a Psychology based Eat and Meet panel. Program Director at Compass Counseling Services of Virginia Kathleen Sams, the Self Sufficiency Supervisor of Charlottesville Department of Social Services Kelly Logan, and the Chairperson for the School of Counseling of Charlottesville […]
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Tyler Gaines, staff writer Many performing arts events have taken place in the month of April. One of these events overlooked was LingXi’s Me2 vs He2. LingXi is a Chinese, student-run organization from UVA founded in 2015 to promote cultural diversity and act as a resource for student talents in theatre art. They have performed […]
Continue ReadingRichard Hollis, staff writer For any student from PVCC, whether they are straight out of high school or they are trying to go back to school to earn their education, finding a job can be difficult task. Finding a career that they will enjoy could be next to impossible without the right resources and contacts. […]
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John Matthews, staff writer On Monday, April 23, PVCC’s Science Club hosted a career talk with guest speaker Alan Mowbray. Mowbray, who is now retired, was Head of Administration and Operations for 20 years at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute located in Chevy Chase, Maryland. He shared stories of his life and gave advice to […]
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Deadra Miller, staff writer Peep-o-Rama 2018 had edible ways to educate students and faculty about people’s favorite books. Jennifer Koster, professor of English and Writing Center coordinator, hosted this event with the Creative Writing club at PVCC. Each Spring semester, people create Peep dioramas that represent a book. While most of the books are fiction, […]
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Madison Weikle, staff writer The stage lights open on a spunky, blonde dancer. She smiles at the audience then with a snap of her fingers, the band starts to play. West Side Story is a musical take on the classic story of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The performance, like the play itself, went through a […]
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Skye Scott, assistant editor After three years of joining clubs, participating in classes, and interacting with peers and professors, I am finally graduating in Spring 2018. As I look back on the years at PVCC, there are many lessons I wish I could pass on. But, for lack of space and time, here are a […]
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Madison Weikle, staff writer The PVCC Student Success Office in collaboration with the SGA hosted the Pet Away Stress event from April 23-25, 2018. The event kicked off with free food and coloring pages in the student center and ended outside with stress-ball making and socializing with Marley Urban, a local therapy dog. “Marley […]
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