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Nettle Shirts Puppet Show Entertains the Deaf and Hearing

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Pixar Echoes its Golden Age with “Hoppers”

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Pineapples: Fresh, Flavorful, and Delicious Thai Cuisine

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The Story That Will Lure You In

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Venom: Let There Be Carnage keeps it simple

December 7, 2021December 7, 2021Lamont Robinson, staff writer

Instead of being a sequel that attempts to live on a grander scale, Venom: Let There Be Carnage focuses on the strengths of the previous film in order to make a more enjoyable movie-watching experience. While struggling to coexist with his symbiotic companion known as Venom (Tom Hardy), Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) attempts to reconcile […]

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A Christmas Carol: The Live Radio Play

December 7, 2021December 7, 2021Laurel Molloy, staff writer

The Victory Hall Players, a local acting troupe based in Scottsville, will bring the classic A Christmas Carol play, adapted for the stage by Joe Landry, into a new light. They take the old tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and his humbugging ways and tell it through the lens of a live 1940’s radio broadcast full […]

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Economics: A Class that Solidifies Adulthood

December 7, 2021January 28, 2022Yasser Perez, staff writer

As college students work towards taking classes to fulfill diploma requirements for their respective majors, many classes are tailored to specific degrees. With ECO 202, however, this is not the case. Not only does this economics course help students, principally adults, in understanding the financial world that surrounds them, but it also provides crucial business […]

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Creativity over Tradition

December 7, 2021January 28, 2022Yasser Perez, staff writer

Across hundreds of colleges and universities in the United States, thousands of collegiate majors are offered. Engineering, business, and education are among the most popular choices for college students, but one student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University chose to defy tradition and opted to pursue her passion in a more creative field.  Emily […]

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The Life of Language

December 6, 2021January 28, 2022Laurel Molloy, staff writer

Patricia Jassmann, adjunct assistant professor of German, sat outside the north entrance of PVCC. She wore pink pants and a rich-purple shirt covered by a silver blazer that looked almost like reflected snow or metal. As Jassmann talked, gesturing, and taking occasional sips of water, black birds chirped and swam through the air. She discussed […]

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Is Dave Chappelle Uncancellable?

December 6, 2021January 28, 2022Yasser Perez, staff writer

The internet can be an incredibly judgmental place, and in recent years, judgement has only increased, especially towards high-profile celebrities. Not many people can be considered “uncancellable,” but Dave Chappelle may have just survived one of the harshest backlashes of 2021.  In early October, Chappelle released his most recent stand-up comedy special on Netflix titled […]

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