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Montana Mitchell, staff writer Starting with one store in Brooklyn, New York, J-Petal has become a popular Japanese crepe and Thai ice cream shop all over the East Coast. Now people in Charlottesville can enjoy it too. J-Petal specializes in fresh and healthy foods. They offer fresh fruit, meat, and vegetables in their crepes. Every […]
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Callan Shore, staff writer It is journalists’ duty to educate and inform the public. The media, specifically news publications, are one of the most important pieces of our democracy and have even been called the fourth branch of government. PVCC provides a direct path to becoming a journalist through The Forum and the Introduction to […]
Continue Reading— Gallery Exhibition * — Nov. 30 – Jan. 30 — PVCC Theatre presents As You Like It ^ — Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2, 2:30 p.m. Dickinson Main Stage — Annual Pottery Club Sale * — Dec. 1, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. — Nicholas Day/End of Semester Party * — Dec. 5, […]
Continue ReadingLiberty Anderson, staff writer Every semester, PVCC does a student satisfaction survey. The college seeks to improve upon itself, making important decisions based on the feedback received from the survey each semester. By completing the Student Survey, you are entered in a raffle for a chance to win a free three-credit course. The survey is […]
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Sophia Keniston, SGA president The SGA will be hosting two large events to finish out the Fall semester. From Monday, Nov. 26 to Dec. 7, we will be hosting a Shoe Box Drive to collect numerous types of gifts for children at Ronald McDonald House. This list includes items such as shoe boxes to pack […]
Continue ReadingRyan Foresman, staff writer The PVCC Town Hall meeting occurred Nov. 5, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. It was run by PVCC’s Student Government Association. Sophia Keniston, president of SGA, oversaw the town hall. It covered a wide array of topics that affect students. Security, buildings and grounds, and class diversity as well as […]
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Liberty Anderson, staff writer “It is the sweetest thing in life, art and free food,” said Beryl Solla, chair of visual and performing arts and professor of arts. Join PVCC on Friday Dec. 7 from 6-9 p.m. PVCC’s 12th annual Let There Be Light. Let There Be Light is PVCC’s biggest event and always becomes […]
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Shawn Kochhar, staff writer In November, students met for the PVCC Volunteer Club to discuss upcoming events that they could volunteer for, led by Assistant Professor of Sociology Dr. Todd Platts. The first event was about helping with the Let There Be Light event, on Dec. 7, from 6-9 p.m. Volunteers are needed to put signs […]
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Callan Shore, staff writer Throughout history, it has disproportionately been the older generations who have turned out to vote on election days, especially for the midterm elections. Younger people have tended to not make the effort to vote or to not understand the importance of voting. In the 2014 midterms, only 20 percent of people […]
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