Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
The crowd in the ballroom erupted into a roar of “Commit!” “Commit!” The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) Student Leadership Conference, held in historic Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center, was attended by a delegation representing each community college in the state of Virginia. This year’s theme, “The Power of You,” represented the fact that each […]
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PVCC student Angela Nebel joined nearly 5,000 students and professionals who presented original research at this year’s Geological Society of America (GSA) convention. Nebel’s presentation, “The Anatomy of a Rock Slide,” documented her discovery of 500-million-year-old fossils near Sherando Lake, located outside of Waynesboro. Nebel was one of the few community college students at the […]
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The Nelsonite petition project, initiated by Professor Lawrence Tiezzi, is gaining momentum. Three of the students petitioning for the Nelsonite to become Virginia’s official state rock met with a reporter from Newsplex Channel 19 on Thursday, Oct. 29, Michelle Stanislause, Owen Krug and Teshawna Quarles. “The reporter heard about us from someone in the community […]
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Fellow PVCC Students! From the SGA, we want to congratulate everyone on surviving the Fall Semester! As the temperature starts to drop, so does the motivation, usually. Fortunately, the members of the SGA this year have been working extra hard to make sure we are doing the best job we can to serve our students […]
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Joe Fowler, staff writer Several local mental health professionals spoke about the state of mental health treatment during September and October in a series of interviews and email exchanges. They told stories of both struggle and hope. Though statistics and research have their place in the discussion, the most compelling depiction of the current state […]
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The Veterans Celebration on Wednesday, Nov. 11, went as most celebrations do: there was food, drinks and mingling. The event started at 12 p.m. in the North Mall meeting room and lasted several hours. Veterans from PVCC and veterans from the community attended. Jason Corral, the local director for Concerned Vets For America (CVA), gave […]
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The downtown freedom wall was well-utilized on Sunday, Nov. 15. Students of the Tandem Friends Council and the Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice prepared a memorial, consisting of 262 blank notebooks, to bring awareness to school violence. Each notebook was labelled with the name of a student killed since the Columbine High School incident […]
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The scholarship program at PVCC is both robust and generous, and the call for more students to take advantage of it rings loud. There were 156 guests at PVCC’s main building Friday, Nov. 13. The crowd, comprised of scholarship recipients and local philanthropists, came together for an early Thanksgiving. They gathered to meet each other, […]
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Angels, stars, and holly leaves, Sleighs and bells, Christmas trees, All these symbols of Christmas cheer, Leaving only crumbs as they disappear. Highlight here for answer: sugar cookies A single point with branches four, Cold and clear and brightly white, A guiding light still shining bright, Leading three from shore to shore. […]
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Hard as bone, The winter solid, Coldest winters heart and soul. Highlight here for answer: ice The start of an act, the third in a play, So try center stage and that is all I will say. Highlight here for answer: A Name a thing, A creature lies still, […]
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