Author: Editor
Welcome Back Social
Sept. 9 brought sunshine, free food, volleyball, and a dunking tank to PVCC’s main campus.The Welcome Back Social kicked off another great semester for students, faculty and staff. The free food was fantastic and a nice way for people to talk and meet one another outside of class. This relaxed setting has become an anticipated […]
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October 2015 Riddles
A round silver coin, Someone tossed up high. Round and full, shining. On indigo velvet rests In a chill tempest, bitter. Highlight here for the answer: A Full Moon Carven visage, a Fiery elemental, Held in its confines. Lighting the night on the day, That the dead come among us. Highlight […]
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Mark Nizer stuns the community at PVCC’s Dickinson Building on Sept. 5
On Sept. 5, 2015, the PVCC Main Stage in the Dickinson Building became a different world. The world of Mark Nizer, professional juggler and comedian, is a world of breathtaking imagination and captivating illusions. For 90 minutes, the packed audience sat enthralled, as Nizer created a world controlled by a man who has shared his […]
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National Register to Vote Day, September 22
Register to vote with TurboVote! PVCC is expanding National Register to Vote Day to a week-long, all-out effort to register as many students, faculty, and staff as possible. On November 3, Virginians will go to the polls to elect House of Delegate members, State Senators, and local officials. Then, March 1 is Presidential Primary day […]
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PVCC Reads The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
In today’s world of selfie-sticks and 24/7 access to social media, it is hard to imagine a person who has interacted with millions of lives yet only has a few pictures of her own. That it took between five and six decades for her to gain noticeable recognition for her enormous contributions to science and […]
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Route 29 Congestion Solution Stalls
Hundreds of Charlottesville and Albemarle County residents converged upon the county’s 401 McIntire Rd. office building on the night of Friday, February 4, to voice their concerns to the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors over the proposed grade-separated interchange (GSI) or expressway at the intersection of Rio Road and Route 29. The crowd quickly dwarfed […]
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Two PVCC students awarded prestigious Valley Proteins fellowship
(Charlottesville, Va.) – Two students at Piedmont Virginia Community College have been selected as Valley Proteins Fellows for 2015-2016. Student recipients included Patrick Fritz, of Fishersville, and Fintan Horan, of Charlottesville. Fritz and Horan are two of only nine Virginia community college students selected for this prestigious scholarship program, administered by the Virginia Foundation for […]
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