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On Friday, Dec. 6 from noon to 1 p.m., PVCC’s 2024 Fall Science Poster Symposium took place in Bolick Center room 140. At this event, Science 299 (Biology 299, Chemistry 299, and Geology 299) students presented their semester-long projects through posters they had set up around the room. Guests entering the room were handed abstract […]
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RJ Jacobs is known for his ability to write compelling mystery books. In his most recent novel, This Is How We End Things, Jacobs tells the story of a group of college students who are studying the psychology of lying. One of the students is found dead, and the rest of the students find out […]
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On Dec. 2, PVCC’s Student Government Association (SGA) held a meet and greet event in the Main Building Event Space to introduce its new student officers. This event helped introduce PVCC students to their new SGA in a fun, interactive way, providing snacks and answering questions. The meet and greet began with Mary-Evelyn Sellars, coordinator […]
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The Pottery Club had their annual pottery sale on Saturday, Dec. 7. The sale took place in the pottery studio on the bottom floor of the Earl V. Dickinson building. The mood was set with colorful tablecloths and an iphone playing music from inside one of the clay pots. The studio had pottery wheels neatly […]
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On Oct. 23 from 12:45-2 p.m., PVCC’s Election Expo event was hosted by PVCC Civic Sense in the Main Building Event Space. The Election Expo helped engage PVCC students with voting information and politics, featuring information booths on how to vote, tables with local members from the Democratic and Republican parties, cardboard cutouts of presidential […]
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On Dec. 2, the PVCC Ugly Sweater Party was held from 12:30-2 p.m. in the Main Building Event Space. Hosted by Mary-Evelyn Sellars, coordinator for student life and campus engagement at PVCC, the Ugly Sweater Party had candy and snacks, a hot cocoa bar, a Christmas cookie decorating station, and even an ugly sweater competition. […]
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As the year draws into winter, people find themselves spending more time inside as the days get shorter and darker. However, that doesn’t mean there is a lack of light, as the festive nature of this time of year beckons colorful and vibrant celebratory light fixtures around town. PVCC’s habit of flamboyant lighting in time […]
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The staged play of The Wizard of Oz, directed by John Gibson, opened on Nov. 22 at Live Arts in Charlottesville. This take on the classic film features the musical score of the 1939 film along with scenes not shown in the movie. Even though Gibson was working directly from the original script, he still […]
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After a year of turmoil at Charlottesville High School, a new principal has been hired, and it seems like he’s here to stay. Meet Dr. Justin Malone, the new principal of CHS. Malone grew up in Norfolk, Virginia. where he attended a private catholic school from kindergarten through 12th grade. Malone remembers his time there […]
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For the first time since the creation of the race in 1986, Charlottesville High School (CHS) won both of the boys’ and girls’ races in the Ragged Mountain Cup. CHS’s victory marked the first time the Charlottesville girls have won the Ragged Mountain Cup and the second year in a row the Charlottesville boys have […]
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