Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Picking a path in life is difficult, confusing, and ultimately terrifying. One day you are sitting in your high school chemistry class, fast forward two years, and you are expected to pick a program of study. However do not fret. Here at Piedmont, they provide career service assistance. Career services is the answer to all […]
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“Putin on the Fritz”, a lecture by Dr. Rachel Stauffer of Ferrum College, gave PVCC students the opportunity to understand the current and past relations between the U.S. and the Russian Federation. Dr. Stauffer also took an in-depth look into the perception of Vladimir Putin by Russian citizens, and by his critics in the west. […]
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Joe Fowler, staff writer Moviegoers sat in cushioned seats, reading or taking care of matters on their cell phones while awaiting a movie described as both a compelling period piece and incredibly terrifying. Yet, after 30 minutes in the Violet Crown Theater, no one had died. Attendees paid to see The Witch. Many reviews of […]
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Book lovers, mark your calendars! The Virginia Festival of the Book is coming to Charlottesville and the surrounding area Wednesday, March 16, through Sunday, March 20. This annual event features author readings, book signings, speaker panels, workshops and a special day focused on children’s literature. The majority of the events are free and open to […]
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The wave of regular applications is over and the transfer students are close to follow. During the next three months colleges and universities will be veraciously reading applications and determining who the next generation of students will be to represent their institutions. When the final words are typed and the applications are submitted there can […]
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My name is Caleb Russell, and I am currently serving as the Director of Events for PVCC’s Student Government Association (SGA). My job as the director of events is to lead and manage the Events Department, which organizes and runs SGA-hosted social events across the campus and the community. In doing this, I work in […]
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It has been a tumultuous start of the 2015- 2016 Ski and Snowboard season at Wintergreen Resort in Nelson County. In fact, calling it the “2015-2016 season” is a bit misleading. The mountain did not even open until about a week into January, a far cry from the previous season, when it opened over Thanksgiving […]
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“Three hundred forty-eight dollars and fifty cents. I know [it] exactly,” said first-year student Talur Martin. The cost of her textbooks this semester is indelibly printed on her mind. “I spent only about 45 dollars because I didn’t buy one of the textbooks I was supposed to get,” said fourth-semester student Graham Farnsworth. He estimates […]
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PVCC Police conducted two lockdown drills on Jan. 21. The main purpose of the drills were to test emergency notifications systems and to evaluate if students and faculty followed directions. “This is the first of many things we are trying to do to make this campus safer for everyone,” Campus Police Chief Chris Wyatt said […]
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Set against the Blue Ridge Mountains and above Greene County’s branch of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library lies PVCC’s hidden gem. The Eugene Giuseppe Center is located in Stanardsville, Greene County, and first opened its doors for classes in August 2012. PVCC’s main campus is generally thought by many to encompass the college in its entirety, […]
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