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On Dec. 10, the grounds around the V. Earl Dickinson building on PVCC’s main campus resembled something out of a folktale. Billowing plumes of fire shifted hues from red to purple to green. Yellow lanterns hung from a tree like strange glowing fruit. Flowers flickered gently like candles. This was not a scene from a […]
Continue ReadingWhile they remain important components of the issue, the increasing abundance of misinformation cannot be entirely attributed to technology and interconnectedness. Without the individual and the combined actions of many, misinformation would remain confined to its source. On Oct. 27, employing the topics of the 2020 presidential election and recent increases in vaccine hesitancy, PVCC […]
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Tucked between murals and sculptures, stalls were scattered throughout IX art park for the farmer’s market on Dec. 5. People crowded amongst the art and tents perusing the merchandise all morning. The Farmers Market at IX is an event on Thursdays 4-8 p.m. and on Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Many stalls showed off […]
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What is the SGA? We are a student-led organization that gives PVCC students a platform to voice their concerns and expectations. Our vision is to establish a communal spirit that supports student engagement and develops a civic sense of responsibility. What do we do? Represent the student body and voice their concerns Look to build […]
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On Oct. 22, Denis Villeneuve’s long-awaited sci-fi film Dune was released in theaters and on HBO Max. With an ensemble cast including Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Oscar Isaac, Rebecca Ferguson, Stellan Skarsgård and Javier Bardem, Dune follows the struggles of the noble house Atreides in the year 10191. Led by Duke Leto Atreides, his concubine Jessica, […]
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On Wednesday Sept. 8, the Bolick Student Center was packed with people, a rare sight in the era of social distancing. But that day was special. It was PVCC’s club day. Lining the hallway from the Bolick Student Center past the library were dozens of tables, each festooned with eye-catching displays and distinctive and often […]
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For the Fall 2021 semester, PVCC’s One Book Program has taken aim at misinformation and fake news. And the selected book, The Misinformation Age: How False Beliefs Spread, by Cailin O’Connor and James Owen Weatherall, is available for every student and staff member on campus to read digitally, a first for the One Book Program. […]
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On Aug. 5, James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad was simultaneously released in theaters and on HBO Max, starring an ensemble cast including Idris Elba, Margot Robbie, Sylvester Stallone, John Cena, Joel Kinnaman, Daniel Melchior, Peter Capaldi and David Dastmalchian. The Suicide Squad sees a team of misfit superpowered criminals, designated “Task Force X,” dispatched on […]
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