Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
I have enjoyed writing since I was a child. I have fond memories of sitting at the dining room table in my home while tracing letters in a workbook when I was five. From then on I enjoyed creative writing in school and dabbled with writing a fictional book of my own; I was so […]
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Although PVCC has seen various iterations of a Geology Club in the past, the club’s newest form is setting out with fresh determination and plenty of trips and presentations on the calendar. Geology Club meets on the first and third Tuesday of every month. Meetings are held in room M850 starting at 12:30 p.m. There […]
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The game of chess is often thought of as an elitist pastime, unfriendly to beginners; however, the PVCC Chess Club flips the script on one of the world’s greatest strategy games. The Chess Club meets on Wednesdays in room M158. Starting at noon, the organizers set up several tables around the room, each boasting a […]
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PVCC has a music club once again. The organization was put together to promote and celebrate the musical arts. With the help of PVCC’s Coordinator of Student Activities and Campus Engagement Rory Lee-Washington, the club was able to host their first listening party of the Spring semester, on Feb. 11. Students got together and listened […]
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The lights dimmed in room M174 as the Anime Club started to watch a show on Friday Oct. 29. The screen lit up as vibrant scenes danced across the display. Simple lines created fast paced sword fights and panning shots of sun capped villages. Anime is a style of Japanese film and animation. It stems […]
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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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When a person joins a Zoom meeting, it is expected that they will be met by their peers in their bedrooms, living rooms, and other at-home workspaces. It is not every day you join a meeting with a group of people in their kitchens — some quaint and homely, others tidy and professional — each […]
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One of the clubs is a Faith-based Group called CRU. CRU is a non-denominational Christian-based group at PVCC. CRU has some events that happened in the past like Fall hangout/cookout on campus, movie nights, corn mazes, bowling, and Fall Retreat. CRU member Asley McCready said, ”Fall Retreat is an annual event where we all go […]
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John Gulley, associate professor of philosophy and staff adviser to the Ultimate Frisbee team, discussed the next steps for PVCC’s Ultimate Frisbee team. “PVCC Ultimate has been around for over ten years now, and prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, we consistently held games of casual pick-up ultimate.” Each year, new students join the team with […]
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Led by Professor of English Jennifer Koster, the club began in 2006. PVCC student and club member Yanir Haim said, “It started as the Poetry Club and has been called Writers Unite! The Creative Writing Club at PVCC. We often just call it the Creative Writing Club. It’s easier.” The goal of the Creative Writing […]
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