Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
It’s the beginning of the semester. Let’s face it, our schedules are packed right now. Simplifying our daily routine is number one on a lot of people’s lists, so why not combine lunch, grocery shopping, and catching up on some work into one stop? Feast! is home to a variety of cuisines, all made with […]
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I started smoking cigars a few weeks after my 18th birthday. At first I did not fully appreciate the wide range of flavors that cigars brought; at the time what I was really seeking was the nicotine. However, in the 3 years since, I have developed more of a palate as well as a taste […]
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“Okay, well the goal this semester is to not have to mop up any real blood,” said PVCC student playwright and director Tori Freimuth to members of her cast, as she leaned over a table filling vials with fake blood, “At least the fake blood smells nicer.” It was Thursday, March 31, and members of […]
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Like anything else to have come out of the recent Sony standalone movies, Morbius was bad. It was not bad in a visually appealing and entertaining way like Venom, or in a “Look at this dumpster fire” kind of way that might cultivate a cult following like Tommy Wiseau’s The Room, but in a “Holy […]
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On April 15, PVCC students, faculty, staff, and members of the wider community gathered together to enjoy chocolate and art in the Dickinson building art gallery for the first time since the annual Chocolate Chowdown’s two year hiatus. PVCC’s Art Gallery was adorned with over 85 pieces of student art ranging in medium from acrylic […]
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The Virginia Festival of the Book presented “Keep it Concise: Microfiction & Short Stories,” a discussion about the art of writing short stories on March 16 from 6-7 p.m. over Zoom. The event hosted three authors who talked about their new books and the craft of writing short stories. The authors included Kim Fu, a […]
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On March 20 from 11 a.m. to noon, both Georgann Eubanks and Kat Maier stressed the importance of preserving and using different native plants. They stressed this in not only what they said, but what they wrote. They spoke at the Virginia Festival of the Book event that took place at the Riverview Farm in […]
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Peacock took a ’90s classic and gave it a new look. Bel-Air is full of easter eggs that will instantly connect with people who loved the show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Viewers will see that one little fight that Will’s mother feared drove Will from Philadelphia. With all the same characters, and some new […]
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A lot of couples look forward to a romantic combination of alcohol and chocolate, especially on Valentine’s Day. Quiet, but eventful, Sage Bird Ciderworks seemed to be the perfect place to get a combination of the two. Fairly new to the area, Sage Bird Ciderworks opened in 2020 and has held numerous events in the […]
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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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