Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
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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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 search for PVCC’s new college president has begun in person at PVCC. The first finalist to arrive at PVCC, Dr. Patrick Tompkins, spoke to students and faculty at the student forum. The event was April 4 and started at noon in the Bolick Student Center. The student center was arranged with neat lines of […]
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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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Students will have the chance to meet the presidential candidates coming to PVCC this April as the search for Dr. Frank Friedman’s successor continues. Of the 96 original applicants, the search has been narrowed down to four individuals. Each candidate will be at PVCC for two days having a variety of interviews and open forums […]
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Ever wonder who the first black actor was to win an Oscar, or who invented peanut butter? Well, ThinkFast – Black History Edition would have been for you. ThinkFast is a trivia game played in a Jeopardy style format, simple to follow with easy questions. Thinkfast – Black History Edition, presented by Tjohne and sponsored […]
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Many people discard a book if they are not drawn in by the first chapter or an article if the first couple of paragraphs are boring. Those first words stalking across the page are what sets the tone for the rest of the piece and what draws the reader in or makes them sigh and […]
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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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Just before 6 p.m. on Feb. 22, prospective students of the PVCC health sciences programs made their way to the North Mall Meeting Room. They were there for the presentation on surgical technology given by Linda Starks, the program director and associate professor for surgical technology. While only a few attended the first presentation, many […]
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Anyone lucky enough to make it to Massanutten on a weekday will be facing freshly groomed snow, a serious lack of lines, and cheaper lift tickets. People who ski or snowboard in Central Virginia are likely to have heard of Massanutten. If the name is not recognizable, then the description of the mountain on a […]
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