Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Skye Scott, assistant editor An alert message popped up on the computer screens. Red, yellow, and green drew attention to the message “Emergency Alert System ALERT!” Underneath, in bold black letters, highlighted in yellow, was the actual message: “we are having a tornado drill.” This message caused no alarm to the faculty in the Admissions […]
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Charles Stish, staff writer Between March 20 and 24, Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) held a three-part event titled “What High School Didn’t Teach You.” Supported and planned by PVCC’s Student Government Association (SGA), LGBT+ Club, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK), and Psychology Club, the event worked to present facts and information about sexual […]
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Charles Stish, staff writer Before the end of a semester and the horror it brings with final examinations, students will be subjected to the equally dreaded midterms. Many students know the pain that comes from midterms, as they have to punch and persevere through several papers, tests, assignments, and projects from various courses before finally […]
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Skye Scott, assistant editor On Tuesday, March 21, Ashley Hill came and spoke at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC). She is a producer and local content vehicle driver for C-Span, which provides unbiased, gavel-to-gavel coverage of political discussions and meetings. Hill was in Charlottesville for C-Span’s City Tours, where three videographers embedded themselves in a […]
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Charles Stish, staff writer A young woman in her teen years wonders where she wants to go in life. Whether or not she wants to become a nurse, a psychologist, or a biologist after high school. She will be attending a four year college soon and she wants to figure out her career before […]
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Antonia Florence, assistant editor The Richmond Ballet performed March 8 in the Dickinson Auditorium for a packed house. Swipe opened the show with strong beats, bold moves and no storyline. The dancers approached center stage in costumes of earthen browns and various shades of black. This commissioned piece for the company is an upbeat mix […]
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Skye Scott, assistant editor Eight students sat with eyes fixed on Diane Carr as she stood at the head of the table. In front of each student was a perfect plate setting, containing dishes these students would come across at some point in their professional careers. Almost all eight students were members of Piedmont Virginia […]
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Skye Scott, assistant editor On Wednesday, Feb. 1, Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) students, faculty, and staff gathered in the Bolick Student Center to celebrate the cultural diversity at PVCC. Before the speakers started, participants were encouraged to put heart stickers on a colorful world map to show where their families were from. Participants could […]
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Jake DeLaurier, staff writer One Mic Stand was held once again, on Feb. 9 in the Black Box in Dickinson at 7 p.m. Hosted by Ty Cooper, founder of the United Nations of Comedy, the purpose of One Mic Stand is for people to express themselves in front of an audience. While poetry and short […]
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Olivia Stevens, staff writer Early Saturday morning on Feb. 11, 2017 the Lumberjack Club and Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) traveled to Scottsville, Virginia, to help clean the Scottsville Trail. The trail begins behind Doug’s Appliance. When the clubs first arrived at the trail, it was covered in weeds and bushes and did not look like […]
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