Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
As an alumni of PVCC, you are entitled to special privileges that few take advantage of. The Annual Alumni Winter Celebration was held in the Bolick Student Center the night of Jan. 21 until 11 p.m. The local band, Cheap Whiskey, played a variety of music appealing to many tastes while welcoming requests. An assortment […]
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Charles Stish, staff writer During this time of political and economic strife for our country’s higher education system, millennial college students may find themselves wondering if there is anyone in our political system that advocates and works to create benefits for them in the education system. Virginia21 is a group of those certain individuals. “We’re […]
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Sean Gill, staff writer Every fourth Friday from 6-8 p.m., a plethora of high spirits can be found at the Maxwell Theatre (Black Box) in the Dickinson Building at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC). This collection of laughter and entertainment comes from the Fourth Fridays Improv series. “Learn to think fast, improve focus and listening […]
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Charles Stish, staff writer On Feb. 8, PVCC’s Student Government Association (SGA) held the first ever Town Hall Meeting, where students and faculty were invited and encouraged to ask three of PVCC’s college administrators questions about topics related to the school. The panel was set in the Bolick Student Center from 12 to 12:55 p.m. […]
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Marlie Soderquist, staff writer Piedmont language teachers have joined together to create a once in a lifetime experience to travel abroad this summer. Working with Education First (EF), an international education company, Piedmont is offering three travel opportunities to Paris, Spain, and Japan. The Paris & the Chateaux trip, hosted by Kristine Swanson, leaves on […]
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Skye Scott, assistant editor On Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, people across the U.S. marched and rallied in support of the women’s march happening in the District of Columbia. The point of these marches was to show support for women’s rights and equality. One mini-march and rally was held in Charlottesville at the IX Art Park […]
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Jake DeLaurier, staff writer In celebration of the Inauguration of Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States, PVCC streamed the event live inside the Dickinson Theatre for students, faculty and staff. The doors of the theater opened at 9:00 a.m., where a live stream of the Inauguration was shown on C-Span. Early on […]
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Skye Scott, assistant editor The Student Government Association (SGA) would like to welcome everyone to the Spring 2017 school semester! The SGA worked hard last semester to create an inclusive and supporting atmosphere for all PVCC students, and they hope to continue to do that this semester. One way they are planning to engage students […]
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Brennan Tanner, staff writer Raku is a Japanese low fire glazing technique that dates back several thousand years to the sixteenth century. The bisqued pottery is coated with glaze and fired until the glaze melts, first bubbling, then smoothing out. After it reaches this stage, it is placed in a container of combustible materials, generally […]
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Charles Stish, staff writer Once a semester, the clubs at PVCC come out and present themselves in hopes of attracting attention and gaining new members. The clubs set up in the main building with tables, sign up sheets, and sometimes elaborate displays of flags, banners, poster boards, and bowls of candy, hoping to attract new […]
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