Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Charles Stish, staff writer Oct. 17, 2016 was the starting day of PVCC’s Free Speech week. With it, activities and events were celebrated throughout the school in honor of the United State’s First Amendment. One of these events was a presidential mock debate conducted by one half of the student body in the American National […]
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Skye Scott, staff writer The Student Government Association (SGA) will be holding a Town Hall Meeting in the Bolick Student Center of the main building on PVCC’s campus. The Town Hall Meeting will likely be held on a Monday or a Wednesday during college hour. This event will allow students to directly ask PVCC’s president […]
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Charles Stish, staff writer This semester at PVCC, the skilled and dedicated local actors and play directors are bringing to life William Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Much Ado About Nothing. “The interesting thing about the two plays is how they contrast each other. A violent drama and a silly comedy. A very, light and colored show […]
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Skye Scott, staff writer The curtain parted to the side and out stepped a man who screamed comedy. His hair stood up on top of his head like he’d just been frightened, and his clothes were brightly colored and over-the-top eccentric. As he attempted to make an entrance, his thumb became entangled in the curtain, […]
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Skye Scott, staff writer Wednesday, Sept. 14 brought one of the biggest Welcome Back Socials PVCC has ever had. Hundreds of students and faculty came out to enjoy the efforts put forth by the Student Government Association and Student Activities. Some students played an impromptu game of volleyball while others sat in the shade enjoying […]
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Joe Fowler, assistant editor American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Virginia Executive Director Claire Gastañaga spoke on banned and challenged books in the PVCC auditorium on Sept. 29. The event was part of Banned Book Week, a celebration of free expression in literature, according to an announcement on PVCC’s website. The American Library Association (ALA) […]
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Ben Cozic, staff writer Throughout history, humanity has handed down their books so the next generation could discover the teachings and stories that were created in the past. However, people wondered where they would keep the vast majority of books that are made? The answer became what we now know today as the library. Libraries […]
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Charles Stish, staff writer One day a semester the clubs at PVCC come out and present themselves. 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 sweet candy, hoping to attract potential members. The attractions work to entice passing students […]
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Skye Scott, staff writer Student Success day drew a big crowd this year in the Bolick Center of PVCC’s main building on Sept. 9. Over 350 students attended either a workshop or the resource fair, according to the Student Success office. The day consisted of 12 different interactive workshops for students from 10 a.m. – […]
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Charles Stish, staff writer At PVCC, there are several travel programs available for students to study and live abroad as an opportunity to enrich cultural experiences. One of these programs includes a nine-day tour of France for students to get a taste of French culture by seeing popular and historic sites and exploring the beautiful […]
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