Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Joe Fowler, Staff Writer The date was July 15, 2016. Citizens of the Divided State of Americana walked beneath half-staff flags. Social and mainstream media outlets preached words of division, pitting citizen against citizen. The streets filled with protesters, police, riot squads and gunfire. Amidst the chaos of the real world, a rift between the […]
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Joe Fowler, staff writer Not long ago, the curricula of various schools taught much about Manifest Destiny, the 19th century idea that Anglo-Saxons possessed a kind God-given right to own any land they laid claim to in the area now known as the United States. With the intent of spreading liberty from “sea to shining […]
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PVCC students and staff are gearing up for the college’s first talent show, scheduled for Friday, April 8. The show will be in the Dickinson Theater and is free and open to the public. “Our goal for this show is for the performers, the audience and even the ones working behind the scenes to have […]
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Hi everyone! My name is Anna Gage and I serve as the Director of Student Voice for PVCC’s Student Government Association (SGA). The Student Voice Board meets to discuss how we can improve our school and help students have a wonderful time while attending Piedmont. The board works diligently to ensure that all students’ needs […]
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Learning about different cultures is important, and what better way to learn than through food? The International Club, along with multiple other student groups, is giving PVCC the opportunity to experience cuisine from around the globe. This year’s 27th annual International Food Festival will include foods from local restaurants as well as dishes made by […]
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No college is complete without a host of clubs; someplace where people of similar interests can go off to enjoy themselves. Most clubs are commonly found throughout any college, such as the Chess Club or the Writing Club. These are the sorts of classic clubs that have existed in colleges long before the turn of […]
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Looking to experience the sensation of indie music? A fan of progressive rock? If so, then this April, dreams will begin to come true as the rock band Moon Taxi will be coming to Charlottesville. Moon Taxi began to form several years ago when musicians Trevor Terndrup and Tommy Putnam moved to Nashville, Tennessee. There, […]
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Believed to have been written and first performed over 400 years ago, The Tempest is playing at PVCC on March 31, April 1 and 2. The cast of 18 includes students from PVCC and members of the local community who will be performing an inspired take on Shakespeare’s classic. Adjunct Coordinator of Theatre Productions and […]
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Albert Einstein is far more than just a name, it is an adjective. To be called Einstein is synonymous with intelligence. He was so brilliant and so dedicated to his craft that his name alone designates genius. Einstein was born on March 14, 1879, in Ulm, Germany, and died thousands of miles away on April […]
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Geoffrey Skelley, the media-relations coordinator for the University of Virginia’s Center of Politics, came to speak to the PVCC community about the upcoming presidential primaries. He discussed the systems and processes used by both the Democratic and Republican parties, as well as some predictions for the election. Geoffrey Skelley is a political analyst and is […]
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