Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Since he was young, Brad Stoller has been a fan of the cult classic movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show. “I go way back with this show,” said Stoller, “I took my first date when I was thirteen years old. It had just come out, and I had no idea what it was…I took her […]
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Internship week was a big event for students at Piedmont Virginia Community College. They had informative meetings throughout the week from Nov. 3. to Nov. 5 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Bolick Student Center. The internship event was for students who want to learn about the internship opportunities for the spring and […]
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On Nov. 11, David G. Tatman offered a view on adventures that people seldom consider. After giving the definition of the word adventure from the Oxford English Dictionary, he gave his own definition of the word: “A journey there and back again that entails some risks.” Tatman’s lecture “How to Have an Adventure” was […]
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Forty-five states in America have an official state rock; Virginia is not one of them. Professor Larry Tiezzi thinks it is time to change that. Tiezzi teaches Honors Historical Geology and according to one of his students, Teshawna Quarles, Tiezzi decided to work with Assistant Professor Connie Jorgensen to petition to make the Nelson rock […]
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Non-partisanship reigned supreme on Oct. 5 as Radio IQ host Doug Smith, vice president of the Montpelier Foundation, and Professor Stuart Harris celebrated a belated Constitution Day with students and faculty of PVCC. Smith and Harris gave a highly informative and interactive presentation while addressing everything from freedom of expression during the Vietnam War to […]
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A monument in tribute to free speech week stood in the parking lot of our school from Oct. 19 through Oct. 23. The writing on the wall said many things throughout the week. Arguably the most important fact about the monument consisted of the fact that someone wrote on the wall every day. Connie Jorgensen, […]
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To kick off free speech week at Piedmont Virginia Community College, Connie Jorgensen, assistant professor of political science, booked Joshua Wheeler to give his speech “Heritage or Hate: Free Speech and the Confederate Flag” in room 229 on Monday, Oct. 19. Wheeler is the executive director of The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of […]
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Slideshow photos of majestic scenery marked the introduction to the lecture on Iran and the Middle East given Oct. 14. Professor William Harrop opened with a story about a missionary who traveled to Iran during a revolutionary period in the country’s history. Immediately, it was apparent that this lecture would not follow the tenor of […]
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Around 200 concerned citizens rallied in downtown Charlottesville to discuss climate change on Oct. 14. Protesters carried “no pipeline” signs. Handheld wind turbines spun above the crowd signaling support of renewable energy. Speakers from environmental groups such as Wild Virginia and 350.org, as well as UVA professors and other community members, told stories and talked […]
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Cheshire cats, Jedi knights, wood spirits, and the undead roamed the halls of PVCC’s Main Building on the evening of Oct. 23. Some played blackjack or Texas Hold‘em, others munched on free wings and mini Snickers bars, still others took group photos and chatted over the pulsing beat of top-hits music. The occasion that brought […]
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