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Bryn Dotson, assistant editor According to Panthers Pantry pamphlet, “More than half (57%) of PVCC students reported sometimes they do not have money to get more food once they ran out.” The new student pantry, Panthers Pantry, aims to eradicate many students’ fears about not knowing where their next meal will come from. The Panthers […]
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Deadra Miller, staff writer On Aug.29, PVCC welcomed new and returning students for the Fall 2018 semester. The band Full Plate played a set of oldies but goodies out on the patio Subway provided sandwiches and The Korner supplied cookies. Staff got to learn about the new students and have conversations with their former students […]
Continue ReadingThe SGA will be holding a spirit week Oct. 22-25, leading up to Casino Night on October 26. This weekend, we will be going on our annual retreat in order to meet the new members and develop our plans for the semester. Sometime soon we’ll be deciding on a community service project in order to […]
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Bryn Dotson, assistant editor The popular trend of e-cigarettes has been around for a lot longer than one may think. The original concept of e-cigarettes was released in 1927, but the production of vapes did not begin until around 1963, according to VapingDaily. As new forms of tobacco arise, and old ones stay in use, […]
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Madison Weikle, assistant editor The Study Abroad Program at PVCC gives students an opportunity to affordably explore the world while furthering their education. In the Summer of 2019, there are three study abroad opportunities open to students: Costa Rica, D-Day England and France, and the International Business Voyage. The study abroad program to Costa Rica […]
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Ryan Foresman, staff writer Constitution day was celebrated at PVCC with a talk by Justin Reed. Reed is the director of African American studies for the state; he is also a leading expert on Race and the Constitution, which was consequently the title of his talk. He regaled PVCC students with his insights on constitutional […]
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Bryn Dotson, assistant editor It was a dreary and cold afternoon when Professor of Biology Joanna Vondrasek pulled up a colorful slideshow on native birds in the Albemarle County area. The birding event was one of many for this year’s One Book selection, “The Sixth Extinction.” The event stressed the importance of keeping birds on […]
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Jessica Adkins, staff writer Careers in science are becoming increasingly relevant as society becomes more science focused. The need for medicine is always growing asmore new medications are being discovered. However, scientists do not just create a medicine and go with it from first results; they often have other scientists reproduce their work to see […]
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Liberty Anderson, staff writer On Monday, Sept. 24, from 5-7 p.m. students, faculty and staff could come to the Betty Sue Jessup Library and check out a person, just like you would a book, for 20 minutes. This is the first semester PVCC has had a Human Library. The goal is to further understand each […]
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Deadra Miller, online editor On Sept. 27, 2018, PVCC hosted a panel of law enforcement officials. The panel included Charlottesville Police Chief Dr. RaShall Brackney, Senior Trooper Recruiter of Virginia State Police Brad Crews, Assistant Vice President and Chief of Police for UVA Tommye Sutton, and Lieutenant Mike Wagner of the Albemarle County Police Department. […]
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