Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Cody Clark, assistant editor Historically, college students have been inactive voters. However, according to the National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement’s (NSLVE) “Democracy Counts 2018” report, student voters have been increasing since 2014. The national average in 2018 was 39.1 percent up from 19.7 percent in 2014. PVCC, however, had a 50.8 percent student […]
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Rebecca S. Parkhill, guest writer What is an MS4 Permit? Municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) is defined as a conveyance or system of conveyances otherwise known as a municipal separate storm sewer system, including roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, manmade channels, or storm drains. Discharges from municipal separate storm sewer […]
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Jessica Adkins, assistant editor On Wednesday, Jan. 30, UVA’s President James E. Ryan gave a speech to faculty and staff in PVCC’s North Mall Meeting Room. The large glass-walled room was filled with faculty members congregating while eating hor d’oeuvres. The weather outside was cold and windy which led to the brief power outage. President […]
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Jessica Adkins, assistant editor PVCC has been given the honorable award from Victory Media of being rated No. 1 in Military Friendly schools amongst small community colleges for the 2019-20 school year. Military students make up approximately 10 percent of PVCC’s enrollment. PVCC’s Military and Veterans Adviser Jacquelyn Fisher said in a press release, “We […]
Continue ReadingDeadra Miller, online editor Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) has agreements with local VCCS(Virginia Community College System) schools that help turn Virginia’s offenders into productive citizens. Currently nine PVCC faculty members go to Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women (FCCW) and Buckingham Correctional Centers (BKCC) to teach classes towards an Associate General Studies Degree. Dr. Todd […]
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Rachel Lemley, staff writer On Thursday evening of Feb. 7, college students and professors alike gathered in the dome room of the Rotunda for a night of conversation and dining, but instead received an important lesson on the power of media. The Rotunda at UVA has annual meetings that are part of their Second Year […]
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James Tucker, staff writer It took the University of Miami Hurricanes 57 minutes of hard-fought football to finally cross the goal line. A short run in by Malik Rosier brought a faint cheer from the Miami crowd that had amassed. There was no other joy to be had for the green and orange. The University […]
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Mathew Fragola, staff writer Sports are for everybody, regardless of physical disabilities. That is why on Wednesday, April 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., PVCC hosted an event for students and staff to play in a pickup game of wheelchair basketball with the Charlottesville Cardinals. “Charlottesville Cardinals teach students people with […]
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Skye Scott, assistant editor After three years of joining clubs, participating in classes, and interacting with peers and professors, I am finally graduating in Spring 2018. As I look back on the years at PVCC, there are many lessons I wish I could pass on. But, for lack of space and time, here are a […]
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Charles Stish, assistant editor Arguably one of the most impactful and important technological innovations within the past 30 years has been the internet. Through this new communicative medium, the world has experienced the advantages of mass communication as, whether it be social, business, educative, or financial, people can perform almost every aspect of their daily […]
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