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Teddie Frock, staff writer On April 6, Indivisible Charlottesville hosted a panel of law enforcement professionals to discuss the power of prosecutors and focus on ways of eliminating mass incarceration and diversion of children away from the criminal justice system. Indivisible, a group formed in the aftermath of the 2016 election, supports localities in taking […]
Continue ReadingTeddie Frock, staff writer On March 27, Charlottesville’s Festival of the Book event, God, Improv and the Art of Living with author Rev. MaryAnn McKibben Dana took place at the First Presbyterian Church in Charlottesville. Dana, a Presbyterian minister and mother of three, studied theatre in college and became interested in how people can use […]
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Francesca Black, staff writer Charlottesville heats up in the spring with events left and right. The Charlottesville Dogwood Festival is one vital event that celebrates the state flower as well as Virginia in the spring. The festival is broken up into different parts including the Dogwood Carnival, held at McIntire Park. The Dogwood Festival began […]
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The Virginia Festival of the Book lives in many homes throughout its week-long existence, but one of the most popular locations for book fest events is the UVA bookstore. On Friday morning, March 22, the UVA bookstore parking lot was brimming with action. Lines of cars streamed out of the garage door looking to find […]
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Rachel Lemley, staff writer For 24 years, the students at UVA have joined to race against the threat of breast cancer. People of all ages and areas of life come out to walk for loved ones who were diagnosed or lost their lives by breast cancers. This year on April 6 at 8:30 a.m., the […]
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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 […]
Continue ReadingBryn Dotson, assistant editor Campus was quiet at 6:55 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 18. Some students mingled in small groups outside of Perk Up cafe, a few focused on their screens in the Bolick center, and others hastily walked to class. In the library, it was silent. The second PVCC lockdown drill of the day […]
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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 ReadingTeddie Frock, staff writer Free tax assistance will be available at the PVCC main campus starting Feb. 2 until April 13 every Friday and Saturday from 9-11 a.m. The deadline for filing taxes this year is April 15. The AARP Foundation provides tax assistance through the IRS Vita program. Individuals or families that make less […]
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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