Women Unite

Skye Scott, assistant editor On Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, people across the U.S. marched and rallied in support of the women’s march happening in the District of Columbia. The point of these marches was to show support for women’s rights and equality. One mini-march and rally was held in Charlottesville at the IX Art Park […]

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Join Us

Skye Scott, assistant editor  The Forum club would like to welcome all PVCC students to the Spring 2017 semester. This semester should prove to be an exciting time at PVCC, with plenty of events during the week and on weekends. There are also plenty of support services here for new and current students. The Forum […]

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Absences, Tardiness and Deadlines

Antonia Florence, assistant editor A class missed is instruction lost. An assignment not turned in can lower a final grade. In college, we have deadlines to meet and when missed, most students share the reason with their instructor. However, some reasons sound silly or unbelievable even when they are the truth. However, some missed deadlines […]

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Let There Be Light Raku Pottery Firing

Brennan Tanner, staff writer Raku is a Japanese low fire glazing technique that dates back several thousand years to the sixteenth century. The bisqued pottery is coated with glaze and fired until the glaze melts, first bubbling, then smoothing out. After it reaches this stage, it is placed in a container of combustible materials, generally […]

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PVCC Student Launch Team takes Flight in NASA program

Skye Scott, assistant editor Piedmont Virginia Community College is the only Virginia college, and one of three community colleges nationwide, to earn a spot in the NASA University Student Launch Initiative. “NASA’s student launch program is an eight-month engineering project that challenges students at U.S. colleges and universities to design, build and fly high-power rockets […]

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How Facebook Saved a Family

Joe Fowler, staff writer Dr. Karenne Wood responded to a Facebook post during the holiday season. Her friend’s husband rescued a pregnant dog that someone had abandoned on the side of the road in early winter. Unfortunately, the family could not keep the expectant mother because of conflicts between the dog and the family cat. […]

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