Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Albemarle CiderWorks played its role in Valentine’s day this year with a Pop-Up Market. The event lasted from 2-5 p.m. this past Feb. 13. The snow was coming down, but that did not stop Albemarle CiderWorks from hosting an event that offered presents for loved ones, live music, and cider for those over 21. Initially, […]
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Our interlibrary loan system connects PVCC students to more works than could possibly be contained within the walls of a single library. This free service gives students access to libraries across the world. The interlibrary loan system is a reciprocal service which allows libraries to borrow works between themselves. This could be a fantastic resource […]
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The University of Virginia Center for Politics organized a talk, “Crisis in Europe: The Russian Invasion of Ukraine,” held on Feb. 25 to talk about the recent events in Russia and Ukraine. As many people know Russia invaded Ukraine early Feb. 24 and have continued to wage war against Ukraine’s soldiers and civilians alike since […]
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On Jan. 29, King County Wastewater Division (WTD) hosted their third class on Zoom in their sustainable yard care series. The class titled Living with Wildlife gave many examples of how to deal with different unwanted wildlife. This class was presented by Kristen Covey, and Monica Van der Vieren who work for WTD in Washington […]
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The struggle with mental health takes many forms. People can be held in its tight grasp one day then feel like nothing is wrong the next. Everyone experiences it differently. According to John Hopkins Medicine over 25% of adults in America suffer from poor mental health and almost 10% struggle with some form of depression. […]
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Most students and faculty are familiar with the steep climb up College Drive to PVCC, the bustling Panther Cafe, and the sites and people that wander around the main campus, but PVCC is not only located there. PVCC has a large community extending across the main campus as well as satellite campuses. These satellite campuses […]
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Anyone lucky enough to make it to Massanutten on a weekday will be facing freshly groomed snow, a serious lack of lines, and cheaper lift tickets. People who ski or snowboard in Central Virginia are likely to have heard of Massanutten. If the name is not recognizable, then the description of the mountain on a […]
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Scottish historian Thomas Carlyle once said, “The history of the world is but the biography of great men.” But history, and more specifically women’s history, “isn’t about the female greats of American history in a female version of Carlyle’s history of great men. It’s about ordinary women and women activists and their multifarious, collective, organized […]
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Across the PVCC campus, students can see flyers that read “FAFSA” across them. The school has put effort into catching the eyes of students, but why? For one, this month is financial aid awareness month. Secondly, in order for a student to get financial aid, it is imperative that a student fill out the FAFSA […]
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In the midst of one of the “Top 5 worst winter storms” according to Dominion Energy, former Charlottesville mayor Mike Signer took to Twitter and then the TIME magazine OP-ED section to complain about snow days, and to call out his Twitter critics directly.
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