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Each semester, PVCC assembles a collection of student art to showcase the hard work and dedication of students taking various art classes. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, it has become a bit more complicated for students to take in-person art classes or have their works displayed in their usual gallery in […]
Continue ReadingIn response to the restrictions of COVID-19 safety guidelines, ballet companies have shifted towards digital performances that viewers can watch from home. I sat down with Cody Davis of the Richmond ballet company to talk about how COVID-19 has affected her ability to perform. One of the biggest changes was performing in a mask. Davis […]
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Instantly recognizable by any PVCC student or faculty member for his distinctive neatly-trimmed, starting-to-gray beard, his warm smile and prominent position as the Phi Theta Kappa honor society faculty adviser, Bruce Robinson has been a valued member of the community ever since he began working at PVCC in 1979. Now, after 42 years of teaching, […]
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“How do we continue to tell students when they’ve had to enroll at a distance — who may have never set foot on campus — that we are still here and that we still care?” This was the question that Student Development Instructor Meg Foster and Director of Academic Support Services Todd Parks were pondering […]
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Under glittering fluorescent lights and between sectioned off fitting rooms, the Blue Ridge Health District’s (BRHD) vaccination clinic in Fashion Square’s former JCPenney is equipped to vaccinate hundreds of people each day they open their doors. The inside of the formerly deserted store is now divided by winding lines of belt barriers between its mirror-covered […]
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On April 16, the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) hosted a leadership retreat on Zoom. The retreat lasted from 10 a.m. to approximately 1:30 p.m. (with a few minutes of overtime from the final speaker). Students from all VCCS colleges were invited to attend the Zoom event through Cvent’s conference hosting tool CrowdCompass, which required […]
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In late April, I stepped back in time at Charlottesville’s Decades Arcade. Located near Meade park and down the street from Beer Run is a building packed with all the pinball and arcade games someone could want. Decades Arcade proudly offers over 30 different pinball machines built from the 50s to today. Each machine has […]
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The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has partnered with the American Civil War Museum to explore the lives and experiences of African Americans who joined and were involved in the Civil War effort. The talk on April 5 featured Dr. Deborah Willis and her new book, The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of […]
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The Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton, Virginia, offers locals the chance to slip back in time and explore 17th and 18th century life through exhibits and demonstrations. Seemingly unaffected by the events of this past year, the museum has been open year round and is gearing up for another busy summer season. Being almost an […]
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Twenty-five years ago, former NBA Commissioner David Stern founded the WNBA on April 22, 1996, centered around the marketing campaign “We Got Next.” However, in the year 2021, it is safe to say the WNBA has got now. In celebration of the WNBA’s 25th birthday, the W (as the sport is referred to by fans) […]
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