Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
On Thursday, Oct. 24, Virginia Delegate Rob Bell greeted students in PVCC’s Bolick Center. Delegate Bell is currently the Republican candidate in a race for Virginia House District 58. The meet and greet started at 12 p.m. and lasted a little under an hour. Accompanying Delegate Bell was his assistant and President Frank Friedman. Bell […]
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Elizabeth Phan, staff writer The lights dimmed and suddenly music quieted the chatter. On Oct. 12, from 7:30 – 9 p.m., Los Valientes, The Courageous Ones, gave a beautiful performance in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. The group performed in the Dickinson building on the Main Stage Theatre. Ticket prices were $12 for adults and […]
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On Oct. 29, Dr. Elizabeth Alcorn came to PVCC to talk with students. In the Bolick Center, Alcorn was available from noon to 1 p.m. to discuss her plans for office. Alcorn is currently seeking election in the Virginia House of Delegates for District 58. During Alcorn’s time in the Bolick Center she discussed many […]
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Ari Oxford, staff writer On Oct. 28, the Dickinson commons was taken over by five folding tables covered with paper to keep them clean, life-size cutouts of Edgar Allan Poe and Mary Shelley, and about 50 people. The tables had Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) themed murals made of candy and designed […]
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On Oct 19, a small group of Democrats assembled in the basement of the Gordon Avenue Library in the heart of Charlottesville. The attendees conversed over coffee and pastries until it was time to begin the meeting. Once a month, this group invites the general public to discuss important issues facing the country. This meeting’s […]
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On Oct. 23, the North Mall Meeting Room on campus was filled with students who came to voice their opinions on one of America’s most touchy subjects: gun control. The students were divided into five groups, each led by a volunteer student moderator who had been trained in the proceedings. Some students had their opinions […]
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Though it is a fairly new addition to the long list of PVCC resources available to students, Academic Coaching is credited to the success of many successful PVCC alumni. From helping students develop academic skills, like note-taking and time-management, to providing stress management techniques, Academic Coaching is an invaluable resource that all students stand to […]
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Dr. Todd Platts nervously leaned into the back of his chair. He clasped his hands together and fiddled his fingers in thought. “I got in my mind, with a 1.72 GPA, that I wanted to be a professor,” he said. Platts graduated from the University of Missouri with a PhD in Sociology in 2013. He […]
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On Oct. 12, the joyous giggles of young girls filled the cafeteria of Crozet Elementary School as they picked what activities they would do that morning. About 100 parents, kids, and volunteers spent their Saturday making music with code. They built towering structures, played with robots, launched rockets with the Piedmont Student Launch Team (PSLT), […]
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As the waves crash against the coast and the infectious melodies of popular music styles such as cumbia and salsa fill the valleys at the foot of the green, lush mountains of El Salvador, the rich smell of freshly cooked meat and maize wrap the people in a comforting bubble of a beautiful culture. Just […]
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