Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Marlie Soderquist, staff writer On March 24, The Virginia Festival of the Book hosted “Poetry: A Little Levity at the New Dominion Bookshop” downtown. The program included two poets, James Brasfield and Joseph Mills. Joseph Mills’ readings focused on his book Exit, Pursued By A Bear, which is a series of poetic prompts inspired by […]
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MaKayla Grapperhaus, staff writer Bryan Cranston, the award-winning actor best known for his role as Walter White on the hit TV show Breaking Bad, made a visit to Charlottesville to discuss his memoir A Life in Parts. Joined by Mark Johnson, producer of Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston’s appearance at John Paul Jones Arena on March […]
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MaKayla Grapperhaus, staff writer Saturday night, March 11, the Avett Brothers, performed at Richmond’s theater, The National. This was the folk-rock-bluegrass band’s second night in town, as their tour included dates for both March 10 and March 11. This gave fans the chance to see the show on either Friday or Saturday. Talking with fans, […]
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Marcus Tyler, staff writer Charlottesville’s John Paul Jones Arena was the place to be over the weekend of March 11 and 12 for families and prehistoric enthusiasts. The arena was transformed into a walk-through prehistoric exhibit. This hands-on exhibit included a lifelike stegosaurus, velociraptor and tyrannosaurus rex. Families also participated in various activities throughout the […]
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Tucker Noelke, staff writer On Tuesday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., PVCC is hosting the American Red Cross blood drive. The event will occur in the main building North Hall Meeting Room. There are many reasons to donate blood, one important one being that there is a constant need for healthy blood. […]
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Skye Scott, assistant editor The sun was golden, creating a soft light in the sky; however, it was rapidly sinking behind the mountains. The cold wind blew through the trees, rustling the leaves that had dared to grow so early in March. People balanced on a cliff that seemed the edge of the world, their […]
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Jake DeLaurier, staff writer On Feb. 27, Spanish tutor and academic coach Mónica Barquet held a presentation titled “Facts and Myths about Mexico and Mexicans.” One of Barquet’s reasons for the presentation was to show a different side of Mexico and Mexicans that people often do not know about. Barquet began the presentation by telling […]
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Charles Stish, staff writer On March 15, Cru at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) held an event called Sweets and Soularium, where members of the PVCC community were invited to enjoy sugary snacks in the warm Bolick Student Center and participate in Soularium. Which is a method Cru members use to comfort and intrigue those […]
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Skye Scott, assistant editor An alert message popped up on the computer screens. Red, yellow, and green drew attention to the message “Emergency Alert System ALERT!” Underneath, in bold black letters, highlighted in yellow, was the actual message: “we are having a tornado drill.” This message caused no alarm to the faculty in the Admissions […]
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Charles Stish, staff writer Between March 20 and 24, Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) held a three-part event titled “What High School Didn’t Teach You.” Supported and planned by PVCC’s Student Government Association (SGA), LGBT+ Club, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK), and Psychology Club, the event worked to present facts and information about sexual […]
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