Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
I’m really used to travelling, and I really enjoy it! I’ve visited almost all of my country by car with my family, and I’ve had so much fun with them. But this trip was different: I was about to travel alone (and by plane) to a completely new country and meet a lot of new […]
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One of the most common trends in Hollywood is to take an existing musical and to turn it into a movie. Recently, this has resulted in a string of mediocre adoptions: Cats (2019), Dear Evan Hansen (2021), Mean Girls (2024). Compared to its peers, Wicked stands out for being different. It is great. Highly faithful […]
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On Thursday, Dec. 5 from 12:30-1:30 p.m., PVCC’s second annual chili cook-off was held in the Main Building Event Space. During the event, four PVCC staff and faculty members faced off against each other, each with unique chili recipes, to answer the big question: Who cooked the best chili? At the event, tables were set […]
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On Friday, Dec. 6 from noon to 1 p.m., PVCC’s 2024 Fall Science Poster Symposium took place in Bolick Center room 140. At this event, Science 299 (Biology 299, Chemistry 299, and Geology 299) students presented their semester-long projects through posters they had set up around the room. Guests entering the room were handed abstract […]
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RJ Jacobs is known for his ability to write compelling mystery books. In his most recent novel, This Is How We End Things, Jacobs tells the story of a group of college students who are studying the psychology of lying. One of the students is found dead, and the rest of the students find out […]
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On Dec. 2, PVCC’s Student Government Association (SGA) held a meet and greet event in the Main Building Event Space to introduce its new student officers. This event helped introduce PVCC students to their new SGA in a fun, interactive way, providing snacks and answering questions. The meet and greet began with Mary-Evelyn Sellars, coordinator […]
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The Pottery Club had their annual pottery sale on Saturday, Dec. 7. The sale took place in the pottery studio on the bottom floor of the Earl V. Dickinson building. The mood was set with colorful tablecloths and an iphone playing music from inside one of the clay pots. The studio had pottery wheels neatly […]
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On Oct. 23 from 12:45-2 p.m., PVCC’s Election Expo event was hosted by PVCC Civic Sense in the Main Building Event Space. The Election Expo helped engage PVCC students with voting information and politics, featuring information booths on how to vote, tables with local members from the Democratic and Republican parties, cardboard cutouts of presidential […]
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On Dec. 2, the PVCC Ugly Sweater Party was held from 12:30-2 p.m. in the Main Building Event Space. Hosted by Mary-Evelyn Sellars, coordinator for student life and campus engagement at PVCC, the Ugly Sweater Party had candy and snacks, a hot cocoa bar, a Christmas cookie decorating station, and even an ugly sweater competition. […]
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As the year draws into winter, people find themselves spending more time inside as the days get shorter and darker. However, that doesn’t mean there is a lack of light, as the festive nature of this time of year beckons colorful and vibrant celebratory light fixtures around town. PVCC’s habit of flamboyant lighting in time […]
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