Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Anna G. Agee, staff writer Phi Theta Kappa is an honor society for two-year colleges. The chapter of PTK on PVCC’s campus is named Alpha Epsilon Tau. Through this club, students can gain experience, form connections, and build their resume while serving and informing others. Along with these benefits, members of PTK have access […]
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Skye Scott, assistant editor Dr. Leonda Keniston has replaced former Dean of Humanities, Fine Arts, and Social Sciences Cliff Haury, who retired in June 2017 from PVCC after more than 40 years of service. Keniston started her career as a sociology professor at John Tyler Community College (JTCC) before continuing as the chair of humanities […]
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Grace Kinsman, staff writer On Friday, Dec. 8, from 6-9 p.m., the V. Earl Dickinson Building will be lit up for the Let There Be Light event. This event is held annually on the longest night of the year, this year will mark the 11th celebration. The special night is spearheaded by two dedicated art […]
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Sarah Vagnoni, staff writer PVCC’s Annual Student Survey is open to current students until Dec. 15 at www.pvcc.edu/studentsurvey. It asks students to describe their experiences with PVCC student services, academic services, the bookstore, vendors, campus safety and more. The anonymous survey, designed by PVCC’s Office of Institutional Research, Planning & Institutional Effectiveness (IRPIE), allows students […]
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Ray Petree III, staff writer In conjunction with the One Book Program, a collegiate event that encourages students and faculty to read the same book to generate conversation across the college, Doctor Christine Darden, a NASA scientist documented in the 2016 book Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race, […]
Continue ReadingAnna Grace Agee, staff writer The Courtland Cougars from Spotsylvania County traveled to The Jungle to take on the Lions of Louisa County on Friday, Nov. 10. It was a 4A quarter finals game of the Region 4B playoffs. The night was blustery with the temperature dropping into the low twenties. The fans dressed […]
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Triston Duenas, staff writer In under two weeks, Rapture opens its club R2 to another round of debauchery. R2 will be hosting several artists from Ebisu Sound, The Untz and the Bassment. Artists include Chee, Moniker, Mr. Jennings, Tre Justice, be.IN and Dutch. Each artist will be playing their own unique set of music […]
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Isaac Rowlingson, staff writer On Saturday, Nov. 11, the University of Virginia drama department performed Seven Guitars by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright August Wilson. Seven Guitars was directed by Theresa M. Davis and was performed in the Ruth Caplin Theatre. This particular play is part of a larger sequence of ten plays written by […]
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Isaac Rowlingson, staff writer As I made my way to the Maxwell (Black Box) Theatre, I was transported back to the time of Shakespeare. On a clothes rack hung multicolored costumes and fabrics reminiscent of old England. A half-constructed castle was reaching up to the ceiling above the sounds of electric drills, shifting wood and […]
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Skye Scott, assistant editor PVCC’s Writers Unite Club held their annual Fall Horror Story Contest in October. The winners are: First place: Allie Eichelburger with “Silence” Second place: Morgana Allen with “Don’t Read Horror Stories” Third place: Zaynah Akeel with “The Runner” Honorable Mentions: Jessica Amos with Untitled Nathaniel Dunn with “Beneath” Charles Stish with […]
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