Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
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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MaKayla Grapperhaus, staff writer Last summer, Pokémon took over Charlottesville, along with the rest of the world, but just as the craze with Pokémon Go began to die down, Generation II has rolled into town. With over 80 new wild Pokémon on the loose, it is no surprise both fans and casual gamers have returned […]
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MaKayla Grapperhaus, staff writer On Thursday night, Feb. 2, students at Woodberry Forest School performed Doctor Faustus, a classic drama by Christopher Marlowe. The play was performed in the school’s Bomb Shelter Experimental Theater, a small, dark space; a fitting atmosphere for the setting of the play. The private, all-boy boarding school in Madison […]
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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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Antonia Florence, assistant editor Rachel Koch earned her associate degree in Computer Science from PVCC almost a year ago. But she is not pursuing a profession in computers. In fact, during her four years as a full-time student, Koch learned a lot about herself. It took her four years to earn her associate degree because […]
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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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Charles Stish, staff writer Before the end of a semester and the horror it brings with final examinations, students will be subjected to the equally dreaded midterms. Many students know the pain that comes from midterms, as they have to punch and persevere through several papers, tests, assignments, and projects from various courses before finally […]
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