Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Tucker Noelke, staff writer It is hard not to be a nacho lover. A plate full of tortilla chips, various different toppings, and queso poured on top is difficult to pass up. In Charlottesville, there have not been any restaurants that focus on nachos being their main dish, but that has changed within the last […]
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Jake DeLaurier, staff writer With everything facing our world today, from political unrest, to the current refugee crises, and the uncertainty of what the future holds, it would not be controversial to say that we are living in chaotic times. In response to such times, there is the Theatre of the Oppressed. Originally created […]
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Jake DeLaurier, staff writer One Mic Stand was held once again, on Feb. 9 in the Black Box in Dickinson at 7 p.m. Hosted by Ty Cooper, founder of the United Nations of Comedy, the purpose of One Mic Stand is for people to express themselves in front of an audience. While poetry and short […]
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Olivia Stevens, staff writer Early Saturday morning on Feb. 11, 2017 the Lumberjack Club and Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) traveled to Scottsville, Virginia, to help clean the Scottsville Trail. The trail begins behind Doug’s Appliance. When the clubs first arrived at the trail, it was covered in weeds and bushes and did not look like […]
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Sean Gill, staff writer Mayor Mike Signer made a strong declaration for Charlottesville as he announced the city as a Capital of the Resistance on Jan. 31 in front of hundreds that gathered at Charlottesville City Hall. It was a declaration made in response to President Donald J. Trump’s executive order filed on Friday, Jan. […]
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Silvia Dowell is the Scholarship & Alumni Association Coordinator for Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC). She has deep roots in the Charlottesville area. Her family has lived in Albemarle County for 14 consecutive generations. A graduate of Western Albemarle High School, Dowell attended PVCC and earned her bachelor’s degree from Longwood University. She majored in […]
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Charles Stish, staff writer Among the various degree programs available at PVCC, nursing is considered one of the most rigorous with 67 credits minimum for an Associate of Applied Science in Nursing degree. To fulfill the requirements of the degree program, nursing students are expected to take general college courses, courses specific to the nursing […]
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As an alumni of PVCC, you are entitled to special privileges that few take advantage of. The Annual Alumni Winter Celebration was held in the Bolick Student Center the night of Jan. 21 until 11 p.m. The local band, Cheap Whiskey, played a variety of music appealing to many tastes while welcoming requests. An assortment […]
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Charles Stish, staff writer During this time of political and economic strife for our country’s higher education system, millennial college students may find themselves wondering if there is anyone in our political system that advocates and works to create benefits for them in the education system. Virginia21 is a group of those certain individuals. “We’re […]
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