Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Hanan DuVerney, staff writer On Dec. 1, Professor of English Jennifer Koster and the Creative Writing Club hosted a former United States Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Rita Dove on stage in the Dickinson Building. There was a good turn out for the poetry reading on Thursday evening. The community was treated to a […]
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Charles Stish, staff writer In Western society, the subjects of sex and sexual orientation are often shunned, spoken in hushed tones in public areas, and may not even be discussed with close friends or family. With this negative attitude toward sexual subjects, people can lack proper knowledge of their bodily functions, what makes a relationship, […]
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Antonia Florence, staff writer Geology and astronomy are alternative science electives to biology, chemistry and physics for many degree programs at Piedmont Virginia Community College. They and their accompanying labs each count as four credits. Geology is a study of solid Earth or other celestial bodies such as Mars. Physical geology focuses on the functions […]
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Ben Cozic, staff writer When reading a newspaper, people will read a story and be done with it. What people do not notice is how much work goes into writing an article good enough to put on the page. Article topics need to be researched thoroughly by the writer so nothing is left out or […]
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Jake Delaurier, staff writer As the end of the fall semester at PVCC draws near, many students are planning out their class schedules for the spring semester. For students looking for an interesting history course, they should look no further than The American Experience in Vietnam. The American Experience in Vietnam will be a 16-week […]
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Charles Stish, staff writer Oct. 29, 2016, Savannah Karten, a former PVCC student from Glen Allen, VA, who was said to be an intelligent and beautiful young woman, was found dead in her car in a parking lot in Boone, North Carolina. Karten suffered a fatal gunshot wound, and it is determined that she killed […]
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Charles Stish, staff writer On Nov. 10, 2016, the Fork Union Military Academy Color Guard marched down the hall to the North Hall Meeting Room with the Virginian, the American, and the Fork Union Military Academy flags in hand. Bagpipers, courtesy of Ablemarle Pipes and Drums, followed behind while playing a marching theme. In the […]
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Skye Scott, staff writer On Tuesday, Nov. 8, PVCC students, faculty, and staff sat in the North Mall Meeting Room on PVCC’s main campus with eyes glued to the projector screen. Anxiety was high as each individual in the room waited for the results of the 2016 presidential election. The Student Government Association and Virginia21 […]
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Skye Scott, staff writer As the fall semester draws to a close, the Student Government Association (SGA) is taking some time to reflect on their accomplishments. Wadah Al Mulhim, the SGA president, along with the rest of his executive board, incorporated some new additions to the SGA’s agenda this semester. Once a month, the SGA […]
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Joe Fowler, assistant editor Editor’s note: Comments on external links might contain content objectionable to some. The State of America Contrary to the views held by many on Facebook, social justice warriors did not remain silent until a billionaire payed them to protest Donald Trump’s win in the general election. Arguably, some of these […]
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