Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
On Nov. 11, David G. Tatman offered a view on adventures that people seldom consider. After giving the definition of the word adventure from the Oxford English Dictionary, he gave his own definition of the word: “A journey there and back again that entails some risks.” Tatman’s lecture “How to Have an Adventure” was […]
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Writers gather at PVCC’s Writing Center classroom M627 located in the Writing Center, every other Monday at 3 p.m. For over ten years, Creative Writing Club, also known as Writers Unite, has been active in the PVCC community. “We host the Fall Line, the 3-Minute Horror Story contest, the National Day on Writing Event, and […]
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On Nov. 5, PVCC President Frank Friedman met with members of the Adult Student Life Club (ASL) to discuss, well, anything they wanted. “Nothing is off limits,” said Denise McClanahan, PVCC’s Outreach Manager, as she introduced Friedman. McClanahan is the staff advisor for the ASL Club and she arranged the Q&A for adult students to […]
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We all have heartbeats; we all breathe air and look to the same sky. On Nov. 14, PVCC brought different forms of humanity together on one stage. Red Crooked Sky performed for the public and showed representations of many different Native American tribes, including Cherokee, Sioux, Meherrin, Shoshone, Haliwa Saponi, Pamunkey, Micmac, Seneca, Monacan, Comanche […]
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As the holiday season approaches, people gather around friends, family, food, gifts and holiday cheer. Not far away, a team of heroes for animal kind work throughout the holidays and dedicate their time helping those less fortunate. Caring for Creatures (CFC) is the first no-kill animal rescue in central Virginia and is located in Fluvanna […]
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Charlottesville has more than 44 restaurants. It offers a wide range of local restaurants, from fine dining to casual dining. I had the pleasure of going to Maharaja to try their Indian buffet, offered from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Maharaja is a nice place, well decorated with lanterns, colorful settings, and a beautiful patio […]
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President George H. W. Bush signed a joint resolution designating November 1990 as Native American Heritage Month, according to the Native American Heritage website. Though several states have designated days in in honor of Native Americans dating back to 1915, it was not until the resolution of 1990 that November became a month to honor […]
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Forty-five states in America have an official state rock; Virginia is not one of them. Professor Larry Tiezzi thinks it is time to change that. Tiezzi teaches Honors Historical Geology and according to one of his students, Teshawna Quarles, Tiezzi decided to work with Assistant Professor Connie Jorgensen to petition to make the Nelson rock […]
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Rachel Mayo’s hands were shaking slightly as she rested against a concrete wall outside of Zocolo. Last March, she and her husband were evicted from their home, and with nowhere else to go, moved to the streets. Mayo stays in Charlottesville because she feels it is the easiest place to be homeless. “Everybody takes care […]
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It has certainly been a busy month here at PVCC. Annette Cashatt rode along with Officer Sheridan of the Albemarle County Police Department. During their four-hour ride-along, they discussed what it takes to become a member of the law enforcement community. Find out how Henrietta Lacks’ cells changed the face of modern medicine. Joseph Fowler […]
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