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Every year, the University of Virginia’s College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences provides a great source for new and classic independent films to Charlottesville residents and cinema enthusiasts. This Nov. marks the 24th annual Virginia Film Festival (VFF). The festival will take place from Thursday, Nov. 3 to Sunday, Nov. 6, and will […]
Continue Reading“World Peace” is an ambition many people desire. It is also a vague notion, and there have been many different ideas proposed to achieve it. One film, however, has inspired a unique idea: achieving peace through rock ‘n’ roll music. “Air Guitar Nation” follows individuals performing rock ‘n’ roll without physical instruments. Adam Lee, a local […]
Continue ReadingEleven years after the third installment, director Wes Craven returns to the horror franchise that brought him success in the ’90s with “Scream 4.” In this film, Sidney, Dewey and Gale reunite when they find themselves back in Woodsboro, only to discover the style of murders with which they are all too familiar have returned […]
Continue ReadingLate in the night on Wednesday, Oct. 5, my iPhone started buzzing furiously on my desk. I took my eyes off my iMac and looked at the smaller Apple device now showing over a dozen new messages; the news I saw came so hard and swift that for a moment I contemplated whether I would […]
Continue ReadingCharlottesville is a town full of diverse food selections, yet it still has a few ethnicities underrepresented. For some proprietors, however, just adding a new option to diner’s palettes is only one goal they have in mind. Karim Sellam is the owner and operator of Charlottesville, Va.’s only traditional Moroccan restaurant, Alhamraa. He hopes to […]
Continue ReadingDespite temperatures near freezing, the Piedmont Virginia Community College Student Government Association (SGA) spent the weekend at the Wintergreen Resort to discuss the hot topics for the Fall semester. The annual retreat, held each year near the end of September, is intended to provide the SGA with an opportunity to plan for the upcoming year […]
Continue ReadingPiedmont Virginia Community College’s Department of Engineering has been accomplishing the goal set before them five years ago. That goal has been to increase student awareness about the engineering program. With the help of a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant awarded to PVCC the department has held events, presentations and summer programs to get students […]
Continue ReadingWhen Das Racist first burst upon the scene with the viral sensation “Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell,” many wrote the group off as a novelty act or one-hit-wonder. Nothing, however, could be further from the truth. Unbeknownst to most, Das Racist has continued making music in the three years since their initial foray into […]
Continue ReadingAcademy Award nominee Ryan Gosling stars in “Drive” as an introverted young man known only as Driver. Driver works as a stunt driver for motion pictures and moonlights as a getaway driver. After a failed robbery, a bounty is placed on Driver’s head, leaving him with no option but to fight back against those who […]
Continue ReadingRegistered PVCC students with an interest in dance, music, theater or the arts are in luck. Every semester, a pair of student arts voucher is available to all current PVCC students. Although this is a great opportunity for students, some are not aware of the student voucher program. Mary Jane King and Kay Bethea were […]
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