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Virginia has several state elections coming up, not to mention the presidential election in November. However, with COVID-19 putting limitations on social gatherings, most face-to-face events have been or will be cancelled. The governor issued executive orders 59 and 56 that rescheduled the May elections to May 19 and the June primaries to June 29 […]
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Theaters across Virginia have had to close their doors and draw their curtains due to COVID-19. However, this has not stopped the American Shakespeare Center. Through BlkFrsTV they have continued to bring brilliant performances to those stuck at home. The shows currently available on BlkFrsTV are Much Ado About Nothing; Henry IV, Part 1; Henry […]
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Due to the Coronavirus, the PVCC campus Bookstore has been temporarily closed. Luckily, there is another way for students to get their required materials for the upcoming summer semester. Here is a step-by-step instruction on how to do this. First, students will go to www.pvccshop.com and click “Textbooks” on the following page. Then, following the […]
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When Governor Northam’s stay-at-home order went into effect on March 30, religious gatherings were one of the first to go. Now, with doors closed, churches of Charlottesville have to adapt to the new way of doing group meetings—online streaming. “It’s been sort of weird,” said the Rev. Tony Monaghan, the pastor at Providence Orthodox Presbyterian […]
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The coronavirus is always on our minds now, and being hypersensitive to coughs may make us nervous. Learning how to make your own mask to protect yourself can help keep our minds less stressed. A mask is a way to help people stay safe and contracept potential viruses from entering your body. Now the Center […]
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For those who enjoy pixel art, role playing games, and anime, look no further than Grand Summoners, a free-to-play role-playing game. Grand Summoners is a role-playing game with an original story and a plethora of characters to play with. Grand Summoners is available on both iOS and Android and is free to play, but the […]
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Tammar Stein is an author of five young adult novels. She grew up in Charlottesville, graduated from Charlottesville High School and has a degree in English Literature from the University of Virginia. On her website, she said, “I am addicted to books…I didn’t see a way to make money reading books, so I decided the […]
Continue ReadingThis review will be on Tyler Perry’s book Don’t Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings. Tyler Perry talks about why he wrote this book and why he wanted to share it through his character Madea. Perry says Madea is a combination of women who helped raise him in the neighborhood. Madea is a […]
Continue ReadingWant a literature class that checks all the boxes? Students looking to satisfy PVCC’s Writing Intensive requirement as well as transfer to a four-year university such as UVA will be happy to hear that PVCC is once again offering Survey of African-American Literature classes in the fall, with the addition of an Honors section. “A […]
Continue ReadingFor students still having trouble with subjects that have anything to with quantitative problem solving such as math, sciences, computer sciences and more, there’s good news; the First Quadrant is still open via Zoom and meetings can be set up by email. The email students can reach the First Quadrant by is firstquadrant@pvcc.edu. The first […]
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