Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Every year in Virginia is an election year. This year in particular the offices that are being voted on are members of Virginia House of Delegates (57th District) and three members of the Charlottesville City Council. The primary to determine who will be on the ballot will be held on June 11. The deadlines for […]
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For students wanting to enhance their use of language and expand their creativity, the Creative Writing Club at PVCC, also known as Writers Unite, is an opportunity. Writers Unite is where authors or students who enjoy writing come together and share their writing. Normally the members meet and have a few minutes of writing time, […]
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“Amarro cinco colores . . . ” Her two young children by her side, Nazarena, an artist from the city of Masaya, Nicaragua, chooses five spools of colorful thread and begins weaving them into an intricate braid. She talks while she tucks and twists the thread, explaining that she has been making pulseras– bracelets–for four […]
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PVCC has many classes that go beyond the general education subjects and offer students a chance to learn extraordinary skills. Painting I, or Art 241, is a course worth four credits and is given in Fall, Spring and Summer. Painting I lets people to use their creativity and imagination, while also learning a new, fascinating […]
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The Washington Balalaika Society (WBS) performed at PVCC on Sunday, March 31. The WBS was founded in 1988 and is comprised of local musicians who play the music of Russia, Ukraine and Eastern Europe on traditional Russian folk instruments. Although seated like a traditional orchestra and directed by a conductor, that is where the similarities […]
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A small group of students congregated in an unused classroom on Wednesday, April 17, to discuss some basic yet important factors of entering the job market: networking and negotiating a salary. Job and Internship Coordinator Gigi Davis led a talk in which she urged students to network and make friends in their prospective industries. The […]
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On April 16, the PVCC Religion 230 class hosted guest speaker Dr. Aliaa Khdir to speak about Islam beliefs. The title of her talk, Believer’s Quest to See the “Face of God” in One’s Self as Well as in Creation, was open to the PVCC community. She said, “The believer’s quest is to seek the […]
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Francesca Black, staff writer In the ever-evolving Charlottesville food scene, creating a restaurant with a unique vision is rare. Little Star does just that. This new gem on W. Main Street serves up Spanish and Mexican inspired dishes with bold direction. At the center of the experience sits the wood fired grill. The grill smoke […]
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Callan Shore, assistant editor For Americans, voting is a right that had to be fought for, and it is a privilege that is not available in all countries. However, voting is still inaccessible or unimportant to many Americans. According to The Atlantic, 49.3 percent of eligible voters and 31 percent of voters under 29 showed […]
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Rachel Lemley, staff writer Phi Theta Kappa has been a leading international honors society in two-year colleges for many years. Their current chapter in PVCC is Alpha Epsilon Tau, which helps students get connected to their communities by public services like helping victims of natural disasters, toy and food drives, charity walks, and environmental activism. […]
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