Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Shawn Kochhar, staff writer In November, students met for the PVCC Volunteer Club to discuss upcoming events that they could volunteer for, led by Assistant Professor of Sociology Dr. Todd Platts. The first event was about helping with the Let There Be Light event, on Dec. 7, from 6-9 p.m. Volunteers are needed to put signs […]
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Callan Shore, staff writer Throughout history, it has disproportionately been the older generations who have turned out to vote on election days, especially for the midterm elections. Younger people have tended to not make the effort to vote or to not understand the importance of voting. In the 2014 midterms, only 20 percent of people […]
Continue ReadingJamie Blake, staff writer Virginia has passed a new law that requires public colleges and universities to draw up a policy about the freedom of speech, or expressive activity, on their grounds. PVCC stands behind the First Amendment and for expressive activity for students on campus and around the community. There is a link on […]
Continue ReadingRyan Foresman, staff writer PVCC Safe is responsible for more than students may know. PVCC Safe encompasses all of the campus’ security and emergency response abilities. The university police department also falls under the umbrella of PVCC Safe. The campus police department has the equal authority of any other police department but focuses solely on […]
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Jessica Adkins, staff writer PVCC students can anonymously take action if they need to report threats, crime, security or safety incidents on campus. However, many students do not realize that the service exists. To report, students or faculty can fill out the Incident Reporting Form on the PVCC Safe page of PVCC’s website if they […]
Continue ReadingCharles Parziale, staff writer Humanities 201 (Survey of Western Culture I) is a class taught by David Berti, adjunct associate professor of humanities on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Three different faculty members will be teaching this course in the spring. Berti will teach a section of Humanities 201 in Spring 2019. […]
Continue ReadingJamie Blake, staff writer There are many different classes people can take at PVCC that offer them a way into their future career path. There are also classes people can take that may be something they want to learn more about and have fun with it. The ART 153 beginner class and ART 154 advanced […]
Continue ReadingMontana Mitchell, staff writer Ever had an interest in figuring out who you are and where you came from? If so, this Spring semester’s SOC 210, Survey of Physical and Cultural Anthropology may interest you. SOC 210, a Social Sciences elective, will be taught online by Brian Robbins, an adjunct assistant professor of Sociology, who […]
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Ryan Foresman, staff writer PVCC hosted Giving Tuesday on Nov. 27. from 12-5 p.m. The idea behind Giving Tuesday was to promote giving after the sales of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Pizza was given out as donations where received The money raised during Giving Tuesday will go towards scholarships, the PVCC food pantry, and […]
Continue ReadingShawn Kochhar, staff writer Every year, PVCC hosts a dinner for students, administrators, and donors to meet and have a reception. Scholarship & Alumni Association Coordinator Silvia Dowell, who arranges the event, took over in 2010 when it was a lunch-in during school hours. In 2013, she changed it to a dinner at night to […]
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