16th Korus Festival
Elizabeth Phan, staff writer The 16th Korus Festival, located at Tysons Corner Center near Washington D.C., was held on Oct. 6 and 7. The Korus festival is a Korean Festival that aims at celebrating Korean culture, food, and music. The festival is free to enter and anyone is welcomed. With over 30,000 visitors, 50+ vendors, […]
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Elizabeth Phan, staff writer On Friday, Sept. 21, 5-7 p.m., Lisa Beane’s art gallery opening was held in PVCC’s Dickinson building. Her art is on display until Nov. 7, Monday-Friday: 1-8 p.m. and Saturday: 1-5 p.m. Karma: The Art of Racism explores hidden truths of racism in America. Beane’s art depicts violent images and themes […]
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2018 PVCC Non-Partisan Voter Guide
Find election information including voter ID requirements, candidates, amendments, and a sample ballot here: Voter Guide Fall 2018
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Student Food Pantry on PVCC’s Campus
Bryn Dotson, assistant editor According to Panthers Pantry pamphlet, “More than half (57%) of PVCC students reported sometimes they do not have money to get more food once they ran out.” The new student pantry, Panthers Pantry, aims to eradicate many students’ fears about not knowing where their next meal will come from. The Panthers […]
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Welcome Back PVCC Staff and Students
Deadra Miller, staff writer On Aug.29, PVCC welcomed new and returning students for the Fall 2018 semester. The band Full Plate played a set of oldies but goodies out on the patio Subway provided sandwiches and The Korner supplied cookies. Staff got to learn about the new students and have conversations with their former students […]
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New Safety Measures Installed at PVCC
Deadra Miller, staff writer New white emergency call boxes and security lights were added to campus this summer to enhance the safety of staff and students per PVCC Police Chief Chris Wyatt. The decision was made to add the boxes and lights after staff and faculty sent out a survey across the college. SGA and […]
Continue ReadingOctober 2018 Dates to Remember
— Theatre of the Oppressed Workshop * — Oct. 8, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Dickinson Building — Virginia 5th Congressional District Debate — Oct. 8, 7-9 p.m., Dickinson Main Stage — Fall Break — Oct. 8-9, All Day, No classes — PVCC Buy Nothing Day *— Oct. 10, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Bolick […]
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October 2018 Editor’s Note
Bryn Dotson, assistant editor When I was a kid, I hated reading and writing. I would be frustrated to tears when the teacher passed out writing exercises, and I would want to catch the pages on fire when assigned to read anything from any book. I don’t know why or how or when the shift […]
Continue ReadingOctober 2018 Student Government Association News
The SGA will be holding a spirit week Oct. 22-25, leading up to Casino Night on October 26. This weekend, we will be going on our annual retreat in order to meet the new members and develop our plans for the semester. Sometime soon we’ll be deciding on a community service project in order to […]
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