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Antonia Florence and Arif Michael Vega, staff writers An amalgamation of local artists and some talented PVCC faculty will perform Saturday, Dec. 3 in Dickinson Theater. Doors will open for “Reciprocity – A Radioactive Music Event” at 6:30 p.m. A meet the artist reception will follow the performance. “Reciprocity” is being organized by PVCC’s Radiography […]
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Adjunct instructors Fenella Belle and Stacey Evans displayed collaborative work Feb. 5 at McGuffey Art Center. The monthly “First Fridays” in downtown Charlottesville was busy, with hundreds of visitors at a time. According to Belle, around 1,000 people visited the exhibit throughout the night. “It is hard to say, but I did have to buy […]
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Whether students need math tutorials, a place to complete online course assignments or just a quiet place to study, First Quadrant math lab is equipped to accommodate their needs. The math lab is in the 200 wing of PVCC’s Main Building and is open to all students. “About 400 students visit the Math Quadrant per […]
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Adult Student Life Club Melanie Couzzo, Staff Writer Looking for a peer group that really understands the challenges in your life? Being an adult student returning to school can bring a unique set of challenges and opportunities. The Adult Student Life club is dedicated to supporting adult students and engaging them in the wider student body. […]
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The downtown freedom wall was well-utilized on Sunday, Nov. 15. Students of the Tandem Friends Council and the Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice prepared a memorial, consisting of 262 blank notebooks, to bring awareness to school violence. Each notebook was labelled with the name of a student killed since the Columbine High School incident […]
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The scholarship program at PVCC is both robust and generous, and the call for more students to take advantage of it rings loud. There were 156 guests at PVCC’s main building Friday, Nov. 13. The crowd, comprised of scholarship recipients and local philanthropists, came together for an early Thanksgiving. They gathered to meet each other, […]
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Around 200 concerned citizens rallied in downtown Charlottesville to discuss climate change on Oct. 14. Protesters carried “no pipeline” signs. Handheld wind turbines spun above the crowd signaling support of renewable energy. Speakers from environmental groups such as Wild Virginia and 350.org, as well as UVA professors and other community members, told stories and talked […]
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The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia was largely empty on Oct. 22. Most of the staff was travelling, leaving a skeleton crew of PVCC faculty and alumni to staff the facility. Visitors were greeted by PVCC student Angela Bell, who directed them to appropriate galleries and assured them that no one […]
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Dennis Banks came to PVCC on Oct. 26 to speak on his life and actions with the American Indian Movement. Topics ranged from homesteading to the 1973 Siege of Wounded Knee to life at compulsory boarding schools for Native Americans. While waiting for Banks to arrive, local speakers provided stories, speeches and a Q&A for […]
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Curator James Yates and Professor Beryl Solla organized “Yard Dreams” and “Gallery Dreams,” a complementary exercise in gallery and installation art. Based in the South Gallery of the Dickensen Building, the gallery exhibit is companion to a series of installations in the Belmont neighborhood. Yates described the early days of the collaboration. He began with “It […]
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