Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
PVCC’s Horticulture and Environmental Club wrapped up for winter in the middle of November, but the garden is still full of life. Winterberries and pussy willow speckle the hillside next to the Dickinson building on PVCC’s campus within the graded fencing. In the garden on Friday and Sunday afternoons, students and community members gather to […]
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On Sept. 3, I had the privilege of participating in Club Sign-Up Day at PVCC. From noon to 2 p.m., students had the opportunity to visit the Woodrow W. Bolick Advanced Technology and Student Success Center and explore the various clubs that are offered through the college. These clubs included categories such as Faith & […]
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The International Club at PVCC is a student-led social club with over a dozen countries represented. There are around 20 active members who meet once a month on Wednesdays in room M174. The next and final meeting of this semester will be on Nov. 20, at 1 p.m. At a usual club meeting there is […]
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PVCC is home to tons of sports clubs and teams, and most students don’t even know it. One of the most successful teams at PVCC is our soccer team, who brought home a championship last year and are back, ready to do it again this year. There is both an adult rec team, and for […]
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On Tuesday, Jan. 30, a quarterly event held center stage in the PVCC Main Building Bolick Student Center. From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Over 45 club representatives took part in an expo-style Club Fair event, with the goal of informing students about the different extracurricular activities in which they can take part. The clubs […]
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PVCC has over 50 clubs to choose from that are currently in session, and more are still being added. Dual enrollment club will be beginning this upcoming semester, volunteer club will be returning, and Dungeons and Dragons club has kicked off this Fall semester. “Being involved with clubs while in college keeps you connected to […]
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After several semesters of being non-operational, PVCC’s LGBTQ+ club has been taken over by President Kendra Ross, who intends to reinvent the club and leave a lasting impact on the PVCC community. A professor asked if Ross would consider leading the club, opening the door for Ross’s first time in a leadership role. Although Ross […]
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Fantasy novels, cookies, gentle jazz music, and iced coffee. These are just some of the Book Club’s favorite things. Other than offering a comfortable place to read, the club allows PVCC students to connect with fellow book lovers. Kathleen Jeffers, the president of the Book Club, joined last fall when there were only two members. […]
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The chess club is one of many clubs at PVCC. In this club, students can play the game of chess. The chess clubs meet every Wednesday from noon to 2 p.m. in the Bolick Center, or in room M155 if other events are happening in the Bolick Center. At the chess club meeting, there were […]
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Bullying can be a pervasive problem in all aspects of life. Regardless of age, people get browbeaten, tormented, and mocked for often arbitrary reasons. Though bullying tends to end in people’s lives as they get older, it can also become more difficult to see in others’ lives. The federally funded organization StopBullying.gov states, “Behaviors that […]
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