Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Antonia Florence, staff writer HOPE @ PIEDMONT is a new club at Piedmont Virginia Community College. Its function is to “Stand up against sexual violence and support any student who has endured an assault, is facing a pregnancy, or going through an emotional crisis while in college,” according to Club Advisor Jackie Fisher. “Sexual Violence […]
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Charles Stish, staff writer Oct. 29, 2016, Savannah Karten, a former PVCC student from Glen Allen, VA, who was said to be an intelligent and beautiful young woman, was found dead in her car in a parking lot in Boone, North Carolina. Karten suffered a fatal gunshot wound, and it is determined that she killed […]
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Skye Scott, staff writer The American Sign Language Club (ASLC) is a new club at PVCC and was started by club president, Elizabeth Muir, after she noticed there were clubs for most other languages excluding ASL. “I took ASL 101 in the Spring and really enjoyed it. PVCC has a Spanish club, and Japan club, […]
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Jake Delaurier, staff writer The Math Club at Piedmont Virginia Community College is the perfect place for students who have a strong passion for math. It provides many activities involving math. Some of these activities include games for club members. For example, at the start of one club meeting, club members got a chance to […]
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Charles Stish, staff writer Sunny, warm, and bright are the words to describe the weather Sept. 7, 2016. Other than the high heat, the weather complemented the personalities of the Cru at PVCC members quite well. The members and participants were laughing, joking, and smiling with each other as they set up assorted refreshments and […]
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Charles Stish, staff writer One day a semester the clubs at PVCC come out and present themselves. The clubs set up in the main building with tables, sign-up sheets, and sometimes elaborate displays of flags, banners, poster boards, and bowls of sweet candy, hoping to attract potential members. The attractions work to entice passing students […]
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Adult Student Life Club The mission of the PVCC Adult Student Life Club is to provide support and engagement opportunities that appeal to PVCC adult students. The PVCC Adult Student Life Club provides a forum for adult students to meet as peers, plan activities and gain resources meaningful to their life goals. The PVCC Adult […]
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Clubs and other organizations within Piedmont Virginia Community College afford students opportunities which would not materialize in any other manner. Our school offers more than 40 clubs to choose from, open to part-time and full-time students, and they are free. What a wonderful way to meet other students of similar interests. The club listings in […]
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The crowd in the ballroom erupted into a roar of “Commit!” “Commit!” The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) Student Leadership Conference, held in historic Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center, was attended by a delegation representing each community college in the state of Virginia. This year’s theme, “The Power of You,” represented the fact that each […]
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The Veterans Celebration on Wednesday, Nov. 11, went as most celebrations do: there was food, drinks and mingling. The event started at 12 p.m. in the North Mall meeting room and lasted several hours. Veterans from PVCC and veterans from the community attended. Jason Corral, the local director for Concerned Vets For America (CVA), gave […]
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