Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Charles Stish, assistant editor Last year, Assistant Professor of Political Science Connie Jorgensen and selected students from her American National Politics class (PLS 135) hosted a mock debate for the 2016 presidential election. At this debate, her students played the parts of debate moderator, debate panelists, and the main four presidential candidates. This event […]
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Ray Petree III, staff writer After a tumultuous year in Charlottesville, where the city council has largely been the center of the attention, candidate Kenneth Jackson is calling for unity. After previously running for city council in 2004, Jackson made waves as a gay, black Republican, but he still fell short of being elected. […]
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Anna G. Agee, staff writer John McGuire’s story is fascinating. Being dropped off on the side of the road in Richmond at age five could have given him an excuse to do the bare minimum to get by in life. Instead, McGuire says he has felt the urge to overcome his own obstacles while helping […]
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Jake DeLaurier, staff writer While most people might not want to think about another election until at least 2020, from Sept. 25-29 seven clubs at PVCC worked to inform and register students for this November’s gubernatorial election. These clubs were LBGT+, Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), Black Student Alliance (BSA), Student Government Association (SGA), Virginia21 […]
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