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The One Book Program has a new book out for this Fall semester: The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here, by Hope Jahren. The book goes over the science and history of different inventions that are detrimental to the environment, in an attention-holding, interesting way. Many […]
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On Monday, Oct. 19, Charlottesville Police Chief RaShall M. Brackney spoke about the Black Lives Matter movement, the connection between hate groups and law enforcement, and freedom of speech in Charlottesville. Brackney spoke as a guest for the One Book program at PVCC. Ibram X. Kendi’s book, How to be Anti-Racist, was discussed in the […]
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Change is happening all around with many of PVCC’s services adjusting to accommodate for the strange times. The One Book Program is no exception. For its ninth year, the One Book Program at PVCC will be hosting two books as opposed to one: How to Be An Antiracist, by Ibram X. Kendi, for the fall […]
Continue ReadingMontana Mitchell, staff writer Plastic bags are one of the most used items on this planet while also being one of the most toxic materials. Without proper disposal of plastic bags, they can be extremely harmful to the environment. Plastic bags take 10-1,000 years to decompose, and as they do, they slowly release toxic chemicals […]
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Madison Weikle, assistant editor On Oct. 10, PVCC held the Climate Change Deliberative Dialogue. The conversation took place in the North Mall Meeting Room at 12 p.m.. Before the presentation began, every seat had been filled with students and faculty varying in age. Some volunteers had to bring in more chairs to accommodate the crowd. […]
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Bryn Dotson, assistant editor It was a dreary and cold afternoon when Professor of Biology Joanna Vondrasek pulled up a colorful slideshow on native birds in the Albemarle County area. The birding event was one of many for this year’s One Book selection, “The Sixth Extinction.” The event stressed the importance of keeping birds on […]
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Bryn Dotson, assistant editor After the dinosaurs went extinct, scientists held a devastating asteroid responsible. This catastrophic event is known as the “fifth extinction.” It is estimated by scientists between 150-200 species of plants, insects, and mammals become extinct every day. Now, humans are the asteroid. Elizabeth Kolbert, an environmental journalist and author of this […]
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Ray Petree III, staff writer In conjunction with the One Book Program, a collegiate event that encourages students and faculty to read the same book to generate conversation across the college, Doctor Christine Darden, a NASA scientist documented in the 2016 book Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race, […]
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