Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Transgender Day of Remembrance is an annual observance every Nov. 20 that recognizes the deaths of transgender and gender non-conforming people who are victims of anti-transgender violence. On Nov. 24 at 7 p.m., community members gathered in front of Peabody Hall at UVA to light candles and recite the names of trans and non-conforming people […]
Continue ReadingImagine this: a student at PVCC has just a few quarters, but not enough to get a drink or a snack. The student has a credit card and luckily, a few machines do take them. However, it seems as if every time their card is slid through the card slot, the machine never wants to […]
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Deadra Miller, online editor Dr. Andrew Renshaw, a UVA Graduate and previous dean of business, mathematics and technologies, is now the new dean of student services at PVCC as of June 1. “Renshaw brings a unique skill set to the Student Services office from his previous experiences in student services and an interim academic dean […]
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The Virginia Festival of the Book lives in many homes throughout its week-long existence, but one of the most popular locations for book fest events is the UVA bookstore. On Friday morning, March 22, the UVA bookstore parking lot was brimming with action. Lines of cars streamed out of the garage door looking to find […]
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Jessica Adkins, assistant editor On Wednesday, Jan. 30, UVA’s President James E. Ryan gave a speech to faculty and staff in PVCC’s North Mall Meeting Room. The large glass-walled room was filled with faculty members congregating while eating hor d’oeuvres. The weather outside was cold and windy which led to the brief power outage. President […]
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Rachel Lemley, staff writer On Thursday evening of Feb. 7, college students and professors alike gathered in the dome room of the Rotunda for a night of conversation and dining, but instead received an important lesson on the power of media. The Rotunda at UVA has annual meetings that are part of their Second Year […]
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Rachel Lemley, staff writer The fluorescent lights act as an artificial heaven and the bright sky reflects warmly off the bed sheets and shining floor. Everything is a clean, cotton color and carries the faint scent of lemons, but despite the welcoming atmosphere of the hospice, most people admitted here do not end up leaving. […]
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Callan Shore, assistant editor Most students know that Frank Friedman is the president of PVCC, but they may not know that he has been leading the college for 20 years and juggles many other responsibilities as well. As a result of his hard work and the 42 years he has spent in community colleges, the […]
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Rachel Lemley, staff writer Leslie Odom Jr. had once said, “The path to moments of greatness in your life will be paved, in part, with your spectacular failures,” At 2 p.m. on Jan. 19, over a thousand UVA students and residents of Charlottesville gathered at the John Paul Jones arena to hear author and actor […]
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Jamie Blake, staff writer In Virginia, the estimation of people living with epilepsy is 84,800. Dr. Nathan Fountain, neurologist at the University of Virginia, treats approximately 5,000 patients a year with epilepsy. He has been doing this since 1995, when he got his doctrine in medicine in Neurology and went on to become one of […]
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