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The walls of a hallway are decorated on both sides with PVCC student artwork. On the left side two glass cases containing ceramic works can be seen.

PVCC Gallery Celebrates Opening of the 2026 Student Art Exhibition

April 28, 2026April 28, 2026Gram Sellman, Assistant Editor

On the warm spring evening of April 17, around 45 parents, friends, artists, and other members of the PVCC community strolled around the PVCC Gallery on the third floor of the Dickinson building, stopping every few feet to admire the next piece of student-made artwork or creating art themselves with the provided PVCC-themed coloring books, […]

Jamie Reaser sitting on the grass with her black and white spotted dog, Willow.

Nature and Human Nature

April 28, 2026April 28, 2026Ava Bedotto, staff writer

Dr. Jamie Reaser has a tattoo on her arm that reads, “she lived a magical life.” She came up with the idea in 2024 while visiting Peru and working with the Shapibo medicine people. She wrote several poems during her visit, including one that included the line now tattooed on her arm. “I decided to […]

The exterior of a brick building with a patio with several tables and chairs in front.

Veggies Shine at Botanical Plant-Based Fare

April 28, 2026April 28, 2026Lila Castleman, staff writer

Whether you follow a vegan diet or not, you don’t have to worry about missing animal products in the food at Botanical Plant-Based Fare. Botanical has two locations, one in Charlottesville and another in Crozet called Bar Botanical. According to Botanical’s website, “At Botanical, we believe that the future of food is plant-based. Everything on […]

Two men sitting in front of a large empty fireplace, talking to each other in front of an audience.

Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s Thoughts on Harvard, Jefferson, Genetics, and More

April 28, 2026April 28, 2026Lila Castleman, staff writer

On Tuesday, April 14, Dean Ian Solomon of UVA’s Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy hosted Henry Louis Gates Jr. for a fireside chat, an event open to UVA students and community members in which faculty members hold discussions with special guests. Gates is the recipient of the 2026 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal […]

The title treatment for As You Like It, with text providing the title and author of the play in front of a blurred background of the theater, decorated with vines and two envelopes.

Love and Laughter in The Forest of Arden

April 28, 2026April 28, 2026Lila Castleman, staff writer

William Shakespeare wrote, “All the world’s a stage,” in his famous comedy As You Like It. This summer, the play will be performed on a special stage in Staunton: the Blackfriars Playhouse. This theater is operated by the American Shakespeare Association and is the first-ever recreation of Shakespeare’s indoor theater. As You Like It will […]

Ryan Gosling as his character Ryland Grace sitting in the pilot seat of the ship, The Hail Mary.

Unlikely Pair Saves their Homes

April 28, 2026April 28, 2026Amaiya Jade Jagoda, assistant editor

Originally a book written by Andy Weir, Project Hail Mary is now a successful movie adaptation. While most movie adaptations alter the original book’s plot, Weir says differently, telling Polygon that the screenwriters and directors had instead improved the story. Released in March, Project Hail Mary is a movie directed by Phil Lord and Chris […]

A bunch small of orange, yellow, silver, and gold fish in a tank with aquatic plants and a tank filter.

Small Business, Big Spotlight

April 28, 2026April 28, 2026Amaiya Jade Jagoda, assistant editor

Pat Mc Loughlin steps out of his car in the early afternoon, an hour before customers start rolling in, to get everything ready for the day. Mc Loughlin walks into his shop, going down the checklist, getting his fish fed and tanks cleaned. When that’s all done, the neon sign flickers on, glowing pink and […]

Four characters from the book stand in front of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Four Fantastic Authors

April 27, 2026April 27, 2026Ava Bedotto, staff writer

A fluffy golden dog greets the newcomers as everyone takes their seats in a cozy circle in 2nd Hand Books on the Downtown Mall. There are books lining every visible inch of the walls, which is the perfect place to introduce the new anthology that everyone is here to learn about. The Shenandoah Fantastic: Mystic […]

Princess Peach and Mario standing next to each other and staring, slack jawed, up at the sky.

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie might as well have been written by AI

April 24, 2026April 24, 2026Colley Baker, staff writer

There has been a lot of discussion of AI art and its effect on the movie industry, but not enough discussion of art that has been produced in such a careless and profit-minded way that it might as well have been written by AI. Nintendo and Illumination’s The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is one such […]

PVCC’s Head Librarian Promotes Literacy on Campus

April 24, 2026April 28, 2026Colley Baker, staff writer

The Senior Director of Library and Academic Support at PVCC, Crystal Newell, is involved in numerous projects and initiatives aimed at promoting media literacy and reading. Newell projects affability and the kind of patience sometimes found in people who have spent years as educators. Her office is filled with baby pictures and children’s drawings hanging […]