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Colorful paper masks and Mardi Gras beads on a purple tablecloth

Mini Mardi Gras Impresses with Mask Making and Food

March 14, 2023March 15, 2023 Phoebe Hayashi, staff writer

Someone walking by M248 at 2 p.m. on Feb. 22, 2023 might have heard unusual sounds of revelry spilling out of the room – for PVCC, at any rate. The French Club was holding their mini Mardi Gras celebration there, and everyone was invited. Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. […]

Commemorating PVCC’s Commitment to Community

March 7, 2023March 2, 2023 Rebekah Carroll, staff writer

On Jan. 11, 2023, PVCC faculty and staff, students, and school board members gathered in the North Mall meeting room to commemorate the construction of the new Woodrow W. Bolick Advanced Technology and Student Success Center (ATSSC). The 45,000-square-foot solar-powered building is scheduled for completion in January 2024. Featuring several new hands-on technology labs, including […]

Taylor Swift’s new album “Midnights”

December 13, 2022April 6, 2023 Gaby Felipe, staff writer

Taylor Swift’s new album called Midnights has 13 songs that I can only describe as a mixture of country and pop. The songs are “Lavender Haze,” “Maroon,” “Anti-Hero,” “Snow on the Beach,” “You’re on Your Own Kid,” “Midnight Rain,” “Question…?”, “Vigilante Shit,” “Bejeweled,” “Labyrinth,” “Karma,” “Sweet Nothing,” and “Mastermind.” The album contains songs that have […]

Lovely Dinner Date the Bebedero Leaves Impression

December 13, 2022 Lane, staff writer

One lovely evening my boyfriend Roger and I decided to visit the Bebedero, a restaurant in downtown Charlottesville. Let me just say, it was a wonderful experience! We were greeted by our host and quickly seated at a booth. The first thing that caught my eye was the design and artistry inside the restaurant. A […]

a woman bends over the table folding paper

Horrorgami: Folding for Frights

December 8, 2022December 6, 2022 Max Montana, staff writer

The North Mall Meeting Room was full of paper pumpkins, crows, and bats after a night spent learning to fold various origami figures. Associate Professor of Mathematics Keith Nabb and Adjunct Instructor of Japanese Noriko Donahue led an hour-long session in which many students and families learned the art of origami. The math department teamed […]

The Dickinson Art gallery with photographs on walls

Visualizing Climate Change with Photographer Michael Snyder

December 8, 2022December 8, 2022 Luca Gett, staff writer

PVCC’s climate-oriented one book program campus events came to a close on Friday, Nov. 18 with a photo gallery opening titled “Our Changing Climate: A Visual Chronicle Opening Night,” curated by photographer Michael Snyder. The event was held from 5-7 p.m. in the Dickinson building and featured a select few submissions from Snyder’s many photography […]

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Experiencing English 112 with Meg Gardiner

December 8, 2022December 8, 2022 Lane, staff writer

English 112, taught by Margaret (Meg) Gardiner, is a full semester class worth 3 credits that covers the expansive topics of English composition, argument, and rhetoric. Each semester, Gardiner chooses a theme for the papers students write. This year’s theme was the environment, and we wrote a total of four papers, including an analysis paper, […]