One Book Trivia Contest Winners

On Nov. 18, PVCC held a trivia contest as the closing event for the Fall 2015 One Book Project. Three teams of students answered Jeopardy-style questions about The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks for a chance to win prizes. The prizes included a free 3-credit class, a Kindle Fire HDX 16G, and gift certificates to […]

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How to Have an Adventure

  On Nov. 11, David G. Tatman offered a view on adventures that people seldom consider. After giving the definition of the word adventure from the Oxford English Dictionary, he gave his own definition of the word:  “A journey there and back again that entails some risks.” Tatman’s lecture “How to Have  an Adventure” was […]

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A Night Not of Color but of Culture

We all have heartbeats; we all breathe air and look to the same sky. On Nov. 14, PVCC brought different forms of humanity together on one stage. Red Crooked Sky performed for the public and showed representations of many different Native American tribes, including Cherokee, Sioux, Meherrin, Shoshone, Haliwa Saponi, Pamunkey, Micmac, Seneca, Monacan, Comanche […]

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Caring for Virginia’s Creatures

As the holiday season approaches, people gather around friends, family, food, gifts and holiday cheer. Not far away, a team of heroes for animal kind work throughout the holidays and dedicate their time helping those less fortunate. Caring for Creatures (CFC) is the first no-kill animal rescue in central Virginia and is located in Fluvanna […]

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Review: Maharaja Indian Buffet

Charlottesville has more than 44 restaurants. It offers a wide range of local restaurants, from fine dining to casual dining. I had the pleasure of going to Maharaja to try their Indian buffet, offered from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Maharaja is a nice place, well decorated with lanterns, colorful settings, and a beautiful patio […]

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November Is Native American Heritage Month

President George H. W. Bush signed a joint resolution designating November 1990 as Native American Heritage Month, according to the Native American Heritage website. Though several states have designated days in in honor of Native Americans dating back to 1915, it was not until the resolution of 1990 that November became a month to honor […]

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Petition to Make Nelsonite the State Rock

Forty-five states in America have an official state rock; Virginia is not one of them. Professor Larry Tiezzi thinks it is time to change that. Tiezzi teaches Honors Historical Geology and according to one of his students, Teshawna Quarles, Tiezzi decided to work with Assistant Professor Connie Jorgensen to petition to make the Nelson rock […]

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