Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Cell phones are popular tools to maintain communication and access updated information. Resources are at your fingertips with little effort. PVCC has taken advantage of these portable machines by releasing its own application for both iPhone and Android, allowing students access to maps, news, library and social media accounts. The PVCC app features a sleek, […]
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As an Iranian woman who lived in the Middle East and the USA, I have so much to say about gender equality. I have seen two sides of this world, and they are not so different from each other. Contrary to what you see in the media, Iran is not like Saudi Arabia or Afghanistan. […]
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Landscape Plant Materials is a class which fits into the Horticulture curriculum. It fosters growth, not just of the mind but plants. Anyone can plop a plant in the ground. It takes knowledge to properly place a plant in suitably amended soil while giving consideration to the proper requirements of sun, shade, water, room for […]
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Every Tuesday in the third floor of the Dickinson Building from 3:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., you can discover the endless joys of playing board games. If you like to spend long hours playing new and exciting board games, the Board Game Club is for you. Some games can be long, and others can be […]
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PVCC’s Division of Student Services is looking for Peer Mentors and Student Learning Assistance (SLA) facilitators for next semester. Peer Mentors attend an assigned SDV 100 or SDV 101 class, where they model exemplary student behavior and help students transition into life at PVCC. SLA facilitators meet with students and help them with coursework […]
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You would not blame Nick if he killed his wife. Amy will not go away. Director David Fincher’s adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s novel Gone Girl into a motion picture is on target. It should be; Flynn wrote the screenplay. For the most part, the setting, plot, and characters are the same. The main difference is […]
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Inches upon inches of snow made its wintry appearance well known throughout central Virginia causing many school delays and cancellations for both teachers and students. Yes, the groundhog’s shadow proved to be correct when frigid snowflakes began spilling from the sky leaving their blankets atop buildings and roadways. Most weather sources were calling for 7 […]
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Hundreds of Charlottesville and Albemarle County residents converged upon the county’s 401 McIntire Rd. office building on the night of Friday, February 4, to voice their concerns to the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors over the proposed grade-separated interchange (GSI) or expressway at the intersection of Rio Road and Route 29. The crowd quickly dwarfed […]
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Hundreds of Charlottesville and Albemarle County residents converged upon the county’s 401 McIntire Rd. office building on the night of Friday, February 4, to voice their concerns to the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors over the proposed grade-separated interchange (GSI) or expressway at the intersection of Rio Road and Route 29. The crowd quickly dwarfed […]
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