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Jamie Blake, staff writer Do you like handmade functional wear that you can use every day? If the answer is yes, then come check out the Annual Pottery Sale being help in the Dickinson building at PVCC. The pottery sale will include bowls, plates and cups that were made by students in the advanced ceramics […]
Continue ReadingHidden in the Cuchumatanes mountain range, just on the border between Mexico and Guatemala, lies San Mateo, home to the Ixtatan (Ich-tah-ton) people. Below the clouds lives a small community, a “community at war,” says speaker Beth Neville Evans. Through her talk on the Ixtatan Foundation, given here in PVCC, this tale of adversity and […]
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Callan Shore, staff writer On the night of Oct. 9, campaign signs of many colors lined College Dr. and led visitors through PVCC’s campus to the Dickinson building. The signs were promoting the congressional candidates for Virginia’s 5th District. Leslie Cockburn, a Democrat, and Denver Riggleman, a Republican, came to PVCC for one of three […]
Continue ReadingBryn Dotson, assistant editor Voter turnout for 2016’s presidential election was “an average of 59.7 percent,” according to The Daily Dot. This means that only about 180 million out of 323 million people in the United States voted that year. While that might not seem like a big difference, it demonstrates that a large quantity […]
Continue Reading— One Mic Stand*— Nov. 8, 7 p.m., Dickinson Building — Empty Bowls Fundraiser — Nov. 10, 5-7:30 p.m. Dickinson Building Commons — Latin Ballet of Virginia , “NuYoRican” ^ — Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m. Dickinson Building —Veteran’s Day — Nov. 11, All Day — PVCC Science Career Talk (NASA)* — Nov. 12, 12-12:50 p.m., […]
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The PVCC SGA is having a fantastic year so far. In September 2018, they went on their annual team-building retreat to Boar’s Head Resort in Charlottesville. There, they elected student representatives to college-wide committees as well as new executive members, who are as follows: Vice-President: Letiticia Davis Secretary: Jan Newcomb Director of Student Voice: Jacob […]
Continue ReadingRyan Foresman, staff writer Hawes Spencer was hosted by PVCC for free speech day; his talk was titled “Free Speech, Does it deserve to exist after Aug 12th?” He is also the author of the book Summer of Hate written in the 4 months after the August 11-12 Unite the Right rally. He asked hard […]
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Liberty Anderson, staff writer Ethyle Giuseppe was born 100 years ago at the bottom of the mountain on South River road in Stanardsville, on Sept. 27, 1918. She has been a generous contributor to her community and PVCC, providing scholarship money and meeting the needs of her community to the best of her ability. One […]
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Madison Weikle, assistant editor On Oct. 10, PVCC held the Climate Change Deliberative Dialogue. The conversation took place in the North Mall Meeting Room at 12 p.m.. Before the presentation began, every seat had been filled with students and faculty varying in age. Some volunteers had to bring in more chairs to accommodate the crowd. […]
Continue ReadingJamie Blake, staff writer David Spears has been a geologist in the state of Virginia since 2009, and on Oct. 17 he came to PVCC to share his wealth of knowledge on the subject. Spears talked about how the government plays a crucial role in what happens after landslides, or any natural disaster, occur. He […]
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