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Deadra Miller, online editor Students and adults from around the Charlottesville area walked 1.7 miles around IX Art Park in downtown Charlottesville on Oct. 20. PVCC’s President Frank Friedman and his wife Sue Friedman coordinated and walked for this year’s event. Charlottesville Alzheimer’s Association President and CEO Sue Friedman is the director for the Charlottesville […]
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James Tucker, staff writer It took the University of Miami Hurricanes 57 minutes of hard-fought football to finally cross the goal line. A short run in by Malik Rosier brought a faint cheer from the Miami crowd that had amassed. There was no other joy to be had for the green and orange. The University […]
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Elizabeth Phan, staff writer The 16th Korus Festival, located at Tysons Corner Center near Washington D.C., was held on Oct. 6 and 7. The Korus festival is a Korean Festival that aims at celebrating Korean culture, food, and music. The festival is free to enter and anyone is welcomed. With over 30,000 visitors, 50+ vendors, […]
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Deadra Miller, staff writer On Aug.29, PVCC welcomed new and returning students for the Fall 2018 semester. The band Full Plate played a set of oldies but goodies out on the patio Subway provided sandwiches and The Korner supplied cookies. Staff got to learn about the new students and have conversations with their former students […]
Continue Reading— Theatre of the Oppressed Workshop * — Oct. 8, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Dickinson Building — Virginia 5th Congressional District Debate — Oct. 8, 7-9 p.m., Dickinson Main Stage — Fall Break — Oct. 8-9, All Day, No classes — PVCC Buy Nothing Day *— Oct. 10, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Bolick […]
Continue ReadingThe SGA will be holding a spirit week Oct. 22-25, leading up to Casino Night on October 26. This weekend, we will be going on our annual retreat in order to meet the new members and develop our plans for the semester. Sometime soon we’ll be deciding on a community service project in order to […]
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Madison Weikle, assistant editor The Study Abroad Program at PVCC gives students an opportunity to affordably explore the world while furthering their education. In the Summer of 2019, there are three study abroad opportunities open to students: Costa Rica, D-Day England and France, and the International Business Voyage. The study abroad program to Costa Rica […]
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Madison Weikle, assistant editor The theater is a space for personal expression. Actors, directors, stage hands, and designers work for months for a production which will, inevitably, end. PVCC theater performances have entertained the Charlottesville community for years. Audiences laugh, cry, and share awkward moments with the actors on stage. Each show starts with an […]
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Ryan Foresman, staff writer Constitution day was celebrated at PVCC with a talk by Justin Reed. Reed is the director of African American studies for the state; he is also a leading expert on Race and the Constitution, which was consequently the title of his talk. He regaled PVCC students with his insights on constitutional […]
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