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Rebecca S. Parkhill, guest writer What is an MS4 Permit? Municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) is defined as a conveyance or system of conveyances otherwise known as a municipal separate storm sewer system, including roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, manmade channels, or storm drains. Discharges from municipal separate storm sewer […]
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Samantha Aldridge , staff writer Drawing I, or Art 121, is a class full of aspiring artists and students who want to get away from their core classes by drawing. After a recent interview with Aaron Miller, I was able to find out more information about his Drawing I (22495) class offered in the fall […]
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Francesca Black, staff writer On Thursday, April 25, the Virginia Opera took the stage at PVCC for a workshop in the V. Earl Dickinson Building. The workshop titled “What does it take to be an opera singer?” demonstrated the hardships and joys of life on the stage. A grand piano sat in the middle of […]
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Teddie Frock, staff writer On April 6, Indivisible Charlottesville hosted a panel of law enforcement professionals to discuss the power of prosecutors and focus on ways of eliminating mass incarceration and diversion of children away from the criminal justice system. Indivisible, a group formed in the aftermath of the 2016 election, supports localities in taking […]
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Want to Make the News? Introduction to Journalism ENG 121 Fall Semester 2019 Late start, 12-week course Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2 to 3:45 p.m. Get published and create a portfolio of your work! The course is an approved transfer elective in many degree programs Email Dr. Tamara Whyte for more details: twhyte@pvcc.edu
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On May 16, the 46th round of PVCC students will cross the stage at John Paul Jones Arena and receive their diplomas, but what makes their ceremony unique is the speaker who will be featured. “We are honored to have Khizr Khan as our commencement speaker this year…we look forward to hearing about Mr. Khan’s […]
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Every year in Virginia is an election year. This year in particular the offices that are being voted on are members of Virginia House of Delegates (57th District) and three members of the Charlottesville City Council. The primary to determine who will be on the ballot will be held on June 11. The deadlines for […]
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For students wanting to enhance their use of language and expand their creativity, the Creative Writing Club at PVCC, also known as Writers Unite, is an opportunity. Writers Unite is where authors or students who enjoy writing come together and share their writing. Normally the members meet and have a few minutes of writing time, […]
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“Amarro cinco colores . . . ” Her two young children by her side, Nazarena, an artist from the city of Masaya, Nicaragua, chooses five spools of colorful thread and begins weaving them into an intricate braid. She talks while she tucks and twists the thread, explaining that she has been making pulseras– bracelets–for four […]
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A small group of students congregated in an unused classroom on Wednesday, April 17, to discuss some basic yet important factors of entering the job market: networking and negotiating a salary. Job and Internship Coordinator Gigi Davis led a talk in which she urged students to network and make friends in their prospective industries. The […]
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