Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Antonia Florence, guest writer PVCC has about 5,000 full and part-time students who could be using the Betty Sue Jessup Library and its many resources. However, comparatively few do, according to Laura Skinner, the head of the library’s reference department. The library is centrally located in PVCC’s main building and offers a variety of resources, […]
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Saturday Oct. 29, saw Scottsville hold their third annual Harry Potter Halloween on Valley Street, from noon to 10 p.m. The entire street was turned into Hogsmeade from the Harry Potter series. Local business also got involved with this event such as Om Tattoo & Massage being turned into Ollivander’s Wand Shop and Crust & […]
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This semester, PVCC presents the 2016 One Book Project, featuring the novel The Circle, by David Eggers. 2016 will introduce a live tweet component by which students can share their thoughts on the story as they read it, according to Assistant Professor Tamara Whyte, a member of the One Book Project Committee. “Readers will be […]
Continue ReadingAfghans living in foreign countries are still witnessing and hearing about the dramatic events in Afghanistan. With the influx of technology, especially social media, in Afghanistan, stories do not stay hidden from the rest of the world. “Gumnami” (“the anonymity”), a book that was banned recently in Afghanistan, is another example of discrimination against the […]
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