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Jessica Adkins, assistant editor On Wednesday, Jan. 30, UVA’s President James E. Ryan gave a speech to faculty and staff in PVCC’s North Mall Meeting Room. The large glass-walled room was filled with faculty members congregating while eating hor d’oeuvres. The weather outside was cold and windy which led to the brief power outage. President […]
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Jessica Adkins, assistant editor PVCC’s SGA partnered with Charlottesville Health Department to inform PVCC’s community about sexual education and why it is important to know the facts that are related. Sex Education week took place Feb. 12 through Feb. 14. The first day of sex education week featured a representative from the Sexual Assault Resource […]
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Jessica Adkins, assistant editor PVCC has been given the honorable award from Victory Media of being rated No. 1 in Military Friendly schools amongst small community colleges for the 2019-20 school year. Military students make up approximately 10 percent of PVCC’s enrollment. PVCC’s Military and Veterans Adviser Jacquelyn Fisher said in a press release, “We […]
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Jessica Adkins, assistant editor Late-start classes are a hidden treasure at PVCC that some people may not know about. If someone misses the sign-up deadline and wants to take a certain class, they do not have to wait until Summer to take that class. There are certain classes during the semester that start later than […]
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Jessica Adkins, staff writer PVCC students can anonymously take action if they need to report threats, crime, security or safety incidents on campus. However, many students do not realize that the service exists. To report, students or faculty can fill out the Incident Reporting Form on the PVCC Safe page of PVCC’s website if they […]
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Jessica Adkins, staff writer On Tuesday, Oct. 22, Whitney Richardson gave an intriguing presentation on what it is like to be a telescope operator. Walking into room 210 in the Keats Science Building, one could see the energetic yet nervous blue-haired astronomer. On the opening slide of her presentation, she had a statement that said, […]
Continue ReadingJessica Adkins, staff writer There is one program at PVCC that can cater to almost every student in need. That is the G.O.A.L program. The G.O.A.L program, based out of the Betty Sue Jessup Library, serves students by giving them a personal laptop to use each semester. When the program first started, it only had […]
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Jessica Adkins, staff writer Careers in science are becoming increasingly relevant as society becomes more science focused. The need for medicine is always growing asmore new medications are being discovered. However, scientists do not just create a medicine and go with it from first results; they often have other scientists reproduce their work to see […]
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Jessica Adkins, staff writer The smell of fresh tea and the beautiful, soothing atmosphere of Twisted Branches Tea Bazaar always makes walking up the tall stairway worth it. Sitting with friends and watching the band members stroll in through the doorway is my favorite pastime. On Thursday, Sept. 6, the local band Sundream played their […]
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