Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Joe Fowler, staff writer Five hundred people gathered at the Harney County courthouse in Oregon on Monday, Feb. 1, according to the Oregonian, Portland’s major newspaper. On the 31st day of a standoff between a group of armed occupiers and officials in Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, the paper reported that two groups of protesters converged […]
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Adult Student Life Club Melanie Couzzo, Staff Writer Looking for a peer group that really understands the challenges in your life? Being an adult student returning to school can bring a unique set of challenges and opportunities. The Adult Student Life club is dedicated to supporting adult students and engaging them in the wider student body. […]
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In his director’s notes for PVCC’s performance of The Rocky Horror Show, Brad Stoller mentioned the power of the original film in the wake of the Vietnam War. He wrote of the spirit of creativity, freedom and fun that the film encompassed. Forty years later, this message remained poignant: the audience sat in front of […]
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Joe Fowler, staff writer Several local mental health professionals spoke about the state of mental health treatment during September and October in a series of interviews and email exchanges. They told stories of both struggle and hope. Though statistics and research have their place in the discussion, the most compelling depiction of the current state […]
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President George H. W. Bush signed a joint resolution designating November 1990 as Native American Heritage Month, according to the Native American Heritage website. Though several states have designated days in in honor of Native Americans dating back to 1915, it was not until the resolution of 1990 that November became a month to honor […]
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Non-partisanship reigned supreme on Oct. 5 as Radio IQ host Doug Smith, vice president of the Montpelier Foundation, and Professor Stuart Harris celebrated a belated Constitution Day with students and faculty of PVCC. Smith and Harris gave a highly informative and interactive presentation while addressing everything from freedom of expression during the Vietnam War to […]
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A monument in tribute to free speech week stood in the parking lot of our school from Oct. 19 through Oct. 23. The writing on the wall said many things throughout the week. Arguably the most important fact about the monument consisted of the fact that someone wrote on the wall every day. Connie Jorgensen, […]
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Approximately a dozen students participated in a DNA extraction event on Thursday, Oct. 1 in the Betty Sue Jessup Library. The event was part the One Book Project. This semester’s One Book selection, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, speaks of an anomaly regarding the cells of Henrietta Lacks, a woman who died of cervical […]
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E-cigarettes, or vapes, arrived on the market in 2004, bringing with them a new aspect of the debate on the addictive nature of nicotine and nicotine products. While opponents maintain that many of the same issues arise with or without the same amount of chemicals, proponents of vapes speak highly of a smoke free alternative […]
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