Student News Source at Piedmont Virginia Community College
University of Richmond is a private liberal arts institution in downtown Richmond, founded in 1830. According to their website, there are 3,890 students enrolled, including graduate students. No classes are taught by teaching assistants. Most of the students are from out of state. This year, University of Richmond hosted Preview Richmond, an event held on […]
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Virginia Film Festival presented a sneak preview of Raymond and Ray at The Paramount Theater on Sept. 25. The audience cheered to see brothers, Raymond and Ray, in Richmond and Charles City. Their characters were played by Ethan Hawke and Ewan McGregor as they find themselves brought together to, quite literally, bury their dead father. […]
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Deadra Miller, online editor On Sept. 27, 2018, PVCC hosted a panel of law enforcement officials. The panel included Charlottesville Police Chief Dr. RaShall Brackney, Senior Trooper Recruiter of Virginia State Police Brad Crews, Assistant Vice President and Chief of Police for UVA Tommye Sutton, and Lieutenant Mike Wagner of the Albemarle County Police Department. […]
Continue ReadingShawn Kochhar, staff writer upfront attitude, angry approach and impeccable style brought the house down on Sept. 20 at the Altria Theater in Richmond. On tour after having just released his fifth comedy special, Bill Burr showed no sign of stopping or slowing down. “I hope it’s just like the last one,” I heard one […]
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MaKayla Grapperhaus, staff writer Saturday night, March 11, the Avett Brothers, performed at Richmond’s theater, The National. This was the folk-rock-bluegrass band’s second night in town, as their tour included dates for both March 10 and March 11. This gave fans the chance to see the show on either Friday or Saturday. Talking with fans, […]
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Antonia Florence, assistant editor The Richmond Ballet performed March 8 in the Dickinson Auditorium for a packed house. Swipe opened the show with strong beats, bold moves and no storyline. The dancers approached center stage in costumes of earthen browns and various shades of black. This commissioned piece for the company is an upbeat mix […]
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The early morning sun just began to rise as PVCC participants boarded their bus to the General Assembly in Richmond on Thursday, February 5. PVCC President Frank Friedman, and Chair of Board, Ava Pippin coordinated the trip so that volunteer PVCC representatives could get an opportunity to speak face to face with their senators and […]
Continue ReadingTurn on the news and the first thing many viewers see is coverage of the Occupy Movement; whether it is violence and tear gas in Oakland, Cali., arrests in Richmond, Va. or minor incidents over structure permits right here in Charlottesville, there are a myriad of perspectives to be heard. But, seeing these events unfold […]
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