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Arif Michael Vega Feb. 2016 Nick Mathews from The Daily Progress held a press conference with the PVCC journalism club Jan. 26. Dr. Tamara Whyte moderated the event, occasionally speaking out for clarity, on behalf of the students. Literature on…
Arif Michael Vega, Staff Writer The Forum, Jan. 2016 Dennis Banks came to PVCC to speak on his life and actions with the American Indian Movement Oct. 26. Topics were covered from homesteading, the 1973 Siege of Wounded Knee, to…
Arif Michael Vega, Staff Writer The Forum, Jan. 2015 The Black Student Alliance demonstrated appreciation for their leadership on Dec. 9. Chef Ralph Brown both catered the event with hearty appetizers and a cake. Brown also gave an introductory speech,…
Arif Michael Vega, Staff Writer The Forum, December 2015 The downtown freedom wall was well-utilized on Sunday, Nov. 15. Students of the Tandem Friends Council and the Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice prepared a memorial, consisting of 262 blank…
Arif Michael Vega, Staff Writer The Forum, Dec. 2017 The scholarship program at PVCC is both robust and generous, and the call for more students to take advantage of it rings loud. There were 156 guests at PVCC’s main building…
Danger! Zombies! 5k Run! Arif Michael Vega, Staff Writer The Forum, December 2015 James Russell Gill and Dr. Francesca Conte, co-owners of Bad to the Bone Endurance Sports, drew groans from Charlottesville Nov. 1, with their annual marathon Danger! Zombies!…
Art and Activism at Kluge-Ruhe Arif Michael Vega, Staff Writer Nov. 1, 2015 The Kluge-Ruhe Aboriginal Art Collection of the University of Virginia, was largely empty on Oct. 22. Most of the staff was travelling, leaving a skeleton crew of…
Charlottesville Rallies Highlight Climate Change Arif Vega, Staff Writer Oct. 14, 2015 Around 200 concerned citizens rallied to discuss climate change Oct. 14. Protesters carried “no pipeline” signs. Handheld wind turbines spun above the crowd signaling support of renewable energy.…
Blood Drive Honors Henrietta Lacks Arif Michael Vega, Staff Writer Oct. 9, 2015 The scene in the North Mall Meeting Room qualified as bustling on Sept 29, when PVCC hosted the Red Cross Blood Drive in honor of Henrietta…
Muster the troops—Black Lives Matter National Call to Action Arif Michael Vega, Staff Writer Sept. 22, 2015 Black Lives Mattered, at least to a handful of people at the Charlottesville City Council for September 9. Danika Salvo began the discussion…