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Student Activities: November 4th-15th

By Ben Kramer • Nov 4th, 2009 • Category: Calendar, Humor

Wednesday, November 4, 2009: -Baseball Hamburger/Hotdog sale- 11:00am-1:00pm in Godbey Hall. Thank you for your support! – PBL will sponsor a new & used book sale On Wednesday & Thursday in Godbey hall/ the Lounge from 11:00 am to 1:00pm. Lots of great titles for the lowest prices anywhere! – The Martial Arts club will [...]



Men Can Get Breast Cancer?

By Pam Linkous • Oct 24th, 2009 • Category: Featured

Despite getting showered in pink every October in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, this is not purely a disease for women.  Men have cells similar to women’s in the area behind their nipples and these cells can develop breast cancer.  While most prevention campaigns are aimed at females, guys should get any changes in [...]



Facebook Cleaning Tips For The Job/College Hunt

By Sarah Polan • Oct 21st, 2009 • Category: Featured

In the world of social networking sites Facebook is one of the Kings.  Facebook can be an excellent way to keep up with old high school friends or to see how you favorite camp counselor is doing in college. But it can also be a serious handicap when you are applying for four year colleges [...]



500 Days of Summer

By Danei Richard • Oct 21st, 2009 • Category: Featured

I spent my Wednesday night watching this film, and wasn’t a bit upset about it.  For those who enjoy watching a movie that is not geared at pleasing the “main stream” it is a wonderful option. It doesn’t have the ending that may be expected and that is what makes it great!  You watch a [...]



Spring Schedule and Fall Drop Date

By Sarah Polan • Oct 7th, 2009 • Category: Featured

Looking ahead to Spring courses, the course catalog for Spring 2010 is up on the New River website at:http://www2.nr.edu/schedule/classes.php.  Registration for classes begins at 12 am on December 1st. If you feel like maybe you are not going to be able to pull that D up to an A this semester and you want to [...]



Academic Assistance

By Sarah Polan • Oct 7th, 2009 • Category: Featured

Academic Assistance is a place where students can get tutoring for free with the subjects they are having trouble in. The director of Academic Assistance always goes the extra mile to make sure that all students who  need tutoring get the help they need as soon as possible. All of the tutors in Academic Assistance [...]



“Glee” Star has Virginia Community College Roots

By Pam Linkous • Oct 7th, 2009 • Category: Featured

The new series “Glee” that debuted this fall on FOX features a cast member named Emma who is played by Jayma Mays.  Mays is a native of Grundy Virginia and is a graduate of Southwest Virginia Community College.  She has also appeared in several other television shows such as “House” and “Joey” and she was [...]



Fall Bash is Here!

By Pam Linkous • Sep 24th, 2009 • Category: Featured

Celebrate fall today at the Mall site with free food and fun.  Join the SGA and Student Activities as they welcome caricature artist Adam Pate as he draws pictures of students free of charge.  Tomorrow the fun moves to Dublin where Pate is joined by country music singer Tori Sparks in the lounge of Martin [...]



Coming Back To School After a Break

By Angelica Lee • Sep 9th, 2009 • Category: Featured

Going back to school is very stressful especially when it’s your first time coming back after being out of school for a while. The world is constantly changing and it can be a bit much to keep up with. The Knight Rider was given the opportunity to interview a returning student; someone who has been [...]



Celebrate Constitution Week!

By Pam Linkous • Sep 9th, 2009 • Category: Featured

That amazing document called the Constitution of the United States of America was created on September 17th, 1787 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.  Celebrate the 222nd anniversery of this historic event during Constitution Week September 14th-18th.  Student Activities is sponsoring an American History trivia contest in honor of this nation-wide observation. Here are some fast facts to [...]