1 Everyone goes there.
2 Too trendy.
3 You have to commute to Manasshole for IT classes.
4 Parking services does not wash cars.
5 Anyone you disliked in high school is probably going.
6 They let almost anyone in.

Kerri Louise and Odd Rod perform for NOVA students at Annandale campus.

The award-winning documentary “Rainbow Town” will be shown on Wednesday, April 27 at the Woodbridge campus of Northern Virginia Community College. The director, Lauren Selmon Roberts, will be in attendance for a reception slated to begin at 6 p.m. The screening of “Rainbow Town” will start at 7 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session with the film’s director, Lauren Selmon Roberts.

With the past few turbulent years of financial strain, recession, home foreclosure and credit collapse, government policy will soon exist to help put safeguards and support in place to aid the American consumer on both minor and major financial decisions. The passing of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, spearheaded by Christopher Dodd, a former senator from Connecticut, and U. S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), was signed by President Obama after the financial collapse to centralize an outdated consumer protections system, allowing for the creation of a new bureau to oversee law-making powers and aid for the modern consumer. This new agency, named the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has now been officially brought into being, with urgent goals to aid Americans of all walks of life.

Students watch students and faculty perform their own works and the works of other poets at the second annual Rapatry at Loudoun campus. Instead of applauding, students were encouraged to snap to show approval for the performances.
Photos by Traci J. Brooks/NOVA Fortnightly

With a growing list of social concerns and government policies, students in the D.C. metro area gathered for the Social Advocacy Conference with enthusiasm and big ideas. The conference was held by the University of the District of Columbia on April 2, as a way to educate undergraduate students about the process of social advocacy campaigns and lobbying for change on major social issues. All 83 students in attendance started the conference in selected groups such as Affordable Higher Education, Environment and Alternative Energy, Equal Opportunity, Human Rights, Immigration, International Development, Poverty and Homelessness, Education Reform, and Public Health, allowing all of the attendees to find an area of specific interest.

Another outlet for the digital-age fashionista involves the creation of collages and fictitious outfit compiling on the sites Looklet and Polyvore, allowing site members to access the online databases of designer clothing on the market. This allows users to create full outfits and wardrobes without spending a dime; an important aspect for fashion fans during a recession. This use of creating fashion collages online has also proved to be a profitable marketing technique for designers and their pieces, as both sites enable the users to access the pricing and selling information of each piece, with Polyvore going so far as to allow you to purchase items through designers directly on their site.

The Northern Virginia Community College men’s lacrosse team played three home games, beating the County College of Morris (N.J.) 12-8 on March 19 at GMU. Then, on March 23, they tied the Community College of Baltimore County-Catonsville 7-7 in a game suspended after three quarters and which was to be finished later. The third game resulted in a win over Delaware Technical & Community College 8-6 on April 2.