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[29 Jun 2011 | No Comment | ]
Honor Flight: Helping Our WWII Veterans

Several times each semester, NOVA’s Community Relations Coordinator Ken Balbuena gathers NOVA volunteers to help greet the Honor Flights of the rapidly-decreasing generation of World War II veterans.

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[28 Jun 2011 | One Comment | ]
Men’s Lacrosse Team Endures Rough Finish

With the loss, Coach Matt Blarney’s team ended with a 3-8 record in NOVA’s second year of fielding a lacrosse team.

Military_Veterans_Service, Off Campus, Web Features »

[27 Jun 2011 | No Comment | ]
Weems-Botts Museum Free to Military Families

Historic Weems-Botts Museum in Dumfries has joined the league of Blue Star Museums, which allow free admission to active duty personnel and up to five immediate family members from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day. The service member must be present and have proper identification.
The museum also altered its hours for the summer. It’s now open Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Before the change, it was closed on Sundays and open on Tuesdays.
On July 9 at Merchant Park, …

Events, Featured, Off Campus, Sports, Web Features »

[26 Jun 2011 | No Comment | ]
Athletes Honored at Annual Banquet

About 80 NOVA athletics, coaches and managers from six teams gathered at the Springfield Hilton on the night of April 28 to celebrate their various sports, at the annual sports banquet.

Alexandria, Events, Gaming_Anime, On Campus, Web Features »

[26 Jun 2011 | 2 Comments | ]
Alexandria Chess Championship Held

The Alexandria campus chess championship was held at the end of spring semester and run by the Alexandria Chess Club.
These photos were taken by staff photographer Aleksandra Lagkueva.

Downtime, Featured, Music, Off Campus, Thoughts, Web Features »

[23 Jun 2011 | No Comment | ]
Flow in the Dark Plays Whitlow’s

Flow In The Dark are not your run-of-the-mill cover band.

Annandale, On Campus, Politics, Thoughts »

[22 Jun 2011 | One Comment | ]

Northern Virginia Community College once again played host to an appearance by President Barack Obama…

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[20 Jun 2011 | One Comment | ]
Summer Hiatus

While the newspaper normally has new content every day throughout the fall and spring semesters, NOVA Fortnightly is updated to a much lesser extent in the summer.

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[20 Jun 2011 | One Comment | ]
Packing Tips for Summer Trips

By using these tips one can circumvent some of the frustrations of summer travel. Remember to be prepared, know what you have and bring some extra emergency pieces so you’ll stay cool on your next summer trip.

Downtime, Events, Featured, Humor, On Campus, Theater Review, Woodbridge »

[20 Jun 2011 | One Comment | ]

The NoVa Woodbridge Theatre Group has done it again with their spring musical, Reefer Madness: The Musical! This challenging show is a parody of the 1938 anti-marijuana propaganda film.