NOVA Fortnightly, the newspaper of Northern Virginia Community College, became the first publication of the college to ever win a Virginia Press Association award. But staff members didn’t just win one, they won two awards – in a category where the college newspaper competed against mainstream newspapers.

NOVA Idol 2011, the singing contest held annually by Northern Virginia Community College, was marked by a concert of great singers performing for five judges, including Tony Perkins from Good Morning America, and a venue packed with family, friends and other guests of the performers. In fact, the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall & Arts Center on the college’s Alexandria campus was so full on March 25 that, according to Meredith Aquila, secretary of NOVA Idol Planning Committee, people were turned away at the door. The center’s marketing manager, Linda Vitello, said the auditorium’s capacity is 991.

NOVA Fortnightly, the newspaper of Northern Virginia Community College, became the first publication of the college to ever win a Virginia Press Association award. But staff members didn’t just win one, they won two awards – in a category where the college newspaper competed against mainstream newspapers.

ELOU (TAZ) TABALLA

Candidate for president

Everyone possesses a color of individuality and a seed for creativity that is unique in itself and independent from any similarities. Everyone does, no exceptions. During my travels overseas as a youngster and throughout my service as a Marine non-commissioned officer, whenever a creative idea or a solution was needed, knowing the above, I was never without resources. All I had to do was to sincerely listen. I am running for SGA President. Lend me your ideas, and I promise never to take my role for granted and never to back down until your needs are met.

After several days of harsh rains and muggy skies, the sun finally broke through on March 13 to witness men, women and children gather together at Paddy’s Steakhouse and Pub in Stafford, to celebrate an important not-quite-holiday in March. Not St. Patrick’s Day, St. Baldrick’s Day.

It will be my joy this April and May to sing a piece of music with the NOVA Community Chorus that has been my very favorite since I was in sixth grade. I have been looking forward to singing Beethoven’s Ode to Joy since I found out last semester that we would be singing it this spring, but it has been a dream of mine to perform it in front of an audience since I first began singing along to it in my youth.

Masquerades have been historically known as a social rite of frivolity and debauchery, as well as being a catalyst and forum for showcasing popular trends of the time. While today’s masquerades have taken on a more casual approach and occur less frequently, Northern Virginia Community College students were recently treated to a masquerade at the Annandale campus, as a night of socializing and fun with their peers. With the tradition of pushing style up a few notches in events like these, there was a large sampling of not only creative masks but of attire that alludes to the spring trends as well.

The NOVA women’s basketball team ended its regular season on February 24 and 26 with two losses, first to the Hagerstown Community College Hawks 73-48 at the Annandale campus and then to Thomas Nelson Community College in a close one, 62-61, at Hoop Magic in Chantilly, Virginia.

In the game against the strong Hagerstown team, NOVA never led though it tied the scored a few times early on. At the ten minute mark of the first half, NOVA was down by six at 23-17, and by the seven minute to go mark, Hagerstown had opened its lead to 33-19. At halftime, NOVA trailed 42-29, and it was led by Kimberly Walton’s ten points.

The NOVA women’s basketball team earned a second seed for the VCCS tournament by going 5-3 during the regular season and finished second in the March 4-6 tournament in Chesapeake, losing to Tidewater Community College Storm in the final, 57-47, on Sunday afternoon.

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