NOVA received an A+ in a recent survey of community colleges’ use of technology to enhance the student experience and increase educator effectiveness.

The Communication Design Department of the Alexandria campus of Northern Virginia Community College opened the exhibit “Go Font Yourself” in the Tyler Teaching Gallery on Nov. 9. The exhibition explored the art of the letter form using both traditional and unconventional mediums. Most exhibitors were NOVA Communication Design students.

Of the 38 percent of the population eligible to give blood, only 5 percent do so, according to the INOVA Blood Donor Services fact sheet. That leaves a huge gap between the number of people who need blood, and the number of people donating it. Does this mean we should demand that those 5 percent go out and give blood over and over until creating a legion of blood-deprived walking dead? No, it doesn’t.

After initial practices, NOVA’s team competed in four scrimmages in late August before officially opening its season at the Howard Community College tournament in Columbia, Md., in which it played four matches in two days.

Since the semester has begun and classes are in session, it’s time to search for clubs or associations to join. Apart from groups that are for academically purposes, the Anime Club at the Alexandria campus is not a club but an interest group that has members, but not enough to be officially a club organization.

The Northern Virginia Community College annual sports banquet took place on the evening of April 29 at the Springfield Hilton Hotel. It was organized by NOVA’s collegewide Student Activities Coordinator Brian Anweiler.

The event began with remarks by Dr. Peter Maphumulo, provost of the Alexandria campus. He discussed the importance of sports within the overall NOVA experience, and mentioned that NOVA would soon be considering whether or not to strengthen its sports program.

Last December’s shooting at the Woodbridge campus opened many concerns on safety issues at NOVA. To address those questions and provide ideas for a safer environment for students, faculty and staff, NOVA president Robert Templin created the Presidential Commission on Safety and Security. The commission was charged with creating a report on the state of safety and security.

Despite a special web page detailing the creation of the commission, neither the final report nor a summary of its findings, are publicly available on NOVA’s web site. However, the NOVA Fortnightly was able to obtain the report through a Freedom of Information Act request.

Road damage along East Campus Drive at the Alexandria campus will be repaired next week resulting in parking lot closures and bus detours until June 3 at the earliest. In addition East Campus Drive is closed to automobile traffic.

During the repairs Metrobus routes 25A, 25B and DASH Bus AT-6 will not pick up passengers along East Campus Drive, including the stops at Dawes Avenue and Beauregard Street. According to an email sent to students, signs will be posted at the affected bus stops. Normal bus service will resume when East Campus Drive is reopened.