Whereas the Northern Virginia Community College women’s team rolled to lopsided wins in the Virginia Community College System tournament, the men’s team was engaged in two frenetic contests.

Marjan Ramaraju, a student at the Medical Education Campus of Northern Virginia Community College, was one of only 50 medical laboratory technician students in the United States to receive the prestigious Siemens-ASCP $1,000 scholarship.

The Oral Communication Center recently opened its doors to serve Annandale campus students and faculty. Part of the Learning and Technology Resources division, the OCC’s mission is to enable student success through improved speaking and presentation skills across disciplines.

On March 23 in the Schlesinger Concert Hall at Alexandria campus, Martina Green won the college division of NOVA Idol with her performance of “Home” by Stephanie Mills. The winner of the high school division was Joao Versos with his performance of “Purple Rain” by Prince.

This man was rejected for a role in Starsky & Hutch, so he went to NOVA instead and was inducted into PTK.

Who knew Borat attended NOVA?

The Northern Virginia Community College women’s basketball team captured their first Virginia Community College System championship at the tournament in Chesapeake over the weekend of March 3.

As adults getting an education, NOVA students come in a variety of ages and many have or are starting families. In order to serve these students, the new Office of Pregnant and Parenting Student Support (OPPSS), which is based in the Medical Campus in Springfield, will begin making visits to the other five NOVA campuses.

Students demonstrate different styles of dance during the Spring 2012 NOVA Day at Annandale campus.

The Northern Virginia Community College men’s basketball team continued its strong recent performances, winning eight of its last 10 games, including all seven of its Virginia Community College System games. The VCCS wins included beating its top two VCCS competitors a total of three times.