Northern Virginia Community College students probably won’t see metal detectors installed anytime soon, but college officials are re-assessing security following a December shooting at the Woodbridge campus.

The college recently launched its Presidential Commission on Safety and Security and gave it until April 30 to review the adequacy of emergency resources put in place following the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre—the worst school shooting in the nation’s history.

NOVA student Roz Schaufele donates blood with the help of Red Cross worker Suzanne Fantigrossi at the Woodbridge campus blood drive February 4. NOVA holds several blood drives throughout the year, including an upcoming one at the Alexandria campus on February 24 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Appointments will be scheduled every 15 minutes and can be scheduled by contacting Syrous in the Student Activities Office at: student.activities.nova.al@gmail.com.

Milos Crvic is an international student at NOVA’s Woodbridge campus. He was born in Belgrade, the capitol of Serbia, in 1989. He started dancing at the age of 10 while attending elementary school. The only reason for dancing, at that time, was to get to know a girl he liked. After a few years, the girl and most of the new friends left the dance school, giving Crvic an opportunity to think of the real reason for attending the school. At some point he wanted to quit but then realized that his love for dancing would not let him do it. Over the years passion for dancing grew, and he continued learning new techniques.

Lamont Johnson said more parking meters at Northern Virginia Community College’s Woodbridge campus would make his life easier.

The 19-year-old, in his first semester of college, said the lack of metered parking on campus makes him late to class. “Most of the time I am rushing into class and am made late because I can’t find an open parking space with a meter,” said Johnson.

The weapon used by a Woodbridge college student now charged with the attempted murder of his math instructor jammed on him, preventing him from firing a third round from his high-powered rifle.

Jason M. Hamilton, 20, was unable to continue shooting at instructor Tatyana Kravchuk, who ducked behind a desk and was not hit, Prince William County police Maj. Ray Colgan said. No one was injured.

When someone blocks the world out, uninterested, they are only blocking themselves from a space where growth and learning occurs. Cathia Soughe, Phi Theta Kappa Alpha Delta Tau chapter president at Woodbridge campus, can definitely agree with that sentiment.

“My experience as president has been very overwhelming. I work full time, school full time, and being involved in clubs; it’s really hard to manage and do well in all activities.” Soughe thought to herself, “How am I going to make it? This will be too overwhelming.”

For the actors and crew of the Nova Woodbridge Theatre Group, Arthur Miller’s 1947 classic, All My Sons, is a work in progress. They had only reached their third rehearsal as of September 17, so the actors, with scripts still in hand, performed in a phase between reading and acting, moving through an approximation of what will, in mid-November, be the final set.
Professor Eric Trumbull, who teaches acting and theatre workshops at Nova Woodbridge, gave them time to get used to the words and the play, all the while …