Ashley Thompson Published: Friday, September 19, 2008 Culinary students at Pensacola Junior College are celebrating their recent win of a bronze medal award they received while participating in the annual Florida State Championship Team Skills Competition. The competition was held two weeks ago at the Orlando Convention Center coordinating with the National Restaurant Association’s Food...
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November 12, 2008November 12, 2008Features
An interview with Dr. Meadows
From Staff Reports Published: Monday, August 25, 2008 On June 1, Dr. Edward Meadows took office as PJC’s president. The Corsair’s Tom Moody recently had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Meadows for an interview to discuss the start of his career at PJC. Q. Why did you choose to come to PJC? A....
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November 12, 2008November 12, 2008Features
Literary Roundtable to release ‘ISSUE’ 2008
Troy Lambert Published: Monday, August 25, 2008 The start of this new fall semester marks the one year anniversary of the newly reformed Literary Roundtable. For those unfamiliar with the club, Literary Roundtable is a literary club dedicated to publishing the written and visual artwork of PJC students and now for the first time is...
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November 12, 2008February 9, 20172008 archive, Arts and Entertainment
Local venues offer wide choice of music
Daniel Danforth Published: Monday, August 25, 2008 Some people in Pensacola look to the beach or to the mall to spend their free time. Others take advantage of the local venues and live shows that Pensacola has to offer. The local music scene has been steadily growing over the years with local venues that include...
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November 12, 2008November 12, 2008Archived Sports
Sports press conference introduces this season’s teams
Tinnia Monroe Published: Friday, October 17, 2008 A press conference held in the Lou Ross Center on Oct. 7 with the basketball teams and cheer-dance squad gave all the media that was present an inside insight to the upcoming season and team players. With an opening speech from PJC’s new president, Dr. Ed Meadows, giving...
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November 12, 2008November 12, 2008Archived Sports
Volleyball team wins first conference match
Samantha Meyers Published: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 The PJC volleyball team brought in a full house on Sept. 16. All of the PJC sports teams including baseball, softball, and basketball made an appearance in blue and green to support the volleyball team’s first conference match-up of the season against Gulf Coast Community College. It was a...
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November 12, 2008February 9, 20172008 archive, Arts and Entertainment
Silver Screen now offers “cinetainment”
Michelle Cornelson Published: Monday, August 25, 2008 Silver Screen is doing something new for the locals to enjoy. It is offering “cinetainment.” “[Silver Screen] is a cinema that has all forms of entertainment,” said Ron Estrada, Silver Screen owner, when explaining “cinetainment.” Of Silver Screen’s four screens, three are newly-installed LCD screens featuring S-XGA resolution, and...
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November 12, 2008November 12, 2008Archived Sports
Lady Pirates dominate Faulkner University
Tinnia Monroe Published: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 During the second conference match-up of the season, the PJC volleyball team dominated on Sept. 25 against opponent Faulkner University. The Lady Pirates played with ease and showed their skills throughout the match. PJC was on top the majority of the game. The Pirates won the match 3-0...
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November 12, 2008November 12, 2008Archived Sports
Pirates fire into game mode
Samantha Meyers Published: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 The PJC volleyball team stimulated the crowd Sept. 4 with its first home game win against Faulkner University. The one-hour match was nothing short of domination from the team, winning the match in just three games. Although it was a win for the Pirates, it is an extremely...
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November 12, 2008November 12, 2008Archived Sports
Geraldine Puertas participates in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
From Staff Reports Published: Monday, September 8, 2008 Pensacola Junior College softball player Geraldine Puertas hit one around the globe for PJC even though Team USA hammered her home country, Venezuela, 11-0 at the Olympic opener Aug. 12. The PJC sophomore is an infielder/designated hitter for the Venezuelan team, which is experiencing its first Olympics....