Covering Election ’08 (Canto 1)

By Michael Rutschky Published on January 8, 2008 I woke up on New Year’s Day to nightmares of venomous snakes and a stomach virus, an omen of things to come perhaps?  This will be a strange year, I am hoping.  Lots of trickery and revelations as the spectator sport known as American politics begins another…

Ill student taken from PJC in an ambulance

By Michael Rutschky Published on January 8 , 2008 At approximately 2:39 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 17, paramedics removed an unidentified student from the Hobbs Center at PJC’s Pensacola campus.  Campus police say that the student was suffering from an illness and needed emergency assistance. Due to HIPAA laws, the police are not able to…

Sen. John McCain Coming to PJC

By Michael Rutschky Published on January 8, 2008 Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain will be making a campaign stop at PJC’s Pensacola campus on Tuesday, Jan. 22 at the Hartsell Arena. Doors will open at 8am for everyone attending the rally.  The Senator will speak from 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., at which time…

Launch scrubbed

By Michael Rutschky Published on January 8, 2008 After a series of sensor failures that restricted the December launch window for NASA Space Shuttle mission STS-122, mission managers at Kennedy Space Center are putting their hopes toward a Jan. 24 launch date for Space Shuttle Atlantis and the Columbus ISS laboratory module.  The new date…

The Corsair goes to NASA

By Michael Rutschky Published on January 8, 2008 <b>12/05/07:</b>  After a long road trip through central Florida, the Corsair crew arrived in Titusville.  Excitement grew for the young journalists as they discovered a view of Kennedy Space Center across the river from their hotel rooms. <b>12/06/07:</b>  On the day of the launch two engine cut-off…

Students on politics

By Kristin Martin Published on January 8, 2008 Gossip, entertainment and school woes are the common conversation heard among students in the Student Center. Although most students claim to “not know anything about politics”, they still have their opinions on what they do know. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama seem to receive the most attention…