Ask Toady

Toady Worm Published: February 18 2004 Toady, my boyfriend is always late.  He is driving me crazy. Isn’t the girl the one who is supposed to be late?  He primps in front of the mirror like he is getting ready to compete in a pageant. It is ridiculous.  When we met he was rough around…

What reality show would you be in? Part one

Staff Published: February 18 2004  “Joe Millionaire. At the end, I’d be able to choose between the guy or taking the money.” Sehondra Spencer, English A.A.  “Street Smarts. I always know the answers to the questions they’re asking.” Padricia Wagner, Criminal Justice  “The Bachelorette. I’d get to have a big, fancy wedding for free.” Cristina…

Porn program was unacceptable

Staff Published: February 18 2004 Many believe that Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) programming on stations like PJC’s WSRE-TV is among the last safe havens for family viewing. When PBS re-aired the “Frontline” episode “American Porn” Feb. 5 at 9 p.m., the network tested that long-held notion. “American Porn” is a documentary that gives viewers an…

Police Log

Staff Reporters Published: February 18 2004 * More than $1,000 in camera equipment, clothing and art supplies were stolen from a car parked on the Pensacola campus Jan. 23. The victim’s 1993 Jeep Cherokee SUV was parked in lot 15 on the Pensacola campus. Between ll:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., while the victim was attending…

Incomplete policy now requires a contract

Lisa Cobb Published: February 18 2004 Beginning this semester, students and faculty will be required to complete and sign contracts before incomplete grades are processed. This change requires that both an instructor and student agree upon what percentage of the course has been completed, the student’s last date of attendance, the remaining requirements, and a…

Kid’s House gives abused kids a chance

Lisa Cobb Published: February 18 2004 In the transom above the door are the words, “Small voices heard here.”  Indeed, as one walks through the front entryway the warmth of pastel painted walls scattered with artwork of whimsical animals and playing children continues to draw one further in. With each new corner that is turned,…

Student recovers from wounds in Germany

Staff Reporters Published: February 18 2004 Dustin Tuller, former student on the Milton campus, is recovering in Germany from multiple wounds to his lower legs.  As a result of the injury he received during an attack near Baghdad, Iraq on Dec. 23, Tuller has lost both legs. Tuller, 28, is married and the father of…

Satellite radio gains in popularity

Daniel Rubin Published: February 18 2004 When Joe Clayton, CEO of Sirius satellite radio, talks about what’s next for his company, it’s easy to see why traditional broadcasters are listening carefully. Starting in August, the service that’s playing catch-up to market leader XM Radio will air every NFL game, live. By year’s end, subscribers, who…

Dogs of war win U.S. hearts

Ron Harris Published: February 18 2004 Yo-ge has made it out of war-torn Iraq. So have Cookie, Ratchet and Private. But to the dismay of Missouri National Guard Pfc. Jeremiah Smith of Fulton, Mo., and scores of other soldiers and Marines, Niki and dozens of others like her have not. And as the clock ticks…

Culinary Arts:

James Hagan Published: February 18 2004 In the past 10 years, interest in food preparation and management in this country has exploded. “The Food Network,” has 24-hour programming of cooking, food-oriented shows such as “Emeril” and “Iron Chef” abound and TV shows such as NBC’s “The Restaurant,” show the inner workings of a New York…