Sharon Thompson – McClatchy Newspapers Sep 27 2006 12:00AM Daphne Oz says it’s possible for college freshmen to lose weight instead of gaining the dreaded freshman 15. Oz, daughter of cardiologist and author Mehmet Oz, has written a book to help students keep fit while at college. “The Dorm Room Diet: The 8-Step Program for…
Ricky Di Sep 27 2006 12:00AM Being a department head at a post-secondary school is no easy task, and no one knows that better than Susan Morgan, the new head of PJC’s history, languages, and philosophy department. Morgan, who has headed the department since Aug. 1, started off at PJC as a faculty member in…
Cynthia Munoz Sep 27 2006 12:00AM The Academy of Teaching Excellence will hold its annual inauguration in January. The deadline to vote for your favorite teacher is Oct. 17. According to Nan James, executive secretary, the Academy of Teaching Excellence provides recognition and fosters teaching excellence by providing examples of various teaching styles, strategies, speakers,…
Ashley Porter Sep 27 2006 12:00AM How does $40,000 to $70,000 per year sound for an average salary? Sounds great, right? If you are a PJC student who is interested in a life in the automotive industry, this is the program for you. Recently PJC received accreditation from the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF),…
Sep 27 2006 12:00AM Pensacola Junior College’s student newspaper, The Corsair, is an Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Award finalist. The Corsair is among the top 55 finalists chosen from 234 college and university entries nationwide. The honor is the first for the college newspaper; editors were Matt Foster and Brandi Snodgrass, and the adviser is…
Sep 27 2006 12:00AM Pensacola Junior College’s student newspaper, The Corsair, is an Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Award finalist. The Corsair is among the top 55 finalists chosen from 234 college and university entries nationwide. The honor is the first for the college newspaper; editors were Matt Foster and Brandi Snodgrass, and the adviser is…
Jennifer Rich-Neal Sep 27 2006 12:00AM PJC’s Warrington campus offers many programs in health care to qualified applicants each year. Among those enrolled, one thing sets a handful of the nontraditional dental hygiene students apart. They are the select few sent to PJC by the U.S. Navy. Since 1996, the Navy has sent its sailors…
Kathy Manweiler – McClatchy Newspapers Sep 27 2006 12:00AM WICHITA, Kan. – Did you work out today? No? Don’t bother racking your brain for an excuse. If you don’t feel like exercising, just admit it – or get over it. The staff at your gym truly does not want to hear that you can’t work…
Harry Jackson Jr. – St. Louis Post-Dispatch Sep 27 2006 12:00AM Here are some of the mistakes that Keath Hausher, owner of Shark Fitness, a boot camp training company, and other folks who teach exercise and physical rehabilitation say they see: Starting a core-concentrated fitness program without knowing what you need to do or what…
Heather Madden Sep 27 2006 12:00AM Before he changed his habits, Thomas Hale, 19, skipped breakfast for a cup of coffee. Between classes he would indulge in the powdered donuts at the snack machines, and for lunch he enjoyed cheeseburgers and fries. Pumped full of soda and carbohydrates all day, he would go to both…