Joshua Kinser Published: October 26, 2005 On the first weekend in November historic Seville Square will host the annual Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival. Regarded by some as the most popular art festival in America, the three-day, juried art show welcomes more than 200 of the nation’s best painters, potters, sculptors, jewelers, graphic artists, craftsmen, mixed-media…
Published: October 19, 2005 Antonio Giuliano, one of Pensacola’s most ardent fans and eminent PJC graduates, performs as part of Pensacola Junior College’s Lyceum series 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21 and 22 at the Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium. Sgt. 1st Class Giuliano, a member of the U.S. Army Chorus since 1988, has represented his country worldwide,…
Published: October 12, 2005 Catch professional league players, PJC Pirate alumni and local celebrities as they take to the field at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 for an afternoon of baseball at the Pensacola campus. There will be a Celebrity Home Run Derby with famed stars including George Blake, former PJC Pirate, Faulkner University star…
Lindsay Spencer Published: October 12, 2005 The PJC Volleyball Invitational was held this past Friday and Saturday at the L.I.F.E. Center in Milton, where the Lady Pirates went undefeated. Friday night, PJC played the College of Lake County from Chicago, Ill., and beat them in three straight games: 30-16, 30-18, and 30-24. “We did very…
Corey Reese Published: October 12, 2005 Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans and flattened many other cities and towns in Louisiana and Mississippi. Professional and collegiate sports organizations have stepped forward to help contribute to the relief efforts. Major League Baseball contributed two million dollars to Hurricane Katrina relief the day after the disaster. All players’…
Morgan Gates Published: October 12, 2005 Lady Pirate April Snow, a 6-foot-1 post player for the women’s basketball team, is inspired by her sister, Michelle Snow, to follow in her footsteps and become a WNBA player. Michelle is a 6-foot-5 center for the Houston Comets. She was drafted to the WNBA from the University of…
Matt Foster Published: October 12, 2005 PJC’s Golf Club is gearing up to start a fresh new term. The club has been in limbo since Hurricane Ivan blew into Pensacola last year. “We’re reforming right now,” says club advisor and Intramurals Coordinator Doug Rogers. “The club’s just starting to get off the ground again.” Right…
Morgan Gates Published: October 12, 2005 The PJC baseball team carried out its 25th Annual Fall Tournament recently, featuring a nationally recognized baseball showcase on Oct. 1. The weekend was full of opportunities, with scouts and recruiters from the university and professional levels. Most attended the showcase on Saturday, where about 150 high school junior…
Adam Cope Published: October 12, 2005 Blame is a funny thing. Even when it’s warranted, accepting responsibility for a major screw-up without a fight is almost unheard of. It’s hardly surprising that the blamed have such an impressive arsenal of tactics to avoid responsibility. These include pointing the finger at someone else, making excuses or…
Britney Hirras Published: October 12, 2005 With the recent indictment of Republican leader Tom DeLay on charges of violating state campaign finance laws, the Republican Party approval rating has dropped even more. The current administration has become the scapegoat for a number of issues; America is back to its old ways of playing the blame…