By Nathan Deen Published on December 5, 2007 The PJC women’s basketball team is on a three-game winning streak, after a blow-out Nov. 11 by Santa Fe Community College. The Pirates defeated LSU-Eunice 80-74 on Nov. 27 and won both games in the Okaloosa Walton Lady Raider Classic against South Georgia Tech 70-52 and Darton...
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December 8, 2008August 13, 2025Archived Sports
Eight-day layoff costs men’s team
By Nathan Deen Published on December 5, 2007 The PJC men’s basketball team picked up a big 91-78 win on Thanksgiving Day against New York Technical Career Institute, a team that had a lot of size in the post. PJC out rebounded NYTCI and showed a lot of team chemistry in that game. “We’re starting...
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December 8, 2008August 13, 2025Archived Sports
Three Pirates Division 1 bound next year
By Nathan Deen Published on December 5, 2007 Three sophomores from the PJC men’s basketball team will continue their basketball careers at Division 1 schools next year. Guard Lasha Parghalava will be playing at the University of South Florida, forward Eugene Blue will return to his home state of Michigan to play at the University...
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December 8, 2008August 13, 2025Archived Opinion
‘Burrism:’ history repeats itself
By Joshua Encinias Published on December 5, 2007 The “American way” stems from the need for dominion. Freedom from religious power influenced a move from England. The settlers desperately needed help from the natives. After achieving the ability to prosper on their own, the settlers captured the Native American land. This was the beginning. Owning...
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December 8, 2008August 13, 2025Archived Opinion
Moving in before marriage
By Jade Lantz Published on December 5, 2007 In today’s society, it is becoming more prominent that couples are moving in together before marriage. People often move in together for purposes of getting to know one another better, for financial reasons, and for security and mental stability. Society allows this to occur because we understand...
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December 8, 2008August 13, 2025Archived Opinion
America: Teeter-tottering pre-teen
By Joshua Encinias Published on December 5, 2007 When did America turn from, beer, babes and football to Myspace, macchiato and “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”? That was a joke to divert from the typical lead, and yes, I have to explain that. Here we r az eh Natshon: Numerical acronyms and celebrity...
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December 8, 2008August 13, 2025Archived Opinion
The column where I bitch about music
By Michael Rutschky Published on December 5, 2007 Music is my passion. Well, next to journalism and comic books music is my passion. I was in a Punk Rock band back in New London, Connecticut called The Model Citizens (a real punk band, not some annoying group of teenyboppers that got together, learned how to...
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December 8, 2008August 13, 2025Archived News
Chief: Accept personal responsibility for Safety
By Nancy Newland Published on December 5, 2007 Many PJC students may not be aware that Pensacola Junior College (PJC) is one of three of the 28 Florida community colleges with an independent and certified police department on campus. All PJC police officers have arrest powers and are armed. We undergo the same training any...
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December 8, 2008August 13, 2025Archived News, Features
Warrington Campus computer lab provides quiet motivation
By Melynda Griffin Published on December 5, 2007 The Academic Computing labs, more commonly known as the computer labs, are a valuable resource to PJC students. Warrington’s computer lab, located in Building 3100, Room 3142, on the PJC Warrington campus always has several computers available. These computers are equipped with the latest Microsoft Office software...
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December 8, 2008August 13, 2025Archived News
Losers become winners
By Diana Poist Published on December 5, 2007 Members of the PJC baseball team recently donated blood at the Northwest Florida Blood Center, Each year, the team plays a best-of-seven intersquad “World Series” game to determine who donates blood. “The blood center considers us pretty good advocates of the drive,” Hamilton said. The losing team...