By Michael Rutschky Published on October 10, 2007 Oh yes, this is good. I just ran up the stairs to my apartment and jump kicked through my front door, eager to get inside and try out my new toy, a simple $10 cable that will connect my new 80 GB iPod Classic to my television. …
By Kim Rooks Published on October 10, 2007 The phrase “Naegleria fowleri amoeba” probably doesn’t mean anything to the average American citizen, but the phrase “brain-eating amoeba” may cause a bit of a stir. The ameba enters the human body through the nose, it then travels to the spinal cord and brain, where it destroys…
By Michael Rutschky Published on October 10, 2007 Last Wednesday, October 10, PJC lent the Hagler Auditorium to the Gulf Breeze Chamber of Commerce and Gulf Breeze News for a special Save the Zoo community issues forum. The meeting was part of The Zoo – Northwest Florida’s campaign to raise money and support to repair…
Published on October 10, 2007 The Corsair is the top community college newspaper in Florida for the fourth straight year. The Pensacola Junior College student newspaper collected 34 points and placed first in seven categories, with four second place awards and two third place awards to win the General Excellence honor. Sean Drain and Jennifer…
By Joshua Encinias Published on October 10, 2007 No one expected the kind of destruction normally found in the Midwest to happen in Pensacola. The town awoke this morning with ominious nimbostratus clouds overhead. Around ten thirty the clouds produced a tornado that ripped through the neighborhoods of West Pensacola. A and B streets received…
By Michael Rutschky Published on October 10, 2007 I’m now running on pure adrenaline. About an hour ago I got to the mall to buy the snazzy fedora at Dillard’s that I’ve had my eye on for a while. As I was walking through the store showing off my new hat I received an e-mail…
By Joshua Encinias Published on October 10, 2007 There have been several vehicle burglaries lately on the Pensacola campus. All burglaries occurred in area near the track/pool/gym (Lot 9). In each case, vehicle windows were broken out and purses were taken. The burglaries occurred in both daylight and at night. Contact PJC Police if you…
By Michael Rutschky Published on October 10, 2007 Pensacola motorists may have noticed a strange bus passing through town last Sunday, October 14, with the words “Road to Oprah” on the side. The bus was the touring vehicle for The 1 Second Film, a non-profit collaboration that was started seven years ago in Los Angeles,…
By Kristin Martin Published on October 10, 2007 As a part of the accreditation affirmation process for Pensacola colleges, a committee from the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools(SACS) visited PJC Oct. 9-11, 2007 to review PJC’s Quality Enhancement Plan and Compliance Certification document. About 40 people from PJC’s faculty…
By Joshua Encinias Published on October 10, 2007 Alpha Beta Gamma at PJC is participating in Make A Difference Day to re-stock the pantry shelves at the Ronald McDonald House of Northwest Florida. The mission of the Ronald McDonald House of Northwest Florida is to be the best Home-Away-From-Homer for children and families of children…