Monica Moody Published: October 26, 2005 Rodney Whatley is the new director of theatre at PJC and he’s ready to establish PJC as prime training grounds for aspiring theatre students. Whatley joined the seventh grade chorus because he enjoyed singing in church. His first role came as the ghost of Christmas future in, “A Christmas...
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December 21, 2008December 21, 2008Archived News
Instructors offer educators new way to learn statistics
Lucretia Brown Published: October 26, 2005 Students who are seeking an education major will want to register for the new Introduction to Education and Statistics courses, according to professor of education, Betsy Werre and professor of mathematics, Jo Sharon Spencer. The paired classes will begin in the spring. The idea behind the team teaching is...
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December 21, 2008December 21, 2008Archived News
Department head brings a wealth of knowledge
Moria Dailey Published: October 26, 2005 PJC has hired a new department head for the allied health department on Warrington campus. Dr. Steven Bannow, a retired naval lawyer and avid scuba diver, now fills the chair. Bannow, who has been in the Navy for the past 25 years, said he is very happy to be...
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December 21, 2008December 21, 2008Archived News
Campus police chase ends with suspect in ditch
Matt Foster Published: October 26, 2005 PJC Police were involved in a chase that ended with the suspect’s car in a ditch. The incident happened about 2 p.m. Oct. 20 near the athletic dormitories on the Pensacola campus. The circumstances surrounding the initiation of the chase were unavailable at press time, officers confirmed on the...
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December 21, 2008December 21, 2008Archived News
Instructors disgruntled over small pay raise
Erika Wilhite Published: October 26, 2005 Instructors at PJC haven’t received a raise in two years. Many are beginning to question why, when the budget was drawn up for the current academic year, the administration again failed to allocate funds for a salary increase. After complaints, PJC administrators and the Faculty Association entered negotiations for...
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December 21, 2008February 9, 20172008 archive, Arts and Entertainment
The Domino Effect
Ashley Carter Published: October 26, 2005 The movie “Domino” starring Keira Knightley is based on a true story of the daughter of a Hollywood actor and a Ford agency model rejecting her Beverly Hills lifestyle to become a bounty hunter. The facts of the story’s truth have been skewed to combine reality with entertainment. Domino...
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December 21, 2008February 9, 20172008 archive, Arts and Entertainment
Arts festival includes world class artists and musicians
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...
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December 21, 2008December 21, 2008Archived News
PJC Lyceum series features one of its own
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,...
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December 21, 2008December 21, 2008Archived Sports
Celebrities take the field in home run derby
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...
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December 21, 2008December 21, 2008Archived Sports
Lady Pirates Go Undefeated in Invitational
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...