Sep 27 2006 12:00AM The All-USA Academic Team program annually recognizes 60 outstanding two-year college students. The criteria are designed to find students who excel academically; demonstrate intellectual rigor in their course of study; show academic growth; and use their two-year college education to better themselves, their school and their communities. The top 20 receive…
Sep 27 2006 12:00AM Pensacola Junior College, in conjunction with The ZOO in Gulf Breeze, is providing a virtual trip through the Republic of Kenya that features the people, culture, arts and wildlife. Students interested in going on a “real” educational safari to Kenya in May 2007 are invited to stay after the presentations to…
Sep 27 2006 12:00AM Register for the Florida Notary Training course at the PJC Institute for Corporate & Professional Training. The course is 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 25 at the PJC Downtown Center. Cost is $89. Each student receives three hours of instruction from a qualified Florida notary education instructor and a class-completion certificate…
Sep 27 2006 12:00AM WSRE is once again partnering with the Farrar Law Firm for an outreachproject to help the homeless and needy in our community. You can help! Men’s jeans, t-shirts and socks are greatly needed for a special distribution this Saturday. The “Give the Coat Off Your Back” campaign is designed to share…
Sep 27 2006 12:00AM Oct. 5 is Change a Light Day in Florida. One simple way to be more energy efficient while saving money is to switch to a compact fluorescent light bulb somewhere in your house or business on Oct. 5 Florida’s official Change a Light Day, which kicks off the state Energy Efficiency…
Sep 27 2006 12:00AM Ballet Gran Folklorico de Mexico, an international traveling company of singers, dancers and musicians will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, at the Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, Bldg. 8, on the Pensacola campus. Drawing upon the vast and vibrant history of Mexico, Ballet Gran Folklorico de Mexico takes you on…
By Vince Sullivan Published on January 8 , 2008 On the Opinion Page in The Corsair (December 9), it was expressed that living together before marriage was a good idea, and research validates that most young people agree with this idea. However, research also demonstrates that it is a bad idea, especially for women, to…
By Michael Rutschky Published on January 8, 2008 I woke up on New Year’s Day to nightmares of venomous snakes and a stomach virus, an omen of things to come perhaps? This will be a strange year, I am hoping. Lots of trickery and revelations as the spectator sport known as American politics begins another…
By Michael Rutschky Published on January 8 , 2008 At approximately 2:39 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 17, paramedics removed an unidentified student from the Hobbs Center at PJC’s Pensacola campus. Campus police say that the student was suffering from an illness and needed emergency assistance. Due to HIPAA laws, the police are not able to…
By Michael Rutschky Published on January 8, 2008 Republican presidential hopeful Sen. John McCain will be making a campaign stop at PJC’s Pensacola campus on Tuesday, Jan. 22 at the Hartsell Arena. Doors will open at 8am for everyone attending the rally. The Senator will speak from 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., at which time…