Corey Reese Published: November 23, 2005 PJC matched up against Columbia State in men’s basketball on Thanksgiving Day, losing 84-68. Yarrish Hammons led the Pirates in scoring with 20 points. Durrell Baker also chipped in with 14 points, but it was not enough to get past Columbia State. “We played solid early but their zone...
Shedding light on the subject of RAPE crimes
Moria Dailey Published: November 23, 2005 Many women who have been sexually assaulted don’t know they are victims, said Dr. Teion Wells Harrison, licensed clinical psychologist, who spoke to students at the Pensacola campus Nov. 10. Harrison, who is director of the Department of Children and Families’ Sexually Violent Predator Program, said she gave the...
Senate wakes up and smells the petroleum profits
Erika Wilhite Published: November 23, 2005 There are many ways to express this year’s rollercoaster ride of fluctuating gas prices. But there is only one way to express the fact that oil companies were raking in record profits while many Americans could barely afford the gas it took make it to and from work, and...
Avian Flu: Next Pandemic?
Caroline Balchunas Published: November 23, 2005 The Avian Flu, an infectious disease of birds, worries health officials as it continues to infect humans who come in contact with the diseased birds. The strain of the type A influenza virus causes a wide range of symptoms in birds from mild illness to a rapidly fatal disease...
Flu shots available on campus, but for a price this year
Erika Wilhite Published: November 23, 2005 In years past PJC employees have been offered an annual flu shot courtesy of the college, but if they want it this year they will have to pay for it. Judy Harrington, PJC’s Health Clinic Coordinator, said that the college’s budget is too tight to offer the shots and...
2006 class syllabi to change dramatically
Ashley Carter Published: November 23, 2005 PJC faculty has been working since February on drastically changing all general education course syllabi to reflect global learning outcomes. These seven outcomes include critical thinking, communication, scientific and mathematical literacy, information management, cultural literacy, social skills, and personal management. The changes to the syllabi are a direct response...
Rape education program continues
Moria Dailey Published: November 23, 2005 Emily Mahood has taken Angel Hill’s place as the head of PJC’s Rape Risk Reduction Education Program (RRRE). The program, which is funded by a 40-month grant, received in 2003, is really meant to focus on education, Mahood said. The presentations are 50 minutes long and deal with subjects...
Pirates Slice in Shootout
Morgan Gates Published: November 23, 2005 The results were split for the now (6-5) PJC Pirates at the Panhandle Shootout in Mariana. They won last Friday’s game against Middle East Georgia Community College with a final score of (79-73). However the Pirates didn’t play quite as well on Saturday. Tifton, Ga.’s Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College...
Pirates blown out of water by Faulkner State.
Morgan Gates Published: November 23, 2005 The PJC Pirates, now 5-4, took a big blow from Faulkner State in last night’s game in Bay Minette, Ala. with a final score of 91-79.The Pirates’ Men’s Head Coach Paul Swanson said the players were only down one point at halftime, but that in the last half they...
Far Ahead for the Jarhead
Ashley Carter Published: November 23, 2005 “Jarhead”, starring Jake Gyllenhal who plays Anthony Swofferd, a legacy Marine enlistee, and Jamie Foxx as his Sgt. Sikes follows Swofferd all the way through basic boot camp into active duty in the Iraqi desert. Gyllenhal trains as a sniper in the police action known as Desert Storm. This...