Corey Reese Published: January 25, 2006 The PJC men’s basketball team took on Tallahassee College on Wednesday night at the Lou Ross Center, losing 94-75. Yarrish “Ya Ya” Hammons led the Pirates with 19 points and Clinton Kilbert added 11 points but could not lead the Pirates to victory The first half was close with…
Corey Reese Published: January 25, 2006 The PJC Lady Pirates broke a 5 game losing streak Wednesday night with a 56-46 victory over Tallahassee at the Lou Ross Center. Ida Edwards and Shontel Johnson lead the Lady Pirates with 18 points each. Edwards added 6 rebounds and 3 steals. Vanashia Allen had 5 rebounds and…
Erika Wilhite and Moria Dailey Published: January 25, 2006 On Saturday, January 21st, in PJC’s Hagler Auditorium, Dr. Charles Suhor presented “The Jazz Story: African Roots, American Branches” on the history of jazz. The event was co-sponsored by the African-American Heritage Society, the Black History Committee of Pensacola Junior College, and the Florida Humanities Council.…
Published: January 25, 2006 What is with all of this “buying” crap lately? I have bought a dog, fancy shoes, and a gym membership I don’t even need because my apartment comes with a gym. I did, however, buy something very useful this month. You can sleep in it, pee in it, and keep lots…
Erika Wilhite and Moria Dailey Published: January 25, 2006 On December 21, 2005, the Senate voted to take $12.7 billion dollars out of the student loan program, the largest single cut in the program’s history. Rather than cutting lender subsidies, thereby minimizing the impact on students themselves, the bill will generate around 70 percent of…
Michael Rutschky Published: January 25, 2006 The faculty of the Art Department has unanimously decided upon a replacement for former department head, Allan Peterson. Krist Lein, who was the chair of the art department at Shelton State College in Tuscaloosa, Ala., will fill the position at PJC at the end of the spring semester. “He’s…
Monica Carling Published: January 25, 2006 What goes on in Building 5? What exactly is the Student Center? These are the questions of numerous students around campus, be it freshmen or veterans. The answer is expansive, but then again so is what the Student Center has to offer. The Student Center includes everything from the…
Moria Dailey Published: January 25, 2006 There is a form of grade 14 assessment in place already, the College Level Skills Assessment Test (CLAST). To graduate, community college students are required to either take the test or meet one of the exemptions as outlined in PJC’s course catalogue. “The CLAST was originally placed as an…
Erika Wilhite Published: January 25, 2006 The Student Center offers a Career Center, a computer lab, a cafeteria, the campus book store, and several dozen tables at which students can eat and study. Therein lays the problem; that’s all it offers. Where’s the activity? Dennis Reynolds, the coordinator for student leadership and activities, acknowledges that…
Reagan Hicks Published: January 25, 2006 With classes back in session, college students are more stressed and working harder with the demands of classes, jobs, and personal lives. However, with the help and resources that can be found on campus, this undue stress can be alleviated. LaRita Carter, coordinator of L.I.F.E. Center, dance and cheer,…