Eric Schnell Published: February 8, 2006 Most students rush home or to work after classes, unaware that a variety of intramural activities are open to them. But for those who played sports in high school or just want to stay in shape, the program fulfills that passion. The program has for the most part, any…
Published: February 8, 2006 Transferring to a four year college can be confusing for students who don’t understand the process. Collegeboard.com has advice for students that will hopefully make the transfer process easier. Step 1: Learn about the transfer program. Transfer programs at community colleges prepare you to enter a university as a junior. They…
Niko Castillo and Moria Dailey Published: February 8, 2006 Only 50.7 percent of college graduates are satisfied with their current career, reports a recent study performed by the Consumer Research Center for the Conference Board in New York.ÿ If this continues, that means half of us are destined to work merely for paychecks and not…
Moria Dailey Published: February 8, 2006 It’s Valentine’s Day soon; some of you may want to do something nice for a significant other. Others of you may be required to. Either way, here are some tips for the poor and kind. As I am not horribly romantically inclined, I asked a friend who happens to…
Ayla Brooks Published: February 8, 2006 “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” -Dr. Seuss in the Lorax Why do students volunteer? ÿThere is no money in it. It adds more stress to an already busy schedule. Why would anyone want to do that?ÿWell, they…
Published: February 8, 2006 As many of you might know, Coretta Scott King died Jan. 31. King, the widow of celebrated civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., was renowned worldwide as an activist in her own right. Though many mourn her passing, there are people who choose instead to picket the funeral of such…
Yonit Shames Published: February 8, 2006 While today’s print media offer us a huge variety of material to read, the biggest growth is in the magazine market. Magazines tend to target younger audiences and are consumer-savvy enough to be able to compete successfully with the newer media. But “compete successfully,” is misleading. “Compete successfully” should…
Liandethza Ramirez Published: february 8, 2006 From the moment we enter the public school system as carefree and unsuspecting 5 year-olds, we are taught to share, to get along with others, and to worry. The Florida Department of Education has always believed strongly in the assessment of an individual’s potential for success through the use…
Moria Dailey Published: February 8, 2006 PJC student Braden Bowers, 18, was killed Thursday in an auto accident on I-10. Bowers was driving in the eastbound lane when a van began to merge into his lane, forcing him to swerve. He lost control of his vehicle and spun into the westbound lane, where he was…
Corey Reese Published: February 8, 2006 The PJC Pirate basketball team took on #6 Chipola Wednesday night at the Lou Ross Center losing 83-73. Clinton Kilber had 17 points and Tyrone Evans and Tyler Cannon added 14 points, but it wasn’t enough to get past the nationally ranked Indians. PJC trailed at halftime 41-28, seemingly…