By Steven Dickens A new campus organization has formed to encourage Pensacola Junior College students to consider vocational-technical careers. SkillsUSA recently held its first regional meeting of the year at PJC’s Hagler Auditorium. It was the first time PJC participated in such a meeting, held to help students and teachers learn about the organization and...
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February 9, 2009February 9, 2009Features
Del Sherburne
by Kristin Martin You won’t find many 24-year-olds with as much responsibility on their shoulders as Del Sherburne. The Pensacola Junior College pre-engineering student must balance his school work, a landscaping business and his job as a volunteer firefighter for the Ferry Pass Volunteer Fire Department, which serves District 7 in Pensacola. He’s driven by...
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February 9, 2009February 9, 2009Features
Lorraine Ogan
by Katie Coseo Robinson Honors Scholar Lorraine Ogan won first place in the Outstanding Undergraduate Philosophy Paper in a Two Year College and presented it in Daytona at the Florida Philosophical Association’s annual conference. Ogan’s paper was an argumentative essay concerning whether an argument can come from just using a visual aid, like a photograph....
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February 9, 2009February 9, 2009Features
Martha Caughey
By Joshua Watson For the past 39 years, Martha Caughey has dutifully served Pensacola Junior College with an exemplary work ethic and perseverance through the myriad everyday complications that arise in work as a college registrar. A graduate PJC and the University of West Florida. Caughey understands the complications that may arise while trying to...
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February 9, 2009February 9, 2009Features
Randall Broxton
by Steven Dickens Randall Broxton has a lifelong passion for history, for the voices of those long gone, and he loves to share his knowledge with his students at Pensacola Junior College and the public. After brief stints as a junior high and high school educator, Broxton has been teaching at PJC for 45 years....
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February 9, 2009February 9, 20172009 Archive, Arts and Entertainment
The Strangers
by Brandee Lay DVD Review: “The Strangers” (2008) “Lock the door, pretend you’re safe…” …from a bad movie. The extent of 90 minutes worth of the 2008 horror movie “The Strangers” could make a person go mad. The movie stars Scott Speedman as James Hoyt and Liv Tyler as Kristen McKay – a couple who...
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February 8, 2009February 8, 2009Editorial & Opinion
Who He Is: The Dog Who Walks Beside Me
by Jessica Woods Have you ever thought of bringing your best friend to class with you? I have the great joy of bringing mine with me everyday. Mine, however, is a four-legged friend. He is my faithful guide dog Bristol. Since I have introduced myself, I thought it would be a good idea to introduce...
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February 6, 2009February 9, 20172009 Archive, Arts and Entertainment
Silver Screen Theater newly improved, offers first-run movies
Melissa Brown Published: February 8, 2006 Popcorn. Pizza. Beer. And now first-run movies. Only Pensacola’s Silver Screen Theatre offers this eclectic combination. Students can view the nation’s newest blockbusters in comfy (and moveable!) chairs, sip a beer, and munch on chicken wings for about ten bucks. PJC criminal justice major Christine Arnette, 18, advocates the...
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February 6, 2009February 6, 2009Archived Sports
Sports Talk
Corey Reese Published: January 25, 2006 The Duke Blue Devils basketball team is always on TV. They are always one of the picks to win the national title every year, and this year is no different. They are also one of the most consistent teams come tournament time. They seem to be the overwhelming favorite...
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February 6, 2009February 6, 2009Archived Sports
Martin Stays
Corey Reese Published: January 25, 2006 PJC’s Doug Martin, associate head basebal coach, offered his resignation earlier this month, but has since decided to stay at PJC. The Corsair’s Corey Reese sat down with Martin to discuss the matter, as well as Martin’s expectations for the season. Corsair: How long have you been with PJC...