Erika Wilhite Published: February 22, 2006 On Feb. 21, 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal in the case of Hosty v. Carter, which questions the authority of a college or university’s administrators to censor any form of student speech, such as a newspaper, publishing articles critical of the school or its…
Michael Rutschky Published: February 22, 2006 The use of personal computers in educational environments has gone from being beneficial to practically essential. PJC has 2,500 PCs across all the campuses. In certain areas, such as the visual arts department, personal computers play a very large role in the curriculum. If those computers were to fall…
Jamie Dickerson Published: February 22, 2006 Once upon a time, in a land far, far, away, one woman found herself in a different world. She found herself mixed in with a different kind of people, a different land, different kinds of food, and a different style of life. None of this mattered to her, however,…
Brandi Snodgrass Published: February 22, 2006 The first ever Career Day for high school seniors was held at PJC on Feb. 17. Hosted by the career and technical education student resources program, the event was a big change from the usual Career Nights that have been held on campus for the last five years. Barbara…
Sahara Locke Published: February 22, 2006 For the first time since, well, possibly ever, students willingly came to school on a weekend. The reason for the momentous occasion? It wasn’t a football game, or basketball game; it actually was an opportunity for those students to learn something outside of a classroom setting. For the first…
Melissa Howard Published: February 22, 2006 In a society where hardcore and metal music has been watered down and filtered to a pulp, your conventional parents could probably tell you exactly what a blast beat is, and “hard” music is defined by the latest Linkin Park ballad, Uphill Battle brings new strength to the hardcore…
Michael Rutschky Published: February 22, 2006 Steve Martin revives the role of Inspector Jacques Clouseau for “The Pink Panther,” in what is billed as a prequel to the popular movie series starring Peter Sellers. The film sees the bumbling Jacques Clouseau promoted from an average police officer to an inspector, and given the task of…