Month: <span>April 2009</span>

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Adult high school receives $2 million renovation

Kay Forrest The Corsair Building 11, otherwise known as the PJC Adult High School, is a building much like the others surrounding it: big, brick and stable. However, this particular building is soon to undergo renovations that will make it the most high-tech and “greenest” on campus. Thanks to a generous donation of $1 million...

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PJC offers prep class for citizenship eligibility test

Ashley Thompson The Corsair PJC is offering a free, six-week prep class for those who are eligible to take the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services test. Nearly 1.2 million people legally immigrant to the United States every year according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. “The process to become an American citizen can...

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Jalin Thomas dunk award for academics, basketball

Samantha Meyers His peers think of him as a talented athlete, hardworking student, and a quick-footed basketball player; his name is Jalin Thomas.  Now Thomas has been selected for the Hal Chasey Award by the Florida Community College Activities Association. The Hal Chasey Award has only been given to five PJC basketball players in the...

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PJC Police Department has unique mission

Madelain Tigano The Corsair Pensacola Junior College has funded a safe learning community for 60 years, and in 1996 it established it’s very own police department. PJC, Tallahassee Community College, and Santé Fe Community College are the only community colleges in Florida to have their own police departments. Today, PJC’s police department is home to...

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Suspect arrested in campus sexual assault case

By Danica Spears PJC police arrested a man late April 24 they think sexually assaulted a PJC female student April 22 in the women’s restroom of Building 1 on the Pensacola campus. Jaworski Lee Simmons, 28, was arrested by Escambia County deputies after several female students, including the victim, identified him as the man who...

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Gaming – Left 4 Dead

Left 4 Dead by Valve Genre: First-Person Shooter Rating: Mature (Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Language) Release: 11/18/08 The concept of the Zombie Apocalypse has been fodder for many movies and video games, and this most recent one draws from several inspirations to create a wonderful and very fun experience. Through four campaigns made up...

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PJC police nab suspects in campus attempted rape

A suspect is in custody after a report of an attempted rape at PJC’s Pensacola Campus today. At about 1 p.m., Dr. James Martin received a call from the PJC Police Department informing him of an attempted rape on campus. The alleged crime occurred in building 1 in the women’s restroom. As Martin was sending...

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PJC student satisfaction survey now online

PJC is interested in your experiences at Pensacola Junior College. Please click on the link below and take a few minutes to indicate your level of satisfaction with a variety of service areas throughout the college. The survey will be open through Friday, April 24. http://www.pjc.edu/studentsurvey/

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Gaming – Spore

Spore, by Electronic Arts Rated E10+ for animated blood, comic mischief, and fantasy violence. Genre: simulation/strategy/action. Release: 09/07/08 Imagine a game in which you could manipulate every aspect of life, from the tiniest cell to a space-faring species, all in a few dozen hours. Spore allows you to do that. You begin as said Cell...

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PJC preps for citizenship test

-Ashley Thompson- Pensacola Junior College is offering a free, six-week prep class for those who are eligible to take the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services test. Nearly 1.2 million people legally immigrant to the United States every year according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. “The process to become an American citizen can...