MADELAIN TIGANO The Lady Pirates, PJC’s volleyball team, are now conference champions after winning Oct. 14 against Gulf Coast Community College in a battle for an entry to the state tournament. “I’m excited to go to state,” said Cassidy Nance, freshman player. “It is what we worked really hard for, and we finally did it.”…
Paul Smith – The Corsair “Why not be utterly changed into fire?” asks Aaron Weiss, the lead singer of mewithoutYou, on his band’s fourth studio album, it’s all crazy! it’s all false! it’s all a dream! it’s alright. The question is posed repeatedly at the close to the awesomely epic track, “The King Beetle on…
Paul Smith – The Corsair It was October of last year; PJC student Patrick Hudson sat alone inside the End of the Line Café waiting for his friend, former PJC student Andrew Gartman, to join him. They were to discuss how, together, they would implement Gartman’s idea for creating a local poetry group. Gartman never…
Wade Manns – The Corsair Brutal Legend Produced by Electronic Arts and Double Fine Productions Genre: third person action, real-time strategy Rating: mature (blood, language, suggestive themes) Jack Black is one of the most entertaining and unique actors on the Hollywood scene today; he started work in the comedic band he founded alongside Kyle Gass…
KATIE COSEO The Corsair A full house was at the Warrington campus student center for the Swine Flu Seminar with presenter Dr. I.E. Ephtimios on Oct. 14. Students from various programs attended the seminar. Edith Finley, coordinator of Student Leadership and Activities, heard about Dr. Ephtimios and contacted him. New events such as “Chat with…
Lindsey Chavers Published: January 24, 2006 The men’s basketball team gained a much needed win against Gulf Coast Community College on Jan. 17 with a 93-68 victory. PJC gained the lead early and went into the second half with a 10-point lead. The Pirates managed to keep the Commodores at bay with a strong offensive…
Ashley Porter Published: January 24, 2006 Freedom Writers, starring Hilary Swank, is about a first time teacher taking a risk and teaching the un-teachable in a school surrounded by gang violence in Long Beach, Calif. The film was based on the inspirational true story about a group of kids that overcame great obstacles and learned…
Published: January 24, 2006 Water, tissue paper all over the floor, stains and smells are all things to expect from most of the PJC restrooms. However, there are a few who are able to somehow maintain a clean environment. Some examples are the music department (building 8), the art department (building 15), the business department…
Rachel Strehlow Published: January 24, 2006 As people hear rumors about the war in Iraq on a daily basis, some of them worry that a draft is coming soon. Will college students be drafted? Will brothers and boyfriends and friends of yours soon be drafted if there aren’t enough volunteer soldiers to go to the…
Michael Rutschky Published: January 24, 2006 Schmoozing. Did I spell that right? The art of making your way around a room. I’ve never been good at it but I’m better than I was. It’s something you either pull off, or you just wind up walking around the room with that awkward feeling of being there,…