by Wade Manns Back in 1900, L. Frank Baum released his timeless children’s masterpiece, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Over 100 years, many sequels, and many adaptations later, the 1939 movie version, simply called The Wizard of Oz, is still the most popular rendition of Baum’s classic. In September, that venerable movie celebrated its 70th...
Month: <span>October 2009</span>
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Murder suspect possibly on UWF campus
Kay Forrest – The Corsair Police are trying to catch a murder suspect in the woods by the UWF campus. The entire UWF campus is on lock down until further notice. Students are told not to leave their classrooms. All buildings are being locked, and vehicles searched as they leave campus. All night classes have...
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Sound of Music auditions generate excitement
KELCI PASCOE The Corsair The PJC Ashmore Auditorium is usually a quiet place during the evening hours, but last Monday and Tuesday night it was a swirl of singing and dancing from performers of all ages. Auditions for the upcoming rendition of the musical The Sound of Music were held at PJC’s Ashmore Auditorium last...
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Health Care Forum sets the record straight
ANDREA MCMILLIAN The Corsair On Friday, September 25th, WSRE-TV hosted a Health Care Reform Community Forum. The special presentation titled “Getting the Facts Straight” was featured as part of the “Aware” program. The first half of the program aired live on WSRE-TV. About 50 mostly older people showed up to the Jean & Paul Amos...
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Lost items sold at PJC Found Property Auction
KIMBERLY SWEETMAN The Corsair Mannequin heads and bicycles lined the sides of the gazebo in front of Building 6 at the PJC Found Property Auction, on Wednesday, Sept. 30. PJC students and members of the community searched through the 855 lost and found items to find their desired objects. After writing down the red numbers...
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Art students demonstrate skills with chalk drawing
KIMBERLY SWEETMAN The Corsair Students from the Drawing II class taught by Paula Takahashi were able to exit the classroom and practice their artistic skills upon the sidewalk. Two separate groups worked for hours to draw a giant T-Rex and ball pit outside the art building. “Five to six students worked on the ball pit out...
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Literary group showcases talent
TIMM SHOWALTER The Corsair The Literary Round Table is a small group of PJC students who meet throughout the school year to discuss and critique each other’s literary works. They also work on the production of their award winning magazine, ISSUE. “The magazine is a student run organization that proposes a creative outlet for students...
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Select provides convenient, quality care
KIMBERLY SWEETMAN The Corsair There is a sanctuary on campus for injured PJC students and faculty. This sanctuary is the Select Physical Therapy training room, located in Building 3. In this 1,400 plus square-foot facility, the injured receive treatment in many forms: from work-outs to ice baths. “We work with athletes, PJC faculty and staff,...
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Disability Support provides ‘Safety Net’
WADE MANNS The Corsair In 1990, then-President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law, and thus made life easier for disabled people in the United States. The law basically made it illegal for employers or owners of establishments to discriminate based upon disability, just as similar protection existed against discrimination based...
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Blind achieve independence
AMANDA NELSON The Corsair Blindness sounds frightening doesn’t it? Imagine that one day your eyesight has been lost to an illness or an accident and now people have to cook your meals, do your laundry, or read your e-mails to you. Does that sound like a very independent life? There are 1.3 million Americans in...