ANSLEY ZECCKINE The Corsair Forty percent—that’s about how much a student can save by buying “The Bedford Handbook” (a text required for English composition classes) online instead of buying it in a bookstore. Students planning to take Elements of Nutrition to fulfill their science requirement can save about $60 on their required text, just by...
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August 24, 2009August 24, 2009Features
Student Center temporary Adult High home
SAMANTHA BOOKER The Corsair The student center has relocated to Bldg. 6, room 610, until further notice. The new location is due to the Adult High school being moved into Bldg. 5. “This leaves us with no room to have meetings or plan special events,” said Angie Jones, assistant coordinator. The move has left her...
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August 24, 2009August 24, 2009Features
PJC police buy Segways
VERONICA DAVIS The Corsair PJC Police are patrolling the campus in a new and interesting way. They purchased two Segways or personal commute vehicles, at the beginning of June, Officer James Wilbum said. The Segways are used by police officers to help them maneuver easily around the campus. The large knobby tires on the Segways...
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August 24, 2009August 24, 2009Features
Two students lifeguard at Pensacola Beach
KAY FORREST The Corsair “Swim near a lifeguard,” warns Pensacola Beach lifeguard and PJC student Alex Johnson, 17. Johnson and his friend Luis Berrios, 20, are just two of 44 lifeguards that work at Pensacola Beach, keeping their eyes on swimmers and saving lives. Johnson has been a lifeguard for two years and is the...
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July 10, 2009July 10, 2009Archived News
New vaccines would immunize people against bad habits
Ronald Kotulak – Chicago Tribune Published: October 11, 2006 CHICAGO _ Vaccines, the most potent medical weapon ever devised to vanquish deadly germs, are now being called on to do something totally different and culturally revolutionary _ inoculate people against bad habits like overeating, cigarette smoking and drug use. Whether this new era of vaccine...
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July 10, 2009July 10, 2009Archived News
National Geographic offers homework help
Eric Goodwin – McClatchy-Tribune News Service Published: October 11, 2006 National Geographic magazine offers access to some of its vast resources on its Homework Help Web site (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/homework/index.html). While it has its shortcomings, the site has a few things going for it that could help you out in a crunch. One Homework Help’s best features...
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July 10, 2009July 10, 2009Archived News
Heating bills will likely be lower, trade group says
Kevin G. Hall – McClatchy Newspapers Published: October 11, 2006 WASHINGTON _ Worried that falling fuel prices might lead consumers to draw the wrong conclusion, a trade group for the nation’s natural-gas utilities said Monday that home heating bills should be lower this winter but warned against expecting them to plunge anywhere near as much...
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July 10, 2009July 10, 2009Archived Sports
Minder Florida player of the week
Published: October 11, 2006 Elizabeth Minder, a freshman on the PJC volleyball team, was voted as the defensive player of the week on Oct. 5, by the Florida Community College Athletic Association. Minder has been playing volleyball for seven years and said this was the first individual honor she has ever received. “I think it’s...
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July 10, 2009July 10, 2009Archived Sports
Lady Pirates volleyball team advances to State
Lindsey Chavers Published: October 11, 2006 The PJC volleyball team secured a place at the state competition with a conference victory against Gulf Coast Community College on Tuesday, Oct. 3. The Lady Pirates defeated the Lady Commodores 3-0, with scores of 30-28, 30-27, and 30-20, becoming the 2006 Panhandle Conference champions “I know last year...
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July 10, 2009July 10, 2009Archived Sports
Pirates baseball holds on for a victory
Lindsey Chavers Lindsey Chavers Published: October 11, 2006 The PJC baseball team defeated Gulf Coast Community College Sunday, Oct. 1, with a 4-2 win. The Pirates scored all four runs in an eventful third inning, which ended in a Gulf Coast double play. An error in the fifth inning at first base gave Gulf Coast...