Melissa Brown Published: March 29, 2006 Where do you get the majority of your news? Do you rely primarily on the printed newspaper, or is the Internet your main newsgathering hub? In this age of media evolution, more and more people are turning to the web for news and information, and PJC’s Corsair is right...
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May 20, 2009August 13, 2025Archived News
Late fees waived during National Library Week
Melissa Brown Published: March 29, 2006 Freedom. It’s a blessing Americans champion for. And it’s a privilege Pensacola LRC librarian Charlotte Sweeney says our library has to offer. “We’re libraries – we believe in free,” Sweeney said. Evidence of this belief is the LRC’s policy of forgiving library fines for overdue materials during National Library...
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May 20, 2009August 13, 2025Archived News
More lies told in phone conversations than in e-mail
Dawn Baird Published: March 29, 2006 Dr. Jeff Hancock gave an engaging talk on when, where, and how people lie online on March 21 on the PJC’s Pensacola campus. An assistant professor at Cornell University’s technical communications department, Hancock is currently working on developing systems to detect deception online. ÿAccording to the Federal Trade Commission,...
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May 20, 2009August 13, 2025Archived News
“Rally in Tally” addresses important issues
Moria Dailey Published: March 29, 2006 Rain may have dampened the ground outside, but it couldn’t dampen the spirits and drive of the Florida Junior Community College’s Student Government Association (FJCCSGA) members gathered in Tallahassee on March 23. SGA members from each of Florida’s 28 community colleges’ campuses had gathered in Tallahassee the day before...
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May 20, 2009August 13, 2025Features
Identity theft ring operating from PJC counseling center
Yonit Shames Published: March 29 2006 Concerns about student privacy at the Student Center’s counseling area peaked yesterday when police confirmed that an identity theft ring has been stealing student information for use in vegetable farming brochures. Chief of Police Geraldo Fordo said in a statement yesterday that as many as 20 victims have been...
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May 20, 2009August 13, 2025Features
Behind The Storm: Katrina Exclusive
Sahara Locke Published: March 29, 2006 Everyone has heard of people who were addicted to something, whether it was drugs, alcohol, shopping or whatever else they felt that they were incapable of stopping. But often overlooked an addiction of another form, an addiction that affects so many people at one time in a matter of...
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May 20, 2009August 13, 2025Features
Beware of the azaleas
Melissa Brown Published: March 29, 2006 An unnamed English instructor reported apparent illegal activities on the Pensacola campus Monday evening. PJC Police Officer Michael Jackson stated the instructor called campus police at 4:27 p.m. concerned about noises in the azaleas outside her office window. The following is a transcript of the call. PJC Police: “Campus...
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May 19, 2009August 13, 2025Features
Things you didn’t know about this campus, believe it or not
Brandi Snodgrass and Moria Dailey Published: March 29, 2006 Ever wonder why this campus is so quiet? Nothing exciting really happens at PJC; it’s just a typical junior college. Or is it? This campus has an eerie past filled with accounts of everything from early alien landings to rogue Israeli pirates. I know you’re asking,...
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May 19, 2009August 13, 2025Features
Walking the Plank
Published: March 29, 2006 Welcome back to yet another edition of Walking the Plank, this time with Competitive Eating National Champion 2005 Bobby Socks. Lets get down to the nitty gritty. Q: What compelled you to get into this kind of rough and tough sport? A: Well, as a small child I was never good...
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May 19, 2009August 13, 2025Features
Sexy sea monster seductress in hot pursuit
Michael Rutschky Published: March 29, 2006 This semester PJC has finally decided to take action against a problem that has cursed the campus since the college’s inception. Last week PJC administration called upon famed Cryptozoologist Wes Lowery, host of the public access nature show “The Mississippi Kid,” to assist in the removal of the aquatic...