The Pensacola Ice Flyers will play the Columbus Cottonmouths on Nov. 7 in the Pensacola Civic Center. Students get two dollars off the price of the ticket when they present their student ID. Groups of ten can pre-order their tickets by Friday and will only have to pay seven dollars per ticket. Groups can also...
Year: <span>2009</span>
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Walking the Plank: Mike Ardis
Mike Ardis walks the plank by answering the Corsair questions. If you really like his answers leave a comment, and his answers may end up in the next issue of the newspaper. Q: What do you teach? A: Criminal Justice Q: How long have you been a teacher? A: 17 years (5 as an adjunct and...
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Wet review
Wade Manns – The Corsair “Wet” developed by Artificial Mind and Movement (A2M) published by Bethesda Softworks rating: Mature, for blood and gore, drug reference, intense violence, sexual content, strong language. Wet is a stylized 70s-style third-person action shooter, complete with film grain on the main playing field, filmstrips intruding upon the gameplay and cutscenes,...
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The Breeze offers sensory sensitive movies to locals
Kay Forrest – The Corsair Beginning with “Astro Boy” on Nov. 7 at 10 a.m., The Breeze Cinema 8 in Gulf Breeze will be the first in the area to offer Sensory Sensitive Movies (SSM) for Autistic and other special needs children. The Breeze will do a special showing of a first-run children’s movie the...
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PJC ABE student dies during police chase
MADELAIN TIGANO The Corsair PJC’s Adult Basic Education student, 17-year-old Victor Steen, lost his life early morning Oct. 3 after fleeing a construction site in Brownsville. A News release states, Officer Jerald Ard, 35, from Pensacola Police Department saw Steen take off on his bicycle and proceeded to chase him with his cruiser. Ard tried...
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PJC walks for hearts
KATIE COSEO The Corsair Downtown Pensacola hosted its annual American Heart Association; Heart walk teams from all PJC campuses participated. With heart disease and stroke being one of the leading causes of death in the U.S, Pensacola citizens came out with dogs, strollers, and walking shoes to show their support. PJC had faculty, administration, and...
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Was Steen’s death an abuse of power?
by Justin Otto The recent death of Victor Steen raises some interesting questions. What exactly was the crime he was being pursued for? He was hanging around a construction site which is apparently illegal, but why? If the thought was that he was stealing things from the site, I might see a reason for the...
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The Corsair awarded General Excellence
The Corsair placed in nine categories to take the General Excellence award Oct. 23 at the Florida Community College Press Association banquet in Ocala. It was the fifth year in a row the PJC newspaper has won with Christina Drain as adviser. Individual awards include – First Place Danica Spears – sports photo, picture story...
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International Tenors perform an unforgettable show
KELCI PASCOE The Corsair The International Tenors put on quiet the show Tuesday evening in the Ashmore Auditorium. Applauses and “bravo’s” flooded every corner of the building. Such a reaction to the tenors was well deserved. The International Tenors performed a large variety of music from classic opera arias to pop performances. They even performed...
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Two PJC students will be chosen for Academic teams
USA Today and Coca Cola Scholars Foundation are sponsoring the All USA Academic Team and the All Florida Academic Team for 2010. Members of these teams have the opportunity to earn some of the $500,000 in stipends. PJC is going to nominate two students for The All-USA and The All-Florida Academic Teams. To apply, send...