Year: <span>2009</span>

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Grad comes back to start new career

Erika Wilhite Published: December 7, 2005 Sheila Thomas will walk in December with honors, but this isn’t her first time at PJC. In 1970 she graduated from the college’s Adult High; now, 35 years later, Thomas has returned to pursue a new career. Soon after finishing at the Adult High, Thomas got married and had...

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Enrollment down, but no plans to cut programs

Erika Wilhite Published: December 7, 2005 Enrollment at PJC has fallen again this semester. While there has been much conjecture that this could impact the budget, the administration says that it has no plans to cut any vital programs or lay off any full-time faculty. “[We] have made no official decisions for programs to cut,”...

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Student shows passion for knowledge and fellow students

Heather Adams Published: December 7, 2005 Richard Carmean isn’t just an ordinary student.  He’s a 50-year old motorcycle-riding military veteran who has lived life to it’s fullest extent. Carmean came to PJC after he retired from the military to get an associate’s degree in history.  He will graduate this spring, and then he plans to...

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Fall graduation to take place at Pensacola Civic Center

Ryan Freeman Published: December 7, 2005 For the graduating students of the Fall 2005 term, graduation will again take place at the Pensacola Civic Center.  It will be held at 7 p.m. on Dec. 16. “I am ready to go out into the world to accomplish more things, with the education and skills I have...

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Campus ministry provides activities

Erika Wilhite Published: December 7, 2005 Last November the Wesley Foundation established a club at PJC, a youth ministry sponsored by Cokesbury United Methodist Church. Initially there were only a few students involved, said Sheila Feltner, the club’s director, but “God has blessed our efforts as we have grown to nearly 25 students.” The club’s...

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“Aeon Flux” takes on the big screen

Published: December 7, 2005 “Aeon Flux” takes place in a post-apocalyptic futureworld where people have mutant limbs, mysterious dreams and kicky, asymmetrical haircuts. It’s a good-looking movie with a fine cast, including four Oscars nominees: Pete Postlethwaite, Frances McDormand, Sophie Okonedo and, in the title role, Charlize Theron. She’s fine, but the problems in “Aeon...

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Kong is King for game systems this fall

Matt Foster Published: December 7, 2005 I’m in love with an immensely powerful, rage-filled, dinosaur-stomping gorilla named King Kong. Maybe it’s the hype stemming from Peter, “Lord of the Rings” Jackson’s latest movie phenomena, the remake of the 1933 classic King Kong. Maybe it’s the longing for a game that is emotionally driven and filled...

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Jazz band presents December concert

Joshua Kinser Published: December 7, 2005 The PJC jazz band will perform their final concert for the semester at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 8 at the Ashmore Auditorium for Fine and Performing Arts.   The jazz ensemble, conducted by Tim Jackson, will perform a variety of tunes with diverse styles that include traditional jazz, swing, big...

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Lady Pirates Split Thanksgiving Games

Morgan Gates Published: November 23, 2005 The Lady Pirates, now 7-2, were on the road over the Thanksgiving Holidays participating in the Okaloosa-Walton Thanksgiving Classic. On Friday the 25th they played Central Florida Community College in Niceville where they had a close win of 73-70. Women’s Head Coach Chanda Rigby said they were down by...