Paul Smith – The Corsair As the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark came to an end a few weeks ago with no real agreement reached between countries, many global-warming deniers back in the U.S. were claiming victory due to the recent so-called “Climate-gate” scandal. The scandal refers to an incident a couple...
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January 11, 2010February 9, 2017Arts and Entertainment
Lights, Camera, Ricky: Sherlock Holmes
Ricky Barlow – The Corsair Like so many of today’s movies, there has been a lot of pre-release buzz floating around the fan (a.k.a. nerd) community. “Sherlock Holmes” seems to have generated some rather negative feedback. However, after having seen it for myself, I would have to respectfully disagree. Now I admit, this movie isn’t...
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January 11, 2010February 9, 2017Arts and Entertainment
Assassin’s Creed 2
Wade Manns – The Corsair Assassin’s Creed and Assassin’s Creed II by Ubisoft Genre: Third-person action-adventure-platforming Rating: M for strong violence, sexual situations, blood, and strong language. Back in 2007, the software company Ubisoft, which had previously done more realistically-themed stealth-heavy action games such as Splinter Cell, Rainbow Six and their sequels, came out with...
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January 9, 2010January 9, 2010Archived Sports
Lady Pirates overtime on top against nation ranked No. 5 team
The Lady Pirates basketball team brought in a full house Jan. 6 as they defeated nationally ranked No. 4 Northwest Florida State in overtime 83-75 and are now 1-0 in conference. PJC is ranked No.7 in the nation. Another Panhandle Conference team, Gulf Coast is ranked No. 1. Before overtime, PJC was down 69-67 with...
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January 8, 2010February 9, 20172010 Archive, News
PJC plans to drop ‘Junior’ from name
MADELAIN TIGANO The New Year could bring a new look for PJC as it considers a possible name change along with offering baccalaureate degrees this fall. “I have PJC penciled in a bill that is going through the Florida Senate,” Larry Bracken, executive director of government affairs, said. For PJC to offer baccalaureate degrees it...