Go away, Jay Leno

Paul Smith – The Corsair The recent late-night shake-up at NBC has many people wondering who’s to blame. The conventional wisdom seems to suggest neither talk-show host is at fault, but the real culpability lies with the executives of the NBC brass. However, make no mistake about it; this is all one man’s fault: Jay…

Hope to Harvest: Come-backs

Ansley Zecckine – The Corsair Large, black letters in all-caps, stamped with all the grace of a firm and proud typeset, flow together into intimidating phrases, sometimes even being gathered from the Bible. They form into signs, magnets and stickers that can be seen on the bumpers of cars, all over some cars, and even…

Students star in PLT’s performance of ‘The Women’

Wade Manns – The Corsair The Pensacola Little Theater is presenting the production of Clare Booth Luce’s play “The Women,” a comedy of manners set in the 1930s about the interactions and sometimes brutal gossiping habits of women in different social classes. The production stars Ashley Sapp and Victoria Cruz, both students at PJC, among…

Basketball players at eCorsair gymnasium for Pensacola State College.

Looking up to the Jgerenaias

Robert Klawitter-The Corsair This basketball season, PJC has not one, but two Jgerenaia brothers protecting the paint for the Pirates. Erekle, a 6-foot-8 forward, with “legitimate Division-I shooting ability,” Head Coach Paul Swanson said, is shooting 45 percent from the field, and 37 percent from behind the 3-point line. His younger brother George, a 6-foot-10…

Exercise at Warrington L.I.F.E. Center helps PJC students stay fit and healthy.

Warrington L.I.F.E. Center helps PJC get fit

–The Corsair Kyra Wood In Early January, PJC opened a Lifestyle Improvement Fitness Education Center on the Warrington campus, which is now available to students, faculty and the community. Although planning began a few years ago, the reality of L.I.F.E. Center took flight about eight months ago. With help from Coordinator of Milton L.I.F.E. Center,…

Plans revealed for South Santa Rosa Center

Nick Alford–The Corsair Pensacola Junior College is moving forward with its plans for the South Santa Rosa Center. The center is to be located on 110 acres in the south end of Santa Rosa County, adjacent to U.S. Highway 98. The conceptual renderings and floor plans of the first building for the future PJC South…

PJC name change postponed until 2011

Madelain Tigano–The Corsair PJC’s Board of Trustees approved Pensacola State College as the college’s new name on Jan. 19. However, the college must first be allowed to offer four-year degrees before the name officially can be changed. Once the process is completed, PJC can move forward in asking the Florida Legislature to pass the appropriate…