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...
Year: <span>2010</span>
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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...
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Questionable expectancy for the crisis in Haiti
Dana Whitten – The Corsair The fifth deadliest natural disaster in recorded history was a devastating tsunami no less than five years ago off the Indian Ocean coast. Up to 14 countries were affected by this undersea mega-thrust earthquake killing more than 230,000 victims and causing a worldwide humanitarian awareness that engulfed the globe with...
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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...
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Peter Jackson releases his adaptation of ‘The Lovely Bones’
Kay Forrest – The Corsair Paramount (PG-13) Directed by Peter Jackson Starring Saoirse Ronan, Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Stanley Tucci I must admit, I’ve never actually read “The Lovely Bones” by Alice Sebold (although I now plan on doing so). My desire to see the movie stems from a much nerdier reason: Peter Jackson directed...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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PTK Theta Chi starts out a new semster
Kimberly Sweetman – Public Relations Officer Hey all, This is the first post for PTK Theta Chi so I thought I would tell you a little about our organization. We are a chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society which was founded in 1918. PTK’s Mission is to “recognize and encourage the academic achievement of two-year...