Month: <span>May 2011</span>

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Soggy Feathers and Sarcasm

Cameron J. Bell First Place Fiction He savagely bit into the fallen tree trunk, more to keep from crying out in pain than to actually affect his rather dire situation. Things were already bad enough without his shrieks of agony drawing predators in. That was assuming they hadn’t already caught a whiff of the blood-slick...

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Walter F. Spara (1930-2011)

Megan Desbiens The Corsair “Writing — like all forms of communicating — is a universal urge. We write because we must, even if it hurts.” Anonymous Professor Walter F. Spara, while not here to vouch for it, would probably agree with that statement. Spara was the founder of Pensacola Junior College’s creative writing program and...

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Students win cash in Walter F. Spara writing competition

Megan Desbiens The Corsair As the winners of the Walter F. Spara writing competition were announced by Professor Bill Fisher at a reception held April 26 in Building 96, one thing struck unique. Each first place winner this year also took home another place in the same category for a different entry. In the Essay...

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Something’s cooking in the culinary arts kitchen

Nancy Hamilton The Corsair Type “fine dining etiquette” in Google search and you will get almost 500,000 hits. That’s what I found out, anyhow, when researching for a Pensacola State College award dinner prepared by the culinary arts students. Hearing it was a fancy dinner, I was worried about making an etiquette faux pas. I...

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Business honor society earns awards

From Staff Reports Pensacola State College’s chapter of ABG attended the national conference March 31-April 3 in Cozumel, Mexico. In attendance were six officers, Sally Hestle, President, Michael Mangosing, Vice President, Edina Simmons, Secretary, Naomi Howard, Web Master, Janene Dewall, Treasurer, Liz Faires, Community Services/ Public Relations and Student National Executive Committee officer (2010-11), and...

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Online Conference focuses on oil spill effects

Najee Moye The Corsair The Gulf Coast was stricken last year by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that damaged many Floridians’ way of life. It might seem a year off in most of our memories, however not in instructor Jen Ehrhardt’s public speaking classes. This semester they conducted the Oil Spill Anniversary Conference. The tragedy...

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County shelter finds homes for strays

A-mila West The Corsair When thinking of an animal shelter, people may commonly think of a place where pets can be adopted. People are often unaware of the process lost animals must undergo in these facilities. On 200 West Fairfield Drive, there is a shelter in which abandoned animals can be bought or adopted, and...

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Students have options in purchasing books

Brian McLellan The Corsair Students wanting to save money on books for the upcoming summer and fall terms may be looking off campus. With the opening of Textbook Brokers across from the Pensacola State baseball field on 12th Avenue, along with the longstanding Lemox Books on Underwood Avenue, the Pensacola State College bookstore has more...

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Baptist group offers fellowship and more

Nate Hicks The Corsair Students involved in the Baptist Collegiate Ministries from UWF and Pensacola State College plan on bringing new events as well as old ones to both campuses next fall. The popular BLAST (Believers Loving And Serving Together) series is just one event that will be returning beginning in the fall semester. BLAST...

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College says farewell to Gonzalez

Rabecca Rogers The Corsair For years, Martin Gonzalez has been in the educational field. He has worked for many schools in the past, as a teacher, dean, and administrator.  He has traveled to many cities for numerous jobs in the educational field. His latest position is the Vice President of Instructional Affairs at Pensacola State...