The Life of a College Athlete

Shauna Cook The Corsair For many college students, going to college means partying, meeting new friends, the beginning of freedom, and getting an education. For college athletes, the playing field is different. Some say that college athletes get a free ride for their education because they play a sport that represents the school. Many wonder…

Freshman fifteen

Torie Hutchinson The Corsair First Year Fatties, the Fresher Five, and Easy 15 are just a few names for the Freshman 15. In their first year of college, students get to experience a brand new life style. In high school, students were told what time to eat lunch and had only a small variety of…

The Tim Tebow debate

Tim Ajmani The Corsair If I were to mention the name Tim Tebow, I would get mixed comments, especially being in Florida. If you’re a Gator fan, like myself, you like him and are thankful for his contributions to the University of Florida, both on and off the field. If you’re a Miami or Florida…

Making the grade

Nuavia Stewart The Corsair Being a student requires a lot of effort, determination and studying. Most classes are an hour and fifteen minutes long and if you are a fulltime student, you are probably taking between three to five classes. It’s hard to keep up. Furthermore, if you are an adult learner, returning back to…

Degree in dispute

Tim Ajmani The Corsair The fate of a former Pensacola State College professor will be decided by Nov. 14 after an arbitration hearing was held last month to appeal the termination of Robert Michael Ardis. Ardis, a tenured criminal justice professor, was suspended December 2010 without pay for presenting the college with a master’s degree…

Pensacola State College remembers 9/11

A-mila West The Corsair Sept. 11, 2001 marked the ten year anniversary of the terror attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon in 2001. This terrible day in history will never be forgotten and students and faculty at Pensacola State College express their feelings and remembrance. “I was in the 8th grade and I…