The lady Pirates now 34-0 won tonight with a score of 70-49 against Copiah-Lincoln (25-2) from Wesson, Miss. “We’ve been working really hard and we don’t give up” state head coach Chanda Rigby. The team kept their lead through out the whole entire game, even though many 3 pointer shots were missed. Co-Lin fouled out...
Year: <span>2011</span>
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Lady Pirates top Malcolm X, advance in NJCAA tourney
The Lady Pirates continue their winning ways with a 30-point win over Malcolm X College, Chicago in the first round of the NJCAA Women’s National Basketball Championship. Pensacola won 80-50. The win was the first national tournament win for the school’s women’s basketball program. Two players had double-doubles – Jessica Merritt was high point...
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Strategy games provide a more cerebral alternative to blood and guts
WADE MANNS – The Corsair First-person shooters are definitely fun, allowing one to virtually kill dastardly enemies (or one’s friends) from behind a gun sight. Role-playing games are deep and involved and often have great stories. Fighting games are full of fast action and arouse a very competitive nature. So where do I turn when...
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Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
WADE MANNS – The Corsair By Activision and Beenox Genre: Third-person action/stealth Throughout the years, our favorite wall-crawler Spider-Man has appeared in many games, but few have explored the alternate continuities. (There was a very good Ultimate Spider-Man game a few years back, but no attempts since then). Now you get to experience four of...
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Beyond Good and Evil Review
WADE MANNS – The Corsair By Ubisoft Genre: Third-person action/exploration On the idyllic world of Hillys, things couldn’t really be better: beautiful seas, bright lights of the cities, and caves filled with treasure for the intrepid adventurer. A brave pair of giving souls operating out of a lighthouse in the middle of the vast ocean...
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Lady Pirates win state championship, advance to nationals in Kansas
VERONICA DAVIS – The Corsair The Pensacola State Lady Pirates proved once again that they can’t be stopped with another big win over Northwest Florida State College in the finals of the FCCAA state basketball tournament Saturday night. Struggling for a lead in the beginning, the Lady Pirates stepped up their intensity on defense and...
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Lady Pirates Advance To Championship Game
VERONICA DAVIS – The Corsair Keeping their undefeated title alive, The Pensacola State College Lady Pirates added another win to the books against College Of Central Florida. What started off as a seesaw first half later became a 96-71 win over Central Florida. The teams were tied six times in the first half but the...
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Don’t Answer, It May Be the Last Time You Do.
Tim Ajmani – The Corsair You are sitting in your seat at a stoplight. It’s a bright and sunny day in February with the warmer weather of Spring rapidly approaching. You happen to take a glance at the car next to yours. You see them with their head looking downward and their arms busily moving....
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Political Party Nonsense
Tim Ajmani – The Corsair George Washington despised the idea of political parties. He warned Americans that they could become dangerous and cunning, and harmful to the government and general public. Who would’ve thought that two centuries later that he knew exactly what he was talking about. Whenever we turn on CNN or FOX News,...
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Egypt’s Stable Future?
Barrett Buchanan – The Corsair After 18 days of grueling protests in Tahrir Square in downtown Egypt, protesters have finally gained their freedom from the Mubarak regime. Crowds in the tens of thousands gathered to celebrate the victory that they have won for themselves through the sweat, tears, and blood of many Egyptian people. Now...