Adriana Dueck The Corsair This weekend I was relieved of my usual duties as News Editor and graced with the opportunity to cover an event for work; the grand re-opening of the Open Books bookstore in downtown Pensacola. When I arrived, pen in hand and camera safely tucked into my purse I thought I would...
Year: <span>2012</span>
Open Books relocation.
Last Saturday afternoon I attended the relocation ceremony for Open Books. Open Books is a local, non-profit, all volunteer book store that recently moved from the Navy side of town to 1040 N. Guillemard St. right off of the train tracks. I have always been a fan of Open Books, as they spear headed the...
Liturgy, Sleigh Bells, and Diplo
Travis DeSimone. Corsair. On Monday night Vinyl Music Hall was packed. People had come from hither and yon to see Liturgy, Sleigh Bells, and Diplo. The three have recently embarked on the Paradise Lost tour across Florida, from Pensacola to Miami. Naturally I was shocked to find out that Sleigh Bells were going to be...
Pirates preserve win over Faulkner State in home opener
Brian McLellan The Corsair The Pensacola State baseball team nearly blew an eight run lead in the seventh inning, but held on to win its home opener 10-9 over Faulkner State Community College on Tuesday. The Sun Chiefs (0-1) scored six runs in the top of the seventh inning, three of which came off a...
The Pensacola State College American Sign Language club
Rebecca Byers The Corsair Do you know and love American Sign Language? Have you ever wanted to be a part of a group that supports ASL? If you can answer yes, then come down to the American Sign Language Club which meets the second Tuesday of the month at 4:30 p.m. in Building 4. For...
Age Before Beauty: Fusing New Generations in the Workplace
Tabatha Fields The Corsair Technology is one of the fastest growing catalysts of the world today. According to wwww.marketingcharts.com, 80% of American households today either own a home computer, and over the 2011 holiday the share of Americans who own tablet computers nearly doubled from 10% to 19% according to a report by www.pewinternet.org. The...
Pensacola State College SGA – Rallying For a Cause
Tabatha Fields The Corsair The atmosphere was filled with chatter and enthusiastic college students willing to take a stand for their futures regarding their education and voting rights. Joshua Edwards, Pensacola State SGA President-district coordinator said, “ The top three things that we can actually get our voice heard the most is the voting, matching...
Tim’s reaction to Super Bowl XLVI
Tim Ajmani The Corsair Last summer, the NFL owners and NFLPA embarrassed themselves in arguments during the NFL lockout. In those four plus months of skepticism, many fans of the most popular sport in America wondered if there would even be season. Tonight, those same fans are applauding and jumping for joy. In stunning fashion,...
Tough Loss For The Pirates
Shauna Cook The Corsair Feb. 4 was a tough loss for the Pirates against Chipola with a 48-61 loss after winning back on Jan. 18; 45-43. This leaves the Pirates with an overall 20-5 and 4-3 in Conference. With Coach Pena not in attendance at last nights game, Indians were able to pull a big lead on...
Sixth Conference Victory for the Lady Pirates
Shauna Cook The Corsair Feb. 4 was the sixth conference win for the Lady Pirates 71-60 leaving them 6-1 in Conference and 19-2 overall against Chipola College. Starting for the Lady Pirates was #3 Brandy Broome, #5 Ronika Ransford, #22 Kyana Jacobs, #25 TeAndrea Smith and #33 Darnisha Hamilton. Within the first minute of the game,...