Tabatha Fields The Corsair The smell of barbecue brewing under the student center gazebo filled the air right before noon as the Student Veterans Association hosted a barbecue fundraiser on Pensacola State College’s main campus Oct. 4. According to the Green and White, PSC faculty and staff news site, “The SVA held the event in...
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October 9, 2012February 9, 20172012 Archive, Editorial & Opinion
Prep Football, week 6
Isaiah Grant The Corsair This past week, I went to Booker T. Washington High School to take in a football game between their Wildcats and the Escambia Gators. Neither program has been good in recent years. Escambia drew first blood on the opening kickoff to take a 7-0 lead. Washington responded with a touchdown, but...
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October 9, 2012October 9, 2012Sports
Lady Pirates pound Faulkner
Allyson Doty The Corsair The Pensacola State Lady Pirates volleyball team swept Faulkner Sun Chiefs three sets to none at the Lou Ross Center Tuesday, Oct. 2. Going into last Tuesday’s game with a 13-2 record, the Lady Pirates kept their composure and mentality to continue their winning streak as they inched closer to becoming the...
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October 7, 2012February 9, 2017Editorial & Opinion
DeLuna Fest: The voice of the vendor
Josh Morton The Corsair OK, wow. DeLuna Fest was intense. Loud music, soft music, dancing, moshing, eating too much, not sleeping enough, drinking too much alcohol, hydrating with warm water, and I’d do it all again in a heartbeat. Since this is the first music festival that I have been given the opportunity to do...
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October 7, 2012February 9, 2017Features
Candidates on financial aid
Bronwen Gerber The Corsair College students attend school for better career opportunities after graduation. For many graduates, this preferably involves jobs and a sufficient salary to pay off student loans. College is a big part of an American’s life, educationally and financially. Being aware of each of the presidential candidate’s stance on financial aid and...
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October 4, 2012February 9, 2017Editorial & Opinion
Homecoming at the Eagles’ Nest
Isaiah Grant The Corsair Several weeks ago, I wrote a column concerning the Pine Forest Eagles football team. Prior to last week, the Eagles were coming off two consecutive road losses and hoped their homecoming game against the Tate Aggies would redeem them. This past Friday, I walked to the high school to take in...
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September 26, 2012February 9, 2017Editorial & Opinion
Learn a foreign language
Bronwen Gerber The Corsair Why learn a foreign language when the whole world speaks English? Transmuted to the perspective of the Pensacola State College student, this question becomes “why take a foreign language when it is four credits and a lot of extra work?” It is true that as native English speakers, Americans are spoiled...
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September 24, 2012February 9, 2017Editorial & Opinion
The last blues party of the year
Isaiah Grant The Corsair Blues is a type of popular music originated in Mississippi by Black slaves. The slaves played and sang the blues to lament the hardships that went on in their lives. Of course, the genre would evolve into rock. Every year, on Labor Day weekend, the Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds hosts a blues...
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September 22, 2012September 22, 2012News
Pensacola State College: New center in Century
Tabatha Fields The Corsair Despite a gray cast of clouds, and rain that soon followed, the ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour of the new Pensacola State College center in Century, Fla., was a success. Students, mayors of the community, clergy members, staff, board members, and excited citizens of the community eagerly waited to partake in...
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September 21, 2012September 21, 2012News
Are students voting?
Tabatha Fields The Corsair The Escambia County Elections staff visited Pensacola State College Monday, Sept. 17, to encourage students to vote. There was a table outside the student center with pamphlets containing information on voting, and there was a small book adorned with the United States flag on the cover entitled, The U.S. Constitution-...