Author: Becca Carlson (Becca Carlson)
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Spot suicide predictors through awareness
PSC recognizes Suicide Prevention Month by creating an open dialogue By Jennifer Brandon Are you suicidal? This question might seem taboo, but could save a life if asked. Rachelle S. Burns, the Crisis Referral Coordinator of the Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT) at Pensacola State College said, “Suicide prevention is anything that you do to help...
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The Taxes Everyone Pays: Helping the Lower-Income to Someday Pay More of Them
By: Sarah Hannan Growing up as a conservative, I was encouraged to vote no on every tax (a half-cent sales tax comes to mind) because I was taught that it was the responsibility of churches to help the poor, not the government. However, churches can only do so much and others will only do so...
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Pumpkin Pie Dip
Illustrations By Katelyn Bailey Are you the type of person who likes 99 percent whipped cream to 1 percent pumpkin pie? With fall time upon us, there is no better way to celebrate the holidays than with delicious desserts. Here is the perfect recipe to satisfy all of your pumpkin pie needs. “Would You Like...
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PSC Safety Month Stay Safe Tips
Top 10 Stay Safe Tips By: Nicole Gunter With Pensacola State College kicking off Campus Safety Month March 1st, we compiled a list of Top 10 Safety Tips to keeping yourself safe. If you are being threatened with a gun or knife, the attacker doesn’t expect you to disarm him/her. “Everyone can be a victim,”...
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Night Sky at PSC
By: Jennifer Brandon K-12 public school students of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties are offered a glimpse into the night sky, and an opportunity to make friends with the stars at Pensacola State College (PSC). PSC’s 40-foot Planetarium and Space Theater has a high-definition full-dome video system that offers 17 different shows such as...
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Dinosaur Jr. finally visits Pensacola
Music so good, it transcends decades and reunites friends By Becca Carlson March 26 was a night for reunion, but not necessarily for the late 1980s rock group Dinosaur Jr. The band finally made it to Pensacola, 33 years after forming, and Pensacola State College instructor Jamey Jones knew he wanted to share this memorable...
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Lights, Cameras, ACTion!
By Charles Davis 11 One Acts 2 Nights 11 One Acts, 30 Actors, 2 Nights. Every year PSC Theatre majors get a chance to become student directors for a series of One Acts. A One Act is a series of plays with no connection and each play is 10 to about 30 minutes long....
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Player Spotlight: Erica Greek
By Chris Sharp Erica Greek is a sophomore pitcher for our lady Pirates baseball team from Thomasville, GA. She has helped lead her team to an overall record of 18-15, while being in one of the toughest conferences in the country, playing teams like Chattanooga State and Jones County, two teams that are known to give PSC...