Morgan Gates Published: October 26, 2005 PJC’s gym in the Lou Ross Center held this year’s annual Pensacola Basketball Coaches Clinic sponsored by the Andrews Institute on Oct. 13th. Each coach that attended the event donated $10 to United Way’s Hurricane Relief Effort Funds, in lieu of a fee. The event was hosted by PJC’s...
Author: Becca Carlson (Becca Carlson)
Dirt bike riders enjoy living on the edge
Erin Hammontree Published: October 26, 2005 It’s hot, humid, and the overbearing heat from the sun has taken its toll on your body. You feel the sweat billow and run down your face from the inside of your helmet. No worries though, as you throw the gear into third, you spot a murky cesspool of...
Solitude is paddling Juniper Creek
Joshua Kinser Published: October 26, 2005 Sparkling freshwater springs that trickle into Juniper Creek and sugar white sand bars are just a few of the reasons to glide down this less paddled creek in Blackwater River State Forest. With Blackwater River crowded by motor boats and Coldwater Creek covered with tubers and paddlers, Juniper Creek...
Post-New Orleans, God’s next target is… Canada?!
Charles Allen Published: October 26, 2005 That does it! There are some things making me angry. So, in the noble tradition of journalism, I decided to write this instead of flipping out. Bear with me. Recently, the Pensacola News Journal printed a letter to the editor in which a person stated that people wishing to...
America, the land of the free- minus the free
Erika Wilhite Published: October 26, 2005 Although our national anthem assures us that we live in “the land of the free,” Americans cannot honestly pretend that we are doing our best to preserve that freedom anymore. In a real “land of the free,” legislature allowing government agents to pry into private lives without actual evidence...
Conflicts of interest abound in cancer industry
Yonit Shames Published: October 26, 2005 Several recent natural disasters, as well as the war in Iraq, have highlighted American society’s prejudice toward short-term, quick-fix solutions. However, the ill effects of this attitude are not limited to its effects on disaster relief (the government’s lack of preparation for Hurricane Katrina and the resulting catastrophe) nor...
Zookeeper’s Club hosts Fundraiser
Kristen Bailey Published: October 26, 2005 The only thing better than lounging around PJC’s student center eating pizza, is lounging around the student center eating pizza for a cause. The PJC Zookeepers club provided students an opportunity to purchase pizza for a cause, Oct. 31 and Nov.1 in the student center. Selling the pizza donated...
New theatre director plans for new season
Monica Moody Published: October 26, 2005 Rodney Whatley is the new director of theatre at PJC and he’s ready to establish PJC as prime training grounds for aspiring theatre students. Whatley joined the seventh grade chorus because he enjoyed singing in church. His first role came as the ghost of Christmas future in, “A Christmas...
Instructors offer educators new way to learn statistics
Lucretia Brown Published: October 26, 2005 Students who are seeking an education major will want to register for the new Introduction to Education and Statistics courses, according to professor of education, Betsy Werre and professor of mathematics, Jo Sharon Spencer. The paired classes will begin in the spring. The idea behind the team teaching is...
Department head brings a wealth of knowledge
Moria Dailey Published: October 26, 2005 PJC has hired a new department head for the allied health department on Warrington campus. Dr. Steven Bannow, a retired naval lawyer and avid scuba diver, now fills the chair. Bannow, who has been in the Navy for the past 25 years, said he is very happy to be...