Author: Becca Carlson (Becca Carlson)

By Terry Strickland Published on January 30, 2008 Pensacola Junior College is participating in College Goal Sunday, a national and Florida initiative to help students get the financial aid they need to attend college. This year’s event is 2 to 5 p.m. Feb. 24 at PJC’s three campuses. Designated locations: Pensacola campus, Baroco Center for...

By Joshua Encinias Published on January 30, 2008 The Essay portion of the <a href=”https://www.pjc.edu/students/services/testClast.aspx“> College Level Academic Skills Test </a> will be held on Feb. 16.  Students who do not have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 in their English Comp 1 and Comp 2 classes are required to take the test.  The same GPA...

By Lindsey Luker Published on January 30, 2008 All humans feel the need to be creative.  Unfortunately, creativity does not always equal productivity.  The idea of creating something that a person can be proud of is exciting, to say the least.  Add to that notion the thought of a great career opportunity and it becomes...

By Diana Poist Published on January 30, 2008 Several departments at Pensacola Junior College cited for irregularities in the state Auditor General’s 2007 operational study released in early January have initiated changes in procedures to insure that these items are corrected. The study done by Auditor General David Martin found discrepancies in cosmetology department bookkeeping,...

By Chris Drain Published on January 30, 2008 Amid sun and billowing clouds, space shuttle Atlantis lifted off at 2:45 p.m. today.  The weather was a concern all day but a jubilant Kathy Winters, shuttle weather officer, made the announcement during the final planned hold at 9 minutes that weather was acceptable for launch. A...

By Chris Drain Published on January 30, 2008 With the external tank one-third full of propellant, NASA crews are closely watching the engine cut-off sensors for any sign of failure. Monitoring includes the sensors, the recently soldered pass-through connectors, even up through the flight deck, according to mission control. The malfunctioning sensors were the cause...

By Chris Drain Published on January 30, 2008 The slow fill of the three fuel cells on Atlantis is going well.  A mixture of liquid hydrogen and oxygen is being pumped into the cells. The crucial ECO sensor testing has not begun.

By Chris Drain January 30, 2008 Atlantis is ready to go, but weather may be a factor in tomorrow’s launch. Severe weather pummeling the southeast today is expected to move into the area by launch time, although it won’t have the energy it has had in the last 24 hours, according to shuttle weather officer...