James Hagan Published: February 4 2004 Attempting to follow-up a popular, critically acclaimed album is oftentimes too difficult a proposition for many bands. If said album was the band’s debut, then the task becomes almost impossible. Luckily for music fans, Starsailor has avoided the sophomore jinx with “Silence Is Easy.” Coming off their debut album,...
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Max Payne 2 has “graphic splendor”
Wade Buffington Published: February 4 2004 Fellow gamers, I’ve got some good news and some bad news. The good news is that Max Payne 2 (MP2) is one of the most fantastic sequel games I’ve ever played. The bad news (at least for me) – I’ll only be able to play it 10 more times...
Ask Toady
Toady Worm Published: February 4 2004 Toady, my boyfriend continues to purchase body-enhancing products off the Internet. He is self-conscious about certain parts of his body. I have explained to him that I don’t care about his size. I love him for who he is, but he thinks I am just being nice. He has...
Award needs promotion
James Hagan Published: February 4 2004 Arguably, the most prestigious accomplishment to be awarded by PJC is to be named a member of the All-USA Academic Team. Only two students are chosen among the college’s three campuses to be a part of this elite group. Unfortunately, of the thousands of qualified applicants that could apply,...
Bush’s State of the Union address gets a once over
Daryl Baginski Published: February 4 2004 President Bush touched on many topics Jan. 20 during his State of the Union Address. The main topic was the “War on Terror” and Iraq. His argument for why the Patriot Act should be updated is that law enforcement officials use “similar provisions to catch embezzlers and drug traffickers.”...
Q & A with Dr. Delaino
James Hagan Published: February 4 2004 P JC President Tom Delaino is a busy man. Whether it is budget meetings, talks with the Governor of Florida or responding to queries from students regarding such matters as parking or texbook prices, Delaino has proven to be a hands-on President. What is the hardest thing about being...
Wicca: more than a witch’s tale
Joshua Wilks Published: Februray 4 2004 An hour after sundown, 30 adults and nine children, form a circle around a fire in a backyard amid several large oak trees. In their midst, a man dressed in a cape anoints their heads with oil, as they enter from the east. Once all positioned, he then aims...
Moving in before marriage: A different point of view
By Vince Sullivan Published on January 8 , 2008 On the Opinion Page in The Corsair (December 9), it was expressed that living together before marriage was a good idea, and research validates that most young people agree with this idea. However, research also demonstrates that it is a bad idea, especially for women, to...
Covering Election ’08 (Canto 1)
By Michael Rutschky Published on January 8, 2008 I woke up on New Year’s Day to nightmares of venomous snakes and a stomach virus, an omen of things to come perhaps? This will be a strange year, I am hoping. Lots of trickery and revelations as the spectator sport known as American politics begins another...
Ill student taken from PJC in an ambulance
By Michael Rutschky Published on January 8 , 2008 At approximately 2:39 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 17, paramedics removed an unidentified student from the Hobbs Center at PJC’s Pensacola campus. Campus police say that the student was suffering from an illness and needed emergency assistance. Due to HIPAA laws, the police are not able to...