Erika Wilhite Published: September 14, 2005 Earlier this year, Sen. Sa Brownback (R-Kan.) proposed legislation requiring physicians to inform women seeking abortions 20 or more weeks after fertilization that the fetus will feel pain, and offer to administer anesthesia to the fetus. Problematically, that claim is wholly unsubstantiated by the medical community. A study published...
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December 5, 2008August 13, 2025Archived Opinion
Fetal pain study excuse to continue abortion
Britney Hirras Published: September 14, 2005 A new report conducted by obstetric anesthesiologist Mark Rosen of the University of California, San Francisco suggests that fetuses probably do not feel pain until the seventh month of pregnancy, sparking an encore of the all-to-familiar abortion debate. The study comes as Congress is reviewing fetal-pain laws meant to...
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December 5, 2008August 13, 2025Archived Opinion
Our View
Staff Published: September 14, 2005 As journalists, it is our duty to report fair and balanced news to you, our faithful readers. Now while some of you may consider, “Fair and Balanced Journalism,” to be a contradiction in terms, that is indeed the mission of journalists everywhere. Or, at least, it should be. The Corsair...
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December 5, 2008August 13, 2025Archived Opinion
Katrina’s impact is a grim lesson for the future
Yonit Shames Published: September 14, 2005 Consider the following scenario: you’re standing at the gas station, waiting on an hour-long line, and your neighbor, driving a nine mile-per-gallon Dodge Ram, loads 20 extra gallons of fuel into his or her truck. You try to stifle your irritation by reminding yourself that capitalism is what led...
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December 5, 2008August 13, 2025Archived News
Picnic provides relief for Mississippi students
Morgan Gates Published: September 14, 2005 On Friday, Sept. 16, the first anniversary of Hurricane Ivan, a busload of PJC faculty and students drove to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in Gautier, Miss. with a truck full of supplies to contribute to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. PJC’s relief squad, headed by President Dr. Thomas...
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December 5, 2008August 13, 2025Archived News
Red Cross sets up temporary office
Kristen Bailey Published: September 14, 2005 PJC has allowed the Red Cross to temporarily move its headquarters to the Baroco Center for Science and Advanced Technology, providing space in which to operate relief efforts. Volunteers are needed in countless positions, said Red Cross Volunteer Coordinator, Rebekah Williams. “We would welcome any volunteers, any amount of...
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December 5, 2008August 13, 2025Archived News
Police focus on pornography found at PJC
Matt Foster September 14, 2005 Officer Wallace Carter of the PJC Police Department has been named to the Escambia County Cyber Crimes Task Force as a result of his investigation of two recent child pornography cases on Pensacola campus. In the most recent event, Peter Jacob Smith, 48, was arrested and charged with possession [of...
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December 5, 2008August 13, 2025Archived News
Help floods from PJC students, employees
Kristen Bailey Published: September 14, 2005 Although Hurricane Katrina merely added insult to PJC’s injuries from Ivan and Dennis, neighboring colleges in Mississippi and Louisiana were less fortunate. As a result, several campus groups and employees have decided to join in relief efforts. Plans are underway to house evacuees, to offer free tuition and books...
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December 5, 2008August 13, 2025Archived News
Student Job Services offers resources for student employment
Matt Foster Published: September 14, 2005 Students seeking employment may be able to find help at Student Job Services, located on the Pensacola Campus. For nearly 30 years, Student Job Services has offered a myriad selection of resources for students who are seeking employment, the main tool of which is, “PJC works online.” PJC Works...
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December 5, 2008August 13, 2025Archived News
Student ambassadors will be representing PJC
Kristen Bailey Published: September 14, 2005 The PJC Student Ambassadors program provides a friendly and personalized way to represent the college. The brainchild of Dennis Reynolds, coordinator of student leadership and activities, the program allows select students to welcome and orientate new students to PJC, and to represent the college at fundraisers and other foundation...