Britney Hirras Published: August 23, 2005 As another semester starts, even the most cynical critics of the happiest supermarket in the world run to one place for their one-stop shopping needs: Wal-Mart. Let’s face it: Wal-Mart is there for students even when their own friends and family aren’t. Who other than the friendly people at...
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December 5, 2008August 13, 2025Archived Opinion
New bill will only increase healthcare woes
Yonit Shames Published: August 23, 2005 As any American- young or old, employed or unemployed- knows, medical costs are rising. Between 2002 and 2003, for example, national medical spending rose 7.7 percent- four times the inflation rate. Now, the average annual cost of medical insurance for a family of four carries a whopping price tag...
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December 5, 2008August 13, 2025Archived Opinion
Our View
Published: August 23, 2005 This summer, The Corsair’s office underwent a long-overdue facelift worthy of television makeover shows. As news media, The Corsair must constantly evolve to suit the interests of PJC students. Staff members made it their mission to experiment with different forms of bringing the news to the public. So, the renovations began....
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December 5, 2008August 13, 2025Features
Patience for parking
Heather Madden Published: September 11, 2006 Every school morning Beth Gindl, a 19-year old student at PJC, wakes up an extra 20 minutes early to arrive on the Pensacola PJC campus 30 minutes before her first class — enough time to find a parking spot and arrive in class on-time. Gindl is not the only...
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December 5, 2008August 13, 2025Archived Opinion
Hope to Harvest
Ansley Zecckine Published: October 10, 2007 Construction may not be an easy line of work, but it’s the only way to truly live life. In every trial and circumstance there’s a nugget or two of wisdom worth taking; we need to take these situations and count them for good. Despite everyone else’s intentions, God promises...
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December 4, 2008August 13, 2025Sports
Softball field on schedule
Lauren Fagler Published: October 29, 2008 The first phase of Pensacola Junior College’s new $646,000 track and softball field on the Pensacola campus is scheduled to be completed by Nov. 28. The new women’s softball field, built in accordance with National Collegiate Athletic Association regulations, includes a new batting cage, new and improved intramural fields...
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December 4, 2008August 13, 2025Archived News
PJC welcomes new marketing members
Matt Foster Published: August 23, 2005 PJC welcomed two new members into its marketing family this summer. Alice Crann Good and Elizabeth Hewey were both hired at the end of the spring semester. Good, the school’s Public Information Specialist and Hewey, the Director of Marketing and college Information, have been hard at work getting the...
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December 4, 2008August 13, 2025Archived News
Hill steps down as the head of rape program
Rachel Strehlow Published: August 23, 2005 Angel Hill has officially stepped down from her position as the head of PJC’s rape risk reduction program. “She had the opportunity to teach full time in Santa Rosa County,” said her husband, student activities director Dennis Reynolds. “She’s teaching seventh grade. People think she’s crazy, but she loves...
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December 4, 2008August 13, 2025Archived News
Police Advise, come early, don’t try to drive to every class
Allan Harper Published: August 23, 2005 Want to avoid the stresses of traffic congestion? Sgt. John Milam of the PJC police advises students to arrive early, park their cars in a central location and leave them there to avoid traffic deadlocks during class changes. The lots seem to be most full on Mondays and Wednesdays...
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December 4, 2008August 13, 2025Archived News
Milton campus suffers damage from Dennis
Pam Griswold Published: August 23, 2005 A rare July hurricane named Dennis visited PJC. ÿClasses resumed a week after the storm, but the damage left behind is still in the process of being repaired. The cost for mending the damage is estimated to be around $1 million. TheÿMilton branch suffered the most damage. Staff accompanied...