Allyson Doty The Corsair The Pensacola State Lady Pirates volleyball team swept Faulkner Sun Chiefs three sets to none at the Lou Ross Center Tuesday, Oct. 2. Going into last Tuesday’s game with a 13-2 record, the Lady Pirates kept their composure and mentality to continue their winning streak as they inched closer to becoming the...
Author: Becca Carlson (Becca Carlson)
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DeLuna Fest: The voice of the vendor
Josh Morton The Corsair OK, wow. DeLuna Fest was intense. Loud music, soft music, dancing, moshing, eating too much, not sleeping enough, drinking too much alcohol, hydrating with warm water, and I’d do it all again in a heartbeat. Since this is the first music festival that I have been given the opportunity to do...
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Candidates on financial aid
Bronwen Gerber The Corsair College students attend school for better career opportunities after graduation. For many graduates, this preferably involves jobs and a sufficient salary to pay off student loans. College is a big part of an American’s life, educationally and financially. Being aware of each of the presidential candidate’s stance on financial aid and...
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Homecoming at the Eagles’ Nest
Isaiah Grant The Corsair Several weeks ago, I wrote a column concerning the Pine Forest Eagles football team. Prior to last week, the Eagles were coming off two consecutive road losses and hoped their homecoming game against the Tate Aggies would redeem them. This past Friday, I walked to the high school to take in...
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Learn a foreign language
Bronwen Gerber The Corsair Why learn a foreign language when the whole world speaks English? Transmuted to the perspective of the Pensacola State College student, this question becomes “why take a foreign language when it is four credits and a lot of extra work?” It is true that as native English speakers, Americans are spoiled...
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The last blues party of the year
Isaiah Grant The Corsair Blues is a type of popular music originated in Mississippi by Black slaves. The slaves played and sang the blues to lament the hardships that went on in their lives. Of course, the genre would evolve into rock. Every year, on Labor Day weekend, the Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds hosts a blues...
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Pensacola State College: New center in Century
Tabatha Fields The Corsair Despite a gray cast of clouds, and rain that soon followed, the ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour of the new Pensacola State College center in Century, Fla., was a success. Students, mayors of the community, clergy members, staff, board members, and excited citizens of the community eagerly waited to partake in...
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Are students voting?
Tabatha Fields The Corsair The Escambia County Elections staff visited Pensacola State College Monday, Sept. 17, to encourage students to vote. There was a table outside the student center with pamphlets containing information on voting, and there was a small book adorned with the United States flag on the cover entitled, The U.S. Constitution-...
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Bright future scholarship ice cream social
Tabatha Fields The Corsair A crowd of 200- 250 Pensacola State College students attended the “Bright Future Scholarship Ice Cream Social.” There were only three lucky winners: Montel Michael, John Slay, and Shani Walker. John Slay, one of the scholarship winners said, “I was shocked when my name was called. I won a $100 gas...
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Beach volleyball annual Ball Banger
Allyson Doty The Corsair The Fifth Annual Dan Seely Ball Banger took place Sept. 15, 2012 on Pensacola Beach in the early hours of the morning heat in honor of Daniel Seely, who passed away five years ago on Dec. 25, 2007. This man was the founder of the Gulf Coast Social Club that organized...