Tabatha Fields The Corsair The atmosphere was filled with chatter and enthusiastic college students willing to take a stand for their futures regarding their education and voting rights. Joshua Edwards, Pensacola State SGA President-district coordinator said, “ The top three things that we can actually get our voice heard the most is the voting, matching...
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Gingrich and Romney: The Campaign Intensifies in Florida
Adriana Dueck The Corsair Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney made several stops this weekend throughout the Sunshine State to promote their campaigns, and in the process made stops in Pensacola. Romney was greeted by cheers and “I voted, you’re hired” signs at the Atlas Fish House Saturday Jan. 28 morning at 8 a.m. and on...
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Let the Race Begin
Obama Begins “The Campaign” Adriana Dueck The Corsair Last night in his State of the Union address President Barack Obama made his first public start on the long journey of “The Campaign.” He highlighted his efficiency in foreign policy; the U.S. has ended the war in Iraq and for the first time in 10 years...
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A Writer Responds
Letter To the Editor Asia Rodgers The Corsair In response to the November 29, 2011, The Corsair issue, “Unemployment Part II: The Solutions,” I believe the reason the United States conquered the depression in the past was due to the ingrained sense of national pride and determination that Americans have always been known for. When...
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Second Place Winner – My Pursuit of Happyness Contest
Pursuit of Happyness Essay Katherine N. Griffin The Corsair January 2012 What it Took for Me to Get to Pensacola State College In high school, I thought that I had life by the tail. There was absolutely no doubt in my mind that I could overcome any obstacle thrown my way. I married my high...
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First Place Winner – My Pursuit of Happyness Contest
FIRST PLACE WINNER Pursuit of Happyness Essay Contest Pensacola State College Jan. 23, 2012 My Pursuit of Happyness By Jill Marlowe The Corsair One telephone call, one movie and one billboard sign changed the direction of my life forever. As a mother of seven still very dependent children, I found changing direction is like...
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College serving up new tennis courts
Brian McLellan The Corsair New tennis courts are nearing completion at the main campus of Pensacola State College. The renovations to the courts, located next to the Lou Ross Center at the 12th Avenue entrance to the college, were commissioned earlier this fall. Despite the appearance of delays in construction, the courts are still on...
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Major Lazer’s “Original Don” Video of the Week(Decade?)
Raymond Knott. Corsair. Between playing an amazing show at De Luna Fest, sharing a tour with Sleigh Bells that will be stopping at our very own Vinyl Music Hall, and co-producing one of my favorite collaborative DJ projects, Major Lazer, I can’t really seem to get away from Diplo lately. Major Lazer is one of...
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College expands to South Santa Rosa County
Adora Goff The Corsair In Gulf Breeze, a new addition to Pensacola State College is opening in January of 2012. The South Santa Rosa Center is being constructed off Nantahala Beach Road in Midway. According to a press release from the college, the architectural firm of Bullock Tice Associates Inc. and Greenhut Construction Co. Inc....
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Milton Campus experiences growth
Stephen Harwick The Corsair Pensacola State College’s Milton campus is expanding in great length. With a student’s first approach, Dean Anthea Amos is creating a wonderfully comfortable learning environment for the campus’ growing student body. With the constantly increasing number of high school dual enrollment students and the numbers of continuing education students on the...