Michael Rutschky Published: January 8, 2006 Here we are again. Back from the break, a brand new school schedule to rush headfirst into like a medieval gauntlet run. A brand new year filled with new resolutions, many of which sadly won’t make it to see New Year’s Eve 2007, but let’s hope that the important...
Author: Becca Carlson (Becca Carlson)
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Let’s start some campus conversation
Published: January 8, 2006 Our world of journalism, as we know it, is changing. Rapidly. Seemingly overnight, Gannett, parent company of the Pensacola News Journal, has moved to a 24/7 Information Center concept, blurring the division between print and online news. The idea is to move information faster to consumers and in different mediums to...
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Relay auction set by Warrington SGA
Katie Coseo Published: January 8, 2006 Not many are a stranger to cancer. It is a disease that takes away loved ones and leaves husbands, wives, and children behind in its wake. Though cancer is now a condition patients can sometimes live with and even survive, there is still no cure. Relay for Life is...
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Student activity fees: What’s it to you?
Heather Madden Published: January 8, 2006 What goes in must come out – that is, out of the student activity money pot. Do you care? You should, it’s your money. “The general rule of thumb is that the total amount money that’s available for the student activity fees is dependent on the enrollment,” Dr. Martin,...
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Nintendo, MIcrosoft make a killing over the holidays…with guns!
Ricky Di Williams Published: January 8, 2006 To those of you who’ve spent the past few weeks “pwning n00bs,” welcome back. I, for one, managed to rack up a good few hundred points on my gamerscore.and I hope the same goes for all you out there as well. With that said, was anyone shocked that...
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Stallone revisits the ring in ‘Balboa’
Ricky Di Williams Published: January 8, 2006 Good ‘ol Sly strapped on the gloves once again to reprise the role of the “Itallian Stallion” in “Rocky Balboa.” To say that I was not looking forward to this movie would be an understatement. After the gradual decline this particular series took after “Rocky II,” I was...
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PJC Wind and Jazz Ensemble begins new season
KELCI PASCOE The Corsair The Ashmore Auditorium is the center of many exciting musical events. Some of the most enthralling events that take place here are student-lead musical productions. Thursday, Oct. 8, the PJC Wind and Jazz Ensembles, which consist entirely of students, performed their first ensemble of the musical season. The first half of...
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Lady Pirates sweep Shootout in Ocala
Lindsey Chavers Published: December 6, 2006 The women’s basketball team defeated Broward Community College and Palm Beach Community College at the Florida JUCO Shootout in Ocala, Dec. 1 and 2.
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Pirates cope with illness, injuries
Lindsey Chavers Published: December 6, 2006 The PJC men’s basketball team lost four of their past six games, ending their previous six-game winning streak, due to many misfortunes. Because of sickness and injuries, the Pirates went into the games weak. “We’ve had the flu,” said Head Coach Paul Swanson. “Two guys got it and were...
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Pjc.edu poorly represents PJC’s excellence
Ricky Di Published: December 6, 2006 A school’s Web site is a valuable tool. Like an ambassador to the public, it gives prospective students a quick glance as to how the institution is run. For some students, a Web site is the first thing about a school they see. With the steadily increasing importance the...