Published: October 25, 2006 The PJC Social Sciences club will host a bake sale, beginning at 9 a.m., Dec. 3rd in front of the Wal-Mart on Hwy. 29. The proceeds from the bake sale will go to the Salvation Army to purchase gifts for the less fortunate children of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties and...
Author: Becca Carlson (Becca Carlson)
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Get to the PJC Volunteer Fair
Published: October 25, 2006 The annual PJC Volunteer Fair will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, and is open to anyone wanting to lend a hand. The fair is scheduled to take place on the front lawn of the Student Center, Bldg. 5, on the Pensacola campus. Enjoy complementary food,...
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“Hard Candy” Movie Review
Cynthia Munoz Published: October 25, 2006 A LionsGate film released on DVD this month is creeping out teens and adults alike. It is about a teenage girl who finally meets up with a hunky 30-year-old photographer at a coffee shop after months of online chatting. She convinces him to take her to his place to...
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Mark Doty Visits PJC
Gina Nespoli Published: October 25, 2006 On Oct. 11, PJC hosted Mark Doty, author of seven books of poems and three volumes of memoirs. I was ecstatic that I got to hear him read his poetry. I also had the opportunity to ask questions and hear about his influences for each poem. He opened with...
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Volleyball moves to Pensacola from Milton
MADELAIN TIGANO Starting Sept. 1 PJC’s volleyball team will make its home with a new court in the Ed Hartsell Arena on the Pensacola campus. Volleyball Coach, Pete Pena, is “looking forward to it.” For the past 12 years the volleyball team drove by bus to the Milton campus for practices and games. “Many nights...
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Disability support goes to Warrington
Starting September 3rd, Disability Support Services will have a representative on the Warrington campus every Thursday from 1-4 PM. It will be in Building 3600, in the registration area.
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My PJC tuition has gone up again! Why?
An interview with Larry Bracken, PJC’s executive director of government relations. What is the percentage increase in tuition at PJC? The increase, as set by the Florida Legislature in the state budget for all 28 community colleges, is 8 percent. The increase for all 11 universities is 15 percent. The old rule of thumb in...
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Meadows cancels inauguration due to ‘unusual times’
Kay Forrest The Corsair President Ed Meadows has canceled his own inauguration ceremony, which was slated for Sept. 24. Meadows plans to take the money that was to be spent on the ceremony and use it for student scholarships instead. He made the decision to cancel the expensive event in light of the current economic...
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Edward M. Chadbourne Library opens doors
Katy Ferguson The Corsair Rows of shelves are lined with books: some new, with stiff spines, crisp pages and ink so fresh it’s almost wet to the touch. Others are older, their covers softened by time and by the thousands of hands that have held them. These books and the library they belong to have...
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PJC starts year down-staffed
Katy Ferguson The Corsair PJC implemented a reduction in force as well as retirement incentives, resulting in a net reduction of 46 positions at the end of the fiscal year in June. The reductions were due to losses in state funding as well as program closures and grant funding. More than half of these employees...