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Nominations needed for teaching excellence awards

Cynthia Munoz Sep 27 2006 12:00AM The Academy of Teaching Excellence will hold its annual inauguration in January. The deadline to vote for your favorite teacher is Oct. 17. According to Nan James, executive secretary, the Academy of Teaching Excellence provides recognition and fosters teaching excellence by providing examples of various teaching styles, strategies, speakers,...

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PJC gains accreditation for automotive program

Ashley Porter Sep 27 2006 12:00AM How does $40,000 to $70,000 per year sound for an average salary?  Sounds great, right?  If you are a PJC student who is interested in a life in the automotive industry, this is the program for you. Recently PJC received accreditation from the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF),...

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The Corsair finalist for elite Pacemaker Award

Sep 27 2006 12:00AM Pensacola Junior College’s student newspaper, The Corsair, is an Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Award finalist. The Corsair is among the top 55 finalists chosen from 234 college and university entries nationwide. The honor is the first for the college newspaper; editors were Matt Foster and Brandi Snodgrass, and the adviser is...

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The Corsair finalist for elite Pacemaker Award

Sep 27 2006 12:00AM Pensacola Junior College’s student newspaper, The Corsair, is an Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker Award finalist. The Corsair is among the top 55 finalists chosen from 234 college and university entries nationwide. The honor is the first for the college newspaper; editors were Matt Foster and Brandi Snodgrass, and the adviser is...

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Navy prefers PJC’s Dental program

Jennifer Rich-Neal Sep 27 2006 12:00AM PJC’s Warrington campus offers many programs in health care to qualified applicants each year.  Among those enrolled, one thing sets a handful of the nontraditional dental hygiene students apart.  They are the select few sent to PJC by the U.S. Navy. Since 1996, the Navy has sent its sailors...

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No excuses: don’t blame the couch for sucking you in

Kathy Manweiler – McClatchy Newspapers Sep 27 2006 12:00AM WICHITA, Kan.  – Did you work out today? No? Don’t bother racking your brain for an excuse. If you don’t feel like exercising, just admit it – or get over it. The staff at your gym truly does not want to hear that you can’t work...

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Exercise mistakes you should avoid

Harry Jackson Jr. – St. Louis Post-Dispatch Sep 27 2006 12:00AM Here are some of the mistakes that Keath Hausher, owner of Shark Fitness, a boot camp training company, and other folks who teach exercise and physical rehabilitation say they see: Starting a core-concentrated fitness program without knowing what you need to do or what...

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Nutrition: You have better things to worry about!

Heather Madden Sep 27 2006 12:00AM Before he changed his habits, Thomas Hale, 19, skipped breakfast for a cup of coffee.  Between classes he would indulge in the powdered donuts at the snack machines, and for lunch he enjoyed cheeseburgers and fries.  Pumped full of soda and carbohydrates all day, he would go to both...

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VULTURES ON A CAROUSEL *New*

Michael Rutschky Sep 27 2006 12:00AM Do you ever get the feeling that the future is trying to infect the present?  Do you ever look around in public and see all the people walking around with Bluetooth headsets growing out of their ears and wonder if you’ve woken up in an episode of Star Trek? ...

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SHAGADELIC EATS

Melissa Brown Sep 27 2006 12:00AM This is my favorite time of year to go camping.  The days are warm and sunny, and the nights are crisp and cool.  It is the perfect time for a weekend stay on the banks of the Blackwater River, and this week’s recipe goes hand-in-hand with a woods adventure. ...