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Erika Wilhite and Moria Dailey Published: January 25, 2006 On Saturday, January 21st, in PJC’s Hagler Auditorium, Dr. Charles Suhor presented “The Jazz Story: African Roots, American Branches” on the history of jazz. The event was co-sponsored by the African-American Heritage Society, the Black History Committee of Pensacola Junior College, and the Florida Humanities Council....

Erika Wilhite and Moria Dailey Published: January 25, 2006 On December 21, 2005, the Senate voted to take $12.7 billion dollars out of the student loan program, the largest single cut in the program’s history. Rather than cutting lender subsidies, thereby minimizing the impact on students themselves, the bill will generate around 70 percent of...

Michael Rutschky Published: January 25, 2006 The faculty of the Art Department has unanimously decided upon a replacement for former department head, Allan Peterson.  Krist Lein, who was the chair of the art department at Shelton State College in Tuscaloosa, Ala., will fill the position at PJC at the end of the spring semester. “He’s...

Monica Carling Published: January 25, 2006 What goes on in Building 5? What exactly is the Student Center? These are the questions of numerous students around campus, be it freshmen or veterans. The answer is expansive, but then again so is what the Student Center has to offer. The Student Center includes everything from the...

Moria Dailey Published: January 25, 2006 There is a form of grade 14 assessment in place already, the College Level Skills Assessment Test (CLAST).  To graduate, community college students are required to either take the test or meet one of the exemptions as outlined in PJC’s course catalogue. “The CLAST was originally placed as an...

Erika Wilhite Published: January 25, 2006 The Student Center offers a Career Center, a computer lab, a cafeteria, the campus book store, and several dozen tables at which students can eat and study. Therein lays the problem; that’s all it offers. Where’s the activity? Dennis Reynolds, the coordinator for student leadership and activities, acknowledges that...

Moria Dailey Published: January 25, 2006 Tour of Italy Dr. Charlie Schuler, head of the History, Languages and Philosophy department at PJC, has been taking groups of students to Italy and various other countries for the past 15 years.  His next trip is planned for summer 2007, and will be a 20-day excursion to southern...

Corsair Staff Writers Published: January 9, 2006 PJC STUDENT WINS ARTS COUNCIL LOGO CONTEST Pensacola Junior College graphic design student Andrea Frederique won The Arts Council of Northwest Florida’s logo contest and a $250 scholarship. The Arts Council announced the news at its recent grants recognition reception. The winning logo is a sleek and clean,...

Kristen Bailey Published: January 9, 2006 Paying for college is a substantial worry among college students.  Unfortunately, many students do not utilize scholarship opportunities open to them. PJC offers many scholarships, ranging from merit-based to donor scholarships.  Students can go to the financial aid office and talk to a representative there for more information on...

Erika Wilhite Published: January 9, 2006 At 9.45 am on Thursday, Jan. 11, Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) held a town hall meeting at Pensacola Junior College. The meeting was relaxed and relatively informal. Nelson began by expressing his appreciation to those in attendance and his desire to connect with them on a personal level, saying...