Category: <span>Archived News</span>

Heather Adams Published: November 9, 2005 Rodney Whatley, the new PJC theatre director, makes his debut with “The King and I.”  It is ambitious to try to put on such an involved production as “The King and I,” after only five weeks of rehearsal, but that doesn’t seem to faze Whatley in the least. “With...

Kristen Bailey Published: November 9, 2005 The only thing better than lounging around PJC’s student center eating pizza, is lounging around the student center eating pizza for a cause. The PJC Zookeepers club provided students an opportunity to purchase pizza for a cause, Oct. 31 and Nov.1 in the student center. Selling the pizza donated...

Erika Wilhite Published: November 9, 2005 After years of struggling, the PJC Health Department finally has the funding necessary to offer a full load of nursing and paramedic courses. PJC has received a $1.3 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration. It is one of many grants being awarded...

Moria Dailey Published: November 9, 2005 Tattoos have become an ever-growing form of body decoration everywhere, including PJC.  Monica Cutler, who has one tattoo, said all of her friends were tattooed, and “my boyfriend is the only person I hang out with regularly who doesn’t have tattoos.” The tattoo process begins with picking out a...

Kristen Bailey Published: October 26, 2005 The only thing better than lounging around PJC’s student center eating pizza, is lounging around the student center eating pizza for a cause. The PJC Zookeepers club provided students an opportunity to purchase pizza for a cause, Oct. 31 and Nov.1 in the student center. Selling the pizza donated...

Monica Moody Published: October 26, 2005 Rodney Whatley is the new director of theatre at PJC and he’s ready to establish PJC as prime training grounds for aspiring theatre students. Whatley joined the seventh grade chorus because he enjoyed singing in church. His first role came as the ghost of Christmas future in, “A Christmas...

Lucretia Brown Published: October 26, 2005 Students who are seeking an education major will want to register for the new Introduction to Education and Statistics courses, according to professor of education, Betsy Werre and professor of mathematics, Jo Sharon Spencer. The paired classes will begin in the spring.  The idea behind the team teaching is...

Moria Dailey Published: October 26, 2005 PJC has hired a new department head for the allied health department on Warrington campus. Dr. Steven Bannow, a retired naval lawyer and avid scuba diver, now fills the chair.  Bannow, who has been in the Navy for the past 25 years, said he is very happy to be...

Matt Foster Published: October 26, 2005 PJC Police were involved in a chase that ended with the suspect’s car in a ditch.  The incident happened about 2 p.m. Oct. 20 near the athletic dormitories on the Pensacola campus. The circumstances surrounding the initiation of the chase were unavailable at press time, officers confirmed on the...

Erika Wilhite Published: October 26, 2005 Instructors at PJC haven’t received a raise in two years. Many are beginning to question why, when the budget was drawn up for the current academic year, the administration again failed to allocate funds for a salary increase. After complaints, PJC administrators and the Faculty Association entered negotiations for...