Category: <span>Archived Opinion</span>

Ansley Zecckine The Corsair PJC, the University of West Florida and the school districts of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties need to take the time to schedule spring breaks that better serve student needs — consistently. For years spring breaks in Escambia and Santa Rosa county schools have been occurring at no specifically pre-scheduled week...

Ben Johnson The Corsair As we all know, there are potential dangers on the road when we drive that could, at any moment, seriously hurt or even kill someone (including yourself). Things like rain, construction, sleet, or snow (not that we have much snow around here) but things of that nature are some things to...

by Paul Smith On April 15, “tax day,” I drove by University Mall in Pensacola where I saw a handful of people holding protest signs. I steered closer to get a better view only to realize what looked like a handful was actually throngs of hundreds of people carrying signs, some of which read “Obama...

Published: March 8, 2006 Gas prices are not going to get any better any time soon.  Here are some tips from wiki.ehow.com you can take to save money with that gas guzzling car of yours. 1.  Don’t Drive: If you are only traveling a short distance, then walk or ride your bike.  Also, try taking...

Moria Dailey Published: March 8, 2006 Hello, drunken readers or soon-to-be drunken readers!  St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner and there’s no better way to celebrate your (or someone else’s) Irish heritage better than having a pint at your favorite local (and cheap!) pub. First of all, because I am talking about Irish-ness,...

Published: March 8, 2006 Florida senator Lee Constantine (R – Altamonte Springs) has submitted his “excess credit hours” bill again.  The bill proposes to charge students 75 percent more than in-state tuition per credit hour after taking more than 120 percent of credits required by their institution to graduate. At PJC, this would mean students...

Yonit Shames Published: March 8, 2006 It seems to be the trend nowadays to reduce extremely complex issues to black-and-white terms- to widespread public applause. Most notably, President Bush received a great boost in public approval when he said, “Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists,” after the Sept. 11, 2001...

Published: March 8, 2006 Things That Piss Me Off: You’ll find them in almost any class. Perfectly primped hair, make-up that took forty-five minutes to apply, brand name clothes, high heels, and no books or backpacks. They don’t pay attention in class. They never turn their cell off, and they text message in class. Now...

Erika Wilhite Published: March 8, 2006 Several days ago I was informed by an acquaintance that “the U.S. is selling terminals in port cities to Saudi Arabia” and assured that this was a “terrorist threat” of extreme nature. So, my initial reaction was a mixture of bewilderment and outrage – bewilderment because such a move...

Staff Opinion On March 3, about 200 students and faculty members of Washington High School staged a protest over proposed budget cuts to education that attracted both Pensacola Mayor Mike Wiggins and Escambia County Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas to attend. Also, in Tallahassee, students from FSU, FAMU, and Tallahassee Community College have also all...