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Milton Campus’ Halloween Spookapalooza
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Milton Campus’ Halloween Spookapalooza

   By Elena Tsoy PSC’s Milton Campus hosted  Halloween Spookapalooza Thursday night for students and their families. Students came dressed in various costumes, and the event included music, games, a bake sale, a haunted house, and a tarrot-card reader.  All of the proceeds from the night’s event went to Manna Food Pantry.     

Popular Halloween Costumes of 2013
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Popular Halloween Costumes of 2013

By Alexis Lugo Children are no longer the only members of the family participating in trick-or-treating. According to Daniel Cotton, a shift supervisor at Spirit Halloween, parents have been joining their kids in dressing up and sporting the Halloween spirit. People of all ages are hunting for the perfect Halloween costume. “The age group we...

service project influences entire campus
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service project influences entire campus

  Most of the time people throw away their soda cans or cereal boxes, but what they don’t realize is those items can make a big difference if they are recycled. SkillsUSA, one of many programs at Pensacola State College where students and teachers work together for a better workforce, is doing its part to...

The Hurricane Review showcases fiction, poetry
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The Hurricane Review showcases fiction, poetry

by Ben Sheffler On a perfect spring evening, Pensacola State College English Professor Todd Neuman delivered a short but powerful speech on continuity, which he tied into the current issue of The Hurricane Review, a regional literary magazine produced at PSC that receives poem and short story submissions from around the world. “All these little...

‘Save A Life Tour’ stops by college
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‘Save A Life Tour’ stops by college

by Rebecca Byers A program against drinking and driving visited Pensacola State College Wednesday, March 20, and presented a simulation on driving under the influence in the student center on the Pensacola Campus. The Save A Life Tour, a national tour with stops at high schools, college campuses, and military bases, showed a sober outlook...

Writing, math labs offer free help for students
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Writing, math labs offer free help for students

by Ben Sheffler As students enter the Writing Lab on the Pensacola campus, they are greeted by a poster with a quote from Scientist Marie Curie: “Nothing in life is to be feared.  It is only to be understood.” The Writing and Math labs help provide that understanding. Currently enrolled Pensacola State College students can...

Bored outside of the classroom?
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Bored outside of the classroom?

  Tired of having nothing to do outside of the classroom? Pensacola State College’s Student Leadership and Activities group hosted a Club Information Day in the student center on Wednesday. Students had a chance to explore the different extracurricular activities and groups the college has to offer. Phi Theta Kappa, SkillsUSA, Philosophy Club, Astronomy Club...

Nearing the end of his career, Rowe still brings art history to life
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Nearing the end of his career, Rowe still brings art history to life

by Ben Sheffler It’s difficult to imagine, but when Dr. Patrick Rowe started teaching Art History in 1983 at Pensacola State College (then Pensacola Junior College), there were no personal computers at the school.  There were no copiers in the Visual Arts Department.  There wasn’t even a phone in his office. “I was surprised that...

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Let the holidays begin

Tabatha Fields The Corsair Giving thanks on Thanksgiving Day is a tradition that has occurred since 1621. Many students learn that Thanksgiving is a tradition that started with the arrival of the pilgrims, members of the Puritan Sect, who sailed to America on the Mayflower.  According to www.wilstar.com/holidays/thankstr.htm, Thanksgiving History and Customs, “The pilgrims who...