Category: <span>Features</span>

Madelain Tigano– The Corsair A salty aroma fills the air as the hot rays beat down, tanning exposed flesh. Booze and sun oil lie next to oversized towels of the vacationers who have flocked to the warmth of the shore to release their stress in a week of freedom. Spring break: it’s what most college...

Kimberly Sweetman–The Corsair From the days of the town crier to development of modern printing presses, journalism has always been in some stage of transformation. Today, as the Internet helps spread news and information quicker and easier than many believed possible, what is the future of newspapers and other printed media? That is the question...

Kay Forrest – The Corsair Rheta Grimsley Johnson has a simple piece of advice to offer aspiring journalists. “Learn to write a short declarative sentence, learn the basics, and all the rest is just gravy,” she said. “You cannot name a great American writer who was not first a newspaper person, with the exception of Faulkner…...

Register now for the Pensacola Junior College Motorcycle Safety Foundation Basic Rider course that provides complete instruction to develop safe, street-riding skills and obtain a motorcycle endorsement. The three-day course is held 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays and 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays on the Pensacola campus. Starting dates for upcoming courses...

Check out exciting health career choices at Pensacola Junior College’s Medical Career Expo.The event is 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 23, in Student Affairs, Building 3600, on the Warrington campus, 5555 W. Highway 98. PJC’s Medical Career Expo features more than 20 health careers including Surgical Technology, Medical Assisting, Health Information Management, Dental Hygiene,...

PENSACOLA, Fla. – Pensacola Junior College students tackle heated topic of global warming Monday, March 22. In conjunction with PJC’s project “Environmental and Economic Sustainability,” professor Jeff Wooters and Introduction to Environmental Science students present “The PJC Great Global Warming Debate” 6 to 8 p.m. at the Hagler Auditorium, Building 2, room 252, on the Pensacola...

Gemalie Perez-The Corsair The debate over global warming is one that will be argued for times to come. On March 22, PJC students will take on the subject matter during a good old-fashion debate, consisting of an opening statement from each team, five rounds of rebuttals, and a closing statement from each team. “This topic...

Wade Manns – The Corsair The Pensacola Film Festival Spring Screen Series is showing for three days, March 12-14. Films will be shown at Gulf Breeze Cinema 4, a theater known for its independent offerings. There will also be live jazz music by Joe Occhipinti; free wine and beer will also be on tap. The...

Adriana Dueck–The Corsair  When it comes to visual arts, Jing Zhou is a master. From pho­tography to drawing/sketching to producing print design for book and movie covers, Jing is one of China’s most talented and profi­cient artists. On Feb. 25-26, she’ll visit PJC to be honored as the school’s latest Switzer Distinguished Artist dur­ing ceremonies...