Rose Jansen-The Corsair Auditions have taken place and tickets will soon be available for the next theatre production, Doubt, at the Ashmore Auditorium on the Pensacola Campus. Directed by the Lyceum Director, Stan Dean, shows will begin Thursday and Friday, February 26-27, 2010 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 2:30 pm. If...
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Technology enhanced building 11 dedicated to Hobbs
Kimberly Sweetman The Corsair In spite of the rainy day, the Raymond B. and Leila Hobbs Center for Teaching Excellence was dedicated on Dec. 15. During the ceremony, Sherryl Hobbs Glorioso spoke about the many things her grandparents, Leila and Raymond B. Hobbs, did during their lives after which she joined in cutting the ribbon...
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The Anime and Gaming Club invite students to come and play
WADE MANNS Pensacola Junior College’s Anime and Gaming club meets on Thursdays from noon to three in the Chadbourne Library on the Pensacola campus. Club members promote the meetings as good social and entertainment opportunities for students to meet and share common interests. Austin Clifford Axtell was the founder of the club, and still actively...
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ANGEL creates headaches for students
TIMM SHOWALTER and KAY FORREST “C’mon! Are you serious?!” Students all over the Pensacola area have blasted these words, and many others, at computer monitors over the past few months due to PJC’s online course component, ANGEL. ANGEL is a program that allows students to interact with each other and their teachers as if they...
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PJC students can apply to participate with NASA
WASHINGTON — NASA is offering community and junior college students from across the country an opportunity to participate in a semester-long scholars program, culminating in a three-day visit to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Students who apply and are chosen for the National Community College Aerospace Scholars program will interact with NASA engineers and...
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Warrington builds Green, “Thanks to Lowes”
KATIE COSEO The Corsair On Tuesday at Warrington Campus, faculty, staff, students and administration gathered together for the ribbon cutting of the Green Education Module. For the past several months students passing the old fire truck garage on Warrington campus have been hearing the drills and saws of construction. When passing the garage students could...
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Elisabeth von Trapp uses family history of song to inspire the audience
ANDREA MCMILLIAN The Corsair “Gesang ist dasein – To sing is to be,” quoted Elisabeth Von Trapp after she had finished her performance in the Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium. Elisabeth Von Trapp is the granddaughter of Maria and Baron Von Trapp, whose story inspired the play The Sound of Music. Throughout her life, she sang...
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PJC and Manna help feed the community for the holidays
KELCI PASCOE The Corsair On Friday, Nov. 13, PJC and our local Manna food bank came together to host the third annual Throw a Bowl for Manna event, held in the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts. This event had a wonderful turn out and the promise of an equally excellent turn out for...
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PJC Historic Society keeps history alive in Pensacola
Kelci Pascoe – The Corsair In this economy it is difficult to find something enjoyable to do without breaking the bank. The PJC Historic Society offers fun and free historic walks downtown. They are a wonderful way to spend a Saturday morning having fun, getting a good dose of fresh air, and learning about Pensacola’s...
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Talented faculty show their artsy side
ANDREA MCMILLIAN The Corsair On the night of Nov. 5, the usually quiet Visual Arts Gallery was packed full of life. Faculty, students, and visitors were scattered about, chatting about various art works and enjoying refreshments. The reason for the occasion was the PJC Faculty Art Show. The Faculty Art Show, which opened on Nov...