By Tori Riggs With 23 undergraduate majors and more than 50 areas of specialization, the University of Florida’s (UF’s) College of Agriculture and Life Science (CALS) offers both traditional and non-traditional tracks, from agricultural education to pre-med. One of UF’s campuses can be found locally. With just a quick drive to the PSC Milton campus,...
By Rachel Giordano Shawn Smith, a Pensacola native, was living in St. Petersburg, Fla. On Oct. 11, 2016, his neighbor stood at his door, armed with a Colt 9 mm, loaded with hollow point bullets, waiting for him to turn around. He fired two shots, one hitting Smith’s stomach, the other, his neck. The...
By Alana Dutson While some Americans are deciding where to go on vacation, others are determining if they can afford to go back to college and have enough money to pay for day care. The average cost of day care in Florida is $7,435, according to The Boston Globe. In comparison, the average tuition at...
By Alana Dutson Every semester new Pensacola State College (PSC) students strive to balance their school, work and home life. For some students, scheduling comes easy, but for many, it is an added task to accomplish. Jacki Williams, a full-time physical therapy student, is taking five classes a week and struggles to manage her time....
By Alana Dutson On March 10, 22 students commemorated their induction into the Theta Chi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK). PTK is a two year honor society that acknowledges academic excellence among college students and focuses on scholarship, leadership, service and fellowship as their hallmarks. As room 2142 began to fill up, students in...
By Becca Carlson Last fall, the newly revamped Robinson Honors Program welcomed 27 new scholars from various academic backgrounds. Among them were Angelina Simmons and Wren Godwin, both pursuing a General Studies A.A. but with very different paths ahead. Simmons wants to focus on criminal justice and intends to transfer to the University of West...
By Alana Dutson How important are your study habits? If you were asked to change the way you study, would you? As students settle into the new semester at Pensacola State College (PSC), many are fine-tuning their study habits. So, do students choose a traditional study method or a new age study method? Some students...
By Alana Dutson As a student, life can be hectic with deadlines and schedules to keep. Imagine being a parent and adding in the extra stress of finding affordable child care that will accommodate your busy schedule. At Pensacola State College (PSC), many of our students are faced with that exact scenario. Thankfully, there is...
Astronomy club prepares for unusual conga line of planets By Josh McQueen Lauren Rogers is over the moon with her recent appointment as sole Astronomy Instructor at Pensacola State College (PSC). In addition, the astronomy department is all the buzz due to upcoming celestial phenomena. The retired Dr. Wayne Wooten’s forty year tenure as the...
Students in need of financial and career advice find assistance By Jay Pham Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Student Job Services (SJS) offers scholarships, résumé help, mock interviews, job fairs, hiring events, work-study positions and more. The main requirement to receive these services is that students must be enrolled in degree-specific paths. “If they’re...