Katy Ferguson The Corsair Rows of shelves are lined with books: some new, with stiff spines, crisp pages and ink so fresh it’s almost wet to the touch. Others are older, their covers softened by time and by the thousands of hands that have held them. These books and the library they belong to have…
ANSLEY ZECCKINE The Corsair Forty percent—that’s about how much a student can save by buying “The Bedford Handbook” (a text required for English composition classes) online instead of buying it in a bookstore. Students planning to take Elements of Nutrition to fulfill their science requirement can save about $60 on their required text, just by…
SAMANTHA BOOKER The Corsair The student center has relocated to Bldg. 6, room 610, until further notice. The new location is due to the Adult High school being moved into Bldg. 5. “This leaves us with no room to have meetings or plan special events,” said Angie Jones, assistant coordinator. The move has left her…
VERONICA DAVIS The Corsair PJC Police are patrolling the campus in a new and interesting way. They purchased two Segways or personal commute vehicles, at the beginning of June, Officer James Wilbum said. The Segways are used by police officers to help them maneuver easily around the campus. The large knobby tires on the Segways…
KAY FORREST The Corsair “Swim near a lifeguard,” warns Pensacola Beach lifeguard and PJC student Alex Johnson, 17. Johnson and his friend Luis Berrios, 20, are just two of 44 lifeguards that work at Pensacola Beach, keeping their eyes on swimmers and saving lives. Johnson has been a lifeguard for two years and is the…
Melissa Brown Published: October 11, 2006 The Escambia Amateur Astronomers’ Association was selected as a runner-up for Astronomy magazine’s inaugural “Out-of-this-world” award for public programming on Sept. 12. PJC’s Dr. Wayne Wooten spearheads the club, serving as the Astronomical League Liaison and said the Association is “very proud to be recognized.” In a congratulatory e-mail…
Sahara Locke Published: October 11, 2006 For the third consecutive year, the Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society held its 2006 initiations at the Learning Resources Center on PJC’s Pensacola campus. Prominent KDP alumni figures Betsy Were, professor of education, and Jane Spruill, also of the education department, presided as the 2006 initiates received an…
Published: October 11, 2006 The Surf Club will meet at 1 p.m. on Halloween in room 447 in Bldg. 4. Come to get all the details on the surf club, surfing, and volunteer opportunities. Volunteer to work with disabled children and let them know the joys of surfing. Take time to help clean our beaches…
Published: August 23, 2006 PJC students who are not Florida residents may be affected by changes in residency requirements that will become effective in fall 2007. To receive in-state tuition rates, students are required to present two documents that indicate legal ties to the state with issue dates of at least 12 months prior to…
Michael Rutschky Published: August 23, 2006 While most PJC students have to wait until after graduation to work in the field of their major, certain departments are giving students the opportunity to work as they learn. This, of course, benefits students who are gaining the experience required to move into the field, but it also…