Satellite radio gains in popularity

Daniel Rubin Published: February 18 2004 When Joe Clayton, CEO of Sirius satellite radio, talks about what’s next for his company, it’s easy to see why traditional broadcasters are listening carefully. Starting in August, the service that’s playing catch-up to market leader XM Radio will air every NFL game, live. By year’s end, subscribers, who…

Culinary Arts:

James Hagan Published: February 18 2004 In the past 10 years, interest in food preparation and management in this country has exploded. “The Food Network,” has 24-hour programming of cooking, food-oriented shows such as “Emeril” and “Iron Chef” abound and TV shows such as NBC’s “The Restaurant,” show the inner workings of a New York…

Gran Folklorico de Mexico ballet wows sold-out crowd

Cynthia Munoz Oct 11 2006 12:00AM Colors on top of colors, fluttering dresses, flirtatious kisses, and gritos of “­Viva M‚xico!” took over the Ashmore Auditorium Friday night, when the ballet Gran Folklorico de Mexico twirled its way in.  On Oct. 6, the Ashmore Auditorium hosted Mexico City’s “Mexican Ambassadors of Song and Dance” ballet Gran…

Exercise mistakes you should avoid

Harry Jackson Jr. – St. Louis Post-Dispatch Sep 27 2006 12:00AM Here are some of the mistakes that Keath Hausher, owner of Shark Fitness, a boot camp training company, and other folks who teach exercise and physical rehabilitation say they see: Starting a core-concentrated fitness program without knowing what you need to do or what…

PJC hosts regional history conference

Lindsey Chavers Sep 27 2006 12:00AM The Gulf South History and Humanities Conference will be hosted this year by PJC, the only community college represented in the Gulf South History Association. The conference will take place at the Hilton Garden Inn on Pensacola Beach, Oct 5-7. Admission is $20 for students and $35 for general…

Speaker discusses healthy relationships and intimacy

Gina Nespoli Sep 27 2006 12:00AM On Sept. 20, Pensacola Junior College hosted “Relating, Dating, and Mating.”  The presentation was about healthy relationships with family, friends, and that special someone.  Ellen Gootblatt, a nationally known speaker, spoke sternly to her audience.  Her main motto to the audience was to treat themselves well and make themselves…

Math Labs offer help from algebra to calculus

Lindsey Chavers and Ricky Di Sep 27 2006 12:00AM The Math Labs on PJC’s three campuses, Pensacola, Milton and Warrington, offer a valuable resource to students: the resource of knowledge. The Math Labs see roughly 50 to 100 students per day, according to Clarence Manns, Math Lab Supervisor for Pensacola campus. “We offer pretty much…

Looking great has never been so inexpensive

Cynthia Munoz Sep 27 2006 12:00AM The members of PJC’s cosmetology department want to make their fellow students look fantastic. According to Francesca Dodge, vice president of the cosmetology club, the cosmetology department offers the same services found in a retail salon. “We do just about everything,” said Dodge. “Haircuts, perms, color, deep condition, nails,…