Student shows passion for knowledge and fellow students

Heather Adams Published: December 7, 2005 Richard Carmean isn’t just an ordinary student.  He’s a 50-year old motorcycle-riding military veteran who has lived life to it’s fullest extent. Carmean came to PJC after he retired from the military to get an associate’s degree in history.  He will graduate this spring, and then he plans to…

Campus ministry provides activities

Erika Wilhite Published: December 7, 2005 Last November the Wesley Foundation established a club at PJC, a youth ministry sponsored by Cokesbury United Methodist Church. Initially there were only a few students involved, said Sheila Feltner, the club’s director, but “God has blessed our efforts as we have grown to nearly 25 students.” The club’s…

“Aeon Flux” takes on the big screen

Published: December 7, 2005 “Aeon Flux” takes place in a post-apocalyptic futureworld where people have mutant limbs, mysterious dreams and kicky, asymmetrical haircuts. It’s a good-looking movie with a fine cast, including four Oscars nominees: Pete Postlethwaite, Frances McDormand, Sophie Okonedo and, in the title role, Charlize Theron. She’s fine, but the problems in “Aeon…

Kong is King for game systems this fall

Matt Foster Published: December 7, 2005 I’m in love with an immensely powerful, rage-filled, dinosaur-stomping gorilla named King Kong. Maybe it’s the hype stemming from Peter, “Lord of the Rings” Jackson’s latest movie phenomena, the remake of the 1933 classic King Kong. Maybe it’s the longing for a game that is emotionally driven and filled…

Jazz band presents December concert

Joshua Kinser Published: December 7, 2005 The PJC jazz band will perform their final concert for the semester at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 8 at the Ashmore Auditorium for Fine and Performing Arts.   The jazz ensemble, conducted by Tim Jackson, will perform a variety of tunes with diverse styles that include traditional jazz, swing, big…

Far Ahead for the Jarhead

Ashley Carter Published: November 23, 2005 “Jarhead”, starring Jake Gyllenhal who plays Anthony Swofferd, a legacy Marine enlistee, and Jamie Foxx as his Sgt. Sikes follows Swofferd all the way through basic boot camp into active duty in the Iraqi desert. Gyllenhal trains as a sniper in the police action known as Desert Storm. This…

Goblet of Fire engulfs competition

Matt Foster Published: November 23, 2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire cast its spell over moviegoers last weekend. The movie, the fourth in series creator J.K. Rowling’s tale of wizards and witches, is the turning point for young Harry Potter and his friends. Starting his fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and…