The Scene: Return of the Rex

Josh Kinser Published: April 27, 2005 The neon lights of the orange and red facade of the long-abandoned Rex Theater are about to blink and buzz once again.  Tim Hogan, a successful and local software developer, has purchased the Rex Theater, which is located on Palafox Street next to Rock Hard Jewelry Designs. Hogan’s vision…

New crochet team takes off at PJC

Brain McLellan Published: March 30 2005 The latest craze around the Lou Ross Center is the newest championship-caliber team. The PJC crochet team has started the season with a 4-2 record, and is scheduled to begin conference play on April 20 against Chipola at 4:20 p.m in the Lou Ross Center. “It’s definitely doing much…

Propagangda

OfCorsair Village Idiot VS OfCorsair Slave Writer Publlished: March 30 2005 Hilary Duff is a good role model for girls Hilary Duff provides an example for young girls to follow.  Unlike her counterpart, Miss Lindsay Lohan, Hilary still holds an innocence about her that just is not found in today’s pop princesses.  While the likes…

Fascists overtake Honors Room, plan revolt

Moria Daily Published: March 30 2005 The Robinson Scholars Reading Room, commonly known as “the Honors Room,” is now the meeting place for The Zeemhoneats, a fascist underground organization that is rumored to be planning an overthrow at PJC. The organization’s notorious leader, Byron von Tripp, stated that the group is interested in helping PJC…

Student serves her community

Josh Wilks Published: January 21, 2004 She’s the first to admit she’s a talker.  But the talent of effectively communicating with all kinds of people has led PJC student and alumnae Rosalynn Bates down the path to places she never thought she’d go. In her tiny cubicle in the Milton Community Center on Byrom Street,…

I want to be famous

James Hagen Published: December 5, 2003 I’ve come to a horrifying realization.  In this 24-hour entertainment culture we live in, where everyone has their 15 minutes of fame, everyone in this country is famous, except me. Well, it certainly seems that way.  Featured on the cover of People magazine this week was “Bachelorette” star Trista…

‘86,400’

Ansley Zecckine For every day that we live, it’s the same number given afresh to us once again. It can be a handful of blessings or curses. It can be the best or the worst. It can be a friend or an enemy. Oftentimes, it becomes the container filled with a collection of poorly, misguided…

PJC to implement emergency alert system

Kristin Martin Published: November 26, 2008 Pensacola Junior College could implement an emergency text-messaging system by the end of this semester, said Dr. James Martin, vice president of Student Services. That means when an emergency strikes on or around campus, students and faculty immediately will receive a text message notifying them of what’s happening and…

Stress, lack of hygiene and rest may cause sickness

Danica Spears Published: October 29, 2008 The common sounds of runny noses, sneezes, and congested coughs are in full swing among many college students during the late fall and early winter seasons. Simple hygiene, like washing your hands after using the bathroom, may be the cure for the majority of common colds that are unknowingly…