By Selina Iglesias As of this January, Americans could be able to attend two-year colleges without any tuition costs thanks to a plan proposed by President Barack Obama. Adapted from tuition plans used in colleges in Tennessee and Chicago, Obama’s plan, or “America’s College Promise,” is dedicated to making community college “as free and universal…
By Abigail Megginson The students in the Fall 2014 Public Speaking class completed unique group projects, or “Mini Media” campaigns, that bring awareness to campus sexual violence, anxiety, depression and suicide. Professor Narla Zinermon asked her public speaking students to complete this assignment in lieu of the usual end-of-semester speech. Zinermon, who also goes by…
By Abigail Megginson The students of Pensacola State College (PSC) have been decaffeinated long enough. Coffee Break Cafe, a coffee shop working with The Drowsy Poet Coffee Company, has made its home in the Pensacola campus’s Chadbourne Library. Plans to open Coffee Break Cafe began October 2014. The coffee shop officially opened its doors to…
by Jessica Echerri Anyone in the vicinity of Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP) Nov. 8 and 9 was familiar with the sound of F/A-18 Super Hornets breaking the sound barrier as they barrel through the clouds in close formation. The Blue Angels, a US Navy flight demonstration squadron, performed at the Blue Angels Homecoming Air…
by Brooke Thomas November might be known for Thanksgiving and the start of a crazy holiday shopping season, but it also is Native American Heritage month. If you’ve been to the library recently, you might have noticed the display wall and the Native American items that inhabit it. It has everything from clothing to jewelry…
by Abigail Megginson Printing something has never been so much fun. The 3-D printer is like something you’d imagine in a sci-fi movie. It can print 3-D objects that you can actually hold in your hand. This kind of technology is limitless and has an infinite number of applications. The good news is, PSC has…
by Spenser Garber Walking down the street of Alcaniz in downtown Pensacola, I stumbled upon a little BBQ restaurant called the Happy Pig Café. Upon first glance, it looked like a place to enjoy a slow-cooked pulled pork sandwich and some sweet tea, but I was wrong. I walked into the Happy Pig Café, located…
By Jake Morris Registration for the spring term began November 3, and students have until December 4 to pay tuition and fees. Online registration started after midnight on November 3 and extends through the start of classes next term on January 7, 2015. Students registering in person can speak with a counselor and complete the process…
by Spenser Garber The Pensacola Art Museum, located at 407 South Jefferson Street, is looking for volunteers to help them out year-round. They are looking for people to help assist at the front desk, aid teachers in the classroom, and provide museum event support. The Museum was originally a jail built in 1906, and was…
by Spenser Garber PoFolks is a restaurant that opened a few weeks ago at a new location on the corner of 9th Avenue and Creighton. It comes with plenty of parking, a generally welcoming atmosphere, and a couple things that make it stand out from other restaurants. It is easy to make a comparison between…