Administrative decision allows English department to offer creative writing occasionally John Curtis – The Corsair Creative writing courses have been reinstated at Pensacola State College, but with restrictions to ensure cost-effectiveness. Creative Writing-Fiction (CRW 2100, section 0430) is being offered at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays this fall, and Creative Writing-Poetry (CRW 2300) may...
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Maritime Park Faces Opposition by Petitioners
Nicholas Alford – The Corsair Marty Donovan has been tirelessly walking the neighborhoods of rural Pensacola for almost three months now. He knocks on doors, makes phone calls and visits local businesses, rain or shine, to circulate his petition among the people of Pensacola. If he doesn’t get 3,805 voters to sign his petition by...
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Good-bye PJC Hello Pensacola State
Nicholas Alford – The Corsair Maps. Signs. Stationary headings. Decals. Bumper stickers. Business cards. Diplomas. Bookmarks… The list goes on and on. There seems to be no end to the things that must be changed in PJC’s final transition to the Pensacola State College brand. These changes affect every department, from marketing to the president’s...
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Pensacola State College Receives Grant for Recycling Receptacles
Pensacola State College will soon be replacing some of its dumpsters with recycling containers thanks to a grant provided by a partnership between Keep America Beautiful and Coca-Cola. The containers will be material specific, each container having different bins for placing paper, plastic and glass. Recycling bin grant recipients were chosen by Keep America Beautiful...
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PJC alumnus leads Discovery
Madelain Tigano – The Corsair The color of dawn begins to tint the sky, though the moon still lingers as everyone faces east, waiting. The countdown reaches 10, with every second thereafter a tease until the launch begins. At first there is no sound. Smoke rises from underneath the space shuttle and begins to fill...
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Brain Bowl team goes all the way
Kyra Wood – The Corsair PJC’s Brain Bowl team placed fourth out of eight competing teams assembled from all over the country to participate in the Brain Bowl Nationals, Feb. 26-27. Nationals took place at Chipola College in Mariana, a frequent National Academic Quiz Tournament host. PJC has attended nationals a total of five times...
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Double delight greets viewers of Discovery launch
Madelain Tigano–The Corsair Spectators at the Kennedy Space Center got a double treat today as they gathered before dawn to witness the International Space Station cross the moon about 15 minutes before Discovery launched in a spectacular show. The pre-dawn launch was right on schedule at 6:21 a.m. this morning. “With the shuttle going up...
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Six hours until expected blastoff of Discovery
Madelain Tigano–The Corsair Alan Poindexter, PJC alumnus and Commander of the STS-131 Discovery space shuttle, is scheduled to walk out with his crew of seven at 2:34 a.m. EST. From there the crew will take a bus to the Discovery shuttle, boarding the shuttle at 3:01 a.m. Poindexter will lead the crew to the international...
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Fueling of the external tank has begun
At 9:28 p.m. EST, NASA started to fill the external tank attached to Discovery with liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. The tank is used to fuel the shuttles three main engines weighing at 58,500 pounds and 1,668,500 pounds after it is filled with the propellants. The tank estimates at three hours to complete fueling. The...
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NASA informs weather is the only possible delay in STS-131 mission
Madelain Tigano–The Corsair Weather may be the only factor for delay in the launch of STS-131, which is scheduled for Monday morning at 6:21 a.m. EST. PJC’s alumnus, Alan Poindexter will be commanding the Discovery launch. Today at the Kennedy Space Center for the STS-131 news conference, the management team took on questions revolving around...