ROSE JANSEN – The Corsair The Planetarium at Pensacola State will show a full-dome version of the seasonal Christmas program entitled “Season of Light”. The scheduled shows will begin at noon on Nov. 22 and run through Dec. 15. About 34 min. in length, the show will be followed by a brief (10-15 min.) night...
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Pensacola State students invade Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Travis Noonan – The Corsair The popular ABC show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, a reality television program that has been building and repairing homes for needy families since 2003, chose Pensacola for their latest episode. Approximately 20 Pensacola State HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Condition) and carpentry students participated in the construction. “It was just...
Corsair wins General Excellence award
The Corsair won its sixth straight General Excellence award at the Florida Community College Press Association’s annual banquet Oct. 22. Richard Rodriguez and Paul Smith were awarded the Inner Circle of Excellence. The newspaper’s Web site, eCorsair.com, was awarded third place in a new category, Online. Rodriguez earned third in design, first in picture story, feature...
Pensacola State to show teachers to identify PTSD
Staff – The Corsair Pensacola State College will conduct a professional development seminar aimed at informing teachers and staff how to notice signs of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD. The seminar will be held on November 3rd from 11-1 with a tentative location of building 96. “The seminar will give staff and teachers the...
Modern Day Slavery Museum will visit UWF
MATTHEW LEIGHT – The Corsair The Modern Day Slavery Museum will be making a scheduled stop at the University of West Florida on October 27. This portable museum is housed in a replica of a truck that was used in a 2008 slavery-related incident. According to its website the purpose of the museum is to...
Warrington Q and A with Dr. Meadows.
SEAN BLACKWELL – The Corsair Pensacola State’s Warrington campus SGA hosted a Q and A lunch with Dr. Meadows today. Before taking student and faculty questions Dr. Meadows revealed plans for a $2.5 million renovation project at Pensacola State’s West Pensacola campus. The project will involve removing mildew stains from the buildings’ exterior along with...
Pensacola State students to participate in Extreme Makeover Home Edition
Several students in Pensacola State College’s Carpentry and HVAC programs will be assisting in the five-day build of a house for the popular ABC show Extreme Makeover Home Edition from Oct 12 to Oct 24.
Pensacola State recieves $8.5 million grant for health care education
Staff – The Corsair Pensacola State College has been awarded a federal grant to the sum of $8.5 million which will help eligible individuals with training and supportive services while enrolled in nursing or other healthcare programs. It will be distributed in yearly installments of about $1.6 to $1.7 million a year over the next five years....
‘Spice”: pefectly legal
Nicholas Alford – The Corsair It goes by many names: Bay Breeze, 420, Headhunter or the most common name, Spice or K2 Spice. It comes in several different “flavors” like vanilla, pineapple or strawberry, and depending on where you buy it, whether it be at a head shop, gas station or liquor store, looks mostly...
Naval Aviation Museum resurrects Helldiver
Brianna Edler-The Corsair 1944 Bomber resurrected from the dead in California on August 20th, and will be displayed at the Pensacola Naval Museum. A WWII Navy aircraft was raised from the waters of the Lower Otay Reservoir near Chula Vista California. The SB2C-4 Helldiver was disassembled after being recovered, sent across the country to N.A.S....