ASHLEY THOMPSON The Corsair After spending the last three months in Florida State Hospital, Jaworski Lee Simmons was found competent to stand trial during a hearing yesterday in Pensacola. Simmons faces charges of battery, sexual assault and kidnapping/false imprisonment after he allegedly forced a female student into PJC’s Pensacola campus restroom stall and strained sexual contact...
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Suspect in PJC sexual assault faces competency hearing
ASHLEY TOMPSON The Corsair The suspect in a sexual assault on the Pensacola campus last spring will go before a judge on Nov. 30 to determine whether he is mentally competent to stand trial, according to the state attorney’s office. Jaworski Lee Simmons, 28, was charged with forcible sexual battery, battery and kidnapping/false imprisonment...
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PJC plans to build in Gulf Breeze
ASHLEY THOMPSON The Corsair PJC, in conjunction with the Santa Rosa School District is set to begin building a new facility in the Midway area of Gulf Breeze. This facility, called PJC South Santa Rosa Center, will house multiple areas of study and will include labs and classrooms, as well as an administrative area, and...
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PJC ABE student dies during police chase
MADELAIN TIGANO The Corsair PJC’s Adult Basic Education student, 17-year-old Victor Steen, lost his life early morning Oct. 3 after fleeing a construction site in Brownsville. A News release states, Officer Jerald Ard, 35, from Pensacola Police Department saw Steen take off on his bicycle and proceeded to chase him with his cruiser. Ard tried...
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The Corsair awarded General Excellence
The Corsair placed in nine categories to take the General Excellence award Oct. 23 at the Florida Community College Press Association banquet in Ocala. It was the fifth year in a row the PJC newspaper has won with Christina Drain as adviser. Individual awards include – First Place Danica Spears – sports photo, picture story...
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Pensacola Chamber of Commerce partners with PJC
ASHLEY THOMPSON -The Corsair The Pensacola Area Chamber of Commerce has partnered with PJC to launch the Gulf Coast Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE), an online community intended to help new high-tech companies in the area. “PJC provides working space and a supportive environment that will serve as a bridge between the CIE and...
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12th Annual multicultural job fair set for February
Leilani Alim Published: January 24, 2006 As a student, trying to find a job can quickly turn into an arduous task. Trying to fit in the time to travel from employer to employer in between classes can become extremely hectic. Finding employment should not be that difficult. There is an easier way for students to...
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PJC lobbyist battles budget cuts to education
by Paul Smith The 19th century German statesman, Otto von Bismarck once said, “Laws are like sausages. It’s better not to see them being made.” It is Larry Bracken’s job not only to see laws being made, but also to influence the legislative process in the lawmaking sausage-factory of the Florida Capitol. That’s because Bracken...
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Santa Rosa County campus to be completed within three years
Wynonia Barrows Published: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 In order to make student commuting easier, Pensacola Junior College and the Santa Rosa County School District are teaming up to build a new campus that will cost about $11 million. “Unlike what was said by other sources, the official name of our new campus is the South...
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Students pray for salvation of others at PJC during See You at the Pole
Kristin Martin Published: Thursday, September 25, 2008 Over 20 students assembled for the annual See You at the Pole gathering to sing, read Bible verses and pray at 7 a.m. on Sept. 24 by the flag pole in front of building 7. “It’s important that we unite in prayer, because prayer is so powerful,” said...