by Jonathan Allison Everyone knew the rain was coming. Despite this, the setup of the Color Run Extravaganza could not be deterred by rain. The run, in which participants are showered with colored powder as they complete the course, was the culmination of Welcome Week on the Pensacola campus on Friday, August 23. As…
by Charles Davis Pensacola State College Welcome Week included several fun events for students, two of which were human bowling and bungee basketball. Human Bowling placed students into a big inflated ball and rolled them into life-size bowling pins. Bungee basketball consisted of two students racing each other with a bungee cord attached to them,…
by Ben Sheffler Despite protests and opposition from environmentalists and international celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio and Bo Derek, President Rafael Correa of Ecuador has stopped a plan that would’ve prevented oil drilling in the Yasuni National Park in the Amazonian rainforest. President Barack Obama is due to make a decision about the Keystone XL pipeline…
by Ben Sheffler The new Burlington Coat Factory store, located in University Town Plaza on Davis Highway, will have a hiring event August 15 and 16 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio in building 23 on the Pensacola State College main campus. An online application must be…
A PSC student was involved in a serious auto accident in front of the entrance to the Warrington Campus this morning. Amy Stone, a dental hygiene student, was partially ejected from her vehicle through the windshield. Stone was unconscious when paramedics arrived and has been taken by ambulance to Baptist Hospital. The crash occurred at…
by Ben Sheffler In a close but unsurprising ruling, the Supreme Court ruled on June 26 that part of the Defense of Marriage Act, which ultimately defined marriage as being between a man and a woman, is unconstitutional. President Obama has been calling for equality for everyone for some time now, and both of the…
by Ben Sheffler In celebration of the Summer Solstice, the Pensacola State College Planetarium and Space Theatre, along with The University of West Florida Archaeology Institute, will present a free event on ancient perspectives of the night sky called “A Journey Along the Pathway of Souls” at 6 and 8 p.m. on June 20 in…
Corsair Photographer Chelsea Zachary captured all the action at this years Hangout Music Fest, which was held May 16-18, 2013 in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Headliners for the beachside festival included Stevie Wonder, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Kings of Leon, veteran bands such as Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs, The Shins and The Black Crowes, as…
by Ben Sheffler Free condoms and HIV tests were offered by the Aids Healthcare Foundation on the Pensacola campus on Tuesday, April 9. “It’s nothing to be ashamed of,” said Christina Hayes, lead counselor at AHF. “You have to know your status.” The testing process takes just a few minutes, and involves a simple prick…
by Ben Sheffler This Thursday, April 11, 2013, Pensacola State College Library is presenting a workshop and poetry reading by Kim Addonizio, a “super edgy, really contemporary poet,” according to Mike Will, an English professor at PSC. For students who think they aren’t into poetry, Will has something to say. “When people say ‘I hate…