Published: April 26, 2006 DEPARTMENT SCHOLARS Edwin N. Daniels, Eddie Heath, Sarah Sears*, Finna Clay, Deanna Neal, Frederick Robinson, Yonit Shames*, Erika Wilhite, Matthew Worden*, Ashley Gibson, Mina Ilia, John Maher III, Tracy Stafford PROGRAM SCHOLARS Vicki Albritton, Raymond Carroll*, Jeffrey Sanderson, Janice Shine*, David Graves, James Mueller, Loi Tang Nguyen, Rachael Moyer, Cathalene Babineaux,…
Michael Rutschky Published: April 26, 2006 A new search engine has emerged that makes it simple for people around the world to earn money for their favorite charities and schools. The site is GoodSearch.com, and it was started in November 2005 by Ken Ramberg and his sister, J.J. Ramberg, after the two lost their mother…
Moria Dailey Published: April 26, 2006 PJC and other Florida community colleges could be facing financial hardships if the Florida Senate has its way. The Senate’s proposed budget for community colleges is much lower than that of the Florida House of Representatives or the governor’s recommendation. If the House budget were implemented PJC would get…
Published: April 12, 2006 The Pirates softball team will travel to the Florida state tournament for the seventh year after assuring a berth with a win tonight against Gulf Coast Community college. It took two games to seal the deal though. The Pirates lost the first game 2-0. Pitcher Amanda Leggett only gave up two…
Chris Drain Published: April 12, 2006 It’s nearing the time of the year that hockey fans across the country glue themselves to a couch in front of a television and begin avidly watching every game they can; yep, you’ve got it-it’s almost time for the Stanley Cup Playoffs to begin in our beloved NHL. Now,…
Erika Wilhite Published: April 12, 2006 College is great for your mind, but it can be terrible for your body. Classes are more demanding compared to those offered in most high schools, and many students work full- or part-time on top of their class loads, leaving little spare time. “In high school I played football,”…
Moria Dailey Published: April 12, 2006 Hello, lovely ladies and gents. I told you last time how to steal things, but you all know I was kidding, right? Yeah, yeah. Well, outside of petty larceny, I’m sure all of you live somewhere, whether it’s with Mummy and Daddy or on your own. Living is costly…
Published: April 12, 2006 Pensacola residents aren’t strangers to environmental threats. The city is the home of several Environmental Protection Agency Superfund sites, and as the Pensacola News Journal reported in 2005, it is also home to three of the 226 Superfund sites nationwide that are still polluting groundwater. One of these, the Escambia Treating…
Yonit Shames Published: April 12, 2006 As in many community colleges across the state, PJC is full of them: the “floaters.” All of us know at least one, if we’re not guilty parties ourselves. These are the community college students who have already completed Associate in Arts degree requirements, but who “float” at PJC, taking…
Bob Roberts Published: April 12, 2006 On March 31, inside the University of West Florida’s Field House, a diverse crowd gathered to hear a lecture given by former President of Poland and founder of Solidarity, Lech Walesa. It was an event of unprecedented importance, not only for the University, but also for Pensacola as a…