Corey Reese Published: February 22, 2006 Every two years the eyes of the world turn to one spot on this great planet. Right now the eyes are turned to Torino, Italy. In 2008, the focus shifts to Beijing, China. The five linked rings symbolize the greatest competition on this Earth; The Olympic Games. To compete…
Moria Dailey Published: February 22, 2006 Long is the word Ashley Morris used to sum up her experience at PJC. “Long,” Morris said, laughing, “Long and stressful.” She has been the captain of PJC’s cheerleading squad since her freshman year three years ago. This is her last semester at PJC. Her last game as a…
Corey Reese Published: February 22, 2006 The rosters for Pensacola Junior College’s athletic teams contain players from the Pensacola area all the way to places like New York, Illinois, Canada, and even Europe. How do the players find a place like PJC, an area that’s just a speck on the national map? Local players know…
Dawn Baird Published: February 22, 2006 Pensacola Junior College’s Gulf Coast Pirate Swimmers brought home a trophy after winning first place in the 2006 Auburn Masters Invitational Swim Meet Feb. 11-12. Swimmers, separated into age groups, competed in freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and IM categories, winning by a whopping 500 points and outdoing last year’s…
Published: February 22, 2006 The Winter Olympic Games in Turin have been accompanied by the usual controversy over athlete steroid use. Officials say that the Turin games have the most rigorous performance enhancer testing of any Winter Olympics to date. About 1,200 samples are being tested, a 72 percent increase over the number tested at…
Yonit Shames Published: February 22, 2006 Women’s magazines cater to a growing consumer base, one that publishers are more than happy to sell to. What they have discovered in the process is the winning formula, and boy, are they sticking to it. As the rest of the magazine market expands and specializes, many women’s magazines…
Yonit Shames Published: February 22, 2006 The headline says it all: “Teens at Risk on Web Sites, Experts Say.” The dangerous, predator-magnet that the Internet has allegedly become takes the heat for murders and other heinous crimes. The top Associated Press story hit a few days ago, citing various experts who offer networking websites such…
Published: February 22, 2006 Hello again folks! Before I get to the questions I have a few things I would like to say. Because I am not actually allowed in the Corsair office unescorted (due to an incident involving feathers and jumper cables) I email in my column. I do not see most of my…
Erika Wilhite Published: February 22, 2006 “The Great Civil War Exposition Theater Company” came to PJC’s Pensacola Campus Student Center on Thursday, Feb 23. The “Exposition” consists of living historians Steve Gipson and Michael Pleasant, who are touring the U.S. giving presentations about the Civil War. “We’ve been from Gettysburg in Pennsylvania to Vicksburg in…
Dawn Baird Published: February 22, 2006 SPRING BREAK HISTORY Just how did this whole party tradition get started? Spring break’s roots can be traced back to ancient Greek and Roman rituals. According to hotelstravel.com’s newsletter, before the rise of Christianity, young men and women welcomed back spring the season of fertility and rejuvenation with yearly…