Yonit Shames Published: January 25, 2006 The War on Drugs, kicked off by President Nixon in the 1980’s, poses a multi-billion dollar yearly expenditure, yet that pales in comparison to the $200 billion that Americans spend on prescription drugs annually. Americans are simply obsessed with drugs. And although we like to pretend that recreational and…
Published: January 25, 2006 There was hardly a blip on the newsreel last week when the Commerce Department announced that the United States trade deficit had dropped to $64.2 billion- the first time in eight months that the deficit with China decreased. This was because that little spark of good news was completely overshadowed by…
Brooke Martin Published: January 25, 2006 control.ÿSeven years later, in 1972, the US Supreme Court ruled that unmarried couples could use birth control as well in Eisenstadt vs. Baird. Organizations since then have dedicated themselves to helping women make informed decisions about their reproductive health through counseling and providing access to contraceptive methods, and they…
Erika Wilhite Published: January 25, 2006 Last November, San Francisco held a popular vote and passed the nation’s strictest gun ban to date. The bill, Proposition H (I know, I know – what were they thinking?), bans both the sale of guns within the city limits as well as the ownership of any sort of…
Erika Wilhite Published: January 25, 2006 (Feb. 3) Tonight Dr. Wayne Wooten will host a star-gazing session at the Warrington Campus, focusing on the Cassini mission to Saturn and including a presentation on the same. Wooten says he expects upwards of 200 attendees. (Feb 7) Update: Becaues of the weather on the 3rd, said Wooten,…
Corey Reese Published: January 25, 2006 The PJC men’s basketball team took on Tallahassee College on Wednesday night at the Lou Ross Center, losing 94-75. Yarrish “Ya Ya” Hammons led the Pirates with 19 points and Clinton Kilbert added 11 points but could not lead the Pirates to victory The first half was close with…
Corey Reese Published: January 25, 2006 The PJC Lady Pirates broke a 5 game losing streak Wednesday night with a 56-46 victory over Tallahassee at the Lou Ross Center. Ida Edwards and Shontel Johnson lead the Lady Pirates with 18 points each. Edwards added 6 rebounds and 3 steals. Vanashia Allen had 5 rebounds and…
Erika Wilhite and Moria Dailey Published: January 25, 2006 On Saturday, January 21st, in PJC’s Hagler Auditorium, Dr. Charles Suhor presented “The Jazz Story: African Roots, American Branches” on the history of jazz. The event was co-sponsored by the African-American Heritage Society, the Black History Committee of Pensacola Junior College, and the Florida Humanities Council.…
Published: January 25, 2006 What is with all of this “buying” crap lately? I have bought a dog, fancy shoes, and a gym membership I don’t even need because my apartment comes with a gym. I did, however, buy something very useful this month. You can sleep in it, pee in it, and keep lots…
Erika Wilhite and Moria Dailey Published: January 25, 2006 On December 21, 2005, the Senate voted to take $12.7 billion dollars out of the student loan program, the largest single cut in the program’s history. Rather than cutting lender subsidies, thereby minimizing the impact on students themselves, the bill will generate around 70 percent of…