Erika Wilhite Published: November 23, 2005 There are many ways to express this year’s rollercoaster ride of fluctuating gas prices. But there is only one way to express the fact that oil companies were raking in record profits while many Americans could barely afford the gas it took make it to and from work, and…
Caroline Balchunas Published: November 23, 2005 The Avian Flu, an infectious disease of birds, worries health officials as it continues to infect humans who come in contact with the diseased birds. The strain of the type A influenza virus causes a wide range of symptoms in birds from mild illness to a rapidly fatal disease…
Erika Wilhite Published: November 23, 2005 In years past PJC employees have been offered an annual flu shot courtesy of the college, but if they want it this year they will have to pay for it. Judy Harrington, PJC’s Health Clinic Coordinator, said that the college’s budget is too tight to offer the shots and…
Ashley Carter Published: November 23, 2005 PJC faculty has been working since February on drastically changing all general education course syllabi to reflect global learning outcomes. These seven outcomes include critical thinking, communication, scientific and mathematical literacy, information management, cultural literacy, social skills, and personal management. The changes to the syllabi are a direct response…
Moria Dailey Published: November 23, 2005 Emily Mahood has taken Angel Hill’s place as the head of PJC’s Rape Risk Reduction Education Program (RRRE). The program, which is funded by a 40-month grant, received in 2003, is really meant to focus on education, Mahood said. The presentations are 50 minutes long and deal with subjects…
Morgan Gates Published: November 23, 2005 The results were split for the now (6-5) PJC Pirates at the Panhandle Shootout in Mariana. They won last Friday’s game against Middle East Georgia Community College with a final score of (79-73). However the Pirates didn’t play quite as well on Saturday. Tifton, Ga.’s Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College…
Morgan Gates Published: November 23, 2005 The PJC Pirates, now 5-4, took a big blow from Faulkner State in last night’s game in Bay Minette, Ala. with a final score of 91-79.The Pirates’ Men’s Head Coach Paul Swanson said the players were only down one point at halftime, but that in the last half they…
Joshua Wilks Published: August 23 2004 For someone who thinks the only way to volunteer in his or her community is working in a soup kitchen, Emily Mahood could prove otherwise. Mahood, the new volunteer coordinator and activities specialist at PJC, is working carefully to link students to volunteer opportunities that suit their interests and…
Jim Ellis Published: August 23 2004 Students who have a love for nature and conservation are finding other students who share their passion in the Outdoor Club on the Milton campus. ÿ The Outdoor Club is not just for those students with a strong science background. Club president Joe Elder, an English major, decided to…
Joshua Wilks Published: August 23 2004 For more than 35 years, Professor Randall Broxton has been doing what he believes he was meant to do, teaching history. For Broxton, a history teacher on the Pensacola campus, history is not only a profession, it’s an obsession. It is this obsession that led him to pursue a…