Jim Ellis Published: March 3 2004 Everyone has had a moment when things just go blank. It might be while someone is trying to remember where his or her car keys are. Or maybe it is while playing “Jeopardy” all alone on the couch in underwear. A nutritionist once told me that I should eat…
Jennifer Smith Published: March 3 2004 PJC’s production of the dark drama “Proof,” which opened this past weekend at the Ashmore Auditorium, will be staged again Friday and Saturday nights and on Sunday afternoon, March 5-7. The story is about a young woman named Catherine who is struggling with her attachment to her insane father…
Jim Ellis Published: March 3 2004 As Florida gears up for the presidential primary elections on March 9 and the presidential election on Nov. 2, some people are still unclear about many of the fundamental processes that elect the President of the United States. For a review of the basics, The Corsair consulted Michael Gilbert,…
Jacqui Alegria Published: March 3 2004 While many students here at PJC prepare for executive careers and dream of that big, solid oak desk in a corner office with a great view, the students of the Zoo Animal Technology program prepare for something entirely different. This hands-on and experience-driven program combines academics with practical work…
Jim Ellis Published: March 3 2004 Feb. 27 a Black history exhibit was held in the Student Center with more than 30 inventions from African Americans.
Lindsay Spencer Published: November 9, 2005 The Lady Pirates completed yet another terrific season at the state volleyball tournament in Lakeland last week. In the opening round, PJC lost the first game to Manatee Community College. They were then eliminated from the tournament by St. Petersburg Community College. “The team competed and represented PJC very…
Joshua Watson and Morgan Gates Published: November 9, 2005 Upon first glance, the team may just seem like any other group of junior college students playing the game they love. However, if you were to get close enough to hear them speak, you would also find out that the men of the 2005-06 men’s basketball…
David LaRock Published: November 9, 2005 The 2005-06 Men’s Pirate Basketball team begins its fight for the Panhandle Conference Championship with a series of early season non-conference games to sharpen skills. The Panhandle Conference has a strong reputation for being the toughest conference in the nation. “The Panhandle Conference is one of the toughest junior…
Byron Tripp Published: November 9, 2005 Gay marriage has become a heated issue in recent years. Part of this is people’s general resistance to change. Without changing, however, people cannot grow as individuals, nor can they grow as a society. It is time that we reconsider the issue without letting fear of change obscure our…
Janson Thomas Published: November 9, 2005 In the United States Constitution, marriage is defined as a union between two members of the opposite sex as husband or wife. In most societies, marriage is a religious, legal, and social bond between a man and a woman and is the sole foundation upon which a family is…