Sep 11 2006 12:00AM The Visual Arts Gallery at the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, Pensacola Junior College, is kicking off its 2006-2007 Lyceum Exhibition lineup with Pinky Bass and Jan Black. The exhibit runs Sept. 11 through Oct. 23. The opening reception is 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 21. Bass’ pinhole photography…
Ricky Di Sep 11 2006 12:00AM PJC will receive more than $4 million in federal and state grants in upcoming years, including funding for several new programs. SUCCEED Florida!, a program founded in 2005 by the state legislature to fund workforce education programs, is giving $810,000 to PJC during the 2006-2007 term. The money will…
Lindsey Chavers Sep 11 2006 12:00AM Renovated PJC Planetarium caters to all ages Astronomers are redefining what it actually means for an extraterrestrial object to be a planet. Pluto is no longer a planet, and it is only a matter of time before other objects are added to the list of planets that have been…
Melissa Brown Sep 11 2006 12:00AM Friday marks the beginning of fall with the autumnal equinox, so this week’s recipe is a take on the classic banana nut bread, spiced up for the fall. It’s a moist, cake-like quick bread that’s great for breakfast, an afternoon snack or dessert. No matter when you serve it,…
Melissa Brown Sep 11 2006 12:00AM One of my mom’s favorite sayings is, “The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.” Apparently she’s got something there, because my parents were unhappily married for 29 years before they divorced. must’ve been her excellent cooking that kept them together so long. At any rate, I…
Ricky Di Sep 11 2006 12:00AM For years, the world of video gaming was ruled by Nintendo, but after the release of the Playstation and later the X-Box, the hardcore gaming community was split into three groups: Playstationites, X-Boxians, and smart people. With the next generation of video game consoles well into effect, the war…
Michael Rutschky Sep 11 2006 12:00AM I still think about it every time I fly. As I’m writing this, I’m flying back to Pensacola after spending a week up in Connecticut where my family lives. In the five years since 9/11, I must have flown a dozen times, and I have never had any real…
By Nathan Deen Published on November 7, 2007 PJC lost their first game in the West Plains Tournament on Thursday night to Missouri State University by a score of 96-69. PJC head coach Paul Swanson said that the score did not indicate the intensity of the game. The Pirates led at half time by four…
By Nathan Deen Published on November 7, 2007 After PJC’s 101-62 victory over the Delgado Community College Dolphins, head coach Paul Swanson said that it had been at least a couple of years since his team scored over 100 points in a single game. 45 of those points were off the 30 turnovers committed by…
By Nathan Deen Published on November 7, 2007 Fatigue was a factor as the PJC women’s basketball team lost their first game of the season to Three Rivers Community College, 71-70, in the Chipola Alzheimer’s Classic. “Our legs were tired,” said head coach Chanda Rigby. “We looked a step slow out there.” PJC trailed throughout…