Matt Foster Published: September 28, 2005 Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of several articles concerning learning-centered colleges and their impact on PJC and its students. Jennifer O’Leary, a professor of speech and interpersonal communication, has been teaching using the learning centered method since she was hired a year ago. Since then…
Heather Adams Published: September 28, 2005 The entire country watched, waited, and worried as Katrina went barreling towards Louisiana and Mississippi, but the people of Gulf Coast were especially apprehensive. ÿEven Gulf Coast residents that were out of harm’s way, braced for the storm’s impact, because we have an understanding of hurricanes that other people…
Morgan Gates Published: September 28, 2005 On Friday, Sept. 16, the first anniversary of Hurricane Ivan, a busload of PJC faculty and students drove to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in Gautier, Miss. with a truck full of supplies to contribute to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. PJC’s relief squad, headed by President Dr. Thomas…
Moria Dailey Published: September 28, 2005 Allan Peterson, chairman of PJC’s Visual Arts Department, plans to retire in December 2005, after a 31-year career at PJC. Peterson was hired by PJC in 1974 after he worked at the University of New York in Geneseo. He both directed the Exhibition Gallery there and was head of…
Britney Hirras Published: September 28, 2005 According to PJC officials, this year’s enrollment is down more than 10 percent. Tuition declined significantly after Hurricane Ivan. Students who lost homes, businesses, and had to put everything on hold to recover, withdrew from the college until they could get their lives back in order. Dr. Thomas Delaino,…
Moria Dailey Published: September 28, 2005 PJC celebrated Constitution Day with an open panel discussion about the First Amendment, which guarantees Americans the right to free speech. Dr. David Sam, vice-president of PJC’s student affairs, explained that Senator Robert Byrd helped to enact a law in 2004 requiring educational programs on the Constitution. The law…
Erika Wilhite Published: September 28, 2005 New Orleans is only a few hours from Pensacola, but, judging from the post-Hurricane Katrina news coverage, it might as well be another world for most of us. Rather than watching the hurricane and its aftermath from the comfort of our living rooms, Angie Jones, PJC’s student activities coordinator,…
Matt Foster Published: September 28, 2005 It’s five o’clock in the evening. The campus is empty, deprived of the hustle and bustle that filled its halls in the school day. Lights are turned off, doors are locked, and the parking lots are empty. People may still be found on the campus, if you know where…
Morgan Gates Published: September 14, 2005 The PJC volleyball invitational conducted on Sept 9 – 10 went, “all and all very well for the Pirates, and was a good weekend for them,” Coach Pete Pena said. The Pirates opened the tournament with wins against North West Shoals (30-23, 30-27), followed by Lawson State (30-24, 30-16),…
Morgan Gates Published: September 14, 2005 Intramurals are back at PJC and intramurals coordinator Doug Rogers has dedicated the first half of the semester to flag football, the second half to golf, tennis, racquet ball, and bowling, with many other outdoor activities in between. All students are welcome to play. “It’s a great way to…