Kristen Bailey Published: September 14, 2005 Although Hurricane Katrina merely added insult to PJC’s injuries from Ivan and Dennis, neighboring colleges in Mississippi and Louisiana were less fortunate. As a result, several campus groups and employees have decided to join in relief efforts. Plans are underway to house evacuees, to offer free tuition and books…
Matt Foster Published: September 14, 2005 Students seeking employment may be able to find help at Student Job Services, located on the Pensacola Campus. For nearly 30 years, Student Job Services has offered a myriad selection of resources for students who are seeking employment, the main tool of which is, “PJC works online.” PJC Works…
Kristen Bailey Published: September 14, 2005 The PJC Student Ambassadors program provides a friendly and personalized way to represent the college. The brainchild of Dennis Reynolds, coordinator of student leadership and activities, the program allows select students to welcome and orientate new students to PJC, and to represent the college at fundraisers and other foundation…
Kristen Bailey Published: September 14, 2005 Nearly 100 residents and tourists attended the first Historic Pensacola walking tour of the season, hosted by the Jared Sparks Historical Society of PJC and led by history professor, Randall Broxton. The tours are an attempt to inform and alert the community of the vibrant history of Pensacola. A…
Morgan Gates Published: August 23, 2005 PJC’s indoorÿswimming pool is still “unswimmable” because of interior damage caused by Hurricane Ivan last September. Staff at the Lou Ross Center, where the pool is housed on the Pensacola campus, had hoped to reopen the pool at the beginning of the fall term, but Facilities, Planning and Construction…
Matt Foster Published: August 23, 2005 Hello faithful readers! Welcome back to, “Walking the Plank!” With us today is PJC women volleyball’s newest acquisition, Jodi Carter. Let’s meet Jodi… Q So…introduce yourself to our readers! What’s your name and where are you from… A I’m Jodi Carter and I’m from Mobile, Ala. Q Really? I’m…
Matt Foster Published: August 23, 2005 The Lady Pirate Volleyball team is hard at work practicing for the upcoming 2005 season. The team that won a Panhandle championship last year, faces a rebuilding year with just four sophomores. The team began practicing on Aug. 1 and has been hard at work training both on and…
Erika Wilhite Published: August 23, 2005 So I’m standing in the shower a few days ago, washing my hair and trying to figure out how I’ll afford to buy gas once classes start and I’m on the road for an hour or two everyday. Suddenly I have a flash of insight. No, I have an…
Britney Hirras Published: August 23, 2005 As another semester starts, even the most cynical critics of the happiest supermarket in the world run to one place for their one-stop shopping needs: Wal-Mart. Let’s face it: Wal-Mart is there for students even when their own friends and family aren’t. Who other than the friendly people at…
Yonit Shames Published: August 23, 2005 As any American- young or old, employed or unemployed- knows, medical costs are rising. Between 2002 and 2003, for example, national medical spending rose 7.7 percent- four times the inflation rate. Now, the average annual cost of medical insurance for a family of four carries a whopping price tag…