By: Tommy Burkhammer Jr These pecan pie bars are a wonderful and easy recipe to bring to your Friendsgiving gathering this year. An easy shortbread crust with a basic pecan pie filling, sure to be a hit at your gathering. If you’re familiar with @shaiie_foeva on TikTok, these are guaranteed to get at least ten…
By Devin Lewis Artificial intelligence isn’t just a buzzword on social media or a homework shortcut. For students across the Florida Panhandle, it’s becoming the new language of employment. That was the message shared loud and clear at the Leadership in the Age of AI conference hosted by the University of West Florida (UWF), where…
Written by: Quincy Kirn This month, in Downtown Pensacola, Seville Square held a unique opportunity for the community to become better acquainted with the local artists. The 55th annual Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival was held from the seventh to the ninth in November. This free community event was powered by more than 40 sponsors and…
By: Arren Joseph-White & Luke Tarnosky On November 8th, Pensacola celebrated its growing creative scene with its third Night Moves Music Fest. The musical event brought an estimated 2,000 guests total this year, a typical crowd for them, and included not only national names, but local ones, as well as community vendors to the festivities.…
By: Talia Soublet If you missed the Wind and Jazz Ensembles’ first fall performance, Soaring, an evening of music celebrating flight, don’t worry—there’s another opportunity coming soon. On December 4 at 7:30 p.m., PSC’s Wind and Jazz Ensembles will return to the stage for Tribal Tales, a performance designed to immerse the audience in the culture, stories,…
By Marty Camacho The South East Conference (SEC) Women’s Soccer was once again held at Ashton Brosnaham Park for the fourth consecutive year and is guaranteed to be held here in Pensacola again until next year. This year’s victor is the Vanderbilt Commodores, who won a thrilling final against the LSU Tigers in an 8-7…
By Marty Camacho A common sight can be seen in every Pirates home game; a sight so common it has become a natural occurrence to our athletes, coaches, and supporters. This sight is the support and cheers of the sisters, Carol Brabson and Janet Lincks, who never miss Pirates games, often dressed in pirate costumes…
By: Lydia McAllister In early September, The Corsair held its first meeting for the fall semester. In this meeting, Dr. Marisa Mills, the faculty advisor of The Corsair, introduced to the attendees a plan at the Chandbourne Library on the Pensacola campus to digitize past editions of the newspaper. This project would be overseen by…
By Talia Soublet Fall is officially here at the Pensacola State campuses. The leaves are changing colors, the weather is getting cooler, and for students, there’s one thing on our minds – midterms. From October 13 to November 10, testing is happening across many classes, and yes, it can be stressful. It’s important to study…
By Justice Emerick October is here— What better way is there to enjoy the countdown to Halloween than to crack open a good book? Skip the Goosebumps and jump straight into the real horrors. Something so terrifying, so ghastly, so unreasonable, and absolutely diabolical that even your parents’ elected officials are afraid: Banned Books. Realistically…
By Devin Lewis According to LinkedIn data cited in multiple reports, more than 122 million people have received interview requests through LinkedIn, and 35.5 million have been hired via connections on the platform. That means LinkedIn isn’t just a place to post your resume, it’s a launchpad for real opportunities. But here’s where most students…
By Luke Tarnosky On Wednesday, September 17th, Pensacola State College held a number of activities celebrating the completion and signing of the United States Constitution. Led by PSC’s Social Sciences department, the campus was filled with history-related trivia, free pocket Constitutions, and Mister Softee’s ice cream for the campus to enjoy. However, the main event…
By: Lydia McAllister Seventy-seven years ago, on September 13th, Pensacola Junior College held its first classes with the initial enrollment of one hundred thirty-six students. Over the course of seven decades, it has evolved and grown into the school we now know as Pensacola State College, a name that was adopted in 2010. If you…
By Arren Joseph-White Need something to do in the coming months? There are always things going on in Pensacola and the surrounding areas. Here are some activities to keep an eye out for, from November to December. There are also things that you can do year-round. As the weather gets more bearable, be ready to…
By Riley Glover Sometimes as a film critic noted for their coverage of the macabre, movies slip through the radar that can’t easily be described. Some unnatural cinema requires explanation, even if the space is too limited to describe such terrors the way they need. So, I let open my doors and let all the…
By Arren Joseph-White On October 18th, people all around the country gathered in various cities such as New York, Chicago, and even here, in Pensacola in an estimated over 2,000 protests total for No Kings Day. Here in our own town, about 3,000 total people gathered at the corner of Airport and 9th to use…
By Arren Joseph-White September 19th was another hit for Pensacola’s annual Gallery Night. The theme? Art of Hispanic Heritage, or Viva Pensacola. A chance to explore the diverse cultures that Latin America has to offer at a smaller scale. Foods, crafts, and music to create a vibrant and energetic atmosphere that surrounded and invited all…
by Jeremiah Doxey The founding of civilization marked political violence as a horrific issue that each society must confront. The existence of political violence, which is on the minds of many Americans, has been brought to the forefront with the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk. While the main motivation of the suspect remains unknown, in…
By Luke Tarnosky On October 17th, the Pensacola State College Performing Arts Department kicked off the autumn season with a bang with the opening night show of their newest comedy/romance musical, The Unsinkable Molly Brown. Running for two weekends in a row and a total of six full-length shows, the show was a massive success;…
By Tommy Burkhammer Jr. Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with this deliciosa Sopaipilla Cheesecake. From Sept. 15th – Oct. 15th we in the U.S. celebrate the influence and contributions of Hispanic culture. This recipe is perfect for this month as sopaipilla is a New Mexican dish. Sopaipilla are incredibly versatile, often having both savory and sweet…
By Lydia McAllister Pensacola State College’s Literature club hosted their annual Poetry Open Mic on Wednesday October 15, 2025 on the second floor of the Chadborn Library at 6pm. The evening offered an open invitation for students and faculty alike to read their own works or the works of others. The back of the room…
By Arren Joseph-White As Halloween draws closer, we ask ourselves what we might be for the day of tricks and treats. Need some help choosing a costume? Our lovely staff at the Corsair has gathered their favorite and least favorite costumes for the season. Please remember these are just opinions; your costume choices are your…
By Quincy Kirn On Saturday, October 11, the Gulf Breeze Zoo kicked off its fifteenth annual “Boo at the Zoo” event. From 10 AM to 5 PM, the zoo trails were bustling with over 1,000 people excited to trick-or-treat, learn about the animals, and explore vendor booths. With over 75 vendors, there was plenty to…
By Justice Emerick & Tommy Burkhammer Jr. PSC held its 36th annual Lumberjack Festival on Saturday, October 11th at the PSC/UF Milton campus. The doors opened at 9:30 a.m. and the contests started at 10 a.m. and were over around 3:30 p.m. This event held numerous lumberjack related contests with 4 different classes of competition:…
By Quincy Kirn (edits by Arren) This past summer, the folks at The BarnYard in Pace celebrated the arrival of many different farm animals. To welcome these new additions, they hosted the third annual Farm Play Day, complete with baby donkeys, goats, and a calf born the morning of August 20. On Saturday, September 13,…
By Arren Joseph-White Dear readers, our newspaper has been faced with a dilemma. We have been dealing with something…spirited. Not in emotion, but in hauntings. Ghostly whispers in the editing room, cold chills down the backs of the writers, and sensations of feeling watched during meetings. Since October started, this phenomenon has only gotten worse.…
by Marty Camacho It is a great time for soccer fans. The big leagues are in the middle of their season and have provided fans with a ton of twists and turns already. However, despite the joy the big leagues have given me and other fans, specifically Liverpool’s recent slip-ups and Arsenal’s late winners, let…
By Justice Emerick On October 6, 2025, Pensacola State College’s main campus had a special little guest with a big job. Splash, the cadaver otter, who is the newest member of search-and-rescue. The event itself was spurred by adjunct faculty member Dr. McGlamory-Evans; she teaches the Criminology programs as well as Criminal Justice, Corrections, and…
By Lydia McAllister The Vampire Ball was held at the Court of Deluna event space in downtown Pensacola on Saturday Oct. 4. The spacious location and extravagant decorations encouraged the attendees to embrace the fantastic experience of a vampiric ball. The venue had an entrance gate that accepted in the macabre guests and invited them…
By Crust A. Cean PENSACOLA, FL – Over the past few weeks, there have been ongoing recalls of imported shrimp across the United States due to the detection of immense radiation. Due to high demands for shrimp, various stores have chosen to reduce prices accordingly. “I knew I had to stop in when I saw…
By: Boris Gaidai This September, the newly established Youth Orchestra for the Pensacola Symphony began rehearsing for the 2025-26 season. The orchestra will play two concerts, the first on November 16th and the second on April 12th, and they will also be participating in the regular Orchestra’s 100th anniversary gala in April. The Youth Orchestra…
By Devin J. Lewis Students know college comes with more than just books and deadlines; it comes with bills, subscriptions, and constant “how do I afford this?” moments. Luckily, there are tons of discounts out there just for students. Whether you need tech, food, clothes, or entertainment, many brands and services are ready to help…
By Riley Glover Is it playing with fire to say that the “My Melody & Kuromi” TV series (2025) on Netflix is quietly one of the best animated releases of the year? An easy recommendation for a work of stop motion children’s animation that is a beautifully designed piece, that’s also quietly one of the…
By Marty Camacho September 13 – After successful seasons last year, our Women’s Soccer and Volleyball teams seek to perform once again and improve from last season’s learnings. Soccer: After a strong season that saw them win the District title for the second consecutive year and make their first national tournament appearance, the Pirates are…
By Quincy Kirn At Pensacola State College, the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts is taking a closer look at a seldom-seen artistic form. Joe Hobbs is a mixed media artist whose exhibition consists of hand-blown and hot sculpted glass, found objects, wood, and paint. While attending art school, he enrolled into what he…
On September 5th, a crew was sent over with paint rollers to remove North A Street’s “Black Lives Matter” mural. In 15 minutes, the mural was gone. The mural, painted in 2020, was one of several street art pieces throughout Florida that were removed at the request of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). Some…
by Tommy Burkhammer Say “Happy Birthday PSC” with this light and sweet lemon chiffon cake. Chiffon cake was the most popular birthday cake option in 1948, which is the year PSC (PJC at the time ) was founded. We’ve also included a recipe for a whipped cream topping and a blackberry glaze. Blackberries grow wild…
The Blue Wahoos Stadium has been a huge part of the culture of Pensacola for at least the past decade. People on vacation and locals alike have come to a ballgame simply for the experience. With the view of the bay, hot dogs, and fun music, it truly is one of Pensacola’s best fun things to do.
During the final day of the SEC Women’s Soccer Tournament back in November, local businesses set up their booths before the game for the fan fest. One of the booths present during the event is for our local soccer club, Pensacola FC, and we arranged a visit for an article. A few weeks ago, I had the honor to attend one of the club’s tryouts and speak to some figures within the club. What I heard was nothing short of passion and competitiveness.
A dessert every once in a while is a great thing to cheer you up. It can be a reward, a surprise, or anything in between bringing joy to yourself or someone else you care about. Each person has their own taste and interest. That’s what makes the world of sweet treats so interesting; there is something for everyone no matter what. The staff of the Corsair have gathered their favorite spot for baked goods for you to learn about, discover, and explore.
On March 13 at 3:00pm, PSC’s own Jamey Jones from the English Department celebrated his third poetry book titled Under the Big Span of Small Regards. While the book was launched in 2024, it has not had its own official release party in Jones’ hometown, as the original release party took place in Brooklyn, New York.
Each year, Pensacola State College holds an award ceremony to recognize excellence in students. It includes the All-Florida Academic Team, PSC Department Scholars, Leadership Awards, PSC Program Scholars, Service Awards, Academic Excellence, the Sharlene E. Burkhardt Award, and more.
Florida is home to many beautiful aspects of nature. The first thing many think of is its beach, but it has more than just that. It is also home to many beautiful wildflowers. As spring is now in full swing, let us take a look at some of Pensacola’s native flowering species.
On Saturday, April 5, Pensacola State College English professor, Mike Will, organized a beach clean-up for his Composition II students’ semester projects.
As Pensacola has experienced explosive growth in tourism in recent years, the city has been forced to respond to this need. The new Three-Mile Bridge, for instance, was one way the city responded to this uptick in visitors. This rise in tourism has resulted in larger companies’ further interest in developing businesses and infrastructure in the area.
On April 12, people from all over the Gulf Coast excitedly gathered at the Gulfside Pavilion at Pensacola Beach to celebrate the second-annual Gulf Coast Whale Festival. Hosted by Healthy Gulf, a non-profit organization fighting for the conservation and restoration of the Gulf of America’s natural resources, the Gulf Coast Whale Festival brought together local research labs, wildlife refuges, scholarly programs, and environmental organizations to help promote the protection of endangered marine life (e.g. dolphins, manatees, etc.) and provide a “whale of a good time” for the locals.
Hello Pirates! Summer is swimming up, and that comes with free time for shenanigans. To help plan for an eventful, memorable, spectacular summer, here is a list of events in the close and far local area with 2 events for every summer month.
On Tuesday, April 8, the Visual Arts Department at Pensacola State College held its annual student art awards show to honor students’ artistic achievements. The expo included diverse mediums, such as digital design, drawing, ceramics, painting, sculpture, and photography.
On April 7, a biotechnology company named Colossal Laboratories & Biosciences came forth with an extremely bold claim against the laws of nature itself: that using their revolutionary “de-extinction” technology, they can “mak[e] extinction a thing of the past.” As a proof of concept, Colossal revealed that they had made 20 edits to a gray wolf embryo’s DNA and, on October 1, 2024, three dire wolf pups were born, the first of their species to walk the earth in over 10,000 years. To many, this is a spark of hope.
On the first weekend of April, the Milton campus at Pensacola State College held its annual flower festival. With the help of the University of Florida and the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, the area was filled with all kinds of plant nurseries, tents with information about conservation, woodworkers, painters, live music, food trucks, and much more.
It’s difficult to look at a travesty happening before your eyes. We talk frequently about how easily we can look up and get obsessed with extreme acts of violence even before the rise of the internet, but that’s not what’s being talked about. The real travesty is to look not just at the impact of such violence but also at the aftermath and see the effect. The crying, the trauma, the anger, the backlash, and – most distressingly – the ways such acts of death can affect people.
The Saenger Theatre has long been a large part of Pensacola’s arts and culture. Standing in the heart of Downtown Pensacola since 1925, the theatre recently celebrated its 100-year anniversary. To commemorate it, they hosted a grand reopening ceremony with a ribbon cutting and cake on April 4. On top of this, the Saenger hosted two free showings of the Phantom of the Opera silent film, one of the firm films to be shown back when it first opened in the 1920’s.
Developing study habits can be hard for students. In fact, it can feel impossible. Luckily, we live in an age where people have come up with solutions and are willing to provide their wisdom. The Learning Center at the University of North Carolina [at Chapel Hill] has a list of study habits and practices to help better studying habits.
Pensacola State College has officially announced its annual student art exhibition. This event kicks off March 31, the works will be available for viewing, with some pieces for sale, until May 2 in the Switzer Gallery on the Pensacola campus. This juried exhibit showcases the finest pieces created by current PSC visual arts students. The…
By Khan Spiris Lee With every new, horrific headline on the news today there’s a question on everyone’s lips: Why is the world so terrible? Well, it certainly isn’t the decay of outdated societal structures, no. A conspiracy must be afoot. Many see the 2016 election as the turning point for things going downhill. While…
To many, spring is a season of rebirth: a time where the world heals from the cruelty of barren winter and learns to once again accept the loving embrace of vibrant colors, warm temperatures, and flourishing wildlife. However, to those afflicted by allergies, spring can feel like a Sisyphean task of fighting with your own body for the right to breathe.
The arts are important to Pensacola, that’s for sure. Things like Gallery Night, the Arts Festival, and our Jazz Festival all represent the culmination of our town’s collective interest and passion for all things creative. Specifically, the Jazz Festival is the community event where well-known and local jazz talents would show off and entertain the festival attendants. Unfortunately, this year’s Jazz Fest has been cancelled due to budget cuts. Where did these cuts come from? Ron DeSantis.
A holiday largely associated with green, clovers, luck, the Irish, and a large amount of alcohol, St. Patrick’s Day is quite the festive holiday even if it’s not an official holiday here in the United States. However, what are the origins of such a holiday? Well, this article right here is a brief rundown on the history of such a festive holiday!
The Men’s Basketball Team defeated Gulf Coast State 54-48 on March 15 to secure the State Championship. The Pirates’ win in the tournament, which was held in Niceville, marks their first state championship in 32 years and secured them a spot for the nationals which was held in Hutchinson, Kansas, and began March 23.
By Abigail Hrabar This weekend, many took to the Ashmore Auditorium to view Pensacola State College’s “The Crucible”. The play, written by Arthur Miller, was first performed in 1953 as a dramatization of the Salem witch trials and an allegory for the anti-Communist hysteria of the 1950s. It is a classic play, the script of…
The Pirates’ performance granted them the right to the play-in game to qualify for the FCSAA tournament. They played against St. Petersburg College in the play-in and emerged victorious with a final score of 72-64 to guarantee their first appearance in the tournament in a decade. Pirates’ center Dimitri Clerc stood out against St. Petersburg as he recorded 19 points and 12 rebounds to help the Pirates book their spot in the tournament, which will be held at Niceville, FL, from March 13th to 15th.
Lady Gaga, an American singer, songwriter, and actress is best known for hits like Bad Romance and Poker Face. She has won fourteen Grammys, two Golden Globes, and one Academy Award. Less than six months after the release of Joker: Folie à Deux, in which Gaga played Harley Quinn, “Mother Monster” is back for more with her seventh studio album labeled MAYHEM, released on March 7, 2025.
(edits by Abbie, arren, marty, MIKE) Pensacola is home to hundreds of public art installations, including the 70+ iconic pelican statues and at least seven murals downtown. Now the city has been planning on adding yet another mural downtown. They proposed a 36-foot mural installation at 100 W. Garden St., just past Palafox. The proposed…
With Pokémon Day 2025 coming and going so quickly, it can be hard to gather time to watch the direct in full. So, here’s a brief rundown of all the highlights.
On Tuesday, March 4th, upwards of 100 people gathered at MLK Plaza to protest against President Trump’s State of the Union Address. This protest happened alongside 17 others in Florida alone, all of them part of the new 50501 movement.
There is a popular philosophical critique about the concept of sci-fi teleportation that has existed for quite a minute now. The idea goes a bit like this: imagine a Star Trek style teleporter that could take every molecule in your body and transfer it over to a completely different place. Now, when that occurs, are you actually teleporting a person or are you killing that person by deconstructing their molecules and then creating an exact clone with the same memories at another place?
On February 12, 2025, Joy Harjo, Poet Laureate of the United States, 2019-2022, gave a reading at PSC’s Ashmore Auditorium. She told stories, provided wisdom, and gave the audience a captivating night for creatives and everyday people alike.
The Gulf Coast’s 24th Annual Renaissance Faire once again brought whimsy to Pensacola over the weekends of Feb. 22nd to 23rd and Mar. 1st to 2nd. Established by Steve Melei, the faire encourages costumes but does not require them which makes those who do participate in the Medieval garb more novel.
In 1991, Executive Director of the Arts Council, Andy Witt, met with a few local business owners to discuss holding an event in downtown Pensacola dedicated to spreading culture and art awareness. This is where the nonprofit organization, known as Gallery Night, was born. Every third Friday from five to nine p.m., Palafox Street is transformed into an exhibition for local artists to showcase their work. This month, the city of Pensacola held what was dubbed, “Forks and Frames, a Foodie Gallery Night,” and I decided to attend the event.
The Gulf Coast’s 24th Annual Renaissance Faire once again brought whimsy to Pensacola over the weekends of Feb. 22nd to 23rd and Mar. 1st to 2nd. Established by Steve Melei, the faire encourages costumes but does not require them which makes those who do participate in the Medieval garb more novel.
On February 19th ECSO deputies arrived outside the Alfred Washburn Center to “clean up” Murphy lane. To do this, they threatened to arrest the homeless people who were waiting outside the center unless they left so the street could be cleaned.
Joseph Bradford’s Graphic Design II class was given the task of redesigning the covers of a book. The project was simple; choose a book you have read or had personal experience with, then redesign the cover to something of their liking. In all 13 posters created, each student chose a fictional book. Now, their completed projects decorate the walls of the library.
Wednesday nights in Pensacola are all fun and games. These nights, teams get together in different bars throughout Pensacola to laugh, joke, drink, and throw darts. Currently there are about 10 teams in the dart league, and they all play out of different bars in the area all throughout Pensacola. The Ticket 2 location is currently the “home” bar for the team named FTK, and they are as unique a group as their name.
Some of our staff were asked what their favorite places to get food were here in Pensacola. Here are some of their answers.
FavorHouse of Northwest Florida hosted Paws for a Cause on Oct. 5th at Corinne Jones Park to raise awareness of animal cruelty in abusive relationships.
Originally founded in Foley, Alabama, Nightcruzin Media has now become a part of the 850-car scene. At the Whataburger on Highway 90 in Pace, you will find people of all backgrounds driving diverse types of Vehicles, from the nicest luxury cars to slammed minivans and everything in between.
This past month, Ashmore Auditorium was thoroughly rocked by the presentation of punk rock opera American Idiot. Based on the album of the same name, the play celebrates the world-renowned band Green Day. It was first formed using the songs written by Green Day’s frontman, Billie Joe Armstrong, and with writing help from American theater director and filmmaker, Michael Mayer. Pensacola State College’s rendition was directed by Dr. Rodney Whatley and presented on the 3rd and 4th weekends of October.
Nobody likes Twitter. Not even the people who use Twitter like Twitter. Once known as a primary space for sharing news and casually interesting events, it has since devolved into a hotspot for doom-scrolling, witch-hunting, and other sorts of depravities one can only find in the crustiest crevices of the internet—only this time, it’s mainstream!
Hope and excitement is in the air at Pensacola State College (PSC) as the men’s basketball team has been heating up and currently stands at a 4-1 record to start the season. The residents of this town along with students couldn’t have been more ready for the home opener that took place on November 1st against Santa Fe College, marking the start of the 2024-2025 season. Pirates took down the saints 80-64 in a statement win.
Over a century has passed since the end of World War 1. To commemorate the armistice that is celebrated every November 11, why not look at the history of this overshadowed war?
The Pensacola Museum of Art is in the heart of downtown, just off Palafox Street, and this year it is celebrating its 70th anniversary of rich, local history.
Bouncing back from last season’s exit, the Women’s Soccer team wins the South Atlantic District and is moving on to the national tournament.
The Women’s Volleyball team secured their berth for Nationals after a brilliant performance in the Sun-Lakes Conference tournament held at PSC’s Hartsell Arena.
Within the wonderful world of comics, time flows differently than how we perceive real life or even the inherently linier strip of film can allow no matter what weird non-liner storytelling tricks you use. In the simplest definition one can give without going into Scott McCloud speak, what can happen within the frame of a comic panel is a moment of time captured in amber that is clarified within the context of other panels and the space between them.
Every year, those of us who celebrate Thanksgiving deal with the chaotic aftermath of leftovers. We all know what it’s like: half-eaten turkey, cold mashed potatoes, and extra stuffing nobody wanted to eat. The struggle of trying to get rid of all the food without waste is challenging. And nobody wants to eat the same leftovers day in and day out. So here are some alternatives for those Turkey Day leftovers you just can’t seem to get rid of.
Pensacola has long been a site for local music to thrive. From punk to indie, there are always live music events for locals and tourists alike to enjoy at places like the Handlebar, 309 Punk Project, the Vinyl Music Hall, and many more.
November 10—The final whistle blew as rain poured heavily on the pitch, leaving players and spectators alike drenched as contrasting emotions were embraced—joy for the Texas Longhorns and disappointment for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Nobody likes Twitter. Not even the people who use Twitter like Twitter. Once known as a primary space for sharing news and casually interesting events, it has since devolved into a hotspot for doom-scrolling, witch-hunting, and other sorts of depravities one can only find in the crustiest crevices of the internet — only this time, it’s mainstream!
Hope and excitement is in the air at Pensacola State College (PSC) as the men’s basketball team has been heating up and currently stands at a 4-1 record to start the season. The residents of this town, along with students, couldn’t have been more ready for the home opener that took place on November 1st against Santa Fe College and marked the start of the 2024-2025 season. The Pirates took down the Saints 80-64 in a statement win.
Pensacola’s campus has various resources and tools at the fingertips of each student. For any issue or problem that you might have, there is a service or department that can help.
Island Fights returns to Pensacola, Florida, near the end of October to give MMA, boxing, and kickboxing fans a great night filled with brutal knockouts and submissions.
The election is over. The votes are in. Realistically, we do not know what America’s future holds. The idea of the unknown can be terrifying. One of Florida’s most controversial and important amendments this year was Amendment 4, which determined the right to abortion past the current six week law in Florida.
Sail Pensacola, a local organization, is hosting the North American expansion of Foiling Week to the United States on the stage of Pensacola, Florida. This will be the biggest sailing regatta we have seen. It will go from February 24 through March 2, 2025.
Pensacola’s 64th Annual Greek Festival took place during the first 3 days of November and, like every year, it went wonderfully. The festival is presented by the Greek Orthodox Church, taking place on its campus over on West Garden Street. The festival includes food, vendors, dancing, and music.
September 20th–The final whistle blew on a warm September afternoon to cap a dominant 3-0 display for the Pirates against the Southern Union State Bisons. The game’s first half was balanced, with both teams creating chances and exchanging possessions. However, the Pirates proved too much for the Bisons to handle in the second half as the Pirates steadily held possession at the opponent’s half and started to convert their chances.
For 89 years, the Pensacola Interstate Fair has entertained and brought joy to all who have attended it. Despite the long runtime of the fair, few seem to know about the intricate history of this long-running icon. With the fair right around the corner, why not discuss its history?
As this year’s presidential election is weighing heavy on the nation’s minds, local propositions and elections are often being pushed aside and neglected. But it is vital to consider our local government as well. On this year’s ballot, Floridians will get the chance to vote on six proposed constitutional amendments: partisan school board elections, a state constitutional right to hunt and fish, recreational marijuana legalization, right to abortion, homestead exemption inflation adjustment, and repeal of public campaign financing.
School work, jobs, and personal matters that feel like more work–the load we get as students, plus the extras of life, make it easy for stress and burnout to set on us. And when that happens, our performance in school and sometimes even our personal lives can suffer. To ease some stress or lighten the burden, the college has programs and resources to help PSC students.
The fear, the tendency to stay away, or if you tried it and did not stick with it, the unbearable aspect of budgeting stems from the common misconception that budgeting acts as a restraint. It may feel like a roadblock between your money and a well-deserved expensive dinner, or perhaps a restriction that prevents you from getting the latest game or book you have been waiting for. To begin, you must understand that budgeting is not meant to act like a chain that restrains you from spending your money and enjoying it. Rather, it is meant to give you freedom that is within your means.
The Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts on the Pensacola campus is always displaying new art in their galleries, whether from students, faculty, or visiting artists. The newest exhibition, No Sleep Till Branded, represents art showcasing a collective of eight PSC student portfolios.
When you first enter the Pensacola State College Planetarium, you almost feel a sense of serenity when entering such a grandiose place. Everyone who enters the Planetarium is there to connect to something bigger than ourselves and to understand the nature of our existence. Ironically, it’s strangely calming to be in a place where all your earthly worries are removed, as you look up at projections of the universe.
In Downtown Pensacola, a form of comedy is practiced that sends shivers down the spine of the average onlooker and irrational laughter from those afflicted. A style practiced that even saying the words can cause looks of terror: Improvisation Comedy. Improv has become one of the most influential forms of humor over the past last half century, and while many can exist in a major city like Chicago or New York, we have one we can call our own: “Improvable Cause”
September 21st was a day of community, competition, and fun for PSC and various other organizations as the YMCA’s 28th annual Corporate Cup Games went off with a big hit. The games are the YMCA’s way of giving the community a unique experience while also prioritizing wellness and fun. Since 1994, they’ve been hosting these events for the community and it’s different to participate in.
As the cooler weather rushes in, so do the fun activities and events. If you are looking for something to do this fall season whether that is strolling through a market downtown or supporting local bands, here are some ways you can spend this autumn season:
In 1998, a reporter named Felicia Gayle was found in her home stabbed to death in St. Louis, Missouri. In 2005, Marcellus Williams was convicted of Gayle’s murder despite the lack of his DNA at the crime scene. Williams spent two decades on death row after his conviction in the early 2000s. The U.S. Supreme Court denied the request for a stay and on September 24th, he was executed by lethal injection.
These are the kind of words used by the mysterious eponymous corporation at the heart of 2024’s most controversial horror film “The Substance” to describe the product’s effects on their customers. A dangerously underground substance, the drug comes into the attention of recently fired actress Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) who just lost her job as main host of an aerobics program for reaching the age of 50, a deliberate move by the network (manifested by a rather quirky performance by Dennis Quaid playing the unsubtly named “Harvey”) to grab much younger, “hotter” talent.
Open Books is a local nonprofit bookstore and community project in downtown Pensacola. The bookstore is entirely run by volunteers, with all proceeds going to support the Prison Book Project which donates books to inmates throughout Florida prisons. The project itself has been in the works since 1999, with the CORE (Collective of Resource Empowerment) House.
By: Trinity Lentz Lynda Blackmon Lowery, author of “Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom” and Bloody Sunday Survivor, came to PSC to talk to students and the Pensacola Community about her inspirational life story as well as her book. Lowery was born in 1950 in Selma, Alabama. Between the ages of 7 and 15…
by Enrique Viveros From October 10th to 28th the Visual Arts faculty hosted an art exhibition in the Anna Lamar Switzer Gallery with artist introductions and reception on October 20th. The exhibition, Show and Tell!, showcased ten faculty members with art ranging from ceramics to painting to photography. Brian Weaver, department head of Visual Arts,…
by Grace Lindquist On November 2nd, PSC students gathered in the second story common room of the library to read their original poetry and prose while supporting fellow, student and faculty poets. The event was hosted by Professor Sara Smith, who teaches literature and is the faculty sponsor for the school’s Lit Club. From literature…
by John Mcleod Among the many Netflix original anime that has been released this year, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners stands out as a tragic tale set in the same universe as CD Projekt Red’s controversial release Cyberpunk: 2077. The anime is currently certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and is rated 100% on the Tomatometer. The show is…
By Declan Gibson Company, a conceptual twister performed by PSC written by Stephen Sondheim based on a book by George Furth, shocks theatre fans from October 14-16 and 21-23. While a typical play consists of a linear plot line, PSC’s Theatre Department has different plans this semester. Company is a conceptual play and has no…
By Esther Minor With a long and storied history, the competitive Smash Bros scene is known for the passionate, grassroots community at its heart. This is especially true for fans of the 2001 entry in the Smash Bros series: Super Smash Bros Melee, released on the Nintendo GameCube and commonly referred to more simply as…
By Elwood Folse Director and Producer Kevin Davis is nearly finished with his passion project film starring Jeff Etters, the original voice of Space Ace. The film industry has lately been criticized for its surplus of Oscar bait movies, films that have taken themselves too seriously in order to seem gripping and speaking truths. However,…
by Micayla O’Malley The Kilgore, PSC’s student-run literary journal, is now accepting submissions for poetry, short fiction, photography, and art for their spring issue. The drop box will be open until March 1st for anyone looking to get their work published. Submitting work for consideration in the issue provides a unique opportunity to receive recognition,…
by Sebastian Gordon Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) is an international honor society for those seeking college credentials. PTK was first founded on November 19th, 1918, and has been helping serve students for over 100 years. PTK assists students in high academic standing through workshops, scholarships, and even conventions. PTK helps provide many essential life skills…
by Arda Johnson Students and staff share their creativity in poetry at the Edward M. Chadbourne Library in the upstairs lobby of Pensacola State College (PSC) on November 3rd. According to Mike Will, an instructor at PSC, the English, and Communications department presumably set up the Student Open Mic Poetry event. For creative students like…
by Sebastian Gordon My Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission was released on October 29th, 2021, in the United States and Canada. BONES and Funimation produced the movie. It has a runtime of one hour and forty-one minutes. World Heroes Mission is available to watch in both dub and sub theaters. It has an 80% on…
By Sebastian Gordon Ricky Montgomery is an American Indie pop musician and songwriter based in Los Angeles, California. He currently has twenty-two released songs across the span of eight albums. On October 15th, 2021, Montgomery released “Sorry for Me.” Along with this new song, he posted a music video on his YouTube channel. Many listeners…
by Sebastian Gordon Squid Games is a new Korean drama/thriller/action fiction that was released to Netflix on September 17th, 2021. The director of Squid Games, Hwang Dong-hyuk, has directed many other hits. These include: Our Sad Life, A Puff of Smoke, Heaven & Hell, Desperation, Miracle Mile, My Father, Silenced (film), Miss Granny, and The…
by Sebastian Gordon PSC hosted “Freedom Quest”, an event marking the 20 years since the World Trade Center Attack on September 11th, 2021. This event was held in memory of the 2,996 individuals who died. It also honored the military members who have died as a direct response to this attack. The occasion celebrated America…
by Sebastian Gordon September is Suicide Prevention Month. All month, many events will be taking place to raise awareness for suicide prevention. The overall suicide rate in the U.S. has increased by 35% since 1999. Promoting healing, helping others, and giving hope are essential to preventing suicide. September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day. This…
Artist Lauren Woods is exhibiting her show, Dream State, at the Switzer gallery from August 16th until December 10th, 2021. On August 26th, an artist lecture and a dual reception were held in the Anna Lamar Switzer Center alongside the PSC Art Faculty exhibit. Dream State is Woods’ sixth solo show and showcased paintings that…
by Arda Johnson & Enrique Viveros PSC’s Lyceum event started September 23 in the Ashmore auditorium with musical performances by blues musician Cedric Burnside. The event was held at 7:30pm on a Thursday night, and many—including students cramming essays and adults working 9-5—took some time out of their day to attend the event and enjoy…
Life is Strange True Color was first teased during the Square Enix Presents showcase in March 2021. After four years of development and three years since Life is Strange 2, the previous game’s release in the series. On September 9th, Life is Strange: True Colors came to PlayStation, Xbox, PC, and Stadia, with the Nintendo…
by Enrique Viveros From July 23rd to July 25th and July 30th to August 1st Pensacola State College’s S.H.O.W., Summer High School Onstage Workshop, performed a musical production for the Pensacola community. This year’s musical was based on the novel by Mary Rodgers and Disney films, Freaky Friday. Director Dr. Rodney Whatley was inspired to…
by Enrique Viveros PSC Pirates and families gathered at the Pensacola Bay Center on May 9th to have an annual commencement ceremony for the graduating classes of Fall 2020, Spring 2021, and Summer 2021. Over 400 students were set to graduate for the Spring 2021 semester. Attendees to graduation were required to wear a mask…
by Enrique Viveros During July, from the 1st to the 31st, PSC’s Visual Arts faculty and First City Art Center’s Gallery 1060 collaborated on an exhibition showcasing faculties’ art pieces. A reception was held on July 22nd to celebrate the gallery’s first exhibit since COVID. Gallery 1060 collaborated with PSC Visual Arts’ gallery earlier this…
The Pirates CARE team hosted a virtual session with educator, editor, speaker, and writer, Tiana Faye Soto on July 21st, 2021. Jessica Johnson, the wellness case manager, introduced Tiana Soto as the second speaker of the summer series. The first speaker who kicked off the series was mental health counselor Adam-Jon Aparicio, and his session…
by Sebastian Gordon On June 19th, PSC held its first Juneteenth event. The event was held at the Student Center in Bldg. 5 and Hagler Auditorium on the main campus. It started at 9 AM and extended until 7 PM. Juneteenth is a holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of African American slaves.…
by Enrique Viveros Billie Eilish released her second studio album, Happier Than Ever, on July 30th. This fifty-six-minute and fifteen seconds album contains sixteen tracks. Leading up to the album’s release Eilish released five out of the sixteen tracks as singles. Lost Cause, NDA, My Future, Therefore I Am, and Your Power. In addition, made…
by Sebastian Gordon Strive, the first-ever PensaPride, was held on Saturday, June 26th. The event was entirely LGBTQ+ run Pride that focused on art, music, community, and solidarity. Strive is a Nonprofit Organization that advocates for transgender people in Escambia County. They are the only group of their caliber on the Gulf Coast. They serve…
by Sebastian Gordon Fruits Basket is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya. The manga was first adapted into a 26-episode anime television series in 2001 by Studio Deen and directed by Akitaro Daichi. However, it ended after one season, leaving fans with no true ending. With such high demand, a second…
by Sebastian Gordon Ricky Montgomery is an American Indie pop musician and songwriter based in Los Angeles, California. He currently has twenty-two released songs across the span of eight albums. On June 24th, 2021, Montgomery released “Talk to You,” his first song in five years. Along with this new song, he posted a music video…
by Sebastian Gordon Robert Pickering “Bo” Burnham is an American comedian, musician, actor, film director, screenwriter, and poet. Recently, Netflix released “Inside,” a 2021 American musical comedy special written, directed, filmed, edited by, and starring Bo Burnham. He recorded the special in his home during the COVID-19 pandemic without a crew or audience; it was…
by Sebastian Gordon “Luca” became available on Disney Plus On June 13th, 2021, but it was never made available in U.S theaters. Produced by Pixar Animation Studios, the movie is rated PG and has a runtime of 1 hour and 41 minutes. The movie earned 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, which is a pretty high score.…
by Sebastian Gordon “Raya and the Last Dragon” became available on Disney Plus On June 4th, 2021, originally released in theaters on March 5th of 2021. The movie is rated PG and has a runtime of 1 hour and 57 minutes. The movie earned 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, which is a pretty high score. In…
by Enrique Viveros You know you want to squeeze them. So, say hello to Squishmallows, the landmark stuffed animal for 2020. These soft and squishable plushies were the hot topic during a year filled with social distancing, masks, and quarantine. I noticed these cute stuffed animals all over social media sites like TikTok and Instagram…
Incoming artist Olivia Rodrigo released her debut album named Sour on May 21st. Coming from the smash success of her released singles: driver’s license, deja vu, and good 4 you, the Disney+ original series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series where she takes the role of Gabriella in the musical production of High School…
by Sebastian Gordon Since the pandemic started, I’ve had a lot more time to spend indoors. That also means I’ve gotten to explore more music recently. I have several recommendations that I will share with you that cover a variety of genres and tastes. I want to touch on my favorite artists/bands which includes; Mitski,…
by Sebastian Gordon Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train” was released in the United States on April 23rd, 2021. Although originally released in Japan on October 16th, 2020, it needed extra time to be converted to dub in English. The movie is rated R, has a run time of two hours, and…
by Enrique Viveros The 17th annual Emerald Coast Flower and Garden Festival was held on April 9th through April 11th. This event was not held last year due to the COVID-19. However, this year has been busiest yet even with the rocky start of the weather on Friday and Saturday. On Sunday it was sunny…
by Kayla Belanger Humorist, author, and social critic David Sedaris spoke to students at Pensacola State College (PSC) on (insert date). He delivers an informative lecture about writing as a beginner and shares his life experiences. David attended art school before becoming an author. He has been writing for years before college, but his knowledge…
by Marley Reynolds When 2020 came to a close, many were hoping that 2021 would be a fresh start. “New year, new me” is an often-quoted sentiment, and while it is a nice thought, the reality is far from perfect. The Covid-19 pandemic forced everyone to change how they went about their daily lives. Masks,…
by Daniel Cheer It’s taken me quite some time to mull over how I wanted to write this letter from the editor or Ledditor as I plan to call it. I guess I could start at the beginning. Confession time: I had little to no interest in Journalism when I started at the Corsair. I…
by Matthew Ingram After eleven years on PC and Mac, League of Legends has made its way to mobile, now branded as League of Legends Wild Rift. It’s surprising that it took this long for Riot to bring their extremely popular multiplayer game to mobile, considering how expansive the mobile user base is. I went…
by Daniel Cheer and Shea Dixon It happens in an instant. You get a phone call. “NO CALLER ID” is all your phone elects to tell you. Your contacts app has been glitchy lately; could it be someone you know? Whom could it be? Your friend who needs to talk? Mom or dad calling for…
by Enrique Viveros On the evening of April 9th Swifties were excited to relieve their middle or high school memories with a re-recorded album named Fearless (Taylor’s Version). Swift is re-recording Fearless and five more albums with her team. Her previous music label Big Machine Records, and music manager Scooter Braun bought the master recordings…
by Matthew Ingram Ok hear me out on this. Platinum Games’ 2009 cult classic Bayonetta has been criticized ever since its release for the overly stimulating design of its title character. Bayonetta dresses in a skin-tight outfit, poses sexually in cutscenes, defeats bosses with a “climax” finishing move, and attacks by removing her clothes (there’s…
by Sebastian Gordon A new mental health service called Togetherall has been introduced to Pensacola State College (PSC). The service is free to all students and staff members of PSC and is available as of. PSC members can access the platform on several devices, including a phone, computer, or tablet. Dr. Lynsey Listau, the director…
by Daniel Cheer The Hurricane Review, Pensacola State College’s (PSC) national literary magazine, released its newest issue. The magazine itself differs from other publications at PSC because it does not just incorporate art and stories from students but contributors from all across the country. The magazine has been in publication since 1986, where it was…
by Noah McCarthy Students and faculty were treated to a performance of Luigi Pirandello’s Six Characters in Search of an Author on March 5. The play was adapted by Pensacola State’s own Dr. Rodney Whatley and performed by the PSC Performing Arts Department students. The play tells the harrowing, witty, and often morbid story of…
Pensacola State College offers a wide variety of degree opportunities. Two exciting educational paths available at PSC are the Culinary Arts Certificate Program (CCC) and an Associate in Science degree in Culinary Management. These programs provide exciting courses for aspiring students to obtain the skills necessary to pursue careers in the hospitality and culinary industries.…
by Shea Dixon and Marley Reynolds Pensacola, though it may be smaller than other cities, is no stranger to the cafe scene. This first weekend in March, we, the self-claimed food reviewers of the Corsair, took it upon ourselves to go out and find the best of the best among them. The first stop was…
Alaina Plowdrey is the new department head for the Visual Arts building. Dr. Plowdrey is a contemporary figure painter. Has an M.F.A. in Painting from the New York Academy of Art. She is completing a Ph.D. in Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory from the Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts in Portland, Maine.…
As far back as the mid-90s, the food and drink industry has used popular celebrities to peddle new menu items. The most recent addition was a brand of Oreo’s themed after Lady Gaga’s new album Chromatica. If you haven’t had an Oreo, the contents are pretty simple; you get two chocolate cookies with some cream…
Bernie Sanders is once again a hot topic of conversation and not just for his rollout of aggressive new economic policies in Congress. For many individuals, the mention of his name currently brings to mind an image of a crotchety older man sitting with his arms crossed, wearing fashionable mittens and a warm fluffy coat.…
Direct from Dar Es Salaam’s outskirt suburbs in Tanzania, streamed live through the magic of Zoom, the famed Zuzu African Acrobats came to PSC. In celebration of Black History Month, the Pensacola State Black History/Multicultural Committee, February 19, presented the colorful spectacle of acrobatics, juggling, and dance. Dressed in lively green, yellow, and blue, their…
I’ve attended the PSC Got Talent competition for the past two years as a writer, I’m not sure how it worked out this way, but it did. This year, I’ve come into quite a bit of free time, so I made the conscious effort to audition for the competition. Wouldn’t you know, the craziest thing…
On Wednesday, February 10th, Broadway singer, actor, and the co-founder of a non-profit organization called inDEFINED, Bryan Terrel Clark, and the Lyceum series hosted a motivational event to PSC via Zoom. He is most notable for his appearance as George Washington in the Broadway hit Hamilton. His mother is a pastor, and she would always…
Over the last fall semester, Pensacola State College added a new feature to their website: the JobX Board, which would hope to introduce job-hungry students and alumni to local businesses hoping to hire responsible adults who are currently in the process of earning a higher education. The move is a refreshing step in the right…
Acclaimed feminist poet, public educator, and activist Olivia Gatwood read to Pensacola State College students via Zoom webinar Wednesday, January 20. When a worldwide pandemic is not hindering her, Gatwood works as a full-time touring artist and educator, teaching workshops on the creative process for writers and providing lectures on Title IX initiatives, proactive solutions…
On Friday January 29, The Corsair staff virtually attended their annual conference for the Florida College Systems Activities Association (FCSAA). Normally, they would travel to Tampa with a small platoon of the finest writers and artists PSC has to offer for a weekend of real ted talk level discussions with experts in the collective field…
By Kevin Thomas With quarantine in full effect for at least eight months now, many people are adjusting to the new normal. People are used to working from home, students have started adjusting to their Zoom meetings, and businesses are opening up albeit relatively hesitantly. One field that has had an iffy time recovering during…
The modern mailbox is boring. The daily ritual of walking or driving to the mailbox, flipping open the little door, to take out bills, political campaigns, philanthropic pleas, and magazines is no luxury of communication anymore, it’s a chore. No different than sweeping the kitchen or putting away the dishes.
By Madeline Hicks September 16th, 2004, Category three Hurricane Ivan ravaged the Gulf Coast, leaving significant damage in its wake. 16 years later, Category two Hurricane Sally slammed into near identical areas on the anniversary of Ivan. In the Atlantic Ocean just off the coast of South Florida, Hurricane Sally formed on September 12th, marking…
By Shira Lewis Having reliable and affordable transportation can be hard for some people. Many college students don’t own a car and have a difficult time getting to school. I am someone that struggled with transportation this Spring 2020 semester. Initially I decided I would only be taking online classes because I had no one…
by Hannah Mooers The Pensacola State College (PSC) Pirate Food Pantry is in immediate need of donations. With COVID-19 causing new hardships in the pirate community, giving to the Pirate Food Pantry has never been so crucial. Since the pantry’s reopening two years ago, spearheaded by MaKenzie Johnson, Student Engagement & Leadership Coordinator, it has…
By Shaleyah Carter Students across the Pensacola State College (PSC) campus gathered together at the Chadbourne library to share their poetic creations March 11. English department professor Jamey Jones defined poetry as “that kernel of honesty that’s inside each of us,” Jones said. Inspired by Jones, PSC student Darius Jaford performed an improvised and unorthodox…
by Hannah Mooers Zoe Kinsey, a general education student at Pensacola State College (PSC), has a determined mindset of positivity despite COVID-19 circumstances. Like many other students, Kinsey’s 2020 school plans have been disrupted by the global epidemic. She had been looking into applying to a physical therapy assistant program this fall but considering she…
By Julie Riser During this time of social distancing, long hours working from home and Netflix and chilling, several people are gaining what America is calling, the COVID-15. With this trend on the rise, finding healthy meals to incorporate into everyday life is a must. Most people find it hard to pick healthy meals that…
by Veronica Lockamy This issue, we’re going back in time to the golden age of video games. Big hair and spandex were the height of fashion, children were waking up early on Saturdays to watch He-Man and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. New Kids On The Block was rampaging through middle schools taking no prisoners, and…
By Alan-Mark Miller Veronica Lindholm,and Benjamin Haupt, alongside the rest of the cast of Pensacola State College (PSC), had some big shoes to fill in the fall musical “Funny Girl.” They nailed it. The original movie production under the same name “Funny Girl” (1968) had amazing talent with…
By Rachel Giordano The Veterinary Technology program at Pensacola State College (PSC) hosted an open house to the public on Nov. 8, 2018, at the Warrington campus from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. The open house was complete with a tour of the facility, as well as visiting the animals…
By Sarah Richards Pensacola State College (PSC) has celebrated other anniversaries with cake and ribbon cuttings, and sometimes, with something as timeless as a time capsule. There are two on campus. One is in the Baroco building (also known as the science building), which was…
Sandy Sansing speaks on success By Sarah Richards Fifty plus years ago, Sandy Sansing was a student at Pensacola State College (PSC). He went to Pensacola High School and worked at the Jitney Jungle on 12th Avenue, where he bagged groceries on the weekend during his freshman and sophomore years…
By Aleece Jarman While most people frantically run from disaster, my boyfriend races towards it. As the girlfriend of a firefighter, I spend every second while he is on duty constantly worried about what could happen. Hurricane Michael only increased those feelings. The night of Tuesday, October 10th,…
By Jaylen Boyd The African -American Student Association(AASA) is part of a larger group. This organization is the Florida African-American Student Association (FAASA). The group often travels out to institutions where they meet with other regions and their colleges. The fall leadership institution is coming up and the group…
By Shannon Baldree As a brand new nursing student, my brain is typically focused on one of two thoughts: What day of the week is it? Or what’s going to be on our next exam? I can usually answer both of those questions despite my recent lack of sleep. Today was Friday, and we didn’t…
By Sarah Richards Angelina ate termites and loved it. They were in the National Park, where they found a tree covered with them. She grabbed a couple of handfuls and they were “very leafy and fresh-tasting.” They were also alive. Being a Robinson Scholar isn’t just an honor, but an experience for Angelina Simmons, general…
By Rachel Giordano WSRE welcomed best-selling author, Jeff Klinkenberg, to the Amos Performance Studio on Aug 28th as part of The Great American Read, presented by the WSRE Public Square Speakers Series event. Klinkenberg has written about Florida culture for nearly four decades for the St. Petersburg Times (now Tampa Bay Times) and has four…
By Rachel Giordano and Taylor Rooney The Writing Lab has a new home. Fear not, for the Writing Lab has only moved to room 448 in building 4. There have been talks about building 1, which is the oldest building at Pensacola State College (PSC), being torn down sometime in the future. Although no one…
By James Harris Students from PSC went international this summer as they took learning out of the classroom. For ten days, Costa Rica offered the experience of a lifetime and revealed the true meaning of pura vida. Pura vida, which translates to “pure life,” is the most common…
By Sarah Richards Pensacola State College’s EME2040 students created a Little Free Library for the kids attending Kids’ College for the summer. Some kids would take a book home, while some parents would read to them before leaving. The bookshelf was a collaborative project, with Dr. Jen Ehrhardt,…
By Tori Riggs With 23 undergraduate majors and more than 50 areas of specialization, the University of Florida’s (UF’s) College of Agriculture and Life Science (CALS) offers both traditional and non-traditional tracks, from agricultural education to pre-med. One of UF’s campuses can be found locally. With just a quick drive to the PSC Milton campus,…
By Rachel Giordano Shawn Smith, a Pensacola native, was living in St. Petersburg, Fla. On Oct. 11, 2016, his neighbor stood at his door, armed with a Colt 9 mm, loaded with hollow point bullets, waiting for him to turn around. He fired two shots, one hitting Smith’s stomach, the other, his neck. The…
By Alana Dutson While some Americans are deciding where to go on vacation, others are determining if they can afford to go back to college and have enough money to pay for day care. The average cost of day care in Florida is $7,435, according to The Boston Globe. In comparison, the average tuition at…
By Alana Dutson Every semester new Pensacola State College (PSC) students strive to balance their school, work and home life. For some students, scheduling comes easy, but for many, it is an added task to accomplish. Jacki Williams, a full-time physical therapy student, is taking five classes a week and struggles to manage her time.…
By Alana Dutson On March 10, 22 students commemorated their induction into the Theta Chi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK). PTK is a two year honor society that acknowledges academic excellence among college students and focuses on scholarship, leadership, service and fellowship as their hallmarks. As room 2142 began to fill up, students in…
By Becca Carlson Last fall, the newly revamped Robinson Honors Program welcomed 27 new scholars from various academic backgrounds. Among them were Angelina Simmons and Wren Godwin, both pursuing a General Studies A.A. but with very different paths ahead. Simmons wants to focus on criminal justice and intends to transfer to the University of West…
By Alana Dutson How important are your study habits? If you were asked to change the way you study, would you? As students settle into the new semester at Pensacola State College (PSC), many are fine-tuning their study habits. So, do students choose a traditional study method or a new age study method? Some students…
By Alana Dutson As a student, life can be hectic with deadlines and schedules to keep. Imagine being a parent and adding in the extra stress of finding affordable child care that will accommodate your busy schedule. At Pensacola State College (PSC), many of our students are faced with that exact scenario. Thankfully, there is…
Astronomy club prepares for unusual conga line of planets By Josh McQueen Lauren Rogers is over the moon with her recent appointment as sole Astronomy Instructor at Pensacola State College (PSC). In addition, the astronomy department is all the buzz due to upcoming celestial phenomena. The retired Dr. Wayne Wooten’s forty year tenure as the…
Students in need of financial and career advice find assistance By Jay Pham Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Student Job Services (SJS) offers scholarships, résumé help, mock interviews, job fairs, hiring events, work-study positions and more. The main requirement to receive these services is that students must be enrolled in degree-specific paths. “If they’re…
By Becca Carlson College offers students the skills they will need to get a job, but they don’t necessarily teach how to work with clients once hired. Internships can teach students how to work in real world settings, but they are hard to come by. Pensacola State College (PSC) Visual Arts Instructor Mark Hopkins worked…
By Jay Pham, Donny West, Lindsi Hicks and Becca Carlson There’s no doubt that Pensacon is growing exponentially with each year. Organizers are finding new ways to improve the event for con-goers and making it more appealing for celebrity guests. Pensacola State College students showed up and showed out for the annual convention of all…
By Becca Carlson College life can be expensive. Tuition, books, lab fees and additional required materials are a big concern for many students that do not qualify for financial assistance. On top of living expenses, these expenditures can really stress a person out. Not to mention many students are parents or caregivers balancing daily life…
By Sarah Richards Pensacola State College Math Professor Greg Bloxom found his anti-inspiration to become a history major. He likes to tell the story of Miss Rudolph to “convince my students I’m not totally oblivious to their hatred of the subject [math]. I learned a lot from her.” He’d been warned by his mother not…
By Anthony Sevilla & Maria Del Aguila Seeing ads while scrolling through your Twitter timeline is common enough for anybody with sight and a smartphone. However, recently, the precision of the correlation of these ads with your interests has been thrust under a microscope, with many claiming it’s a violation of privacy rights. “It’s just…
By Sarah Richards When most people think of hospice, they think only of death and dying, but hospice isn’t about mortality. Hospice is about quality of life. Hospice isn’t a place—rather, it’s a specialized type of medical care. Donating one’s time, talents and heart to hospice is a wonderful way to improve one’s “soft skills”…
By Maria Del Aguila Biology Club is for everyone— not just biology majors. It currently has over a dozen members who are involved in a wide range of activities from fundraisers to coastal cleanups to tours of scientific facilities. Majors range from medicine, general studies, natural resource conservation and marine biology. “Everyone has an interest…
By Becca Carlson Art Box, one of the newest clubs at Pensacola State College (PSC), quickly set a vibrant tone for things to come this year. Officially charted in fall 2017, the club has already begun blending campus and community connections by volunteering at events such as the Hot Glass Cold Brew Great Gatsby Edition…
ANTHONY KELLEY Business Logistics Major How long have you been attending PSC? “For one year.” Where were you born? “Chicago.” Do you know of any immigrants in your family? “My grandfather is from Italy. He said, ‘In America, anything is possible.” What values do you think Americans have in common? “Anything is…
By Jay Pham Students of Pensacola State College (PSC) are fortunate to have instructors that engage the students and are willing to go the extra mile to engage with the community. PSC instructors Amber Carey and Andrew Barbero, along with four other participants, presented at the innovative PechaKucha (PKN) Volume 11 event held at First…
Winners receive accolades at awards ceremony By Sarah Richards Seven students placed in the Walter F. Spara writing contest this year in the categories of poetry, essay, and short story. Brenna Tressler, majoring in Elementary Education, dominated the awards: first and second place in essay and second place in short story. “Walter Spara has…
By Jay Pham Reserved Honors student parking, competitive edge for scholarships, leadership development and career planning skills; these are a few of the many perks for the new and improved Pensacola State College Robinson Honors Program reinstituted for fall 2017. The Robinson Honors program “gives you an advantage either when you are applying for a…
Poarch Creek Tribe hosts show of color, culture for Thanksgiving By Joshua Olson The Poarch Band of Creek Indians held their annual Thanksgiving Pow Wow in Atmore, Alabama Thursday and Friday, Nov. 23 and 24, opening the reservation to the public for the 47th time. The Thanksgiving Pow Wow, which began in 1971 as an…
By Sarah Richards Many students that choose to attend community college do so to figure out what it is they want to do. If one is following the money, they often follow the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) path, which more and more women are pursuing. For Pensacola State College students, Melissa Carroll and…
PSC student finds alternative for pain management By Becca Carlson Since her diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) ten years ago, aspiring model and actress Cecelia Kuhn fights to maintain a sense of normalcy while managing pain levels that would bring Superman to his knees. Every day is a mix of pain and stiffness for the…
What is your current level of education at Pensacola State College? This is my first and last semester at PSC. I am a transfer from Faulkner State currently enrolled in mostly elective courses. I plan on attending a four-year university locally to continue my drive toward becoming a conservational officer or a traveling park ranger.…
By Jay Pham It was Julie McGrath’s second solo show, yet she entertained guests like she’s been hosting for ages. Her art is mainly fashion inspired with her own twist. “All of my art is off the runway. They’re all very specific from designers that are current,” McGrath said. McGrath had a reception for…
Robert Aldridge General Studies Major Any plans for Fall Break? Not yet. Maybe going back home to Mississippi. Any plans for next semester? I’m planning on taking afternoon classes. Something along those lines. Are you nervous for finals? No. My classes are pretty easy. Anything interesting to tell us about yourself? I don’t think so.…
By Becca Carlson Unless you’re fortunate enough to have received a pass from finals, this week is going to be stressful for Pensacola State College students. Late night cram sessions, early morning cram sessions and ‘round the clock binge studying aren’t exactly great techniques for surviving finals or getting good grades. Taking time out to…
By Jay Pham Students and faculty took part in the first ever Pensacola State College International Festival, representing a variety of cultures by designing information boards, cooking native dishes, and bringing in cultural items to share with everyone. Held on November 29, the multi-club sponsored event promoted the new Robinson Honors Program and was…
PSC alumni, students glass blow at First City Art Center event By Alex Naselius First City Art Center’s (FCAC) 11th annual Pumpkin Patch turned the art workshop into a dazzling display of colorful glass and ceramic pumpkins for sale. Held Oct. 13-14, the art party also included hors-d’oeuvres, beers from Pensacola Bay Brewery and live music.…
Student Government Association By Haley M. Schipper Student Government is a group of students who help plan and organize activities and events for the student body. SGA is your voice to the administration. They are responsible for not only planning fun events for all students to enjoy but also addressing any major issues the student…
By Sean Minton The simplest way to ruin a morning is when hair fails to cooperate; it can frustrate some to the point of ruining the rest of their day. No need to fret though, for the Pensacola State College (PSC) Cosmetology Department hosts a salon for students, teachers and the community to help fix…
By Sarah Richards The Philosophy Club isn’t just a bunch of dusty old philosophers sitting around, discussing abstract ideas that don’t apply to everyday life, but are made up of students, still figuring it all out—students whose participation extends beyond the classroom. Such activities include the United Way Day of Caring. In past years, the…
Continuing Education breaks classroom standards By Jay Pham Students hear about the English, Math, and Humanities departments as they traverse through Pensacola State College. But have you ever heard of the “fun department?” “People have referred to this department as being the fun department because of all the fun and recreational programs,” Continuing Education (CE)…
By Sarah Richards FITT & Well isn’t just a club, but a multi-sourced resource for students interested in increasing their overall wellness. This resource aims to dispel the myth that wellness is limited to the physical realm. College is one of the most stressful times in a person’s life; stress can cause sleeplessness, which…
Story and Photos By Sean Minton “Taxidermy is how I make a living; beekeeping is my passion.” – Chad Cooper Beekeeper Chad Cooper climbs up the magnolia tree located between building 7 and 8 and safely transfers the bees from their hive into a vacuum to relocate them to a different environment. His wife, Beth…
Eviana Linder Do you have a favorite class? Probably music appreciation with Mr. Jernigan. Do you have any study tips? Well, this year is my first year, and I’m just getting the hang of it myself, but I just keep up with my emails, and I write down what I need to know and what…
Chief Fagan hopes to build relationships with campus, community By Jimmy Pham “We are friendly; we are approachable; we want to talk to people,” said new Pensacola State College Chief of Police Sean Fagan. As of May 2017, Fagan has been promoted from Assistant Director of the PSC Police department. Although Fagan has 27…
Art students pair with Habitat for Humanity for art show fundraiser By Sarah Richards Upcycling is the new recycling, as the Pensacola State College art students showed at the “Artistically Repurposed” event, where they gathered “found objects” that would have otherwise contributed to the landfills, as well as items from the Habitat ReStore Thrift Store,…
Students learn financial literacy through Money Matters By: Jennifer Brandon Pensacola State College (PSC) has had the Financial Literacy Committee since 2010. The committee started with a small group of faculty and staff, concerned about the financial hardships students face, specifically their absence of knowledge when it came to financial matters. The committee has since…
PSC recognizes Suicide Prevention Month by creating an open dialogue By Jennifer Brandon Are you suicidal? This question might seem taboo, but could save a life if asked. Rachelle S. Burns, the Crisis Referral Coordinator of the Behavioral Intervention Team (BIT) at Pensacola State College said, “Suicide prevention is anything that you do to help…
Illustrations By Katelyn Bailey Are you the type of person who likes 99 percent whipped cream to 1 percent pumpkin pie? With fall time upon us, there is no better way to celebrate the holidays than with delicious desserts. Here is the perfect recipe to satisfy all of your pumpkin pie needs. “Would You Like…
By Sean Minton Some students have an interest in art and major in it, but other non-major art students do not have the opportunity to experience and express their creative side. However, the Art Club provides time and an environment for anyone who wants to highlight their creative talents and take a break from reality.…
Top 10 Stay Safe Tips By: Nicole Gunter With Pensacola State College kicking off Campus Safety Month March 1st, we compiled a list of Top 10 Safety Tips to keeping yourself safe. If you are being threatened with a gun or knife, the attacker doesn’t expect you to disarm him/her. “Everyone can be a victim,”…
Music so good, it transcends decades and reunites friends By Becca Carlson March 26 was a night for reunion, but not necessarily for the late 1980s rock group Dinosaur Jr. The band finally made it to Pensacola, 33 years after forming, and Pensacola State College instructor Jamey Jones knew he wanted to share this memorable…
By Charles Davis 11 One Acts 2 Nights 11 One Acts, 30 Actors, 2 Nights. Every year PSC Theatre majors get a chance to become student directors for a series of One Acts. A One Act is a series of plays with no connection and each play is 10 to about 30 minutes long.…
By Kelli Green Last week’s s episode of Ryan Murphy’s series, FEUD: Bette and Joan, was an explosive mid-point for this season focused on the legendary actresses Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. This hour-long drama appeals to two primary audiences. There are the big Davis and Crawford fans who tune in to see the drama…
By Becca Carlson Pensacola State College (PSC) alumni Sydney Stone, not yet 22 years old, is ready to take on some pretty tough subjects such as gender equality. Applying the lessons she learned over the past few years at PSC, the University of West Florida (UWF), and the school of life— she is ready to…
By Kelli Green Pharrell Williams acts as the producer and songwriter for the soundtrack to the inspiring 2016 Box Office hit, “Hidden Figures”. The music for the film is performed by Pharrell himself, along with artists Lalah Hathaway, Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, Kim Burrell and one of the film’s stars, Janelle Monae. The ten…
By: Jasmine Britt Not many people knew that three African-American women were vital components in helping the U.S. beat Russia into space in 1962. Based on the book of the same name by Margot Lee Shetterly, “Hidden Figures” tells a history that isn’t written in our history books. This is a real story that needed…
By Nahomi Sanchez International Women’s Day is a day dedicated to honoring all the women throughout each generation and for all they have done. Over the years, women have made a difference in the world, no matter what the age or the ethnicity. A young woman named Malala opened our eyes to the lack of…
L-R; Mary Liuzzo Lilleboe, Viola liuzzo. An interview with Mary Liuzzo Lilleboe, daughter of Civil Right’s martyr, Viola Liuzzo. By Kelli Green In January the world shook with the voices of thousands of women from across all seven continents, in the largest protest in the history of our country. Among them were a group of…
By Kelli Green Everyone grab your popcorn and get comfortable, it’s likely to be a bumpy night. There are a lot of questions surrounding Ryan Murphy’s new series FEUD: Bette & Joan. No, it will not be a shot-for-shot remake of Whatever Happened to Baby Jane. No, it is not the new season of American…
By Becca Carlson, Sean Williams and Matt Daniels Pensacon is quickly becoming one of Pensacola’s biggest tourism attractions. Year after year, this Con expands, and the city responds with open arms. From cosplay and peoplewatching to fan merchandise and celebrity meet and greets, whether this is your first time or 3rd, Pensacon has something for…
By Becca Carlson Many people already know about on-campus food options yet want alternatives to their mealtime routines. Located within walking distance of Pensacola State College’s Main Campus, Bad Ass Coffee & Shirley’s Deli offers great food, healthy choices, and affordable prices. Not to mention the 100% American grown Kona coffee! PSC students, such as…
By Sarah Richards There are more options than dinner and a movie, even in Florida in February. You just have to think outside the candy box, so that when you ask if she’ll accept this rose, the answer will be yes. Rather than have dinner out, have dinner in. You don’t even have…
By: Charles Davis III R&B singer Anita Baker announced early January 12th that she has no plans to tour or produce a new album due to her retirement. Baker has been a staple in the R&B music industry since the early 1980’s and with 24 singles and six albums under her belt, Baker is…
By: Jennifer Brandon College students are faced with stress in the form anxiety, depression, drug/alcohol addictions and eating disorders. Some come to school with pre-existing mental illness or have suicidal ideations, etc. No matter the case, the number of college students needing professional guidance around the country for mental illness related problems are rising. Student…
By: Minnie-Lee Bush Illustrations by: Tracey Squaire Getting involved in campus life is hard in a community college setting. PSC has a multitude of clubs available to students in many different and diverse areas of interest. If a student does not find a club they are interested in, they have the opportunity to make their…
By Sean Minton Many men and women feel like their looks are not ideal and stress over the thought of “a perfect body,” but musician Lizzo wants everyone to embrace their beauty no matter what shape, size or color they are. She expresses this sentiment through her music. Lizzo is an upcoming Alternative hip-hop Artist…
How to live a greener life By Sarah Richards Artwork By Katelyn Bailey Environmentalism isn’t just for hippies or millennials, and one doesn’t have to be as wealthy as Ed Begley Jr. to make positive change. With every environmental crisis (like the BP oil spill, for example) people are becoming more aware of their environmental…
Five tips to prevent sickness before it happens By Sierra Sellers Illustrations By Katherine Chen It’s that time of year again. The dreaded flu season is upon us. Some less fortunate souls can take practically every precaution in the books to avoid getting sick, but still succumb to every little virus. If you are one…
How predatory groups target vulnerable students By Kelli Green In 1978, on November 18th more than 900 Americans died in Jonestown, a settlement in Guyana, South America under the leadership and influence of Reverend Jim Jones. It was the largest unnatural loss of American lives before 9/11. A majority of the people that died were…
By Tracey Squaire Have you ever wished you could plan the perfect outfit to wear so that you would be comfortable all day, no matter the turn the weather took? Well, the Sunshine app assists you in doing exactly that. Sunshine is a weather app that remembers what you tell it about the weather. Say…
By Katelyn Bailey Nowadays, it’s complicated to find a slice of life TV show that’s intriguing enough to keep you wanting to watch episode after episode and still keep you on the edge of your seat. Most dramedies are tacky or really generic. The ends are predictable and they feel borderline not realistic because, let’s…
By Arieann Pettway “Hush” is a suspense/thriller movie directed by Mike Flanagan. Kate Siegel stars as Maddie. The movie is what one would call a lesson learned movie. Trouble for Maddie starts one day when she’s home alone and notices picture messages from her own phone popping up on her computer. Though the main character,…
Habitat for Humanity: Hands needed, tools optional By Sarah Richards Pensacola Habitat for Humanity builds energy efficient, quality homes and sells them to eligible families in need of affordable housing at cost with a no-interest loan. The homes aren’t given away, but neither does the organization turn a profit on them, as mortgage payments…
By Becca Carlson Models sashayed across the stage of the Hagler Auditorium sporting the Cosmetology department’s best recycled materials creations. Nearly 60 Pensacola State College students delighted audiences with their designs on November 11th, 2016. Students from Pensacola, Milton and Century Center campuses participated in this year’s Fall Fashion Show. Trash bags, toilet paper rolls,…
How to stay committed to new goals By Tracey Squaire It’s the start of a new year which is a time when people are ready for changes. It’s a time when people make promises to themselves, but it’s also a time when many people make promises they know…
By: Brittany Lane BTS is taking both the Kpop and international music world by storm. Their newest album titled “WINGS” dropped October 10, 2016, to 500,000 pre ordered albums and a MV that reached 3+ million views within 24 hours. Bangtan Sonyeondan, or more commonly known as BTS or Bangtan Boys, debuted in Korea in…
What are your Thanksgiving plans? My family rents out a beach house every year because most of them live out of town, so we all hang out there for about a week. And since they all live up north, we like to go swimming, even if the water is freezing. ~Michael Cole
By Becca Carlson Mid-November finally brought cooler temperatures to our area which made for just the right conditions to view Supermoon 2016. The Escambia Amateur Astronomy Association (EAAA) invited participants to view the event outside of the Pensacola State College Planetarium. PSC students and community members observed Monday night’s Supermoon and other astral objects through…
Jane Spruill Retired Instructor If you could meet any public figure , who would it be? Rosa Parks. She was designated to be the face of change, and I think she was very brave to say “Okay, I will.” I don’t think we really know all the things she had to endure as far as…
By: Jasmine Britt Mac Miller released his fourth studio album, The Divine Feminine, on September 16th, 2016. After the success of his third album, GO:OD AM, he announced that he was back at the studio working on another project. With guest vocals from Ariana Grande, Anderson Paak, Bilal, CeeLo Green, Ty Dolla $ign, Kendrick Lamar…
By: Sarah Richards “Como Para Agua Chocolate” is a 1992 film set in a Mexican border town around the turn of the last century. It earned all 11 Ariel awards of the Mexican Academy of Motion Pictures, including the Ariel Award for Best Picture and was the highest-grossing Spanish-language film ever released in the United…
By: Becca Carlson & Kelli Green Amy Winehouse September 14, 1983- July 23, 2011 Amy Jade Winehouse is best remembered for her soulful blending of Jazz, Pop and R&B into her own unique sound. In 2006, Winehouse received critical acclaim for her Back to Black album which won 5 Grammy’s including Best New Artist, Record…
Since the 70’s, Sonia Manzano has been a well known presence on several televisions. As Maria, on Sesame Street, she has served as an inspiration and teacher to several children. Manzano starred as Maria, for 44 years and received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 43rd Daytime Emmy’s in 2016. She retired from the show in 2015.…
By Becca Carlson and Kelli Green Duets: Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell Any of their amazing songs are a must, but especially “You’re All I Need to Get By”, “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” and “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing.” Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel These guys were prolific both together and as…
By: Minnie-Lee Bush “As they say in Corsica….Goodbye”- Gene Wilder It is with great remorse that America weeps once again for the loss of one of the great American Actors. Gene Wilder lost his life on August 29, 2016 due to difficulties with Alzheimer’s Disease. Though his death was unexpected, his memory will truly be…
Rebounding from bad roommates, bonding with good roommates By Lauren Henderson There is the neat freak, the slob, the gamer, the partier, or even the know it all. Whichever type of roommate you land with, even though they may or may not be compatible with your living habits, don’t stress. College is one big learning…
By Gary Bogers Prince has died. Three words the world never saw coming, yet that’s exactly what happened on the morning of April 21, 2016 at the singer’s Paisley Park estate in Minneapolis.. It is hard to believe that an artist so prolific and so captivating, at a prime time in his life, would…
By Kelli Green & Jennifer Tonnaer Pensacola State College students and local community members will showcase their talents in “Six Degrees of Separation,” an upcoming production from PSC’s Performing Arts Department. Students are encouraged to come out to the Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, Building 8 on the Pensacola PSC campus, to check out the play…
By Kimberly Bogers In December, six Pensacola State College students in the Graphic Design program teamed up with Dr. Patrick M. Rowe and the Pensacola Museum of Art to present a collateral campaign project that featured items created for promotional use, such as postcards, flyers and posters. The project was initiated by Rowe, a retired…
By Tracey Squaire This month is National Novel Writing Month, so grab your laptops and flock to the nearest coffee shop! National Novel Writing Month, coined NaNoWriMo by hardcore writing fans, is a month when aspiring writers and people who just want to write a story are challenged to complete a 50,000 word novel during the…
By Brad Andrews Barktoberfest 2015, presented by the Pensacola Humane Society, was an unqualified success. Thousands of dogs and their owners congregated to Seville Square on October 24th to socialize, play games, shop for treats and support the the Pensacola Humane Society, a local animal shelter. Despite an approaching storm, the weather cooperated and provided a…
By Katherine Chen & Kimberly Bogers Saturday, October 3rd was a time of good company, good food and good music at Pensacola State College’s Warrington campus. Vendors pitched tents to sell their wares while food trucks crowded nearby and music from the bands Pelican 212 and Bear With Me entertained visitors. The event also featured…
By Pamela Sandoval Imagine that you travel through time; you are going to Pensacola State College (PSC) in the late 1960s. Everything is in black and white, just like an old movie. You find yourself in the Ashmore Auditorium in Building 8; it’s hot and there is dim lighting. You hear people talking far in…
In “Black Mass” Johnny Depp plays the psychopath Boston mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger. Depp’s performance is by far the most standout feature in this movie, which is based on a true story. In 70’s era Boston Whitey is a no-nonsense leader of a gang of men who swear a lot and do gangster stuff.…
By Brad Andrews Dragon boat racing returned to Pensacola on September 12th during the second annual Pensacola Dragon Boat Festival. This year’s event saw 21 teams representing various businesses and clubs gather to compete for pride and to help raise money for the Gulf Coast Kid’s House. Dragon boats are 40 foot long canoe shaped…
By Abigail Megginson The 2015 Summer Dance Workshop, hosted by Pensacola State College, offered dancers in and outside the Pensacola community an opportunity to improve technique and express their creativity. From June 15 -20, the workshop offered a series of classes in classical ballet, modern and contemporary, jazz, tap, hip hop, theatre, improvisation and choreography. Lavonne French, instructor…
By Kimberly Bogers Pensacola State College’s theater department has been known to put on many fabulous productions over the years, the latest being the zany musical “Zombie Prom.” This musical tells the story of good-girl Toffee, rebellious Jonny Warner and the relationship that forms between the two teens. The love-struck pair are students at Enrico…
By Abigail Megginson On Sunday, May 3, proud parents, alumni, faculty and administration gathered at the Pensacola Bay Center to celebrate the 2015 class of Pensacola State College graduates. At the ceremony, nearly 1,200 students received associate degrees, baccalaureate degrees, certificates and diplomas. The two and a half hour celebration honored the next generation of PSC…
By Kimberly Bogers For a lot of students, college and stress are interchangeable words. College can be incredibly stressful and time-consuming, and this is especially the case during finals. As the semester comes to a close every assignment counts, and not studying well could mean the difference between passing a class and failing a class.…
By Selina Iglesias The Earth is a truly magnificent planet. It is the only planet that has the perfect conditions for supporting life, unlike any other planet in the solar system. The Earth is so amazing that it even has an entire holiday dedicated to it. For 45 years now, Earth Day has been celebrated on…
By Sean Seid The Pensacola State College Crisis Action Referral Effort for Students, better known by their acronym C.A.R.E.S., provides a wide variety of resources for students in a state of crisis, as well as education for people who may come into contact with them. “A Gatekeeper is anyone who has the potential to come into…
By Kimberly Bogers A crowd of people cheer wildly as a man in a plaid shirt throws an ax towards a target several yards away; children laugh as they take turns rolling a giant log from one checkpoint to another; families enjoy hot dogs and burgers as they admire beautiful flowers and flourishing plants. All…
By Selina Iglesias Spring Break is one of the most anticipated happenings of the spring semester. While it can be tempting to splurge on food, fashion and fun during Spring Break, whether you’re kicking it back at the beach or taking a road trip with friends or family, your wallet and conscience will thank you…
By Selina Iglesias Last semester, The Corsair covered PSC Alerts, a new technology that allows students to receive emergency notifications through their mobile devices when they are unable to reach their email or the situation is urgent. Back in the early months of the 2014 Fall semester, PSC Alerts was still a work in progress. Due…
By Kimberly Bogers Pensacola State College’s Performing Arts Department has put on many wonderful productions over the years, the most recent being “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” This production had four showings from February 26th to March 1st, and was a big success. The director of the production Rodney Whatley has been very involved…
By Tobias Harvey Sneakerheads are often described and defined by their tastes in expensive footwear, fashion sense and an eye for details. They are common on the Pensacola State College Pensacola campus and they all have their own unique styles. Kenneth Cox, 19, says being able to buy any pair of shoes he wants…
By Amber Sidner We see it everywhere: in newspapers and magazines, on billboards, book covers, and soup cans. Just about everywhere you look these days. You will find elements of graphic design. It has become a part of our modern culture and one of the top tools used by businesses to expose their brands to…
by Brooke Thomas Society gives its members a choice now: donate a hundred dollars to a national charity or dump a giant bucket of ice cold water on their heads in order to raise awareness of a disease that has been threatening American citizens for years. Most people go with the bucket of water, chilling…
Student Activities held a lunchtime trivia session in the Student Center on Thursday, August 21, 2014. Four teams of two or three students participated in the event. The four teams breezed through rounds one and two, but fumbled answering, as the questions became more and more challenging. Questions ranged across a wide spectrum of topics,…
By: Timothy Chandler Career choices are hard to make for anyone. Especially when students have so many factors that they want to contribute to in their community. For some, the answer is right in front of them. Making a difference, touching lives and helping others is what Pensacola State College student, Cindy Smith, is looking…
By: Savana Morie A new club at Pensacola State’s South Santa Rosa Center has just hit the ground running, inspiring students to lace up their shoes and get active on campus. The Running Club, established this semester by Dr. Mitzie Sowell with the help of some of her students, began after a discussion in one…
by Steven McMillan Check out this video highlighting the renovation of the T. Felton Harrison Student Services Building on Pensacola State College’s Warrington campus. There will be a rededication and official opening at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 19.
by S.A. McMillan An organization that promotes unity and constructive contribution, the African-American Student’s Association is involved at all of the Pensacola State College campuses, except for the newest locations in Navarre and Century, and anyone who can maintain a 2.0 GPA and a positive attitude are welcome to join. Al Huffman, counselor and adviser…
By Elena Tsoy PSC’s Milton Campus hosted Halloween Spookapalooza Thursday night for students and their families. Students came dressed in various costumes, and the event included music, games, a bake sale, a haunted house, and a tarrot-card reader. All of the proceeds from the night’s event went to Manna Food Pantry.
By Alexis Lugo Children are no longer the only members of the family participating in trick-or-treating. According to Daniel Cotton, a shift supervisor at Spirit Halloween, parents have been joining their kids in dressing up and sporting the Halloween spirit. People of all ages are hunting for the perfect Halloween costume. “The age group we…
Most of the time people throw away their soda cans or cereal boxes, but what they don’t realize is those items can make a big difference if they are recycled. SkillsUSA, one of many programs at Pensacola State College where students and teachers work together for a better workforce, is doing its part to…
by Danielle Storley A Sexual Assault Awareness Workshop will be held at the Pensacola campus Student Center on Friday April 19, from 11 a.m. to 12.p.m. The workshop is intended for both men and women, stressing the importance of avoiding dangerous situations. There will be detailed discussions about motives for rape and how it’s a…
by Ben Sheffler On a perfect spring evening, Pensacola State College English Professor Todd Neuman delivered a short but powerful speech on continuity, which he tied into the current issue of The Hurricane Review, a regional literary magazine produced at PSC that receives poem and short story submissions from around the world. “All these little…
by Rebecca Byers A program against drinking and driving visited Pensacola State College Wednesday, March 20, and presented a simulation on driving under the influence in the student center on the Pensacola Campus. The Save A Life Tour, a national tour with stops at high schools, college campuses, and military bases, showed a sober outlook…
by Ben Sheffler As students enter the Writing Lab on the Pensacola campus, they are greeted by a poster with a quote from Scientist Marie Curie: “Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.” The Writing and Math labs help provide that understanding. Currently enrolled Pensacola State College students can…
Tired of having nothing to do outside of the classroom? Pensacola State College’s Student Leadership and Activities group hosted a Club Information Day in the student center on Wednesday. Students had a chance to explore the different extracurricular activities and groups the college has to offer. Phi Theta Kappa, SkillsUSA, Philosophy Club, Astronomy Club…
by Ben Sheffler It’s difficult to imagine, but when Dr. Patrick Rowe started teaching Art History in 1983 at Pensacola State College (then Pensacola Junior College), there were no personal computers at the school. There were no copiers in the Visual Arts Department. There wasn’t even a phone in his office. “I was surprised that…
Tabatha Fields The Corsair Giving thanks on Thanksgiving Day is a tradition that has occurred since 1621. Many students learn that Thanksgiving is a tradition that started with the arrival of the pilgrims, members of the Puritan Sect, who sailed to America on the Mayflower. According to www.wilstar.com/holidays/thankstr.htm, Thanksgiving History and Customs, “The pilgrims who…
Danielle Provau The Corsair Laughter and casual conversation floated from the six panelists as they waited for the second part of Pensacola State College Philosophy Club’s Political Roundtable to start, Oct. 29. Professor Mike Gilbert, moderator, called the panel to order to discuss education: liberal vs. vocational. Should one get more focus than another? “There…
Tabatha Fields The Corsair Mathematics can be an exhausting subject for students if one does not understand it. As difficult as the subject is, there is no escaping it. It is a required course for many of the programs offered at Pensacola State College, and most students ask if they will ever use any of…
Josh Morton The Corsair Light the Night is an event set up by The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to bring awareness to blood cancers, leukemia and lymphoma. Originally started in 1949, the organization is still going strong in 2012. The group set up in downtown Pensacola at Seville Square on Nov. 8 with the gazebo…
Danielle Provau The Corsair Monday, Oct. 29, the Pensacola State College Philosophy Club hosted their 2nd Political Roundtable. The topics discussed and debated included media rights, education: vocational vs. liberal, health care, and American foreign policy. The moderator, PSC professor Mike Gilbert, sat with six panelists to discuss the growing concerns of Americans with the next…
Rebecca Byers The Corsair Are you looking to improve your finances? Well, here is your chance. The official theme for Pensacola State College this year is “Money Matters.” Rachelle Burns, the director of Student Support Services at PSC, is also the chair for the Financial Literacy Committee who came up with the theme. The Web site…
Bronwen Gerber The Corsair As a long time Harry Potter fan, it was difficult for me to imagine a J.K. Rowling book that did not feature Hogwarts. It was even harder to imagine a book for adults set in modern-day England. At first begrudgingly, then eagerly, I decided to give “The Casual Vacancy” a chance…
Tabatha Fields The Corsair Pensacola State College students not only receive a quality, academic education, but they also receive benefits for being a PSC student. If a student has a valid PSC identification card, they are entitled to receive perks on campus that are free of charge, like using the gym, pool, or library to…
Tabatha Fields The Corsair The smell of barbecue brewing under the student center gazebo filled the air right before noon as the Student Veterans Association hosted a barbecue fundraiser on Pensacola State College’s main campus Oct. 4. According to the Green and White, PSC faculty and staff news site, “The SVA held the event in…
Bronwen Gerber The Corsair College students attend school for better career opportunities after graduation. For many graduates, this preferably involves jobs and a sufficient salary to pay off student loans. College is a big part of an American’s life, educationally and financially. Being aware of each of the presidential candidate’s stance on financial aid and…
Allyson Doty The Corsair The Fifth Annual Dan Seely Ball Banger took place Sept. 15, 2012 on Pensacola Beach in the early hours of the morning heat in honor of Daniel Seely, who passed away five years ago on Dec. 25, 2007. This man was the founder of the Gulf Coast Social Club that organized…
Rebecca Byers The Corsair Have you ever asked yourself, “Why is there something rather than nothing?” or, “How do we know anything?” These are the kind of questions the Pensacola State College Philosophy Club talks about. The club meets every Monday at 2p.m. in Room 1444 in building 14. John Holder is the Assistant…
Robert Klawitter The Corsair Got a sweet tooth? Or issue on-campus? Warrington Campus students, the SGA is at your service. Sweet Thursdays is a weekly event on Warrington Campus held by the SGA in Building 3600 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tight budget? No problem, a different treat is featured each week at no…
Regina Girdner. The Corsair. Virtual schools are getting mixed reviews from students and traditional high school teachers. Now every Florida high school student must take at least one online course to graduate. “I took economics and algebra II (online) in high school because I wanted to get ahead in my classes…(and) bring up my GPA,”…
Shanna Wells The Corsair On a warm spring morning, the sounds of motorcycles of every make and model could be heard roaring through the streets on their way to the Sports Bar of Perdido Key. At 8 a.m. the parking lot was full of bikes and people dressed head to toe in leather waiting for…
Emily Wheeler The Corsair. From literacy to General Educational Development (GED) preparation to vocational education programs, prisons have historically attempted to offer at least some basic education to inmates in prison. Most employers recognize the GED as an alternative for a high school diploma, which is necessary for most jobs. Some believe that this educational…
Nuavia Stewart The Corsair. “911, what’s your emergency?” “There’s been a shooting at Pace and Godfrey there’s a woman laying on the side walk in a pool of blood,” a frantic Ray Johnson shouts. “She can’t breathe. Please hurry up!” Firehouse 17 located in West Pensacola, also well-known as the Brownsville area, gets the dispatcher’s…
Adriana Dueck The Corsair As a college student it’s easy to get overwhelmed by it all. Studying for exams, finding internships, social life, and even working a part-time job can weigh heavily on every young person. On top of those responsibilities, many students have to take out loans depending on the level of schooling they…
Emily Wheeler The Corsair Many prospective students coming into Pensacola State College wonder what the PERT is all about and if it is really necessary for them to take this test. The PERT is the starting point of the college class selection. “PERT”, stands for Post-secondary Education Readiness Test. This test consists of three subtests-reading,…
Nuavia Stewart The Corsair Traveling along Scenic Highway, drivers can observe the picturesque scenes of wealth and prestige sitting back from the road on high hills and well-manicured lawns of St. Augustine grass. The water of the bay is the backdrop for the serene community. As the sun set on 1984 and the moon rose…
(Victoria) Regina Girdner The Corsair Anne Cynkar had already attended Pensacola State College for more than two years before she applied for a Pensacola State College Foundation scholarship and got it. With a Baccalaureate degree and the benefit of the GI Bill, she never thought she could qualify. Anne wanted to concentrate on school full…
Tabatha Fields The Corsair Major productions have been performed in the Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium for many years through the Lyceum series. The Ashmore Fine Arts Building was named after Pensacola State College’s first President, Dr. Henry Ashmore. According to the 1958 issue of the Pensacola Junior College Corsair, Dr. John T. Venetozzi, chairman of…
Travis DeSimone. Corsair. The world of Anime and Manga is a large and twisting place filled with all sorts of of genres for different audiences. There is Anime marketed towards young children, teenagers, boys, girls, and adults too. This can be a harrowing universe to traverse if you have no prior knowledge. Aside from the demographic…
Adriana Dueck The Corsair The African American Student Organization hosted the first student-produced Black History month event at Pensacola State College on Feb. 27. The First Annual Black History Program featured a line-up of events ranging from poetry readings and dances to spoken word and speeches. The spirit of the event was fueled by…
Adriana Dueck The Corsair Have you ever received a funny and unique Valentine’s Day gift? Have you ever wanted a gift set complete with a rubber ducky and an assortment of chocolates? On Feb. 13 & 14 the American Sign Language club introduced many first timers to the unique gift set in a fundraiser in…
Last Saturday afternoon I attended the relocation ceremony for Open Books. Open Books is a local, non-profit, all volunteer book store that recently moved from the Navy side of town to 1040 N. Guillemard St. right off of the train tracks. I have always been a fan of Open Books, as they spear headed the…
Rebecca Byers The Corsair Do you know and love American Sign Language? Have you ever wanted to be a part of a group that supports ASL? If you can answer yes, then come down to the American Sign Language Club which meets the second Tuesday of the month at 4:30 p.m. in Building 4. For…
Letter To the Editor Asia Rodgers The Corsair In response to the November 29, 2011, The Corsair issue, “Unemployment Part II: The Solutions,” I believe the reason the United States conquered the depression in the past was due to the ingrained sense of national pride and determination that Americans have always been known for. When…
Pursuit of Happyness Essay Katherine N. Griffin The Corsair January 2012 What it Took for Me to Get to Pensacola State College In high school, I thought that I had life by the tail. There was absolutely no doubt in my mind that I could overcome any obstacle thrown my way. I married my high…
FIRST PLACE WINNER Pursuit of Happyness Essay Contest Pensacola State College Jan. 23, 2012 My Pursuit of Happyness By Jill Marlowe The Corsair One telephone call, one movie and one billboard sign changed the direction of my life forever. As a mother of seven still very dependent children, I found changing direction is like…
Stephen Harwick The Corsair It’s an impressive resume, boasting some of the most diverse characters on stage: Pap Finn (“Big River), Uncle Henry (“The Wizard of Oz”), the Hamburgler (“Superman”), and Amos Hart (“Chicago”) – all played by the very talented Pensacola State College theater major Kip Hayes. His most recent role was that of…
Travis DeSimone. Corsair. Last Saturday evening I left my house for the Ashemore Fine Arts Auditorium with a job to do. I was to cover the SWERVE/Dance company’s performance. I didn’t know what to expect at first, contemporary dance is a misunderstood art form. I love the theater and participate in some performance…
Bradley Campbell The Corsair Where exactly does our money go? You know, the thousands upon thousands of dollars that are paid by students every semester to attend college at Pensacola State. James Chappell, a Spanish major at Pensacola State said, “I believe the majority of it goes towards clubs and organizations to help better the…
Raymond Knott. Corsair. Sleigh Bells, the noise-pop duo comprised of front woman Alexis Krauss and former Poison The Well guitarist Derek E. Miller is scheduled to be appearing at Vinyl Music Hall on February the 6th. Diplo will be sharing the bill for this show, and after seeing Diplo at De Luna Fest, I’m really…
A-mila West The Corsair We have all heard rumors, but what if some were actually true? Students and faculty should take sexual assault seriously. Incidents do occur but there are ways to maintain safety and bring awareness to those on campus. Chief of Police and Director of Public Safety, Hank Shirah offers preventative advice emphasizing…
Adora Goff The Corsair Pensacola State College has some great benefits for students who need the extra help. They have the math lab, computer lab, library, writing lab, and perhaps the least well known, Student Resource Center for ADA Services. The SRC provides academic accommodations for students with disabilities. Any PSC student with documented disabilities…
Bradley Campbell The Corsair “What is the name given to the uprising against the British in the spring of 1916 in Dublin by the nationalist society that favored an independent Irish republic?” BUZZ!! “Bloody Sunday?” “Sorry. Anyone else?” You don’t know either? Don’t worry; those kinds of questions are best left to Pensacola State…
Amber Burse The Corsair Everyone knows that the most stressful time of the semester is during midterms and finals. As test time approaches, students anxiously prepare for these all-important exams. Here are some tips from fellow students and faculty on how to survive this time of sweaty palms without suffering a meltdown: Tip #1 comes…
Lauren Mabrie The Corsair Any person who has been to college understands the financial strains it puts on a student’s wallet. Most restaurants and shops offer some type of discount to active military and senior citizens, but what about a college student discount? Cari Thompson, student at Pensacola State, said, “Being a one income household,…
[two_third]Drexel Gilbert The Corsair The good news is that the crime rate at Pensacola State College is low, compared to many other colleges and universities across the country. The bad news is that criminals are still targeting students, faculty and staff. Most of the time they are attempting to steal what belongs to you. Occasionally,…
Torie Hutchinson The Corsair The sunrise is a signal for most people to wake up for the new day. Grabbing a bite to eat after waking up has become a normal tradition. According to Better Health Magazine, “Breakfast is considered an important meal because it breaks the overnight fasting period, replenishes your supply of glucose…
Nuavia Stewart and Jamequa Davis The Corsair Being diagnosed with breast cancer can elicit many emotions; panic, depression and disbelief, are a few. And while no two women will have the exact same experience, the men and women sharing their stories have two things in common: They either have had breast cancer or know someone…
Lauren Mabrie The Corsair The word “major” in college is probably known to be one of the scariest words in college, or is it? What is all the hype about? According to Dictionary.com, the definition of a major is “a subject or field of study chosen by a student to represent his or her principal…
Tabatha Fields The Corsair Cell Phones are a part of our daily life. They can be used for texting, checking e-mail, and talking. However, students who use cell phones in the classroom may suffer consequences. Pensacola State College policy regarding cell phones is as follows: Electronic devices, such as cell phones, cell phone cameras, ipods, …
Terrance Lacey The Corsair The mathematics department at Pensacola State College has redeveloped its mathematics laboratory in consideration for its increasingly large student body. According to supervisor Casey Williams, much more space as well as computers was needed to support an increasing amount of students in and out each day using the laboratory for study…
Drexel Gilbert The Corsair The next time you are sitting in class, look around you. Statistics suggest that up to half of the students in your class will not complete their program of study and graduate. Depending on which study you read, the dropout percentages range from 40 percent to 56 percent. While reasons for…
Danika Campfield The Corsair If you are a Pensacola State College student with a knack for writing you should consider adding Creative Writing Poetry to your spring schedule next term. This course is taught by Professor Marian Wernicke, a lover of poetry, in Building 4 and meets once a week. The assignments for this class…
Torie Hutchinson The Corsair The Vietnam War had a huge impact on America. Almost every American was affected by the war in some way. The Vietnam War even affected colleges. Pensacola State College professor Bill Clover experienced the war’s impact on teaching. When Pensacola State College student Tiffany Miller was asked what an average school…
Shauna Cook The Corsair The Pensacola State Philosophy Club aims to make the world a better place by pursuing truth, wisdom, and compassion. “The Club gives students an opportunity and a place to meet people with mind-expanding ideas without the threat of judgment or rejection,” said John Holder, faculty advisor for the group. Although the…
Torie Hutchinson The Corsair First Year Fatties, the Fresher Five, and Easy 15 are just a few names for the Freshman 15. In their first year of college, students get to experience a brand new life style. In high school, students were told what time to eat lunch and had only a small variety of…
Nuavia Stewart The Corsair Being a student requires a lot of effort, determination and studying. Most classes are an hour and fifteen minutes long and if you are a fulltime student, you are probably taking between three to five classes. It’s hard to keep up. Furthermore, if you are an adult learner, returning back to…
Nuavia Stewart The Corsair Have you ever been in a position where you were asked to speak in front of a crowd of people on the fly? Fear and anxiety sets in, and suddenly your thoughts go blank. Well, fear no more. Toast of the Coast, located on the Pensacola Campus, is part of Toastmasters…
Nuavia Stewart The Corsair Buying textbooks can be very costly and many bookstores are creating new ideas for college students to take advantage of those options. Buy, rent, and sell options are available and can save you lots of cash and allow you to stretch your budget. Online bookstores such as Barnes& Noble, Amazon.com and…
College now offers online degrees Tim Ajmani The Corsair Do you have a tight schedule? Issues with getting to the campus? A Lifestyle that causes conflict in attending class? Then eLearning, Pensacola State College’s online educational system, is for you. eLearning allows students some flexibility in how they choose to obtain their education from Pensacola…
Students, faculty weigh in on popular professor rating site A-Mila West The Corsair It is one of the most famous (or infamous to some) Web sites among college students all over the United States, Canada and Britain. Rate My Professors is also very well known here at Pensacola State College. On the site, students can…
Megan Desbiens The Corsair “Writing — like all forms of communicating — is a universal urge. We write because we must, even if it hurts.” Anonymous Professor Walter F. Spara, while not here to vouch for it, would probably agree with that statement. Spara was the founder of Pensacola Junior College’s creative writing program and…
Megan Desbiens The Corsair As the winners of the Walter F. Spara writing competition were announced by Professor Bill Fisher at a reception held April 26 in Building 96, one thing struck unique. Each first place winner this year also took home another place in the same category for a different entry. In the Essay…
Nancy Hamilton The Corsair Type “fine dining etiquette” in Google search and you will get almost 500,000 hits. That’s what I found out, anyhow, when researching for a Pensacola State College award dinner prepared by the culinary arts students. Hearing it was a fancy dinner, I was worried about making an etiquette faux pas. I…
Najee Moye The Corsair The Gulf Coast was stricken last year by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that damaged many Floridians’ way of life. It might seem a year off in most of our memories, however not in instructor Jen Ehrhardt’s public speaking classes. This semester they conducted the Oil Spill Anniversary Conference. The tragedy…
Brian McLellan The Corsair Students wanting to save money on books for the upcoming summer and fall terms may be looking off campus. With the opening of Textbook Brokers across from the Pensacola State baseball field on 12th Avenue, along with the longstanding Lemox Books on Underwood Avenue, the Pensacola State College bookstore has more…
Nate Hicks The Corsair Students involved in the Baptist Collegiate Ministries from UWF and Pensacola State College plan on bringing new events as well as old ones to both campuses next fall. The popular BLAST (Believers Loving And Serving Together) series is just one event that will be returning beginning in the fall semester. BLAST…
Rabecca Rogers The Corsair For years, Martin Gonzalez has been in the educational field. He has worked for many schools in the past, as a teacher, dean, and administrator. He has traveled to many cities for numerous jobs in the educational field. His latest position is the Vice President of Instructional Affairs at Pensacola State…
PENSACOLA, Fla. – It’s time for parents to check out the offerings at Kids’ College, a Pensacola State College summer program that features fun classes and specialized camps on the Pensacola and Warrington campuses. Kids’ College runs June 6 to Aug. 12 and is geared for children 6 years old and up. Courses are offered…
From Staff Reports TWO APRIL CONCERTS PENSACOLA, Fla. – Pensacola State College presents the 2011 Rolfs Piano Series at the Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium. The classic piano repertoire features Martin Camacho at 2:30 p.m. April 9 and Tao Lin at 2:30 p.m. April 16. Martin Camacho has won 18 national and local competitions in Mexico,…
From Staff Reports PENSACOLA, Fla. – The Pensacola State College Music and Theatre Department presents the third annual “Celebration of the Arts Performance.” The free event is 7:30 p.m. April 15 at the Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, Building 8, on the Pensacola campus. The production combines the talents of Pensacola State faculty members and students…
From Staff Reports PENSACOLA, Fla. – Pensacola State College’s Jazz Ensemble performs a free concert 7:30 p.m. April 14 at the Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, Building 8, on the Pensacola campus. Under the direction of Roger Villines, the 17-member ensemble will perform works by Count Basie, Sammy Nestico and Gordon Goodwin – plus perform Stan…
LAUREN MABRIE – The Corsair Pensacola State College’s Disability Support Services is no longer. The name was recently changed to the Student Resource Center for ADA Services. “We are trying to make the name more user friendly,” said Shelly Lawson, coordinator of the center. ADA is the Americans with Disabilities Act. Created by Congress in…
MEGAN DESBIENS – The Corsair Pensacola State College began offering online courses almost a decade ago when the Internet and World Wide Web were on its road to fame, yet the speech courses did not gain vast student interest until recently. Thanks to social media outlets such as YouTube, faculty and staff have been able…
RABECCA ROGERS – The Corsair Success is something that comes from knowledge, knowledge comes from education, and education is to be taught at the earliest age possible for success to be achievable. SkillsUSA is a huge provider of education to ensure students have the skills necessary to achieve higher goals in today’s workforce. SkillsUSA is…
Feb. 3, 2011 SHAKESPEARE’S ‘KING LEAR’ PENSACOLA, Fla. – The Pensacola State College Lyceum Series presents “King Lear” Feb. 25-27 and March 4-6 at the Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, Building 8, on the Pensacola campus. The production runs 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Shakespeare’s dark tragedy “King Lear” begins with the…
ALEC PEREZ – The Corsair On a select few nights every month the Pensacola Lighthouse becomes abuzz with activity. These are the nights of special late night guided tours that focus on the more paranormal history of this over 150-year-old monument. Ghost hunters and thrill seekers alike come from miles away to conduct their own…
MATTHEW LEIGHT – The Corsair The Pensacola State College Theatre Department concluded it’s first production of the 2010-2011 season on November 21. The West Side Story was the first of 4 productions that will be held this season at the Ashmore Auditorium. The remaining shows will be Shakespeare’s King Lear, Present Laughter and the summer…
BRIANNA EDLER – The Corsair The West Florida Literary Federation will host Gallery Night on Friday, November 19th at 6:30. Gallery Night is bound to attract any writers in the Northwest Florida area. Anyone interested in attending Galley Night should stop by the Cultural Center in downtown Pensacola between 6:30 and 9:00. Stop by to…
Dannette Wallace – The Corsair Dr. Georgianna Bryant, Director of Student Affairs for the Milton Campus for almost twenty-five years, retires on October 29, 2010. Though she is just a few months shy of being officially named a Pensacola State College “Legend” due to the date of her retirement, no one can doubt that she…
Matthew Leight-The Corsair The classic recreation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet has arrived here in Pensacola and will be featured at our Ashmore Auditorium compliments of the Pensacola State College Theatre Department. Under the direction of Mr. Rodney Whatley, a cast comprised of approximately half students and half community members, will be presenting their…
Travis Noonan-The Corsair “End of the Line [Café] was often packed with a wide variety of people coming to respect art on honest terms,” Barrett White, who recently moved to Tallahassee to attend FSU, said. “Our differences united us into something greater.” But now the group has been cut down to a bare…
REBECCA BYERS – The Corsair Have you ever walked around campus and noticed a disabled student or faculty member? Do you wonder how they are able to get around campus with all the stairwells and steps? Without the assistance of others, disabled people have a hard time negotiating steps. That’s why Pensacola State College’s campus…
Dustin Toney – The Corsair Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church held its 51st Annual Greek Festival of Pensacola October 15th-17th at its Downtown location. Each year a portion of the proceeds are donated to a local charity and the remaining funds go to help the church with future improvement projects. This year the money went to…
Matt Leight- The Corsair Cheers to the “Power of Ten”! For it will be on October 10th, 2010 that fans of the number ten will unite. A similar numerical pattern has occurred for the past 9 years and will again for the next two. There was 01/01/01, 02/02/02, etc., and this phenomenon will continue to…
Matthew Leight – The Corsair On the corner of 12th and Gonzalez is where more than 75 artisans and vendors converged for two days of art, music and food. My initial reasons for writing about the New Beginnings Festival were less than virtuous. My mother had displayed an interest in attending the event and likewise…
Kyra Wood – The Corsair The Criminal Justice program set the stage April 22 with mock murder scenes on PJC’s Pensacola campus. Assembled by the program’s all-star faculty, with a little help from the Collegiate High School’s Art department, the scene provided the vocational training needed by the Criminal Justice students as well as shined…
Nick Alford – The Corsair Sandy Welch was hitchhiking down Kingfield Road in Cantonment when she was picked up by a passing motorist. When asked where she was going, she said she was on her way to a gas station. The driver told her that wasn’t a problem and signaled for her to hop in.…
Adriana Dueck – The Corsair The Northridge Church’s Fusion 8 youth group is enthusiastically gearing up for an Aug. 8-18 overseas missions trip to Antigua, Guatemala. While in Guatemala the 19-member group of students and adults will take part in the Living Waters International Feed-a-Child program, staying at the Quiche Ministry Center and working as…
Andrea Mcmillian – The Corsair “I am going to have a house,” said Heather Molina. “It’s always been a dream to me but I didn’t think it would be possible.” A single parent, Molina and her two daughters are one of the many families in Escambia County who do not have proper shelter. Homelessness, historically…
Lauranne Stouder – The Corsair Like most professionals, Wallace Carter starts his day reading and sending e-mails. But unlike much of the rest of the working world, he wears a blue uniform and carries handcuffs as part of his job. Carter is a police officer on the Pensacola Junior College Warrington campus. The duties of…
Wade Manns – The Corsair Sometimes if you’re a gamer, a friendly multiplayer session of gunplay and death are all you need to de-stress after a long day. Such opportunities are commonplace at a LAN (local area network) party such as those hosted by the Panhandle Gamers. A community gaming organization founded in late 2006,…
Kimberly Sweetman – The Corsair The debate continues to rage over global warming. Is there cause for alarm? Does the condition even exist? If so, are mankind’s activities responsible for climate change? Those are the questions researched and debated by 14 members of science teacher Jeff Wooters’ introduction to environmental science class during a presentation…
Wade Manns – The Corsair Twenty-one PJC Student Government Association leaders joined 325 other community college student leaders from across the state April 7-8 to lobby legislators on bills currently being considered. The annual Rally in Tally, staged by the Florida Junior/Community College Student Government Association, included a rally on the steps of the old…
Madelain Tigano– The Corsair A salty aroma fills the air as the hot rays beat down, tanning exposed flesh. Booze and sun oil lie next to oversized towels of the vacationers who have flocked to the warmth of the shore to release their stress in a week of freedom. Spring break: it’s what most college…
Kimberly Sweetman–The Corsair From the days of the town crier to development of modern printing presses, journalism has always been in some stage of transformation. Today, as the Internet helps spread news and information quicker and easier than many believed possible, what is the future of newspapers and other printed media? That is the question…
Kay Forrest – The Corsair Rheta Grimsley Johnson has a simple piece of advice to offer aspiring journalists. “Learn to write a short declarative sentence, learn the basics, and all the rest is just gravy,” she said. “You cannot name a great American writer who was not first a newspaper person, with the exception of Faulkner……
Register now for the Pensacola Junior College Motorcycle Safety Foundation Basic Rider course that provides complete instruction to develop safe, street-riding skills and obtain a motorcycle endorsement. The three-day course is held 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays and 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays on the Pensacola campus. Starting dates for upcoming courses…
Check out exciting health career choices at Pensacola Junior College’s Medical Career Expo.The event is 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 23, in Student Affairs, Building 3600, on the Warrington campus, 5555 W. Highway 98. PJC’s Medical Career Expo features more than 20 health careers including Surgical Technology, Medical Assisting, Health Information Management, Dental Hygiene,…
PENSACOLA, Fla. – Pensacola Junior College students tackle heated topic of global warming Monday, March 22. In conjunction with PJC’s project “Environmental and Economic Sustainability,” professor Jeff Wooters and Introduction to Environmental Science students present “The PJC Great Global Warming Debate” 6 to 8 p.m. at the Hagler Auditorium, Building 2, room 252, on the Pensacola…
Gemalie Perez-The Corsair The debate over global warming is one that will be argued for times to come. On March 22, PJC students will take on the subject matter during a good old-fashion debate, consisting of an opening statement from each team, five rounds of rebuttals, and a closing statement from each team. “This topic…
Wade Manns – The Corsair The Pensacola Film Festival Spring Screen Series is showing for three days, March 12-14. Films will be shown at Gulf Breeze Cinema 4, a theater known for its independent offerings. There will also be live jazz music by Joe Occhipinti; free wine and beer will also be on tap. The…
Adriana Dueck–The Corsair When it comes to visual arts, Jing Zhou is a master. From photography to drawing/sketching to producing print design for book and movie covers, Jing is one of China’s most talented and proficient artists. On Feb. 25-26, she’ll visit PJC to be honored as the school’s latest Switzer Distinguished Artist during ceremonies…
Madelain Tigano–The Corsair Photos by Richard Rodriguez Whether it’s broken down, driving through a tornado storm, or just experiencing another day on the road, PJC’s 1985 MCI bus has taken college faculty and students all over the country. But it’s not just the bus that carries the people, it’s the man steering it. John Noski,…
Gemalie Perez-The Corsair In 2004, Hurricane Ivan devastated the Gulf Coast with winds that reached over 120mph. Over the five years since the disaster, BRACE’s (Be Ready Alliance Coordinating for Emergencies) mission has been to inform the Gulf Coast community on various methods to prepare for a storm. This upcoming Friday, February 26, BRACE will…
by Rose Jansen – The Corsair The mission of the Students for Suicide Awareness is to spread awareness about suicide and depression among college students. In addition to spreading awareness, the SSA helps prevent suicide by making the facts and warning signs known, and by offering alternatives. The SSA will be holding their second Annual…
Adriana Dueck-The Corsair The Modern Eldorado’s played an impressive live show in front of 250 plus viewers at the WSRE building on the PJC Pensacola campus Jan. 29. With a name like The Modern Eldorados, most people would expect a band to put on a glitzy, gold-invaded show ended with a stage-dive or dancers dropping…
by Wade Manns – The Corsair The Beatles has been one of music history’s most enduring and most loved bands. Many groups down through the years have attempted to recapture the essence of The Beatles in their own special way. Now, one of those groups is coming to Pensacola with a rather unique method…
PJC students that would like to serve the community have been asked to join the Homeless Coalition in their annual count of the homeless. The survey must be conducted by trained volunteers so those that wish to participate can join in the following training sessions. Monday, February 8th: 2PM – 4PM @ Navarre First Assembly…
Rose Janson, Amanda Nelson, Lauranne Stouder– The Corsair Students with disabilities may find that taking online classes can have great benefits if they follow a few suggestions from teachers and other students who have experience with this form of education. “I liked [online classes] because they allowed me to set my own pace of learning,…
National Wear Red Day was Feb. 5, and many on the Milton campus showed their support by wearing Red proudly either by wearing red shirts or red pins. National Wear Red Day is a day to raise awareness around the country about heart disease and the many harmful affects it has. In order to raise…
Wade Manns – The Corsair The Pensacola Little Theater is presenting the production of Clare Booth Luce’s play “The Women,” a comedy of manners set in the 1930s about the interactions and sometimes brutal gossiping habits of women in different social classes. The production stars Ashley Sapp and Victoria Cruz, both students at PJC, among…
–The Corsair Kyra Wood In Early January, PJC opened a Lifestyle Improvement Fitness Education Center on the Warrington campus, which is now available to students, faculty and the community. Although planning began a few years ago, the reality of L.I.F.E. Center took flight about eight months ago. With help from Coordinator of Milton L.I.F.E. Center,…
Rose Jansen-The Corsair Auditions have taken place and tickets will soon be available for the next theatre production, Doubt, at the Ashmore Auditorium on the Pensacola Campus. Directed by the Lyceum Director, Stan Dean, shows will begin Thursday and Friday, February 26-27, 2010 at 7:30 pm and Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 2:30 pm. If…
Kimberly Sweetman The Corsair In spite of the rainy day, the Raymond B. and Leila Hobbs Center for Teaching Excellence was dedicated on Dec. 15. During the ceremony, Sherryl Hobbs Glorioso spoke about the many things her grandparents, Leila and Raymond B. Hobbs, did during their lives after which she joined in cutting the ribbon…
WADE MANNS Pensacola Junior College’s Anime and Gaming club meets on Thursdays from noon to three in the Chadbourne Library on the Pensacola campus. Club members promote the meetings as good social and entertainment opportunities for students to meet and share common interests. Austin Clifford Axtell was the founder of the club, and still actively…
TIMM SHOWALTER and KAY FORREST “C’mon! Are you serious?!” Students all over the Pensacola area have blasted these words, and many others, at computer monitors over the past few months due to PJC’s online course component, ANGEL. ANGEL is a program that allows students to interact with each other and their teachers as if they…
WASHINGTON — NASA is offering community and junior college students from across the country an opportunity to participate in a semester-long scholars program, culminating in a three-day visit to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Students who apply and are chosen for the National Community College Aerospace Scholars program will interact with NASA engineers and…
KATIE COSEO The Corsair On Tuesday at Warrington Campus, faculty, staff, students and administration gathered together for the ribbon cutting of the Green Education Module. For the past several months students passing the old fire truck garage on Warrington campus have been hearing the drills and saws of construction. When passing the garage students could…
ANDREA MCMILLIAN The Corsair “Gesang ist dasein – To sing is to be,” quoted Elisabeth Von Trapp after she had finished her performance in the Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium. Elisabeth Von Trapp is the granddaughter of Maria and Baron Von Trapp, whose story inspired the play The Sound of Music. Throughout her life, she sang…
KELCI PASCOE The Corsair On Friday, Nov. 13, PJC and our local Manna food bank came together to host the third annual Throw a Bowl for Manna event, held in the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts. This event had a wonderful turn out and the promise of an equally excellent turn out for…
Kelci Pascoe – The Corsair In this economy it is difficult to find something enjoyable to do without breaking the bank. The PJC Historic Society offers fun and free historic walks downtown. They are a wonderful way to spend a Saturday morning having fun, getting a good dose of fresh air, and learning about Pensacola’s…
ANDREA MCMILLIAN The Corsair On the night of Nov. 5, the usually quiet Visual Arts Gallery was packed full of life. Faculty, students, and visitors were scattered about, chatting about various art works and enjoying refreshments. The reason for the occasion was the PJC Faculty Art Show. The Faculty Art Show, which opened on Nov…
KELCI PASCOE The Corsair In today’s society there are many different ways that someone can get involved with helping the environment. Sometimes it is easy to become overwhelmed with all these options, however now there is an admirable, easy way to help! PJC now offers a fun and completely free way to get involved with…
KIMBERLY SWEETMAN The Corsair The PJC Zookeepers Club is “Going Ape.” Students and faculty have been asked by the Club to donate items for the Center for Great Apes. “This is a wonderful facility whose mission is to provide a permanent sanctuary in a safe and enriching environment for orangutans and chimpanzees in need of…
KELCI PASCOE The Corsair Hospitals are constantly filled with patients in need of urgent care. The lives of many of these patients depend upon whether or not that hospital has a large enough supply of blood. The Northwest Florida Blood Services needs a minimum of 176 pints of blood per day to properly supply our…
The Pensacola Ice Flyers will play the Columbus Cottonmouths on Nov. 7 in the Pensacola Civic Center. Students get two dollars off the price of the ticket when they present their student ID. Groups of ten can pre-order their tickets by Friday and will only have to pay seven dollars per ticket. Groups can also…
Mike Ardis walks the plank by answering the Corsair questions. If you really like his answers leave a comment, and his answers may end up in the next issue of the newspaper. Q: What do you teach? A: Criminal Justice Q: How long have you been a teacher? A: 17 years (5 as an adjunct and…
Kay Forrest – The Corsair Beginning with “Astro Boy” on Nov. 7 at 10 a.m., The Breeze Cinema 8 in Gulf Breeze will be the first in the area to offer Sensory Sensitive Movies (SSM) for Autistic and other special needs children. The Breeze will do a special showing of a first-run children’s movie the…
KATIE COSEO The Corsair Downtown Pensacola hosted its annual American Heart Association; Heart walk teams from all PJC campuses participated. With heart disease and stroke being one of the leading causes of death in the U.S, Pensacola citizens came out with dogs, strollers, and walking shoes to show their support. PJC had faculty, administration, and…
KELCI PASCOE The Corsair The International Tenors put on quiet the show Tuesday evening in the Ashmore Auditorium. Applauses and “bravo’s” flooded every corner of the building. Such a reaction to the tenors was well deserved. The International Tenors performed a large variety of music from classic opera arias to pop performances. They even performed…
USA Today and Coca Cola Scholars Foundation are sponsoring the All USA Academic Team and the All Florida Academic Team for 2010. Members of these teams have the opportunity to earn some of the $500,000 in stipends. PJC is going to nominate two students for The All-USA and The All-Florida Academic Teams. To apply, send…
The Theta Chi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa is having a car wash Saturday at Apple Market from 9am-12pm, Donations Only. The students are raising money to go to the PTK International Convention. This is a very large meeting that offers our students leadership workshops, world renowned guest speakers, team building activities, and networking with…
KATIE COSEO The Corsair A full house was at the Warrington campus student center for the Swine Flu Seminar with presenter Dr. I.E. Ephtimios on Oct. 14. Students from various programs attended the seminar. Edith Finley, coordinator of Student Leadership and Activities, heard about Dr. Ephtimios and contacted him. New events such as “Chat with…
Lindsey Chavers Published: January 24, 2006 This week Lorenzo Knight walked the plank. Listen to find out his favorite Jello and other secrets.
Heather West Published: January 24, 2006 Imagine having the chance to get away from everything. See some of the most unbelievable and vibrant landscapes that most people only dream about. Observe as zebras, elephants, and buffalo drink from the Uaso Nyiro River. Watch the sunset and the stars blaze over an African savanna. Imagine having…
Ricky Di Williams Published: January 24, 2006 For too long have I been aimlessly rambling on about the world of video games. And I believe I’ve suffered you all long enough. I feel that I can only take so many more random tangents about the pitfalls of Sony, only so many more hallow praises to…
Ricky Di Williams Published: January 8, 2006 To those of you who’ve spent the past few weeks “pwning n00bs,” welcome back. I, for one, managed to rack up a good few hundred points on my gamerscore.and I hope the same goes for all you out there as well. With that said, was anyone shocked that…
Ricky Di Williams Published: January 8, 2006 Good ‘ol Sly strapped on the gloves once again to reprise the role of the “Itallian Stallion” in “Rocky Balboa.” To say that I was not looking forward to this movie would be an understatement. After the gradual decline this particular series took after “Rocky II,” I was…
KELCI PASCOE The Corsair The Ashmore Auditorium is the center of many exciting musical events. Some of the most enthralling events that take place here are student-lead musical productions. Thursday, Oct. 8, the PJC Wind and Jazz Ensembles, which consist entirely of students, performed their first ensemble of the musical season. The first half of…
Cynthia Munoz Published: December 6, 2006 Many of us worry over crazy superstitious diets.like the “if it tastes good or is made of real food I can’t eat it” diets. Some of PJC’s nutrition experts want to help ensure your health this winter season and they say feel free to indulge in the holiday feasts…
Brent Scott Published: december 6, 2006 The PJC Amateur Radio Club, a new club to PJC, is now inviting students interested in “ham radio” to join. Some of you may be wondering, “What is ham radio?” According to the <a href=”https://www.arrl.org//index.php3″>American Radio Relay League</a>, a “ham” is an amateur radio operator. Ham radio is basically…
Gina Nespoli Published: December 6, 2006 Surrounded by law offices and corporate businesses, the PJC Downtown Center has many opportunities available for students. But many students wonder what exactly is offered in this block-shaped building on Garden Street. The building has been open for 13 years and offers associate in science degrees in paralegal, legal…
Cynthia Munoz Published: December 6, 2006 The winter is approaching and the ice cold water is not going to get in the way of a wetsuit and a surfer’s passion. In fact, PJC’s Surf Club is still recruiting members. The group has high hopes to exploit their passion and start getting involved with conservational service.…
ANDREA MCMILLIAN The Corsair With the H1N1 virus in full swing around the world, it’s hard not to be bombarded with myths and misinformation concerning the swine flu. That’s exactly why PJC hosted a Swine Flu Information Session on Thursday, Oct. 8, in the Hagler Auditorium. The purpose of the seminar was to educate the…
KELCI PASCOE The Corsair The PJC Ashmore Auditorium is usually a quiet place during the evening hours, but last Monday and Tuesday night it was a swirl of singing and dancing from performers of all ages. Auditions for the upcoming rendition of the musical The Sound of Music were held at PJC’s Ashmore Auditorium last…
ANDREA MCMILLIAN The Corsair On Friday, September 25th, WSRE-TV hosted a Health Care Reform Community Forum. The special presentation titled “Getting the Facts Straight” was featured as part of the “Aware” program. The first half of the program aired live on WSRE-TV. About 50 mostly older people showed up to the Jean & Paul Amos…
KIMBERLY SWEETMAN The Corsair Mannequin heads and bicycles lined the sides of the gazebo in front of Building 6 at the PJC Found Property Auction, on Wednesday, Sept. 30. PJC students and members of the community searched through the 855 lost and found items to find their desired objects. After writing down the red numbers…
KIMBERLY SWEETMAN The Corsair Students from the Drawing II class taught by Paula Takahashi were able to exit the classroom and practice their artistic skills upon the sidewalk. Two separate groups worked for hours to draw a giant T-Rex and ball pit outside the art building. “Five to six students worked on the ball pit out…
TIMM SHOWALTER The Corsair The Literary Round Table is a small group of PJC students who meet throughout the school year to discuss and critique each other’s literary works. They also work on the production of their award winning magazine, ISSUE. “The magazine is a student run organization that proposes a creative outlet for students…
KIMBERLY SWEETMAN The Corsair There is a sanctuary on campus for injured PJC students and faculty. This sanctuary is the Select Physical Therapy training room, located in Building 3. In this 1,400 plus square-foot facility, the injured receive treatment in many forms: from work-outs to ice baths. “We work with athletes, PJC faculty and staff,…
WADE MANNS The Corsair In 1990, then-President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law, and thus made life easier for disabled people in the United States. The law basically made it illegal for employers or owners of establishments to discriminate based upon disability, just as similar protection existed against discrimination based…
AMANDA NELSON The Corsair Blindness sounds frightening doesn’t it? Imagine that one day your eyesight has been lost to an illness or an accident and now people have to cook your meals, do your laundry, or read your e-mails to you. Does that sound like a very independent life? There are 1.3 million Americans in…
KELCI PASCOE The Corsair College students are constantly being bombarded with information. They have to learn how to juggle the stresses of everyday life with the worries of school. Don’t you ever just wish you could have some way to get away from all of this, a temporary relief? Well now you can! BLAST is…
NEIL CLARK Biology Club Advisor If you’re into camping and other outdoor activities, like kayaking, canoeing, repelling, hiking, orienteering, bird watching and traveling to interesting and sometimes exotic places, then the PJC Biology Club is for you. During Spring break of 2008, our club made the trip to Ft. Payne, Ala. for four days and…
KIMBERLY SWEETMAN The Corsair Some PJC students may wonder who speaks for them on campus. Some may wonder how they can make their voice be heard. The Student Government Association of PJC’s Pensacola campus, which meets every Wednesday at 2 p.m. under the pavilion, is a club devoted to being the voice of the students.…
ANDREA MCMILLIAN The Corsair Despite the rainy weather, many students and faculty came out to enjoy the festivities at PJC’s Back to School Bash, September 16th. The event was conducted outdoors between Buildings 4 and 6. “This is the college’s way of giving back to the students. It’s something to break up the day. Everyone…
PAUL SMITH The Corsair “Now I am 80 years old, content to sit in my chair, watching unpainted boards of the barn turn gold when late autumn sun rubs against them,” read Donald Hall, as he opened with his new poem, “Pieces,” during his presentation at the Ashmore Auditorium to a packed audience Friday night, …
KATIE COSEO The Corsair Surgical tech week was held Sept. 21- 25, a national recognition for all surgical techs in and out of the operating room. “It’s like National Bosses day. It’s sort of a way to show appreciation for surgical techs,” explained Dr. Pat Miller-Coburn, program director at the Warrington Campus. On Sept. 24…
Come enjoy original music created by local and regional composers at ComposerFest, an annual Pensacola Junior College Lyceum Series concert. The free event is 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, at the Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, Building 8, on the Pensacola campus. The purpose of ComposerFest is to provide the public an opportunity to hear music…
KATIE COSEO The Corsair On Thursday Sept. 24 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in bldg. 3700 in suite 3706E the Warrington campus will have their simulation lab open to the public. Visitors will be given demonstrations and may even get to adorn a surgical gown and experience the job of surgical technicians. Surgical…
Bloodmobile will be on the Pensacola campus Sept. 22, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m between bldg. five and one. They will be giving away free Rave movie tickets to all donors.
Mary Benson walks the plank by answering the 20 Corsair questions. If you really like her answers leave a comment, and her answers may end up in the next issue of the newspaper. Q: What do you teach? A: Mathematics Q: How long have you been a teacher? A: 32 years Q: What job did…
Wayne Wooten walks the plank by answering the 20 Corsair questions. If you really like his answers leave a comment, and his answers may end up in the next issue of the newspaper. Q: What do you teach? A: Astronomy 1002, in class lecture, on web, and as labs Q: How long have you been…
Kay Forrest – The Corsair JULIE SIMMONS PJC is cracking down on those who use programs such as Limewire, BearShare, and others to download and share music files, movies, videos, and media on campus. “The college is trying to protect itself and the students from illegal actions, viruses, and breaches of privacy,” said Kathy Dutremble,…
Friday Sept. 18 after 10:00 p.m. PJC’s website, e-mail, piratemail, distance learning, and all other computer programs are going to be shut down until Sunday morning around noon. The academic computing centers on all campuses will also be closed on Saturday.
Cynthia Munoz Published: November 22, 2006 With the winter season rapidly approaching, now is the time to start preparing for cold weather. Jeff Wooters, PJC biological sciences professor, has come up with some simple and inexpensive tips that can help save energy costs during this winter season. “Most of us spend a lot of money…
Heather Madden Published: November 22, 2006 Does shoving chemically-pumped turkey, hormone-grown squash, and that mysterious green-bean casserole into your mouth take its toll on your body every year? If so, perhaps you should opt for organic food this holiday season. According to Wikipedia,<b><a href=”https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_food”> organic food</a></b> is better for the environment than factory farming because…
Ashley Porter Published: November 22, 2006 Do you have some old text books lying around your house? From November 22 through December 18, the Robinson Honors Program will be sponsoring a book drive for <b><a href=”https://www.booksforafrica.org/”>Books for Africa</a></b>. The boxes will be placed in every academic building throughout the campus and also in the bookstore.…
Ricky Di Published: November 22, 2006 A lone mountain resting in the soft glow of moonlight.a warm orange sun emerging over the ocean’s calm morning tide.a raging thunderhead casting a dull grey darkness over the plains below; these are all images one would expect to appear on the canvas of a seasoned artist. However, what…
Gina Nespoli Published: November 22, 2006 With all the hype about changes to the new spring schedule, students are considering enrolling in more online courses. Classes available online have almost doubled since last year. For spring 2007, a variety of courses from Accounting I to Humanities Art is available through PJC’s Distance Learning program. Formerly,…
Published: November 22, 2006 SGA is holding a clothing drive till the end of the semester. Help out by cleaning out your closet of things you don’t wear anymore! Bring all items to the Student Center Room 409. All proceeds of this drive go to Waterfront Rescue Missions. For more details contact Dennis Reynolds at…
Gina Nespoli Published: November 8, 2006 A deaf woman and her interpreter slowly walk from booth-to-booth looking and patiently waiting. Her interpreter signs something to the woman; she nods. They pick up brochure after brochure, stopping and signing to each other with ease. Understanding the opportunities awaiting her, the woman signs to the interpreter; in…
Published: November 8, 2006 Here are some of the upcoming Warrington SGA Events. All events and meetings are being held in the Student Center, building 3600. Any questions or comments can be answered at 484-2235 or by email sga-war@pjc.edu. We are always accepting applications for new members. Meetings: Nov. 8 – 1 p.m. after FJCCSGA…
ANDREA MCMILLIAN The Corsair Pampering yourself is expensive! Usually, a manicure costs about $15-$20. The average massage starts at around $60. If you want a facial, be prepared to spend about $75. With times as difficult as these it’s hard to find enough money or time to squeeze in some pampering. Luckily, there’s the PJC…
ANDREA MCMILLIAN The Corsair PJC’s own free speech zone was once a lively place on campus. Though it doesn’t get much recognition now, the area is still available for use. It is located in the grassy, triangular area directly in front of the Student Center in building 5. In the past, the free speech zone…
Bill Fisher walks the plank by answering the 20 Corsair questions. If you really like his answers leave a comment, and his answers may end up in the next issue of the newspaper. Q: What do you teach? A: African-American Literature and Humanities, American Literature, Composition II, Fiction Writing Q: How long have you been…
Rodney Whatley walks the plank by answering the 20 Corsair questions. If you really like his answers leave a comment, and his answers may end up in the next issue of the newspaper. Q: What do you teach? A: Introduction to Theatre, Acting I & II, Directing I, Rehearsal and Performance, Introduction to Acting, and…
Cynthia Munoz Published: October 25, 2006 “An account will automatically be created for all students enrolled,” Gomez said. “Students will be able to log in to SpyGlass and see a link for piratemail.students.pjc.edu.” Each username will consist of the user’s initials and a four digit combination provided by the system. For example, Cindy N. Munoz…
Published: October 25, 2006 The PJC Police Department will be holding an auctionat 10 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 7, in the PJC Student Center. ÿThey will be auctioning off all lost and found property found on all PJC campuses. ÿÿItems may be previewed prior to the auction between 8:30 and 9:45 a.m. Items to be auctioned…
Published: October 25, 2006 The PJC Criminal Justice Association will hold a Halloween Bake Sale from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. outside of Pensacola campus Bldg. 5. Proceeds will go to Favor House, a shelter for domestic violence victims For more information e-mail the Criminal Justice Association at pjccja@hotmail.com.
Published: October 25, 2006 The PJC Social Sciences club will be placing boxes around the Pensacola campus for food donations that will benefit families in our community and help replenish the supply at the Manna Food Pantry. Boxes will be available for donations on Oct. 27 and will be picked up Nov. 17. Please bring…
Published: October 25, 2006 There is a twist on this year’s popular fundraising event, the 18th Annual WSRE Wine & Food Classic. A highlight of this year’s event will feature a Top Chef Competition among 12 of the Gulf Coast’s best chefs. They will be given basic ingredients but must add their own signature seasonings,…
Published: October 25, 2006 The PJC Social Sciences club will host a bake sale, beginning at 9 a.m., Dec. 3rd in front of the Wal-Mart on Hwy. 29. The proceeds from the bake sale will go to the Salvation Army to purchase gifts for the less fortunate children of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties and…
Starting September 3rd, Disability Support Services will have a representative on the Warrington campus every Thursday from 1-4 PM. It will be in Building 3600, in the registration area.
An interview with Larry Bracken, PJC’s executive director of government relations. What is the percentage increase in tuition at PJC? The increase, as set by the Florida Legislature in the state budget for all 28 community colleges, is 8 percent. The increase for all 11 universities is 15 percent. The old rule of thumb in…
Kay Forrest The Corsair President Ed Meadows has canceled his own inauguration ceremony, which was slated for Sept. 24. Meadows plans to take the money that was to be spent on the ceremony and use it for student scholarships instead. He made the decision to cancel the expensive event in light of the current economic…
Katy Ferguson The Corsair Rows of shelves are lined with books: some new, with stiff spines, crisp pages and ink so fresh it’s almost wet to the touch. Others are older, their covers softened by time and by the thousands of hands that have held them. These books and the library they belong to have…
ANSLEY ZECCKINE The Corsair Forty percent—that’s about how much a student can save by buying “The Bedford Handbook” (a text required for English composition classes) online instead of buying it in a bookstore. Students planning to take Elements of Nutrition to fulfill their science requirement can save about $60 on their required text, just by…
SAMANTHA BOOKER The Corsair The student center has relocated to Bldg. 6, room 610, until further notice. The new location is due to the Adult High school being moved into Bldg. 5. “This leaves us with no room to have meetings or plan special events,” said Angie Jones, assistant coordinator. The move has left her…
VERONICA DAVIS The Corsair PJC Police are patrolling the campus in a new and interesting way. They purchased two Segways or personal commute vehicles, at the beginning of June, Officer James Wilbum said. The Segways are used by police officers to help them maneuver easily around the campus. The large knobby tires on the Segways…
KAY FORREST The Corsair “Swim near a lifeguard,” warns Pensacola Beach lifeguard and PJC student Alex Johnson, 17. Johnson and his friend Luis Berrios, 20, are just two of 44 lifeguards that work at Pensacola Beach, keeping their eyes on swimmers and saving lives. Johnson has been a lifeguard for two years and is the…
Melissa Brown Published: October 11, 2006 The Escambia Amateur Astronomers’ Association was selected as a runner-up for Astronomy magazine’s inaugural “Out-of-this-world” award for public programming on Sept. 12. PJC’s Dr. Wayne Wooten spearheads the club, serving as the Astronomical League Liaison and said the Association is “very proud to be recognized.” In a congratulatory e-mail…
Sahara Locke Published: October 11, 2006 For the third consecutive year, the Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society held its 2006 initiations at the Learning Resources Center on PJC’s Pensacola campus. Prominent KDP alumni figures Betsy Were, professor of education, and Jane Spruill, also of the education department, presided as the 2006 initiates received an…
Published: October 11, 2006 The Surf Club will meet at 1 p.m. on Halloween in room 447 in Bldg. 4. Come to get all the details on the surf club, surfing, and volunteer opportunities. Volunteer to work with disabled children and let them know the joys of surfing. Take time to help clean our beaches…
Published: August 23, 2006 PJC students who are not Florida residents may be affected by changes in residency requirements that will become effective in fall 2007. To receive in-state tuition rates, students are required to present two documents that indicate legal ties to the state with issue dates of at least 12 months prior to…
Michael Rutschky Published: August 23, 2006 While most PJC students have to wait until after graduation to work in the field of their major, certain departments are giving students the opportunity to work as they learn. This, of course, benefits students who are gaining the experience required to move into the field, but it also…
Published: August 23, 2006 Mulching. Pruning. Container gardening. Growing fall crops. Landscaping. Enhance these gardening skills with a Pensacola Junior College Continuing Education course at the Pensacola and Milton campuses. Choices: Landscape Design I, 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, Sept. 7 through Oct. 5, Milton, $60. Fall Vegetable Gardens, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept.…
Maggie Ming Published: June 20, 2006 Summer lovin’ had me a blast Summer lovin’, happened so fast</i> Finally! Summer is here. You are going to the beach and partying more. The only problem is that you don’t have anyone to share it all with. Fear not! There is hope! There is a subtle art too wooing the…
Dana Cervantes Published: June 20, 2006 Veganism is a growing eating lifestyle in our area. Several PJC students have changed to this animal-friendly diet. “I chose this lifestyle to promote a more humane and caring world,” freshman Diana Doyle said. Many, like Doyle, believe that they have become healthier individuals since switching to a vegan…
Dana Cervantes Published: June 20, 2006 Breaks from classes provide a fun distraction from the rigors of studying, but unfortunately the time-tested college student tradition of binge drinking has its harmful consequences such as alcohol poisoning blackouts, arrests, and unintended or unwanted sexual activity. One of the emerging trends is the use of a dangerous…
Kristen Bailey Published: April 26, 2006 Believe it or not, anyone who has ever been to a job interview has discovered that it takes a little more than charisma and charm to land the job. In addition to mental preparation and studying up on the company’s background, the right fashion might just help snag that…
Michael Rutschky Published: April 26, 2006 For PJC students, the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps offers a way to pay for college, get in shape, and sometimes find a secure career in the military. Although many students are unaware of it’s presence in the PJC course catalogue, ROTC is available to students year round through the…
Sahara Locke Published: April 26, 2006 Certain PJC classes are ushering in a new type of course that, according to Stacy Albaugh of the English and Communications department “will be moving toward more flexible classes for students.” Most students are more than familiar with the fixed schedule time slots that are the center of college…
Erika Wilhite Published: April 26, 2006 At the age of three, Adrian Coates knew that he wanted to be an artist. “[Art] just seemed important – I didn’t know why – when I was a child,” Coates said. “And to this day I still haven’t quite figured out why it’s so important to me except…
Erika Wilhite Published: April 26, 2006 Perhaps all men are created equal, but all classes are not. While most classes at PJC fulfill their syllabus requirements and impart the necessary knowledge, certain courses stand above the rest. We have assembled a list of some of the most recommended courses offered at PJC, courses which are…
Moria Dailey Published: April 26, 2006 I left PJC at an ungodly hour for the second time in the past year on April 7; the first was to leave for Italy, this time it was to leave for St. Petersburg for a twice cancelled honor’s trip. We left PJC at 3:30 a.m. and headed for…
Melissa Howard Published: April 12, 2006 Have you ever awakened to a younger brother or sister screaming at the top of their lungs? Living with a bad roommate can be just as bothersome. When choosing a roommate, there are many factors that need to be taken into consideration. At PJC, regular students don’t have the…
Yonit Shames Published: April 12, 2006 Ask a student what he or she has done at PJC, and you’ll probably receive the usual, less-than-enthusiastic responses: “I’ve studied for college algebra tests,” “I’ve written three English papers,” or “I’ve memorized the names of all of Europe’s kings.” But if you’re lucky, you just might come across…
Pamela Griswold Published: April 12, 2006 Lucretia Brown, 31, is a journalism student unlike any other. Like many students, Brown is close to finishing her degree. Like many journalists, she voices her opinions and seeks opportunities to inform the public of the world that surrounds them. Unlike the rest of the student population, Brown is…
Kristen Bailey Published: April 12, 2006 The Adult Base Education program is opening doors for students in pursuit of a higher education. The program allows students to attend free classes, with flexible course schedules, in order to obtain their GED or a state issued diploma. Additionally, the ABE program provides classes for students who are…
Erika Wilhite Published: April 12, 2006 On April 6 the University of West Florida hosted Take Back the Night, the largest event of Sexual Abuse Awareness Week. A barbecue dinner took place on Cannon Green; live local bands played throughout the evening, punctuated by guest speakers, including PJC president Tom Delaino and UWF provost Sandra…
Yonit Shames Published: March 29 2006 Concerns about student privacy at the Student Center’s counseling area peaked yesterday when police confirmed that an identity theft ring has been stealing student information for use in vegetable farming brochures. Chief of Police Geraldo Fordo said in a statement yesterday that as many as 20 victims have been…
Sahara Locke Published: March 29, 2006 Everyone has heard of people who were addicted to something, whether it was drugs, alcohol, shopping or whatever else they felt that they were incapable of stopping. But often overlooked an addiction of another form, an addiction that affects so many people at one time in a matter of…
Melissa Brown Published: March 29, 2006 An unnamed English instructor reported apparent illegal activities on the Pensacola campus Monday evening. PJC Police Officer Michael Jackson stated the instructor called campus police at 4:27 p.m. concerned about noises in the azaleas outside her office window. The following is a transcript of the call. PJC Police: “Campus…
Brandi Snodgrass and Moria Dailey Published: March 29, 2006 Ever wonder why this campus is so quiet? Nothing exciting really happens at PJC; it’s just a typical junior college. Or is it? This campus has an eerie past filled with accounts of everything from early alien landings to rogue Israeli pirates. I know you’re asking,…
Published: March 29, 2006 Welcome back to yet another edition of Walking the Plank, this time with Competitive Eating National Champion 2005 Bobby Socks. Lets get down to the nitty gritty. Q: What compelled you to get into this kind of rough and tough sport? A: Well, as a small child I was never good…
Michael Rutschky Published: March 29, 2006 This semester PJC has finally decided to take action against a problem that has cursed the campus since the college’s inception. Last week PJC administration called upon famed Cryptozoologist Wes Lowery, host of the public access nature show “The Mississippi Kid,” to assist in the removal of the aquatic…
Our View Published: March 29, 2006 t is the duty of the press to call the people’s attention to acts of oppression and repression wherever they are to be found, with the hope that bringing said acts to light will inspire the people to unite and support the parties oppressed. The press is for the…
Brandi Snodgrass Published: March 29, 2006 This war between the Humanities and Science Departments has got to end. I was outraged to hear that PJC student Ali Babwa was found dead in a chemistry lab! And his body was mutilated by paint. This is just awful! I am an artist and this offends me. I…
Brandi Snodgrass Published: March 29, 2006 This war between the Humanities and Science Departments has got to end. I was outraged to hear that PJC student Ali Babwa was found dead in a chemistry lab! And his body was mutilated by paint. This is just awful! I am an artist and this offends me. I…
Published: March 29, 2006 It is 2 a.m., March 29, and I have just broken into the Corsair office in Building 4 of the Pensacola Campus. The staff left about half an hour ago, production having been finished on today’s issue of the paper. Or so they thought. I, renegade opinion columnist extraordinaire, have opened…
Published: March 29, 2006 Print Editor Empress Brandi Nooz Editor Coffee Crazed Kook Propaganda Editor The Token Jew Health and Fatness Editor Girly man Graphic Designer Rhinestone Cowboy aka The French Maid Multimedia Director Naughty Boy Web Mangler/ Online Liar The Phreak Staff Soul Thief Silent but Deadly Staff Writers Crazy Guy The Whip Cracker…
Gina Nespoli Published: March 29, 2006 Do you remember that couple in high school? The one that just was meant to be together, the cheerleader and the jock? Angelica iPod and Tony Blackberry are that couple, even after high school. Every girl wants to be iPod; she is the ‘it’ girl. Blackberry is the typical…
Published: March 29, 2006 We rule. Simple as that is; we rule. We are the best thing on the face of the planet, and therefore deserve worshipping. Best way to worship a newspaper staff? Read their newspaper. It provides head coverage from rain. Hey, hey it’s a use! And we live in Florida, also known…
Dawn Baird Published: March 29, 2006 Ursula Snood looked approvingly at her image in the full length mirror. She smiled, confident she was dressed to impress. Legendary Lulu Lanagan, wardrobe power guru, says, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression when applying for a job.” After Hurricane Katrina rolled through New…
Moria Dailey Published: March 29 2006 Hello, cheap folks! Here’s how you get out of paying for things! You can always go the route of a friend of mine – start sobbing about how your boyfriend just left you during dinner; they’ll feel bad for you and let you go without paying. The only problem…
Reagan Hicks Published: March 29, 2006 Everyone knows those students: the ones who just seem a little off-center. They’re usually labeled “naturally neurotic” and others try to avoid any long stares. But as recent research has proved, most of these students are actually suffering from a variety of college induced disorders. Governor Freud of Area…
Erika Wilhite Published: March 29, 2006 From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 11, the Surfers for the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (SCFSM) will host a concert, raffle and free Subway lunch in the pavilion at PJC’s Pensacola campus. Jasmine Flannery, the president of Pensacola Beach’s SCFSM chapter, said that she organized…
Erin Smallwood The Corsair Long live the libraries! Now more than ever students are turning to Internet search engines instead of entering the doors of the library to complete their term papers. NetLibrary, a provider of eBooks, conducted a study of the online habits of 2,000 college students. Ninety-three percent claimed that finding information online…
Erin Smallwood The Corsair Prior to World War II most European villagers relied largely on a single communal wood-fired oven to cook their daily meals, rotating different types of food throughout the day. Once the war had ended, more than lives and landmarks were lost. Many of the communal ovens were also destroyed, leaving villagers…
Sarah Marie Thompson The Corsair The building was packed with Pensacola’s finest at downtown Seville Quarter for Couture for a Cause. It was a rare chance for designers and models to strut their stuff as they went “green” down the runway. Couture for a Cause was presented with models showcasing nifty wearables from recycled items.…
By Danica Spears PJC police arrested a man late April 24 they think sexually assaulted a PJC female student April 22 in the women’s restroom of Building 1 on the Pensacola campus. Jaworski Lee Simmons, 28, was arrested by Escambia County deputies after several female students, including the victim, identified him as the man who…
A suspect is in custody after a report of an attempted rape at PJC’s Pensacola Campus today. At about 1 p.m., Dr. James Martin received a call from the PJC Police Department informing him of an attempted rape on campus. The alleged crime occurred in building 1 in the women’s restroom. As Martin was sending…
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-Ashley Thompson- Pensacola Junior College is offering a free, six-week prep class for those who are eligible to take the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services test. Nearly 1.2 million people legally immigrant to the United States every year according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. “The process to become an American citizen can…
Jamie Dickerson March 8, 2006 Many students at PJC might have some trouble getting the right information for research, study guides, and career decisions. The CTE Student Resources department has found an easy, yet incredibly useful and helpful way to make these important tasks become less of a threat and more of an enlightened success.…
Published: March 8, 2006 The work of Anna Tomczak, the 2006 Anna Lamar Switzer Distinguished Artist, is now being exhibited in the gallery in Bldg. 15. Tomczak is a nationally recognized artist famous for her Polacolor image transfers.
Moria Dailey Published: March 8, 2006 Members from the three branches of PJC’s Student Government Association plan to attend “The Rally in Tally” March 22-23 in Tallahassee. The SGA groups plan to address two major issues during the rally: a bill limiting the number of credits a student can take and the proposed DREAM Act.…
Joshua Newby Published: March 8, 2006 Venture onto the PJC Milton campus just minutes before your class starts and well, good luck finding a parking place. By 7:15 each weekday morning, most of the good spaces are occupied. Students either have to park on the grass near the campus risking a ticket or travel much…
Dawn Baird Published: March 8, 2006 The afternoon was filled with cookie-crumb smiles, milk mustaches, and Cat in the Hat. In honor of Theodore Seuss Geisel, a famous American writer and cartoonist best known for his Dr. Seuss books, PJC’s Education Club and the Education Honor Society Kappa Delta Pi co-sponsored a reading event March…
Melissa Brown Published: March 8, 2006 Ace-10 may not be as good as the “pocket rockets” (aces) Dental Hygiene major Michelle Moulton, 25, said “are not unbeatable but always seem to make a player feel like she can’t lose,” but LaRock keeps on playing. LaRock and Moulton join millions of players around the world in…
Katie Coseo Last Friday PJC students and faculty from the phlebotomy and nursing programs attended the career fair hosted by Communities in Schools of Northwest Florida at Hallmark Elementary School. Students from all grade levels had the opportunity to meet and greet with several companies and educators to learn what they did for a living.…
Student Nursing Association hosted its annual fundraiser Job Fair at Warrington Campus on March 12. Hospitals and Agencies set booths for many allied health programs such as nursing, radiography, sonography, and surgical tech to check out what these facilities were offering in jobs school. “Our purpose is to get the students out into the…
Katie Coseo Many allied health students attending PJC at the Warrington campus use the Mary Ekdahl Smart simulation to prepare for real life situations. Many students would say that the simulations are a great help for learning in that students can make their mistakes with a mannequin than with a real person. Paramedic…
The PJC baseball team is hosting a tailgate party March 17 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the pensacola campus baseball fields. Stop by and get a chance to meet the players and support the team. Hot dogs and soda will be provided. Apple pie might also make its way to the field. For…
SGA and SLA are sponsoring a “Chillin with the Clubs” day on March 17 by the Pensacola PJC pavilion. This event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students are invited to check out the active clubs on campus and mingle with them. There will also be free ice cream for all those who come…
Pensacola Junior College and the University of West Florida present the 2009 Spring Recital of the Pensacola Guitar Ensemble and the Pensacola Guitar Orchestra. The free concert is 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at the Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, Building 8, on the Pensacola campus. PJC music professor Joe Stallings directs. Guitarists are Mitchell Smegelski,…
Published: February 22, 2006 Writing a resume can be a painstaking process if you don’t prepare yourself along the way. Employers want you to sum up your life experiences and objectives into one page (in most cases). You can prepare for this early by gathering information on yourself along the way. Creating a list that…
Melissa Brown Published: February 22, 2006 Are you covered? By health insurance, that is. A study by the Heinz Family Philanthropies and The Chickering Group found that about 30 percent of college students in 2002 were uninsured. And according to a 2004 report by the Kaiser Family Foundation and eHealthInsurance, “43.3 million non-elderly Americans lacked…
David LaRock Published: February 22, 2006 Valentine’s Day is over which means two things: A) Hallmark and local flower shops are counting their income and B) many couples celebrated the ‘Holiday for Relationships’ together or some couples just started relationships themselves. Either way, the most important factor in starting a relationship is not the dozen…
Pam Griswold Published: February 22, 2006 In the world of a college student, time seems as if it is moving at warp speed. In addition, having a job shrinks that timetable to an indiscernible size. Keeping up with the rapid pace can become stressful, especially around midterms. Sophomore Haley Satterfield is no stranger to this…
Jamie Dickerson Published: February 22, 2006 Once upon a time, in a land far, far, away, one woman found herself in a different world. She found herself mixed in with a different kind of people, a different land, different kinds of food, and a different style of life. None of this mattered to her, however,…
Brandi Snodgrass Published: February 22, 2006 The first ever Career Day for high school seniors was held at PJC on Feb. 17. Hosted by the career and technical education student resources program, the event was a big change from the usual Career Nights that have been held on campus for the last five years. Barbara…
Sahara Locke Published: February 22, 2006 For the first time since, well, possibly ever, students willingly came to school on a weekend. The reason for the momentous occasion? It wasn’t a football game, or basketball game; it actually was an opportunity for those students to learn something outside of a classroom setting. For the first…
Jesse Edwards Pensacola Junior College has provided an associate of science degree program in Zoo Animal Technology since 1996. The course is an interesting amalgamation of animal biology along with hands on work in the field at places such as North West Florida Zoological Park, Botanical Gardens in Gulf Breeze, and other animal facilities. �…
Katie Coseo The Medical Career Fair was held for the second time showcasing many of the medical programs that are offered at PJC’s Warrington Campus. Potential students were escorted to the exhibits by Radiography students. PJC resources also had booths set up for new and old students to view such as the Testing…
Corsair Staff Reports It doesn’t matter where you want to go to college, Pensacola Junior College will help you on College Goal Sunday – a national and Florida initiative that helps students get financial aid. The free event is 2 to 5 p.m. Feb. 22 at PJC’s three campuses. Designated locations: · Pensacola campus, Baroco…
Corsair Staff Reports Pensacola Junior College presents the 21st annual Northwest Florida Forestry Conclave & Lumberjack Festival Saturday, March 7, at the Milton campus. The exciting free event is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and features fun for the whole family including adult forestry skills competitions, all day; children’s events, 9 to 11 a.m.; bluegrass…
Kaite Coseo Warrington SGA is adamant about giving back to the students. Every other week or so, the SGA sets up a table in the Student Center, on the Warrington campus, displaying free food and treats. Phelicia Richardson, an administrative assistant, arranges and coordinates many events that happen on campus. She also participates with the…
WSRE, Viewer Supported PBS for the Gulf Coast, will host a live dialogue with the Northwest Florida Legislative Delegation, Tuesday, February 24, 7-8 p.m. “Legislative Review: Dialogue with the Delegation” will give citizens the opportunity to ask their Legislators some tough questions ranging from economic stimulus package spending, the state’s foreclosure problems, or the declining…
It doesn’t matter where you want to go to college, Pensacola Junior College will help you on College Goal Sunday – a national and Florida initiative that helps students get financial aid. The free event is 2 to 5 p.m. Feb. 22 at PJC’s three campuses. Designated locations: • Pensacola campus, Baroco Center for Science…
Pensacola Junior College’s nationally recognized patient simulation center has been designated as a Center of Educational Excellence by Laerdal Medical Corp. The Mary Ekdahl Smart Center for Patient Simulation Training & Research at the Warrington campus received the honor during the Laerdal Centers of Excellence Program held in Miami in December. PJC becomes only the…
Sponsored by the Pensacola Junior College Black History/ Multicultural Committee, PJC is observing Black History Month with two free special events open to the community. The NAACP/ Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Essay Competition Showcase is 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at the Hagler Auditorium, Building 2A, on the Pensacola campus. Refreshments will be served.…
The Pensacola Junior College Lyceum series presents “The Night of the Iguana” Feb. 20-22 and Feb. 27-March 1 at the Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, Building 8, on the Pensacola campus. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Distinguished American playwright Tennessee Williams won his fourth New York Drama Critics Award for…
Published: February 8, 2006 Transferring to a four year college can be confusing for students who don’t understand the process. Collegeboard.com has advice for students that will hopefully make the transfer process easier. Step 1: Learn about the transfer program. Transfer programs at community colleges prepare you to enter a university as a junior. They…
Moria Dailey Published: February 8, 2006 It’s Valentine’s Day soon; some of you may want to do something nice for a significant other. Others of you may be required to. Either way, here are some tips for the poor and kind. As I am not horribly romantically inclined, I asked a friend who happens to…
Ayla Brooks Published: February 8, 2006 “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” -Dr. Seuss in the Lorax Why do students volunteer? ÿThere is no money in it. It adds more stress to an already busy schedule. Why would anyone want to do that?ÿWell, they…
Ayla Brooks PUblished: February 8, 2006 When you’re 6 years old, the promise of mango ice cream is convincing enough to send you halfway around the world. Or at least that’s what Sarah Randall said. Originally born and raised in Pensacola, Randall’s father found his calling as a missionary when she was a little girl.…
Michael Rutschky Published: February 8, 2006 While most PJC students have to wait until after graduation to work in the field of their major, certain departments are giving students the opportunity to work as they learn. This, of course, benefits students who are gaining the experience required to move into the field, but it also…
Katie Coseo Published: February 11, 2009 Student Leadership and Activities at Warrington Campus are going to be hosting the “Better Budgeting Lecture” on Wednesday, March 4 at 11:30-12:30. The Lecture will be held in the student center, building 3600. Free lunch will be provided for those who attend. The lecture will be covering topics…
Katie Coseo Published: February 11, 2009 On February 18at the Warrington Student Center, SGA will be hosting a Mardi Gras for students and staff from 12 to 1:30. Everyone is invited to enjoy free jambalaya and drinks. If you stick around you may get to win a free cake for you to take home.
by Troy Lambert Dr. John Wayne Wooten, chief astronomy professor at Pensacola Junior College, has had an extraordinary career peering at the heavens and sharing his knowledge with those of us on Earth. From a young age, Wooten knew what he was going to do with his life. Back in mid-August 1957, after a long…
by Terry Strickland This month, after 17 consecutive years of service, science professor Jeff Wooters of Pensacola Junior College will get a much-needed vacation – a paid vacation in fact — to the sunny coast of the Land Down Under. This vacation is referred to in the academic community as a “sabbatical,” in which a…
By Steven Dickens A new campus organization has formed to encourage Pensacola Junior College students to consider vocational-technical careers. SkillsUSA recently held its first regional meeting of the year at PJC’s Hagler Auditorium. It was the first time PJC participated in such a meeting, held to help students and teachers learn about the organization and…
by Kristin Martin You won’t find many 24-year-olds with as much responsibility on their shoulders as Del Sherburne. The Pensacola Junior College pre-engineering student must balance his school work, a landscaping business and his job as a volunteer firefighter for the Ferry Pass Volunteer Fire Department, which serves District 7 in Pensacola. He’s driven by…
by Katie Coseo Robinson Honors Scholar Lorraine Ogan won first place in the Outstanding Undergraduate Philosophy Paper in a Two Year College and presented it in Daytona at the Florida Philosophical Association’s annual conference. Ogan’s paper was an argumentative essay concerning whether an argument can come from just using a visual aid, like a photograph.…
By Joshua Watson For the past 39 years, Martha Caughey has dutifully served Pensacola Junior College with an exemplary work ethic and perseverance through the myriad everyday complications that arise in work as a college registrar. A graduate PJC and the University of West Florida. Caughey understands the complications that may arise while trying to…
by Steven Dickens Randall Broxton has a lifelong passion for history, for the voices of those long gone, and he loves to share his knowledge with his students at Pensacola Junior College and the public. After brief stints as a junior high and high school educator, Broxton has been teaching at PJC for 45 years.…
Lizz Martin Published: January 25, 2006 With the cost of designer clothing and fashion trends rising, it has become quite the struggle for a “starving college student” to keep up with today’s latest styles. Nevertheless, there are still many ways to stay “in style” on a low budget.ÿ Though it may not seem apparent, there…
Mike Rutschky Published: January 25, 2006 For many students, saving money and budgeting might seem easy at first, but can quickly become a very difficult thing to maintain.ÿ For money to accumulate, it takes a lot of discipline, and unfortunately, a lot of sacrifice.ÿ “I try to keep [my spending] to a set limit, but…
Moria Dailey Published: January 25, 2006 So, Cheap Tricks number two. Now you that you know where to eat cheaply, let’s discuss how you ought to shop to look stylish while you’re eating. Idea numero uno: hit up those thrift stores. Now, I can hear the cries of “Oh I don’t want to wear something…
Amanda Froeber Published: January 25, 2006 like you are listening. College-age adults show more signs of money abuse than any other age group, according to survey data released by Myvesta.org, a nonprofit consumer education organization. Sallie Mae, the top student loan company, says that the average undergraduate student has at least one credit card, and…
Dawn Baird Published: January 25, 2006 Laid back and easy-going, Nick Jones looks forward to returning to Pensacola Junior College after winning the battle against arteriovenous malformation (AVM), a congenital neurological and spinal cord disorder, undetected until three years ago. According to the National Institutes of Health, AVM affects more than 300,000 Americans. Many don’t…
From Staff Reports Published: January 25, 2006 Local Events UWF Concert The University of West Florida is hosting a free concert featuring the UWF Madrigals, the UWF Singers, and the UWF Gospel Choir at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 in the Center for Fine and Performing Arts (Building 82). The Pensacola Opera The opera has guest…
Corsair Staff Writers Published: January 9, 2006 Here are several steps you can take to protect yourself from identity theft. Don’t carry around more than one credit card. Carry a debit card instead of a check book as debit cards have pin numbers; this makes it more difficult to gain access to your checking account.…
Erika Wilhite Published: January 9, 2006 The semi-mythical Freshman 15 – the number of pounds supposedly gained during the freshman year of college- may be a real concern for incoming students. While it’s not true that everyone experiences such a drastic weight gain, studies have shown that most students do gain weight within their first…
From Staff Reports PENSACOLA, Fla. – Pensacola Junior College invites the community to learn about solar power, wind power, biofuels and other energy resources at the Renewable Energy Forum. The free event is 6 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Hagler Auditorium, Building 2A, on the Pensacola campus. As a part of PJC’s “Environmental and Economic…
Staff Reports PENSACOLA, Fla. – Pensacola Junior College invites the community to its 14th annual Multicultural Job Fair 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio, Building 23, on the Pensacola campus. Sponsors are the PJC Black History Committee, PJC Student Job Services and WSRE-TV. Each year,…
Pensacola Junior College invites the community to watch the historic swearing in of President-Elect Barack Obama as WSRE-TV presents a live feed of the inaugural ceremonies. The live feed airs 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, at the Hagler Auditorium, Building 2A, on the Pensacola campus. The event is free and open to…
By: Katie Coseo Published: January 8, 2009 Robinson Honors Scholar Lorraine Ogan won first place in the Outstanding Undergraduate Philosophy Paper in a Two Year College and presented it in Daytona at the Florida Philosophical Association’s annual conference. Ogan’s paper was an argumentative essay concerning whether an argument can come from just using a visual…
By: Terry Strickland Published: January 8, 2009 This month, after 17 consecutive years of service, science professor Jeff Wooters of Pensacola Junior College will get a much-needed vacation – a paid vacation in fact — to the sunny coast of the Land Down Under. This vacation is referred to in the academic community as a…
By: Troy Lambert Published: January 8, 2009 Dr. John Wayne Wooten, chief astronomy professor at Pensacola Junior College, has had an extraordinary career peering at the heavens and sharing his knowledge with those of us on Earth. From a young age, Wooten knew what he was going to do with his life. Back in mid-August…
Kristen Bailey Published: December 7, 2005 This is the face of a woman who knows the dirt on Pensacola Junior College, and not just the physical dirt. Spending hours every day cleaning Building 4, custodian Angie White gets PJC’s dirt- everything from which professors to take to the scoundrels of the building. Arriving at 4…
Heather Adams Published: December 7, 2005 Richard Carmean isn’t just an ordinary student. He’s a 50-year old motorcycle-riding military veteran who has lived life to it’s fullest extent. Carmean came to PJC after he retired from the military to get an associate’s degree in history. He will graduate this spring, and then he plans to…
Ryan Freeman Published: December 7, 2005 For the graduating students of the Fall 2005 term, graduation will again take place at the Pensacola Civic Center. It will be held at 7 p.m. on Dec. 16. “I am ready to go out into the world to accomplish more things, with the education and skills I have…
Erika Wilhite Published: December 7, 2005 Last November the Wesley Foundation established a club at PJC, a youth ministry sponsored by Cokesbury United Methodist Church. Initially there were only a few students involved, said Sheila Feltner, the club’s director, but “God has blessed our efforts as we have grown to nearly 25 students.” The club’s…
Heather Adams Published: November 9, 2005 Baptist Collegiate Ministries hosted Schmack, an annual cookout with music and prizes, on Oct. 26. It was a good turnout for the group with approximately 490 students coming to get a free hamburger and to listen to the music from Takin Back, a local band. Tony Olesky, director of…
Lucretia Brown Published: November 9, 2005 Students and instructors who wish for their small children to have a head start in education may want to sign them up for enrollment in the PJC Child Development Center, according to Director Sheila Banks. Camp Fire USA PJC Child Development Center is a learning based facility. There is…
Lindsay Spencer and Matt Brown Published: October 12, 2005 Quick quiz: If you were asked to meet at the Baars Building on the PJC Pensacola campus, would you know what building that was? If you said it was building 1, you would know exactly where to go. Most of the buildings on campus have names…
Ashley Carter Published: October 12, 2005 Want to party retro style? The PJC Foundation is throwing an alumni and friends celebration party to commemorate past alumni, and to bring together current students with past students. It’s from 7 to 10 p.m. on Oct. 22 in the Lou Ross gymnasium on the Pensacola campus. The celebration…
Trenton Willnecker Published: October 12, 2005 The PJC Gymnastics Program is back on its feet after almost a year long hiatus because of Hurricane Ivan. Last September when the storm hit PJC, the gymnasium on Pensacola campus was hit just as hard as the gymnastics program that was housed inside. “$120,000 of equipment was damaged…
Matt Foster Published: October 12, 2005 The cheering, sold-out, Ashmore auditorium on the Pensacola campus played host to the “FLY Dance Company” which performed on Saturday, Oct. 8th. FLY, listed on their website as an “all-male group of street dancers,” is an innovative contemporary dance troupe that merges everything from hip-hop to classical music with…
By Lindsey Luker Published on February 13, 2008 Anime fanatics now have a place to meet, watch and discuss anime. A few weeks ago, the PJC Anime Club was assembled. Anime is a type of animation originating from Japan. The artwork is breathtakingly vivid and the themes are often futuristic or sci-fi. “Anime is explosions,”…
Published on January 8, 2008 Pensacola Junior College is presenting the Switzer Distinguished Artists exhibit which began on Jan. 21 and will be continued to be showed through March 14 at the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts gallery, Building 15 on the Pensacola campus. The honored artists are photographer Jerry Uelsmann and digital…
Kristin Martin By traveling the country one job at a time and having a different job each week, Daniel Seddiqui is “living the map.” Seddiqui is a 26-year-old California native who graduated from the University of Southern California with an economics degree, but no life direction as far as a permanent career goes. Although he…
Kristin Martin Click here to see photos of Del Sherburne. You won’t find many 24-year-olds with as much responsibility on their shoulders as Del Sherburne. The Pensacola Junior College pre-engineering student must balance his school work, a landscaping business and his job as a volunteer firefighter for the Ferry Pass Volunteer Fire Department, which serves…
Daniel Rubin Published: February 18 2004 When Joe Clayton, CEO of Sirius satellite radio, talks about what’s next for his company, it’s easy to see why traditional broadcasters are listening carefully. Starting in August, the service that’s playing catch-up to market leader XM Radio will air every NFL game, live. By year’s end, subscribers, who…
James Hagan Published: February 18 2004 In the past 10 years, interest in food preparation and management in this country has exploded. “The Food Network,” has 24-hour programming of cooking, food-oriented shows such as “Emeril” and “Iron Chef” abound and TV shows such as NBC’s “The Restaurant,” show the inner workings of a New York…
Cynthia Munoz Oct 11 2006 12:00AM Colors on top of colors, fluttering dresses, flirtatious kisses, and gritos of “Viva M‚xico!” took over the Ashmore Auditorium Friday night, when the ballet Gran Folklorico de Mexico twirled its way in. On Oct. 6, the Ashmore Auditorium hosted Mexico City’s “Mexican Ambassadors of Song and Dance” ballet Gran…
Kathy Manweiler – McClatchy Newspapers Sep 27 2006 12:00AM WICHITA, Kan. – Did you work out today? No? Don’t bother racking your brain for an excuse. If you don’t feel like exercising, just admit it – or get over it. The staff at your gym truly does not want to hear that you can’t work…
Harry Jackson Jr. – St. Louis Post-Dispatch Sep 27 2006 12:00AM Here are some of the mistakes that Keath Hausher, owner of Shark Fitness, a boot camp training company, and other folks who teach exercise and physical rehabilitation say they see: Starting a core-concentrated fitness program without knowing what you need to do or what…
Heather Madden Sep 27 2006 12:00AM Before he changed his habits, Thomas Hale, 19, skipped breakfast for a cup of coffee. Between classes he would indulge in the powdered donuts at the snack machines, and for lunch he enjoyed cheeseburgers and fries. Pumped full of soda and carbohydrates all day, he would go to both…
Lindsey Chavers Sep 27 2006 12:00AM The Gulf South History and Humanities Conference will be hosted this year by PJC, the only community college represented in the Gulf South History Association. The conference will take place at the Hilton Garden Inn on Pensacola Beach, Oct 5-7. Admission is $20 for students and $35 for general…
Gina Nespoli Sep 27 2006 12:00AM On Sept. 20, Pensacola Junior College hosted “Relating, Dating, and Mating.” The presentation was about healthy relationships with family, friends, and that special someone. Ellen Gootblatt, a nationally known speaker, spoke sternly to her audience. Her main motto to the audience was to treat themselves well and make themselves…
Lindsey Chavers and Ricky Di Sep 27 2006 12:00AM The Math Labs on PJC’s three campuses, Pensacola, Milton and Warrington, offer a valuable resource to students: the resource of knowledge. The Math Labs see roughly 50 to 100 students per day, according to Clarence Manns, Math Lab Supervisor for Pensacola campus. “We offer pretty much…
Cynthia Munoz Sep 27 2006 12:00AM The members of PJC’s cosmetology department want to make their fellow students look fantastic. According to Francesca Dodge, vice president of the cosmetology club, the cosmetology department offers the same services found in a retail salon. “We do just about everything,” said Dodge. “Haircuts, perms, color, deep condition, nails,…
Morgan Cole Sep 27 2006 12:00AM This fall the criminal justice programs have moved from the history, language and philosophy department to the department of behavioral sciences. Along with the many choices already available in the behavioral science category, the new transition will give any student the opportunity to take Introduction to Criminal Justice (CCJ1020)…
Jennifer Rich-Neal Sep 27 2006 12:00AM Thanks to textbooks, Web sites, and Hollywood, most Americans have a general impression of the endeavors our country went through during the World War II era. However, these sources of information are not as dear as the testimonies of the patrons of WWII. Experiences that can be shared verbally…
By Jessica Brown Published on January 8 , 2008 Plans are in the works to move Pensacola Junior College’s Learning Resource Center into the Student Life Center in late 2008 in order to accommodate renovations to the LRC. The LRC will be housed in the Student Center until the spring of 2009, when the renovations…
By Kristin Martin Published on January 8, 2008 Gossip, entertainment and school woes are the common conversation heard among students in the Student Center. Although most students claim to “not know anything about politics”, they still have their opinions on what they do know. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama seem to receive the most attention…
By Melynda Griffin Published on December 5, 2007 The Academic Computing labs, more commonly known as the computer labs, are a valuable resource to PJC students. Warrington’s computer lab, located in Building 3100, Room 3142, on the PJC Warrington campus always has several computers available. These computers are equipped with the latest Microsoft Office software…
Published on November 21, 2007 The Pensacola Junior College Lyceum series proudly presents classical guitarist William Kanengiser. He performs 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, at the Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, Building 8. Recognized as one of America’s most brilliant guitarists, Kanengiser has developed a unique repertoire for his instrument, ranging from dazzling arrangements of Mozart,…
By Dondwani Baines Published on November 21, 2007 In 2004, PJC revised its philosophy and strategic goals statements to emphasize a commitment to learning-centered instruction. Todd Neuman, learning centered college coordinator, said, “A Learning Centered College measures success by measuring and assessing the amount of learning that is occurring.” PJC is putting this emphasis on…
By Kristin Martin Published on November 21, 2007 Gossip, entertainment and school woes is the common conversation heard among students in the Student Center. Although most students claim to “not know anything about politics”, they still have their opinions on what they do know. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama seem to receive the most attention…
By Diana Poist Published on November 21, 2007 PJC students who have yet to decide upon a career path might find the results of a recently released survey by global staffing company Manpower, Inc., worth a look. Recently released results of an annual talent shortage survey of 2,407 U.S. employers show that the top three…
By Shelley Austin Published on November 21, 2007 “Helping Make Dreams a Reality.” That’s The PJC Foundation’s motto, and it is doing all it can to live up to it. Established in 1965, Pensacola Junior College Foundation is a private non-profit tax deductible corporation. The Foundation encourages, solicits, receives and administers gifts and bequests of…
By Shelley Austin Published on November 7, 2007 Two combined PJC classes of about 60 students listened attentively to what Movement for Change guest speakers Leroy Boyd, Jeffrey Humbles, and Francis Tolbert had to say about the death of Martin Lee Anderson. On Tuesday, Oct. 30, students in Mr. Bill Fisher’s African American Literature class…
By Joshua Encinias Published on November 7, 2007 Dr. Patrick Rowe, Pensacola Junior College professor, is preserving art history one illustration at a time. Recently retired from his 27-year summer job excavating Etruscan artifacts in Italy, Rowe has run his hands through enough Italian dirt to know what it takes to preserve artifacts, and now…
Sahara Locke Sep 11 2006 12:00AM For about the past eight years, PJC staff, faculty and students have been using a program called WebCT. But, by next year that program will make way for a new system called Angel. The purpose of such a program, according to Dr. Bill Waters, director of distributed learning, is…
By Diana Poist Published on November 7, 2007 Sometimes, in the wee hours of the morning when PJC night security guard Mike Nelson arrives to make his rounds, a little girl is peering out the window. Other times he finds the professor keeping watch over a deserted hallway. After nine years Nelson is well acquainted…
By Lance Hayes Published on November 7, 2007 Abortion. Euthanasia. Stem cell research. In vitro fertilization. Drug testing. Organ donation. Cloning. Embryo research. What do these issues have in common? All of the above issues, and hundreds more, are part of the larger concept of bioethics, a field of study concerned with the ethical and…
By Lorrain Ogan Published on November 7, 2007 On Nov. 13, about 80 students among three classes will not be attending their normal classroom settings or even be learning their usual material. Instead, these students will be involved in Mix It Up Day, sponsored by the Teaching Tolerance division of the Southern Poverty Law center…
By Nathan Deen Published on October 24, 2007 As part of getting involved with community events, the PJC women’s basketball team volunteered to participate in the Miracle League of Pensacola this year. The Miracle League gives mentally and/or physically disabled people of all ages, though most are children, a chance to play the sport of…
By Michael Rutschky Published on October 24, 2007 Governor Charles Crist has recently signed a bill that will increase the tuition for students of PJC starting in the spring semester. The bill calls for a 5% tuition increase, which adds up to about $3 per credit hour. The bill also calls for a 4% budget…
By Rachel Worth Published on October 24, 2007 In order to ensure the quality of interaction between students and teachers, PJC students complete a “Pensacola Junior College Student Rating of Instruction Form” in many of their classes. These forms are used to gather information from the students, and to personally evaluate each student’s reaction to…
By Trenton Willnecker Published on October 24, 2007 The sun hits your face as your alarm clock goes off at 6:45 in the morning, just enough time to get a shower and get to class at 7:30 a.m. But this isn’t high school. No, this is college. In spring 2007, PJC implemented a new schedule,…
By Lindsey Luker Published on October 24, 2007 Tuition for 12 college credit hours: $800. Books that will only be read for one semester and won’t be bought back: $600. Pens, pencils, paper, and other “odds and ends” for school: $100. Having someone help you pay for it: Priceless. With all the stresses that come…
By Dondwani Baines Published on October 24, 2007 To illustrate the importance of mathematics in other courses and in real world situations, PJC is now offering “linked courses.” Vicki Schell, the district academic department head of mathematics, explained that linked courses are two courses from different departments, programs or disciplines that will share students and…
By Joshua Encinias Published on October 24, 2007 This semester PJC implemented a new means of financial aid disbursement. The new program is called the PJC OneCard. It is used for financial aid returns, money from dropped classes and optional banking. Advertising for the card went on for months leading up to its inception, yet…
By Diana Poist Published on October 24, 2007 On Halloween night theater and arts department adjunct Mike Coleman is planning a sleepover. It’s going to be sort of like a backyard camp out complete with sleeping bags, flashlights and favorite snacks. But, instead of sleeping in a tent the campers will be at the Ashmore…
By Joshua Encinias Published on October 24, 2007 The recently reopened PJC Planetarium will have free showings of “Nightwalk” tomorrow and Wednesday at 9:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., and 12:00 p.m. each day. “Nightwalk” is a 6 minute, Halloween themed demo projected from Digistar, the planetarium’s laser program. The show was developed in 1996…
By Lindsey Luker Published on October 24, 2007 Fridays at PJC are not as quiet as the typical, Monday-Thursday student would expect. After visiting the Pensacola campus on a Friday, one soon realizes that many students come here on Friday to either attend class or catch up on assignments. Who exactly attends class on Friday…
By Matt Brown Published on October 24, 2007 Is there a troll inside of you just waiting to get out? Do you feel that your friends completely lack the skills to put you in “checkmate”? Are you ready to pass “Go” and collect $200? If this sounds like you, then you’re ideal for the PJC…
By Nathan Deen Published on October 10, 2007 The PJC baseball team has gotten off to a good start thus far in the fall exhibition season. The Pirates only loss was a 1-0 affair at the hands of conference rival Chipola during an invitational tournament. PJC followed that loss with three consecutive shutouts. Their first…
By Katie Coseo Published on October 10, 2007 Out on the field in the afternoon sun, football practice is in session. The women’s flag football team is up and running for another season and the players are as excited as ever. “I love it,” said Jana Williams, a PJC sophomore and second-year player. Any women…
By Joshua Encinias Published on October 10, 2007 There have been several vehicle burglaries lately on the Pensacola campus. All burglaries occurred in area near the track/pool/gym (Lot 9). In each case, vehicle windows were broken out and purses were taken. The burglaries occurred in both daylight and at night. Contact PJC Police if you…
By Joshua Encinias Published on October 10, 2007 Alpha Beta Gamma at PJC is participating in Make A Difference Day to re-stock the pantry shelves at the Ronald McDonald House of Northwest Florida. The mission of the Ronald McDonald House of Northwest Florida is to be the best Home-Away-From-Homer for children and families of children…
By Diana Poist Published on October 10, 2007 In Building 6, next to the Testing Center on the Pensacola campus of PJC, is an office that Rachelle Burns likes to refer to as a “one-stop shop.” Burns is director of Student Support Services, one of seven Department of Education TRIO programs targeting at-risk college students. …
by Lorraine Organ Published on October 10, 2007 The sand is pure white, the water is a clear emerald color, and the sunlight is reflecting off of the crashing waves. That is enough to marvel at. Perhaps you would like to go for a swim. Suddenly, you come across a few surfers who are feeling…
by Brenda Savage Published on October 10, 2007 Last year, PJC began offering students personal e-mail accounts. This semester, Pirate Mail has become the primary method PJC uses to communicate with students. Pirate mail is an email account automatically created for each PJC student enrolled in college credit courses. Pirate mail is a fast, efficient…
Kristen Bailey Published: September 28, 2005 Complimenting their glazed doughnuts and hot coffee with jazz music and blue skies, students and faculty of PJC gathered yesterday in the gazebo at a small reception celebrating the Literary Roundtable’s newly published literary magazine, Issue. Former writers and artists for the magazine, as well as newcomers to the…
Monica Moody Published: September 28, 2005 Dressing for a night out is nothing like it used to be. The ever-changing rules that dictate fashion trends could easily leave you passed-out on your bedroom floor with a spinning headache and nothing to wear. So, after hours of careful research and countless sleepless nights spent hunched over…
Kristen Bailey Published: September 28, 2005 Composed of more than 400 varied pieces covering all possible art mediums, PJC’s art department has been formulating PJC’s Permanent Collection for more than 30 years. “When I was hired in 1974, the charge was to create a professional art exhibition for the department and the college,” Allan Peterson,…
Rachel Strehlow Published: September 28, 2005 Cast members have been chosen for the Pensacola Junior College performance of the classic play “The King and I” which will be presented Nov. 11 to 13 at the Ashmore Auditorium on the Pensacola campus. Benjamin Ayers has been cast as the King of Siam and Jennifer DelGallo-Taylor will…
Matt Foster Published: September 14, 2005 Michael Garret, a respected author and Stephen King’s first editor, visited the Pensacola Campus recently to teach some creative writing classes. All of the courses were designed to compliment one another. In one of his classes, “How to Become a Published Author,” Garret shared what he considered to be…
Moria Dailey Published: September 14, 2005 Christian students at PJC now have a place to seek support and guidance. The relatively new chapter of national organization Intervarsity Christian Fellowship is welcoming students with open arms. The chapter was started in March, 2005. The chapter is headed by student president Anthony Lee, as well as co-advisors…
Monica Moody Published: September 14, 2005 “I’ve spent most of my life surfing, the rest I’ve wasted.” -Unknown. The PJC Surf Club is out to increase membership and spread the love. Along with the start of a new semester here at PJC comes a new fresh-faced freshman crowd. “We want any and all freshman. We…
Cynthia Munoz Sep 11 2006 12:00AM PJC has gone wireless! PJC has created a state-of the-art wireless system to cater to the needs of the Pensacola, Warrington, and Milton campuses. Pensacola Junior College is now the host of the largest Cisco wireless system in Northwest Florida. The system is set to help a number of…
Gina Nespoli Sep 11 2006 12:00AM Summer has come and gone. For incoming freshman and returning students at PJC, choices you are faced with can seem a bit overwhelming. Coming into a new environment with fewer friends then you are used to is not the easiest thing to deal with. Clubs are a great way…
Melissa Brown Sep 11 2006 12:00AM On Sept. 5, Pensacola residents approved what some termed a controversial plan to build a public waterfront park just south of City Hall. In an e-mail interview, Miller Caldwell, of Caldwell Associates Architects and a Bush-appointed PJC Board of Trustees member, offered his history with the project and insights…
Sep 11 2006 12:00AM Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for community college scholars, is currently accepting new members. Phi Theta Kappa is dedicated to promoting scholarship, leadership, service and fellowship among honor students at two-year schools around the world. PTK is recognized by the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges as the…
Sahara Locke Sep 11 2006 12:00AM The upcoming College Fair 2006 waits to begin the next chapter of a series of highly successful yearly events, according to Saundra Colville of Career Connections. The event takes place over a period of two days: 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sept. 11. at the Jean and Paul…
Sep 11 2006 12:00AM In an effort to control some of the paper volume across campus, City Waste has placed 96 gallon containers throughout the campuses. These bins are only for paper goods – no trash allowed. Cardboard boxes may also be recycled. Pick ups will be every Thursday and bins are located in Buildings …
Heather Madden Sep 11 2006 12:00AM Every school morning Beth Gindl, a 19-year old student at PJC, wakes up an extra 20 minutes early to arrive on the Pensacola PJC campus 30 minutes before her first class — enough time to find a parking spot and arrive in class on-time. Gindl is not the only…
Heather Madden Published: September 11, 2006 Every school morning Beth Gindl, a 19-year old student at PJC, wakes up an extra 20 minutes early to arrive on the Pensacola PJC campus 30 minutes before her first class — enough time to find a parking spot and arrive in class on-time. Gindl is not the only…
Michael Colonna Published: August 23, 2005 Have you ever wondered why it is we’re here? Do our lives have a purpose? Is there a blueprint for humanity or are we completely free and alone to make of ourselves what we will? Is there a god? Are there moral absolutes? What is truth? What is government’s…
Josh Wilks Published: January 21 2004 She’s the first to admit she’s a talker. But the talent of effectively communicating with all kinds of people has led PJC student and alumnae Rosalynn Bates down the path to places she never thought she’d go. In her tiny cubicle in the Milton Community Center on Byrom Street,…
Brain McLellan Published: March 30 2005 The latest craze around the Lou Ross Center is the newest championship-caliber team. The PJC crochet team has started the season with a 4-2 record, and is scheduled to begin conference play on April 20 against Chipola at 4:20 p.m in the Lou Ross Center. “It’s definitely doing much…
OfCorsair Village Idiot VS OfCorsair Slave Writer Publlished: March 30 2005 Hilary Duff is a good role model for girls Hilary Duff provides an example for young girls to follow. Unlike her counterpart, Miss Lindsay Lohan, Hilary still holds an innocence about her that just is not found in today’s pop princesses. While the likes…
Moria Daily Published: March 30 2005 The Robinson Scholars Reading Room, commonly known as “the Honors Room,” is now the meeting place for The Zeemhoneats, a fascist underground organization that is rumored to be planning an overthrow at PJC. The organization’s notorious leader, Byron von Tripp, stated that the group is interested in helping PJC…
Josh Wilks Published: January 21, 2004 She’s the first to admit she’s a talker. But the talent of effectively communicating with all kinds of people has led PJC student and alumnae Rosalynn Bates down the path to places she never thought she’d go. In her tiny cubicle in the Milton Community Center on Byrom Street,…
James Hagen Published: December 5, 2003 I’ve come to a horrifying realization. In this 24-hour entertainment culture we live in, where everyone has their 15 minutes of fame, everyone in this country is famous, except me. Well, it certainly seems that way. Featured on the cover of People magazine this week was “Bachelorette” star Trista…
Kristin Martin Published: November 26, 2008 Pensacola Junior College could implement an emergency text-messaging system by the end of this semester, said Dr. James Martin, vice president of Student Services. That means when an emergency strikes on or around campus, students and faculty immediately will receive a text message notifying them of what’s happening and…
Danica Spears Published: October 29, 2008 The common sounds of runny noses, sneezes, and congested coughs are in full swing among many college students during the late fall and early winter seasons. Simple hygiene, like washing your hands after using the bathroom, may be the cure for the majority of common colds that are unknowingly…
Kristin Martin Published: October 29, 2008 An increasing number of students are using their laptop computers during classes for typing in-class notes and connecting to the Internet. “It’s really grown,” said John Atkins, economics professor, about the use of laptops in his classes over the past few years. He said about 20 percent of students…
Sarah Thompson Published: October 29, 2008 Sustainability is a word heard often at PJC this semester, as the college kicks off a two-year, district-wide project related to environmental and economic sustainability. With the assistance of a task force and a website, instructors have developed a number of activities in many different subjects. Mike Will, PJC…
Katie Coseo Published: October 29, 2008 PJC Board of Trustees, along with PJC president, Dr. Ed Meadows, were called into session at 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 21 at the McMillan Auditorium on the Warrington campus. Dr. Gonzalez, interim vice president for instructional affairs, presented two articulation agreements for board approval – with the University of…
Wynonia Barrows Published: Sunday, October 5, 2008 Emily Mahood, coordinator of Student Activities, left PJC on Sept. 25, after she was offered a job as the coordinator of Student Development at the Art Institute of Atlanta. “In the last 5 years, I’ve felt like I’ve become a part of this big PJC family, and it…
Kimberly Sweetman Published: Monday, September 22, 2008 People across the world are crying for a greener society, but what does that mean to us? What does that mean to the PJC student? How can we help to make a greener world when some of us can’t even decide what major to select? The faculty at…
Katie Coseo Santa Rosa County Lifeguard Ambulance Services donated an ambulance for the PJC Paramedic and EMS programs. The Lifeguard service is owned by Deborah and John Roche who service Santa Rosa County. “John called and asked, ‘What can we do for your program?’” explained Sandy Hartley, the department chairman of Dental and Emergency Services.…
From Staff Reports Published: Monday, August 25, 2008 On June 1, Dr. Edward Meadows took office as PJC’s president. The Corsair’s Tom Moody recently had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Meadows for an interview to discuss the start of his career at PJC. Q. Why did you choose to come to PJC? A.…
Troy Lambert Published: Monday, August 25, 2008 The start of this new fall semester marks the one year anniversary of the newly reformed Literary Roundtable. For those unfamiliar with the club, Literary Roundtable is a literary club dedicated to publishing the written and visual artwork of PJC students and now for the first time is…
From Staff Reports Published: Thursday, September 18, 2008 Updated: Thursday, October 2, 2008 8/15/08 Non-student stole $111.90 worth of books from PJC Bookstore. Restitution was made to bookstore, no arrest, warned against trespassing on all PJC campuses. Case closed. 8/15/08 Grounds Compound on the Warrington campus- chain link fence cut, padlock removed from gas pump,…
Shelley Austin Published: Tuesday, August 5, 2008 At 20,000 square feet, it’s the second largest salon in all of Northwest Florida. It caters to more than 100 customers a week and continues to grow its clientele simply from word of mouth. It’s not your typical hair salon. All services are done by students. For more than 30 years…
Katie Coseo Published: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Many students on Warrington campus know Wallace Carter Jr. is not a person you can easily lose in a crowd with a height of 6’ 9” and a police uniform. But those who knew him a year ago wouldn’t recognize him now, because he has lost over 216…
Katie Coseo Published: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 Ebonwood Community Center hosted a health fair on Oct. 18 for the nearby community and PJC students from the Warrington campus. Students from the dental assisting, licensed practical nursing (LPN) and registered nursing (RN) programs participated in educating citizens on the importance of blood pressure, diabetes awareness and…
Katie Coseo Published: Friday, October 17, 2008 Under the fall sun with PJC’s colors covering picnic tables, the Student Government Association at the Warrington campus hosted the Fall Fling. Students were welcomed to join and enjoy a free meal served by Pirates Cove. “We’ve provided for every major event since we started,” explained Morgan Rosas,…
Katie Coseo Published: Sunday, October 5, 2008 Students with wagging tails, hanging tongues and the occasional slobber make one class on the Warrington campus an interesting one. Puppy Kindergarten and Dog Obedience classes are now being offered at the Warrington campus through the Continuing Education program. Each of the classes is divided according to the…
Katie Coseo Published: Friday, September 26, 2008 The Medical Explorers are not doctors or mad scientists looking for the new and exciting in medical science, but are high school students from Escambia County who are interested in learning more about the medical field. The first Medical Explorers meeting was held on the evening of Sept.…
Katie Coseo Published: Tuesday, September 9, 2008 A car fire broke out at the Warrington Campus outside the Student Center Building at around 10:55 a.m. Sept. 9 before the scheduled 60th anniversary luncheon with Dr. Meadows. Campus police were on the scene before firefighters arrived. Officer Wallace Carter, who is also a student and Warrington…
Katie Coseo Published: Monday, September 22, 2008 Warrington campus students were given the opportunity to attend a tobacco intervention, Sept. 17, in the Student Affairs building. Sara Harrison, Youth Tobacco Program specialist for West Florida’s Area Health Education Centers (AHEC), held the presentation, which gave tips persuading caregivers to talk to their patients about their…
Katie Coseo Published: Monday, September 22, 2008 Students on the Warrington campus will have an opportunity to “dunk a cop,” 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sept. 23, in the parking lot of building 3300. “[The Student Government Association] is going to help support the Bucks for Books Scholarship that’s to aid students who can’t pay…
Shelley Austin Published: Monday, August 25, 2008 More than 100 new teachers have entered the workforce over the past three years thanks to PJC’s Educator Preparation Institute (EPI). Established in 2005, the institute is for people who already have a bachelor’s degree but are not certified to teach in the public schools. Instead of enrolling…
