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 many journalists are trying to...

Same court, different sport
I’ve always heard buried treasure is found where “X” marks the spot, but finding a head basketball coach on a volleyball court sounds a bit more farfetched. However, PJC athletic director Bill Hamilton did just that, filling the men’s basketball head coaching vacancy with current Pirate volleyball coach Pete Pena. Now, if you know nothing about Pena, your first...
Award-winning author comes to PJC
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… But he never learned to...
Pensacola campus offers motorcycle safety course
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 are April 8, 15, 22...

The Corsair is covering NASA: Alan Poindexter
Commander Alan Poindexter is a 1983 PJC graduate who will lead the STS-131 mission to the International Space Station aboard space shuttle Discovery. Poindexter earned his wings at NAS Pensacola in 1988. He is married to former Lisa A. Pfeiffer of Gulf Breeze and has two children. Selected by NASA in June 1998, He reported for training in August 1998....
More credits mean more fees
Madelain Tigano–The Corsair Thinking about changing your major? You might be penalized for that decision under a new state law that went into effect this school year. The Florida Legislature passed a 2009 state law (FS 1009.286) stating that students who enter a community college or state university for the first time in the 2009-2010 academic year, and thereafter, will...
Burton delivers a 3-D ‘Alice’
Jeremy Torres – The Corsair Tim Burton’s new 3-D version of “Alice in Wonderland” is absolutely visually dazzling. This is the sequel to the 1951 Disney film of the same name that featured characters whose purpose was to tease, puzzle, and torment a young girl named Alice. “What a child’s film,” I thought of the Disney version. However, Burton’s new...
Find your career at Medical Expo
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, Health Services Management, Nursing, EMT/Paramedic...

Pete Pena is PJC’s new basketball coach
Pensacola Junior College selects one of its own, Pete Pena, to head the men’s basketball program. He replaces head coach Paul Swanson, who stepped down March 11. “We are glad to announce the hiring of Pete Pena as the new men’s basketball coach,” said PJC Athletic Director Bill Hamilton. “Although Pete is not really ‘new,’ his duties will be, as...
Glenn Beck is a dangerous unhinged moron
Paul Smith – The Corsair Conservative talk-show host Glenn Beck has quickly become a rising a star on the Fox News channel. And it’s not hard to see why: he’s a very skilled entertainer. He knows how to rile up a crowd with an act that’s equal parts carnival clown as well as dopey, red-faced mad prophet. However, the meteoric...