by Dana Whitten – The Corsair On Feb. 5, the Artel art gallery, at 505 South Adams St., hosted a most unique show accepting all types of work from various artists. They called it “The Neo Realistic Abstract Expressionistic Romantic Modern Surrealistic Impressionistic Show.” The exhibit runs until March 5 and the gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10...
Lights, camera, Ricky: ‘From Paris with Love’
by Richard Barlow – The Corsair “A truly wonderful thing about cinema is that it is an art form that serves as a medium by which any and all other art forms can be displayed. However, it is the mastery, and more importantly the blend of these art forms that determines the quality of the film.” -Richard Barlow The preceding...
2k Games releases the ‘BioShock’ series
by Wade Manns – The Corsair Genre: First-person shooter/adventure Rating: M (for violence, blood, gore and strong language) In the field of video games, few settings serve as effective dystopias like the Rapture of the BioShock series. This underwater city was founded by the wealthy industrialist Andrew Ryan, a staunch objectivist who believed that mankind should be free to pursue...
SSA hosts benefit for suicide prevention
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 Seeds of Hope Music and...
The Man behind the PJC Microphone
Wade Manns–The Corsair He’s one of the loudest voices in the PJC sports community — literally. Robbie Harvey, 26, is stadium announcer at the Hartsell Arena for the Pensacola Junior College womens’ and mens’ basketball games. It’s his job to make sure the crowd is pumped up for the Pirates and Lady Pirates. He’s really enthusiastic when the Pirates score,...
Studio Amped Continues to Impress for third week with the Modern Eldorados
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 down from the ceiling. However,...
PJC’s WSRE worried about ‘confident’ bill passing through the Senate
Nick Alford–The Corsair A bill has been introduced to the Florida Legislature that could take funding from PJC’s own WSRE, along with the other 13 PBS stations in the state of Florida. The bill, dubbed HB 175 to the House and SB 472 to the Senate, is an amendment to the Florida statute that allows for funding to all educational...
Time to end corporate rule
by Paul Smith -The Corsair Last semester I wrote a piece for The Corsair warning of the dangers that could befall this great nation if the Supreme Court case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission was decided the wrong way. I forewarned that this case could open the floodgates for corporations to spend unlimited sums of cash to drown our...
Chipola Indians vs. PJC Pirates
Chipola Indians vs. PJC Pirates