Ashley Porter Published: January 24, 2006 Freedom Writers, starring Hilary Swank, is about a first time teacher taking a risk and teaching the un-teachable in a school surrounded by gang violence in Long Beach, Calif. The film was based on the inspirational true story about a group of kids that overcame great obstacles and learned to get along with one...
The Corsair is the student press at Pensacola State College.
Caution wet floor
Published: January 24, 2006 Water, tissue paper all over the floor, stains and smells are all things to expect from most of the PJC restrooms. However, there are a few who are able to somehow maintain a clean environment. Some examples are the music department (building 8), the art department (building 15), the business department (building 10), cosmetology department (building...
Does Uncle Sam want YOU?
Rachel Strehlow Published: January 24, 2006 As people hear rumors about the war in Iraq on a daily basis, some of them worry that a draft is coming soon. Will college students be drafted? Will brothers and boyfriends and friends of yours soon be drafted if there aren’t enough volunteer soldiers to go to the Middle East? Will “you” be...
WiIliam Clover and the Endowed Chair
Michael Rutschky Published: January 24, 2006 Schmoozing. Did I spell that right? The art of making your way around a room. I’ve never been good at it but I’m better than I was. It’s something you either pull off, or you just wind up walking around the room with that awkward feeling of being there, but not “really” being there. ...
12th Annual multicultural job fair set for February
Leilani Alim Published: January 24, 2006 As a student, trying to find a job can quickly turn into an arduous task. Trying to fit in the time to travel from employer to employer in between classes can become extremely hectic. Finding employment should not be that difficult. There is an easier way for students to look at prospective employers. From...
Competition for your brain: PJC hosts regional math tournament
Lindsey Chavers Published: January 24, 2006 Having to do math on a weekend, with no calculators, would not even be an option for most people. But for the 400 high school and middle school students who attended the Region 1 Mu Alpha Theta math tournament at the PJC Milton Campus on Jan. 13, it was a different story. “I think...
Overdue renovations made to PJC Health Center
Katie Coseo Published: January 24, 2006 There are boxes stacked up against the wall that have yet to be unpacked in the lobby of the Pensacola campus clinic. But the news is that there is a lobby at all. “This used to be all outside,” RN Judy Harrington said. The clinic, run by Harrington, has been long overdue for a...
New Board of Trustees members possible
Ricky Di Williams Published: January 24, 2006 Governor Charlie Crist withdrew 283 gubernatorial appointments when he took office a couple of weeks ago. Four of the names on the withdrawal docket are members of PJC’s Board of Trustees; Chairwoman Dona Usry, Celeste Norris, Deidre Young, and Harry Miller Caldwell. The other five members, Vincent R. Andry, Carol Carlan, Gerald McKenzie,...
Walking the Plank-Lorenzo Knight
Lindsey Chavers Published: January 24, 2006 This week Lorenzo Knight walked the plank. Listen to find out his favorite Jello and other secrets.
Kenya dig it? PJC’s African adventure
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 the opportunity of a lifetime....