by Paul Smith The Nobel Peace Prize was recently awarded to President Obama, which immediately sent the right-wing up in arms, bemoaning that the award was bestowed undeservedly. However, what Obama’s critics fail to realize is that the Nobel Peace Prize is largely a trivial empty gesture, one which has been given out many times over the years to undeserved...
How to Fight Collegiate Stressors
by Christopher Banks, paramedic and PJC nursing student Now with midterms behind us, rarely is there a sense of a downhill side to the semester. More often than not, the last half of the semester can feel as if a “final” boulder is being hurled wildly out of control down our mountain of books, notes, and handouts. Collegiate stressors, without...
PJC’s basketball coaches run conference in Lou Ross Center
JESSICA MILUS The Corsair PJC’s basketball coaches are looking forward to a great basketball season. Head coach of the men’s basketball team, Paul Swanson, is excited for this year’s team. He has 10 new scholarship players and believes this year’s new players are the most he’s ever had at one time. “This is going to be a tremendous challenge,” said...
Seminar explains Swine Flu pandemic
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 public on swine flu and...
The Wizard of Oz celebrates 70th anniversary
by Wade Manns Back in 1900, L. Frank Baum released his timeless children’s masterpiece, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Over 100 years, many sequels, and many adaptations later, the 1939 movie version, simply called The Wizard of Oz, is still the most popular rendition of Baum’s classic. In September, that venerable movie celebrated its 70th anniversary with a re-release, including...
Murder suspect possibly on UWF campus
Kay Forrest – The Corsair Police are trying to catch a murder suspect in the woods by the UWF campus. The entire UWF campus is on lock down until further notice. Students are told not to leave their classrooms. All buildings are being locked, and vehicles searched as they leave campus. All night classes have been canceled. The suspect, Bruce...
Sound of Music auditions generate excitement
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 Monday and Tuesday night. The...
Health Care Forum sets the record straight
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 Performance Studio at PJC for...
Lost items sold at PJC Found Property Auction
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 located on each item, the...
Art students demonstrate skills with chalk drawing
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 of 20 in the class,”...