Ashley Porter Published: November 8, 2006 Stranger than Fiction starring Will Farrell, Emma Thomas and Maggie Gyllenhaal, is about a man named, Harold Crick, and the wrist watch that he dismisses as being an ordinary. Harold Crick is a very, very ordinary man who’s every step is calculated and time precisely by his wrist watch. Then one Wednesday he starts...
“Borat!” Movie Review
Ashley Porter Published: November 8, 2006 “Borat!: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” staring, Sacha Baron Cohen is an absolutely hilarious documentary style film about a journalist named Borat Sagdiyev. Borat is sent on an assignment to better the nation of Kazakhstan by documenting the ways of the American people. He starts out in New...
“Saw III” Movie Review: Out of ideas?
Cynthia Munoz Published: November 8, 2006 The trilogy has been hacking its way through the box office since the first film was released. The lip biting, face turning, eye shutting debut of “Saw III” opened in theaters on Oct. 27, with profits exceeding $33.6 million during its opening weekend. To “Saw” fans, it will be a great fantasy of acid...
The Factory: more than a coffee shop, a community
Heather Madden Published: November 8, 2006 Do you know that joke where someone walks into a bar and there is a Priest, Jewish man, and an Atheist woman? Well, the joke was not actually a joke. And the bar was actually a church and a coffee shop. The Factory church and coffee shop is a place where people of different...
Break into music industry with college education
Ernest Clemons Jr. Published: November 8, 2006 Many people want to start their own record label or business in the music industry but do not know what it takes to have a successful business. For some, attending college has helped. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University student Tuesday Donaldson, a junior majoring in Public Relations, has started her own company called...
Service learning serves up bonus features
Jennifer Rich-Neal Published: November 8, 2006 Through the service learning approach, a series of bonus features has been produced. Prior to each curtain call of the musical, the audience will be treated to a 10-minute presentation of various aspects surrounding the reality that was World War II. PJC students, faculty and patrons of WWII have worked together to bring forth...
Season ends for Lady Pirates
Lindsey Chavers Published: October 25, 2006 The PJC volleyball team was eliminated in the second game of the state tournament with a loss to St. Petersburg College on Friday, November 3, (30-26, 30-18, and 30-13), ending the season. The Lady Pirates started strong, but the lead slowly slipped from them in all three games. Mistakes by PJC and spectacular plays...
State tournament starts terribly for Lady Pirates
Lindsey Chavers Published: October 25, 2006 The PJC volleyball team lost a devastating match against Hillsborough Community College in Game 1 of the state tournament Thursday, Nov. 2. The first game started out promising, but the Lady Pirates quickly fell behind the Lady Hawks. The next two games followed the same pattern. “It’s been rare,” said Head Coach Pete Pena,...
Lady Pirates prepare for state
Lindsey Chavers Published: October 25, 2006 The Lady Pirates volleyball team has proven themselves so far. They have made it to the state tournament, which is being held in Lakeland Nov. 2-4. Last year, they were out after losing the first two matches. This year they hope to change that. “Last year they were all freshmen,” said Head Coach Pete...
Pirates defeated in cross-town match-up
Lindsey Chavers Published: October 25, 2006 The PJC baseball team made a strong, but failed, attempt to overcome UWF with a 5-2 loss, Wed., Oct. 18. With a less than average crowd and sporadic weather conditions, the Pirates were unable to surmount the Argos’ early lead. All five of UWF’s points came in the first inning. After pitcher Miguel Mejia...