Lindsey Chavers Published: November 8, 2006 The PJC men’s basketball team is now 5-0 with a win over Alabama Southern Community College Thursday night, 76-71. In the last 45 seconds of the game, the Eagles were only 3 points down and had possession of the ball. A foul and 40 seconds later, a steal from freshman Lasha Parghalava gave the...
The Corsair is the student press at Pensacola State College.
Men’s basketball team overcomes EOCC
Lindsey Chavers Published: November 8, 2006 Keeping with the current trend of success, the PJC men’s basketball team (4-0) defeated Enterprise Ozark Community College Monday night, 81-68. The EOCC Weevils took an early lead, but the Pirates quickly caught up. Both teams exhibited very aggressive defenses. But PJC pushed through and took the lead, 8-7, with 9 minutes left in...
Lady Pirates devastate Lady Dolphins
Lindsey Chavers Published: November 8, 2006 The PJC women’s basketball team dominated Delgado Community College Monday, 104-39. The Lady Pirates jumped to an early lead, which they held for the entire game. They were 29 points up before the Lady Dolphins could make their first point. PJC ended the first half 50-10. The second half started and ended much the...
Youth indebtedness on the rise
Sahara Locke Published: November 8, 2006 According to a study provided by Debtsmart.com, more than 83 percent of undergraduate students have at least one credit card. The average student credit card balance is $2,347. That is a statement that perhaps would not have been proven true by the same teenagers’ parents and grandparents in their day but hasnow made its...
New courses and programs debut this spring
Brent Scott Published: November 8, 2006 When registration for the spring term begins Nov. 6, students will find several new classes and programs along with changes to some existing ones. The new electrical and carpentry programs begun this fall will continue this spring term. Both of the new programs are headed by Bob Pierce, director of information technology programs. In...
Plasma mania
Heather Madden Published: November 8, 2006 On a visit to the Pensacola campus Student Center, you may have noticed the huge cords hanging from the ceiling. You may have also heard the rumor that televisions are coming to the student center. The rumor was not just a rumor. Those cords are for three 50-inch plasma televisions that are scheduled to...
Lady Pirates end season at state tournament
Lindsey Chavers Published: November 8, 2006 The PJC volleyball team ended the season with a heartbreaking elimination from the state tournament Nov. 2 to 4 in Winter Haven. In the first game of the tournament, the Lady Pirates lost to the Lady Hawks of Hillsborough Community College, 30-21, 30-19 and 30-16. “We seemed sluggish and tentative and that surprised me,”...
Shagadelic Eats: green chicken enchiladas
Melissa Brown Published: Noember 8, 2006 After 2004’s Hurricane Ivan ripped off our roof and destroyed most of our belongings, my fianc‚e, son and I drove to Texas to stay with my childhood family that’s scattered across the state. Our first stop was my brother Jim’s house in the hills of Austin. I grew up on the Mexican border in...
Video game vixens clash in global battle
Ricky Di Published: November 8, 2006 Are you an attractive young woman who enjoys playing video games? Yeah, I thought not. No.no wait! Don’t leave! Are you an attractive young woman who would like to win $1000 and a trip to Mexico and wouldn’t mind learning how to play and pretending to like video games for a few days? Well,...
Vultures: A mouse among elephants
Michael Rutschky Published: November 6, 2006 Since the start of the semester and my first column, I have received numerous compliments from people all over campus who enjoy “Vultures.” I don’t know where these people stand politically or who they voted for, but I value every one of them as readers regardless. My column is not about soapboxing, it’s about...