ANDREA MCMILLIAN The Corsair Pampering yourself is expensive! Usually, a manicure costs about $15-$20. The average massage starts at around $60. If you want a facial, be prepared to spend about $75. With times as difficult as these it’s hard to find enough money or time to squeeze in some pampering. Luckily, there’s the PJC Cosmetology Department. Located in building...
Protests at PJC’s free speech zone have chilled
ANDREA MCMILLIAN The Corsair PJC’s own free speech zone was once a lively place on campus. Though it doesn’t get much recognition now, the area is still available for use. It is located in the grassy, triangular area directly in front of the Student Center in building 5. In the past, the free speech zone was nicknamed “the stump”, because...
Walking the Plank
Bill Fisher walks the plank by answering the 20 Corsair questions. If you really like his answers leave a comment, and his answers may end up in the next issue of the newspaper. Q: What do you teach? A: African-American Literature and Humanities, American Literature, Composition II, Fiction Writing Q: How long have you been a teacher? A: 37 years...
Celebrated poet Donald Hall to visit PJC
Renowned poet Donald Hall is coming to PJC’s Pensacola campus on Sept. 17 and 18. Hall was the 14th United States Poet Laureate and this is the first time a former poet laureate has visited PJC. He will meet with students and others for an informal question-and-answer session at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17, in the Board Room in...
Trials HD, for Xbox 360
Trials HD, for Xbox 360 developed by RedLynx for Microsoft’s Xbox Live Arcade ESRB rating: T. by Wade Manns Trials HD doesn’t really have a story, but at its soul is competition. You compete with your friends that you’ve added through Xbox Live, as well as the thousands-strong whole of the Xbox Live community. Your goal is to ride motorcycles...
Disability Support Services: what I learned while volunteering this summer.
This summer I had an opportunity to volunteer at PJC’s Disability Support Services or otherwise known as DSS. The staff there welcomed me and showed me the many things that they can do for students. As a student of their services, I was already aware of many of their services, but this summer I learned much more. I learned of...
Inglourious Basterds
by Wade Manns Inglourious Basterds Directed by Quentin Tarantino Rating: R, for strong graphic violence, language, and brief sexuality. Length: 153 minutes. Tarantino has returned for his latest cinematic masterpiece, and it is quintessentially Tarantino. He’s taken the formula that he used so well in Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill and applied it to the World War II setting we...
Shadow Complex
By Wade Manns Shadow Complex by Epic Games, Chair Entertainment Genre: 2D action/exploration on a semi-3D field. Rating: T for Violence and Language. Incremental exploration has always been one of my favorite activities in video games. If you have played Super Metroid or any Castlevania game since Symphony of the Night, you know of what I speak. These games, whose...
Remember Atari?
by Wade Manns My first game console was the Atari 2600. It was around 1983 or 1984, when I was around four or five years old. My brother (who is about three years older than me) and I would gather around that storied box of wonders that connected to our television set and play several highly pixellated offerings, among them...
Walking the Plank
Rodney Whatley walks the plank by answering the 20 Corsair questions. If you really like his answers leave a comment, and his answers may end up in the next issue of the newspaper. Q: What do you teach? A: Introduction to Theatre, Acting I & II, Directing I, Rehearsal and Performance, Introduction to Acting, and Dramatic Literature Q: How long...