Melissa Howard Published: April 12, 2006 Have you ever awakened to a younger brother or sister screaming at the top of their lungs? Living with a bad roommate can be just as bothersome. When choosing a roommate, there are many factors that need to be taken into consideration. At PJC, regular students don’t have the option of living in a...
City does nothing to obstruct daycare near toxic dump
Published: April 12, 2006 Pensacola residents aren’t strangers to environmental threats. The city is the home of several Environmental Protection Agency Superfund sites, and as the Pensacola News Journal reported in 2005, it is also home to three of the 226 Superfund sites nationwide that are still polluting groundwater. One of these, the Escambia Treating Company site on Palafox Street,...
Floaters drain state’s, other students’ resources
Yonit Shames Published: April 12, 2006 As in many community colleges across the state, PJC is full of them: the “floaters.” All of us know at least one, if we’re not guilty parties ourselves. These are the community college students who have already completed Associate in Arts degree requirements, but who “float” at PJC, taking advantage of the low tuition,...
Pensacola honored by a visit from former Polish president
Bob Roberts Published: April 12, 2006 On March 31, inside the University of West Florida’s Field House, a diverse crowd gathered to hear a lecture given by former President of Poland and founder of Solidarity, Lech Walesa. It was an event of unprecedented importance, not only for the University, but also for Pensacola as a community. The turnout was enormous,...
Excess credit hours bill shortchanges education
Erika Wilhite Published: April 12, 2006 Ehh. Eeehhh. That is the sound my brain made when I found out about Senate Bill 246 – also known as Senator Lee Constantine’s “Excess Credit Hours” bill. I prefer to call it the War on Education. (If George W. Bush is permitted to declare wars on abstract nouns, so am I.) But maybe...
Retiring Lieutenant speaks about 36 years of service to PJC
Published: June 4, 2009 Lt. Gordon Melton The PJC Police Department was formed July 1, 1973. I started work on the midnight shift on July 23, 1973. I worked 10 pm until 6 am. When the College changed from a Security Department to a Police Department, each officer was required to have Florida Police Standards and Training, or as we...
Apartment hunting in Pensacola a challenge
Erika Wilhite Published: April 12, 2006 Going to college and moving out of your parents’ house sound like they ought to be synchronized events. But with the current economy and the shortage of cheap, student-friendly housing in Pensacola, many students are choosing to spend their college years at home with mom and dad. But if you absolutely have to get...
Cranes for Kids
Gina Nespoli Published: April 12, 2006 In honor of April being “Child Abuse Prevention Month” the state-wide Guardian ad Litem program is raising awareness with origami cranes. Each crane is made with a special wish inside, such as wishing a child a stable home; something most children in these programs do not have. Rosemary Ash, the founder of the “Cranes...
Online classes are a viable option for busy students
Michael Rutschky Published: April 12, 2006 PJC has offered distance learning courses via the Internet since 2004 as an alternative for people who cannot consistently attend classes on campus. Students can register for courses on PJC’s website. Currently eCoast offers about 60 different courses that allow students to earn an A.A. in either business or general studies. Students that wish...
Inductees accepted from five junior colleges nationwide
Sahara Locke Published: April 12, 2006 PJC welcomed the newest members of Kappa Delta Pi on April 4. The chapter society recognized and renowned for its commitment to honoring and acknowledging the future teachers of the country opened its doors for only the second time in PJC history to allow the college to host the initiations. The landmark event, which...