Lindsey Chavers Lindsey Chavers Published: October 11, 2006 The PJC baseball team defeated Gulf Coast Community College Sunday, Oct. 1, with a 4-2 win. The Pirates scored all four runs in an eventful third inning, which ended in a Gulf Coast double play. An error in the fifth inning at first base gave Gulf Coast Community College two runs. But...
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Big time racing coming to the Gulf Coast
Brent Scott Published: October 11, 2006 Last month’s announcement of plans to build a racetrack in the Gulf Coast area that will more than likely host NASCAR events was music to the ears of many PJC students who follow the series. On Sept. 12, Gulf Coast Entertainment, LLC, announced plans to build a major motor sports facility at one of...
Working for the silver lining
Jennifer Rich-Neal Published: October 11, 2006 Anyone who has ever lost someone close to them knows the feeling of emptiness that follows. Last year, I lost my mother very suddenly to pnuemonia. It is obvious that I would miss her; she was my mom. However, after she died, I realized that more was missing than I thought. My mother’s side...
Our View: Parenting comes first
Published: October 11, 2006 As many know, a former Corsair staffer was convicted for viewing child pornography. Many of the Corsair employees are parents as well as students, and this event definitely shook up the office morale. The job of parenting is one that comes first and foremost in the lives of many PJC students and staff. The idea that...
Audio: Joe Roberts comes to PJC
Ricky Di Published: October 11, 2006 On October 10, Joe Roberts dropped by the PJC Student Center to chat with students about his campaign. Studnets got to know Roberts and hear about the issues he plans to address. Corsair Editor-in-Chief, Jennifer Rich-Neal, sat down with Roberts to further discuss these issues.
The Corsair wins state student press top award
Published: October 11, 2006 The Corsair garnered top honors and “Issue” was runner-up in the Florida Community College Press Association General Excellence awards Oct. 13 in Ft. Lauderdale. The Corsair has won the award 13 of 16 years. The Corsair also placed in 17 of 18 categories, with first place in eight. The newspaper did not submit an entry in...
Bluegrass bands bring music to Milton
Heather Madden Published: October 11, 2006 On Saturday, Sept. 30, the Milton campus was packed with melodious sounds and concertgoers for the Gulf Coast Bluegrass Music Association’s Fall Bluegrass Day. The show was hosted by the association and the PJC Alpha Beta Gamma Business Honor Society. People of all ages attended to enjoy the tunes of Sawgrass Revival, Southern Sounds,...
‘South Pacific’ casting wraps up, rehearsal begins
Jennifer Rich-Neal Published: October 11, 2006 The casting of “South Pacific” has ended and rehearsals are now underway. “The auditions were very competitive and we had to turn away many,” Rodney Whatley, director of theatre, said of the casting process. A total of 65 hopefuls turned out to audition for parts in “South Pacific” and the final casting was rounded...
Ex-Corsair staffer sentenced
Melissa Brown Published: October 11, 2006 Former Corsair sports editor Brian Nephi McLellan, 20, was sentenced Oct. 5 to nearly a year in jail and sexual offender status stemming from an arrest last July on eight counts of third degree felony with “possession of [a] photograph of [a] sexual performance by a child.” McLellan originally pleaded not guilty in October...
Schedule changes to begin in January
Regina Kent Published: October 11, 2006 Starting in January, PJC students at all locations will have the opportunity to enjoy three day weekends, every weekend. Instead of 50 minute Monday, Wednesday, Friday classes, students will have the opportunity to take 90 minute Monday and Wednesday classes. “We realized before Ivan and Dennis hit that a majority of our students were...