Published: April 26, 2006 Headlines like “Gas Prices Rise to Record Highs” have hit the stands far too many times to count in the past year. In other words, it’s just old news. People should be past the complaining stage and be thinking of ways to reduce our oil dependency, but it seems that every time it gets to the...
The Corsair is the student press at Pensacola State College.
‘No Child Left Behind Act’ actually hinders childrens’ educations instead of assissting
Yonit Shames Published: April 26, 2006 Since its controversial enactment in 2001, the No Child Left Behind Act has had several years to start bringing schools to “adequate yearly progress,” which is supposed to be accomplished by the year 2014. But recently, the media has been abuzz with news that a loophole in the act allows schools to discount the...
Relationships require less frivolity, more unconditional love
Denilson Porto Published: April 26, 2006 In a typical fairytale there is a beautiful maiden who, through her adventures, ends up in some kind of distress. She may be locked up in some tower, under some curse, or just in need of someone to love her unconditionally and share in her endeavors. But sooner or later, a dashing young hero,...
Listen to the bumper stickers once in a while
Erika Wilhite Published: April 26, 2006 A bumper sticker once informed me that if I ignored my rights they would go away. I didn’t truly believe it then, but I do now. We are not, of course, constitutionally granted the right to cheap gas prices. In a capitalist society the government has no authority to regulate business. Ah, but when...
Bright Futures Medallion Scholars in luck
Moria Dailey Published: April 26, 2006 Recent Florida legislation brings good news for Bright Futures Medallion Scholars. Florida legislatures passed House Bill 5005, which grants Bright Futures Medallion Scholars, the second level of Bright Futures, 100 percent paid tuition and fees at community colleges. Medallion Scholars previously received only 75 percent paid tuition and fees, and will continue to receive...
Final budget proves cuts only a worry
Moria Dailey Published: April 26, 2006 “The legislature did a great job for the community college system,” Tom Delaino, PJC president, said of the budget that was decided upon by the Florida Senate and House of Representatives. As mentioned in an article in the April 26 issue of The Corsair, PJC officials were concerned with the college’s allocation of funding...
PJC goes wireless
Published: April 26, 2006 Pensacola Junior College now offers students, faculty and staff Internet and Intranet wireless communications. With partners Wave Net of Pensacola and Cisco Systems Inc., PJC has installed a state-of-the-art wireless system across the Pensacola, Warrington and Milton campuses, and the Downtown Center. Currently, PJC has the largest Cisco wireless system in Northwest Florida and is poised...
Criminal Justice program sponsors victims’ rights expo
Published: April 26, 2006 “Strength in Unity” is the theme at this year’s victims’ rights expo to be conducted April 28 at PJC’s Pensacola Campus. The event, sponsored by PJC’s Criminal Justice program, in partnership with Trauma Intervention Programs, the University of West Florida, and the Northwest Florida Victim Services Coalition, will be conducted from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m....
Visual arts to upgrade lab computers, ready in fall
Michael Rutschky Published: April 12, 2006 During a meeting with PJC administration several weeks ago, the visual arts faculty was given a green light to upgrade the lab in room 1540 of the visual arts building. The computers that comprise the lab now are more than five years old. Spiros Zachos, computer graphics professor for the visual arts department, was...
Phi Theta Kappa Student Excellence Awards 2006 winners
Published: April 26, 2006 DEPARTMENT SCHOLARS Edwin N. Daniels, Eddie Heath, Sarah Sears*, Finna Clay, Deanna Neal, Frederick Robinson, Yonit Shames*, Erika Wilhite, Matthew Worden*, Ashley Gibson, Mina Ilia, John Maher III, Tracy Stafford PROGRAM SCHOLARS Vicki Albritton, Raymond Carroll*, Jeffrey Sanderson, Janice Shine*, David Graves, James Mueller, Loi Tang Nguyen, Rachael Moyer, Cathalene Babineaux, Megan Hays, Pamela Zobava*, Sharon...