Sahara Locke Published: April 12, 2006 If you have visited the PJC Web site since returning from Spring Break, you have noticed that a transformation has taken place: a new look, a new feel, a new style, and a new mode of navigation throughout the site. The new Web site and its accompanying Spyglass have been made the official representatives...
The Corsair is the student press at Pensacola State College.
Current PJC student runs for mayor
Moria Dailey Published: April 12, 2006 Myspace.com, the networking Web site that has been on the tip of everyone’s tongue and subject of multiple newspaper articles, now has a new use. Byron Tripp is using the Web site to “get the word out” about his mayoral campaign. Tripp, 24, is majoring in general studies at PJC and will graduate in...
Beakers or wetsuits?
Yonit Shames Published: April 12, 2006 Ask a student what he or she has done at PJC, and you’ll probably receive the usual, less-than-enthusiastic responses: “I’ve studied for college algebra tests,” “I’ve written three English papers,” or “I’ve memorized the names of all of Europe’s kings.” But if you’re lucky, you just might come across one of the 17 students...
Blind, but not to ambition
Pamela Griswold Published: April 12, 2006 Lucretia Brown, 31, is a journalism student unlike any other. Like many students, Brown is close to finishing her degree. Like many journalists, she voices her opinions and seeks opportunities to inform the public of the world that surrounds them. Unlike the rest of the student population, Brown is blind. When asked about her...
State funded program determined to improve literacy
Kristen Bailey Published: April 12, 2006 The Adult Base Education program is opening doors for students in pursuit of a higher education. The program allows students to attend free classes, with flexible course schedules, in order to obtain their GED or a state issued diploma. Additionally, the ABE program provides classes for students who are learning English as a second...
Taking back the night remembers abuse victims
Erika Wilhite Published: April 12, 2006 On April 6 the University of West Florida hosted Take Back the Night, the largest event of Sexual Abuse Awareness Week. A barbecue dinner took place on Cannon Green; live local bands played throughout the evening, punctuated by guest speakers, including PJC president Tom Delaino and UWF provost Sandra Flake. The speeches were part...
Student Honors Exhibition outdoes itself again
Michael Rutschky Published: April 12, 2006 Every year faculty from the Visual Arts Department’s studio art courses receive submissions from their students of work to be presented in the annual student exhibition. This year the department has decided on more than 270 works of art that will be honored and appreciated at this year’s show, which will run from April...
Movies you have to see before you die
Published: April 12, 2006 Why you should see this movie: You should see Fear and Loathing because it’s awesome; but beyond that, Fear and Loathing has an amazing cast (Johnny Depp, Gary Busey, Benicio Del Toro, Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers fame, etc). It’s basically the ultimate drug movie, as well; it involves a suitcase full of nearly every...
PJC loses slugfest
Corey Reese Published: March 29, 2006 PJC’s baseball team took on Florida’s #1 Junior College baseball team in Gulf Coast on Sunday April 2, losing 14-12. Nick Francis went 5-5 with 3 runs and Brandon Hamilton had 4 RBI’s to lead the Pirate offense. Nick Pressley allowed 8 runs in 3 innings to head the pitching troubles of PJC. Trouble...
At least I got one thing right in March
Corey Reese Published: March 29, 2006 March Madness has been just that – madness. Three ‘Cinderella’ teams – Wichita State, George Mason and Bradley – and teams like Michigan State, Syracuse, and Iowa going out in the first round have turned my bracket to confetti. I can, at least, say that I got one thing right. Duke was bounced out...