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...
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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...
Rituals and superstitions alive for PJC athletes
Corey Reese Published: March 29, 2006 Using the same bat, using the same glove, not stepping on the chalk lines. These are all superstitions and rituals that are common place in baseball, even with PJC’s baseball team. The rituals and superstitions start the day before a game for the Pirates. “The day before the game we let the game’s starting...
The new face of journalism at PJC
Melissa Brown Published: March 29, 2006 Where do you get the majority of your news? Do you rely primarily on the printed newspaper, or is the Internet your main newsgathering hub? In this age of media evolution, more and more people are turning to the web for news and information, and PJC’s Corsair is right in step with the changing...
Late fees waived during National Library Week
Melissa Brown Published: March 29, 2006 Freedom. It’s a blessing Americans champion for. And it’s a privilege Pensacola LRC librarian Charlotte Sweeney says our library has to offer. “We’re libraries – we believe in free,” Sweeney said. Evidence of this belief is the LRC’s policy of forgiving library fines for overdue materials during National Library Week, which this year is...
More lies told in phone conversations than in e-mail
Dawn Baird Published: March 29, 2006 Dr. Jeff Hancock gave an engaging talk on when, where, and how people lie online on March 21 on the PJC’s Pensacola campus. An assistant professor at Cornell University’s technical communications department, Hancock is currently working on developing systems to detect deception online. ÿAccording to the Federal Trade Commission, reports of Internet-related fraud currently...
“Rally in Tally” addresses important issues
Moria Dailey Published: March 29, 2006 Rain may have dampened the ground outside, but it couldn’t dampen the spirits and drive of the Florida Junior Community College’s Student Government Association (FJCCSGA) members gathered in Tallahassee on March 23. SGA members from each of Florida’s 28 community colleges’ campuses had gathered in Tallahassee the day before the rally for a FJCCSGA...
Identity theft ring operating from PJC counseling center
Yonit Shames Published: March 29 2006 Concerns about student privacy at the Student Center’s counseling area peaked yesterday when police confirmed that an identity theft ring has been stealing student information for use in vegetable farming brochures. Chief of Police Geraldo Fordo said in a statement yesterday that as many as 20 victims have been targeted by the fraud ring...
Behind The Storm: Katrina Exclusive
Sahara Locke Published: March 29, 2006 Everyone has heard of people who were addicted to something, whether it was drugs, alcohol, shopping or whatever else they felt that they were incapable of stopping. But often overlooked an addiction of another form, an addiction that affects so many people at one time in a matter of a few moments, an addiction...
Beware of the azaleas
Melissa Brown Published: March 29, 2006 An unnamed English instructor reported apparent illegal activities on the Pensacola campus Monday evening. PJC Police Officer Michael Jackson stated the instructor called campus police at 4:27 p.m. concerned about noises in the azaleas outside her office window. The following is a transcript of the call. PJC Police: “Campus Police, this is Officer Jackson.”...