Madelain Tigano The Corsair Pensacola Junior College has funded a safe learning community for 60 years, and in 1996 it established it’s very own police department. PJC, Tallahassee Community College, and Santé Fe Community College are the only community colleges in Florida to have their own police departments. Today, PJC’s police department is home to more than 18 employees. The...
The Corsair is the student press at Pensacola State College.
Suspect arrested in campus sexual assault case
By Danica Spears PJC police arrested a man late April 24 they think sexually assaulted a PJC female student April 22 in the women’s restroom of Building 1 on the Pensacola campus. Jaworski Lee Simmons, 28, was arrested by Escambia County deputies after several female students, including the victim, identified him as the man who approached them on April 22....
Gaming – Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead by Valve Genre: First-Person Shooter Rating: Mature (Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Language) Release: 11/18/08 The concept of the Zombie Apocalypse has been fodder for many movies and video games, and this most recent one draws from several inspirations to create a wonderful and very fun experience. Through four campaigns made up of five maps each, you’ll...
PJC police nab suspects in campus attempted rape
A suspect is in custody after a report of an attempted rape at PJC’s Pensacola Campus today. At about 1 p.m., Dr. James Martin received a call from the PJC Police Department informing him of an attempted rape on campus. The alleged crime occurred in building 1 in the women’s restroom. As Martin was sending alerts to campus employees and...
PJC student satisfaction survey now online
PJC is interested in your experiences at Pensacola Junior College. Please click on the link below and take a few minutes to indicate your level of satisfaction with a variety of service areas throughout the college. The survey will be open through Friday, April 24. https://www.pjc.edu/studentsurvey/
Gaming – Spore
Spore, by Electronic Arts Rated E10+ for animated blood, comic mischief, and fantasy violence. Genre: simulation/strategy/action. Release: 09/07/08 Imagine a game in which you could manipulate every aspect of life, from the tiniest cell to a space-faring species, all in a few dozen hours. Spore allows you to do that. You begin as said Cell (everything that you control in...
PJC preps for citizenship test
-Ashley Thompson- Pensacola Junior College is offering a free, six-week prep class for those who are eligible to take the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services test. Nearly 1.2 million people legally immigrant to the United States every year according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. “The process to become an American citizen can often be a long one...
PJC’s Student Job Services helps with unemployment
-Ashley Thompson- Pensacola Junior College’s Student Job Services (SJS) offers students an opportunity to explore and prepare for life outside of college. Any person who is currently enrolled or has ever attended PJC can use the services offered to find a job. SJS offers assistance building a resume and posting a resume online for potential employers to view. The website,...
Tea Party Protests Brew Nonsense
by Paul Smith On April 15, “tax day,” I drove by University Mall in Pensacola where I saw a handful of people holding protest signs. I steered closer to get a better view only to realize what looked like a handful was actually throngs of hundreds of people carrying signs, some of which read “Obama is not the Messiah!” and...
Movies – Knowing
Knowing, by Escape Artists and Summit Entertainment Starring Nicolas Cage Rated PG-13 for disaster sequences, disturbing images and brief strong language. Genre: Disaster Thriller If someone were suddenly whispering to you something that you were compelled to write down, that you could not immediately discern, what would be your reaction? It would probably be to do so, as quickly and...