Dawn Baird Published: February 22, 2006 SPRING BREAK HISTORY Just how did this whole party tradition get started? Spring break’s roots can be traced back to ancient Greek and Roman rituals. According to hotelstravel.com’s newsletter, before the rise of Christianity, young men and women welcomed back spring the season of fertility and rejuvenation with yearly rituals. That tradition still exists...
The Corsair is the student press at Pensacola State College.
Department head responds to Hosty case
Published: February 22, 2006 The Court’s decision [not to allow an appeal of a ruling that permits censorship of student media] is very bad news for those who value a free student press. It will be tempting for colleges to impose restrictions on reporting that doesn’t please the powers-that-be-or that prohibit so-called offensive material. Colleges-like businesses and governments-are often more...
College marketing looks for new success stories
Melissa Brown Published: February 22, 2006 Have you ever dreamed of seeing your face on a billboard? With the help of PJC’s student testimonial program that dream may be fulfilled. In an effort to evolve the program, students are invited to offer their personal PJC success story for use in a variety of media. PJC Marketing Director Elizabeth Hewey says...
PJC student dies in three-car collision on I-10
Brandi Snodgrass Published: February 22, 2006 “He will always be in our hearts” -Debbie Chestang. PJC student Braden Bowers, 18, was killed in a car accident Feb. 16. The accident, which occurred around 3:50 p.m., took place on I-10. Bowers was traveling eastbound when a van pulled into his lane causing him to veer to the left to avoid a...
Money in, money out
Michael Rutschky Published: February 22, 2006 This year PJC plans to spend more than $48.4 million to maintain its operations. In order for the school to organize its funds and plan for the upcoming fiscal year, the faculty must decide upon an operating budget. The budget itself is compiled by various areas of the administration, such as planning, fiscal resources,...
Supreme court declines to hear college newspaper censorship case
Erika Wilhite Published: February 22, 2006 On Feb. 21, 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal in the case of Hosty v. Carter, which questions the authority of a college or university’s administrators to censor any form of student speech, such as a newspaper, publishing articles critical of the school or its administrators. The Court’s refusal is...
College can’t keep pace with technology needs
Michael Rutschky Published: February 22, 2006 The use of personal computers in educational environments has gone from being beneficial to practically essential. PJC has 2,500 PCs across all the campuses. In certain areas, such as the visual arts department, personal computers play a very large role in the curriculum. If those computers were to fall beneath the standards of the...
Softball is universal language
Jamie Dickerson Published: February 22, 2006 Once upon a time, in a land far, far, away, one woman found herself in a different world. She found herself mixed in with a different kind of people, a different land, different kinds of food, and a different style of life. None of this mattered to her, however, as long as she could...
Career Night makes its daytime premiere
Brandi Snodgrass Published: February 22, 2006 The first ever Career Day for high school seniors was held at PJC on Feb. 17. Hosted by the career and technical education student resources program, the event was a big change from the usual Career Nights that have been held on campus for the last five years. Barbara Wall, the technical preparation coordinator...
First ‘College Goal Sunday’ a success
Sahara Locke Published: February 22, 2006 For the first time since, well, possibly ever, students willingly came to school on a weekend. The reason for the momentous occasion? It wasn’t a football game, or basketball game; it actually was an opportunity for those students to learn something outside of a classroom setting. For the first time in the event’s 12-year...