Corey Reese Published: February 8, 2006 The PJC men’s basketball team took on Gulf Coast CC at the Lou Ross Center on Wednesday earning a victory 78-71 over the undermanned Commodores. The injury riddled Commodores fielded only six players for the game but were scrappy and hung around with the Pirates. Phil Wallace lead the Pirate attack with 23 points...
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Lady Pirates push #2 Team to brink in OT
Corey Reese Published: February 8, 2006 The PJC Lady Pirate basketball team took on the #2 Junior College team in the nation in Gulf Coast CC pushing them to overtime but eventually losing 80-77 Ida Edwards had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Ronke Allen had 15 points and Shontel Johnson added 12 points as the Lady Pirates...
Super Bowl Not So Super
Corey Reese Published: February 8, 2006 Super Bowl XL was hyped up as all the past Super Bowls have been, and as always the game didn’t live up to the hype. The game seemed stagnant with neither team ever really gaining momentum for long periods of time. Questionable calls by the referees might have affected the outcome. Even the commercials...
Softball team looking forward to season
Corey Reese Published: February 8, 2006 The PJC Lady Pirate Softball team is gearing up for another season in the Panhandle Conference. Ninth year Coach Brenda Pena leads a young, ambitious team this year, returning only two sophomores, Holley Joyner and Amanda Leggett. “I am really looking to my two sophomores to lead this team this year,” Pena said. Leggett...
Students not aware of intramural activities
Eric Schnell Published: February 8, 2006 Most students rush home or to work after classes, unaware that a variety of intramural activities are open to them. But for those who played sports in high school or just want to stay in shape, the program fulfills that passion. The program has for the most part, any sport a student would want...
FYI: Transferring to a four year college
Published: February 8, 2006 Transferring to a four year college can be confusing for students who don’t understand the process. Collegeboard.com has advice for students that will hopefully make the transfer process easier. Step 1: Learn about the transfer program. Transfer programs at community colleges prepare you to enter a university as a junior. They generally require three types of...
Do what you love and the money will come
Niko Castillo and Moria Dailey Published: February 8, 2006 Only 50.7 percent of college graduates are satisfied with their current career, reports a recent study performed by the Consumer Research Center for the Conference Board in New York.ÿ If this continues, that means half of us are destined to work merely for paychecks and not personal satisfaction.ÿ Find your passion....
Cheap Tricks
Moria Dailey Published: February 8, 2006 It’s Valentine’s Day soon; some of you may want to do something nice for a significant other. Others of you may be required to. Either way, here are some tips for the poor and kind. As I am not horribly romantically inclined, I asked a friend who happens to be a rather romantic schmuck...
Student volunteering makes a difference
Ayla Brooks Published: February 8, 2006 “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” -Dr. Seuss in the Lorax Why do students volunteer? ÿThere is no money in it. It adds more stress to an already busy schedule. Why would anyone want to do that?ÿWell, they volunteer for various reasons. On...
Our View: Protesters have no place at funerals
Published: February 8, 2006 As many of you might know, Coretta Scott King died Jan. 31. King, the widow of celebrated civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., was renowned worldwide as an activist in her own right. Though many mourn her passing, there are people who choose instead to picket the funeral of such a celebrated and respected woman....