Published: January 25, 2006 There was hardly a blip on the newsreel last week when the Commerce Department announced that the United States trade deficit had dropped to $64.2 billion- the first time in eight months that the deficit with China decreased. This was because that little spark of good news was completely overshadowed by the gargantuan U.S. national debt,...
The Corsair is the student press at Pensacola State College.
Pharmacists should not refuse to fill contraceptive scripts.
Brooke Martin Published: January 25, 2006 control.ÿSeven years later, in 1972, the US Supreme Court ruled that unmarried couples could use birth control as well in Eisenstadt vs. Baird. Organizations since then have dedicated themselves to helping women make informed decisions about their reproductive health through counseling and providing access to contraceptive methods, and they have reduced the number of...
California gun ban law misses the mark
Erika Wilhite Published: January 25, 2006 Last November, San Francisco held a popular vote and passed the nation’s strictest gun ban to date. The bill, Proposition H (I know, I know – what were they thinking?), bans both the sale of guns within the city limits as well as the ownership of any sort of firearm by any resident who...
Dr. Wooten hosts Saturn gaze at Warrington
Erika Wilhite Published: January 25, 2006 (Feb. 3) Tonight Dr. Wayne Wooten will host a star-gazing session at the Warrington Campus, focusing on the Cassini mission to Saturn and including a presentation on the same. Wooten says he expects upwards of 200 attendees. (Feb 7) Update: Becaues of the weather on the 3rd, said Wooten, “we did not get a...
PJC Men fall hard 94-75
Corey Reese Published: January 25, 2006 The PJC men’s basketball team took on Tallahassee College on Wednesday night at the Lou Ross Center, losing 94-75. Yarrish “Ya Ya” Hammons led the Pirates with 19 points and Clinton Kilbert added 11 points but could not lead the Pirates to victory The first half was close with both teams making mistakes and...
PJC Lady Pirates break losing streak with win
Corey Reese Published: January 25, 2006 The PJC Lady Pirates broke a 5 game losing streak Wednesday night with a 56-46 victory over Tallahassee at the Lou Ross Center. Ida Edwards and Shontel Johnson lead the Lady Pirates with 18 points each. Edwards added 6 rebounds and 3 steals. Vanashia Allen had 5 rebounds and 5 steals to lead the...
“The Jazz Story: African Roots, American Branches”
Erika Wilhite and Moria Dailey Published: January 25, 2006 On Saturday, January 21st, in PJC’s Hagler Auditorium, Dr. Charles Suhor presented “The Jazz Story: African Roots, American Branches” on the history of jazz. The event was co-sponsored by the African-American Heritage Society, the Black History Committee of Pensacola Junior College, and the Florida Humanities Council. Suhor, a noted Jazz historian...
Lily the Insomniac
Published: January 25, 2006 What is with all of this “buying” crap lately? I have bought a dog, fancy shoes, and a gym membership I don’t even need because my apartment comes with a gym. I did, however, buy something very useful this month. You can sleep in it, pee in it, and keep lots of booze in it. No,...
Senate raises student loan interest rates
Erika Wilhite and Moria Dailey Published: January 25, 2006 On December 21, 2005, the Senate voted to take $12.7 billion dollars out of the student loan program, the largest single cut in the program’s history. Rather than cutting lender subsidies, thereby minimizing the impact on students themselves, the bill will generate around 70 percent of its savings by raising the...
New art department head named
Michael Rutschky Published: January 25, 2006 The faculty of the Art Department has unanimously decided upon a replacement for former department head, Allan Peterson. Krist Lein, who was the chair of the art department at Shelton State College in Tuscaloosa, Ala., will fill the position at PJC at the end of the spring semester. “He’s truly interested, and wants to...