Joshua Wilks Published: August 23 2004 For someone who thinks the only way to volunteer in his or her community is working in a soup kitchen, Emily Mahood could prove otherwise.  Mahood, the new volunteer coordinator and activities specialist at PJC, is working carefully to link students to volunteer opportunities that suit their interests and career goals. “We can find...

Jim Ellis Published: August 23 2004 Students who have a love for nature and conservation are finding other students who share their passion in the Outdoor Club on the Milton campus. ÿ The Outdoor Club is not just for those students with a strong science background. Club president Joe Elder, an English major, decided to get involved after having adviser...

Joshua Wilks Published: August 23 2004 For more than 35 years, Professor Randall Broxton has been doing what he believes he was meant to do, teaching history.  For Broxton, a history teacher on the Pensacola campus, history is not only a profession, it’s an obsession.  It is this obsession that led him to pursue a career in history, as well...

Sarah Bahari Published August 23 2004 FORT WORTH, Texas — On a busy weeknight, Travis the bouncer stood protectively at the doorway of The Library, a popular bar in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. His job sounds simple enough: Keep underage drinkers out. But it’s not always easy. On a busy night, about 10 fake identification cards pass through his hands....

Joshua Wilks Published August 23 2004 Although hurricanes are among the most destructive and deadly of all natural disasters, they always provide the most amount of warning before striking.  As the storm swirls and residents crowd to the grocery stores, you can be prepared in advanced.  The following information, collected from the American Red Cross disaster preparedness Web site, explains...

Staff Reporters Published August 23 2004 The burden of rebuilding after a hurricane always has a high price tag.  This is no exception for victims of Hurricane Charley in Central and South Florida.  As Charley cut his path of destruction through Central and South Florida in mid-August, employees at other state community colleges, including Edison, Seminole, Valencia and South Florida...

Karalee Miller Published: August 23 2004 The first real test for most college students isn’t in the classroom. It’s figuring out how to turn those cramped dorm rooms into something they can call home. Sure, schools throw in a couple of desks and bunk beds, but students are left to their own devices to create a stylish and comfortable haven...

Staff Reporters Published: August 23 2004 Gerald McKenzie, an attorney at the law firm of McKenzie & Allen, has been elected chairman of the Pensacola Junior College district board of trustees for the 2004-2005 school year. McKenzie replaces Carol Carlan, who served as the PJC board chairwoman for two years. Dona Usry, a homemaker and community volunteer, has been elected...

Lisa Green Published: Auguest 23 2004 There are some people who equate success with winning, and there are those who do not. This past summer, Samuel Bearman, a local attorney in Pensacola and former PJC Booster Club member, along with Booster Club member Clyde Anderson, asked the Board of Trustees to adopt a policy that would ensure “that the men’s...