Meg Murphy Published: April 28 2004 It has been almost a year since the construction of WSRE’s new performing arts studio first began. Although members of the critically acclaimed television station have long been anticipating the completion of the arena, many PJC students are just beginning to take notice. WSRE-TV is a public television station that has been airing since...
The Corsair is the student press at Pensacola State College.
Student wins ad campaign
Lisa Cobb Published: April 28 2004 The artwork is detailed, imaginative, and compelling. According to Brenda Bischoff, director of Pensacola Earth Day, that is exactly what the 10-member Pensacola Earth Day Committee was looking for when they approached PJC’s Graphic Design Instructor Mark Hopkins for a student ad campaign for Earth Day. “We wanted the artwork to catch the attention...
Part-time professors perform demanding work for low pay
Joshua Wilks Published: April 28 2004 Always on the go and traveling from place to place for work, an adjunct college professor’s life sometimes might seem like that of a migrant farm worker — demanding, low-paying and ceaselessly insecure. Teaching everything from how to write a five-paragraph essay to understanding the writings of Plato, adjunct professors teach in every subject...
Champs vs. Chumps
Joe Elder Published: April 13 2004 <b>The Champs</b> <b>1.</b> UAB. They deserve all the recognition they can get for defeating No. 1 seeded Kentucky in the NCAA tournament. What a great game. <b>2.</b> The Pensacola Ice Pilots. They’re in the playoffs and were able to pull out a win on Saturday to keep themselves alive. <b>3.</b>The Detroit Tigers. They lost...
Wheelchair basketball enables a PJC Student
Jacqui Alegria Published: April 13 2004 As the end of the day creeps near and the sun begins to set on a long day of school, work, and errands, many of us look forward to an evening of blissful vegetation. We want nothing more than to collapse into the sofa and be done with the exhausting day. But around the...
‘Ben Hur,’ done that
Joe Elder Published: April 13 2004 As sports editor, I have noticed that attendance has been slumping at PJC sporting events. This trend is troubling to all sporting geeks like myself. With that in mind, I have stumbled upon a new sport that just might have PJC students doing the wave and wearing face paint again. There is no doubt...
Pirate’s Pena sets sights on next season
Joe Elder Published: April 13 2004 Despite a 13-17 record last year, Lady Pirates volleyball coach Pete Pena is still very proud of his team for their efforts. “A record doesn’t always measure a team’s ability,” he said. Character was the main part of last year’s team, Pena said, and he hopes that this year’s team will display the same...
Mel Gibson wants us to feel
Brandi Gottlieb Published: April 13 2004 Blood. Betrayal. Affliction. Hope. Inspiration. Love. These are elements that can make us “feel.” “I want to inspire and make people feel,” said Mel Gibson of his film, “The Passion of the Christ,” during his ABC primetime interview with Diane Sawyer. While watching Gibson’s shocking, extreme, over-the-edge passion depictions, many across the nation, including...
Milton SGA wins in national competition
James Hagan Published: April 13 2004 The Milton Student Government Association (SGA) was awarded second place for community colleges in “Florida Leader” magazine’s annual “Best Student Government” competition. Finishing behind Miami Dade College-Wolfson, the SGA was praised by the magazine for not only boosting membership by 500 percent over the past year, but also for starting workshops on topics such...
College to select 12 ambassadors
Jim Ellis Published: April 13 2004 PJC is accepting applications from students to serve as official college ambassadors next year. Everyone who applies must fill out an application, submit an essay and have a letter of recommendation from a faculty or staff member. Possible candidates are selected for an interview. Once a student is chosen as an ambassador, he or...