Staff Reporters Published: March 24 2004 On March 8, political and environmental activist Winona LaDuke spoke at PJC in front of about a 1/3 full crowd at the Ashmore Auditorium on the Pensacola campus. That?s the typical number of people attending most speeches, performances and events at PJC. Such sparse crowds are an embarrassment. It sends the signals that with...
The Corsair is the student press at Pensacola State College.
Corrections
Staff Reporters Published: March 24 2004 The Spring Break calendar in the March 3 issue incorrectly stated a discount for college students. The Corsair regrets any inconvenience to the Gulf Breeze Zoo and PJC students. Also, the name of Associate Vice President for Institutional Diversity Gael Frazer was misspelled. The Corsair strives for accuracy and fairness in its reports. Readers...
Gay rights timeline (1885-2004)
Staff Reporters Published: March 24 2004 August 6, 1885 – The United Kingdom The British Parliament votes to make homosexual acts a criminal offense. 1930’s – Europe Adolf Hitler takes power and launches a campaign against Jews and other groups. Thousands of homosexuals are sent to concentration camps. Gay men are identified with pink triangles and lesbians are identified with...
News Briefs
Staff Reporters Published: March 24 2004 Milton campus holds health fair The Milton campus will host its sixth annual Health Fair from 8 a.m. – noon on March 24 at the Lifestyle Improvement and Fitness Education (L.I.F.E.) center. The L.I.F.E. center at the Milton campus provides instruction and state-of-the-art facilities for improving fitness and well-being. Thirty health organizations will be...
Extra registration session to be added
Staff Reporters Published: March 24 2004 Registration is set to kick off on April 26 and a new session in addition to the previous three sessions that are usually offered will be made available. Session C, the new session, will run from June 1- July 26. Fees must be paid for sessions A, B, and C on May 7 and...
Activists protest the Iraqi war
Joshua Wilks Published: March 24 2004 While hundreds of thousands of people rallied around the world March 20, protesting the U.S. presence in Iraq on the first anniversary of the war, about 40 to 60 protestors assembled across from the Federal Courthouse in Pensacola to express their anti-war beliefs, as well. The anti-war protest ranged from solemn to strident throughout...
Corsair hits cyberspace
Staff Repoters Published: March 24 2004 PJC students and faculty now can access the student newspaper, the Corsair online. Campus news, sports, features and the Scallywag from the current issue can be viewed via the Web site www.eCorsair.com. “We expect that our online presence will be everything that the Corsair is and so much more,” editor Jim Ellis said. The...
Republican club fills political void
Jim Ellis Published: March 24 2004 Off the cuffs of the Florida presidential primaries on March 9 the College Republican Club has been formed for students who would like to get involved in local, state and national government. After three weeks, the club has more than 10 members and, according to founder Alicia Trawick, more students continue to show interest....
Gay students struggle with ‘coming out’
Jim Ellis Published: March 24 2004 “When I graduate I would like to find a good job, buy a house, and fall in love,” said Doug (not his real name). “Oh yeah, I’d like to get a dog too.” Doug, 24, wants what every student wants – the American dream, but because he is gay and has not “come out”...
Becoming a musician just got easier
Beatrice E. Garcia Published: March 24 2004 Jose Tillan composed “10,000 Meters High,” a short piece of instrumental music, literally 10,000 meters high, while on a plane ride returning home from South America. The MTV Latin American exec and songwriter couldn’t fall asleep, so he fired up his laptop and plugged in a portable keyboard and began to write. By...