Moria Dailey Published: October 26, 2005 PJC has hired a new department head for the allied health department on Warrington campus. Dr. Steven Bannow, a retired naval lawyer and avid scuba diver, now fills the chair. Bannow, who has been in the Navy for the past 25 years, said he is very happy to be at the college. “I really...
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Campus police chase ends with suspect in ditch
Matt Foster Published: October 26, 2005 PJC Police were involved in a chase that ended with the suspect’s car in a ditch. The incident happened about 2 p.m. Oct. 20 near the athletic dormitories on the Pensacola campus. The circumstances surrounding the initiation of the chase were unavailable at press time, officers confirmed on the scene that the suspect was...
Instructors disgruntled over small pay raise
Erika Wilhite Published: October 26, 2005 Instructors at PJC haven’t received a raise in two years. Many are beginning to question why, when the budget was drawn up for the current academic year, the administration again failed to allocate funds for a salary increase. After complaints, PJC administrators and the Faculty Association entered negotiations for a salary raise last spring,...
The Domino Effect
Ashley Carter Published: October 26, 2005 The movie “Domino” starring Keira Knightley is based on a true story of the daughter of a Hollywood actor and a Ford agency model rejecting her Beverly Hills lifestyle to become a bounty hunter. The facts of the story’s truth have been skewed to combine reality with entertainment. Domino is an action packed, psychological...
Arts festival includes world class artists and musicians
Joshua Kinser Published: October 26, 2005 On the first weekend in November historic Seville Square will host the annual Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival. Regarded by some as the most popular art festival in America, the three-day, juried art show welcomes more than 200 of the nation’s best painters, potters, sculptors, jewelers, graphic artists, craftsmen, mixed-media artists and musicians. Under the...
PJC Lyceum series features one of its own
Published: October 19, 2005 Antonio Giuliano, one of Pensacola’s most ardent fans and eminent PJC graduates, performs as part of Pensacola Junior College’s Lyceum series 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21 and 22 at the Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium. Sgt. 1st Class Giuliano, a member of the U.S. Army Chorus since 1988, has represented his country worldwide, performing as a soloist to...
Celebrities take the field in home run derby
Published: October 12, 2005 Catch professional league players, PJC Pirate alumni and local celebrities as they take to the field at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 for an afternoon of baseball at the Pensacola campus. There will be a Celebrity Home Run Derby with famed stars including George Blake, former PJC Pirate, Faulkner University star and current Head Coach at...
Lady Pirates Go Undefeated in Invitational
Lindsay Spencer Published: October 12, 2005 The PJC Volleyball Invitational was held this past Friday and Saturday at the L.I.F.E. Center in Milton, where the Lady Pirates went undefeated. Friday night, PJC played the College of Lake County from Chicago, Ill., and beat them in three straight games: 30-16, 30-18, and 30-24. “We did very well in the tournament this...
Big leaguers step up to help in Katrina effort
Corey Reese Published: October 12, 2005 Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans and flattened many other cities and towns in Louisiana and Mississippi. Professional and collegiate sports organizations have stepped forward to help contribute to the relief efforts. Major League Baseball contributed two million dollars to Hurricane Katrina relief the day after the disaster. All players’ batting helmets sport the Red...
Younger Snow sibling chooses baskball at PJC
Morgan Gates Published: October 12, 2005 Lady Pirate April Snow, a 6-foot-1 post player for the women’s basketball team, is inspired by her sister, Michelle Snow, to follow in her footsteps and become a WNBA player. Michelle is a 6-foot-5 center for the Houston Comets. She was drafted to the WNBA from the University of Tennessee. “Michelle is my role...