By Nathan Deen Published on January 30, 2008 The PJC baseball team is looking forward to a competitive season this year as the Pirates should have a perfect blend of talented freshman and experienced sophomores. Head Coach Bill Hamilton has not yet made an official starting line-up and that is because he has a lot of different options to weigh....
Men’s team comes close, but no wins
By Nathan Deen Published on January 30, 2008 The PJC Men’s basketball team finished non-conference play with a record of 12-5 and had a lot of confidence going into their conference schedule. However, the Pirates lost a heartbreaking 93-91 conference home opener against Okaloosa Walton College, a game in which there were several instances of questionable officiating. The schedule has...
New strategy works for women’s basketball
By Nathan Deen Published on January 30, 2008 The PJC women’s basketball team experimented with a new strategy against No. 6 ranked Chipola: starting four guards and a center. Head coach Chanda Rigby said that this lineup works perfectly into the defensive trapping scheme she has been trying to incorporate into her game plan. The line up included guards Angelese...
College Goal Sunday
By Terry Strickland Published on January 30, 2008 Pensacola Junior College is participating in College Goal Sunday, a national and Florida initiative to help students get the financial aid they need to attend college. This year’s event is 2 to 5 p.m. Feb. 24 at PJC’s three campuses. Designated locations: Pensacola campus, Baroco Center for Science and Advanced Technology, Building...
Gulf Coast lights up PJC with 15 3-pointers
By Nathan Deen Published on January 30, 2008 The PJC women’s basketball team lost to undefeated Gulf Coast Community College 75-42 Saturday night. PJC managed to hold Gulf Coast to just 23 points in the first half but they themselves scored just 16 points. Eventually, the inability to score proved to be the downfall of the Pirates. Gulf Coast exploded...
The CLAST deadline has passed
By Joshua Encinias Published on January 30, 2008 The Essay portion of the <a href=”http://www.pjc.edu/students/services/testClast.aspx“> College Level Academic Skills Test </a> will be held on Feb. 16. Students who do not have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 in their English Comp 1 and Comp 2 classes are required to take the test. The same GPA is required for students who...
Revamped program offers opportunities galore
By Lindsey Luker Published on January 30, 2008 All humans feel the need to be creative. Unfortunately, creativity does not always equal productivity. The idea of creating something that a person can be proud of is exciting, to say the least. Add to that notion the thought of a great career opportunity and it becomes something worth checking into. Mechanical...
PJC works to correct audit shortcomings
By Diana Poist Published on January 30, 2008 Several departments at Pensacola Junior College cited for irregularities in the state Auditor General’s 2007 operational study released in early January have initiated changes in procedures to insure that these items are corrected. The study done by Auditor General David Martin found discrepancies in cosmetology department bookkeeping, purchases made from PJC employee-owned...
Atlantis launches
By Chris Drain Published on January 30, 2008 Amid sun and billowing clouds, space shuttle Atlantis lifted off at 2:45 p.m. today. The weather was a concern all day but a jubilant Kathy Winters, shuttle weather officer, made the announcement during the final planned hold at 9 minutes that weather was acceptable for launch. A final check of the ECO...
ECO sensor testing underway
By Chris Drain Published on January 30, 2008 With the external tank one-third full of propellant, NASA crews are closely watching the engine cut-off sensors for any sign of failure. Monitoring includes the sensors, the recently soldered pass-through connectors, even up through the flight deck, according to mission control. The malfunctioning sensors were the cause for the December scrub of...