By Samantha Meyers The PJC men’s basketball team defeated Faulkner State Nov. 12, 77-52. The Pirates are a new team with two transfers and seven freshmen. Though the team is working on handling mismatches, blocking out, and taking a step forward, they kept a strong lead against an old bitter rivalry against the Sun Chiefs. “Play hard, play smart, play...
The day I discovered racism
Jim Ellis Published: February 18 2004 I can remember the time and place I discovered racism. I was seven years old and had a network of eight or nine friends that extended several blocks. We would always play together on afternoons and weekends. My circle of friends included, Brian (not his real name). Brian was just like me in every...
Netiquette:
Joshua Wilks Published: February 18 2004 When we talk, we expect other people to observe certain rules of behavior. The same is true online. In the age of Internet communication, the following guidelines are the dos and don’ts for proper etiquette on the Internet, or Netiquette. <b>DO NOT DO THIS.</b> THIS IS SHOUTING! IT IS ALSO HARD TO READ. See,...
Feels like home’ feels just right
James Hagan Published: February 18 2004 One of the most anticipated albums of 2004 finally has come out. Norah Jones, off her 2002 multi-million selling and multi-Grammy winning debut “Come Away With Me,” is back with “Feels Like Home.” Many of the 13 songs on the album follow the same jazz-influenced formula as her previous release. There are the slow...
Wrong major, failed job interviews lead to ‘Living the Map’
Kristin Martin By traveling the country one job at a time and having a different job each week, Daniel Seddiqui is “living the map.” Seddiqui is a 26-year-old California native who graduated from the University of Southern California with an economics degree, but no life direction as far as a permanent career goes. Although he hasn’t found his niche in...
Del Sherburne: PJC student, volunteer firefighter
Kristin Martin Click here to see photos of Del Sherburne. You won’t find many 24-year-olds with as much responsibility on their shoulders as Del Sherburne. The Pensacola Junior College pre-engineering student must balance his school work, a landscaping business and his job as a volunteer firefighter for the Ferry Pass Volunteer Fire Department, which serves District 7 in Pensacola. He’s...
Ask Toady
Toady Worm Published: February 18 2004 Toady, my boyfriend is always late. He is driving me crazy. Isn’t the girl the one who is supposed to be late? He primps in front of the mirror like he is getting ready to compete in a pageant. It is ridiculous. When we met he was rough around the edges and now he...
What reality show would you be in? Part one
Staff Published: February 18 2004 “Joe Millionaire. At the end, I’d be able to choose between the guy or taking the money.” Sehondra Spencer, English A.A. “Street Smarts. I always know the answers to the questions they’re asking.” Padricia Wagner, Criminal Justice “The Bachelorette. I’d get to have a big, fancy wedding for free.” Cristina Eligio, Journalism “The Real World....
Porn program was unacceptable
Staff Published: February 18 2004 Many believe that Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) programming on stations like PJC’s WSRE-TV is among the last safe havens for family viewing. When PBS re-aired the “Frontline” episode “American Porn” Feb. 5 at 9 p.m., the network tested that long-held notion. “American Porn” is a documentary that gives viewers an inside look into the pornography...
Police Log
Staff Reporters Published: February 18 2004 * More than $1,000 in camera equipment, clothing and art supplies were stolen from a car parked on the Pensacola campus Jan. 23. The victim’s 1993 Jeep Cherokee SUV was parked in lot 15 on the Pensacola campus. Between ll:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., while the victim was attending classes, someone removed the items...