By Michael Rutschky Published on February 13, 2008 To Hell with election coverage, at least for now; the whole process is caught in this boring in-between stage in which the candidates are more or less confirmed, but there are still more primaries to go before the terror and fury of the General Election can be unleashed. In the meantime, I’d...
The Corsair is the student press at Pensacola State College.
Hope to Harvest
By Ansley Zecckine Published on February 13, 2008 When thinking about the Easter season, many thoughts come to mind. From eggs, bunnies, chocolates, and feasts, to the Crucifixion, Resurrection, Passover, and Pentecost, our culture has accepted a wide variety of beliefs into its array. Easter was originally founded as Passover, a Jewish festival, and we get our information about it...
New club celebrates anime
By Lindsey Luker Published on February 13, 2008 Anime fanatics now have a place to meet, watch and discuss anime. A few weeks ago, the PJC Anime Club was assembled. Anime is a type of animation originating from Japan. The artwork is breathtakingly vivid and the themes are often futuristic or sci-fi. “Anime is explosions,” Anime Club President Austin Axtell...
Art Professor holds fundraiser for kitsch quest
By Michael Rutschky Published on February 13, 2008 Visitors to the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts this week will notice that a small ceramic pot has been placed on the front desk of the department alongside a printed note asking for donations from the public. According to the letter, the donations will go towards the purchase, transportation, exhibition,...
Baseball team finishes tournament with two wins over the weekend
By Nathan Deen Published on January 30, 2008 The PJC baseball team won their final two games in the Delgado tournament. PJC defeated the College of Dupage 12-4 on Sunday and Delgado 12-5 on Saturday. Josh Reed was credited with the win over Dupage. Ryan Ditthardt and David Poutier each went 3-5 with a doubles and two RBI’s. R.J. Moye...
Baseball team wins two of first three games in tournament, Hamilton sets record for wins
By Nathan Deen Published on January 30, 2008 Coach Bill Hamilton became PJC’s all-time winningest coach on Friday as PJC won back-to-back games against the College of Dupage and Delgado Community College, who beat PJC 7-6 on Thursday. Hamilton now has 525 total wins since he began his tenure at PJC. On Thursday’s game against Delgado, pitcher Miguel Mejia lost...
Men and women’s basketball lose heartbreakers to Chipola
By Nathan Deen Published on January 30, 2008 The PJC men’s and women’s basketball teams both had a chance to pull shocking upsets over Chipola’s men’s and women’s team, but lost the game at the end. In the women’s game, PJC (now 4-7 in the conference)lost 70-66. PJC trailed at halftime 39-32 but made a huge surge in the second...
Turnovers and poor shooting continue to haunt Pirates
By Nathan Deen Published on January 30, 2008 Familiar game trends frequently popped up during the PJC men’s basketball team’s 86-66 loss to Gulf Coast Community College on Saturday night. Once again, PJC significantly out-rebounded their opponent and still lost the game. “I’ve never had a team,” said head coach Paul Swanson, “that has consistently out-rebounded the opponent and consistently...
Baseball team continues offensive dominance
By Nathan Deen Published on January 30, 2008 The PJC baseball team has scored 10 or more runs in each of the four games they’ve played and won so far this season. After scoring 10 runs in game one of a two game series against Baton Rouge Community College, PJC won game two on Saturday 19-1. It was an offensive...
Baseball team gets big win in home opener
By Nathan Deen Published on January 30, 2008 The PJC baseball team routed Baton Rouge Community College 10-2 Friday, giving the Pirates an important home opening win. “That’s very important,” said Ryan Ditthardt, who had two home runs in the game. “It sets the pace for the season.” PJC was explosive on offense. After being shutdown through the first three...