Michael Rutschky Sep 27 2006 12:00AM I had my mom drop me off at the anti-police brutality march. Let that one sink in for a sec. As the marchers began to gather, I looked across the street and saw a group of cops who were there to escort our march down the road. I was worried about how they were...
The Corsair is the student press at Pensacola State College.
The MMO craze: multiplayer online gaming goes global
Ricky Di and Chris Sapp Sep 27 2006 12:00AM The world of video gaming is no longer a solitary one. Sure, the “multiplayer” function’s been around for a while, but the MMORPG takes it so much further. Massive multiplayer online role playing games, or MMOs, allow you to interact and play alongside gamers from all across the globe. Games like...
PJC hosts regional history conference
Lindsey Chavers Sep 27 2006 12:00AM The Gulf South History and Humanities Conference will be hosted this year by PJC, the only community college represented in the Gulf South History Association. The conference will take place at the Hilton Garden Inn on Pensacola Beach, Oct 5-7. Admission is $20 for students and $35 for general admission, with an extra $35...
Speaker discusses healthy relationships and intimacy
Gina Nespoli Sep 27 2006 12:00AM On Sept. 20, Pensacola Junior College hosted “Relating, Dating, and Mating.” The presentation was about healthy relationships with family, friends, and that special someone. Ellen Gootblatt, a nationally known speaker, spoke sternly to her audience. Her main motto to the audience was to treat themselves well and make themselves fabulous before reaching out to...
Math Labs offer help from algebra to calculus
Lindsey Chavers and Ricky Di Sep 27 2006 12:00AM The Math Labs on PJC’s three campuses, Pensacola, Milton and Warrington, offer a valuable resource to students: the resource of knowledge. The Math Labs see roughly 50 to 100 students per day, according to Clarence Manns, Math Lab Supervisor for Pensacola campus. “We offer pretty much just any math help, from...
Noted poet Mark Doty lectures Oct. 11 at Ashmore
Sep 27 2006 12:00AM As part of its Lyceum series, Pensacola Junior College is presenting internationally acclaimed poet Mark Doty. Doty is giving a reading/lecture 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, in the Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, Bldg. 8, and holding a workshop 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, in the Barfield Administration Building boardroom, Bldg. 7. Both events are on the...
Looking great has never been so inexpensive
Cynthia Munoz Sep 27 2006 12:00AM The members of PJC’s cosmetology department want to make their fellow students look fantastic. According to Francesca Dodge, vice president of the cosmetology club, the cosmetology department offers the same services found in a retail salon. “We do just about everything,” said Dodge. “Haircuts, perms, color, deep condition, nails, and even hair removal. Did...
Criminal Justice program moves to behavioral science
Morgan Cole Sep 27 2006 12:00AM This fall the criminal justice programs have moved from the history, language and philosophy department to the department of behavioral sciences. Along with the many choices already available in the behavioral science category, the new transition will give any student the opportunity to take Introduction to Criminal Justice (CCJ1020) as a general education elective...
Azalea Trace
Jennifer Rich-Neal Sep 27 2006 12:00AM Thanks to textbooks, Web sites, and Hollywood, most Americans have a general impression of the endeavors our country went through during the World War II era. However, these sources of information are not as dear as the testimonies of the patrons of WWII. Experiences that can be shared verbally by those who participated in...
PJC offers citizenship classses
Sep 27 2006 12:00AM Pensacola Junior College is offering a citizenship class for people eligible to take the U.S. Citizenship Test. The class meets 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Oct. 5 through Nov. 9, at the Pensacola campus, 1000 College Blvd. Learn about American history, government and the election process. Practice answering questions on the government test. Learn how...