By Diana Poist Published on December 5, 2007 Members of the PJC baseball team recently donated blood at the Northwest Florida Blood Center, Each year, the team plays a best-of-seven intersquad “World Series” game to determine who donates blood. “The blood center considers us pretty good advocates of the drive,” Hamilton said. The losing team is required to donate one...
The Corsair is the student press at Pensacola State College.
Open to negotiation
By Nekeita Taylor-Hunley Published on December 5, 2007 The Pensacola Junior College Faculty Association is set to renegotiate its collective bargaining agreement in the spring of 2008. At the top of the list of priorities is better pay for faculty instructors. The collective bargaining agreement is a contract between the district Board of Trustees and the faculty. It governs all...
Hopes to Harvest
By Ansley Zecckine Published on December 5, 2007 The poem entitled, “Footprints in the Sand” probably brings to mind the picture of a single set of footprints going off into the distance along a beautiful beach sunset. Recall the reply that God gave in the story when he said, “My son, my precious child, I love you and I would...
Healthy hints for holiday eating
By Katie Coseo Published on December 5, 2007 It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and unfortunately the most fattening. No offense to your grandmother’s sweet potato pie and uncle Vern’s famous turkey gravy, but this is the time of the year when you throw your New Year’s resolution for eating healthy out the window. Holiday eating has been...
Stay active, get fit
By Carmela Moorman Published on December 5, 2007 Pensacola Junior College offers a wide variety of healthy activities for college students of any age on campus. Students, faculty and staff can start with any of these options that PJC has to offer: a fully-equipped weight room; six lighted tennis courts; six lighted racquetball courts; a track; a gym; and a...
Future Ironman competitor gears up
By Jade Lantz Published on December 5, 2007 Ben Johnson, 17, a high school senior dual enrolled at PJC, is enduring a rigid training program in order to participate in a strenuous athletic competition, The Ford Ironman, in Panama City the first week of December, 2008. In between classes, work, and hanging out with friends, Johnson still finds time to...
Fascination with computers leads to career and directorship
By Brenda Savage Published on December 5, 2007 It is generally assumed that most people interested in computers are men, when in fact the first computer programmer was a woman, Augusta Byron, countess of Lovelace. It is out of the ordinary to find a smart, articulate, and attractive woman like Elizabeth “Liz” Gomez, director of microcomputer resources here at PJC,...
Lady Pirates fall short to Lady Raiders
By Nathan Deen Published on November 21, 2007 After picking up two conference road wins against North Florida, the PJC women’s basketball team lost their opening conference home game to Okaloosa Walton Community College, 66-62. Both teams showed a high level of intensity throughout the game. PJC caused nine more turnovers on defense than the Lady Raiders. Okaloosa Walton, however,...
PJC men’s team falls in overtime to Okaloosa Walton
By Nathan Deen Published on November 21, 2007 The PJC men’s basketball team opened their conference schedule at home against Okaloosa Walton Wednesday night and lost a 93-91 heartbreaker in overtime. Although they lead throughout the second half until the very last minute, the Pirates were unable to pull away. After committing just five first half turnovers in the first...
PJC comes out on top in tough road game
By Nathan Deen Published on November 21, 2007 The PJC men’s basketball team was able to bounce back after Saturday’s 85-70 loss to Central Florida Community College with a 70-68 victory over St. Petersburg College on Sunday at the Florida Shootout. PJC head coach Paul Swanson said that it was a good win coming off a tough loss, considering his...