Sep 11 2006 12:00AM The Visual Arts Gallery at the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, Pensacola Junior College, is kicking off its 2006-2007 Lyceum Exhibition lineup with Pinky Bass and Jan Black. The exhibit runs Sept. 11 through Oct. 23. The opening reception is 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 21. Bass’ pinhole photography is featured in the collections...
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PJC awarded $4 million in federal and state grants
Ricky Di Sep 11 2006 12:00AM PJC will receive more than $4 million in federal and state grants in upcoming years, including funding for several new programs. SUCCEED Florida!, a program founded in 2005 by the state legislature to fund workforce education programs, is giving $810,000 to PJC during the 2006-2007 term. The money will provide funds for three new...
Seeing Stars
Lindsey Chavers Sep 11 2006 12:00AM Renovated PJC Planetarium caters to all ages Astronomers are redefining what it actually means for an extraterrestrial object to be a planet. Pluto is no longer a planet, and it is only a matter of time before other objects are added to the list of planets that have been planted in our minds since...
SHAGADELIC EATS *New*
Melissa Brown Sep 11 2006 12:00AM Friday marks the beginning of fall with the autumnal equinox, so this week’s recipe is a take on the classic banana nut bread, spiced up for the fall. It’s a moist, cake-like quick bread that’s great for breakfast, an afternoon snack or dessert. No matter when you serve it, this sweet and nutty treat...
SHAGADELIC EATS
Melissa Brown Sep 11 2006 12:00AM One of my mom’s favorite sayings is, “The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.” Apparently she’s got something there, because my parents were unhappily married for 29 years before they divorced. must’ve been her excellent cooking that kept them together so long. At any rate, I inherited my mom’s skills in...
Who will claim the title of ‘Next Gen’ Supremacy
Ricky Di Sep 11 2006 12:00AM For years, the world of video gaming was ruled by Nintendo, but after the release of the Playstation and later the X-Box, the hardcore gaming community was split into three groups: Playstationites, X-Boxians, and smart people. With the next generation of video game consoles well into effect, the war for the coveted title of...
VULTURES ON A CAROUSEL
Michael Rutschky Sep 11 2006 12:00AM I still think about it every time I fly. As I’m writing this, I’m flying back to Pensacola after spending a week up in Connecticut where my family lives. In the five years since 9/11, I must have flown a dozen times, and I have never had any real reason to be frightened (save...
‘Angel’ will offer more online opportunities
Sahara Locke Sep 11 2006 12:00AM For about the past eight years, PJC staff, faculty and students have been using a program called WebCT. But, by next year that program will make way for a new system called Angel. The purpose of such a program, according to Dr. Bill Waters, director of distributed learning, is to provide an environment for...
Despite effort, PJC loses first game of the West Plains Tournament
By Nathan Deen Published on November 7, 2007 PJC lost their first game in the West Plains Tournament on Thursday night to Missouri State University by a score of 96-69. PJC head coach Paul Swanson said that the score did not indicate the intensity of the game. The Pirates led at half time by four points and maintained that lead...
PJC routs Delgado 101-62
By Nathan Deen Published on November 7, 2007 After PJC’s 101-62 victory over the Delgado Community College Dolphins, head coach Paul Swanson said that it had been at least a couple of years since his team scored over 100 points in a single game. 45 of those points were off the 30 turnovers committed by Delgado. 51 of those points...