Moria Dailey Published: September 28, 2005 Allan Peterson, chairman of PJC’s Visual Arts Department, plans to retire in December 2005, after a 31-year career at PJC. Peterson was hired by PJC in 1974 after he worked at the University of New York in Geneseo. He both directed the Exhibition Gallery there and was head of the drawing program. “It was...
College tightens belt as enrollment drops
Britney Hirras Published: September 28, 2005 According to PJC officials, this year’s enrollment is down more than 10 percent. Tuition declined significantly after Hurricane Ivan. Students who lost homes, businesses, and had to put everything on hold to recover, withdrew from the college until they could get their lives back in order. Dr. Thomas Delaino, president of PJC, notes that...
Guest panel discuss Constitution
Moria Dailey Published: September 28, 2005 PJC celebrated Constitution Day with an open panel discussion about the First Amendment, which guarantees Americans the right to free speech. Dr. David Sam, vice-president of PJC’s student affairs, explained that Senator Robert Byrd helped to enact a law in 2004 requiring educational programs on the Constitution. The law stated that any college or...
PJC Employee weathers Katrina in Louisiana
Erika Wilhite Published: September 28, 2005 New Orleans is only a few hours from Pensacola, but, judging from the post-Hurricane Katrina news coverage, it might as well be another world for most of us. Rather than watching the hurricane and its aftermath from the comfort of our living rooms, Angie Jones, PJC’s student activities coordinator, saw it happen in person....
After Hours… Campus night life balances books and sleep
Matt Foster Published: September 28, 2005 It’s five o’clock in the evening. The campus is empty, deprived of the hustle and bustle that filled its halls in the school day. Lights are turned off, doors are locked, and the parking lots are empty. People may still be found on the campus, if you know where to look, but for the...
Art department displays extensive gallery collection
Kristen Bailey Published: September 28, 2005 Composed of more than 400 varied pieces covering all possible art mediums, PJC’s art department has been formulating PJC’s Permanent Collection for more than 30 years. “When I was hired in 1974, the charge was to create a professional art exhibition for the department and the college,” Allan Peterson, current director of the Visual...
Cast chosen for ‘The King and I’
Rachel Strehlow Published: September 28, 2005 Cast members have been chosen for the Pensacola Junior College performance of the classic play “The King and I” which will be presented Nov. 11 to 13 at the Ashmore Auditorium on the Pensacola campus. Benjamin Ayers has been cast as the King of Siam and Jennifer DelGallo-Taylor will play Anna Leonowens. The show...
Sing like an Idol with the ‘Singing Coach’
Britney Hirras Published: September 28, 2005 For those of us who watch American Idol with envy at the fame, the glory, the snide remarks by Simon Cowell in the tight T-shirts, but know we don’t have a chance because our singing skills are nonexistent – here’s our chance. A new device called the Singing Coach is described as “combining cutting...
Movie Review: Anyone for Pea Soup?
Ashley Carter Published: September 28, 2005 “The Exorcism of Emily Rose” is a tale that was based upon a real story of a 19-year-old girl who undergoes an exorcism gone-wrong. As far as Catholic superstitions go, very few exorcisms for casting out demons are ever performed; but when Emily Rose does not survive the ritual, law enforcement is forced to...
Concert spotlights original local rock music
Joshua Kinser Published: September 28, 2005 On Friday, Sept. 31 and Saturday, Oct. 1 Jefferson Street, outside Pensacola’s Seville Quarter, will be taken over by the best local and regional rock bands for RocktoberFest, a free outdoor concert featuring the winners and nominees of The Independent’s “In Music Awards.” Seville Quarter, The Independent News and TK101 have joined forces for...