Morgan Gates Published: September 14, 2005 The PJC volleyball invitational conducted on Sept 9 – 10 went, “all and all very well for the Pirates, and was a good weekend for them,” Coach Pete Pena said. The Pirates opened the tournament with wins against North West Shoals (30-23, 30-27), followed by Lawson State (30-24, 30-16), then a loss to Wallace...
Intramural activities will be filling up the fall months
Morgan Gates Published: September 14, 2005 Intramurals are back at PJC and intramurals coordinator Doug Rogers has dedicated the first half of the semester to flag football, the second half to golf, tennis, racquet ball, and bowling, with many other outdoor activities in between. All students are welcome to play. “It’s a great way to meet people outside the classroom,”...
Dance team set to thrill basketball fans
Morgan Gates Published: September 14, 2005 A new set of faces will be supporting PJC’s basketball teams this year, the new dance team. Coached by LaRita Carter and led by Alicia Wester, the dancers will perform along side the cheerleaders during halftime at both the men’s and women’s games. Showing school spirit is just one of Carter’s expectations from the...
Manditory course deters some from using fitness centers
Michael Colonna Published: September 14, 2005 PJC’s concepts of life fitness course is a necessity for students who wish to use the college’s L.I.F.E. Fitness Centers, gym facilities comparable to local gyms around town that charge monthly and yearly fees for their use. The L.I.F.E. Center has nautilus equipment, a free weight room, and a wide array of other machines,...
New basketball coach touts community involvement
Morgan Gates Published: September 14, 2005 PJC’s new women’s basketball coach, Chanda Rigby already is getting the Lady Pirates involved in the community. The team, along with Bill Waters, Lee Barnette, Chrissa Day, Dennis Reynolds, and President Dr. Thomas Delaino volunteered to pull for PJC at a recent United Way airplane pulling competition at the Pensacola Regional Airport. Members had...
New study negates latest anti-abortion legislation
Erika Wilhite Published: September 14, 2005 Earlier this year, Sen. Sa Brownback (R-Kan.) proposed legislation requiring physicians to inform women seeking abortions 20 or more weeks after fertilization that the fetus will feel pain, and offer to administer anesthesia to the fetus. Problematically, that claim is wholly unsubstantiated by the medical community. A study published by the American Medical Association...
Fetal pain study excuse to continue abortion
Britney Hirras Published: September 14, 2005 A new report conducted by obstetric anesthesiologist Mark Rosen of the University of California, San Francisco suggests that fetuses probably do not feel pain until the seventh month of pregnancy, sparking an encore of the all-to-familiar abortion debate. The study comes as Congress is reviewing fetal-pain laws meant to curb abortion. The law would...
Our View
Staff Published: September 14, 2005 As journalists, it is our duty to report fair and balanced news to you, our faithful readers. Now while some of you may consider, “Fair and Balanced Journalism,” to be a contradiction in terms, that is indeed the mission of journalists everywhere. Or, at least, it should be. The Corsair staff prides itself on our...
Katrina’s impact is a grim lesson for the future
Yonit Shames Published: September 14, 2005 Consider the following scenario: you’re standing at the gas station, waiting on an hour-long line, and your neighbor, driving a nine mile-per-gallon Dodge Ram, loads 20 extra gallons of fuel into his or her truck. You try to stifle your irritation by reminding yourself that capitalism is what led America to become as great...
Picnic provides relief for Mississippi students
Morgan Gates Published: September 14, 2005 On Friday, Sept. 16, the first anniversary of Hurricane Ivan, a busload of PJC faculty and students drove to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in Gautier, Miss. with a truck full of supplies to contribute to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. PJC’s relief squad, headed by President Dr. Thomas Delaino, grilled burgers and hotdogs...