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...

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...

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....

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...