Morgan Gates Published: August 23, 2005 PJC’s indoorÿswimming pool is still “unswimmable” because of interior damage caused by Hurricane Ivan last September. Staff at the Lou Ross Center, where the pool is housed on the Pensacola campus, had hoped to reopen the pool at the beginning of the fall term, but Facilities, Planning and Construction Director Todd Harrington says the...
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Video: Walking the Plank: Jodi Carter
Matt Foster Published: August 23, 2005 Hello faithful readers! Welcome back to, “Walking the Plank!” With us today is PJC women volleyball’s newest acquisition, Jodi Carter. Let’s meet Jodi… Q So…introduce yourself to our readers! What’s your name and where are you from… A I’m Jodi Carter and I’m from Mobile, Ala. Q Really? I’m sorry to hear that. (Smiles)...
Lady Pirates poised to play
Matt Foster Published: August 23, 2005 The Lady Pirate Volleyball team is hard at work practicing for the upcoming 2005 season. The team that won a Panhandle championship last year, faces a rebuilding year with just four sophomores. The team began practicing on Aug. 1 and has been hard at work training both on and off the court. “Our task...
Rising oil prices will mean benefits for Americans
Erika Wilhite Published: August 23, 2005 So I’m standing in the shower a few days ago, washing my hair and trying to figure out how I’ll afford to buy gas once classes start and I’m on the road for an hour or two everyday. Suddenly I have a flash of insight. No, I have an epiphany. If you’d asked me,...
PJC’s strategy for the future should be Wal-mart
Britney Hirras Published: August 23, 2005 As another semester starts, even the most cynical critics of the happiest supermarket in the world run to one place for their one-stop shopping needs: Wal-Mart. Let’s face it: Wal-Mart is there for students even when their own friends and family aren’t. Who other than the friendly people at Wal-Mart will help students find...
New bill will only increase healthcare woes
Yonit Shames Published: August 23, 2005 As any American- young or old, employed or unemployed- knows, medical costs are rising. Between 2002 and 2003, for example, national medical spending rose 7.7 percent- four times the inflation rate. Now, the average annual cost of medical insurance for a family of four carries a whopping price tag of nearly $13,000. It’s no...
Our View
Published: August 23, 2005 This summer, The Corsair’s office underwent a long-overdue facelift worthy of television makeover shows. As news media, The Corsair must constantly evolve to suit the interests of PJC students. Staff members made it their mission to experiment with different forms of bringing the news to the public. So, the renovations began. Two new computers, computer software,...
The new WiFi system provides convenience to students
Cynthia Munoz Sep 11 2006 12:00AM PJC has gone wireless! PJC has created a state-of the-art wireless system to cater to the needs of the Pensacola, Warrington, and Milton campuses. Pensacola Junior College is now the host of the largest Cisco wireless system in Northwest Florida. The system is set to help a number of the college’s programs. According to...
Find your niche in a variety of campus clubs
Gina Nespoli Sep 11 2006 12:00AM Summer has come and gone. For incoming freshman and returning students at PJC, choices you are faced with can seem a bit overwhelming. Coming into a new environment with fewer friends then you are used to is not the easiest thing to deal with. Clubs are a great way to form new friendships and...
Maritime Park plans ‘broad, varied, and exciting’
Melissa Brown Sep 11 2006 12:00AM On Sept. 5, Pensacola residents approved what some termed a controversial plan to build a public waterfront park just south of City Hall. In an e-mail interview, Miller Caldwell, of Caldwell Associates Architects and a Bush-appointed PJC Board of Trustees member, offered his history with the project and insights into what’s next on the...