Published: April 13, 2005 Rape education is an important issue, particularly for college students. One in four college-age women have either been the victim of rape or attempted rape. The United States, in fact, has the leading rape rates out of all countries that publish them. While it is therefore admirable that PJC has its own Rape Risk Reduction program,...
The Corsair is the student press at Pensacola State College.
New eatery possible for the student center
Yonit Shames Published March 30 2005 The current vendor for the eatery at the Student Center, Pirates Galley, may not have its contract renewed at the end of this year, according to administrators. The eatery and the bookstore in the Student Center are both given contracts to run their businesses. At the end of each contract, the school takes bids...
Letter to the Editor
Published: April 13, 2005 Why is it that everytime I go to the School Book Store to sell back a book, I get turned away. Is there a conspiracy to squeeze every little dollar out of us students? I just bought this book last quarter and they told me that there is a new edition and the old one is...
Schiavo case highlights hypocrisy
Charles Allen Published: April 13, 2005 I’ve done a bit of thinking lately. If ever I get severely brain damaged, causing me to fall into a coma (because of my eating disorder), and I have to be put on life support, and my only response to your flashing lights in my face for 15 years is aaaahhhrrrrggg. . . LET...
Bush hold forum at PJC about Social Sercurity
Matt Foster Published: March 30 2005 Security was tight as the President of the United States of America, George W. Bush, spoke to a crowd in the Lou Ross Center on March 18. His visit, the latest in a series of “town hall meetings,” centered on Social Security, an area of increasingly hot debate in some circles. Around 8 on...
Clubs may lose funding over rape education
Moria Dailey Published: April 13, 2005 PJC student clubs run the risk of losing their share of student activities money for the following year if they don’t attend a presentation on rape risk education and training. Vice president of Student Affairs James Martin said it was decided the presentation was to be given to clubs because all involved felt it...
Bush visits PJC Pensacola Campus
Pam Hearney Published: March 30 2005 Every year, ardent sports fans eagerly scan the news to find which of the graduating high school hopefuls have been recruited to become players on their favorite college teams and which of the graduating college stars have been recruited to go on to the pros with the dream of becoming superstars and national sports...
Tornadoes, potatoes take honors at speech competition
Matt Foster Published: April 13, 2005 A crowd of people descended on Room 468, braving the dark and overcast weather April 6, to observe the final round of student speeches at the Student Speech Association’s district speech competition. Both students and faculty attended the event, packing the small class room. Fourteen speech students, one from each of the speech classes...
Underage drinking and driving has severe consequences
Samantha Smith Published: April 13, 2005 Don’t drink and drive. These words are well-known to all drivers, but especially underage drivers. Obvious consequences aside, some may not realize what the minimum punishment for a Driving Under the Influence arrest could be. Young people in particular may be at risk. While youth are taught that they are not supposed to drive...
New crochet team takes off at PJC
Brain McLellan Published: March 30 2005 The latest craze around the Lou Ross Center is the newest championship-caliber team. The PJC crochet team has started the season with a 4-2 record, and is scheduled to begin conference play on April 20 against Chipola at 4:20 p.m in the Lou Ross Center. “It’s definitely doing much better than we were expecting...