by Rebecca Juntunen Out of the dozen chili crock pots on a table in Pensacola State College’s building 5, the two scraped-clean pots of Rodney Rany’s chili (#1) ensured its title as the winner of United Way’s chili cook-off fundraiser on Monday, Nov. 18. United Way, an organization dedicated to “uniting the community and its resources to improve lives,” hosted...
Upcoming WSRE program informs people about health care law
by Ben Sheffler With many of the estimated 59,000 uninsured people in Escambia County and millions nationwide attempting to register for health care at the new Health Insurance Marketplace website (http://healthcare.gov), there is the potential for confusion and misinformation. An Affordable Care Act Town Hall Forum on Nov. 15, put on by the WSRE-TV program “Aware,” hosted by Dee Dee...
Faculty Art Show on PSC Campus
By: Alexis Lugo On Thursday, November 14, 2013, Pensacola State hosted an artists’ reception from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts Gallery, Building 15, on the Pensacola campus. This annual exhibition features some of the recent pieces by PSC’s art faculty and displays a variety of artwork including ceramics, drawing, digital imaging, graphic...
WWI and II posters and flags on display at PMA to help fund veterans scholarship
by Joshua Enrile A recent collaboration between Pensacola State College and Dr. Patrick Rowe, an art professor at PSC, and the Pensacola Museum of Art has yielded their recent exhibit, The Design of War: World War I and World War II posters and flags. “What we owe the veterans is something that can’t be measured. This show was a tribute...
Man Caught Engaging in Sexual Misconduct in Library
By: Ally Doty Campus police have tightened security at the Pensacola campus library after an unidentified man has been seen committing lewd acts several times over the last few weeks. A white male, with a medium build and short dark hair from age 18-25, was seen by a female PSC student on Oct. 10 in a corner on the second...
Women’s Basketball Team Takes Victory at Home Opener
By: Ally Doty The Pensacola State College women’s basketball team proved good form at their first home match, Saturday Nov. 16 at the Lou Ross Center, after defeating Meridian Community College by 12 points. At the start of the season leading up to their first home game, the Lady Pirates held a 3-2 record on the road against several out-of-state...
Men’s Basketball Weekend Opener
By: Ally Doty The Pensacola State College’s men’s basketball team began their season the first weekend of November, participating in the Men’s Basketball Tip-off Classic hosted by PSC at the Lou Ross Center on the PSC main campus. The tournament consisted of four teams: Lamar State Community College, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Gulf Coast Community College and the Pensacola...
Grammy Winning Guitar Quartet to Perform at the Ashmore Auditorium
By Rebecca Juntunen The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, a versatile, Grammy Award winning group, will be performing at the Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium on the Pensacola Campus, at 7:30 on Tuesday, November 19th. In their 30 years as a group they have continued to break new ground with a range of musical genres, such as world-wide, classical and bluegrass. ...
Student services building gets makeover
by Steven McMillan Check out this video highlighting the renovation of the T. Felton Harrison Student Services Building on Pensacola State College’s Warrington campus. There will be a rededication and official opening at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 19.
Play Review: Spamalot
Not Dead Yet by J. Scott Southworth This week, The Corsair has taken a break from film revues to cover a local theater production, this time the production of ‘Spamalot’ currently being produced by the Pensacola State College performing arts department. Details about the performance location and show times are available at the end of the article. When the...