By Nathaniel Benge Pensacola State College is proud to have The Swerve Dance Company of Pensacola as a part of the various extracurricular activities students can take part in, though few students know of its existence. The company was established in 1996 and now is currently under the artistic direction of Ms. Beth Bradford and Ms. LaVonne French who is...
Pensacola State Develops New Text Message Alert System
By Selina Iglesias On a rainy, dreary Monday, Pensacola State student Joshua Sanderson pulled into the parking spaces by Building 21, witnessing a frustrating sight around the campus from his windshield. Rain poured from the sky, flooding the sidewalks and grass, leaving very little opportunity to make it to the library dry. “Is class cancelled?” Sanderson thought. If he had...
The ISIS Crisis
by Saleem Krichi The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) was created as a strong military force during the fight against the current Syrian regime under the leadership of Dr. Ibrahim al-Badri al-Samarrai, aka Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. ISIS gained control of parts of Northern and Eastern Syria and quickly moved over to gain control of Northern Iraq and declare an Islamic state...
Help Wanted; Job Fair Friday
by Abigail Megginson If you’re looking for a job, the Career Fair may be your best bet. This Friday, September 26, PSC is co-hosting the 6th Annual Fall Community Career Fair with Career Source Escarosa. The fair will be located in the AMOS studio in the WSRE building next to the PSC library, and it will run from 9:00 in...
This week in Comics
By Cody Chavers and Nicholas Guest DC Batman: Future’s End #1 – Score: 4/5 The Future’s End one-shots continue this week with Batman desperately trying to save his own life by breaking into a secure LexCorp facility. Writer Ray Fawkes manages to make a futuristic story feel like classic Batman with art by Aco lending wonderfully...
Pensacola State C.A.R.E.S. Week
by William Patterson Sept. 8-12 is the annual National Suicide Prevention Week and Pensacola State College is having several events to raise awareness. The events seek to provide information so people can recognize signs of depression and have the ability to help the people in which they see those signs. On Wednesday, September 10, Pensacola State C.A.R.E.S. will be handing...
New Science Lab at PSC
by Abigail Megginson The students spoke, and PSC responded. Thanks to vocal opinion, PSC has finally added a science lab. The lab opened the 2nd week of class making it relatively new. Students can find the lab in building 17 in room 1707. It has seated 40 students at a time and is very spacious. Matt Drum, Biological Sciences department...
This Week in Comics
By: Cody Chavers and Nicholas Guest DC Action Comics: Future’s End #1 – Score: 2.5/5 This one-shot by Sholly Fisch was disjointed and fairly boring as Clark Kent gardens while people around town gain various super powers. This book’s only real redeeming quality is pretty fantastic visuals thanks to artists Pascal Alexe and Vicente Cifuentes. Aquaman:...
Campus Police Raise ALS Awareness
by Brooke Thomas Society gives its members a choice now: donate a hundred dollars to a national charity or dump a giant bucket of ice cold water on their heads in order to raise awareness of a disease that has been threatening American citizens for years. Most people go with the bucket of water, chilling themselves at the expense of...
West Nile Virus Strikes Again
By Abigail Megginson Mosquitoes are infamous for the itchy red bumps they cause us, but they also can carry and transmit viruses. One of those is the West Nile Virus (WNV). After first being detected in North America in 1999, the WNV has spread across the U.S. The recent outbreak of the WNV in the U.S. can be alarming at...