By Ally Doty Grammy Award-winning Christian Rock band Switchfoot will be preforming at the Pensacola Interstate Fair Friday, Oct. 25 to promote the release of their new album and upcoming film. The album, to be released in January, will go hand-in-hand with the film Fading West; a detailed perspective on the lives of the band members and their secrets...
Breaking: Pedestrian hit, injured while crossing street
by Ben Sheffler A pedestrian crossing the street adjacent to College Boulevard by the Ninth Avenue entrance to the main campus of Pensacola State College was hit by a vehicle today at approximately 12:00 p.m., and he was taken by ambulance to the hospital. His injuries included a “nasty cut on his arm and maybe a broken ankle,” said Public...
Pensacola State Volleyball takes second at Invitational
By Ally Doty The Pensacola State College Volleyball team battled tremendously in the Pensacola State Invitational August 30 and 31 at the Milton campus and won every match except one, making their season record 4-4. Their opening match on Friday made PSC look tough to beat, wiping the Labette College Cardinals out, three sets to one. Freshman Caitlin Chapman...
PSC athletes ready for success, more titles after being introduced Tuesday
by Ally Doty The Pensacola State College Athletic Department held the “Meet the Athletes” event on Tuesday, August 27, in the Hartsell Arena in building 3 where all sports teams came together to introduce themselves for the 2013-2014 season. President of the college, Dr. Ed Meadows, opened the gathering with words about PSC’s athletic adventure over the last 65 years and spoke about being...
Pensacola native, classical pianist Mark Markham to perform tribute concert at PSC
by Ben Sheffler Pensacola State College begins its 2013-2014 Lyceum Series on Sept. 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium with a concert featuring Pensacola native and versatile, classical pianist Mark Markham. The concert is a tribute by Markham to the late Daisy Jackson, a PSC alumna who was a soprano for the U.S. Air Force Singing...
Opinion: 50 years later, King’s dream still not reality
by Ben Sheffler It’s been 50 years since Martin Luther King Jr. led the March on Washington and gave his “I Have a Dream” speech and unfortunately, that dream hasn’t been fully realized. In a Washington, D.C. march on Saturday, August 24, that commemorated the August 28, 1963 march, Martin Luther King III said, “The task is not done. The...
Students dodge rain, powder at PSC color run extravaganza
by Jonathan Allison Everyone knew the rain was coming. Despite this, the setup of the Color Run Extravaganza could not be deterred by rain. The run, in which participants are showered with colored powder as they complete the course, was the culmination of Welcome Week on the Pensacola campus on Friday, August 23. As the rain fell just minutes...
Students enjoy Human Bowling and Bungee Basketball during Welcome Week
by Charles Davis Pensacola State College Welcome Week included several fun events for students, two of which were human bowling and bungee basketball. Human Bowling placed students into a big inflated ball and rolled them into life-size bowling pins. Bungee basketball consisted of two students racing each other with a bungee cord attached to them, while trying to make a...
Opinion: It’s time to stop the Keystone pipeline and protect our environment
by Ben Sheffler Despite protests and opposition from environmentalists and international celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio and Bo Derek, President Rafael Correa of Ecuador has stopped a plan that would’ve prevented oil drilling in the Yasuni National Park in the Amazonian rainforest. President Barack Obama is due to make a decision about the Keystone XL pipeline soon, and I hope he...
Artist Neal Ambrose-Smith brings unique work to PSC
by Ben Sheffler The Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, building 15 on Pensacola State College’s main campus, will exhibit artwork by the prolific Native-American artist Neal Ambrose-Smith from August 19 to October 4. Ambrose-Smith is a painter, printmaker, and sculptor who is an outspoken proponent of using non-toxic printmaking techniques. By using these different media, he creates a...