Tim Ajmani The Corsair Today is November 1st, 2011. If you’re wondering why we won’t be seeing Derrick Rose, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, and Dirk Nowitzki, you aren’t alone. Strangely enough, I don’t see anyone caring about it, save for a few scattered articles in the media. If the NBA owners and players think we are missing the games and...
Chicago lights up PSC stage
Danika Campfield The Corsair Pensacola State College’s performing arts department put on a fall production of the well known Broadway musical Chicago. Chicago is a racy, controversial musical based in the 1920’s Prohibition-era. This play sports two strong female leads, Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly, who are at each other’s throats fighting their way to the top of the Chicago...
Student Resource Center offers ADA services
Adora Goff The Corsair Pensacola State College has some great benefits for students who need the extra help. They have the math lab, computer lab, library, writing lab, and perhaps the least well known, Student Resource Center for ADA Services. The SRC provides academic accommodations for students with disabilities. Any PSC student with documented disabilities may qualify: physical, hearing, health...
New year for PSC Brain Bowl
Bradley Campbell The Corsair “What is the name given to the uprising against the British in the spring of 1916 in Dublin by the nationalist society that favored an independent Irish republic?” BUZZ!! “Bloody Sunday?” “Sorry. Anyone else?” You don’t know either? Don’t worry; those kinds of questions are best left to Pensacola State College’s Brain Bowl team. (The...
Students offer tips about study habits
Amber Burse The Corsair Everyone knows that the most stressful time of the semester is during midterms and finals. As test time approaches, students anxiously prepare for these all-important exams. Here are some tips from fellow students and faculty on how to survive this time of sweaty palms without suffering a meltdown: Tip #1 comes from game design student Okevian...
Local businesses offer student discounts
Lauren Mabrie The Corsair Any person who has been to college understands the financial strains it puts on a student’s wallet. Most restaurants and shops offer some type of discount to active military and senior citizens, but what about a college student discount? Cari Thompson, student at Pensacola State, said, “Being a one income household, money is tight and using...
Crime on campus
[two_third]Drexel Gilbert The Corsair The good news is that the crime rate at Pensacola State College is low, compared to many other colleges and universities across the country. The bad news is that criminals are still targeting students, faculty and staff. Most of the time they are attempting to steal what belongs to you. Occasionally, the crimes take a decidedly...
Classic action with a wonderful new control method – fun all around!
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword By Nintendo Genre: Third-person action-adventure Rating: Everyone 10+ (Animated Blood, Comic Mischief, Fantasy Violence) In the spirit of celebrating The Legend of Zelda’s 25th Anniversary, Nintendo’s released its newest installment in the storied, epic series. As always you take on the role of a young man who’s destined to save Princess Zelda… but the...
Tim’s NFL Picks – Week 12
Tim Ajmani The Corsair Finally, its Thanksgiving week! The most wonderful time of the year! What do I mean by that? Great food, and of course, football! It’s Week 12 in the NFL season, and each team has six games left. It’s also that time of the year when picking games becomes trickier as the intensity and competition increases with...
Walk once more with the dinosaurs in this deadly four-part epic!
Jurassic Park: The Game By TellTale Games Genre: Cinematic action/adventure Rating: Teen (Blood, Mild Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Tobacco, Violence) Back in the early 90s, there was written a book by the late, great Michael Crichton, about a Latin American island that’s become home to strange and exciting experiments concerning dinosaurs and related species. This book was made into...