Shauna Cook The Corsair Feb. 4 was a tough loss for the Pirates against Chipola with a 48-61 loss after winning back on Jan. 18; 45-43. This leaves the Pirates with an overall 20-5 and 4-3 in Conference. With Coach Pena not in attendance at last nights game, Indians were able to pull a big lead on the Pirates with a 14...
Sixth Conference Victory for the Lady Pirates
Shauna Cook The Corsair Feb. 4 was the sixth conference win for the Lady Pirates 71-60 leaving them 6-1 in Conference and 19-2 overall against Chipola College. Starting for the Lady Pirates was #3 Brandy Broome, #5 Ronika Ransford, #22 Kyana Jacobs, #25 TeAndrea Smith and #33 Darnisha Hamilton. Within the first minute of the game, Ransford was hit in the...
Tim’s NFL Picks – Super Bowl Sunday
Tim Ajmani The Corsair And then there were two… The 2011-2012 NFL season has given us many spectacular plays, games, and memories. But now the main event is finally here: Super Bowl Sunday. In what will probably be one of the most anticipated Super Bowl’s in quite some time, the New England Patriots will square off against the New York...
Pirates Redeem Themselves Against Commadores
Shauna Cook The Corsair Saturday nights’ game was the opportunity for the Pirates to redeem themselves against the Commadores in a Conference rematch. The Pirates lost their first Conference game to the Commadores back on Jan. 11, 58-54 but on Jan. 28, Pirates did redeem themselves with a 75-68 win against the Commadores. Pirates had the lead with the Commadores catching up tying...
Redemption For The Lady Pirates
Shauna Cook The Corsair For the Lady Pirates, Saturday nights’ game against Gulf Coast Community College was a night for redemption. When the Lady Pirates played the Lady Commadores for their first Conference game back on Jan. 11,the Lady Pirates lost by 1 in overtime 102-103. On Saturday, Jan. 28, the Lady Pirates were ready to bring their A game and did...
Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie
Travis DeSimone. Corsair. Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim have a truly twisted view of the world. As twisted as their vantage point may be they relay a sincerity that is missed in most forms of television, in most forms of comedy. They lampoon everything from public access shows to infomercials to our celebrity obsessed culture. Their television shows Tom Goes To...
Gingrich and Romney: The Campaign Intensifies in Florida
Adriana Dueck The Corsair Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney made several stops this weekend throughout the Sunshine State to promote their campaigns, and in the process made stops in Pensacola. Romney was greeted by cheers and “I voted, you’re hired” signs at the Atlas Fish House Saturday Jan. 28 morning at 8 a.m. and on Monday Jan. 30 at 10...
Will the world end? Who cares?
Tim Ajmani The Corsair I’ve lived in the Pensacola area for about a year and a half. I’d be lying if I said that it’s no different than Virginia and Georgia. The Pensacola area culture is something that is quite unique from the other communities I’ve lived in. However, despite living in a third different state, one thing hasn’t changed:...
I Think We’re Alone Now
Travis DeSimone. Corsair. Over the weekend I watched a documentary that has sort of shaken me up a little bit. Director Sean Donnelly brings us a startling picture of obsession, desperation, isolation, and unrequited love in his documentary I Think We’re Alone Now. The film chronicles the lives of Jeff Turner and Kelly McCormick, two troubled people that have several things...
Let the Race Begin
Obama Begins “The Campaign” Adriana Dueck The Corsair Last night in his State of the Union address President Barack Obama made his first public start on the long journey of “The Campaign.” He highlighted his efficiency in foreign policy; the U.S. has ended the war in Iraq and for the first time in 10 years the world no longer must...