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Preview of PSC’s production, Six Degrees of Separation: ‘You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll become a part of it’
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Preview of PSC’s production, Six Degrees of Separation: ‘You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll become a part of it’

By Kelli Green & Jennifer Tonnaer Pensacola State College students and local community members will showcase their talents in “Six Degrees of Separation,” an upcoming production from PSC’s Performing Arts Department. Students are encouraged to come out to the Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium, Building 8 on the Pensacola PSC campus, to check out the play...

Honoring Black History Month; Inspiring facts to remember throughout the year
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Honoring Black History Month; Inspiring facts to remember throughout the year

By Kelli Green In February Americans and Canadians celebrate Black History Month. In honor of that celebration here are a few interesting black history facts. During the Haitian revolution, led by Toussaint L’Overtute, the  colony of Santo Domingo (now, Dominican Republic) abolished slavery in 1801 and  on January 1, 1804, former slave and revolutionary general,...

Citizens of Pensacola enjoy Martin Luther King Jr. parade
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Citizens of Pensacola enjoy Martin Luther King Jr. parade

By Kelli Green Last Monday, January 18, we celebrated the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This was the thirtieth year of the celebration commemorating the leader who would have been 87-years-old on January 15. Many citizens of Pensacola congregated downtown to help celebrate. Schools, various branches of the military, churches, local law enforcement and...

PSC students work with Pensacola Museum of Art for Mucha exhibit
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PSC students work with Pensacola Museum of Art for Mucha exhibit

By Kimberly Bogers In December, six Pensacola State College students in the Graphic Design program teamed up with Dr. Patrick M. Rowe and the Pensacola Museum of Art to present a collateral campaign project that featured items created for promotional use, such as postcards, flyers and posters. The project was initiated by Rowe, a retired...

Locals and Their Pets Flock to Seville for Annual Barktoberfest
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Locals and Their Pets Flock to Seville for Annual Barktoberfest

By Brad Andrews Barktoberfest 2015, presented by the Pensacola Humane Society, was an unqualified success.  Thousands of dogs and their owners congregated to Seville Square on October 24th to socialize, play games, shop for treats and support the the Pensacola Humane Society, a local animal shelter. Despite an approaching storm, the weather cooperated and provided a...

Bring Back Warrington Works to Increase Warrington’s Popularity
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Bring Back Warrington Works to Increase Warrington’s Popularity

By Katherine Chen & Kimberly Bogers Saturday, October 3rd was a time of good company, good food and good music at Pensacola State College’s Warrington campus. Vendors pitched tents to sell their wares while food trucks crowded nearby and music from the bands Pelican 212 and Bear With Me entertained visitors. The event also featured...

PSC Jazz Band Still Going Strong Over Half a Century Later
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PSC Jazz Band Still Going Strong Over Half a Century Later

By Pamela Sandoval Imagine that you travel through time; you are going to Pensacola State College (PSC) in the late 1960s. Everything is in black and white, just like an old movie. You find yourself in the Ashmore Auditorium in Building 8; it’s hot and there is dim lighting. You hear people talking far in...

Review: Jumping into the “Rabbit Hole”
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Review: Jumping into the “Rabbit Hole”

by Danielle Storley Intense emotion and genuine acting shared the stage recently during the Pensacola State College Theater Department’s presentation of the play “Rabbit Hole” at the Ashmore Fine Arts Auditorium. A contemporary drama about the grief of a couple recovering from losing their four-year-old son, the play was directed by Rodney Whatley. The grieving...

Lady Pirates lose conference opener
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Lady Pirates lose conference opener

by Allyson Doty Pensacola State College’s women’s basketball team suffered their first conference loss, 78-65, to Gulf Coast State College on Wednesday, Jan. 9, at the Lou Ross Center. “We hung our heads a little too soon, but we fought hard and played hard and we will definitely be ready to get them next time,”...