Since the 70’s, Sonia Manzano has been a well known presence on several televisions. As Maria, on Sesame Street, she has served as an inspiration and teacher to several children. Manzano starred as Maria, for 44 years and received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 43rd Daytime Emmy’s in 2016. She retired from the show in 2015.…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
In “Black Mass” Johnny Depp plays the psychopath Boston mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger. Depp’s performance is by far the most standout feature in this movie, which is based on a true story. In 70’s era Boston Whitey is a no-nonsense leader of a gang of men who swear a lot and do gangster stuff.…
By Jake Morris Registration for the spring term began November 3, and students have until December 4 to pay tuition and fees. Online registration started after midnight on November 3 and extends through the start of classes next term on January 7, 2015. Students registering in person can speak with a counselor and complete the process…