By: Ally Doty The Pensacola State women’s basketball team faced conference rivals, Gulf Coast Community College, on Wed. February 5, 2014 in hopes of grasping their first conference win of the season. Going into the match, the Pirates held a 0-7 conference record and a 10-14 overall record with second year-coach Leah Drury, desperate for…
by Spenser Garber Because of the nearby December 2013 Volgograd bombings, people have been speculating whether or not Russia is prepared for potential threats from terrorist groups targeting the Winter Olympics in Sochi. The short answer is yes. This isn’t the first time the Olympic games have been threatened by terrorists. In 1972, 11 members…
By: Mary Whitham Artistic Director of the Steinway Piano Series in Tampa, Svetozar Ivanov captivated the Ashmore Auditorium audience on January 12th with his novel take on the ordinary piano recital. The program was part of the ongoing Kamerman Piano Series to be held at PSC. Unlike the other featured pianists, Ivanov included media…
By Rebecca Juntunen Pensacola State College received a taste of variation on the typical Pensacola dance culture, when SWERVE, a local Dance Company, performed in the Ashmore Auditorium on Saturday, January 25th. SWERVE is a modern dance ensemble based in Northwest Florida, founded by LaVonne French— an instructor of dance at PSC—and Elizabeth Bradford. Their…
by Savana Morie Perhaps one of the more important parts of the college experience is what happens outside the classroom.Students at the South Santa Rosa Center of Pensacola State College firmly believe that’s the case, and last semester a few decided to take control and establish the campus’s first official clubs: an international relations club…
By: Savana Morie Last week’s cold weather did nothing to stop volunteers from Pensacola State’s Student Government Association from lending a helping hand Friday, January 31, when eleven students came together to aid in the construction of what will soon be a two bedroom home for a family who needs it. These efforts were sponsored…
by Savana Morie Love going out for a movie but hate paying for expensive tickets and snacks? Students who visited the Pensacola State College Student Center on the Pensacola campus this past Friday, Jan. 10, were happy to find out that the showing of Despicable Me 2 was completely free of charge. It even came…
By: Ally Doty The Pensacola State women’s basketball team participated in the Pensacola Classic Tournament on December 13th and 14th at the Lou Ross Center. Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” rang off the gymnasium walls Friday, Dec. 13 as PSC and Southern Union State Community College flocked towards the court to warm up before the game. “It…
by Ben Sheffler Imagine being Jewish in the early 1940’s – hiding in an office building’s supply closet, just two floors below Nazi headquarters; eating mostly potato peelings out of the garbage; being limited to sponge baths and having to sneeze into a pillow to avoid detection. Now imagine living there for two and a…
by Jennifer Heriot