The Day I Met Lieutenant Reese
Last Monday, I came across quite an interesting individual on campus. I spotted him easily, because, well. . . he was rather oddly dressed. He wore a navy blue dress uniform with gold buttons lining...
View ArticleThen and Now
If you flash backed to four years ago, you would find me begging my high school volleyball coach to take my team to a tournament. Not just any tournament, mind you–I had my heart set on going to the...
View ArticleRoad Trippin’
You’re walking across campus heading to class, and you see a girl with a large book bag hanging off her shoulders. That’s nothing unusual, but then you do a double-take when you realize that there is...
View ArticleA professional guest
Before becoming a student at PCC, I visited the campus nine times. My older brother and sister both graduated from PCC, and I loved coming to see them. . . as evidenced by my numerous visits. You...
View ArticleNo Peeking
I’m standing in the Crowne Center during a church service. It comes time to take up the offering, and Pastor McBride leads the church in prayer. It’s at this point that I start squirming. I squeeze my...
View ArticleMore Than a Mascot
Sometimes, after a long day of classes, I’m tired. You all know how that feels. I trudge up the stairs to the Sports Center Arena to our Eagles volleyball practice, thinking about everything that I...
View ArticleFall Has Arrived
When fall finally makes its way to Pensacola, there’s one thing that instantly comes to mind: soccer games. There’s nothing like making your way to College Field with your friends with a nice hot...
View ArticleShowers of Blessings
We go to college in Florida, so the sun is always shining, and the temperature never drops below 75 degrees, right? Wrong. Even Pensacola has its rainy days. However, I’ve got some good news. I...
View ArticleLady Eagles at Nationals
Two weeks have passed since the Lady Eagles volleyball team returned from the NCCAA national tournament held in Kissimmee, Florida, and all of us on the team agreed that it was the perfect end to the...
View ArticleThe Most Exciting Time of the Year
What is the most exciting part of the semester here at PCC? That first week of getting back after summer break? Or maybe when you hit midterms and realize you’re already halfway through the semester?...
View ArticleThe Big, Not-so-Bad Finals
Finals. The mere mention of the word strikes fear into the hearts of all who hear it. Or, maybe not. I’ll be the first to admit that finals do seem rather daunting, but I also find a few comforting...
View ArticleBiscuits and Quilts
It’s a new year and a new semester. And generally, a new year brings New Year’s resolutions. I, however, seem to have a certain phobia of making goals for a new year. You know those people who don’t...
View ArticleIt Doesn’t Have to Be Perfect
Every Sunday during the semester, a group of girls meets in the lobby of Dixon Tower at 1:00. We mingle with each other, joking and laughing, until someone gathers us together for prayer. We’re...
View ArticleBird Watching
It’s been an exciting weekend here on the PCC campus for the Eagles basketball teams. The Eagles basketball team faced three regional opponents–Piedmont International University, Toccoa Falls College,...
View ArticleThe Fourth Floor
Some days, homesickness creeps into all of our lives. Nothing is wrong, but you just feel the overwhelming urge to walk up the steps to your back porch, swing open the door, and step into a warm...
View ArticleGuitars Make That Noise?
We’re just a few days away from midterms, and I feel like the semester is flying by. One of the highlights of the semester just passed, though, on Valentine’s Day. And no, Valentine’s Day is not one...
View ArticleWhen You Don’t Succeed
Three days after I arrived on the campus of PCC for my very first semester, I donned my trusty maroon volleyball shoes, grabbed my smelly kneepads, and nervously made my way to the Arlin R. Horton...
View ArticleIce Cream on a Hot Day
What’s better than ice cream on a hot day? Nothing, that’s what. When you reach that point when you’re sweating as soon as you step outside and you know that your internal body temperature has risen...
View ArticleMy Trip down the Mighty Coldwater
Saturday was the canoe trip student outing. Also national Pi Day (like 3.14… the mathematical sign). Also my birthday! So in other words, Saturday was a pretty exciting day for me. Each semester,...
View ArticleTaking the Challenge
The other night I was sitting around thinking great thoughts, as one of my favorite history teachers likes to say. Well, maybe not the greatest thoughts. I was thinking about my schedule for next...
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