When 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 Sports Center. Many other freshman girls and I had been eagerly anticipating this day: Lady Eagles volleyball tryouts. Designed specifically for incoming freshmen and transfer students, fall tryouts are held for one day at the beginning of the semester. With about fifty other girls trying out, I had no idea how I would fare. Throughout the day, several cuts were made until the newest members of the Lady Eagles volleyball team emerged.

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Things to Do
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Guitars 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 of the highlights of my semester, although any holiday that involves candy isn't too bad. What happened on Valentine's Day was more exciting. […]

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Academics
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The 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 kitchen that smells like homemade food and YOUR house. When I daydream about this particular scenario, I always see the familiar faces of […]

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College Life
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Bird 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, and Bob Jones University--in a row starting on Thursday. The Lady Eagles also played against Toccoa Falls and Bob Jones on Friday and Saturday nights. The Eagles came away with two wins […]

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College Life
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It 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 getting ready to head to two different hospice locations to visit with the patients as one of PCC's student-led Christian Service groups. As we gather, our […]

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