Editorial & Opinion Articles
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A Look Back at Jonestown
By: Casey Hignite What else can we learn from Jonestown at this point? At what is nearly the fortieth anniversary of the massacre, passing us again on November 18th, there is little else to document about the matter than what most already know about the infamous mass suicide. Survivors and investigators of the People’s Temple…
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Midterms and Mental Health: How to Prepare for the Upcoming Testing Season
By Talia Soublet Fall is officially here at the Pensacola State campuses. The leaves are changing colors, the weather is getting cooler, and for students, there’s one thing on our minds – midterms. From October 13 to November 10, testing is happening across many classes, and yes, it can be stressful. It’s important to study…
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Banned Books
By Justice Emerick October is here— What better way is there to enjoy the countdown to Halloween than to crack open a good book? Skip the Goosebumps and jump straight into the real horrors. Something so terrifying, so ghastly, so unreasonable, and absolutely diabolical that even your parents’ elected officials are afraid: Banned Books. Realistically…
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Your Dream Job is on LinkedIn, are You?
By Devin Lewis According to LinkedIn data cited in multiple reports, more than 122 million people have received interview requests through LinkedIn, and 35.5 million have been hired via connections on the platform. That means LinkedIn isn’t just a place to post your resume, it’s a launchpad for real opportunities. But here’s where most students…
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The Buzz about Butterflies, Bats, and Bee-yond
By Tommy Burkhammer Jr. The Pollinator Palooza was Saturday October 4th at the Santa Rosa County UF/IFAS office. This was a lovely event celebrating the many pollinators native to our area. There were crafts for the kids, live butterfly displays, and many local groups providing information on our local pollinators. We were even able to…
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No Kings. No Dictators.
By Arren Joseph-White On October 18th, people all around the country gathered in various cities such as New York, Chicago, and even here, in Pensacola in an estimated over 2,000 protests total for No Kings Day. Here in our own town, about 3,000 total people gathered at the corner of Airport and 9th to use…
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Op Ed: Political Violence Discussion
by Jeremiah Doxey The founding of civilization marked political violence as a horrific issue that each society must confront. The existence of political violence, which is on the minds of many Americans, has been brought to the forefront with the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk. While the main motivation of the suspect remains unknown, in…
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Lumberjack Festival ‘25 : Family Fun for Everyone
By Justice Emerick & Tommy Burkhammer Jr. PSC held its 36th annual Lumberjack Festival on Saturday, October 11th at the PSC/UF Milton campus. The doors opened at 9:30 a.m. and the contests started at 10 a.m. and were over around 3:30 p.m. This event held numerous lumberjack related contests with 4 different classes of competition:…
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The Press-Passionate Poltergeists
By Arren Joseph-White Dear readers, our newspaper has been faced with a dilemma. We have been dealing with something…spirited. Not in emotion, but in hauntings. Ghostly whispers in the editing room, cold chills down the backs of the writers, and sensations of feeling watched during meetings. Since October started, this phenomenon has only gotten worse.…
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Meet Splash!
By Justice Emerick On October 6, 2025, Pensacola State College’s main campus had a special little guest with a big job. Splash, the cadaver otter, who is the newest member of search-and-rescue. The event itself was spurred by adjunct faculty member Dr. McGlamory-Evans; she teaches the Criminology programs as well as Criminal Justice, Corrections, and…