A dessert every once in a while is a great thing to cheer you up. It can be a reward, a surprise, or anything in between bringing joy to yourself or someone else you care about. Each person has their own taste and interest. That’s what makes the world of sweet treats so interesting; there is something for everyone no matter what. The staff of the Corsair have gathered their favorite spot for baked goods for you to learn about, discover, and explore.
Category: <span>Editorial & Opinion</span>
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More Pensacola Expansion: Two New Hotels to Be Built Downtown
As Pensacola has experienced explosive growth in tourism in recent years, the city has been forced to respond to this need. The new Three-Mile Bridge, for instance, was one way the city responded to this uptick in visitors. This rise in tourism has resulted in larger companies’ further interest in developing businesses and infrastructure in the area.
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The De-Extinction of Dire Wolves: Colossal Success or Dire Mistake?
On April 7, a biotechnology company named Colossal Laboratories & Biosciences came forth with an extremely bold claim against the laws of nature itself: that using their revolutionary “de-extinction” technology, they can “mak[e] extinction a thing of the past.” As a proof of concept, Colossal revealed that they had made 20 edits to a gray wolf embryo’s DNA and, on October 1, 2024, three dire wolf pups were born, the first of their species to walk the earth in over 10,000 years. To many, this is a spark of hope.
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“Adolescence” and the Unspeakable
It’s difficult to look at a travesty happening before your eyes. We talk frequently about how easily we can look up and get obsessed with extreme acts of violence even before the rise of the internet, but that’s not what’s being talked about. The real travesty is to look not just at the impact of such violence but also at the aftermath and see the effect. The crying, the trauma, the anger, the backlash, and - most distressingly - the ways such acts of death can affect people.
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Study Habits and Practices
Developing study habits can be hard for students. In fact, it can feel impossible. Luckily, we live in an age where people have come up with solutions and are willing to provide their wisdom. The Learning Center at the University of North Carolina [at Chapel Hill] has a list of study habits and practices to help better studying habits.
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What Does Pensacola’s Jazz Festival Have to Do with Ron Desantis?
The arts are important to Pensacola, that’s for sure. Things like Gallery Night, the Arts Festival, and our Jazz Festival all represent the culmination of our town’s collective interest and passion for all things creative. Specifically, the Jazz Festival is the community event where well-known and local jazz talents would show off and entertain the festival attendants. Unfortunately, this year’s Jazz Fest has been cancelled due to budget cuts. Where did these cuts come from? Ron DeSantis.
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This Month in History: Presidents’ Day
Officially known as Washington’s Birthday, Presidents’ Day is a widely celebrated federal holiday that happens every 3rd Monday of February. However, have you ever wondered why America celebrates Presidents Day on the 3rd
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What to Watch: A Recap of Oscar Nominations
Ever since the first Academy Awards happened in 1929, the little golden man has become not only the major representative of film as an American artform on the international stage but also a way for the industry to express power over what is worth seeing.
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Recent Death of Homeless Man Part of Wider History
On February 19th ECSO deputies arrived outside the Alfred Washburn Center to “clean up” Murphy lane. To do this, they threatened to arrest the homeless people who were waiting outside the center unless they left so the street could be cleaned.
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Graphic Design Students Improve the Library’s Walls with their Projects Mike
Joseph Bradford’s Graphic Design II class was given the task of redesigning the covers of a book. The project was simple; choose a book you have read or had personal experience with, then redesign the cover to something of their liking. In all 13 posters created, each student chose a fictional book. Now, their completed projects decorate the walls of the library.