Adorable otter named Splash from Peace River K9 SAR team.

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…

Staff Picks: Sweet Treats

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.

Pale white dire wolf in grassy field, forest background.

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. 

Child facing an adult in a tense moment, highlighting themes of adolescence and emotional struggles.

“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.