Turning Potatoes Into Gold: The Story of Hastings
June 2, 2013 – 3:55 pm | No Comment

After the creation of the Ponce de Leon Hotel 125 years ago, Henry Flagler asked his cousin Thomas Horace Hastings to start a farm a few miles west of St Augustine to grow food for his guest.

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Loans, Facebook and no sleep equals stress
June 13, 2013 – 11:10 am | No Comment

Loans Williamson1By Sarah Williamson | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Frankie Lawton barely remembers finishing his public relations speech his sophomore year at Flagler as he fell to the ground, shaking uncontrollably. Classmates froze and a friend rushed to break his fall. Minutes later he was rushed away in an ambulance.
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Accepting my loss, becoming my mother
June 13, 2013 – 11:04 am | One Comment
Accepting my loss, becoming my mother

By Sarah Williamson | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Helen Keller, the American author and activist who became deaf and blind at 18-months-old, said, “Blindness separates us from things, but deafness separates us from people.”

I have witnessed this separation first hand in each woman that has led to my existence.

Lutheran churches differentiate in faith
June 13, 2013 – 10:56 am | One Comment
Lutheran churches differentiate in faith

By Victoria Hardina | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Sharing faith and praying with someone of different religious views is like praying with someone who believes in rocks. Worshipping with such a person acknowledges their rocks as real deities, and doing that would be wrong. At least that is what the Rev. Albert S. Oren of Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church on Milton Street thinks and members of Christ the King Lutheran Church in Newtown, Conn., agree.

Local Republicans deny GOP civil war, want to stay ideologically pure
June 13, 2013 – 10:53 am | No Comment
Local Republicans deny GOP civil war, want to stay ideologically pure

By Ryan Buffa | gargoyle@flagler.edu

The great divide in politics is no longer only between Democrats and Republicans, but within the Grand Old Party itself.

Rachel Cremona, Ph.D., an associate professor of political science at Flagler College, believes this was especially evident after the State of the Union address on Feb. 12 when both the Republican Party and the Tea Party held separate responses.

Voting Rights Act should cover all states
June 1, 2013 – 11:10 am | No Comment
Voting Rights Act should cover all states

By Sarah Williamson | gargoyle@flagler.edu

A black president is in his second term and suddenly the most important piece of civil rights legislation is in question.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed to end discrimination at the polls by banning literacy tests of blacks and limiting states’ power to make special provisions to voting requirements.

Flagler students earn 3 National SPJ Mark of Excellence journalism awards
May 13, 2013 – 3:51 pm | No Comment
Flagler students earn 3 National SPJ Mark of Excellence journalism awards

Two Flagler College Gargoyle editors and an Advanced Reporting class student won national awards in the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence competition, including a first place finish for opinion writing. This marks the first time a Flagler student has earned a national SPJ award.

Local gourmet cupcake shop prospering at the beach
May 6, 2013 – 4:26 pm | No Comment
Local gourmet cupcake shop prospering at the beach

By Hannah Bleau | gargoyle@flagler.edu

In the midst of a bleak economy, Americans have still turned to gourmet cupcakes as the new, affordable luxury item. Gourmet cupcake shops are prospering.

Small businesses have been struggling the past five years. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 200,000 small businesses have gone under between 2008 and 2010. The same cannot be said for the cupcake industry. Market research center NPD found that approximately 669.4 million cupcakes were sold October 2010 to October 2011 – in the midst of the economic crisis.

St. Augustine’s pirate magician
April 20, 2013 – 10:54 am | No Comment
St. Augustine’s pirate magician

An interview with William (Mayhem) Macrae, St. Augustine’s pirate magician.

Flagler College senior named Grand Award winner of 2013 Gargoyle Anthology
April 18, 2013 – 3:25 pm | No Comment
Flagler College senior named Grand Award winner of 2013 Gargoyle Anthology

Tiffanie Reynolds, a Flagler College communication major and graduating senior, was named the Grand Award winner of the third edition of Anthology, a print publication produced by the college’s online newspaper, The Gargoyle.

Reynolds’ piece, “Vets Find Strength in Numbers at College,” looked at war veterans returning to the classroom after serving overseas in combat zones.

View from the afternoon: Biking through Manhattan
April 17, 2013 – 11:41 am | One Comment
View from the afternoon: Biking through Manhattan

By Joshua Santos | gargoyle@flagler.edu

During the Flagler College Gargoyle trip to the New York City National College Media Convention, Joshua Santos rented a bike and strapped on a GoPro for a ride through city.

Old City Farmer’s Market Featuring Anastasia Kitchen
April 15, 2013 – 9:35 pm | No Comment
Old City Farmer’s Market Featuring Anastasia Kitchen

By Ashley Blanco | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Start your Saturday mornings with a trip to the Old City Farmer’s Market which takes place rain or shine, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m at the St Augustine Amphitheater located just over the bridge of lions on A1A South. St. Augustine’s Amphitheater puts on a farmers market with fresh produce, beverages, drinks, and hand made specialties all from local vendors. Admission is free.

New SGA board looks toward next year
April 12, 2013 – 4:52 pm | One Comment
New SGA board looks toward next year

By Justin Katz | gargoyle@flagler.edu

The 2012-2013 school year is quickly coming to a close, but the new Student Government Association (SGA) Executive Board is already planning for next year. While their plans have not formally been reviewed by the Office of Student Services, new board members are hopeful to make an impact.

The Wednesday Market at the pier brings produce, art and local goodness
April 11, 2013 – 8:57 pm | No Comment
The Wednesday Market at the pier brings produce, art and local goodness

By Elizabeth Thabault| gargoyle@flagler.edu

The Wednesday Market on the beach may be one of St. Augustine’s best kept secrets. Every Wednesday, 60 to 80 vendors participate in this farmers market from 8:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. A variety of products can be found within, spanning from fresh, local produce, to unique art and hand-crafted jewelry.

Movie review: Admission
April 10, 2013 – 1:12 am | One Comment
Movie review: Admission

By Diana Eales | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Though classified as a comedy, Admission did more than just give my abs a work out. It also made a lump in my throat appear and some serious sympathy surface.

Stick Figure talk new album and pre-show rituals
April 10, 2013 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Stick Figure talk new album and pre-show rituals

By Chelsea Walsh | gargoyle@flagler.edu

On March 29, Stick Figure and Tribal Seeds played at the Freebird Live. Stick Figure began in Duxbury, MA., and blends classic reggae rifts and club-like dub beats. The band is currently touring with Tribal Seeds washing up along the shores of Hawaiian islands end come April 18, 2013.

Wrestling knocked out of the Olympics
April 9, 2013 – 11:32 am | One Comment
Wrestling knocked out of the Olympics

By Jonathan Persson | gargoyle@flagler.edu

It is the beginning of a new area.

In 2020, the sport of wrestling will no longer be part of the Olympics. A decision made by the International Olympic Committee, they state that there is nothing wrong

Wake up, smell the coffee, check LinkedIn for job offers
April 9, 2013 – 10:47 am | One Comment
Ryan Chenney

By Danielle Ruckert | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Daily routine: wake up, brushteeth, pour cereal, check emails, check Facebook, check LinkedIn, get job offer? This is what happened to Ryan Chenney, 2012 Flagler College graduate, with a request for his resume and salary bid.