By Emily Hoover | ehoover@flagler.edu

As music lovers everywhere download millions of songs per day, avoiding buying into the music industry, Saint Augustine’s Just Breathe Records, an independent, multi-genre record label, offers an escape from all things corporate. Its founders pledge to establish unity among musicans, producers and music lovers everywhere.

By Maggie Strassel | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Maggie Strassel

For Brittney Crosby and Amy Peterson 8 Limbs Yoga is a dream come true. The light blue walls of the new studio are inviting and calming, the floor to ceiling mirrors gives the illusion of never ending space and the wood floors give the interior of this yoga studio the impression of timelessness.

By Brittney Gibely | gargoyle@flagler.edu

It’s the newest fitness experience. Taking over the way people used to exercise with thousands of instructors all over the United States. Zumba is part dance class, part fitness class.

By Michael Strasburger | mstrasburger@flagler.edu

For Kathy O’Keefe, Director of Alumni Relations and Flagler Class of 1980, a journey to a genocide-ravaged country began with a letter that came in the mail.

By Emily Hoover | ehoover@flagler.edu

For Needful Thingz, a music and novelties shop on West King Street, anniversaries are bittersweet.

The store, which opened on Oct. 3, 2008, will close on Saturday, exactly one year after its open, due to economic shortcomings and pending road construction.

By Matthew Osterhouse | gargoyle@flagler.edu

The Flagler College Saints (4-3-1, 3-0-0 PBC) defeated the Clayton State University Lakers (4-4-0, 0-1-0 PBC) on Saturday.

A fast start paved the way to an important Peach Belt Conference victory in front of a large crowd at Flagler Field, leaving the Saints atop the conference standings. Within three minutes of the opening whistle, teammates Mack Hough and Pol Berenguer scored to put the Saints up 2-0.

By Kerry Takach | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Lewis House’s balcony and the surrounding area crowded up for an unusual reason on Sept. 16 – Phi Alpha Omega’s “Lewis Idol.”

“Lewis Idol” was part of Phi Alpha’s spirit week, which led up to an interview day required for membership in the service organization. The interview day is the final step in member selection.

By Matthew Boyle | mboyle@flagler.edu

A Flagler College student’s car was allegedly stolen on Wednesday.

JD Bray, a Communication major, said his black two-door 2000 Ford Explorer was stolen from where he parked it across the street from his off-campus house at 312 Saint George St.

By Tiffanie Reynolds | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Tori Warenik’s persistence paid off.

Warenik, a junior, pushed Flagler College’s English department to consider adding a Creative Writing major with the help of Dr. Jim Wilson, Dr. Tamara Wilson and more than 100 students. She said she’s been fighting for the new major for about a year, but other students and faculty, she said, have been trying since 1989.

By Lauren Belcher | cbelcher@flagler.edu

In a nearly two-hour meeting on Tuesday, SGA elected the first chair of the Green Committee and introduced the second chair of Publicity and Parliamentarian. SGA also approved two new clubs.

Chuck Riffenburg won the election for first chair of the Green Committee. He ran against sophomore Kyle Jennette. Riffenburg also serves as the CitySprout Coordinator for Flagler College.

By Caroline Young | cyoung1@flagler.edu

Jim Wilson stepped up as vice chair of the Faculty Senate and will be responsible for making sure the faculty has a voice on campus.

The most crucial part of his job, he said, is running the constitution committee, a group that makes sure all of the bylaws of the Senate are followed and updated.

By Ben McLeod | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo contributed by Adam Ace Entertainment

Comedian Adam Ace gives college students a chance to turn their brains off, laugh and get back to their schoolwork with a smile.

Ace tours the U.S. with stops at more than 400 colleges.

He said he tries to use comedy where students don’t have to think much. “I want them to be able to stop thinking about stresses from school and just turn their brains off and laugh,” Ace said.

By Jill Houser | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Jill Houser

Sailor Cher is not afraid of losing her job.

She curses and struts around in a mini skirt and stilettos, proudly displaying the colorful ink all over her body. At age 57, Sailor Cher has such a confident and vivacious personality that is hard not to stare in wonder.

By Kaitlyn Teabo | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Maggie Strassel

A new Baja Mexican style taco shop opened on Saint George Street early September.

The Taco Shop’s owner, Nicolas Kimball, said he learned most of the recipes featured on the menu in fourth grade on “bring your mom to work day.” He grew up with food and wanted to have a place where others could share his love for tacos.

By Lauren Belcher | cbelcher@flagler.edu

Student Government Association President David Matulewicz announced three open chairs on his leadership team.

The positions – first chair for Green Committee, second chair for Publicity and Parliamentarian – are all positions of officer standing.

By Cal Colgan | jcolgan@flagler.edu
Photo by Paige Denkin
Flagler junior Victoria Priester plans to fight for environmental justice by starting a Greenpeace chapter at the College.

“I’m incredibly passionate about the environment and conservation, and I feel that there’s not enough activism on campus,” said Priester, 21.