Article Archive for September 2009
By Cal Colgan | jcolgan@flagler.edu
Photo by Matthew Boyle
Cash McVay is finally seeing his group’s idea come to fruition.
McVay, 39, is one of the directors of CitySprout, a local organization dedicated to promoting energy conservation by planting community gardens in St. Augustine. This August, CitySprout finished building the perimeter fence and laying the dirt for the Lincolnville Community Garden, a 900-square foot plot located at the Eddie L. Vickers Recreational Facility in Lincolnville.
By Michael Strasburger | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo contributed by Jackie Werboff
While the semester is settling into a routine for most students, one Flagler student is breaking from tradition and getting her education on the high seas.
Vietnam vet, full-time student Michael T. Isam fights nerves in return to school
By Michael T. Isam | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Matthew Boyle
Dark o’clock is a term pertaining to the hours between sundown and sunrise. As my eyes flew open milli-seconds after my alarm went off at 4 a.m., I recognized my old friend, dark o’clock. We meet regularly in the confines of my bedroom.
By Emily Hoover | gargoyle@flagler.edu
As the economic recession takes its toll on St. Augustine, the local music scene is bouncing back. On Friday, Sept. 11, local band Geny Pigs united with international guitarist Dixie Duncan for a concert at Kulture Hookah Lounge on West King Street.
By Jody Marich | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Fall fashion trends are channeling the ‘80s. With styles inspired by heavy metal and punk rock, both men and women will be rocking these looks.
By Gian Louis Thompson | gthompson@flagler.edu
The Flagler College women’s soccer team opened up their Peach Belt Conference match with a tie against the University of Montavallo Falcons.
By Matthew Osterhouse | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The Flagler College men’s soccer team is finding their form.
With a convincing 2-1 home victory over Peach Belt Conference foe Montevallo, they have abandoned their early season misfortunes.
Kiteboarding club is in the works at Flagler, awaiting SGA nod
By Gian Louis Thompson | gthompson@flagler.edu
Photo contributed by Katie Davis
The Flagler College club program looks to expand with the addition of a new kiteboarding club.
Led by Flagler freshman Chaz Lawrence, the new club expects to bring kiteboarding to Flagler students.
By Matthew Boyle | mboyle@flagler.edu
Flagler confirmed two more student cases of H1N1 (swine flu), bringing the total confirmed cases to three.
Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs Yvan Kelly confirmed the two additional students with H1N1 are off campus residents. Kelly also said there are 10 students exhibiting flu-like symptoms now.
By Alicia Nierenstein | anierenstein@flagler.edu
Flagler College isn’t the only school in the region with a sweeping fear of an H1N1 (swine flu) outbreak.
Seven cases of H1N1 popped up at Stetson University in DeLand since the beginning of the school year.
“Seven specimens have come back H1N1 positive since the beginning of this school year, but the kids who have had it are back in class after 3-5 days,” said Stetson’s Health Services Director Debbie Cassidy. “At the beginning of the school year we expected a surge of the flu, and that is what happened.”
By Matthew Boyle | mboyle@flagler.edu
Video by Michael Newberger, Ian Foe and Matthew Boyle
Flagler has confirmed one student case of H1N1 (swine flu) on campus, a male resident of Cedar Hall, who remains in isolated quarantine.


