By Max Roux | gargoyle@flagler.edu

NEW UPDATE: Due to complications with reserving the West Lawn, the picnic will be Wednesday, March 3.
NEW UPDATE: The Greenpeace picnic is Friday, Feb. 26 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
UPDATE: The Greenpeace picnic is being postponed until Tuesday, Feb. 23, due to predicted widespread showers and thunderstorms.

If you pass by the West Lawn on Monday, Feb. 22, the aroma of grilled vegetable kabobs may catch your attention.

It may lure you toward the scent of a variety of natural recipes and organic dishes. You will find yourself at the Organic Delight Picnic.

By Lindsay Imwold | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Director Melissa Stuart has been involved with the Gala Menéndez for the past two years.

She’s been volunteering since 2008 and just became director about three months ago. The annual Gala Menéndez will take place on Saturday, Feb. 27, celebrating the 491st birthday of Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, founder of St. Augustine.

By Mari Pothier | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Andy Hirko’s passion for his religion and concern for the students at Flagler College is evident the moment you meet him.

By Meg Weathersby | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Dave Castagno

It takes three trainers to get the Flagler College athletes prepared for competition day. Jennifer Rinnert, Jim Simmons, and J.J. Wetherington make up the “J squad”.

By Matthew Osterhouse | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Adam Dixon had a choice. He could play professional basketball in his native Australia, or leave everything to play college basketball in America.

The Saints are happy he chose America.

By Kaitlyn Edwards | gargoyle@flagler.edu

The Flagler Saints Softball team is well on their way to a successful year on the field.

With great work ethic and challenging practices, the new program is on the right track to many Peach Belt Conference victories.

By Lindsay Imwold | gargoyle@flagler.edu

On Tuesday, Feb. 23, the Student Government Association meeting focused on a new club grant, a few general announcements and some club updates. SGA President David Matulewicz reaffirmed his best wishes for tomorrow’s presentation of the Attendance Policy proposal to the Faculty Senate.

By Ben McLeod | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photos contributed by Lighthouse Music

Hear the interview with Lighthouse Music’s Davis Hart, who tells us about the band, their influences and future plans.

By Matthew Boyle | mboyle@flagler.edu

By Bailey Latham | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photos contributed by Cassandra Helton

Cassandra Helton, owner of The Closet and designer of the fashion line Helton Hill, is headed to the “big time.”

With her line now being sold across the country, a new showroom opening in Maine and her joining the social networking craze, this is the year, her mom, Guyanna Erklens, said. “Cassandra is gonna blow up.”

By Jaclyn Miklos | gargoyle@flagler.edu

The Friends of Excelsior and Florida Humanities Council will light up Lincolnville on Saturday, Feb. 27, to showcase the area’s history.

By Christina Arzapalo | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Illustration by Ellen Gambrell

Hi, my name is Christina. I’m a recovering addict.

A caffeine addict, that is.

By Ben McLeod | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Josh Weaver

VoiceMale, a nine-person all-male a capella group from Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass., performed in downtown St. Augustine last week on its yearly spring tour.

VoiceMale tour manager and member Aiden Horowitz said the group was touring Florida for a week, singing in cities such as Miami, Jupiter, and here in St. Augustine.

By Sarah Vaccaro | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Illustration by Ellen Gambrell

Annette Cappella, chair of the St. Johns Democratic Party thinks the former Alaska governor, Sarah Palin needs more studying.

Palin announced that she is considering running for president in 2012, firing up Republicans, Democrats and Tea Partiers.

WATCH THE VIDEO TO FIND OUT THE WINNER!

By Cal Colgan | jcolgan@flagler.edu
Photo by Phil Sunkel

Andrew Young is no stranger to St. Augustine’s racial tensions.

The former UN ambassador and mayor of Atlanta came to St. Augustine last week to speak to Flagler College about the city’s role in the civil rights struggles of the 1960s and to present his documentary, Crossing St. Augustine, to Flagler and the St. Augustine community in Flagler’s auditorium. The film contains interviews with numerous locals who participated in the city’s civil rights movement and talks about Young’s visit to St. Augustine in June 1964.