I was confirmed as an adult in the Catholic Church when I was 15 years old.

Baptized as a baby, I had always believed in God. There was never a time when I didn’t. But receiving Confirmation demanded even more profundity from a teenager who was already profound.

By Neil Boyle | SIFEMedia@flagler.edu

Containers for a Cause
Containers for a Cause is one of our newer projects, started last semester, it is one of our largest and fastest growing. Containers for a Cause takes used shipping containers and transforms them into low income housing.

By Cal Colgan | jcolgan@flagler.edu

Flagler College is kicking off its first week of the school year not just with classes, but also with a commitment to preserving the oft-forgotten recent history of St. Augustine.

By Lauren Belcher | cbelcher@flagler.edu
Photo by Phil Sunkel

For senior Mary Stamm, Flagler College’s new smoking policy is a breath of fresh air. Literally.

Stamm suffers from asthma and an allergy to cigarette smoke. She often has to use alternative exits in an attempt to avoid exposure to smoke. When told about the new restrictions Stamm screamed “Yes!”

Dealing with Stress in the Middle of College Chaos

By Caroline Young | cyoung1@flagler.edu
Photo by Ashley Muller

Sophomore PJ Mistry strives to relieve stress in the midst of her busy lifestyle.

She is a double major in business administration and accounting, as well as a project coordinator in Flagler College Students in Free Enterprise.

Mistry calls her priorities a “four tier balance” system, which includes her family, friends, school and herself.

By Emily Hoover | ehoover@flagler.edu
Photos by Phillip Sunkel IV

On the corner of Cuna and Charlotte Streets, two wooden buildings, blanketed with elegant vines, offer more than a garden and free wireless Internet.

They, as joint businesses Gourmet Hut and Crucial Coffee, also offer freshness and cultural sophistication to all who enjoy a meal.

What Students Should Know About Preparation for the Storm

By Kelly Gibbs | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Art by Victoria Van Arnam

As Flagler students flood back into St. Augustine for the upcoming semester, tropical storms are whipping around the Atlantic with just as much vigor.

By Phil Sunkel | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photos by Phil Sunkel

On Thursday, August 26, I found myself on the way to one of my favorite places in the state of Florida.

This night would be the last festival of Summer 2010, The Blackwater Music Festival at The Spirit of Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak.

By Mari Pothier | mpothier@flagler.edu
Photos by Phil Sunkel

Head Coach John Lynch is honored that his team has won the Peach Belt Conference, but knows they have a lot of work ahead.

“I think it is a mark of the success we had last year, yet it means absolutely nothing for this year,” Lynch said.