By Lawrence Griffin | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Flagler alum Paige Marie Garrity, 19, is living her childhood dream as a rising pop star, preparing to release her debut mix-tape next January.

“I knew from a very young age that performing was what I wanted to do…When my friends would come over, we would get all dressed up and put on shows at my parents’ dinner parties,” Garrity said. “I wasn’t a shy kid, I loved being the center of attention when it came to the ‘spotlight.’ I would choreograph routines to Britney Spears, N’Sync and Christina Aguilera and beg for my friends to perform them with me, even when they didn’t want to.”

By Kelly Gibbs | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Flagler’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) will become one step closer to changing the lives of countless people on Wednesday of this week.

Throughout the month of December, starting Dec 1, SIFE will be trying to get as many votes as possible for their project to win a quarter of a million dollar grant through the Pepsi Refresh Challenge.

By Christine Valentine | gargoyle@flagler.edu

I am graduating this December. After almost 20 years of homework and tests, it will all be over. Just like that. Just over four years in college and I will be walking away from campus for the last time on December 11, 2010. Honestly, I never imagined this day would actually come. Especially when you take into consideration what a terrible student I was as a college freshman. I mean, I was a good student. I didn’t talk in class and I paid attention, or at least pretended too. But, I never studied. I would come home and take a nap or waste time watching TV or playing Peggle.

By J.P. Bouillerce | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Remember when the words “look both ways before crossing the street” was absolutely drilled into your head at around age 4? There would never be a car coming whenever you looked. But then there will be that one time when you saw the ice cream man across the street and you went into hyper mode and as you were about to run across the street a Ford F350 almost ends your still young life.

By Angela Daidone | gargoyle@flagler.edu

From a C.I.A. agent to a play-by-play commentator, Clayton Coffman, Flagler College Sports Information Intern/Athletics Broadcaster, has always aspired to pursue what he loves most.

The good-humored 23-year-old admits his childhood love for James Bond is what made him believe one day he’d become a C.I.A. agent. His job aspiration shifted while in middle school to a movie critic and shifted again as a college sophomore to a sports journalist.

By Taylor Laskoski | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Even though the Flagler College volleyball team lost in the regional tournament for the second year in a row, senior Meg Weathersby said that doesn’t mean the team has given up.

“I think that it means that the Flagler volleyball program is strong and will continue to be competitive in the Peach Belt Conference,” she said.

By Lauren Belcher | cbelcher@flagler.edu

I’ll admit it: I should have tried harder in my college classes. But, should the nine Cs that I accumulated in six semesters of college really play a role in my obtaining a job? Do they accurately reflect my abilities to perform in society? No. They do not.

By Keith Hayes | gargoyle@flagler.edu

The future looks bright for the men’s soccer team who will bring back a young and experienced team for next season.

Four seniors will be graduating from the team which include: goalkeeper Matt Gilman, defenseman Kevin Partel and midfielders Conor Killeen and Arnel Selman.

Efforts made by NY colleges help city go green
By Lindy Almony | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Art by Victoria Van Arnam

I have been visiting Ithaca, NY for the past two years, and feel very inspired by the environmental efforts made by the city. The wholehearted attempts at awareness has helped Ithaca greatly reduce its environmental footprint and created a town full of environmentally-conscience residents.

By Lindy Almony | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Composting: I have always know it is a valuable system, but I did not know exactly how it works and how beneficial it can be. I possessed some knowledge – put a pile of leaves and other organic materials in a bin, and it will eventually decompose – but I wanted to learn more.

By Kelly Gibbs | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Assistant Professor of Business Administration Nick Panepinto is out of intensive care after being involved in a serious car accident last week.

By Stephanie Seltzer | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Advertisements take up space on the television, the radio, online, and newspapers, so why would a car sound like a good place to advertise?

By Tiffanie Reynolds | gargoyle@flagler.edu

When junior Elizabeth Pape started at Flagler, she found art was much more than just her hobby. Pape is beginning to make a career out of her artistic talent by working with the local consignment shop,The Closet, where she sells her original line of vintage clothing and accessories called Tiny Dancer.

By Will Sandberg | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Twenty seconds… my first live read on the radio.

By Christine Valentine | gargoyle@flagler.edu

I have flown before. I mean on an airplane.

Most of the time I was with my family or a friend, but occasionally I have flown to visit my uncle in New York all by myself. In fact, I had just flown to New York and back myself a few days before.

By Taylor Laskoski | gargoyle@flagler.edu

No matter what happens during the regional tournament, Flagler College junior Jillian Unitas says that the season has already been a huge success for the volleyball team.

“It’s hard for a team to win regular season and conference tournament two years in a row, especially since we added and incorporated different players into our roster,” Unitas, the teams outside hitter, said.
“However, it would be an incredible season to get to go to Nationals again.”