By Mari Pothier| gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Dyann Busse

Walking through the doors of the Flagler College gymnasium is Ryan Vander Wielen’s favorite part about his job.

He likes not having to live the corporate life stuck in a suit and tie, and enjoys getting to wear a t-shirt and basketball shorts to work.

With aspirations to become a head basketball coach at the college level, Vander Wielen is currently the director of basketball operations for both the men’s and women’s teams at Flagler College. He receives a small stipend for his position on the women’s team, but nothing for the men’s.

By Jordan Novick | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Dear Fellow 20-Somethings,

Does the idea of growing up totally freak you out?

Well, don’t worry. You are not alone. The rest of us are terrified too.

So much so, that we are delaying the process all together. And since we can’t actually stop time (It’s inevitable, aging another year will actually occur. That is, unless you happen to be Benjamin Button or Demi Moore) we are doing the next best thing — simply refusing to become adults.

By Alexzander Roosevelt Elmore | gargoyle@flagler.edu

The Flagler College men’s tennis team started the season off strong with a win against Florida Tech, in Melbourne, Fla.

The No. 12 (Campbell’s/ITA Division II) ranked Saints are currently 3-2, with their most recent win coming against SCAD Savannah Feb. 19.

Head coach Walter Shinn already has his sights set down the line and is prepared to take the team all the way to the Final 16.

By Tiffanie Reynolds | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Looking over a table filled with plush Companion Cubes and Portal 2, Team Fortress and Left 4 Dead shirts, two other girls and I gasped as the vendor slid a plush space core into a cardboard box. “Sorry,” he said, looking over at us with an amused smirk, “this won’t be on sale for another couple months.” As if on cue, the three of us “aw”ed in disappointment—even our shoulders slumped at the same time—and the two girls left while I stayed, deciding between buying the Portal 2 shirt I held in my hand or the one featuring Left 4 Dead on the other end of the table.

By Megan Bradt | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo courtesy of nbcwashington.com {Photog_Name}

For Chris Gordon, interviewing a quadriplegic skydiver, covering a story where two officers were fatally gunned down at the U.S Capitol building, or taking part in the O.J. Simpson trials is what he does on a daily basis.

He tells the story. As a reporter and legal analyst, Gordon has made a name for himself in the field of broadcast journalism.

By Santiago Martinez-Caro | gargoyle@flagler.edu

After playing tennis for most of their lives, Esther Santiago and Inigo Landaluce have made the transition from Madrid, Spain to the tennis courts at Flagler College.

Landaluce, who is on the men’s team, and Santiago, who is on the women’s, came to Flagler College to get a degree in Business. So far Flagler has exceeded both their expectations.

By Amber James | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Lazy rivers, 30-foot rock walks and massage rooms. It all sounds like a wonderful spa. But it isn’t a business for wellness; it’s a business for education, an American college or university.

In recent years, colleges and universities have been boosting the caliber of their campuses through ways other than academics. According to a study conducted by the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics,  “spending on high-profile sports is increasing at double, sometimes triple, the rate of spending on academics.”

By Adam Hunt | gargoyle@flagler.edu

It was the first thing David Espinosa looked at when choosing a college.

The 19-year-old Flagler College student never doubted the validity of the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings.

“The rankings were very important to me,” he said. “When I received my SAT results I used them to find schools that would accept me. I naturally trusted what I read.”

By Teaira Hayes | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Since early 2011, permits have been requested and approved to prepare downtown King Street for the latest addition to the neighborhood: a Subway restaurant. When a franchise moves into town, smaller businesses face the plight of losing clientele. But local restaurant owners like husband and wife team, Jane and Peter Kavanagh, said they have little to fear.

“I don’t think it will be a problem for business,” said Jane Kavanagh, owner of Flavors Eatery on King Street. “Our main targets are locals and we have a lot of local support.”

By Ashley Kailyn Goodman | gargoyle@flagler.edu
King Khan and the Shrines brought back the spirit of James Brown and drenched it with Indie rock during their performance at the Original Cafe 11 on Feb 8th.
Berlin based …

By Emily Coyne | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus will play at The Original Café Eleven on Wednesday, Feb. 22at 8pm. The alternative rock band with pop-punk vibes, formed in 2003 in nearby Middleburg, Fla., by …

By Megan Bradt gargoyle@flagler.edu
Worley Faver is an artist who takes the view back to the days of the great epic hero Odysseus.
A native to St. John’s County, Faver is the owner of Worley Faver Pottery …

By Ryan Buffa | rbuffa@flagler.edu
First Photo by Ryan Buffa
Additional photos by Rob Depiazza

For John Tindle and Michi Meko, their latest exhibit titled “Paper Chase” is about “cleaning the taps and letting it come out better,” Tindle said.

“Paper Chase,” presented by Space: 8 Gallery on West King Street, is the collaborative work of TindleMichi, Atlanta artists John Tindle and Michi Meko, who are also known as the “Two fat southern boys who paint.”

TindleMichi is contemporary art, just a little dirtier, a lot more attitude and more relevant to modern Southern society, the artists said.

By Phillip Sunkel | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Tobin Voggesser
Yonder Mountain String Band, the headliners of this years Suwannee Springfest, will be making a quick stop at Freebird Live this Sunday.