August 2006

Blogs August 31, 2006

It’s a bittersweet symphony

I don’t mean to rip off The Verve here (or show my age in pop music terms), but that is the only phrase that came to mind when the phone lines went down today in the good ole Proctor Library.

With the beginning of the semester and all the panicked phone calls that go with it, I have begun to dread the sound of my phone ringing as of late. But today, when the system went down, I realized the feeling of freedom came paired with an unexpected feeling of isolation.

Sure I have E-mail, Internet and, if I so choose to waste my precious daytime minutes, my cell phone. But the point is I have picked up the receiver no less than three times since 11 a.m. and tried to dial, only to get the deafening sound of silence.

Sports August 31, 2006

Lady Saints ready for long season ahead

By Devon Jeffreys
PHOTO CAPTION: Junior Krista McAra, along with five other players, returns this season to the Lady Saints lineup.

With a schedule that includes more than 40 matches, the volleyball team has the opportunity to make this season a memorable one even if there is no opportunity for a postseason berth.

“The more opportunities we get to play the better we’re going to be and the more fun we’re going to have and that’s why we’re here,” sophomore Leah Melton said.

News August 30, 2006

Flagler buying railway buildings

Major purchase likely means increase in college tuition

By Richard Harris
Photo by Glenn Judah

PHOTO CAPTION: Flagler College recently acquired the FECI buildings at One Malaga St. The buildings will most likely become classrooms to take the strain off Kenan Hall.

Flagler College has reached a deal to purchase Florida East Coast Industries’ (FECI) 64,000-square-foot headquarters at the corner of King and Malaga Streets.

The final price tag — 60 percent of the cost of the three four-story buildings — is not being disclosed, said Flagler President William T. Abare, Jr., who added FECI was donating the other 40 percent of the cost.

With a closing date of Nov. 1, the college has already made a substantial deposit of $1.7 million. However, the remaining difference could mean debt for the college.

News August 29, 2006

Tropical Storm Warning includes St. Augustine

Wednesday, Aug. 30, 10:30 a.m.

Tropical Storm Ernesto continues to move north through Florida at about 8 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 40 mph and the National Weather Service in Jacksonville expects the storm to move through the region by Thursday bringing heavy thunderstorms.

Sustained winds of 35 to 45 mph are forecast to spread northward along the immediate coast of northeast Florida Wednesday afternoon through early Thursday morning.

News August 28, 2006

Latest projection places tropical storm off the coast later this week

From Staff

With 40 mph winds, Tropical Storm Ernesto was moving toward the northwest at 10 mph over Cuba at 2 p.m. on Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

The center expects the storm to continue moving in that direction for the next 24 hours, a track that could bring it along the eastern coast of Florida later this week.

Sports August 25, 2006

NCAA: It’s official

By Devon Jeffreys
Graphic by Carina Hayes

The worst-kept secret in Flagler College Athletics is finally official. Flagler will begin the 2006-2007 season as an NCAA Div. II school.

After a waiting process that seemed to last the entire spring semester and a good portion of the summer, the Flagler athletic department received the news in late June they had been waiting for. The school will now enter a probationary period that could last two to three years and will start out without conference affiliation. However, jumping to NCAA gives Flagler Athletics an immediate boost in status and recognition.

News August 25, 2006

Hurricane Update: What to expect this season

By Bill Weedmark

The National Hurricane Center recently lowered its forecast on the number of hurricanes expected to develop this season, but federal forecasters still warn that this season has a 75 percent chance of above-average hurricane activity. What does this all mean for Flagler?

So far there have only been four tropical storms and no hurricanes this season â€“ the most recent, Tropical Storm Debby is brewing in the Atlantic â€“ but forecasters are warning people in coastal areas, such as St. Augustine, to be prepared.

On Campus August 25, 2006

Mixed reviews for pay-to-park plan

By Brittany Hackett
Graphic by Carina Hayes

This fall, Flagler has introduced a new parking policy which forces students to pay for parking, and it is creating mixed reactions from students.

“There’s no way I’m paying the school for parking,” senior Meredith Brace-Sloss said. “Last year’s plan worked fine, as far as I was concerned. If you get to school early, you can usually find good places.”

On Campus August 25, 2006

A campus under construction

From Staff

Students might want to add hard hats and work boots to their back-to-school lists as the campus is filled with construction projects this year including the new $11 million student center rising on Sevilla Street and the first phase of the $5 million art building renovation.

Photo Gallery: Construction

Sports August 25, 2006

Women’s hoops coach hired

By Devon Jeffreys

When the Lady Saints left the court after a stunning 59-58 loss to Webber International in the conference tournament, changes were on the agenda. Just how big those changes would be was not a certainty.

Then in March came word that coach Craig Douglass was leaving the team after two years as coach. The Lady Saints were 23-34 under Douglass under performing at times and not being able to put all their talent together.

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