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The One You Love
August 13, 2010 – 3:40 pm | One Comment
The One You Love

By Lauren Belcher | CBelcher@flagler.edu
Photo by Lauren Belcher

I missed my best friend’s birthday.

Not because I wasn’t close enough to attend; I’m right down the street. I’m still not sure why I chose to miss her birthday. All I know is: I woke up that morning and decided I couldn’t be there and I needed to spend time alone.

To anyone who knows me, that sounds like a joke. I hate being alone. In fact, I do everything in my power to avoid it (read my earlier piece if you don’t believe me.)

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Finding the Meadow
May 20, 2010 – 1:05 pm | No Comment
Finding the Meadow

By Lauren Belcher | CBelcher@flagler.edu

Less than a year ago, I went on a journey.

It was five days of intense therapy called Hero’s Journey.

I was told to have someone drop me off at a hotel that was about 15 minutes away from my home in West Palm Beach. Pack five days worth of clothing and leave all electronics at home. No cell phone, no laptop. These days were to be spent with no distractions so you can only spend time with you and your thoughts.

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Given, Taken by God
May 14, 2010 – 12:46 pm | 3 Comments
Given, Taken by God

By Lauren Belcher | CBelcher@flagler.edu

Webster’s dictionary defines a void as: not occupied; vacant; not inhabited; deserted; containing nothing. That sounds about right.

I define a void as: sadness; depression; loneliness; fear; defeat.

For as long as I can remember, I have tried to fill the void. I’m always trying to keep myself distracted so I won’t feel like I’m alone.

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St. Augustine couple finds love, chaos with international adoption
April 28, 2010 – 4:55 pm | 2 Comments
St. Augustine couple finds love, chaos with international adoption

By Jill Houser | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The young American parents cried softly in the back seat of the car as it bounced and jolted through the streets of Liberia, Africa.

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Video game addiction not only for boys anymore
April 28, 2010 – 2:36 pm | No Comment
Video game addiction not only for boys anymore

By Jessica Fashant | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The sunlight could barely reach beyond the heavy curtains Lauren Hinkley pulled closed in the living room. It was a beautiful day, but she wouldn’t be going outside anytime soon, or …

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Raw food is healthy, delicious, expensive
April 28, 2010 – 2:30 pm | 10 Comments
Raw food is healthy, delicious, expensive

By Chrissy Makris | gargoyle@flagler.edu
“This is insane,” I thought, as I stared blankly at $170 of fruit, vegetables, nuts and hemp milk sprawled across my kitchen counter. I didn’t even know you could make …

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One man’s passion teaches about food, brings community together
April 28, 2010 – 10:57 am | 2 Comments
One man’s passion teaches about food, brings community together

By Ashley Wermick | gargoyle@flagler.edu
In May 2009, a patch of land on the side of a park was outlined and measured. Final plans were discussed. Although it was just a flat strip of land between …

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New revisions causes stir among Autism, Asperger’s community
April 27, 2010 – 3:24 pm | 3 Comments
New revisions causes stir among Autism, Asperger’s community

The American Psychiatric Association proposed a controversial change in February to its manual that would make Asperger’s syndrome part of autism spectrum disorders rather than a separate diagnosis. In the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, which helps health professionals identify conditions, it is not listed under autism.

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Unemployed can find daily jobs, charity money
April 26, 2010 – 12:53 pm | One Comment
Unemployed can find daily jobs, charity money

by Jill Houser | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Several St. Johns County residents have traded in their suits and ties for ankle high work boots, hoping to get a job.

“It’s really sad,” Julie Tucker, customer service representative at Labor Ready in St. Augustine, said. “These aren’t homeless men. These are men who lost their jobs as actual business owners.”

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To study, or not to study: That is the question
April 26, 2010 – 12:51 pm | No Comment
To study, or not to study: That is the question

By Christina Arzapalo | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Picture this: a student is almost late for English class and desperately needs to find an open computer to print out a paper that is due.

After frantically searching between rows and rows of occupied computers, the student realizes that no one is doing school work.

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Flagler student doesn’t let disability slow down her drive
April 26, 2010 – 12:49 pm | No Comment
Flagler student doesn’t let disability slow down her drive

By J.D. Bray | gargoyle@flagler.edu

College life isn’t easy. Uncharted social situations, difficult coursework, strenuous exams and extracurricular activities can cause high levels of stress.

Now add a learning disability to the equation.

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Flagler needs to realize its students aren’t kids
April 25, 2010 – 4:32 pm | 7 Comments
Flagler needs to realize its students aren’t kids

By Ant Perrucci | gargoyle@flagler.edu

The time has come for Flagler College to re-think its policies on dorm life.

More to the point, the time has come and gone. It was called the 1960s.

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Cover-Ups: What’s under your skin
April 25, 2010 – 4:25 pm | One Comment
Cover-Ups: What’s under your skin

By Ant Perrucci | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Anyone with a tattoo can describe what getting one feels like. There are a host of physical reactions the body has to process.

You shiver when your skin is prepped. A tattoo artist lubricates your skin with a mixture of water and anti-bacterial soap.

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Review: New Orleans’ Café du Monde Coffee Stand
April 25, 2010 – 4:18 pm | One Comment
Review: New Orleans’ Café du Monde Coffee Stand

By Mary Elizabeth Fair | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Mary Elizabeth Fair

You can’t go to New Orleans without stopping by the notorious Café du Monde Coffee Stand on the French Quarter.

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Hard-up students should use local stores’ discounts
April 21, 2010 – 2:12 pm | 2 Comments
Hard-up students should use local stores’ discounts

Many cash-strapped Flagler students might not realize that there are several ways available to save money in St. Augustine. One way to save some green is through student discounts. Several local restaurants, stores and attractions offer discounts that are only available to Flagler College students.

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Former metal guitarist becomes a folkie
April 21, 2010 – 1:55 pm | No Comment
Former metal guitarist becomes a folkie

Music just comes naturally to Josh Santos.

Santos first started in music by playing the saxophone in his middle school band, but soon wanted to try other instruments. After his grandfather bought him a guitar the summer before Santos started high school, he knew he had found his instrument of choice.

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