By Ben McLeod | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo contributed by Adam Ace Entertainment

Comedian Adam Ace gives college students a chance to turn their brains off, laugh and get back to their schoolwork with a smile.

Ace tours the U.S. with stops at more than 400 colleges.

He said he tries to use comedy where students don’t have to think much. “I want them to be able to stop thinking about stresses from school and just turn their brains off and laugh,” Ace said.

By Jill Houser | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Jill Houser

Sailor Cher is not afraid of losing her job.

She curses and struts around in a mini skirt and stilettos, proudly displaying the colorful ink all over her body. At age 57, Sailor Cher has such a confident and vivacious personality that is hard not to stare in wonder.

By Kaitlyn Teabo | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Maggie Strassel

A new Baja Mexican style taco shop opened on Saint George Street early September.

The Taco Shop’s owner, Nicolas Kimball, said he learned most of the recipes featured on the menu in fourth grade on “bring your mom to work day.” He grew up with food and wanted to have a place where others could share his love for tacos.

By Lauren Belcher | cbelcher@flagler.edu

Student Government Association President David Matulewicz announced three open chairs on his leadership team.

The positions – first chair for Green Committee, second chair for Publicity and Parliamentarian – are all positions of officer standing.

By Cal Colgan | jcolgan@flagler.edu
Photo by Paige Denkin
Flagler junior Victoria Priester plans to fight for environmental justice by starting a Greenpeace chapter at the College.

“I’m incredibly passionate about the environment and conservation, and I feel that there’s not enough activism on campus,” said Priester, 21.

By Cal Colgan | jcolgan@flagler.edu
Photo by Matthew Boyle

Cash McVay is finally seeing his group’s idea come to fruition.

McVay, 39, is one of the directors of CitySprout, a local organization dedicated to promoting energy conservation by planting community gardens in St. Augustine. This August, CitySprout finished building the perimeter fence and laying the dirt for the Lincolnville Community Garden, a 900-square foot plot located at the Eddie L. Vickers Recreational Facility in Lincolnville.

By Michael Strasburger | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo contributed by Jackie Werboff

While the semester is settling into a routine for most students, one Flagler student is breaking from tradition and getting her education on the high seas.

Vietnam vet, full-time student Michael T. Isam fights nerves in return to school

By Michael T. Isam | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Matthew Boyle

Dark o’clock is a term pertaining to the hours between sundown and sunrise. As my eyes flew open milli-seconds after my alarm went off at 4 a.m., I recognized my old friend, dark o’clock. We meet regularly in the confines of my bedroom.

By Emily Hoover | gargoyle@flagler.edu

As the economic recession takes its toll on St. Augustine, the local music scene is bouncing back. On Friday, Sept. 11, local band Geny Pigs united with international guitarist Dixie Duncan for a concert at Kulture Hookah Lounge on West King Street.

By Jody Marich | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Fall fashion trends are channeling the ‘80s. With styles inspired by heavy metal and punk rock, both men and women will be rocking these looks.

By Gian Louis Thompson | gthompson@flagler.edu

The Flagler College women’s soccer team opened up their Peach Belt Conference match with a tie against the University of Montavallo Falcons.

By Matthew Osterhouse | gargoyle@flagler.edu

The Flagler College men’s soccer team is finding their form.

With a convincing 2-1 home victory over Peach Belt Conference foe Montevallo, they have abandoned their early season misfortunes.

Kiteboarding club is in the works at Flagler, awaiting SGA nod

By Gian Louis Thompson | gthompson@flagler.edu
Photo contributed by Katie Davis

The Flagler College club program looks to expand with the addition of a new kiteboarding club.

Led by Flagler freshman Chaz Lawrence, the new club expects to bring kiteboarding to Flagler students.

By Matthew Boyle | mboyle@flagler.edu

Flagler confirmed two more student cases of H1N1 (swine flu), bringing the total confirmed cases to three.

Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs Yvan Kelly confirmed the two additional students with H1N1 are off campus residents. Kelly also said there are 10 students exhibiting flu-like symptoms now.

By Alicia Nierenstein | anierenstein@flagler.edu

Flagler College isn’t the only school in the region with a sweeping fear of an H1N1 (swine flu) outbreak.
Seven cases of H1N1 popped up at Stetson University in DeLand since the beginning of the school year.

“Seven specimens have come back H1N1 positive since the beginning of this school year, but the kids who have had it are back in class after 3-5 days,” said Stetson’s Health Services Director Debbie Cassidy. “At the beginning of the school year we expected a surge of the flu, and that is what happened.”

By Matthew Boyle | mboyle@flagler.edu

Video by Michael Newberger, Ian Foe and Matthew Boyle

Flagler has confirmed one student case of H1N1 (swine flu) on campus, a male resident of Cedar Hall, who remains in isolated quarantine.