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Flagler pitcher stands tall

By Kelly Burge | gargoyle@flagler.edu Ally Marcano has been making a name for herself at Flagler College since joining in the fall of 2016. All the way from Middletown, New York, Marcano has had her dream start for her NCAA softball collegiate career.  Who would have…



‘Angel shots’ target dating violence

By Courtney Knudsen | gargoyle@flagler.edu Northeast Florida women have a new way to call for backup when a date goes wrong, and it is as simple as ordering a drink from the bar. St. Johns County eatery Saucy Taco has started serving ‘angel shots,’ which aren’t…


Local Artist and Photographer Bring Strength To Battered Community

By Alex Strom | gargoyle@flagler.edu Hurricane Matthew ripped through the Northeast of Florida, leading a former Flagler college graduate, and student to the forefront of bring a battered community to come together. John West, 23, a graphic designer and local artist, and Casey Jones, 23, a…


Rebuilding after Matthew

By Max Charles | gargoyle@flagler.edu ST. AUGUSTINE – St. Augustine was among the hardest hit areas by Hurricane Matthew. Although hurricane tracker maps on weatherunderground.com had Hurricane Matthew being much stronger, the devastation to many St. Augustine homes is everywhere. Take a stroll down Vilano Beach…


What Trump’s victory means

By Max Charles | gargoyle@flagler.edu On the morning of Nov. 9, 2016 the American public woke up, brewed a pot of coffee, flipped on the morning news and witnessed the outcome of one of the biggest upsets of the presidential election since our nation was founded….


St. Augustine activists stand with Standing Rock

By Gabrielle Garay | gargoyle@flagler.edu As a new day begins, the sun illuminates North Dakota and the reservation of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, the sixth largest Native American reservation site in the United States. While the sun rises, so do the dozens of people sleeping…


Looking ahead after medical marijuana legalized

By Roxanne Steward gargoyle@flagler.edu St. Augustine, Fla. – Priscilla de la Cruz sits on an armchair in Isabela’s Bar Cuba where she is helping open the shop for a friend. She wears a yellow sweatshirt decorated with a lion made out of marijuana. Her hair…


Parents cope with election aftermath

By Troy MacNeill gargoyle@flagler.edu ST. AUGUSTINE – This year’s presidential race was unlike any election in recent memory. The 2016 election was more like a Comedy Central roast rather than a political race. Hateful rhetoric and mean-spirited one-liners from each candidate only proved one thing:…


Students complain of hate speech after Trump victory

By Brianna Kurzynowski gargoyle@flagler.edu Some students at Flagler College say racist and sexist comments have spiked since Donald Trump was elected president on Nov. 8. “Trump’s presidency is already impacting me and everyone I love. We have been more publicly persecuted,” said Karina Aragon, a…