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.

It starts when I go home. I check Facebook and I have no new notifications. I check my e-mail and see that no one needs me for anything.

My homework is complete, my house is tidy…The panic sets in.

By Eliza Jordan | gargoyle@flagler.edu

A Department of Corrections number of V02152 separated my mommy, an inmate, from a free woman for 14 long years as I grew up and apart from her.

You see, this meant that Easter, Christmas, Thanksgiving and many other holidays were spent together behind bars. And the things that we could not do behind bars, such as my first bike ride, birthday parties, my first play, or any of my athletic events, were almost just wasted stories for her to hear about. She had to miss out on watching me grow, meeting my friends, helping me through hard times and giving me advice that I knew I could trust.

Flagler College senior Cal Colgan has been named the Grand Award winner of the first edition of Anthology, a new print publication produced by the college’s online newspaper, the Gargoyle.

These photos were selected as finalists for the Gargoyle’s 2011 Anthology. The gold and silver awards went to Luis Mark Gonzalez Jr., and the honorable mention went to Alexandra Maisch.

By Michael Isam | gargoyle@flagler.edu

“Hiding for my life, dwindling food supplies, roadblocks and gunfire at 4 a.m. is not how I pictured my vacation in Alexandria, Egypt,” said Betty Jane Stewart of Orange Park, Fla.

This photo essay was selected as a finalist for the Gargoyle’s 2011 Anthology. Click on the image below to see the full slideshow.
By Rob Schanz | gargoyle@flagler.edu

2011 Gargoyle Anthology Award Winner: Honorable Mention for Photo …

This strategic plan was selected as a finalist for the Gargoyle’s 2011 Anthology.

By Ryan Pando| gargoyle@flagler.edu

Overview
As Dow Advantage account manager for The Gargoyle, Ryan Pando developed a comprehensive plan designed to meet the publication’s six overall goals. This plan was implemented over a one-year period.

By Michael Newberger | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Standing in line by the door was the ideal American family. The mom and dad were holding hands, the son was about 11 and talking to his little sister, and she was the kind of redhead girl commercials use to show how “wholesome” a product is. It was nice to see such a portrait of family togetherness in this day and age. Did I mention the cute little girl was holding a snub-nose revolver?

By Emily Hoover | ehoover@flagler.edu

For Joe Tringali, owner of Carmelo’s Marketplace, the drainage repair construction on King and Malaga streets has made his store a little less convenient this winter.

By Caroline Young | cyoung1@flagler.edu
Photos contributed by Leslie Young/ Photo by Phillip C. Sunkel IV
I bent down to kiss my petite mother on her tear-stained cheek before my father swept me up in to one of …

This press release was written for a class project and was selected as a finalist for the Gargoyle’s 2011 Anthology. It is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Walt Disney World.
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By Brittany Hall | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Dec. 20 is the day that 10-year-old Tyler Youtz has been looking forward to all year. While most fifth graders would consider a birthday or Christmas to be their favorite day of the year, Tyler would rather spend it at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, adorned with a Santa hat. As the yellow delivery truck slows to a stop outside of the hospital’s entrance, he steps out of the passenger door to greet dozens of doctors, nurses and volunteers that are ready to help him bring nearly 2,000 toys to young cancer patients.

Written and photographed by Phillip C. Sunkel IV | psunkel@flagler.edu

Gargoyle Photo Editor Phil Sunkel interviewed artist and student Jackson Holbrook for a photo essay.

By Cal Colgan | jcolgan@flagler.edu

Last year, Zack Thomas Paull traded in his textbooks for camouflage and joined the United States Marine Corps.

After Paull’s unit, the Second Battalion, Ninth Marine Regiment [2/9], finished its training in Parris Island, S.C., the military brass shipped the unit off to Afghanistan. Paull has spent the past 6 months in Marjah, an agricultural district in the Helmand Province.

By Mari Pothier | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Photo by Gorge Gallardo

Assistant coach Andrew Garcia of the men’s basketball team said Hurricane Katrina has made him a better person.

In August of 2005 Garcia was a junior at Tulane University in New Orleans, La. when Katrina hit. He said he evacuated his apartment the day before the storm arrived and did not return until December.

By Cal Colgan | jcolgan@flagler.edu

The midterm elections are over, and with them, the clamor for democratic participation.

In the run-up to what The New York Times proclaimed as the biggest Republican takeover of Congress since 1948, the American public was inundated with ads from both the GOP and the Democrats, urging their constituents to vote for one side or the other.