By Shinavia Gore | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Pictures by Shinavia Gore

Seamus, a homeless man in St. Augustine, said he sees himself as a free spirit.

Seamus, who is from Pennsylvania, has been homeless since he was 19 years old. “This year will be 24 years,” he said. “Too long.”

He said he originally became homeless because of his drug addiction to cocaine. “It screwed my life up,” he said.

Written and Photographer by Nai’sha Stallion

Drinking, Drugs and sex on MTV programs such as Jersey Shore is a bad influence on young adults, while Teen Mom helps to prevent Pregnancy.

Jersey Shore Increases violent and aggressive behavior in young adults by portraying the characters as being  celebrities. On the other hand Teen Mom shows the hardships of teen pregnancy and the responsibilities of having a baby at a young age.

By Stetson Myers

The price was right for Fianna Fluess, 21, who transferred from the University of Miami to Flagler College.

Fluess said, “I came here because the price was awesome and it was beautiful, the art program, I heard really good stuff about it.”

By Brandon Nichols | gargoyle@flagler.eduBy

Rob Duarte, assistant manager of Gamestop in St. Augustine, said it is up to the parents to make the rules for their kids playing video games. He thinks they affect kids in different ways depending on what type of game.

“A lot of them teach kids how to learn, [and] how to read,” Duarte said. “There’s also games where they are not appropriate for kids of certain ages.”

He said shooting games are the hottest sellers at Gamestop with buyers ranging from seven to 50 years old.

By Kiegee Proctor
Photo by Kiegee Proctor

Murray Middle School student Nicole Newton said she uses her cell phone to text messages to her friends in school every day.

Newton said that if she did not have electronic devices such as her phone she would go crazy.

By Erica Greene
Photo by Erica Greene

A St. Augustine father, Paul Schroeder, may never send his children or grandchildren to see a movie at Epic Theatres of Saint Augustine.

On Friday nights after 6, one movie in one theater is available for viewing by people 16-years-old and under who are not accompanied by an adult. Poorly behaved teens are the cause of this decision.

By Amie Dames
Photos by Amie Dames

Crookshank Elementary fifth-grader Amie Dames, 10, loves spending every day after school at the Boys & Girls Club. She is excited about the grand opening of the new facility this summer.

“There’s going to be a lot more space to play and learn,” Dames said.

By Malik Hicks
Photos by Malik Hicks

Malik Hicks and his family moved into their Habitat for Humanity home on Dec. 18.

Hicks’s mother, Michelle McNamara, volunteered 800 “sweat equity” hours over the past three years in order to finalize their home ownership. Sweat equity is a form of payment that allows people to work to pay for their homes instead of a down payment.

In January 2010, the Flagler College Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) chapter launched Mission: Media, a program that lets St. Augustine’s Boys and Girls Club children control the news for a day.

In Mission: Media, the children generate and develop story ideas in a “news budget” meeting that SPJ members lead before heading out into the field. Each SPJ member guides a few children through the city and helps them find and interview sources. After the children finish reporting, they return to the Flagler College Gargoyle office to write and publish their work here.