By Marissa Marinan | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Home Again St. Johns Inc., a group that works to assist those without homes, is hoping to change the way St. Johns County and the city of St. Augustine deals with homelessness.

Homeless individuals are found sleeping on the sea wall at night, sitting on St. George Street and seeking shelter in the woods.

“[St. Johns County] has records that there are anywhere from 500-800 homeless people in the county including women, children and veterans,” City of St. Augustine Vice Mayor Leanna Freeman said.

But Home Again St. Johns hopes to change those numbers by providing shelter to those in need.

Photo by Joshua Santos | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Former President Bill Clinton, along with a parade of security, stopped traffic along Cordova Street in front of the Communication Building on Tuesday. Clinton shook hands and posed for pictures …

By Phil Sunkel| gargoyle@flagler.edu 
This years Wanee Music Festival will be held from April 19-21 at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Fla. The lineup for wanee features The Allman Brothers Band, …

By Madison Ann Ciklin| gargoyle@flagler.edu
The first “Creative Wave,” a new art event that took place at the Anchor Boutique, attracted many locals art enthusiasts and artists on Friday, March 10th.
A portion of the proceades made …

By Lauren Ely | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Now that The Webster School has cut its free tutoring service, Tanise Bunker isn’t sure how she can provide help for her daughter Julianna to pass the third grade.

By Alex Galbraith | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Ladies, if you’re looking to snag a mate forget about the cookbooks and pick up a textbook.

The idea that an educated woman has a hard time finding a potential life-partner, that men will find her intelligence threatening, is no more according to recent sociological surveys.

In fact, intelligence has risen to the 4th most-desirable trait that a man looks for while scoping out a spouse, according to a 2008 survey by sociologist Christine Whelan of the University of Pittsburgh.

And local men couldn’t agree more.

Flagler College students received a convenient and eco-friendly service last Thursday at the second annual “Love Your Planet” event.

The Faculty Senate Sustainability Committee provided extra bike space around campus and the downtown area, as well as a bike valet service to raise carbon-footprint awareness by encouraging students to ride their bike, car pool or walk to campus.

“It’s something that we want people to do every day, but we decided this day would be the awareness raising initiative and that we would offer bike valet since our bike racks are so full,” Director of College Relations for Flagler College, Laura Stevenson-Dumas said.

By Zach Gray | gargoyle@flagler.edu

St. Augustine resident Michael Shirley is no stranger to stringent water conservation efforts.

Originally from an arid part of west Texas, Shirley understands that water is a finite resource. What he does not understand is what he considers to be wasteful habits by many in St. Augustine.

“Back home, people were so conscious about their usage,” he said. “Here in St. Augustine, people have their sprinklers on when it’s raining.”
Shirley is not alone.

By Tiffanie Reynolds | gargoyle@flagler.edu

By this summer, the Castillo de San Marcos parking lot will start running their parking meters on Sunday.

Gordie Wilson, the superintendent of the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, said the increase in visitor attendance spurred the decision.

“I think with the oncoming 450th anniversary our park visitation will continue to increase,” said Wilson.

By Madison Ciklin | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Creative Wave, a new and local art event, will be showcasing local artists and Flagler Alumni work March 10th. Creative Wave serves to bring together local artists of the Flagler and Duval counties together to encourage and to inspire one another. Artists showcased include painter Hahau Yisrael, photographer Kelly Crawford and Mixed media Lindsey Williams.

One Flagler graduating fine art or graphic design student will be receiving a portion of the night’s earnings during the event.

By Jaime Greco | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Amanda Clair and her boyfriend, Jarrod Branco, encounter discrimination and looks of disgust at times when they are together in public.

Clair is white and Branco is black, and the Flagler College juniors think their interracial relationship is not accepted in St. Augustine.

By Marissa Marinan| gargoyle@flagler.edu

Living just north of the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind in St. Augustine, Gina Burrell has a feeling of insecurity for what will happen to her home if the school is granted eminent domain power.

“I have been living in our house for 18 years, my husband built our house and I am almost 80 years old and I don’t want to have to move,” Burrell said. “I mean if they decided they wanted my piece of property I would have to go, so it gives you that feeling of insecurity and it’s not right.”

By Rebecca Snowdale | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The Flagler College Department of Theatre Arts has kicked off the month with its spring musical “Kiss Me, Kate,” a Tony-Award-winning playwright with music and lyrics by Cole Porter.
“Kiss Me, Kate” …

By Adam Hunt | gargoyle@flagler.edu

It was the first thing David Espinosa looked at when choosing a college.

The 19-year-old Flagler College student never doubted the validity of the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings.

“The rankings were very important to me,” he said. “When I received my SAT results I used them to find schools that would accept me. I naturally trusted what I read.”