Articles in News
by Jill Houser | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Several St. Johns County residents have traded in their suits and ties for ankle high work boots, hoping to get a job.
“It’s really sad,” Julie Tucker, customer service representative at Labor Ready in St. Augustine, said. “These aren’t homeless men. These are men who lost their jobs as actual business owners.”
By J.D. Bray | gargoyle@flagler.edu
College life isn’t easy. Uncharted social situations, difficult coursework, strenuous exams and extracurricular activities can cause high levels of stress.
Now add a learning disability to the equation.
Jewish community shares feelings about living in a Christian society
By Lauren Belcher | cbelcher@flagler.edu
In St. Augustine there are more than 100 Christian churches but only three places of worship for a Jew. The local Jewish community is small and mostly comprised of retirees.
Within that community, Jews divide themselves by how they express their faith.
The First Congregation Sons of Israel synagogue has been in St. Augustine for 85 years.
By Kelly Gibbs | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Carol DiSalvo thinks the new Health Care Reform will be a welcome blessing to her and her husband.
For many in St. Augustine, the newly passed reform is imposing long-awaited changes to the current health care system in the U.S.
By Matthew Boyle | mboyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Matthew Boyle
PHOTO CAPTION: Chairman of Flagler College’s board of trustees and chairman and president of Ring Power Corp. Randal Ringhaver (right) endorses U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio (left) during a speech at Ring Power’s St. Augustine plant yesterday.
Ring Power President and Chairman Randal Ringhaver endorsed U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio yesterday during a press conference at Ring Power’s St. Augustine factory near World Golf Village.
By Ashley Wermick | gargoyle@flagler.edu
According to The Associated Press, one in three American children are now obese or overweight.
In response to that statistic, First Lady Michelle Obama introduced the “Let’s Move” campaign last week, which aims to eliminate childhood obesity in a generation. The campaign will make school lunches healthier, educate parents on healthy eating habits and encourage 60 minutes of physical activity daily.
By Ashley Wermick | gargoyle@flagler.edu
John Diviney believed he was getting a great deal on a new home.
Diviney, a professor of Spanish and Latin American studies at Flagler College, purchased a new home in March 2008 for $247,500—$83,000 less than the original asking price.
By Ashley Wermick | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Flagler college alumnus Logan Abrams believes that debt is one of the biggest issues facing college students.
Abrams came to St. Augustine to speak to students about this rising problem, which he addresses in his book “Debt U: How Higher Education Breeds a Lifestyle of Debt.” The book looks at college debt from 1999 to 2009 and beyond by using facts, figures and stories of real people who are in or have gotten out of debt.
By Matthew Boyle | MBoyle@flagler.edu
Flagler students voiced their concerns on Health Care Reform. Kyle Rogers doesn’t want others to have pay for him. Jonathan Hooper fears universal health care. Ryan Palm thinks the U.S. is behind the curve.
By Gargoyle Staff | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo Illustration by Gena Anderson
With the Health Care Reform circus going on in Washington, we decided to find what matters to Flagler College students and the greater St. Augustine community.
The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 was passed by Congress and signed by the President. Like it or not, the bill will effect you and you need to know about it’s components.
We delved into the rumors and determined what’s true and what’s false. This is Health Care 101: What you may not know about Health Care Reform.
By Lauren Belcher | cbelcher@flagler.edu
Graphic by Katie Davis
The number one thing that anyone – not just students – should know about the Health Care Reform bill is that it will affect them now, in September and then permanently in 2014.
Another important note: everyone will be affected differently. The bill affects a college student differently than an elderly man on Medicare or a sick child.
These are the top five things that an 18 to 26-year-old should know:
By Matthew Boyle | mboyle@flagler.edu
Illustration by Ellen Gambrell
St. Johns River Community College freshman and self-described conservative and agnostic Canyon Molitor finds it difficult to be involved with the local Tea Party movement because he isn’t religious.
Molitor, 18, said other conservatives don’t make him feel welcome among their ranks. He backs conservative and Tea Party views on health care and taxation, but other faith-based conservative issues turn him off.
By Erica England | gargoyle@flagler.edu
To close out Women’s History Month, Flagler College Career Services, along with Assistant Professor Dr. Casey Welch, and Academic Affairs presented a two hour long screening and discussion on film clips that focused on the struggles women face as they fight for equal rights.
The Portrayals of Women in Film screening and discussion was even more prevalent due to the fact that March marked the 90th anniversary of the signing of the 19th Amendment, which gave women in the United States the right to vote.
By Caroline Young
Photo by David Castagno
One Flagler student thinks that walking around St. Augustine without shoes for a day will give her ringworms.
Sophomore Josh Weaver, a TOM’s Shoes campus representative, said this is exactly what A Day Without Shoes is about.
By Matthew Boyle | mboyle@flagler.edu
Photos by Matthew Boyle
PHOTO CAPTION: Alfredo Corchado speaks at Flagler’s Communication Week. Angela Kocherga, Border Bureau Chief of television network Belo, stands with him.
Dallas Morning News Foreign Correspondent Alfredo Corchado thinks Americans need to invest more interest in helping Mexico battle drug cartels.
Only a few days before Corchado’s scheduled Monday speech at Flagler College’s Communication Week, a group of high-profile federal officials led by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced a trip to Mexico City to pledge more U.S. support in the fight against drug cartels.
