By Kylynn Pelkey | gargoyle@flagler.edu

For one Flagler senior, keeping a 3.0 GPA for the past four years has been tough but rewarding. This particular student, who prefers to remain anonymous, said even though he works hard for his good grades, he has used the drug Adderall to help him study every once in a while.

“With Adderall if you’re studying, it honestly just makes you focus completely,” the senior said.

Adderall has earned the nickname “Easy A” because it helps students to study harder, focus more, and in turn, earn better grades. Yet the problem of Adderall abuse on college campuses all over the nation is growing. Studies show that college students are twice as likely to abuse stimulant drugs, such as Adderall, as opposed to students not attending college at all.

By Joshua Santos | gargoyle@flagler.edu
I visited the Gallimore Center to check out the Lincolnville Farmers Market to find out what exactly makes living in Lincolnville the best.

By Jaime Greco | gargoyle@flagler.edu

It seems to be that time of year when Flagler College student’s refunds are running low and students are beginning to realize that it is time to find a job before the holiday season.

Last week, President Abare unveiled the location of the new Admissions and Financial Aid building during a groundbreaking ceremony. Faculty, Ambassadors and the Board of Trustees were among those in attendance. The building is being named after Robert and Lynn Hanke who provided the guidance necessary for this project.

By Michael Isam | gargoyle@flagler.edu 

A meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at the Plaza de la Constitucion was abuzz with frenzied activity, in which organizers decided that Occupy St. Augustine will obtain a city permit for the Nov. 5 event.

By Phillip C. Sunkel IV | gargoyle@flagler.edu

The 5th annual Bear Creek Music and Arts Festival will be held in Live Oak, Fla. at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park on November 10-13. The park will host a large number of legendary music acts. Lettuce, Galactic, Zoogma, Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Trey Anastasio Band, Medeski, Scofield, Martin and Wood and the Funky Meters are just a few of the acts performing.

By Victoria Hardina | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Ladies, it’s time to take your tops off! Yes, you read right. Let’s protect your ta-ta’s and do a self check for breast cancer.

By Kara Duffy | gargoyle@flagler.edu

After the release of Google Plus, the newest social media competitor, Facebook has made several changes, including renovations to the news feed and layout, to make its site more convenient and simple.

But the upgrades aren’t over.

By Alex Bonus | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Senior Kia Miller suffered the basic college nightmare last year — a boring professor, a semester-long class and a daily reason to refuse rolling out of bed.

When it came time to fill out IDEA surveys, the forms students complete at the end of every semester to rate their classes and teachers, Miller hoped some bad reviews would make it so future students wouldn’t endure her same experience.

By Eugenia Tavarez | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Flagler College junior Keila Davisson recently started shopping online and has been noticing an odd trend in the advertisements she has seen ever since. On her blog, Google searches and other websites visited, Davisson’s advertisements have all curiously featured exactly her favorite bands, brands, and even events going on in her hometown.

By Frank Mahoney | gargoyle@flagler.edu

The Republican primary is heating up. The first major test will be the Iowa Caucus which will take place Feb. 6. Here all the candidates will get their first test of the election year. This includes Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Ron Paul, Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, John Huntsman, and Rick Santorum. The question that is on everyone’s mind is who is looking like they can win?

By Joshua Santos | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Hundreds gathered at Hemming Park in downtown Jacksonville FL, sporting handmade signs, costumes, and a message to Wall Street.

By Ryan Buffa | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Mister Heavenly will be playing at Café 11 on Nov. 8 on their tour for their new album, “Out of love.”

By Emily Hoover| ehoover@flagler.edu

For Phil Kellerman, president of the Gainesville-based Harvest of Hope Foundation, philanthropy runs in the family.

After his grandmother Helen Zand, a professor and social worker, mentioned she would be leaving an inheritance to her grandchildren, Kellerman said he was going to put the money to good use.

“[My grandmother and I] used to talk about the issues involving poverty,” he said. “She was really smart and really ahead of her time. This was right around the time I was thinking of setting up a foundation for migrant workers and I told her I was going to set up a foundation in her honor.”

By Michael Newberger | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Earlier this year, the remains of Christopher Wood were finally identified, three years after their discovery in the woods off State Road 312. People searching for cans came across his body, which …

By Phil Grech | gargoyle@flagler.edu

When I was still tattooing in south Florida, people were getting carpe diem tattoos like people buy tacos from Taco Bell. That analogy is bad because it implies we specialized in carpe diem tattoos, but you get the idea: lots of carpe diem tattoos getting pumped out on a regular basis.

That brings me into a thought I’ve had recently: we all want to know how to live our lives and sadly, we spend so much of our lives trying to figure that out.