By Nikki Ross | gargoyle@flagler.edu Before Hurricane Matthew, St. Augustine Beach was covered in dunes and soft white sand. After Hurricane Matthew, the beaches are lacking the once beautiful dunes, the sand is dirty and packed down and it’s littered with tree branches. There were no…
Students and others at Flagler College expressed a wide variety of opinions about today’s historic presidential election. Below is a sampling of those views. Student journalists contributing to this report include: Colton Andre,…
By Jewell Tomazin | gargoyle@flagler.edu Dissatisfied with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, some voters are taking matters into their own hands. Flagler College student Christian Purser just couldn’t bear to fill in the bubble for Trump, Clinton or a third-party contender. “I was trying to…
By Brianna Kurzynowski, Troy MacNeill, Becky Spreitzer and Ariel Thomas | gargoyle@flagler.edu ST. AUGUSTINE – Election Day has finally come for a nation torn in two and residents of the Nation’s Oldest City are watching the results closely. A key factor in this election is…
By Courtney Knudson | gargoyle@flagler.edu ST. AUGUSTINE – Voters headed out in droves this morning to cast their ballot in one of the nation’s most controversial presidential elections in history. Once the votes are counted, one thing is certain: The president of United States will…
By Sarah Glynn | gargoyle@flagler.edu St. Augustine is home to many unique, small businesses. A few standouts include Crave Food Truck and The Kookaburra Coffee Shop. These two businesses have joined forces to provide the people of St. Augustine with great coffee and healthy eating…
By Ariel Thomas | gargoyle@flagler.edu Depression, anxiety and other mental illnesses are common among college students, yet the National Alliance on Mental Illness found that only 60 percent seek help. Reasons vary as to why this age group is reluctant to get help, but some…
By Katie Garwood| gargoyle@flagler.edu With just two weeks until the general election, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has ramped up his campaign schedule, especially in Florida—a pivotal swing state—making a stop in St. Augustine on Monday afternoon. Hundreds of people lined the sidewalk along State…
By Katie Garwood | gargoyle@flagler.edu Since she was 10 years old, one thing has been constant in Missy Gibson’s life: volunteer work. Whether it be with her family or on her own, providing Christmas to migrant families or hosting a coat drive for children, helping others…
By Courtney Cox | gargoyle@flagler.edu To coexist with life on the ocean floor is an experience incomparable to anything else on this earth. Swimming amongst a school of fish, exploring coral reefs and ship wrecks, discovering sea life, becoming a part of a completely different ecosystem…