After the creation of the Ponce de Leon Hotel 125 years ago, Henry Flagler asked his cousin Thomas Horace Hastings to start a farm a few miles west of St Augustine to grow food for his guest.
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By Eliza Jordan | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Go in your closet, or in other words, go crazy! Blindfold yourself and grab something. Now pull it over your head.
Chances are, if you snap on a bold, formal watch paired with an edgy fedora, you’ve more than likely got yourself quite the outfit, my dear.
By GianLouis Thompson and Caroline Young | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Original story:“Truck-sized whale washes up on Crescent Beach”
A 2-year-old dead female North Atlantic right whale was towed ashore at 7:30 to 8:00 last night at the Mary Street vehicle access ramp on Crescent Beach. A necropsy conducted by a partnership of NOWA, FWC and veterinarians from the Wood’s Hole Oceanographic Institution began around 7:30 this morning.
By GianLouis Thompson and Caroline Young | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Updated story:“Whale confirmed to be endangered right whale”
Some time in the early evening, a whale washed up on Crescent Beach yesterday at the Mary Street vehicle access ramp. Deputy Briggs from the St. Johns County sheriff’s office said they have been working on freeing it from a tackle [line] for several weeks.
By Mari Pothier | gargoyle@flagler.edu
After being picked to finish sixth in the Peach Belt Conference, head Coach David Barnett of the men’s baseball team was flattered but knows it’s the results at the end of the season that really count.
Last season, Barnett said the Saints were chosen to finish 10th in the Peach Belt and ended up rounding out the season in sixth place. They finished 29-23 overall and 14-10 against Peach Belt teams.
This press release was written for a class project and was selected as a finalist for the Gargoyle’s 2011 Anthology. It is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by Walt Disney World.
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Written and photographed by Phillip C. Sunkel IV | psunkel@flagler.edu
Gargoyle Photo Editor Phil Sunkel interviewed artist and student Jackson Holbrook for a photo essay.
Setting it Straight is a radio talk show on Flagler College Radio WFCF, 88.5 FM Radio With a Reason. Every week, two Communication students, Lauren Belcher and Kelly Gibbs, bring in a local resident and discuss important issues in St. Augustine. The show airs every Thursday morning at 7:30.
This episode we talked with Marisella Veiga about her Cuban heritage and what it was like to visit Cuba after being in exile for many years.
Setting it Straight is a radio talk show on Flagler College Radio WFCF, 88.5 FM Radio With a Reason. Every week, two Communication students, Lauren Belcher and Kelly Gibbs, bring in a local resident and discuss important issues in St. Augustine. The show airs every Thursday morning at 7:30.
This episode we spoke with Flagler SIFE adviser Donna DeLorenzo about the “Containers for a Cause” project, which is geared to help with the homeless problem in St. Augustine, as well as create jobs for work release prisoners.
“Setting it Straight” is a radio talk show on Flagler College Radio WFCF, 88.5 FM “Radio With a Reason.” Every week, Communication major, Kelly Gibbs brings St. Augustine locals in to discuss important issues.
The show is produced by Managing Editor of The Gargoyle Lauren Belcher. The show airs every Thursday morning at 8:30.
This episode Kelly spoke with wildlife rehabilitator Melanie Stage about birds of prey and how to help our local wildlife.
Setting it Straight is a radio talk show on Flagler College Radio WFCF, 88.5 FM Radio With a Reason. Every week, two Communication students, Lauren Belcher and Kelly Gibbs, bring in St. Augustine locals to discuss important issues. The show airs every Thursday morning at 8:30.
This episode we speak with Present Moment Cafe owner Yvette Schindler about what it means to eat raw. We also found out that hip group Dead Prez is vegetarian!
By Ryan Buffa and Philip C. Sunkel | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photos by Philip C. Sunkel IV
Day 1
By Ryan Buffa
Once I arrived at Bear Creek I was in awe. The campground was covered with tents blocked off with tapestries with album covers like the Grateful Dead and Jimi Hendrix.
By Lindy Almony | gargoyle@flagler.edu
With the holidays approaching, it is time to begin purchasing gifts for family and friends. I encourage you this season to break away from your typical Target purchases and strive to make environmentally-friendly gift purchases. When you add in transportation, paper and packaging waste it increases our holiday environmental impact; so let’s counteract this by making our gifts environmentally conscious and friendly!
Contributed by Emily Hoover | gargoyle@flagler.edu
It’s amazing to see how easily they are bought by your blood-stained dollars. They’ll sell their soul for a measly $1,500.
Contributed by Emily Hoover | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Confined by its fetus, it waits
beneath sight and sound, it bates.
It surfaces as anarchy, conflicting.
It attacks as poison, constricting.
Contributed by Emily Hoover | gargoyle@flagler.edu
I scrape the circumference of my brain. My acquired knowledge has been encoded and stored. I cannot seem to retrieve the debris from the plastic bag. The stationary monument remains that way. There is no life between the crooked, warped lines.
“Setting it Straight” is a radio talk show on Flagler College Radio WFCF, 88.5 FM “Radio With a Reason.” Every week, Communication major, Kelly Gibbs brings St. Augustine locals in to discuss important issues.
The show is produced by Managing Editor of The Gargoyle Lauren Belcher. The show airs every Thursday morning at 8:30.
This episode Kelly spoke with Elyse Brady, administrator of the St. Augustine Art Association.
An interview with William (Mayhem) Macrae, St. Augustine’s pirate magician.
Flagler College communication major and graduating senior Alex Bonus was named the Grand Award winner of the second edition of Anthology, a new print publication produced by the the Gargoyle.
The 2012 Anthology, a full-color print publication released earlier this month, showcases students’ work in news, features, opinion, public relations and photography.
By Sarah Williamson | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Frankie Lawton barely remembers finishing his public relations speech his sophomore year at Flagler as he fell to the ground, shaking uncontrollably. Classmates froze and a friend rushed to break his fall. Minutes later he was rushed away in an ambulance.
By Katherine Brock | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Flagler College junior, Nick Carey may look like the average college student, but there is more to him than just studies and college life.
Carey is a volunteer firefighter for the Flagler Beach Fire Department. He has been in training since the beginning of this summer. When the semester started, Carey continued his volunteering at the fire department, while maintaining his class load.
By Sarah Williamson | gargoyle@flagler.edu
A black president is in his second term and suddenly the most important piece of civil rights legislation is in question.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was passed to end discrimination at the polls by banning literacy tests of blacks and limiting states’ power to make special provisions to voting requirements.
By Latesha Johnson | gargoyle@flagler.edu
As they approach the mid-point of their season, the Flagler College softball team is looking to continue their success on the field.
An interview with William (Mayhem) Macrae, St. Augustine’s pirate magician.
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