Articles tagged with: money
By Cal Colgan | jcolgan@flagler.edu
Photos by Cal Colgan
Sitting in his bare living room without a couch, Jay Bergstrom said he can’t afford things like furniture until he pays off Flagler College.
Bergstrom withdrew from Flagler during last semester after emotional issues made him decide it would be best to take a break from school and go back home to Michigan.
“When I withdrew, I worked out the student loans and everything and I found out I owe Flagler $1100,” he said.
By Gena Anderson | ganderson@flagler.edu
Photos by Phillip C. Sunkel IV
With extreme consideration for the manner in which I crafted each letter, I begin my list.
First came the basic things needed for everyday survival: cranberry juice, bread, eggs, cheese, rice, carrots, apples, soy yogurt, pasta, Ramen and tortillas.
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 Lauren Belcher | CBelcher@flagler.edu
Student Government Association will soon allow students to weigh in on how SGA should spend its money.
SGA President David Matulewicz announced this during his executive report at Tuesday night’s SGA meeting. He said a mass e-mail will be sent to students with the current balance of each committee’s budget. SGA is asking students to send in thoughts on how it should spend committee money.
By Kaitlyn Teabo | kteabo@flagler.edu
Despite the inherent costs of the annual Nights of Lights, Travis Sheltra, owner of Pizzalleys on Saint George Street, believes it is just what this town needs.
By Lauren Belcher | CBelcher@flagler.edu
During the holidays, it’s no secret that people tend to spend more money.
Even us poor college kids find ourselves buying gifts for loved ones. This holiday, while you’re spending the money, think about where it’s going – or better, who it could be helping.
By Emily Hoover | ehoover@flagler.edu
Present Moment Café and Kulture Hookah Lounge feel the destructive effects of continued construction on West King Street.
“The construction was supposed to benefit the area,” said Yvette Schindler, owner of Present Moment Café, an organic eatery on the street.
“But, if it doesn’t hurry up, there will be no merchants left,” she said. “It should have been finished sooner. In another area, it would have been finished sooner.”
By Danielle Lazard | gargoyle@flagler.edu
A college degree can only get you so far, especially these days. In this economy it is becoming increasingly harder and harder to find a job after college.
By Emily Hoover | ehoover@flagler.edu
For Needful Thingz, a music and novelties shop on West King Street, anniversaries are bittersweet.
The store, which opened on Oct. 3, 2008, will close on Saturday, exactly one year after its open, due to economic shortcomings and pending road construction.
By Jill Houser | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Jill Houser
Sailor Cher is not afraid of losing her job.
She curses and struts around in a mini skirt and stilettos, proudly displaying the colorful ink all over her body. At age 57, Sailor Cher has such a confident and vivacious personality that is hard not to stare in wonder.
By Kaitlyn Teabo | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Maggie Strassel
A new Baja Mexican style taco shop opened on Saint George Street early September.
The Taco Shop’s owner, Nicolas Kimball, said he learned most of the recipes featured on the menu in fourth grade on “bring your mom to work day.” He grew up with food and wanted to have a place where others could share his love for tacos.
Vietnam vet, full-time student Michael T. Isam fights nerves in return to school
By Michael T. Isam | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Matthew Boyle
Dark o’clock is a term pertaining to the hours between sundown and sunrise. As my eyes flew open milli-seconds after my alarm went off at 4 a.m., I recognized my old friend, dark o’clock. We meet regularly in the confines of my bedroom.
By Emily Hoover | gargoyle@flagler.edu
As the economic recession takes its toll on St. Augustine, the local music scene is bouncing back. On Friday, Sept. 11, local band Geny Pigs united with international guitarist Dixie Duncan for a concert at Kulture Hookah Lounge on West King Street.
By Matthew Boyle | mboyle@flagler.edu
Students’ pocketbooks and wallets probably feel a little lighter this academic year than last year as Florida cut funding to all higher education programs.
