2011
Blonder looks back on a bike trek across the country
em>By {Ryan Buffa} | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Many people spend the summer lounging on the beach, reading a book and maybe go do some sight seeing. For Flagler College environmental science professor Barbara Blonder, this summer meant bicycling across the country.
Sitting in her office, surrounded by framed pictures of her journey, Blonder is wearing a pair of silver earrings with dangling bicycles and matching necklace, perfectly toned and tan and is glowing with a happiness that explodes into the room.
Math lovers find home on campus
By Alex Bonus | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Flagler’s addition of a math minor this semester has come as a welcome surprise for students like sophomore Zack Brenneman, who sees hours of math homework as a fun pastime.
Coach Meyer works to find balance between daughter’s illness and job
By Mari Pothier | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Teddy Meyer wakes up every morning at 6:30 to relieve the nurse who has been watching his daughter, Palin, during the night.
The nurse gives Palin her medicine and Meyer proceeds to get her ready for the day. At 7:00 a.m. Meyer gives Palin her bottle that contains carnitine to help her stay alert and awake during the day.
Men’s soccer team defeats Wingate
By Eric Albury | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Dyann Busse
The Flagler College Saints bullied their way to a 4-0 victory over the Wingate University Bulldogs, marking the second scoreless game in the past two meetings of the teams.
Zach Shanahan opened up the floodgates, scoring his first goal for the season with a pass from Johan Bergfeld from the middle.
Blackwater Music Festival 2011
By Eliza Jordan | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Phil Sunkel
Blackwater Music Festival 2011 will be taking place at the Spirit of Suwannee River Music Park on September 22-24. Artists such as Girl Talk, The Flaming Lips, STS9, EOTO and many more will be on stage for the weekend’s mystic lineup.
Croatian basketball player fulfills dream to come to America
By Jaycob Ammerman | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Born in Zadar, Croatia, Ante Gospic’s dream was to get a college education in America. “I remember watching American college movies and I wanted to be just like the actors,” said Gospic.
Gospic knew that his only chance of being able to come to America for college was through the game of basketball. “I knew that if I was really good at basketball, then American colleges would recruit me” said Gospic.
Flagler professor speaks about bike trek across U.S.
Sept. 11, 2001: Looking back on a generation’s loss of certainty
By Michael Newberger | mnewberger@flagler.edu
My day started like any goofy middle schooler. I put on my jean shorts, applied a liberal amount of hair gel to perfect the “spiked flip” look, and got in my mother’s mini-van to go to school. It was Sept. 11, 2001, and I was 11 years old.
The first sign anything was amiss came at my locker. Some kid came up and said a plane had struck the World Trade Center. No one believed him. We thought maybe a small Cessna could have crashed into the towers.
Governor visits Flagler College and talks about education, jobs and lowering taxes
By Michael Newberger | mnewberger@flagler.edu Photographs by Phil Sunkel Governor Rick Scott spoke at Flagler College Aug. 29 about the main tenants of his political platform: job creation, lowering taxes and education reform. One of the largest sources of criticism for the current administration…