By Courtney Reynolds | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Since I started attending Flagler College last fall semester, as a transfer student from the University of South Carolina, I have became accustomed to the stares that I receive from the locals as well as the students. The stares approach me as though, if people stare at me hard enough, maybe the color of my skin will “melt away” under their radiating glares and reveal something totally different.
NEWS: Update on St. Johns real estate market
By W. Andrew McDaniel
A&E: ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ visits Flagler College
By Jacqueline Dautel
Contributions from Lauren Belcher
SPORTS: Men’s Tennis Preview
By Michael Potkay
By Anthony Norwood | gargoyle@flagler.edu
When Chris Ryan didn’t make the basketball team after his sophomore year of high school, he didn’t want to give up on his dreams.
“I knew that I would never be able to make it to the NBA,” Ryan said. “That’s when I decided I wanted to coach.” Now he’s doing just that.
By Emily Hoover | ehoover@flagler.edu
For Joe Tringali, owner of Carmelo’s Marketplace, the drainage repair construction on King and Malaga streets has made his store a little less convenient this winter.
By Nora Breedlove | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The only two girls on the Flagler College surf team, Katie Brady and Sara Lear continue to stand strong.
Brady, a freshman from Montauk, N.Y., and Lear, a sophomore from Ponte Vedra, Fla. are short boarders for the surf team at Flagler.
By Stevie Schenk | sschenk@flagler.edu
Listen to the song here: Firework
“Firework” by Katy Perry is wonderful for many reasons.
Initially, the music and beat are catchy, fun and appeal to pop culture.
Then, after looking up the lyrics and watching the music video, a deeper sense and feeling of inspiration set in.
By Shinavia Gore | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Pictures by Shinavia Gore
Seamus, a homeless man in St. Augustine, said he sees himself as a free spirit.
Seamus, who is from Pennsylvania, has been homeless since he was 19 years old. “This year will be 24 years,” he said. “Too long.”
He said he originally became homeless because of his drug addiction to cocaine. “It screwed my life up,” he said.
Written and Photographer by Nai’sha Stallion
Drinking, Drugs and sex on MTV programs such as Jersey Shore is a bad influence on young adults, while Teen Mom helps to prevent Pregnancy.
Jersey Shore Increases violent and aggressive behavior in young adults by portraying the characters as being celebrities. On the other hand Teen Mom shows the hardships of teen pregnancy and the responsibilities of having a baby at a young age.
By Stetson Myers
The price was right for Fianna Fluess, 21, who transferred from the University of Miami to Flagler College.
Fluess said, “I came here because the price was awesome and it was beautiful, the art program, I heard really good stuff about it.”
By Brandon Nichols | gargoyle@flagler.eduBy
Rob Duarte, assistant manager of Gamestop in St. Augustine, said it is up to the parents to make the rules for their kids playing video games. He thinks they affect kids in different ways depending on what type of game.
“A lot of them teach kids how to learn, [and] how to read,” Duarte said. “There’s also games where they are not appropriate for kids of certain ages.”
He said shooting games are the hottest sellers at Gamestop with buyers ranging from seven to 50 years old.