Last week, President Abare unveiled the location of the new Admissions and Financial Aid building during a groundbreaking ceremony. Faculty, Ambassadors and the Board of Trustees were among those in attendance. The building is being named after Robert and Lynn Hanke who provided the guidance necessary for this project.
By Don Stewart | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The Flagler College men’s cross country team finished sixth of nine teams in last Saturday’s Peach Belt Conference Men’s Cross Country Championships, held at Pacer Path on the campus of USC Aiken.
By Jaycob Ammerman | gargoyle@flagler.eduSibling Flagler College men and women’s soccer players Cameron and Brittany Will’s life has always revolved around soccer.
Cameron and Brittany began playing soccer at the age of five, using their older sister and father who played soccer as an inspiration.
By Michael Isam | gargoyle@flagler.edu
A meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 18, at the Plaza de la Constitucion was abuzz with frenzied activity, in which organizers decided that Occupy St. Augustine will obtain a city permit for the Nov. 5 event.
By Mari Pothier | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Back in St. Augustine back after playing professional basketball in Ireland, Ben De La Cruz is the new Flagler College men’s basketball assistant coach.
De La Cruz recently took on the part time position after the last assistant coach, Rob Reyes, got offered a job to play professional basketball in the Philippines.
De La Cruz, though, is not new to Flagler. He was a four year player and graduated in 2009.
By Phillip C. Sunkel IV | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The 5th annual Bear Creek Music and Arts Festival will be held in Live Oak, Fla. at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park on November 10-13. The park will host a large number of legendary music acts. Lettuce, Galactic, Zoogma, Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Trey Anastasio Band, Medeski, Scofield, Martin and Wood and the Funky Meters are just a few of the acts performing.
By Kara Duffy | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Flagler College students are hosting the second annual Holiday Shopping Extravaganza, a fundraiser to raise money for the Children’s Home Society of Florida on Friday, Dec. 2 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The extravaganza will cost $40 per person, which includes transportation to and from shops in historic downtown St. Augustine as well as lunch at La Pentola. Each participating venue will donate up to 20 percent of the proceeds earned from guests’ purchases to the Children’s Home Society of Florida and Healthy Families of St. Johns County.
By Lauren Ely | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The Flagler College women’s soccer team concluded its regular season with a win on senior night against conference opponent Georgia College last Saturday.
“The win Saturday was the best feeling all season,” Rebekah Stockowski, senior captain, said. “I have been the only person who has been on the team for four years, and we have never won a senior night since I have been here. Winning on mine was an awesome feeling.”
By Angela Biggs | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Shannon and the Clams is not a ‘run-of-the-mill’ band. They are out of this world, distinctive and gifted characters. Shannon Shaw works her magic on bass and vocals, Cody Blanchard gives us his all on guitar and vocals and Ian Amberson keeps the beat going on drums and back-up vocals.
This band from Oakland, Calif. wants their fans to be inspired to let go of trying to be cool and, as Blanchard said, “have as much stupid, wild and embarrassing fun as we do.”
Blanchard considers their genre to be mutant mummy oldies, while Shannon sees it as weird oldies and mischief music. Either way, this band rocks the house all over the country.
By Jeffrey Howard | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Dyann Busse
The Flagler College women’s volleyball team immediately fell behind in its match against Florida Southern College on Sunday losing its first two sets. The Saints then rallied to win the next three sets, winning the match 3-2. (17-25, 22-25, 25-20, 28-26, 15-10)
“We did not play our best game in those first two sets,” Olivia Snipes, senior setter, said. “In the first set, I don’t know if it was nerves or excitement but we were making careless errors that ultimately caused us the first loss. In the second set, we let Florida Southern go on too many big point runs. We actually started the second game ahead by 5 or 6 points and allowed them to slowly crawl back into the game.”