One text message never made Emi Miyao feel farther away from home.
Around 1:30 am on March 11, Miyao woke to find the message, “8.8 magnitude earthquake in Japan,” on her cell phone. After finding the news for herself on the Internet, she immediately e-mailed her parents in Akita, Japan. It took them another day to let her know that everything was all right, since the earthquake took out the city’s electricity.
By Emily Hoover | ehoover@flagler.edu
For St. Augustine resident Sarah Alarcon, healthy eating is a luxury.
Because she said she lives on a small budget, and does not have a car, everyday expenses like housing and bill payments often come before eating nutritious meals. As a result, she said she worries about her health.
“My health situation is often terrible,” Alarcon, 21, said. “After I pay my bills, that change is how I get taxis to go to the store to buy food. Sometimes, that leaves me with $30 [for food shopping.]”
By Amber James | gargoyle@flagler.edu
One in every four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime, according to the National Violence Against Women Survey.
This woman could be your sister or mother, your next door neighbor, the cashier at the supermarket, the sales associate who starts you a dressing room. She could be your best friend, your boss’s wife or our co-worker. She could be… the model in an advertisement in our favorite fashion magazine, trying to sell a suit or haircut at the expense of domestic violence?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.