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On Campus October 1, 2007

Where in the world?

Summer study abroad trips take Flagler students around the world to learn, give back

By Lindsay Williams | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Flagler students have the opportunity to study abroad in Peru, Paris or Belize for the summer of 2008, and earn six to 10 credits while doing it. Most trips will take place during the month of May and beginning weeks of June.

The trip to Peru will be under the direction of Spanish instructor Aggie Johnson, and students will travel to Cusco, Peru. The trip is in partnership with Pro World Service Corps, a service organization whose mission is to promote social and economic development amongst impoverished communities.

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On Campus October 1, 2007

Member of Flagler’s Board of Trustees, Fred M. Cone, passes away

By Brittany Hackett | bhackett@flagler.edu

Fred M. Cone, a member of the Flagler College Board of Trustees since 1979, passed away on Sept. 22.

In his 28 years serving on the board, Cone sat as chairman for five years. Cone was also chairman of the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors of the Flagler College Endowment Fund, a member of the Finance Committee, and established the Fred and Barbara Cone Scholarship Fund, providing scholarships for future teachers who plan to work with special needs students.

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On Campus October 1, 2007

Alumni help students with future plans

By Rachael Yaeger | gargoyle@flagler.edu

From internships and graduate school to job placement and career advice, Kathy O’Keefe, director of Alumni Relations, and Joe Riley, assistant director of Alumni Relations, are looking to inspire students through the Student Alumni Association.

“A lot of students graduate and they have questions: What next? What do I do now?” Riley said. “We have alumni out there who work for insurance companies, law firms, business owners, executives. We can answer a lot of questions that the students have.”

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Opinion October 1, 2007

Loving without boundaries in Africa

By Julie Hirshan | gargoyle@flagler.edu

“Obruni? Obruni!!” the children called after us as we passed by, hesitant at first, but then excited that they’d caught a glimpse of the outsiders.

“Obruni” means “white,” and my sister’s fair skin and blonde hair stood out like moonlight on the ocean. There is no doubt that we look like we don’t belong.

The first question I get asked when I tell people that I went to Africa this past summer is, “What did you do there?” I usually reply that I volunteered at an orphanage, but a more appropriate answer would be that I had the most eye-opening experience of my life.

Audio Slideshow: Loving Without Boundaries in Africa

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Arts & Entertainment October 1, 2007

Carrera Gallery to host ‘Summer’

By Steffi Shook | gargoyle@flagler.edu

An old photograph is nothing more than a piece of time trapped forever. We may not see anything profound in the eyes of these unknown lives. The whole purpose of capturing that moment may go unnoticed in our view, but this is not the case for Leslie Robison.

Robison is well known at Flagler College where she teaches painting, drawing, and design as an assistant professor of Art. Many have already experienced her talent as a professor, but now students will have a chance to appreciate her artwork.

Robison’s show, “Summer,” will be displayed at the Carrera Gallery starting on Oct. 5.

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News October 1, 2007

Flagler launches e2 Campus system

Emergency notification can be made through text, e-mail systems

By Richard Harris | rharris@flagler.edu

Students who ignored an e-mail urging them to register for a new campus emergency notification system may have given it a second look if they had known about a series of bomb threats the college received just minutes before the mass e-mail was sent.

The set of four threatening e-mails, sent in the early hours of Sept. 3 to an account monitored by Director of Admissions Marc Williar were all the same. According to the St. Augustine Police report, they stated: “A bomb is in the General’s House and will explode on 4th of Sept… This will be Flagler’s day in history.”

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News October 1, 2007

Shuttles from parking garage to continue for Flagler students

By Danielle Marsh | dmarsh1@flagler.edu

The city-run shuttle running from the Visitor Information Center parking garage on Castillo Drive to Flagler College’s campus will continue for the duration of the semester, according to an e-mail sent out by the college on Sept. 27. The college reached an agreement with the shuttle service provider to continue the service for Flagler College students only.

This comes on the heels of a Sept. 4 story by The St. Augustine Record that said the city made a decision to stop the shuttle service sometime in October because the cost of maintaining it was higher than the amount of money being brought in by people who park in the garage.

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News October 1, 2007

Local organization helping homeless

Providing a vegetarian meal, Food Not Bombs takes an active stance on feeding homeless

By Haley M. Walker | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Several times a week, a group of friends and members of the community cook for a group much larger than just themselves. Every Monday, Thursday and Saturday, the organization Food Not Bombs provides a homemade, vegetarian dinner for the homeless in St. Augustine.

“It’s more about doing what you are going to do, rather than saying what you are going to do,” said Flagler student Molly Jane Hammond. “Direct action is more important than mantras.”

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News October 1, 2007

Illustration by Ashley Sadeghy

Boost from energy drinks could have negative side effects

By Alicia Nierenstein | anierenstein@flagler.edu

When Daniel Wittig needs a boost in his day, he grabs a RockStar Energy Drink, opens it up and drinks it down. There is something appealing to him about the drink, and it is not just the surfing sponsorship he gets from the company.

Like many other college students in America, energy drinks of all sorts are the answer to an all-night study session, an athletic event or major exam. Thirty-one percent of teenagers polled in the United States said they drink energy drinks, and that number has nearly doubled in the past three years, according to a study done by Simmons Research Group.