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Opinion April 9, 2007

My outrageously unrealistic predictions

By Glenn Judah

Since this is the last issue of The Gargoyle for the year I thought I would look ahead to next year. This will be the completion of my third year at Flagler. So far all signs show I’m going to graduate in four years. How is everyone else doing? That’s good, or hey, don’t get discouraged (insert either answer that applies).

I’ve grown up a lot in these last three years and so has Flagler College. Just take a walk on campus and look around at all of the construction, but try not to get hit by a piece of falling debris from the art building restoration.

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Opinion April 9, 2007

A little too country for me

By Nick Massie

Coming from the North, I was never really confronted with the overwhelming twang of the South.

Driving down the interstate while changing my radio from station to station, it became more and more difficult to find some decent music. The more I changed the dial, the more I heard songs about pickup trucks and barbecue sauce.

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Opinion April 9, 2007

Tourism and Judo

By Danielle Marsh

Birds flock to the south for winter, fish migrate upstream to procreate, and tourists flock to St. Augustine to annoy students. I’ve only been at Flagler for a year and I’m already fed up with tourists.

What spurred this dislike are the many unpleasant encounters I’ve had with tourists. Just the other day I was coming back from my car, carrying several heavy bags from my most recent shopping trip. A tourist stopped me and started asking me questions about where the gift shop was. She could clearly see my hands were full and I was struggling to hold everything, yet she insisted on asking me several questions about the campus. When I couldn’t answer a couple of questions she got really rude with me and walked away.

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On Campus April 9, 2007

NEW SGA Executive Committee

After an eventful election, the new SGA officers look ahead to next year’s agenda, green campus plan

By Danielle Marsh

They are four people with different platforms and different ideas. But none of the SGA officers believe this will pose a problem for them next year.

Their first act in office as a whole will be “finding a way to make elections run smoother,” said Vice President Kaitlyn Mairs about the recent run-offs to settle the election. “There should be more guidelines so that people aren’t as confused and that rules aren’t suddenly placed on you.”

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On Campus April 9, 2007

Students form eating disorder group

Human Biology class uses service learning project to help others heal

By Christina Magnussen

Three students have taken a Human Biology class project and turned it into a support group for people with eating disorders.

“At the beginning of every semester I give my students the opportunity to do a voluntary service learning project,” said Assistant Professor Barbara Blonder, who teaches the course. “[It’s] an attempt to help make the material that we covered in the course more relevant to the students. They choose a topic that is somehow related to what we cover in the course.”

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On Campus April 9, 2007

Local restaurants provide healthy eats

Manatee and Present Moment cafés offer up vegetarian, vegan options
By Ted Regis

With the fast-paced lifestyle that a college career tends to demand, it is easy to slip through a fast food drive through and be on one’s way. However, the benefits seen by those who are employed by restaurants committed to a healthy diet make the search for nutritious meals worthwhile.

Restaurants like The Present Moment Café on West King Street and Manatee Café on State Road 16 offer dishes that make customers leave energized and refreshed.

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On Campus April 9, 2007

Flagler sweeps ADDYs

Fifteen students bring home awards

By Paisley Crosby

On February 23, Flagler College graphic design students, many decked out in ’80s attire for the “Ready to Rock” theme, brought home 24 prestigious gold and silver ADDYs at the Jacksonville American Advertising Federation’s ADDY Awards creative competition.

This is the second year Flagler students have entered the competition and industry professionals witnessed the “avalanche of Flagler victories” that night, according to graphic design assistant professor Randy Taylor. The only other college entered in the student categories was University of North Florida.

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On Campus April 9, 2007

Student making waves in cinematography, photography

By Lauren Thorp

Senior Gareth Cox developed a passion for directing, cinematography and photography during his junior year of high school.

Being as visually oriented as he is, Cox got involved in a 30-minute, low-budget short film as production assistant and first assistant camera. This was the beginning of his filmmaking career.

“Film making and still photography is my life, from wake up to sleep,” Cox said. “You can even ask my fiancé about that.”