By Laura Higley
After graduating from Flagler College in the spring of 2007, Stephanie Snyder will have incurred over $14,000 in student loans, and dreads the debt that looms ahead.
“I feel pressured to find a good job right away, so I can pay it all off,” Snyder said. “Throughout my whole college career, I have always been conscious of my debt, which at times can add a lot of extra strain and stress.”
By Rebecca Shields
The official date of the grand opening has not yet been decided. It is estimated that once a donation has been made for naming rights the ceremony will happen sometime shortly after the students return in the fall.
“The exact date is hard to pin down,” Dean of Student Services Daniel Stewart said. “The last we heard was the middle of June when the furniture will be delivered.”
By Bill Weedmark
While Flagler College has measures in place to prevent illegal music downloading on campus, downloading from your home can still get you in trouble both legally and from the college.
Recently, the Recording Industry Association of America launched a new legal campaign against colleges in an attempt to curb on-campus downloading. More than 800 letters were sent out to major universities offering illegal downloaders an option to settle before lawsuits are filed.
By Danielle Marsh
The results are in for the SGA run off elections: Brandon Collins will be heading the SGA as president. Alana Cadiz won the election for treasurer and joins Kaitlyn Mairs as vice president and Chris Lauth as secretary.
With only $50 to use for their second campaign, the two students looked for ways to use their money creatively.
Cadiz handed out oatmeal pies and stood by the polls talking to students and encouraging them to vote. Collins had another approach. He personally handed out daisies to the female voters on campus, and gave them a listening ear for the issues that they would like to see resolved.
From Staff
The Flagler College chapter of the Society for Advancement of Management (SAM) set new records this week when it won its seventh Management Case Competition national title – more than any other college or university – at the SAM Student International Business Conference in Las Vegas.
No other SAM teams have won more than three of these awards. Flagler’s SAM chapter also landed several other honors, including its sixth Campus Chapter Performance Program national title, which recognizes the best SAM chapter in the country.
So, today marks the end of an era. Back to the Future is no longer cool. (Jumpin’ Jigowatts!)
At least that’s what the folks at Universal Studios think. Today is the final day of Back to the Future, The Ride at Universal Studios – Orlando. Rumor is they’re shutting it down to make room for a Simpsons ride (Transformers has also been thrown around). But it doesn’t soften the blow at all.
Granted, the movie is now more than 20 years old and most Flagler College students weren’t even born when Marty McFly first went back in time on a botched time travel experiment and ended up making out with his mom and turning his dad from a hopeless geek into a Biff-pounding hero.
By William Little
Beginning in October, Rip Curl Wetsuits will begin the sales of the first ever heated wetsuits.
Rip Curl’s new wetsuit, the H-Bomb, offers the freedom and flexibility of previous wetsuit models, but also included are heated coils throughout the back that give heat to the surfer long before the wetsuit itself warms the water inside.
By Danielle Marsh
The SGA elections have come to a close with a twist: ties for the positions of president and treasurer.
One of the candidates for treasurer, Alana Cadiz, said she “expected something like this to happen” because it would have “been hard for one of the four candidates to win a majority of the votes.”
However, for the positions of vice president and secretary, Kaitlyn Mairs and Chris Lauth won the majority of the votes and will be filling their positions this coming year.
By Danielle Marsh
Student Government elections are this week on Monday and Tuesday. And if you haven’t noticed, it is the first time that the college has had more than one candidate running for each office.
As the candidates try to gain attention, they will stop at nothing. Whether it is offering smoothies, hotdogs or brownies, each party has offered something new. Even though the candidates are all trying new ways to get the public’s vote, it will not be of much help if they are unable to live up to the standards and goals they have set for themselves.
The Saints lost to Georgetown College out of Kentucky, 7-2, on March 11. Sports Editor Devon Jeffreys wraps-up the game and interviews Coach Barnett and shortstop Cale Owen.