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News October 30, 2006

Flagler looks at how to raise retention rates

By Richard Harris

Tyler Jonas sits in a 300-seat classroom at Florida State University, sometimes wearing a Flagler College ball cap or T-shirt.

Jonas is one of hundreds of students who transfer from Flagler College each year.

Last year, the college lost 346 students. Of those, 110 were freshman who did not return for their sophomore year.

“Where did they go? Why did they come here to begin with and why did we lose them?” said Dean of Student Services Daniel Stewart.

Colleges across the nation are dealing with the issue of lower retention rates, and Flagler is no exception.

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News October 30, 2006

Ask the Gargoyle

Why can’t we use our own fridges in the dorms?

By Alicia Nierenstein

Flagler College found a brand of refrigerators that was proficient for the school’s electrical needs in the Fall of 2005.

“There was such a high demand for these refrigerators, and after finding a brand that was electrically efficient for this building, we saw that we could do this,” Assistant Dean of Student Services Dirk Hibler said.

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On Campus October 30, 2006

Cruise giveaway misleading

Contest for ‘free’ trip to the Bahamas not so free

By Kivi Hermans

Have you ever been enticed to fill out an entry form to win a car or a free trip? Something free sounds really great. Sometimes, though, something free can be too good to be true, which is what some students at Flagler College have learned the hard way.

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Opinion October 30, 2006

Not every country has free speech

By Andrea Huls

Her body lay on the elevator floor, three bullets to her head. Now, Russia mourns her death.

On Oct. 7, journalist Anna Politkovskaya was murdered after returning home from grocery shopping. The death of this journalist might not seem important to some, but to me, her death is a loss for the whole world. Politkovskaya was a warrior. She fought against inequality and injustice. She was one of the few journalists brave enough to confront Putin’s government and expose the killings, abuses, kidnappings and other horrors experienced by people in Chechnya.

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On Campus October 30, 2006

Family experience inspires Bohl’s first novel

By Summer Bozeman For Flagler Adjunct Dr. Allen Bohl, writing his first novel, Back Porch Swing, was very much a family affair. His wife, Sherry, a local elementary school teacher, edited the early manuscript, and his oldest son Brett acts as his press agent. Bohl’s…

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Opinion October 30, 2006

It’s the Great Halloween Sham, Charlie Brown

Tom Iacuzio, Content Editor By Tom Iacuzio As one of the elder statesmen on this campus, I remember back a bit farther than many of you who will read this. I remember the days when you looked forward to Halloween. It was that one day…

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Opinion October 30, 2006

I think my street is turning into Wisteria Lane

Eric Waldron, Senior Writer By Eric Waldron There’s trouble brewing on Keswick Road in Royal St. Augustine. Once a quiet golfing community that prided itself on its summer night cookouts, well-manicured lawns and an absolute adherence to the ten miles an hour speed limit, Keswick…

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Opinion October 30, 2006

Open minds on closed captioning


By Kim Hartman

“Hey, can you turn off the subtitles?” my dad asked the bartender one day while we were watching a Philadelphia Eagles game at a sports bar in Jupiter, Fla.

“Sorry, sir,” he said. “I can’t. This is a public establishment.”