By Hannah Locke and Glenn Judah
The old slave castles along the coast of Ghana, Africa, can hardly be considered an ideal tourist destination. Two feet up from the ground, a marker on the walls symbolized how high the slaves’ excrement got before the traders drained it. Above the female slave quarters, free men worshiped their God while snickering that the African women below were not good enough for God to love.
By Devon Jeffreys and Jake Sulzer
The Flagler Lady Saints volleyball team defeated the Embry-Riddle Eagles on Sept. 26. The Lady Saints rolled to a sweep victory. They were led by the hitting of Justine Burkhardt who had 15 kills.
The Gargoyle is pleased to offer select videos from FCTV. This video was created by Flagler students to promote the communication department.
By Melissa Bear
For the first time in several years, Flagler men’s soccer coach John Lynch feels his team is playing up to the tradition of his team in years past.
By Kivi Hermans and Brittany Hackett
Flagler College senior Ty Williams chalked up his summer as “very bizarre.” As a typical college student who spends his time surfing, painting and eating ramen noodles, Williams somehow became a model for two magazine spreads.
Williams is featured in the October issues of Men’s Journal and Northeast Magazine. He got the opportunity to appear in the popular magazines on a total whim.
By Nick Massie
On Oct. 4, the alternative rock band Jack’s Mannequin performed live at Plush nightclub in Jacksonville.
Jack’s Mannequin frontman Andrew McMahon has had a bumpy road since taking a hiatus from Something Corporate, another piano-rock band that he fronts. McMahon was diagnosed with acute lymphatic leukemia right around the time of the release of Everything in Transit in August 2005.
By Kim Hartman
College students can change the world. But do they believe they can?
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, only 57.6 percent of 18 to 24 year olds vote. It’s the lowest of any age group. However, the figure jumps up to 81.2 percent among the same demographic for registered voters.
Photo by Charlotte Cudd Anastasia Spiecker plays weekly at Harry’s, shown here, and also at Scarlett O’Hara’s. Spiecker is planning on playing at a festival in Georgia on Oct. 14 with two of her friends. By Hannah Locke Originally from Rochester, N.Y., junior Anastasia Spiecker…
By Andrea Huls
She had been used to sleeping on a wooden plank, just like the other 300 children in her orphanage. She had never slept with covers, either, and learned to early to do things on her own. But now, two-and-a-half year old Grace Randall has a crib, a home and a family who protects and loves her.
At the end of August, senior Caleb Randall, 21, went with his mother Patricia, 49, to Hongzhou, China, to meet and pick up a new member to their family: Grace, or Gracie as everyone calls her.
