Prof. Torgerson accepts position in Spokane, Wash.
By Bailey Toombs All good things must come to an end. Dr. Beth Torgerson, known to her students as Dr. Beth, will be leaving Flagler College at the end of this semester.
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Vanden Houten to research the Holocaust
By Adam Brod Flagler College professor Art Vanden Houten has been invited to take part in a seminar at the The National Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C., an intensive course designed to strengthen educators’ background in Holocaust history.
Pedal with purpose By Elizabeth Poore A big trend on campus lately has been bicycles. Whether it is recreational or “gang related,” more and more Flagler students are parking their cars and peddling their way through life.
Receiving a degree in procrastination
By Harbor Partin All my life I’ve heard from teachers, principles, parents, and clergymen that if you write your goals down you’re something like twice as likely to reach them. I still haven’t gotten around to doing that. That’s because I am a procrastinator. It…
Guess who’s coming to dinner now?
By Adrienne Sakyi In Florida this week, a proposed bill is stirring up controversy. You may ask yourself, “What is this controversy? Does it have to do with the War in Iraq (or on Terror or The Long War or whatever it is being called)?…
Just around the river bend
By Eric Waldron I’m always amazed at how unaware people are of others in the Kenan Hall elevator. I stand in the corner – arms crossed, opaque Gucci sunglasses uninviting any potential conversation – waiting for the time capsule of an elevator to slowly creep…
What’s really out there?
By Amy Lands Florida may soon become the first state to make students choose a career in high school. The Florida House passed a bill that would require freshman in high school to declare a major in subjects as “humanities, English, communication, math, science or…
Don’t mess with Oprah
By Eric Waldron James Frey has had a pretty rough couple of months. First, the author of the best-selling memoir, A Million Little Pieces was exposed by The Smoking Gun website to have made up a lot of the alleged tales of his life as…
Surf Spotlight: Rincon, Puerto Rico
By Michaela McNamara The ideal getaway for a tropical holiday filled with relaxation and the pursuit of serenity can be found on the island of Puerto Rico. The island’s crowned jewel of beach towns is Rincon, where emerald hills kiss the golden beaches and crystal…
Final words from the Church Of Music
By Rev. Travis Burdick This shall be a final word from your good Reverend T and the Church of Music. I have been called upon and put here before you with the intention of washing away the sins of boredom, in hopes of guiding you…