Words hurt: Cody’s take on discrimination
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-wb_JC6InI&t=1s Watch as Flagler College Student, Cody Puckett, details his encounters with racial profiling and discrimination he has faced as an Asian-American.
Articles by Gargoyle
Manatee deaths stemming from frigid waters
By Lauren Schroeder | gargoyle@flagler.edu Each year in Florida, manatees are dying from cold stress syndrome due cold winter water temperatures. In Apollo Beach this year, “35 died from cold stress syndrome due to the cold snap here in Florida from Jan. 1 to the…
A History Unmasked: Part One
This three-part series will be covering my experience as I was able to see the process of archiving history in The Old Governor’s House, and most importantly, how that affects historic St. Augustine as a whole. By Nora Heyser | gargoyle@flagler.edu Most people in the…
St. Augustine horse abuse: real or perceived?
By Katherine Hamilton | gargoyle@flagler.edu Despite changes to St. Augustine regulations, protestors have continued to gather and have come together since the mid-1980s in an attempt to have horse-drawn-carriages banned from the streets. The dilemma lies within varying perspectives of what constitutes animal abuse, as…
Krav Maga makes its way westward to St. Augustine
By Isobel Haynes | gargoyle@flagler.edu It isn’t an Olympic sport, it doesn’t have a college or professional standing, and you most likely wouldn’t practice it in gym class–unless you went to high school in Israel. Krav Maga one of the best forms of self-defense that’s…
Communication week kicks off
By Emily Ferguson | gargoyle@flagler.edu College lectures provide students with fundamental education, but sometimes they still long for something not found in a classroom. What if there was a way to bring the real world right to campus? Flagler College aims to do just that…
The lost boys of Jax and their mothers: Maurice Hobbs
By Katherine Lewin | gargoyle@flagler.edu Maurice Hobbs, an aspiring rapper, was walking down the road with a friend one day in Jan. 2017. He was a junior in high school and a musician on the rise in his hometown of Jacksonville, Florida. A dark-colored car…
Refugee Stories: Dreaming of More
Juan Calderon and his family were forced to flee their country of Colombia to escape violence and death. Now in South Florida, they are using the power of business to rebuild their lives.
Students gather for vigil in honor of Parkland shooting victims
By Katherine Hamilton | gargoyle@flagler.edu The amber glow of candlelight flickered against the solemn faces of Flagler College students as they participated in a vigil and silent march for the 17 lives lost in the Parkland shooting just one month after its occurrence. The night…
New local band takes the spotlight
Salt and Pine is a band new to the St. Augustine music scene. They released their first album, Sinking In, in 2017. They recently won the award for Best New Artist at the 2018 Narrow Music Awards. They hope to keep making music and connecting…