By Mallory Hopkins | gargoyle@flagler.edu Rosamond Parrish is the author of the only current book on Lincolnville, an area of St. Augustine that was the heart of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. The book is titled, “Lincolnville, A Sketchbook Journal”. The first edition…
By Brenna DeBlasio | gargoyle@flagler.edu Coming from an area as hurricane prone as St. Augustine, it is easy to feel sympathy toward our Caribbean neighbors who are suffering from the aftermath of a ravaging hurricane season. It is even easier to sympathize when one of…
By Adriana Cabezas | gargoyle@flagler.edu With a euphoric rush and feelings of extreme pleasure, cocaine is the party drug college students are turning to during the late nights out. Cocaine use has been on the rise, becoming the second most popular illegal drug among college…
By Kayla McManama | gargoyle@flagler.edu As Hurricanes Matthew and Irma came toward St. Augustine, locals rushed to make preparations for evacuation. While the St. Augustine Alligator Farm had to not only secure the property itself, but make sure the animals would be well cared for….
By Jesse Sherman | gargoyle@flagler.edu With the final exams, papers and projects students going on, students are going to start experiencing more stress in their lives. Studies show that 69 percent of people feel stress by having lack of time. Another 69 percent feel stress…
By MC Bell | gargoyle@flagler.edu Whether it’s making coffee fit for a king or passing out her handmade angels, Rosie Redmond is a celebrity at Flagler College. Every semester, Redmond hands out her handcrafted angels to students in the Student Center as a way to…
By Sarah Smith | gargoyle@flagler.edu There is just one difference between Brooke Martorano and the average college student—she’s a mom. Martorano, 20, attends Flagler College for Deaf Education and Elementary Education with endorsements in reading and ESAU, a government education organization. She hopes to one…
By Katie Garwood | gargoyle@flagler.edu Generally speaking, historic preservation isn’t a responsibility for most nuns. But for a few at the Sisters of St. Joseph, the declining state of the Villa Flora was enough for them to take action. The Villa Flora, a yellow-brown…
By Mallory Hopkins | gargoyle@flagler.edu There were dozens of tiny houses and plenty of people bonding and building new friendships over tiny living at the second annual Florida Tiny House Festival in Elkton, Florida, just outside of St. Augustine. The United Tiny House Association held the festival…
By Katherine Lewin | gargoyle@flagler.edu When Shahla Latifi was an 18-year-old pharmacy student living in Kabul, Afghanistan, it was arranged that she would marry a 50-year-old Afghan man living in Jacksonville, Florida. She was excited to leave a violent Afghanistan for a man who seemed…