By Katherine Lewin | gargoyle@flagler.edu When Rostand Ndong Essomba’s sister passed away unexpectedly, he was 14 years old. So he quit playing soccer to focus full time on basketball. This was a strange thing to do for a young boy who loved soccer, especially since…
By Mallory Hopkins | gargoyle@flagler.edu Imagine waking up in the morning and putting your feet on the floor of your bedroom and finding several inches of water. This is the reality for residents of Norfolk, Virginia. Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL) is an organization that spreads…
By Courtney Cox | gargoyle@flagler.edu He was there in that moment when Ida Straus removed herself from Lifeboat 8 to take her place on the Titanic beside her husband, Isidor. He was there when the lifeboat officer shouted for Ida to get back on the boat. He…
Meet Marcel Vizcarra, the Peruvian chef trained at Le Corden Bleu. Chef Marcel prides himself on his ability to turn traditional Peruvian street food, which is not traditionally visually attractive, into works of art.
By Jesse Sherman | gargoyle@flagler.edu With Halloween less than a week away, Flagler College students can enjoy themselves at a nocturnal tradition with costumes, dancing and free food. Flagler is hosting its annual Midnight Breakfast tradition to help students de-stress after midterms on Thursday from…
By Katie Garwood | gargoyle@flagler.edu Rather than remove a Confederate monument in St. Augustine’s downtown plaza, St. Augustine city commissioners decided Monday night to keep the memorial to soldiers who died in the Civil War, but also add “context” to better explain the complex history…
By Gabrielle Garay | gargoyle@flagler.edu On Oct. 19, white supremacist and president of the National Policy Institute Richard Spencer spoke at an auditorium at the University of Florida. The last time he spoke on a college campus was on Aug. 11 in Charlottesville, Va., where…
By Jared Talbot | gargoyle@flagler.edu It all started with a call, which changed the course of my summer as well as my life. At 12:30 a.m. on July 9 I got a call from my sister’s boyfriend Tyler. He told me that there had been…
By Selbe Dittman | gargoyle@flagler.edu This past week, women on Facebook have been posting “Me too” statuses in solidarity with victims of sexual harassment and abuse. These statuses are a part of a movement started by Tarana Burke, an advocate for awareness of sexual harassment…
By Courtney Cox | gargoyle@flagler.edu Hasani Malone stands in front of one of the confederate statues in the St. Augustine plaza that celebrates those who fought for slavery. This monument, as well as others, have been a reminder to Malone and the black community that…