Articles by Gargoyle

Stress on student-athletes not all about being on the court

By MC Bell | gargoyle@flagler.edu Mental health counselor Kathy Payne says that the stress prevalent in the lives of student-athletes at Flagler College is not just about worry and fear, but often rooted in a lack of time management. “Typically, worry and fear are future focused,”…



The unsettling legacy of Castro

By Jared Olson | gargoyle@flagler.edu The first dose of Cuba you get when you touch down at Jose Marti international and take a taxi through the scorching plains towards Havana is, unsurprisingly, an unending stream of Barbudos- “the bearded ones”. Barbudos everywhere: on cracked streetside…


Flagler pitcher stands tall

By Kelly Burge | gargoyle@flagler.edu Ally Marcano has been making a name for herself at Flagler College since joining in the fall of 2016. All the way from Middletown, New York, Marcano has had her dream start for her NCAA softball collegiate career.  Who would have…



Finding a creative outlet in the gaming world

By Paris Huckaba | gargoyle@flagler.edu I never thought of myself as a creative person, always struggling with my imagination and fearing what other people may think of me. I’ve also always surrounded myself with friends who could create amazing art or have tons of super creative ideas….


Freshman year: The folly of ambition

By Katherine Hamilton | gargoyle@flagler.edu I’ve made a freshman mistake. One that only an overly ambitious student can make during their first year of college. So many opportunities were thrown my way. Instead of taking the road less traveled, I took both roads at the…



The college experience as a married student

By Roxanne Steward | gargoyle@flagler.edu I started out this article wanting to write about the idea of “the college experience.” I’m not sure what I thought I would find, but I assumed, wrongly so, that we all entered into college expecting a thriving social life. I…


End of an Era: Bo Clark moving on from Flagler basketball

By Jared Talbot| gargoyle@flagler.edu Coaching 31 years at the same college is no small feat. Yet for recently-retired Flagler Men’s Basketball coach Bo Clark, it was almost easy. “Flagler is such a great institution,” Clark said. “The people here are so great and between that…