By Gabby Alfveby It’s been more than a year since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan after the U.S. pulled the rest of its troops out, leaving many of the Afghan people and the country devastated by harsh conditions, war, and an authoritarian regime. But Afghan-Americans,…
By Gabby Alfveby Losing over 100 pounds in one year is unimaginable to most people but not to one particular man. A college dropout found himself going down the wrong path until working out became a healthy outlet to manage his emotions. York’s six-month transformation….
Edie Welch (#16) , Flagler Volleyball Player. Photo courtesy of Edie Welch By Gabby Alfveby There are about 29,000 female college volleyball players in all three divisions in the country. Out of all those volleyball players Edie Welch, a sophomore volleyball player at Flagler College…
By Gabby Alfveby Class, practice, work and homework; Is there even enough time to eat and sleep? College student-athletes spend on average six hours on schoolwork, 5.7 hours on athletic events, 3.3 hours on social life and roughly seven hours sleeping, according to the NCAA. …
By Gabby Alfveby In the last decade, advocacy for women’s sports has been brought to the forefront of media. Grant Kelam, the head coach for the Flagler’s women’s lacrosse team, urges not only women to show up and support other women, but men to also…
By Gabby Alfveby Rebeka Benge, a Flagler College sophomore and shooting guard, wears jersey #4 for the Saints’ women’s basketball team. She feels strongly about the inequalities that she faces as a female athlete. “Big sponsorships look for men’s basketball instead of women,” said Benge….
By Gabby Alfveby There are over 3,000 species of snakes and only 600 are venomous, according to the Viper Specialist Group. But over 51% of the population is still afraid of these creatures. Jeremy Varnadore, the ‘Snake Man’ of Saint Augustine, wants to educate people…
By Gabby Alfveby Women’s basketball at Flagler College put up 103 points against opponent Georgia College during their 2021-2022 senior night. Flagler held this event in the Flagler Gymnasium & Clark Family Court. Among the Graduating seniors being celebrated were Tori Pearce (#2), Sadie Russel…
By Gabby Alfveby 2022 marks the 55th anniversary of when Isabela Alonso boarded a freedom flight to Miami to escape her communist home country of Cuba. Born in San Antonio de los Banos, as an immigrant Alonso had to find her way by paving her own…