By Kam Davis After a hard season of keeping the beaches of St. Johns County safe, the St. Augustine Lifesaving Association decided to hold its first-ever rescue board surf competition. Being one of the more densely populated tourist areas in Florida, St. Augustine gets its…
By Sydney Preston Jogging towards one of the twelve islands at Save the Chimps sanctuary, Dr. Andrew Halloran threw his arms out wide and yelled “September! Come here!” Halloran turned around to the group with a huge smile plastered on his face as a 43-year-old…
By: Danielle Filjon A collaboration of science and archaeological studies at the Guana-Tolomato Matanzas (GTM) reserve proves to unite ancient heritage with natural conservation. Researcher Sarah Miller and Dr. Lori Lee with Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN) and Flagler College are part of a team…
By Danielle Filjon Like many coastal areas, St. Augustine is familiar with the sight of eroded shorelines after a major storm. Along with destroying homes, erosion also damages vulnerable ecosystems, leaving every aspect of the coast affected by hurricanes and tropical storms. But a tiny…
By: Danielle Filjon Between rows of fresh crops, across acres of eucalyptus trees, lies the lush beauty of Kai Kai Farm. Every season yields a new bounty, and for over 18 years, Kai Kai Farm has been producing fresh vegetables, being the epicenter of special…
By Madison Sloan As a marketing and business major at Flagler College, Mitchell Linville never imagined he would become the editor-in-chief of a lifestyle magazine. However, while stuck in quarantine over the summer, he came up with an idea. During the fall semester of 2020,…
The Datil Pepper Vert Ramp brings the skateboarding community together By Maiya Mahoney A math teacher at Murray Middle School and youth minister with Young Life, Brennan Gagnon is hoping to create a positive vert skate scene with The Datil Pepper Vert Ramp. “For me,…
By Matthew Dutton The Greek life presence on Flagler College’s campus is growing thanks to the introduction of a nationally recognized sorority, Alpha Sigma Alpha (ASA). The addition of a national chapter started as a simple idea and was turned into reality by Flagler’s Director…
By Annika Minton | gargoyle@flagler.edu Alyssa Peters does not carry the weight of the world on her shoulders: rather a tattoo of the world on the back of her neck. To her friends and family, this is her trademark. The outline of all of the continents…
By Katherine Hamilton | gargoyle@flagler.edu Jeremy Varnadore grew up playing with snakes in the swamps of Georgia. Now, he can be seen draped in snakes and set up in the streets of downtown St. Augustine. Snakes have had a bad reputation since the age of Adam and Eve,…