By Chloe Smith With poverty and food insecurity rates rising in the U.S., most people imagine those living on the streets in urban areas are most affected. In reality, it’s residents living in rural areas that are hit the hardest. Flagler Estates, for example, is…
By Gabby Alfveby Recently the WNBA announced an expansion team that will be located in the San Francisco Bay Area and begin play in 2025. Other locations that are expected to add expansion teams in the future are Portland, Oregon and Toronto, Canada. Expansion is…
By Kendall Younkman Accessibility has been a problem in the Deaf community for years. At the airport, I always inform the flight employee at the desk that I’m Deaf so one of them can assist me, tell me the gate number and inform the flight…
By Kendall Younkman Have you ever wondered how Deaf people watch movies if they cannot hear what actors are saying in the movie? That is exactly why closed captioning exists! It is completely impossible for Deaf people to understand the movie without closed captioning. Deaf…
By Lauren Montano On a late Thursday night in Jacksonville, the Brook’s Rehabilitation center basketball court is abuzz with action. Players either in blue or white jerseys played a scrimmage against one another, yelling, laughing, high-fiving each other with every basket. It seems like a…
By Gabby Alfveby Lauren Gilliam has been literally climbing her way to the top, winning 2nd place in the women’s intermediate division at the annual Stone climbing competition, Stone-A-Versary. Last year Gilliam won 1st place in her division. But for Gilliam, boulder climbing isn’t about competing or…
By Lexi Ray When you say football or soccer in the United States people instantly think about MLS, FIFA, and now Messi. However, for Toby McCallum, 21, football is a community and an escape from everything else in his life. Football is game like no…
By Chloe Smith Vickie Leese views her volunteering as something greater than just handing out food to the impoverished of St. Johns County. When working with Epic Cure to fight local food insecurity, Leese said the people she helps become something else entirely to her:…
By Alexis Bensoussan “The Game’s Afoot” is shaping up to be one of the most unique productions the Flagler College Theatre Department has done. It is a murder mystery farce, and with that comes many challenges for every person involved. “It’s kind of like juggling…
By Gabby Alfveby Ana Whitehouse never thought the dream of playing soccer collegiately was in her reach. “At first, I always just thought it wasn’t a possibility for me to go to college [for soccer],” Whitehouse said. “I wouldn’t be able to try it or…