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Boutique couple brings TOMS Shoes to St. Augustine

By Lindsay Christovich | lchristovich@flagler.edu
Photos submitted by Lindsay Christovich

Owned and operated by Steve and Amy Fitt, GOLDFINCH’s mission is to “offer chic, one of a kind, unique pieces at prices that leave enough money for that night on the town,” Amy said.

In March 2009 GOLDFINCH boutique, a woman’s boutique, opened at 67 San Marco Avenue, Suite A, in the historic uptown district of St. Augustine.


Doc says fad diets may be more harmful than healthy

By Caroline Young | cyoung1@flagler.edu
Image by Victoria Van Arnam
Photos by Jonathan Hermes

Flagler senior Christina Arzapalo lost 40 pounds within three months of being on a fad diet. Only one thing went wrong – her hair was falling out.

“Everything was great at first,” Arzapalo said. “The basic diet is a lot of eggs, nuts and lean proteins like turkey…you can’t have any caffeine or juice or fruit for the first two weeks and that was the hardest.”


Students struggle with debt, cost of living

By Cal Colgan | jcolgan@flagler.edu
Photos by Cal Colgan

Sitting in his bare living room without a couch, Jay Bergstrom said he can’t afford things like furniture until he pays off Flagler College.

Bergstrom withdrew from Flagler during last semester after emotional issues made him decide it would be best to take a break from school and go back home to Michigan.

“When I withdrew, I worked out the student loans and everything and I found out I owe Flagler $1100,” he said.


Vegetarian Awareness Month

By Lindy Almony | gargoyle@flagler.edu LB

October is Vegetarian Awareness Month.

Last semester I took a class, Contemporary Social Problems, with Professor Jordan Brown. For our final project, we were to become claims makers for a cause that we saw as a social problem.

The social problem I explored was the effects of animal agriculture on our environment, our health and our farm animals.


Ran out by rats

By Gena Anderson | ganderson@flagler.edu
Illustration by Megan Kovak

Did something just move? No. There’s no way.

Do I turn on the light or do I just crawl into bed in the darkness? I should turn on the light. There’s nothing in my room.


Local musician maintains strong fanbase

by Emily Hoover | ehoover@flagler.edu Photos By Phillip C. Sunkel For Charlie Brown, Lincolnville local and full time musician, music serves as both a physical and mental outlet. “Music helps you with your mind,” he said, smiling. “Music is everything, it’s all around us. It…


Some Notes: Vampire Weekend comes to town

By Jake Heckman | jheckman@flagler.edu

Pitchfork.com called them “warm, airy, low-gimmick pop…” Spin magazine gave their latest album an 8 out of 10! So who is this band that everyone is so caught up on?

They sardonically call themselves Vampire Weekend and they’re coming to the St. Augustine Amphitheater Thursday night.




Get to know Waiting On Brian

By Dakota Lawrence | dlawrence@flagler.edu

Hello fellow music lovers!

This is the first of many music blogs to come, written by Waiting On Brian.

Waiting on Brian is the name of our band here in St.Augustine, made up of three Flagler College students and one additional member.