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St. Augustine goes barefoot with rest of nation

By Caroline Young
Photo by David Castagno

One Flagler student thinks that walking around St. Augustine without shoes for a day will give her ringworms.

Sophomore Josh Weaver, a TOM’s Shoes campus representative, said this is exactly what A Day Without Shoes is about.



Drugs, violence wear down order in Mexico

By Matthew Boyle | mboyle@flagler.edu
Photos by Matthew Boyle

PHOTO CAPTION: Alfredo Corchado speaks at Flagler’s Communication Week. Angela Kocherga, Border Bureau Chief of television network Belo, stands with him.

Dallas Morning News Foreign Correspondent Alfredo Corchado thinks Americans need to invest more interest in helping Mexico battle drug cartels.

Only a few days before Corchado’s scheduled Monday speech at Flagler College’s Communication Week, a group of high-profile federal officials led by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced a trip to Mexico City to pledge more U.S. support in the fight against drug cartels.



Carving up the college culinary competition

By Max Roux | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by David Castagno

Executive Chef Keith Atkins serves up some cuisine conversation when asked about his participation in the Fourth Annual ARAMARK ACE Campus Dining Challenge.

“The competition is a Top Chef Style cooking tournament involving University and College Chefs from the region,” explains Atkins, who is also known as Chef Keith.




Local schools find good and bad in FCATs

By Matthew Boyle | mboyle@flagler.edu

Ketterlinus Elementary School first-grade teacher Pam Hubler thinks the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test is outdated and unfair.
“Some kids are horrible test-takers,” she said. “They [the Florida Department of Education] base too much on the [FCAT] test.”

The Florida DOE rates schools and county school systems on a letter grade system ranging from A, the highest scores, to F, a school or system that needs significant improvement. Each school is also broken down into subgroups by race, income and students who speak English as a second language.


Church provides free rides home from Hattie’s

By Erin Miller | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Steve Meehan, Flagler College junior and college ministry intern at Good News Church, goes to Panama Hattie’s every Thursday night to drive people home.

Meehan and Andy Hirko, College Director at Good News, began taking the church van to Hattie’s, a popular drinking spot for locals and college students. They go from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Thursday, commonly referred to as “Sink or Swim” night.


Two students weigh in on FRAG cuts

By Mari Pothier | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Jillian McClure knows the true value of the Florida Resident Access Grant.

Two juniors, McClure and Carla Valor, working through Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida, were chosen to be the Presidential Fellows representing Flagler College.