Faculty, students differ on last call extension effects
By Joey Metz | gargoyle@flagler.edu
It’s official, the 2 a.m. law is now in effect.
With some upper-level students staying out too late as it was, will this change prove to be a step backwards?
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Graduating seniors turn to new methods in job hunt
By Erica England | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Meredith Marshall, a second semester senior at Flagler College, is beginning to feel the pressure of finding a job.
“You spend all four years in school preparing for jobs but no one really tells you where to go to look,” said Marshall. “In this economy, applying for a job makes me feel very anxious. Even small jobs like waitressing are hard to find right now.”
College curbs smoking, redefines chewing tobacco
By Lauren Belcher | cbelcher@flagler.edu
SPECIAL UPDATE: Dean of Student Services Daniel Stewart said the new tobacco restrictions will go into effect starting Fall 2010.
Homeless count finds lackluster living conditions
By Cal Colgan | jcolgan@flagler.edu
Photo by Cal Colgan
PHOTO CAPTION: A homeless camp on the outskirts of St. Augustine has living quarters, a food tent and an outhouse. While this is one of the more elaborate camps, members of People United to Stop Homelessness say most homeless people’s living conditions are minimal.
As I walked through the woods behind the grocery store towards the campfire light, I was met by a man who asked, “What’s with the camera?”
City joins County, Beaches in Last Call Extension
By Emily Hoover | ehoover@flagler.edu
The City of St. Augustine will join the rest of St. Johns County with its decision to extend liquor sales to 2 a.m., starting Feb. 5.
Professor bares feet for Haiti while campus gets going with relief efforts
By Matthew Boyle | mboyle@flagler.edu
Photo of Tracey Eaton by David Castagno
All other photos by Matthew Boyle
Two weeks have passed since Haiti’s catastrophic earthquake but a Flagler College professor is doing his best to keep the issue fresh in students’ minds – or at least their noses.
Tracey Eaton, an assistant professor of communication, taught his classes on Monday and Tuesday barefoot.
SGA drafts parking ticket appeals court
Proposed student-run traffic court would allow students to fight parking fines
By Matthew Boyle | mboyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Matthew Boyle
Flagler College Security Director Kerry Davis wants a non-administrative outlet for students with campus parking citation issues.
Currently, though, Davis said students can only appeal parking citations directly with him. “I’m not going to void a ticket simply because of their story,” he said.
Administration debates smoking restrictions on campus
By Lauren Belcher | cbelcher@flagler.edu
Dean of Student Services Daniel Stewart made a special appearance at Student Government Association’s first meeting of the new semester to discuss plans for revising smoking restrictions on campus.
He and several other administrators, including Flagler College President William T. Abare, Jr., have discussed the smoking problem on campus and came up with a three-part amendment to the current policy.
What’s Haute: Diary of a Flagler Fashionisto
By Jody Marich | jmarich@flagler.edu
Photos by Victoria Grace Choeff and Michael O’Hara
Michael O’Hara always has two things with him; his fashion sense and his Canon Rebel XSi camera.
Former Gargoyle Editor recounts dumpster-diving experience
By Haley M. Walker | gargoyle@flagler.edu
My sweaty palms are planted firmly on either side of the plate. My mind is racing and it keeps my eyes from meeting my dinner on that plate. I am ravenous, but I can’t force myself to touch the food.