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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.



Local school teaches healthy eating habits

By Jessica Fashant | gargoyle@flagler.edu

First lady Michelle Obama launched the “Let’s Move” campaign last month, which aims to eliminate childhood obesity within a generation.

The campaign encourages kids to live an active lifestyle, and wants to make school lunches healthier.


Class size amendment passes

By Jessica Fashant | garoyle@flagler.edu

Because of the cut in school funding, many local schools have seen larger class sizes.

Florida voters voted in the class size amendment in 2002. It sets limits by class size, depending on the grade level.




Carmelo’s to open restaurant

By Emily Hoover |gargoyle@flagler.edu

The most convenient store in downtown St. Augustine just got a little more convenient.

Carmelo’s owner Joe Tringali has owned the corner Shell for 20 years. He is adding Carmelo’s Pizzeria to the bistro and gas station, ideally on March 21.



SIFE hits home with new project

By Matthew Boyle and Caroline Young | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Graphic illustration by Katie Davis
Video by Shannon Rose Greene

Flagler College’s Students In Free Enterprise team will be hosting Cardboard Campout on the West Lawn on Friday, April 2 to raise awareness and money for its newest project, “Containers for a Cause.”

With “Containers for a Cause,” SIFE plans to build homeless transitional housing facilities from about 15 to 20 old railroad shipping containers. SIFE has already received one 40-foot shipping container, a donation from former St. Augustine mayor George Gardner.