By Caroline Young | CYoung1@flagler.edu
Nearly half of all pregnancies in America are unintended.
Stefanie Kunkel, the executive director of the Florida Association of Planned Parenthood Affiliates, says that she often witnesses pregnant young women who could not afford birth control when they needed it. She says it is common in college-aged women than in working women.
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?
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.”
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.
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?”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.