By Jill Houser | gargoyle@flagler.edu
As 4,000 Harley Davidson motorcycles are expected to flood the streets of St. Augustine this month, many small businesses might miss a big economic opportunity.
Allen Good, owner of Harley Davidson of St. Augustine, does not think the city embraced the upcoming Hog Rally as well as they should have.
By Alexandra Harvey | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photos by Chrissy Makris
Club UNITY celebrated Hooray! Day on the West Lawn for the second consecutive year last Thursday.
“It’s a day all about celebration, awareness, education, and unity,” said Chris Lauth, Executive Director and founding member of Club UNITY.
By Michael Strasburger | mstrasburger@flagler.edu
For Kathy O’Keefe, Director of Alumni Relations and Flagler Class of 1980, a journey to a genocide-ravaged country began with a letter that came in the mail.
By Matthew Boyle | mboyle@flagler.edu
A Flagler College student’s car was allegedly stolen on Wednesday.
JD Bray, a Communication major, said his black two-door 2000 Ford Explorer was stolen from where he parked it across the street from his off-campus house at 312 Saint George St.
By Jill Houser | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Jill Houser
Sailor Cher is not afraid of losing her job.
She curses and struts around in a mini skirt and stilettos, proudly displaying the colorful ink all over her body. At age 57, Sailor Cher has such a confident and vivacious personality that is hard not to stare in wonder.
By Cal Colgan | jcolgan@flagler.edu
Photo by Paige Denkin
Flagler junior Victoria Priester plans to fight for environmental justice by starting a Greenpeace chapter at the College.
“I’m incredibly passionate about the environment and conservation, and I feel that there’s not enough activism on campus,” said Priester, 21.
By Cal Colgan | jcolgan@flagler.edu
Photo by Matthew Boyle
Cash McVay is finally seeing his group’s idea come to fruition.
McVay, 39, is one of the directors of CitySprout, a local organization dedicated to promoting energy conservation by planting community gardens in St. Augustine. This August, CitySprout finished building the perimeter fence and laying the dirt for the Lincolnville Community Garden, a 900-square foot plot located at the Eddie L. Vickers Recreational Facility in Lincolnville.
By Michael Strasburger | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo contributed by Jackie Werboff
While the semester is settling into a routine for most students, one Flagler student is breaking from tradition and getting her education on the high seas.
By Matthew Boyle | mboyle@flagler.edu
Flagler confirmed two more student cases of H1N1 (swine flu), bringing the total confirmed cases to three.
Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs Yvan Kelly confirmed the two additional students with H1N1 are off campus residents. Kelly also said there are 10 students exhibiting flu-like symptoms now.
By Alicia Nierenstein | anierenstein@flagler.edu
Flagler College isn’t the only school in the region with a sweeping fear of an H1N1 (swine flu) outbreak.
Seven cases of H1N1 popped up at Stetson University in DeLand since the beginning of the school year.
“Seven specimens have come back H1N1 positive since the beginning of this school year, but the kids who have had it are back in class after 3-5 days,” said Stetson’s Health Services Director Debbie Cassidy. “At the beginning of the school year we expected a surge of the flu, and that is what happened.”