By Ben McLeod | bmcleod@flagler.edu
St. Augustine residents agree President Obama’s stimulus package will do very little to help the real estate market, especially foreclosures.
Eric Larson, St. Augustine resident and Flagler College graduate, was given 10 days notice to move out of his apartment and find a new place to live.
By Julie Hirshan | jhirshan@flagler.edu
The military currently accepts immigrants with student or work visas to join the service, but will now start actively recruiting those with medical, language or other specialized skills, offering them the opportunity to become naturalized citizens in as little as six months.
By Haley M. Walker | hwalker@flagler.edu
If Molly Jane Hammond hadn’t received a Pell Grant, she would probably be fighting in Iraq.
“The military is the only other real economic opportunity for poor kids,” Hammond said. “Higher education is just not guaranteed for poor people.”
By Matthew Boyle | mboyle@flagler.edu
The Enterprising Women’s Leadership Institute of Florida honored Flagler College student Jamie Alvarez, 22, as a female leader in the community on Saturday, March 21.
Alvarez received the recognition as a result of numerous service and leadership activities she has taken part in during her career as a student at Flagler College. She has served as an intern at United States Senator Mel Martinez’s local offices, has worked as the managing partner for the Dow Advantage Public Relations Group and has been actively involved in the “Girl Effect.”
“The Girl Effect is a non-profit funded by the Nike Foundation that provides scholarships and loans for women in third-world countries in order for them to establish their own businesses and make their own profit,” Alvarez said.
By Josh Wolonowski | gargoyle@flagler.edu
WFCF ‘Airborne’ host Matt Jeffs interviews Senator George McGovern. Board Operator Steve Palazzo
On Wed. March 4, WFCF Flagler College Radio had Senator George McGovern in its studio for an on-air interview with Matt Jeffs, the host of 88.5’s community affairs program, Airborne.
McGovern opened up the show saying, “I’ve heard great things about Flagler College,” as he went on to tell his listeners that he will be talking with the students and faculty on April 6.
“I’m glad they didn’t put it on April fool’s day,” he replied with a chuckle.
By Matthew Boyle | mboyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Mary Elizabeth Fair
PHOTO CAPTION: College security responds after Christopher Tackett, a man from Georgetown, Ky., punches a security guard after stealing a loaf of bread.
Assistant Director of Security at Flagler College Allan Howard had not experienced criminal violence since his retirement from an almost 30-year career from the Newark, NJ Police Department until Friday, Feb. 13.
“I’ve been here for 14 years and never had anything happen like that before,” Howard said.
By Erica Eding | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Tuition increases as Flagler rides out the economic storm
Flagler College’s tuition will rise by about 6 percent for the fall semester, which is not a dramatic increase by most standards.
However, the tuition hike comes at a time when many students are struggling financially. The cost for the fall ’09 semester will be $6650, compared to $6260 this semester. It’s a $390 increase.
By Haley M. Walker | hwalker@flagler.edu
Joyce Campbell said she cannot give much more.
Campbell is the owner of the Native Traditions Gallery on Cordova Street in downtown St. Augustine. For the first time in 10 years, the business is running on 25 percent of its normal sales. The economic decline has forced Campbell to make changes to keep her doors open.
By Gargoyle Staff | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Flagler College will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the college during the week of March 23 through 27. The title of the celebration is “Founded on history, focused on the future.”
On Monday, there will be a birthday party for Flagler with cake in the Ringhaver Student Center at 3 p.m. Tuesday’s events will include the horror film, “Night of the Living Dead” at 8 p.m. on the West Lawn.
By Maria Scheufler | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Mary Elizabeth Fair
PHOTO CAPTION: Bike racks stay packed throughout the day as more students ride their bikes to school, and the college begins to fine students for parking their bikes in unauthorized areas.
Flagler College administration is attempting to prevent bicycle blockades around campus.
Tickets and fines are now being instituted to bicycles parked in specific, restricted areas. Students are not permitted to chain their bicycles to trees, sign poles or any handicap ramps throughout the campus.
“The problem is that students who use wheelchairs cannot get into the class if a student carelessly throws their bike onto a ramp and locks it in place,” Director of Special Programs Deborah Kamm-Larew said. “They are prevented from accessing the classes they need, the library, their dorm rooms, etc.”