By Laura Croft | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The St. Augustine Amphitheater hosted a special ice-skating holiday event for the students, faculty, staff and friends of Flagler College.
One dollar of each skate rental went to benefit the Flagler College Annual Fund.
Jeffrey Davitt, Director of the Annual Fund, explained it as a general fund that the college has to help offset the costs tuition, room and board don’t cover.
By Julie Hirshan | gargoyle@flagler.edu
This holiday season, Flagler College students are helping to bring joy to children and families around the world.
Student groups give back to the community all year long, and certainly don’t stop as the end of the semester approaches. Some religious groups on campus are participating in programs especially geared towards Christmastime.
By Gargoyle Staff | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Flagler College will hold its fall commencement ceremony Saturday, Dec. 13. Approximately 186 students will receive diplomas.
The commencement speaker will be Roy Dean Cannon, Jr., a member of the Florida House of Representatives, District 35.
Commencement begins at 9 a.m. Guests must have a ticket for admission.
By Gargoyle Staff | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The Flagler College Security Office will be conducting a test of a new emergency alert system on Dec. 17 at 11 a.m.
This system uses speakers placed on one of the towers of Ponce Hall and the FEC Residence Hall buildings on Malaga Street to issue coded alerts to the campus.
By Sarah Vaccaro | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Matthew Boyle
The Flagler College Public Relations Student Society of America took their “STAND” against cancer in the Ringhaver Student Center on Friday Nov. 21.
From 7 p.m. until 2 a.m. PRSSA hosted “STAND,” a fundraiser event to benefit the Flagler Hospital Cancer Center.
“We sold over $500 worth in ticket sales,” PRSSA President Katelin Elliott said.
By Sarah Vaccaro | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Carla Wright, District 5 School Board member will continue to hold her spot now that she won the election over Flagler College Academic Advisor Skeeter Key.
“This is not the right time to change school board members,” Wright, member of the school board for seven years, said.
Wright thinks that Key is a charming guy, nevertheless.
“There was probably one thing on the ballot that we disagreed on this would have been it,” Key said.
By Erica Eding | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Trolley trains with only a few passengers have become a frequent sight in the streets of St. Augustine. The nearly empty trains represent the damage that a struggling economy can do to tourism. The drop in visitors affects local businesses and their student employees.
Flagler senior Katie Curry works at Harry’s Seafood Bar and Grille.
“I do see people ordering less. Some people share,” Curry said. “Some people come in and see the menu and say ‘It’s so expensive.'”
By Lindsey Williams | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Universities across the nation have felt the immediate effects of the turn the economy has recently taken.
Even with the $700 billion bailout plan passed by legislators on Oct. 3, private institutions have been hit hard with the recent “fix” for the economy.
This “fix” generally zaps funds that support and finance institutions.
Students at these schools feel the weight of this financial burden no less.
“People are being forced to work two or more jobs just to cover their cost of living,” said Nick Shannon a sophomore at Flagler College.
By Tara Ricks | gargoyle@flagler.edu
It’s a well-known fact that many college students do not like to buy hundreds of dollars worth of textbooks. With the current condition of our economy many students are considering what is more important: buying texts books or buying gas.
“I was seriously contemplating how much my grade would depend on not having a certain book,” said Lindsey Williams, a senior at Flagler.
By Laura Croft | gargoyle@flagler.edu
This year food prices have increased five percent, the highest increase in almost 20 years according to the United States Department of Agriculture’s consumer price index.
The combination of the tanking economy and high gas prices has put a strain on many Americans.
Many of the people who are struggling are students, and an increasing number of college students around the country have been visiting food banks.