An Iranian American immigrant reflects on why the war in her country feels like a sign of a better future ahead By Sophia Cardona Missiles flew across the sky of Iran’s capital on an early Saturday morning in February. It was the start of a…
By Nancy Huang Florida’s emergency fund was originally designed to help communities recover from hurricanes and floods. Today it sits at the center of a political and moral backlash as Gov. Ron DeSantis spends nearly $600 million on immigration enforcement and a massive Everglades detention…
By Emily Braunstein Journalist Molly Knight Raskin visited Flagler College for COM week on March 10. Raskin has more than two decades of experience writing, reporting and producing for print, television and documentary film – including the PBS NewsHour and the investigative documentary program FRONTLINE….
By Gabriella Palomo Flagler College’s literary magazine, FLARE: The Flagler Review, awaits its 37th publication, and its student-run team is excited to celebrate. This year’s launch party will take place on May 1 at the Crisp-Ellert Art Museum at 5 p.m. and will welcome students,…
By Wylie Saviello Former Alaskan state representative turned St. Augustine business owner, Liz Snyder, has created a hub for community, arts and activism in uptown St. Augustine. After living in Alaska for 13 years, the Florida native returned to open Spinster Abbott’s, a bodega, taproom,…
By Wylie Saviello Active and engaged community members like Breanne Rupp and Erika Forrest-Martin shared how to organize and coordinate mutual aid, including resources about constitutional rights. But this wasn’t at a city commission meeting; it was at a local business more often known for…
By Holly Hearn Flagler College added the cinematic arts major three years ago- and since then they have developed a new way of teaching through their film project “A Book of Freedom: The Confessions of Francisco Menéndez.” Led by Communications Professor and Coordinator of Cinematic Arts Tracy Halcomb, PhD., and Visiting Filmmaker and Director Jim Gilmore, students in the program were able to get both class…
By Sophia Cardona With two kids under the age of nine, going back to Haiti wasn’t a risk he was willing to take. Kidnappings and mass killings are daily events back home. Last year, the United Nations reported that between April 2025 and June 2025,…
By Bree Mallory After the U.S. Department of Justice’s release of files related to the federal investigation of the late sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein earlier this year, posts circulated online claiming that Lifetouch, a yearbook company, was involved in sending children’s school pictures to sex traffickers. …
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission photo by Andy Wraithmell By Taylor Marshall This winter, Florida residents have been warned to carry an umbrella, not for rain – but for the risk of a frozen iguana plummeting from the trees above. This January, a rare…