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Minor Setbacks for a Major Comeback

By Sydney Gorak | gargoyle@flagler.edu For Flagler College baseball player Codie Lunday, stepping back onto the pitcher’s plate after surgery was an exciting moment. But for the junior pitcher, he also experienced something else — fear. “I was really nervous I was going to injure my…


New nationwide tobacco law makes a local impact

By Maiya Mahoney | gargoyle@flagler.edu Sitting with freshman Molly Shay in front of Kenan Hall, a student walks by using a JUUL, an electronic cigarette, Shay reaches out, “Hey, can I hit that?”  Walking around Flagler’s campus, many college students can be seen using JUULs, vapes,…


Rethinking Climate Activism

By Jared Olson | gargoyle@flagler.edu It was a sense of unease that I couldn’t seem to shake off. We had gone to St. Augustine’s iteration of the Global Climate Strike last September. Several hundred sign-waving people gathered at the Bridge of Lions to shout volleys of…


Our Purpose

By Ally Wall | gargoyle@flagler.edu They were born on the brink of death, fighting through Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). Stanford Children’s Health describes it as a group of problems a baby experiences when withdrawing from exposure to narcotics. They both suffered from seizures and one of…



The Uncharted Team

By Cameron Gurgainus | gargoyle@flagler.edu Last year, the Flagler College Surf Team reached new heights with winning second place in the regionals. After competing against all the college teams from the Mid-Atlantic to South Pacific districts, the team has gotten invited to the nationals held in…


Breaking Out of Impostor Syndrome

By Lauren Piskothy | gargoyle@flagler.edu My stomach was turned inside out. As I sat in the cozy theater at the St. Augustine Film Festival, watching myself on the screen, performing in a comedy sketch show I spent months on end stressing about and perfecting, the room…