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Communication week kicks off

By Emily Ferguson | gargoyle@flagler.edu College lectures provide students with fundamental education, but sometimes they still long for something not found in a classroom. What if there was a way to bring the real world right to campus? Flagler College aims to do just that…


The lost boys of Jax and their mothers: Maurice Hobbs

By Katherine Lewin | gargoyle@flagler.edu Maurice Hobbs, an aspiring rapper, was walking down the road with a friend one day in Jan. 2017. He was a junior in high school and a musician on the rise in his hometown of Jacksonville, Florida. A dark-colored car…



New local band takes the spotlight

Salt and Pine is a band new to the St. Augustine music scene. They released their first album, Sinking In, in 2017. They recently won the award for Best New Artist at the 2018 Narrow Music Awards. They hope to keep making music and connecting…


Flagler student to cross the country for cancer

By Katie Garwood | gargoyle@flagler.edu If not for her father Carl, Haley Kenyon wouldn’t be a runner. A runner for most his life, Carl asked his 12-year-old daughter if she wanted to run a YMCA Turkey Trot race with him. As many 12 year olds…


Flagler students protest gun violence in school-wide walk out

By Katherine Hamilton | gargoyle@flagler.edu Masses of Flagler College students gathered together today in an organized walk-out to stand against gun violence in light of the recent Parkland shooting. At 10:00 a.m., the muffled chatters of students and faculty fell quiet as they all simultaneously…


Sweetness in the oldest city

Dana Blanton of Sweet City Cupcakes quit her corporate job of 18 years at Publix and started her own small business, taking it from only 12 flavors of cupcakes to more than 60. They are thriving in St. Augustine, Fla., despite many obstacles when opening.


Project Cold Case hosts 3rd annual Year of Hope event

By Katherine Hamilton | gargoyle@flagler.edu Project Cold Case recently hosted its 3rd annual Year of Hope event in honor of the families who have supported the non-profit’s growth since 2015. Ryan Backmann, Executive Director of Project Cold Case, started the organization after his father, Cliff…


Varroa destructor lives up to its name

By Mallory Hopkins | gargoyle@flagler.edu Varroa destructor may sound like a bad guy from the latest hero movie, but it’s actually a whole different type of villain.  It’s the Varroa Mite. This type of mite came into the U.S. in the 1980s through Florida. The…