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A portrait of college depression: talking about mental illness

By Lauren Licona | gargoyle@flagler.edu For many first-year students, college is an exciting time full of endless opportunity; new friends, new surroundings, and a newfound sense of freedom often define this youthful era. But for some students, the so-called “golden years” of life are clouded…


Flooding leaves refugee family with moldy apartment

By Katherine Lewin | gargoyle@flagler.edu Olomwene Emedi turns the key in the door to his apartment. He doesn’t know what he will find inside, but he figures it will be wet. It’s slightly less than 48 hours since Hurricane Irma swept through Jacksonville, Florida, causing…


College: the time of your life or hardest time of your life

By Courtney Cox | gargoyle@flagler.edu Flagler College students sit at their desks, bleeding anxiety as they selectively listen for their cue: a due date. It will be another big essay, project or test to cram for, and that’s exactly what they’ll be doing–cramming. Students are…


Photo story: Finding home from Myanmar

By Katherine Lewin | gargoyle@flagler.edu My work with refugees mostly involves trying to explain to people who don’t know me and don’t speak my language that I am not there to get them into trouble. Most of the time, I can only hope that the…


Peace, love and tacos: A chat with the griller

By Eva Shinavski | gargoyle@flagler.edu Flagler College student Liz Browning was one of the many looking forward to National Taco Day on Oct. 4. “It’s the perfect excuse to go to the Burrito Works Taco Shop,” Browning said. Unlike Browning, Dylan Gunn doesn’t need an…


Students show interest in sea level rise film

By Mallory Hopkins | gargoyle@flagler.edu ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA–Flagler College students poured in for free pizza and a short film this Monday at noon. Donald Addu is the Southeast Director of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby and he came to Flagler College to show a film produced…


Evacuation or permanent destination?

By Courtney Cox | gargoyle@flagler.edu Millions evacuated their Florida homes at the thought of what Hurricane Irma might bring, and now a more permanent evacuation could be the result. Hurricane Irma tormented the Gulf Coast and the Florida Keys after barreling its way through the…


Cannes you believe it?

Flagler student Julia Ward serves as a presenter and intern at the French Film Festival By Gabrielle Garay | gargoyle@flagler.edu The Cannes Film Festival attracts seasoned and up-and-coming talent alike, and this summer Media Production student Julia Ward made Flagler College history. The senior took…


Humans of St. Augustine At Work: Kombucha Edition

By Katherine Lewin | gargoyle@flagler.edu Kombucha is typically most well-known for its powerful probiotic properties that help to balance the bacteria in your stomach and strengthen digestion. Follow MoonBooch on Facebook and Instagram. You can also find them every Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to noon…


Festival celebrates, educates public on Pagan culture

By Sarah Smith | gargoyle@flagler.edu Everyone was gathered in a circle as a dark-haired man spoke surrounded by another man in a black robe to the left and a woman in a brown robe to the right. Both of the people at his sides were…