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Trump rally draws attention from counter-protesters

By Katie Garwood | gargoyle@flagler.edu Supporters from both parties convened at the Castillo de San Marcos Monday for opposing purposes, despite standing just steps from each other. The “Spirit of America” rally drew a crowd of around 250 Donald Trump supporters donning flags, signs and…


What’s your Green Dot?

By Julie Householder | gargoyle@flagler.edu This year the Betty Griffin House, a nonprofit organization working to end domestic and sexual violence, has partnered with Flagler College to introduce the Green Dot Intervention Program. This new program aims to reduce violence including, sexual assault, sexual harassment,…


How did Flagler Saints spend their Valentine’s Day?

By Jessica Rowan | gargoyle@flagler.edu Valentine’s Day was last Tuesday. It’s a time to show love and compassion to the ones we care about or an excuse to stuff your face with chocolates. Whether you have money to spend or need a cheap idea for…


Forget the farmer’s market, Rype and Readi is here

  By Jordan Puyear | gargoyle@flagler.edu In downtown St. Augustine, it’s not a common to see an eyeless life-size stuffed horse. Though, that’s exactly what greets visitors as the enter Rype and Readi, a market that specializes in natural and organic food with a strong…


Flagler’s zero tolerance policy repealed

    By Sarah Smith | gargoyle@flagler.edu Flagler College’s zero-tolerance drug policy, which has been in place since the college was first opened in the 60s, has been repealed. In its place, the school is implementing a new policy where the amount and type of drug…


Porch fest brings music, attention to Lincolnville

By Katie Garwood and Courtney Cox | gargoyle@flagler.edu Music filled the streets of Lincolnville Saturday as part of the community’s inaugural Porch Fest, an event with more than 30 local musicians performing on six porches in neighborhood. Originally, the event was slated for November, but with…


Don’t need much to be happy

By Jessie Rowan |gargoyle@flagler.edu Imagine walking hunched over throughout your entire home, making dinner on a single burning stove, only having a portable AC unit, bunk beds lining the back wall, minimal showers and your compost toilet that fertilizes your garden out back. Sounds romantic…


Abare embarks upon final semester as president

By Katie Garwood | gargoyle@flagler.edu Few college presidents can say they’ve witnessed the growth of their school from its crucial formative years through to present day. It’s likely even fewer can say they’ve attended every graduation ceremony in school history. In President William Abare’s 45…


‘Angel shots’ target dating violence

By Courtney Knudsen | gargoyle@flagler.edu Northeast Florida women have a new way to call for backup when a date goes wrong, and it is as simple as ordering a drink from the bar. St. Johns County eatery Saucy Taco has started serving ‘angel shots,’ which aren’t…


Fake IDs putting St. Augustine bars to the test

By Courtney Cox | gargoyle@flagler.edu To the underage drinker with the fake ID: your idea of a good time could mean the end of someone else’s livelihood. Fake IDs are everywhere and unquestionably easy to come by. But with adolescents’ rising desires to start the…