By Lillian Jaeger | gargoyle@flagler.edu Even though the town of St. Augustine did not get a direct hit from Hurricane Irma earlier this month, there was still major damage that occurred and can still be seen even 4 weeks after the storm. As I walked…
By Courtney Cox | gargoyle@flagler.edu On October 6, The Kookaburra hosted their first “Throw Down Under” latte art competition. Contestants came from as far as Miami, Florida, to compete. The latte art was judged by a panel of three coffee connoisseurs, two of whom have…
By Katherine Hamilton | gargoyle@flagler.edu Jessica Schake sat cross-legged, with wide blue eyes and lifted brows, tugging at the string of her heather gray sweatshirt as she talked about her plans for the future. A junior and transfer at Flagler College, she is majoring in…
By Austin Sanchez | gargoyle@flagler.edu After an initial attempt to block Richard Spencer from speaking on campus, the University of Florida is permitting the white nationalist to speak on Thursday. Spencer, heads a white nationalist think tank in Alexandria and led white supremacist protests in…
By Katherine Lewin | gargoyle@flagler.edu Marcel Vizcarra slowly carves through a piece of thick white fish. Cutting it into slices, he places them carefully on the rim of a large white bowl. Then he methodically places the cubes of bright orange sweet potato among the…
By Mallory Hopkins | gargoyle@flagler.edu “What mood are the bees in today?” This is what Marilyn Young, a Jacksonville beekeeper and owner of Lark Bee Company, asks herself often when she checks on her hives. During the week, she is a lawyer and practices with…
By Courtney Cox | gargoyle@flagler.edu The St. Francis House located in St. Augustine, Florida, provides housing, crisis and essential services to families and individuals in St. Johns County. On Oct. 4, Flagler College volunteers and community members gathered at 4 p.m. to prepare and serve…
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…
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…
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…