By Max Charles | gargoyle@flagler.edu ST. AUGUSTINE – St. Augustine was among the hardest hit areas by Hurricane Matthew. Although hurricane tracker maps on weatherunderground.com had Hurricane Matthew being much stronger, the devastation to many St. Augustine homes is everywhere. Take a stroll down Vilano Beach…
From staff St. Augustine, Fla. — Dr. Joseph G. Joyner, Superintendent of Schools for St. Johns County District in St. Augustine, Fla., was named President of Flagler College on Nov. 29, 2016, by the College’s Board of Trustees. “On behalf of the Flagler College Board…
By Max Charles | gargoyle@flagler.edu On the morning of Nov. 9, 2016 the American public woke up, brewed a pot of coffee, flipped on the morning news and witnessed the outcome of one of the biggest upsets of the presidential election since our nation was founded….
By Gabrielle Garay | gargoyle@flagler.edu As a new day begins, the sun illuminates North Dakota and the reservation of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, the sixth largest Native American reservation site in the United States. While the sun rises, so do the dozens of people sleeping…
By Roxanne Steward gargoyle@flagler.edu St. Augustine, Fla. – Priscilla de la Cruz sits on an armchair in Isabela’s Bar Cuba where she is helping open the shop for a friend. She wears a yellow sweatshirt decorated with a lion made out of marijuana. Her hair…
By Troy MacNeill gargoyle@flagler.edu ST. AUGUSTINE – This year’s presidential race was unlike any election in recent memory. The 2016 election was more like a Comedy Central roast rather than a political race. Hateful rhetoric and mean-spirited one-liners from each candidate only proved one thing:…
By Brianna Kurzynowski gargoyle@flagler.edu Some students at Flagler College say racist and sexist comments have spiked since Donald Trump was elected president on Nov. 8. “Trump’s presidency is already impacting me and everyone I love. We have been more publicly persecuted,” said Karina Aragon, a…
By Lindsay Tahan gargoyle@flagler.edu Annie Dow, a senior at Flagler College, was shocked when she heard the words: “Pack your bags!” The voice came from a convertible emblazoned with Trump signs. Two men were in the car, which slowed down as she walked along the…
By Courtney Knudson gargoyle@flagler.edu ST. AUGUSTINE – Cities across America have seen a backlash since Donald Trump won the presidency. On Monday, leaders of demonstrations in Portland, Oregon, were arrested after the protest turned violent. In St. Augustine, residents held a peaceful protest of their own on Nov….
By Courtney Cox | gargoyle@flagler.edu Hurricane Matthew devastated the lives and livelihood of many as it brewed in the Caribbean and mercilessly stormed its way up through the Southeast shores of the United States. Matthew wreaked havoc in a multitude of places hitting Haiti and…