By Mallory Hopkins and Katie Garwood | gargoyle@flagler.edu As storm surges up to four feet rushed through downtown St. Augustine, turning streets into rivers, severe destruction seemed as if it were the only possible outcome. And while some did face damage to their homes and businesses,…
By Courtney Knudsen | gargoyle@flagler.edu Those who use dating apps may be able to find out their potential partner’s HIV status as easily as their age or location. Grindr, a dating application for gay users, provided a survey aiming to find out how their users…
By Katie Garwood | gargoyle@flagler.edu After dedicating her life to figure skating, five-time World Champion and two-time Olympic medalist Michelle Kwan, 36, is dedicated to a new cause: getting Hillary Clinton in the White House. Kwan made a campaign stop at Flagler College’s Markland House Wednesday…
By Max Charles and Ariel Thomas| gargoyle@flagler.edu No matter who wins this year’s presidential election, it’s clear that 2016 will be remembered as one of the most politically charged. When asked this week about Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, voters don’t hesitate to blast them both….
Like most little girls, coloring in coloring books was my favorite thing to do! On my fifth birthday, I received a Disney Princess coloring book, it was the greatest gift anyone had ever given me at the time. I colored each page as neatly as…
The Gargoyle, Flagler College’s online-only student newspaper, wasa finalist in the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2015 National Mark of Excellence Awards in two categories: Best Independent Online Student Publication and Best Digital-Only Student Publication. National Mark of Excellence award judges could select one national winner…
By Jewell Tomazin | gargoyle@flagler.edu The manatee is widely known to be an endangered species, but recent signs of recovery could change their status on the Endangered Species List. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed in January to reclassify the West Indian manatee to threatened….
By Julie Householder | gargoyle@flagler.edu For Flagler College Alumnus Zach McKenna, launching a business in St. Augustine was more than just creating kayak and boat tours for tourists. McKenna wanted his business to help change the way people treated local ecosystems. “The idea of starting…
By Lindsay Tahan | gargoyle@flagler.edu St. Johns County sheriff’s deputies say they have seen a rise in meth labs as they shut down pill mills. One of the biggest meth labs they’ve seen in recent years was located at a manufactured home along Ravenswood Drive,…
By Jamie Coulson and Jeff Batt | gargoyle@flagler.edu Christian Surfers has a simple mission: Connecting surfers to Jesus. “The people at CS are the best in the world at loving surfers,” said Dean Plumlee, national director of Christian Surfers USA. “They do a great job…