By Eva Milan While swarms of visitors marvel at the picturesque winter wonderland that St. Augustine becomes during the holidays, many locals face a totally different reality. For them, Night of Lights comes at a cost, bringing more frustration than holiday cheer. The 58-day festival, which runs from mid-November through mid-January, attracts hundreds of…
By Holly Hearn With so much emphasis on conditioning and learning a sport’s individual techniques and rules, little time is spent focusing on the athlete’s mental health. “Balancing academics and athletics, heavy training schedules, classwork and social demands is stressful,” said Mary Tinlin, Flagler College’s…
By Audrey Cress College athletics is looking at a possible major change from student-athletes to employees of the school in major revenue sports. This state of transition is shaking the ground under collegiate sports and the faculty who manage them. According to Matt Green, the…
Photo by Sam Mckinley
This past October, R.L Stine, author of Goosebumps, returned to Flagler College’s campus. Goosebumps is the second best selling children’s book series of all time and has inspired two feature films, a TV series, video games and created a global megabrand. Stine was interviewed at…
By Wylie Saviello It’s been a decade since the last time Florida permitted a black bear hunt, but that all changed this year. In August, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) officially approved a set of proposed rules for bear hunting, thereby re-opening regulated…
Bob in front of his tow truck, with Harvey supervising. Photo by Wylie Saviello.
By Chloe Smith The Flagler College men’s cross country team has one goal on Nov. 8: finish in the top three at the Southeast Regional Championships—and make school history. If the Saints can place in the top three teams at Wingate University, they’ll earn their…
By Sophia Cardona On Sept. 9, the Jacksonville community spoke out against city council member Rory Diamond’s proposed “Big Beautiful Budget” amendment, which seeks to eliminate city funding for undocumented immigrants, abortion services and diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The Jacksonville City Council held the…
By Wylie Saviello A loggerhead hatchling approaches the ocean for the first time. Photo provided by Lucas Meers. Every morning for 200 days a year, Mickler’s Landing Turtle Patrol volunteers walk several miles on the beach starting at 30 minutes before sunrise to monitor the…