By Julie Householder | gargoyle@flagler.edu The pressure of final exams and end of semester chaos was a heavy weight on the shoulders of Elena Mercadante and Megan Williams. That was immediately gone as soon as they began petting Brady. Brady is one of the therapy…
By Rhian Franchebois | gargoyle@flagler.edu As a senior graduating in Spring of 2016, I face the impending reality of going out into the “real world”. One of the major concerns I have is the fact that I need a job. Although I personally have no…
Darby Moore and Dana Pederson | gargoyle@flagler.edu In the fall of 1983, a 18-year-old high school dropout accompanied her boyfriend and friends on a robbery in Coney Island, New York. Diana Ortiz did not pull the trigger or kill the homeowner that evening, but was…
By Shelby Gardiner, Shelby Gillis and Nikki Ross | gargoyle@flagler.edu Officials in Orlando and Miami earlier this week voted to require massage parlors and strip clubs to post signs aimed at raising awareness of human trafficking. The signs will read: If you or someone you…
By Will Sandman | gargoyle@flagler.edu Cody Manmiller has no doubt about it. Daily fantasy sports is all about luck, not skill. “Based on how the laws are right now, it should be illegal,” said Manmiller, one of an estimated 56.8 million people who use of daily…
By Taylor Bush and Susan Boswell | gargoyle@flagler.edu Prisons, rehabs and juvenile detention centers are not typical classroom settings for the breathing, stretching and meditating of a yoga studio, but a Florida nonprofit is changing that. Yoga 4 Change in Jacksonville is dedicated to giving…
By Jamie Coulson and Jeff Batt | gargoyle@flagler.edu Chipotle Mexican Grill, the fast-food restaurant with a cult-like following, has taken a beating in recent weeks. Its stock has plunged by 21 percent since Oct. 13 over concerns about lower-than-expected earnings and slowing sales. And that’s…
Flagler College’s plan for offering a master’s program in Deaf Education — the first for the school — will be less about adding another layer of academia to its credit, and more about the combining of two separate communities. The pending approval will further spread awareness of the Deaf community to all of Flagler’s students. As the relationship between Flagler College and St. Augustine’s Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind grows, it will further entwine the hearing and Deaf communities.
By Jeff Batt and Montana Samuels | gargoyle@flagler.edu Looking for a fun-filled event to attend in St. Augustine this month? Look no further than the second annual PRSSA Cancer Smash. The event is run by the Flagler College Public Relations Student Society of America, and…
By Murphy Stidham and Kathleen Bajalia | gargoyle@flagler.edu Counting more than just sheep before sleep can help parents teach their children math skills. A new iPad app turns solving math problems into a game. “Bedtime Math” makes learning math less intimidating for parents and children,…