By Chloe Smith With poverty and food insecurity rates rising in the U.S., most people imagine those living on the streets in urban areas are most affected. In reality, it’s residents living in rural areas that are hit the hardest. Flagler Estates, for example, is…
By Kendall Younkman Have you ever wondered how Deaf people watch movies if they cannot hear what actors are saying in the movie? That is exactly why closed captioning exists! It is completely impossible for Deaf people to understand the movie without closed captioning. Deaf…
By: Nicholas Leo The Flagler Women’s basketball team opened the season 0-1 after a fight from behind fell short to Anderson University on Friday Afternoon. The Saints take on UVA Wise today at 1:30 p.m. to conclude the PBC/SAC Challenge.
By Grace Schwab Paige and Megan Churchill, two rising stars at Flagler College, have always been able to grow closer as siblings through sports. “We grew up always playing games around the house, in just a competitive environment… That’s probably a big part of why…
By Lauren Montano On a late Thursday night in Jacksonville, the Brook’s Rehabilitation center basketball court is abuzz with action. Players either in blue or white jerseys played a scrimmage against one another, yelling, laughing, high-fiving each other with every basket. It seems like a…
By Hannah Duffey U.S. Secretary of Transportation and Labor, Elaine Chao, speaks on transportation and innovation of the future. Chao was the first Asian American and Islander Pacific woman appointed to the President’s cabinet in U.S. history. She is the 24th U.S. Secretary of Labor…
By Gabby Alfveby Lauren Gilliam has been literally climbing her way to the top, winning 2nd place in the women’s intermediate division at the annual Stone climbing competition, Stone-A-Versary. Last year Gilliam won 1st place in her division. But for Gilliam, boulder climbing isn’t about competing or…
By Lexi Ray When you say football or soccer in the United States people instantly think about MLS, FIFA, and now Messi. However, for Toby McCallum, 21, football is a community and an escape from everything else in his life. Football is game like no…
By Chloe Smith Vickie Leese views her volunteering as something greater than just handing out food to the impoverished of St. Johns County. When working with Epic Cure to fight local food insecurity, Leese said the people she helps become something else entirely to her:…
By Nicholas Leo Winning 24-14 at halftime of the Super Bowl, I start another Eagles chant and down the rest of my beer. I’m surrounded by a sea of green at South-A-Philly in downtown St. Augustine, chest-bumping the owner and halfway through a cheesesteak. Two…