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Flagler wins city approval to construct new academic building

Flagler College has the go ahead to build a new academic building on the site of its current Communication Building after a marathon St. Augustine City Commission meeting Oct. 8.

The commission approved Flagler’s request in a 3-2 vote during a seven hour meeting. The building will actually be three two-story interconnected buildings built in a style to model the surrounding historic preservation district.


Sea turtle efforts see results along local coastlines

By Phil Sunkel | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Diana Justice is seeing results.

For the last 10 years she has been protecting sea turtle nests along the St. Augustine Beach. Every morning she wakes up and joins a small group of dedicated volunteers to patrol the beaches from Anastasia State Park to Crescent Beach looking for sea turtle nests.



Green Energy at Flagler College

By Jessie R. Box | gargoyle@flagler.edu The Flagler College Maintenence Department is saving energy by changing the air conditioners and installing LED lights in the school. “Prudent management of resources is a key operating principle at Flagler,” says President Abare. “We are continuously looking for…


TOMS Shoes vs. BOBS Shoes

By Alexis Mortenson | gargoyle@flagler.edu While walking through the St. Augustine Premium Outlets, it is common to see signs in store windows that lure customers in and persuade them to shop. But, what one might find uncommon is a sign placed in the Skechers window…


From Binge to Blackout

By Katie Lutz | gargoyle@flagler.edu   Students of Nease High School grew silent as Toren Volkmann proclaimed his not so secret life, “I’m Toren, and I’m an alcoholic.” Volkmann recently spoke to the students of Nease and Creekside High Schools in St. John’s County. He…


The 2012 Election and Women’s Health

By Alexa Epitropoulos | gargoyle@flagler.edu Issues such as contraception, abortion and preventative care have received little media attention in comparison to jobs and the economy. For many Flagler College students voting for the first time, the representation of these issues can make a difference. Alexandra…



Planned academic building runs into resident opposition

By Tiffanie Reynolds | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Residents like Robert Hall want Flagler College to build more learning space on campus, but they don’t want students looking into the bed and breakfast across the street.

“It’s the commercial versus the residents,” said Hall, a resident of downtown St. Augustine and a retired Flagler College Art Department chair, “and the people who are living there are generally in favor of the smaller building.”