Shark bite doesn’t keep surfer out of the water
By Kristin Michelle Kownacky | gargoyle@flagler.edu
When St. Augustine Resident Andrew Birchall went for a surf around noon, he never expected he could be lunch.
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Flagler College Heart Walk takes place Sept. 29
The Flagler College Heart Walk will take place Sept. 29 at the St. Augustine Beach Pier. All proceeds will benefit the American Heart Association.
Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the 3-mile walk from the pier begins at 9 a.m.
Through the lens: Hastings human peace sign
By Sarah Williamson | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photos by Sarah Williamson and Walter Coker
About 114 people joined hands to form a human peace sign at W.E. Harris Community Center Field in Hastings, this past Friday in celebration of International Day of Peace. The organizer Malea Guiriba, 55, said, “it’s a cool thing, seeing everyone out here in a rural town [like this] … just spreading peace.”
From Their Perspective: Flager College Commuinty Lecture Series going digital
By Tiffanie Reynolds | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Holly Hill, the director of the Flagler College Community Lecture Series and Will Jackson, Director of Web and New Media at Flagler College discuss the changes they’ve made to move the Flalger College Lecture Series to a wider audience. Since Spring 2012, they have been integrating live streaming of lectures and taking questions of online viewers during the lecture. This Fall, they are launching and promoting the Community Lecture Series website, in hopes of reaching an audience farther than Flagler campus and the St. Augustine community.
The green thumb of St. Augustine Beach
By Sarah Williamson | gargoyle@flagler.edu Photo by Sarah Williamson
A man screamed, arms waving frantically as a woman added two plants to her garden plot. The gardeners at the St. Augustine Beach Community Garden have been protested for weeks by neighbors in opposition.
Nana Royer, 68, sat watching, wearing a bright green shirt complementing the many garden beds. She is the president of the St. Augustine Beach Community Garden Association. Her vision is simple: to create a place where organic gardeners can share knowledge and “enhance their sense of community.” Instead, neighbors view it as a “private club” and a smelly nuisance.
Salvaging history
“Before and After 1565” exhibit brings Native American history to life
Lost in the vast history of the nations oldest city, the Native American history is just as present here as the Spanish colonization and the legacy of Henry Flagler.
“Before and After 1565” is a participatory exhibit that explores St. Augustine’s Native American history. Contemporary artist Harrell Fletcher, Crisp-Ellert director Julie Dickover, local archeologists and Flagler College students joined together to create an interactive exhibit to bring this history to the public.
My week at the RNC
By Joshua Santos | gargoyle@flagler.edu
With the DNC under a spotlight, it’s easy to forget that just last week Tampa, FL hosted the safest national convention in the history of America.
How to: Survive your freshman year
By Eliza Jordan
Okay, Saints, let’s face it— St. Augustine is probably one of the most interesting places you have situated yourselves in. And for the next four years, this little historic town is your home. Here are a few tips in successfully and happily surviving your next few years and enjoying all of your accompanying educational endeavors.
Flagler starts year on new ground
By Tiffanie Reynolds | gargoyle@flagler.edu
With the completion of Hanke Hall, the continuing renovations to Wiley Hall and plans for a new academic building on the property where the Communications building now sits, the college is stirring dust on projects that have been on the planning board for years.