College curbs smoking, redefines chewing tobacco
By Lauren Belcher | cbelcher@flagler.edu
SPECIAL UPDATE: Dean of Student Services Daniel Stewart said the new tobacco restrictions will go into effect starting Fall 2010.
On Campus
SGA approves Photography Club, defers Adventure Club
By Lauren Belcher | CBelcher@flagler.edu
Student Government Association will soon allow students to weigh in on how SGA should spend its money.
SGA President David Matulewicz announced this during his executive report at Tuesday night’s SGA meeting. He said a mass e-mail will be sent to students with the current balance of each committee’s budget. SGA is asking students to send in thoughts on how it should spend committee money.
Students, clubs ramp up Haiti-relief efforts
By Kaitlyn Teabo | kteabo@flagler.edu
Photo by Kaitlyn Teabo
PHOTO CAPTION: Phi Alpha Omega members sign up bachelors for the the Bachelor Bid.
Phi Alpha Omega President Ashley Devany is doing everything she can to reach out to victims of the earthquake in Haiti.
“I think it’s important to help Haiti now because in all honesty they need it most,” she said.
SIFE team regroups after Berlin
By Alicia Nierenstein | gargoyle@flagler.edu
When Flagler College’s Students in Free Enterprise team returned from Germany back in October with a loss in the first round of the World Cup, the team members didn’t keep their heads down. In fact, their spirits were sustained throughout the remainder of their trip because the experience as a whole was too exciting to let pass them by.
Gargoyle Photo Contest details:
Win an iPod Shuffle!
Here’s how:
- Step 1: Take a unique, artistic or funny photograph that has a copy of the Gargoyle in it somehow (any way you want, but keep it clean)
- Step 2: Submit this photograph to the contest e-mail address, gargoylephotocontest@flagler.edu
- Step 3: Go to fcgargoyle.wpengine.com and vote for your favorite picture from the final 5 selected by the Gargoyle staff.
SGA announces open officer positions
By Lauren Belcher | cbelcher@flagler.edu
Student Government Association announced two officer positions available to any Flagler College student.
The two positions are second chair for Green Committee and second chair for Publicity.
Last SGA meeting talks future plans
By Lauren Belcher | CBelcher@flagler.edu
This week’s Student Government Association meeting ended with President David Matulewicz thanking all the members for their support. This was the last meeting of the semester.
Flagler grows ‘greener’ with Hunger Initiative
By Caroline Young | cyoung1@flagler.edu
Photo by Matthew Boyle
PHOTO CAPTION: Chuck Riffenburg created the proposal for a Flagler College Hunger Initiative. The initiative will grow food for the hungry and homeless in St. Augustine.
Riffenburg is First Chair of Student Government Association’s Green Committee. Along with friend Joshua Currie, Riffenburg created the Flagler College Hunger Initiative. He is also an intern for CitySprout and is helping build the garden boxes in Lincolnville.
Students to plant vermicompost bin on-campus
By Caroline Young | cyoung1@flagler.edu
Photo by Matthew Boyle
PHOTO CAPTION: Students are working on a system that will turn waste from Bugg’s Bistro into a soil amendment.
Ideas and projects are sprouting up all over campus, with one common goal: make Flagler “greener.” Student Government Association recently approved four environmental science students’ final class project, which is a fully functioning on-campus vermicomposting system.
Clubs unite for ‘green’ initiatives
By Lauren Belcher | CBelcher@flagler.edu
Contributions by Danielle Lazard
Co-Presidents Victoria Priester and Dave Hiller hosted the first Flagler College Greenpeace student chapter meeting since being approved by the administration.