On Campus

By Laura Croft | gargoyle@flagler.edu

On Oct. 30 and 31 at 8 p.m., Flagler College Radio will be presenting the radio drama, “War of the Worlds” by H.G. Wells.

It has been 70 years since its first broadcast on the Columbia Broadcasting System in 1938.

Local actors from A Classic Theatre will be performing the roles and station manager Dan McCook will be providing the sound effects.

“War of the Worlds” is an early sci-fi novel about the invasion of England by aliens from Mars. When it was first performed on the radio, many listeners believed that an actual martian invasion was in progress.

By Matthew Boyle | mboyle@flagler.edu

Check out Flagler College as it celebrates its 40th anniversary last Wednesday on campus with a variety of activities, events and speeches. Students, faculty, administrators and staff rocked out all day with entertainment ranging from tricycle races to moonwalk climbing.

By Erica Eding | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Christine Young is part of the biggest freshman class Flagler has ever seen, but she spends most of her time with the same group of people. She’s part of Ignite, Flagler College’s new learning community program.

Young and her 20-something classmates have three General Education courses together. After class they work on group projects which incorporate aspects of each class. The students are even together at night.

“You’re roomed with someone also in the program,” Young said.

By Kelsey Flynn | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Freshman Calvin Meyer won the first Wii tournament held in the Virginia Room last Thursday. Meyer beat 29 other Flagler students that competed playing Mario Kart Wii, and received a $25 gift card to Target.

“I am very excited,” Meyer said after his win. Free sodas were offered.

From Staff | gargoyle@flagler.edu

This semester, Flagler College is launching an initiative that will create big changes for the college’s freshman experience.

“Ignite” is the college’s new Quality Enhancement Plan. “Ignite” aims to enhance student engagement at Flagler through first-year learning communities.

By Tara Ricks | tsmith2@flagler.edu

New Flagler College Director of Security Arnold Finkelstein offers some tips to new and returning students:

• Students can park in the new FEC unpaved parking area on Malaga Street as long as they have a parking decal. This is available 24 hours a day.

By Danielle Marsh | dmarsh1@flagler.edu

The Communication department is now offering courses in cinema and media studies. Some of the classes offered are Principles of Cinema and Media Studies, Writing Cinema and Media Criticism, Media Aesthetics and more.

Many students opt for grad school, unique trips after graduation

By Brittany Hackett | bhackett@flagler.edu

English majors Mara Phillips and Julie Milo will both enter graduate school in the fall.

Read on for their complete profiles.

First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the Peace Corps and some dysentery? For two Flagler College seniors, that’s the plan

By Jennifer Swift | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Flagler College senior Rachel Manring has never left the United States, yet this summer she and her husband, senior Tristan Estes, will depart to Africa for two years as Peace Corps volunteers.

Inspired to see the world, the two decided joining the Peace Corps would be a good start. Manring has wanted to join the Peace Corps since a speaker for the program visited Flagler her sophomore year.

From Staff | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Flagler College students Jessica Echterling and Bailey Toombs swept the student category at the Jacksonville-area chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association’s 2008 Image Awards.

The Image Awards recognize outstanding local public relations programs and promote the development of professionalism. The student category accepts entries from any college or university in the Northeast Florida area; Echterling and Toombs received the only two student honors at the April 3 awards – the Image Award and the Judges’ Award – for their 5K for United Way campaign.