By Halie Trammell | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The name has been on the side of the building for more than a month, and now the Ringhaver Student Center has offcially been dedicated, becoming a part of Flagler College.
A ceremony was held for the dedication of the Student Center Sept. 19. The ceremony took place on the main level of the student center with chairs for about 100 people, and there were close to twice that many in attendance.
By Nicole Langlois | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The Office of Career Services and Kaplan Test Prep & Admissions is sponsoring the Graduate & Professional School Fair on Oct. 2. The fair will be held in the Ringhaver Student Center from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.
By Alicia Nierenstein | anierenstein@flagler.edu
Flagler’s newly established Faculty Senate is officially operating under the new by-laws of their constitution.
Dr. Arthur Vanden Houten, a professor in the liberal studies department, will preside as chair of the Faculty Senate and Barbara Blonder, a professor in the math department, will serve as the vice chair.
“This is the first time in Flagler history that we [the faculty] have had the opportunity for shared governance, which is significant,” Blonder said. “At least equally significant is Dr. Abare’s support of this endeavor.”
The Flagler College Bookstore will be giving away free canvas tote bags on Labor Day.
Students who make purchases in the bookstore will receive a promotional reusable bag as a “grand opening offer,” according to owner Bob Smith.
“We’re just trying to promote the idea of reusing items that can be used, like textbooks and bags,” Smith said. “Rather than get a plastic bag you can toss out, you’ll get a cotton bag you can reuse.”
From Staff
As global warming and carbon footprints become part of the national vocabulary, Flagler College liberal arts students spent the summer exploring new approaches to environmental issues.
Take Assistant Professor Barbara Blonder’s class trip to Belize, for example. This summer, the natural science coordinator taught her students about sustainable fisheries, environmental protection versus economic development and more. They learned by field research, scuba diving and talking to coastal residents of the Central American country.
By Danielle Marsh
They are four people with different platforms and different ideas. But none of the SGA officers believe this will pose a problem for them next year.
Their first act in office as a whole will be “finding a way to make elections run smoother,” said Vice President Kaitlyn Mairs about the recent run-offs to settle the election. “There should be more guidelines so that people aren’t as confused and that rules aren’t suddenly placed on you.”
By Christina Magnussen
Three students have taken a Human Biology class project and turned it into a support group for people with eating disorders.
“At the beginning of every semester I give my students the opportunity to do a voluntary service learning project,” said Assistant Professor Barbara Blonder, who teaches the course. “[It’s] an attempt to help make the material that we covered in the course more relevant to the students. They choose a topic that is somehow related to what we cover in the course.”
Manatee and Present Moment cafés offer up vegetarian, vegan options
By Ted Regis
With the fast-paced lifestyle that a college career tends to demand, it is easy to slip through a fast food drive through and be on one’s way. However, the benefits seen by those who are employed by restaurants committed to a healthy diet make the search for nutritious meals worthwhile.
Restaurants like The Present Moment Café on West King Street and Manatee Café on State Road 16 offer dishes that make customers leave energized and refreshed.
By Jennifer Gager
The focus of the new Outdoors Club is to create an “appreciation, as well as conversation, of the outdoors,” Club Event Coordinator Molly Jane Hammond said.
From Staff
The Flagler College Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) team placed first in the organization’s regional competition in Miami last week.
