On Campus

Senior conservatories open Nov. 29


By Carmen Richter

It’s time once again for seniors with theater majors to strut their stuff—time for the senior conservatories.

Senior conservatories are like theses for theater students. Each student in the conservatory class selects a one-act play and is responsible for directing and producing it. In addition, each of the students takes responsibility for an additional aspect of the showcase, such as lighting or advertising. They are graded on every step of the process.


Academic probation

Men’s Fitness survey places Flagler on list of colleges in need of fitness and nutrition reforms on campus

By Kimberly Hosey

A $250,000 weight room renovation not withstanding, a survey published in Men’s Fitness magazine put Flagler College on its “Academic Probation” list for fitness.

The survey asked questions about such things as fitness programs offered by the school, accessibility of gym hours, quality of the facilities and fast food on campus.


Belgian hackers disrupt campus ‘Net

Technology department works with Bellsouth to prevent future attacks By Julia Redemske On Oct. 27, Flagler College students living on campus spent the morning without the Internet. The entire dorm network had gone down. “I know that it caused a lot of chaos,” said Ashley…


Student credit card debt can be manageable

By Summer Bozeman Senior Shannon Buckmaster currently has over $1,600 of credit card debt, and is not sure where it came from. “I have a $500 [car insurance] deductible,” she explains, “and when I was in an accident I had to put that on my…


Briefly

Students try to form coalition against rape By Andrew Sherwood Student Coalition Against Rape (SCAR) is a student advocacy organization group that teaches rape prevention for students. SCAR was originally created as a class project for students to increase the awareness of rape and sexual…


Is your cell phone secure?

By Adrienne Sakyi Anti-viral software, security settings, and identity theft protection — they’re not just for computers anymore. New security risks are threatening cell phone users as well. One of the newest threats to cell phone security is viruses. Skulls, Cabir and Fontal are viruses…


Accident survivors still healing, get engaged at Eiffel Tower

By Dylan Thomas Photo contributed Will Andersen and Stephanie Estes got engaged in Paris this past summer after a year of dating. Both students survived the Nov. 17, 2005, car accident that claimed the lives of Lindsay Chain and Jessica Kaufman. With the approaching one…


Remembering Lindsay and Jessica

Last November, a car accident killed Flagler students Lindsay Chain and Jessica Kaufman. On Oct. 19 family, friends, and President William T. Abare. Jr. gathered at the site of the accident on I-95 in southern St. Johns County, to honor the two girls as roadside memorials were placed.

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Intelligent design vs. evolution on campus

Class takes on debate of Intelligent Design and Evolution in public policy

By Tom Iacuzio

The legal and ethical fistfight between God and Charles Darwin has been fought for decades. Today, that battle continues on the fourth floor of Kenan Hall.


Students helping students, one computer at a time

By Alicia Nierenstein

When senior Austin VanRider and sophomore Dalton Perdue met in 2005, both knew that they had a common interest in computers and technology. Now they have taken that interest and created Geeks2Go, a business where people can get their computers fixed.