On Campus

Flagler groups honored

From Staff The Gargoyle got first place from College Front Page in its monthly page design contest for the feature spread “Resume Doctoring” in the April 11 issue. WFCF 88.5 FM got second place in The St. Augustine Record’s 2006 Best of St. Augustine for…


How much is that degree worth?

Graduates may feel a financial pinch without internships or experience

By Tom Iacuzio
Photo by Charlotte Cudd

For students focused solely on completing the required coursework for their degree, it might be a shock after graduation to find they’re making $10 an hour at Wal-Mart.

More and more, students are finding out that succeeding after college is not just about the piece of paper proving that you graduated. Recent studies are showing what might be more important are the experiences and opportunities available outside of the classroom.


New vaccine prevents cancer-causing disease

By Julia Redemske If you have ever had sex, there’s a good chance that you belong to the majority of the United States population that have Human Papillomavirus. And you may not even know you have it.


Fourth year for breast cancer walk may be its last

By Summer Bozeman Since her freshman year, senior Amanda Cole has organized the Flagler College Campus Cure for Cancer by herself. But after she graduates this spring, there may be no one to take over for her. At her home in Dayton, Ohio, Cole was…



Study: Increased risk from tanning beds

Regular tanning bed users eight times more likely to develop skin cancer than non-users By Brittany Hackett A recent study by the International Agency for Cancer Research indicates that regular tanning bed users have an increased risk of developing skin cancer, but that is not…


Lidh receives book grant

From Staff Dr. Todd Lidh, head of the English Department at Flagler College, has received the Kahler Endowed Fund For the Teaching of the Liberal Arts, a grant strictly within Flagler College to finish writing a book that he began in 2003. The book is…



From St. Augustine to Baku?

Senior studies abroad in an unconventional location By Andrea Huls While most students who want to study abroad choose famous cities such as Paris, Rome, Barcelona or London, senior Abby Wendle, 21, packed her bags to go to Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan — a…


Nesselrode elected to NEFLIN board of directors

By Brittany Hackett Flagler College Technical Resources/ Systems Librarian Brian Nesselrode has been elected to serve as the At-Large representative to the Northeast Florida Library Information Network Board of Directors.