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10 Worst Things About Finals Week

    10. The Starbucks line at the Ringhaver Student Center is ridiculous. Forget it.    9. Studying has made you increasingly irritable. Eli Whitney invented the… Oh, who cares.  8. Laundry is no longer a priority. You can totally wear those pants a couple…









Flagler student balances school and firefighting

By Katherine Brock | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Flagler College junior, Nick Carey may look like the average college student, but there is more to him than just studies and college life.

Carey is a volunteer firefighter for the Flagler Beach Fire Department. He has been in training since the beginning of this summer. When the semester started, Carey continued his volunteering at the fire department, while maintaining his class load.


Refugees share stories of survival

“You have to eat another human being to survive. It’s sad. I don’t like to talk about it…we fled for our lives just to have life,” Nhial Kou shared with Flagler College students on Oct. 18, on Refugee Awareness Day.

Kou, along with three other refugees, visited the college and shared their unique stories of survival.  They are part of a select group. Only 1% of the world’s refugees have a chance to relocate, according to World Relief Jacksonville.