Opinion

Hurricane Matthew: Looking back on a blessing in disguise

By Liz Browning | gargoyle@flagler.edu At four years old, my father passed away in a car accident, leaving my mom to raise me and my sister, who was just seven years old. We were able to overcome this tragic incident because we had unconditional love…


Six tips for the creative writer

By Katherine Stairs | gargoyle@flagler.edu All throughout my high school years, I was in creative writing. These classes were the best out my entire schedule, but it did have its downfalls.  So here are six tips I wish I knew while I was in Creative…


Why I’m graduating early

  By Tiffany Coelho | gargoyle@flagler.edu It was only recently I realized this will be my final year as an undergraduate student here at Flagler College. It feels impossible that this coming April, I will be graduating college in only three years. My impending graduation…


Planes, trains, and automobiles: A Colombian adventure

By Jordan Puyear | gargoyle@flagler.edu As I stepped off the plane, I felt the cool Colombian breeze throughout the open airport. I walked around the crowd of other passengers, locals and tourists alike, and finally found my best friend. I couldn’t help but run into…




Wanting to be heard

By Roxie Steward | gargoyle@flagler.edu They kept thanking us. They kept thanking us for asking questions. At the beginning of the semester, a classmate and I decided to do a video about the Islamic Center on State Road 207 in St. Augustine, which happens to…


The Pink Tax: Not my bloody fault

By Katherine Hamilton | gargoyle@flagler.edu As Americans, we love sales, deals, and bargains. I have always chosen to partake in as much shopping as possible in order to stimulate economic growth; however, it wasn’t until recently  I realized women have been scammed into paying more…


The race to graduate is on

By Courtney Cox | gargoyle@flagler.edu As the spring semester quietly comes to a close, the massacre of frantic class scheduling begins. From the freshmen to the upper-classmen, the heightened stress of planning out our college careers never seems to let up. The fear of surpassing our…


The other side of body shaming

By Lena Crowe | gargoyle@flagler.edu Body shaming is such a prevalent topic in today’s society, but even in just the last year or so, the target of body shaming has shifted drastically. For the longest time, throughout Hollywood and society, body shaming has been aimed at those who are…