Opinion
We marched, now what?
By Tiffany Coelho | gargoyle@flagler.edu After the U.S. Presidential Election in November, millions felt like America’s democracy had failed them. I, like many others, took Hillary Clinton’s loss as a true obstruction of the freedom, feminism and the overall progression of human rights that the…
Reasons why you just need to do yoga
By Roxanne Steward | gargoyle@flagler.edu For some, starting yoga can be intimidating. I started doing yoga when I was 16 and have quit a few times between then and now because of my own intimidation. I came back to it over and over again, though,…
Flagler Elitist, a cartoon by Jamie Creamer
The uncertain future of abortion
By Gabrielle Garay | gargoyle@flagler.edu Paige Armstrong flips through her phone and scrolls through a seemingly-endless amount of photos. They show her flanked by other Flagler students proudly holding up signs and marching through the streets of Washington, D.C., joining the thousands of others who traveled…
Why I’m happy to be financially independent
By Jared Talbot | gargoyle@flagler.edu Every college student has a different financial situation. There are the students who don’t even think about money. They have wealthy families with enough money to send them off to college with. Money isn’t even a stress on their mind….
Islamophobia on the rise in America
By Jared Olson | gargoyle@flagler.edu For the family of junior Yasmeen Anis, 9/11 was a day when the entire world seemed to pause. As with most American families, they knew the day the 19 Muslim extremists crashed two jumbo jets into the World Trade Center would irrevocably…
How to cope with a loved one with dementia
By Michaela Parks | gargoyle@flagler.edu It was in Tarpon Springs at the sponge docks, wandering from shop to shop, when my grandmother realized she was losing not only her memory, but also her independence. “Mom, you have to understand, I’m the parent now, not you,” my…
In praise of protesting
By Jared Olson | gargoyle@flagler.edu On Tuesday, Nov. 7, my life and the history of the country, changed directions irrevocably. That evening, in mounting desperation, I watched the country being voted in as overwhelmingly Republican. Hours later, we were mortified to learn the impossible had happened: a…
Understanding is Deeper than Knowledge
By MC Bell | gargoyle@flagler.edu “Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” -Stephen R. Covey Fumbling with some papers on the table in my living room while trying not to knock over my hot chocolate, something…