‘Star Wars’ sees women stepping into the light
In October of 2012 Disney announced they would be acquiring Lucasfilm, giving them full reign to the rights of the “Star Wars” franchise. I was worried.
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Living Simply: Lessons from growing up on a sailboat
By Julie Householder | gargoyle@flagler.edu My father taught me how to swim with a mask and snorkel before he was able to convince me to ride a bike without training wheels. I learned how to drive a 39-foot sailboat before I learned how to drive a…
Volunteering in the wild — sort of
“So, who wants to shovel the coquina into the hyena cage?”
First generation college students beat the odds
I cannot remember the exact day or year that I told myself that I would go to college. But for as long as I remember, I applied myself to the fullest in order to reach my goal of graduating high school and getting accepted to college.
Sleep mode: How our phones are keeping us up at night
I’ve always had trouble sleeping. There was always something to keep me up, whether it was a noise outside or just the house settling, my eyes would shoot open and stay that way for most of the night. For the longest time I thought that this affected everyone in the same way. When I was younger it would take me about two hours to be able to relax and drift off into sleep.
Stripping heroes of their rightful honor
In May of 1997, a young police officer was on his first day of the job following training. In the afternoon, he had gotten a call about a suspicious drunk man at a bus terminal. When he arrived to speak with him, the man pulled out a gun and pressed it against the officer’s forehead. In training, the officer had been taught what to do in a situation like this. He could swing his arm around in order to hit the man’s hand away from his head; however, doing so would endanger the young children who stood directly behind him.
Body Shaming in Modern Culture
By Carie Levy | gargoyle@flagler.edu It wasn’t until I heard it from my seven year old sister that it really hit me. “Carie, does this shirt make me look fat?” At first I was puzzled. Here she was, a little girl, flawless in all the…
The Struggle Is Real: My Experience of Attempting to Do It All
By Caitlyn McCrea | gargoyle@flagler.edu It’s that time in the semester again when everyone is scrambling to start on last minute assignments they were told about on the first day of class. Finals are upon us, and…
What a T-Shirt Made Me Realize
By Jordan Puyear | gargoyle@flagler.edu Once I bought my new shirt, I couldn’t wait to show it off. I walked around all day, went to five classes, and my club meetings, but nobody acknowledged my shirt. It wasn’t until that very night, I was in…
Stop and smell the history
I see it everyday. Students rushing into D-Hall with one thing on their mind: Food.