Ferguson decision sends clear message
The fact that Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot Michael Brown on an early August morning, won’t have a day in court should be alarming, but not surprising.
Opinion
Teenage motherhood isn’t always a failure
Other than not being successful, having a child before I am financially and emotionally ready is my biggest fear.
Henry, A Cartoon by Michael Salsbury
Looking forward, searching for my biological mother
Even when I was a kid, the shelves in my room were always overflowing with books. I read everything from The Boxcar Children to The Babysitters’ Club, Tallahassee Higgins to Harriet the Spy. My parents raised me to be a voracious reader, and that’s never changed.
Why I’m a “bad feminist”
Recently, a man commented on photos taken of me for a local company’s website. While I usually never have problems on social media, his comments were negative and discriminatory. Though I was wearing a tank top and a pair of jean shorts, he told me the pictures were “rather revealing for a so called “feminist.”
Henry, A Cartoon by Michael Salsbury
Butts over Barrels: The sexualization of female surfers
While spending a winter in Rincon, Puerto Rico, I learned so many things. I learned to watch for sea urchins when entering and exiting the water. I learned which food trucks were the best for a quick lunch. I learned exactly where not to park a rental car at certain surf breaks.
The reality of government waste phones home
By Hannah Bleau | gargoyle@flagler.edu Government waste is one of the most boring subjects to discuss. People automatically shut their brain off. We can talk about how the government wastes tax dollars until we’re blue in the face, but it doesn’t seem to hit close…
Henry, a Cartoon by Michael Salsbury
