By Caleb Olds | gargoyle@flagler.edu It’s no secret – people with mental disabilities are often ignored by society. The average person might be kind to them, but many still do not want to spend any abundance of time in the company of a…
By Isobel Haynes | gargoyle@flagler.edu I’m generally a very stressed-out person. It’s hard not to be these days when it feels like the weight of the world is constantly on my shoulders. So, when summer break 2018 rolled around, I knew it…
By Barbaraliz Ortiz | gargoyle@flagler.edu The city of St. Augustine has endured 453 years of rich history since its founding in 1565. Plastic straws have been a part of that history for about 48 years, since their invention in 1970….
By Nora Heyser | gargoyle@flagler.edu When people pass by the scene of a car accident, there are a few moments of time in which you are suspended, by both empathy and fear, visual elements taking over the senses. Flashing lights,…
By Katie Garwood | gargoyle@flagler.edu When Tiger Woods’ approach shot landed just a few feet away from me, I couldn’t believe my luck. I was lucky I didn’t get clocked in the head, but even luckier to catch a glimpse…
By Isobel Haynes | gargoyle@flagler.edu Imagine pausing your life at the drop of a pin, taking all your belongings, putting them in suitcases, and moving to another country. You’re beyond stressed, you’re beyond worried, and frankly, you’re scared. The only…
By Joseph McCann | gargoyle@flagler.edu The last ten years have given the LGBT community the most progress it’s ever seen, and it may seem to be getting better. It’s easy to believe that statement, but this would be wrong….
By Jared Talbot | gargoyle@flagler.edu As I threw my cap into the air alongside my 176 classmates at my high school graduation, I never felt the overwhelming sense of pride that I’d always heard about. I looked around at people’s faces…
By Joseph McCann | gargoyle@flagler.edu My mother is a high school history teacher and always talked about the historical origins of the issues we have today. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, so I’ll be doing exactly that which my…
By Joseph McCann | gargoyle@flagler.edu On Friday, October 13, Donald Trump decided to decertify the Iran Nuclear Deal. Sigh. The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or the Iran Nuclear Deal, is a 2015 agreement from President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry that limits the Iranian ability to make nuclear…