“Setting it Straight” is a radio talk show on Flagler College Radio WFCF, 88.5 FM “Radio With a Reason.” Every week, Communication major, Kelly Gibbs brings St. Augustine locals in to discuss important issues.
The show is produced by Managing Editor of The Gargoyle Lauren Belcher. The show airs every Thursday morning at 8:30.
This episode Kelly spoke with Wanda Hall who teaches Tai Chi Chuan at Flagler College.
This episode Kelly spoke with Pat Croce, owner of the newest museum in the Oldest City: St. Augustine Pirate & Treasure Museum.
By Cal Colgan | jcolgan@flagler.edu
Photos By Aaron Beasley
Rane Harrington’s favorite method of travel doesn’t involve shelling out gas money or cash for an expensive plane ticket. Instead, Harrington hops trains.
Harrington packs an extra set of clothes into a big bag, in case he gets covered with the filth from the dust of the box car or the airborne debris flying past the train. Popularized in the Great Depression by hundreds of hobos looking for out-of-state work, train-hopping still has a loyal following of people across the country.
By Lauren Belcher | cbelcher@flagler.edu
Photos By Phillip C. Sunkel IV
“I can’t draw.” Those words were the excuse Phil Grech used until he quit his job and became a tattoo artist. Then, Grech turned his “corporate liberation” into a book.
Although Grech has always been a writer, he became an author by chance.
By Gena Anderson | ganderson@flagler.edu
There’s a rather unique building next to Kenan Hall. I bet you knew that, but unless you’re an art student or the best friend of an art student, you probably haven’t been inside it.
By Emily Hoover | ehoover@flagler.edu
Photographs by Phillip C. Sunkel IV
Fans of the St. Augustine sing-a-long band Wobbly Toms were not bothered by news of a CD release delay on Saturday, Jan. 15, the second day of Wobbly Fest at the White Lion Restaurant & Pub. Instead, they did not seem to notice. They were too busy dancing, singing, drinking and celebrating what the eight-piece band calls “feel good music.”
By Mari Pothier | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Head coach Erika Lang-Montgomery of the women’s basketball team said the team is striving to make the Peach Belt conference tournament through every game.
The Saints have gone 2-2 in their last four games beating Augusta State and Palm Beach Atlantic. Their overall record is 4-9 and have gone 1-4 against Peach Belt conference teams.
For Senior John Pietkiewicz the main reason for the men’s basketball team’s success this season is team chemistry.
Pietkiewicz said there is no attitude among the players on the team which is not commonly found in a college basketball program. Most teams he said have players who are unhappy about minutes and shots.
By Caroline Young | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Eliza Jordan was waiting for her slushie in front of the Surf Station when the dehydration hit from a long day of surfing under the hot St. Augustine sun. Within seconds, the Flagler College junior was lying unconscious on the cement with a cracked skull.
When she woke up, she could not remember where she lived or her father’s phone number. The slushie vendor called an ambulance and Jordan was rushed to the Flagler Hospital Emergency Room, where her nightmare began.
By Emily Hoover |ehoover@flagler.edu
Artwork by Victoria Van Arnam
College and high school students are forgetting basic rules of English grammar thanks to endless hours spent sending text messages and chatting on social networking sites, some Florida teachers say.
“Their grammar is horrible, and it’s not just the bigger things,” said Debra Couch, an advanced placement English teacher at Flagler Palm Coast High School in Flagler County. “Far too many of them don’t pay attention to how, what and when they capitalize and their commas are either non-existent or they litter the paper.”