Joseph Toby has loved playing soccer ever since he was a child. Now the former Flagler soccer player is living out his dream of playing professional soccer after signing with the Jacksonville Armada, a NASL (North American Soccer League) club team.
I will never forget my first encounter with the therapy program at Haven Horse Ranch. It was a hot spring day in 2013 and I was sitting in the office having a conversation with President and Operator Ric Lehman, with whom I have been close with since I began riding and volunteering in 2001. I hadn’t seen him in quite some time, so he was asking me all about my life as a busy college student and filling me in on the recent happenings of the ranch, as well as the progress they had been making with their therapy students. He was telling me about a little boy with Autism Spectrum Disorder that was going through their therapy program.
By Montana Samuels | gargoyle@flagler.edu A little over four years ago, Tariq Cherif and Matt Zingler booked Rick Ross for an after party – their first event as Dope Ent. Since then, the duo has been touring artists like Schoolboy Q and Kendrick Lamar through…
By Jared Brehm | gargoyle@flagler.edu Senior Corey Mundy is known for breaking records as part of the Cross Country team, but this year he has been setting a new pace with the recently established Flagler Indoor Track team. He was aiming to become the program’s…
By Brendan Kincaid | gargoyle@flagler.edu For Andrew “Opie” Brodbeck, a rigorous training schedule is paying off as the Flagler Saints kickstart their hottest season in the past 10 years. Brodbeck’s “offseasons” have been grueling. Three weeks before summer leagues begin, he trains with full days of baseball…
By Garrett Lemery | gargoyle@flagler.edu Photos by Victoria Gruber Nicole Smith has personal history with St. Augustine and particularly the Lincolnville neighborhood. The store she runs today, the Corner Market, is a continuation of that. It’s Smith’s attempt to revitalize the neighborhood she grew up in. “I…
By Mallory Hopkins | gargoyle@flagler.edu Graphics by Heather Seidel What is it? Compost is decayed organic material that is used as fertilizer. To create it, people recycle their food scraps. It means less waste going into landfills. It’s more than a pile of…
By Jordan Puyear | gargoyle@flagler.edu When did you start Quidditch, and why? How did you start the team at Flagler? I started Quidditch during the first semester of my Freshmen year, because I heard it was a great sport that was sweeping the world. I started it by…
By Gracie Stackhouse | gargoyle@flagler.edu As graduating college seniors, we can all agree that there is one looming question constantly hanging over our heads. Most of us probably hear it on a daily basis, and quite frankly it’s terrifying and intimidating. Like a loaded…
By Matthew Goodman | gargoyle@flagler.edu Known for its service as an inexpensive, eco-friendly taxi, Pedicab of St. Augustine has huge plans for expansion in 2015. Ashley Mentor, a Flagler College alum, started Pedicab in 2010 during her junior year of college. She has since bought…