Stories


A New American Boxing Hero

By Will Sandman | gargoyle@flagler.edu   In an age of boxers and not fighters, it’s rare to see classic knockouts. The bone chilling, eye popping, haymaker shots that boxing fans pay their hard earned money to see are being replaced by smarter, quicker boxers. Not…


Jane West Law: Preserving Saint John’s County

By Will Sandman | gargoyle@flagler.edu Jane West’s office is bright, the light streams onto her conference table through the big glass windows of her office. Located south on A1A, she is nearly in Crescent Beach, stuck between the sandy beaches and lush undergrowth. As she…


Through my “Oriental” eyes

By MJ Jeremiah | gargoyle@flagler.edu I grew up among a sea of trees and Asians in a small neighborhood in Portland, Oregon. Our mother engulfed us in Asian communities as she searched out the comforts of home. My childhood consisted of restaurants with chickens hanging…



Debbie’s Dogs

By Montana Samuels | gargoyle@flagler.edu It was close to 3 a.m. on the morning of Oct. 7, 2014. St. John’s County K-9 Deputy Baron, and his handler, Officer Farrah Ashe were on a call about a domestic dispute. The suspect in question, Brandon Allison, also…


Newcomer’s Guide to Saint Augustine Eateries

By Carie Levy | gargoyle@flagler.edu Whether you are visiting Saint Augustine for the very first time or have lived here for years, it’s always nice to hear about a great new restaurant to try. As a recent freshman to Flagler College, I didn’t have the slightest…


Interesting reads at the Florida Heritage Book Festival

The Florida Heritage Book festival is one of the biggest literary conventions to take place in Florida. Authors local to Florida and national alike are invited to share their novels and biographies with St. Augustine at Flagler College. Organizers say if you’re partial to Florida themes within books, this is definitely the festival for you.


Top 10 Things Shark Tank Has Taught Me

By Jordan Puyear | gargoyle@flagler.edu Shark Tank, an entertaining reality show about hopeful entrepreneurs getting the chance at the real American Dream. Actually, most of the show consists of people’s dreams either getting validated, or painfully crushed. The plot of Shark Tank consists of up…


Oldest City needs to brush up on historical knowledge

It’s a sunny afternoon during the recent 450th anniversary celebration of the founding of St. Augustine, no clouds in sight and a light breeze is coming off the Intracoastal Waterway. A women clears her throat and the interrogation begins. As she begins to ask questions that are beyond the ordinary realms of human comprehension, heart rates pick up, palms get sweaty and words start tumbling out of mouths.