Stories




The generational blues

I may be a 60-year-old woman in a 20-year-old’s body. I am an avid coffee drinker and almost always in my pajamas by 6 p.m. Sometimes, I read for fun. I never miss my favorite shows on talk radio, and frequently make hot chocolate chip cookies for my sisters just for fun. Seriously, being a grandma is pretty great.


Worth no more than the grade

After years and years of doing average and barely passing, I’ve developed a low expectation for my grades in mathematics. What does that say about me? I’ve basically given up on myself when it comes to that subject because I know I’ll never be great at it? How pathetic is that … but it’s true.


CPAC: Death of American Privacy

Harnessing widespread anger towards diminishing civil liberties, CPAC engaged hundreds of attendees in a privacy panel on day two of the annual conference. The panel featured three policy experts to reflect the current issues of privacy in modern day America.





Excelsior’s transition for the future

By Cassie Colby | gargoyle@flagler.edu In the heart of Lincolnville stands a two-story Spanish-style building; large trees with Spanish moss draped in layers over its branches shades one of St. Augustine’s unnoticed gems. The gem is Excelsior school, now known as the Lincolnville Museum and…