Accepting my loss, becoming my mother
Helen Keller, the American author and activist who became deaf and blind at 18-months-old, said, “Blindness separates us from things, but deafness separates us from people.”
Stories
Turning Potatoes Into Gold: The Story of Hastings
After the creation of the Ponce de Leon Hotel 125 years ago, Henry Flagler asked his cousin Thomas Horace Hastings to start a farm a few miles west of St Augustine to grow food for his guest.
Voting Rights Act should cover all states
A black president is in his second term and suddenly the most important piece of civil rights legislation is in question.
Flagler College Radio playlist
WFCF, Flagler College Radio, weekly playlist. Catch them on 88.5 FM in St. Augustine, or on iHeartradio.com.
Monday – Friday:
7:00 am: Morning Rock Block – Indie pop and rock with the student DJs
11:00 am: Classical Sounds – The best in classical music
3:00 pm: Afternoon Jazz Wave – Classic, smooth, bebop and more
7:00 pm: Best in Rock – All rock all night
Flagler students earn 3 National SPJ Mark of Excellence journalism awards
Two Flagler College Gargoyle editors and an Advanced Reporting class student won national awards in the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence competition, including a first place finish for opinion writing. This marks the first time a Flagler student has earned a national SPJ award.
Local gourmet cupcake shop prospering at the beach
By Hannah Bleau | gargoyle@flagler.edu
In the midst of a bleak economy, Americans have still turned to gourmet cupcakes as the new, affordable luxury item. Gourmet cupcake shops are prospering.
Small businesses have been struggling the past five years. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 200,000 small businesses have gone under between 2008 and 2010. The same cannot be said for the cupcake industry. Market research center NPD found that approximately 669.4 million cupcakes were sold October 2010 to October 2011 – in the midst of the economic crisis.
St. Augustine’s pirate magician
An interview with William (Mayhem) Macrae, St. Augustine’s pirate magician.
Read the winners from Anthology 2013
Read selections from the third edition of Anthology, a Gargoyle publication for the top journalism at Flagler College in 2013.
Rising author leaves her heart in new novel, ‘Heart of Palm’
By Tiffanie Reynolds | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Like her fictional family, the Bravos, author Laura Smith’s life and writing are shaped by the actions and consequences of her family.
“I’m always really moved to see how strong family ties can be. Even when your family members are driving you crazy, there’s this thread, I think, that runs underneath that you really can’t shake and that you don’t want to shake,” said Smith, adjunct English professor at Flagler College.
Source of strength: Sexual assault advocate works to give power back to victims
By Tiffanie Reynolds | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The whir of her cell phone, set to vibrate, goes off beside Susan Peters’ bed. She picks it up, already knowing the call is from the Betty Griffin House, walks to the bathroom, puts on her already folded change of clothes and drives to Flagler Hospital.