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News March 18, 2013

Students risk “jumping ship” on Carnival spring break cruise

By Danielle Ruckert | gargoyle@flagler.edu

A group of Flagler College students and recent graduates chose to board the Carnival Sensation this past weekend and to celebrate Flagler’s “Spring Blink” on the four-day, three-night cruise to the Bahamas. As a majority of the group had traveled with the same cruise for a previous vacation, when interviewed by journalists upon their arrival to the ship, the students had nothing bad to say about the cruise line.

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News March 17, 2013

ObamaCare and college students

By Hannah Bleau | gargoyle@flagler.edu

The world notoriously stereotypes college students as sedentary. Life consists of sleeping in, eating pizza and free doughnuts, wasting money, and half-caring about school. But this stereotype isn’t always true. Many students are faced with many obstacles that they need to overcome, and by no doubt, need all the help they can get. One of the biggest obstacles has been health care, and many college students are wondering about this big question: Is ObamaCare going to hurt or help college students?

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News March 16, 2013

Flu shot frenzy in the U.S.

By Allison Dickey | gargoyle@flagler.edu

To get the flu shot, or to not get the flu shot — that is the question most Americans ask this time of year when every cough or sneeze feels infectious. The flu vaccine has become an often-debated method of prevention, as many do not agree with its benefits, or even claim it is more harmful than helpful.

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Arts & Entertainment March 16, 2013

Mumford and Sons to invade St. Augustine in September

By Elizabeth Thabault | gargoyle@flagler.edu

St. Augustine residents and fans across the country were shocked and excited to hear that popular English folk band Mumford and Sons added St. Augustine to their 2013 tour. Mumford and Sons are scheduled to play in a two-day music festival coming up Sept. 13-14 on Francis Field in downtown St. Augustine. This will be the closing concert of their summer “Gentlemen of the Road Stopover” tour.