Ink and needles
By Miranda Lee | gargoyle@flagler.edu
“Ink and needles” takes a look at the work and artistry of Jesse Britten, a St. Augustine, FL, tattoo artist and fine artist.
Stories
Four Years Later: Fall Out Boy fans still as dedicated as ever
By Emily Topper| gargoyle@flagler.edu On Monday morning, the news that people had been anticipating for four years finally came to light—Fall Out Boy was back together. Speakers and stereos were blasted in celebration as people reminisced over their favorite band from their high school years….
Men’s basketball tops 2012 win total with win over UNC Pembroke
By Jaycob Ammerman| gargoyle@flagler.edu
Matt Clark scored 15 points in Flagler College’s 83-75 win against the University of North Carolina at Pembroke Braves in a Peach Belt Conference men’s basketball game Saturday afternoon at the Flagler Gymnasium.
The Flagler College Men’s basketball team only won a total of nine games last season.
View from the afternoon: Playing the dulcimer
By Joshua Santos | gargoyle@flagler.edu
When not tending to computer problems on campus, Victoria Ann Van Armen enjoys to hammer out some dulcimer.
Privacy facing extinction on social media
By Tiffanie Reynolds | gargoyle@flagler.edu
As Facebook announced its new Graph Search in January, questions have come up about the company’s respect for privacy and user data. But the bigger question with social media, and not just Facebook, is if there is such a thing as privacy at all?
The night I drove away from prayer
By Phil Grech | gargoyle@flagler.edu
You’re either in or you’re out: chosen or forsaken, saved or damned, the many or the few.
Some years ago I was in a Christian martial arts school. I wasn’t Christian, but it was a great school and it was confirmed every time I broke a rib or a foot or got a black eye. I liked it because it pushed me beyond my limits, further than I would have been able to go on my own.
When the fun ends: The impact of binge drinking
By Alexa Epitropoulos | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Every Saturday night, an unlikely group congregates at the Flagler Hospital. It isn’t the neighborhood watch, a study group or even a book club — it’s Alcoholics Anonymous.
Extreme Makeover: St. Augustine Edition
By Catherine Pinyot | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Faded, spray-painted walls. A television that won’t turn on. A broken air-hockey table. Beanbag chairs with the stuffing oozing out. A brown, stained sofa.
The students at St. Augustine’s Sebastian Middle School don’t have much of a rec room. Christened the “Eagle’s Nest” (Sebastian’s mascot is an eagle), this space has been used since 1998 as a reward for students who tally up enough extra credit points. The “privileged” swarm in during recess—to a pile of disheveled board games on a dusty, laminate shelf.
Don’t have a Valentine? Phi Alpha Omega can help
By Haley Butler | gargoyle@flagler.edu Photo via http://phialphaomega.webs.com/ Phi Alpha Omega called all of Flagler’s single ladies last Thursday for their 24th annual Bachelor Bid. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, all who attended had the chance to bid on the eligible bachelors who danced,…
Flagler College one step ahead of financial aid discussion
By Danielle Ruckert | gargoyle@flagler.edu
As college graduation rates continue to decline, Flagler College numbers remain above the national average.
More financial aid is needed to revive the declining statistics of college graduation, according to The American Dream 2.0, a coalition of the nation’s six leading higher-education associations.