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News January 23, 2013

The show must go on: Ringling Bros. Circus protested in Jacksonville

By Sarah Williamson | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photos by Sarah Williamson

Nearly 50 animal rights activists greeted circus goers this past weekend in protest of the Ringling Brothers arrival at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena.

Students, local activists and law professors lined the sidewalk silently, allowing their signs to gain people’s attention: photos of elephants locked in moving trailers, bulls being dragged and beaten by “bull hooks” and tigers behind bars.

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Arts & Entertainment January 18, 2013

Flagler’s Hugh Marlowe pays tribute to movie star father at St. Augustine Film Festival

By Ashley Goodman | gargoyle@flagler.edu

The St. Augustine Film Festival will pay special tribute to actor Hugh Marlowe on Jan. 18. And who better to to do it than his son, Hugh Marlowe II, who is also an associate professor of philosophy at Flagler College. Marlowe will share stories of his father, and there will be a showing of one of Marlowe’s most recognized films, “The Day The Earth Stood Still.”

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News January 18, 2013

Gargoyle Anthology looking for Flagler student entries

For the third year, The Gargoyle and DOW Advantage will publish Anthology, the best of journalism, public relations, opinion, photography and video/multimedia at Flagler College. The competition is open to all Flagler students.

Science/Technology January 16, 2013

Curiosity finds first signs of Mars’ history

By Tiffanie Reynolds | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Mars rover Curiosity will be drilling into what may be the first signs of water in the next two weeks.

During a news teleconference held Tuesday, Mars Science Laboratory project manager Richard Cook and the rest of the team announced their discovery of veins filled with hydrated calcium sulfate in the bedrock on Yellowknife Bay, a shallow depression toward the bottom of the Gale Crater, where Curiosity is currently located. The team takes the presence of hydrated calcium sulfate in the rock as a sign that there once was water in the area, because calcium sulfate is produced when water evaporates from the mineral as it is being heated.

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COM 210, Opinion January 14, 2013

The woman behind the man in uniform

By Marykate Usina | gargoyle@flagler.edu

It was 3 a.m., the cusp of a new day when my phone rang, flashing a six-digit military number across my screen. A number I loved and hated seeing because there are two voices that could be on the other end: Daniel, or his buddy Brandon. If it were the latter, Daniel wouldn’t be coming home.

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COM 210, News January 14, 2013

Mixed up with Molly

By Matthew Goodman | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Molly only ever went to clubs. The flashing lights and incredibly loud music created a perfect atmosphere for dancing. Molly encouraged others to dance as the nights went on into the early hours of the morning. People searched for Molly as if there were an Amber Alert. It usually wasn’t very hard for them to find what they were looking for. Years later, Molly has ventured out of the underground club scene and into the public eye.

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Opinion December 7, 2012

Competing with digital third ‘person’ in the room

By Lindsay Marks | gargoyle@flagler.edu

I was having an intimate conversation with the backside of a light blue phone case. I was competing for attention with someone who wasn’t even in the room. How am I supposed to compete with that? The phone has bright lights, emoticons, vibrant colors and the anticipation of a response. I’m just here, talking.

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Opinion December 7, 2012

Finding inspiration at a Surfers for Autism event

By Gwendolyn Crowe | gargoyle@flagler.edu

The weather outside was humid and dry as members from the Flagler College Rotaract Club and I piled into the car. We were on the way to a Surfers for Autism event, and I honestly didn’t know what to expect. I heard that it was an amazing and different experience. I was worried that we would have to actually surf. Nonetheless, I was stoked to see what was in store.