Stories
Work moving ahead on latest campus building, Pollard Hall
By Justin Katz | gargoyle@flagler.edu
While the semester nears midterms, plans for Flagler College’s newest building are starting to come to fruition. Pollard Hall, named after its major donor, Nelson Pollard of Ponte Vedra Beach, will take the place of Flagler’s current Communication Building on Cordova Street.
That pesky little thing called ‘political correctness’
By Hannah Bleau | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Political correctness by definition: “The avoidance of forms of expression or action that are perceived to exclude, marginalize or insult certain groups of people.”
Flagler Gaming Guild offers more than games
By Matthew Goodman | gargoyle@flagler.edu
A room packed full of electronics draws in students from around campus to the Flagler College Gaming Guild every Monday night. In addition to a night of entertainment, some students find much more.
Why FEC needs its own mini bistro
By Kristyn Pankiw | gargoyle@flagler.edu
It’s nice having such a small campus as Flagler College. Everything is located within a block’s radius, which makes going to class, visiting the library and picking up food when you’re on campus convenient and easy. Whether you live in Lewis, Cedar, or Ponce, you’ve basically got it made.
Juicing craze hits St. Augustine
By Allison Dickey | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Raw fruits and vegetables like kale, beets and spinach are not the typical foods associated with a college diet like a large cheese pizza and a double shot of espresso but juicing has recently become extremely popular around the nation – and in St. Augustine too.
The motivating power of college pressure and stress
By Katy Stang | gargoyle@flagler.edu
It was 11 p.m. on a Thursday night and I, a 20 year-old college junior, was sitting in the library sobbing uncontrollably while editing a class project. Now, I know what you are thinking and no, I am not an emotional fool. It was something else. I had hit my metaphorical wall. The wall that appears when you have reached the limit of stress and utter BS that you are drowning in, and boy was I drowning.
Big on Bond: Why 007 delights to this day
By August Carriuolo | gargoyle@flagler.edu
I make it no secret that I’m a huge James Bond. As a moviegoer, I simply love every facet of the character. That roguish demeanor, his witty humor, and his inextinguishable sense of confidence in the face of overwhelming odds; these are a mere few of the myriad of reasons the Bond character continues to delight myself and audiences worldwide to this day.
Boy Scouts move vote on gay ban
On the last day of a three-day private meeting, the board members of the Boy Scouts of America decided to not vote on lifting a ban on gay scouts and leaders, moving the vote to the national meeting in May.
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.