Stories

Planned academic building runs into resident opposition

By Tiffanie Reynolds | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Residents like Robert Hall want Flagler College to build more learning space on campus, but they don’t want students looking into the bed and breakfast across the street.

“It’s the commercial versus the residents,” said Hall, a resident of downtown St. Augustine and a retired Flagler College Art Department chair, “and the people who are living there are generally in favor of the smaller building.”



Graffiti: The art of destruction

By Scott Harrison | gargoyle@flagler.edu Photo By Phil Sunkel | Psunkel@hype-mag.com St. Augustine, Fla. is the nation’s oldest city decorated with historical architecture. However, these famous landmarks could be in danger. Last year alone, a couple people spray-painted a blue fish on the Castillo de…



From ballerina to pilates instructor: A look into the life of a local performer

By Jenna Carpenter | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Being active is a key to a fulfilled life, and Jennifer Dournaux, a former dancer and Power Pilates mat certified instructor at Flagler College, is doing just that.

Jennifer Dournaux, or Jen, as she is known to her students, is a retired ballerina who turned her passion for pilates into a career. Dournaux started ballet at the age of 3, and in high school, danced for the Orlando Ballet.



Review: Looking at ‘2016: Obama’s America’

By Charles Albert Lawrence | gargoyle@flagler.edu

With the 2012 election coming up, the new documentary, “2016: Obama’s America,” seeks to paint a clearer picture of our current President and Democratic nominee Barack Obama. The movie follows producer and star Dinesh D’Souza as he dissects Obama’s book, “Dreams Of My Father,” and the last four years of his presidency.