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Flagler College Heart Walk takes place Sept. 29
The Flagler College Heart Walk will take place Sept. 29 at the St. Augustine Beach Pier. All proceeds will benefit the American Heart Association.
Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the 3-mile walk from the pier begins at 9 a.m.
Through the lens: Hastings human peace sign
By Sarah Williamson | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photos by Sarah Williamson and Walter Coker
About 114 people joined hands to form a human peace sign at W.E. Harris Community Center Field in Hastings, this past Friday in celebration of International Day of Peace. The organizer Malea Guiriba, 55, said, “it’s a cool thing, seeing everyone out here in a rural town [like this] … just spreading peace.”
Men’s soccer looks to continue streak against GSW
By Clay Grubman | gargoyle@flagler.edu Flagler College will be hosting Georgia Southwestern in a grudge soccer match this Wednesday at Saints Field. The GSW Canes has not scored a goal against the Saints since the first game they played in 2008. In the Saint’s last…
Saints fall short, but prove they can compete
By {Jaycob Ammerman}| gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Dylan Busse
The Flagler College Saints volleyball team showed that they were not a pushover Tuesday night against No. 7 (AVCA Division II Top 25) University of Tampa.
The Spartans of Tampa defeated Flagler College 3-1 (22-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-21) at the Flagler Gymnasium.
From Their Perspective: Flager College Commuinty Lecture Series going digital
By Tiffanie Reynolds | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Holly Hill, the director of the Flagler College Community Lecture Series and Will Jackson, Director of Web and New Media at Flagler College discuss the changes they’ve made to move the Flalger College Lecture Series to a wider audience. Since Spring 2012, they have been integrating live streaming of lectures and taking questions of online viewers during the lecture. This Fall, they are launching and promoting the Community Lecture Series website, in hopes of reaching an audience farther than Flagler campus and the St. Augustine community.
Giving the Homeless Voice: Where is home?
By Joshua Santos | gargoyle@flagler.edu
It was dark. I didn’t know it was so hard to walk along train tracks, but we followed them under a bridge. I felt intrusive, like walking into someone’s home without knocking. On Labor Day weekend I was in Hollywood, FL, producing an issue of the Homeless Voice with 19 other students as part of a journalism project. We were at the COSAC Foundation homeless shelter, which accepts anyone who needs the help. The shelter also publishes its own newspaper — the second largest homeless newspaper in the country — and we had 36 hours to produce it.
The green thumb of St. Augustine Beach
By Sarah Williamson | gargoyle@flagler.edu Photo by Sarah Williamson
A man screamed, arms waving frantically as a woman added two plants to her garden plot. The gardeners at the St. Augustine Beach Community Garden have been protested for weeks by neighbors in opposition.
Nana Royer, 68, sat watching, wearing a bright green shirt complementing the many garden beds. She is the president of the St. Augustine Beach Community Garden Association. Her vision is simple: to create a place where organic gardeners can share knowledge and “enhance their sense of community.” Instead, neighbors view it as a “private club” and a smelly nuisance.
A passion for restoration
By Ashley Goodman | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Elaine and Duke Darnold aren’t just building contractors in St. Augustine — they are salvage experts. Recently they began their first Flagler College project with the restoration of the exterior and windows of historic Wiley Hall, home to the Registrar and faculty offices.
Artist To Watch: Dom
By Ashley Goodman | gargoyle@flagler.edu
“I’m not a surf rock band. I’m a new rave garage club electronic muffle pop wonder. I’m not like any of these bands, really. I do this for fun, not affirmation. I want more out of life than attention. I want to destroy the world.”