My week at the RNC
By Joshua Santos | gargoyle@flagler.edu
With the DNC under a spotlight, it’s easy to forget that just last week Tampa, FL hosted the safest national convention in the history of America.
Stories
Giving the Homeless Voice: 22 College journalists experience a new reality
By {Sarah Williamson} | gargoyle@flagler.edu
This Labor Day Weekend was irregular.
Joshua Santos and I spent the weekend at the COSAC Homeless Shelter in Hollywood, Fla. Our mission, along with 20 other college journalists, was to find stories and put together an online and print publication in only 36 hours.
Why is gay marriage still not legal?
“When you call yourself an Indian or a Muslim or a Christian or a European, or anything else, you are being violent. Do you see why it is violent? Because you are separating yourself from the rest of mankind. When you separate yourself by belief, by nationality, by tradition, it breeds violence. So a man who is seeking to understand violence does not belong to any country, to any religion, to any political party or partial system; he is concerned with the total understanding of mankind.” – Krishnamurti
I had no idea he was engaged, but in 2011, when I found out he married the person he had devoted his life to for the last fifteen years, I was elated. The two St. Augustine residents decided to marry for a common reason:
How to: Survive your freshman year
By Eliza Jordan
Okay, Saints, let’s face it— St. Augustine is probably one of the most interesting places you have situated yourselves in. And for the next four years, this little historic town is your home. Here are a few tips in successfully and happily surviving your next few years and enjoying all of your accompanying educational endeavors.
Saints volleyball start play with Peach Belt target on their backs
By Jaycob Ammerman | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Dylan Busse
The Flagler Saints volleyball will start the season as most teams’ primary target.
Last season, the Saints went on an improbable run to the NCAA Division II National Tournament Elite Eight, only to fall short to the eventual National Champion Coyotes of California State San Bernardino College.
After big 2011 season, men’s soccer hungry for national title
By Eric Albury | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Eric Albury
The Saints men’s soccer team returns this season with the scent of a national title as fresh as the night they were knocked out of the NCAA Division II tournament last year in a grueling shootout with Lynn.
Flagler starts year on new ground
By Tiffanie Reynolds | gargoyle@flagler.edu
With the completion of Hanke Hall, the continuing renovations to Wiley Hall and plans for a new academic building on the property where the Communications building now sits, the college is stirring dust on projects that have been on the planning board for years.
Cain and Bachmann speak at Tea Party event before Convention start
By Joshua Santos | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Editor’s Note: The Gargoyle’s Josh Santos is in Tampa covering the Republican National Convention.
With Tropical Storm Isaac delaying the start of the Republican National Convention, hundreds of supporters and Tea Party members gathered on Sunday evening in The River at Tampa Bay Church to hear former GOP presidential hopefuls speak.
All work and low pay brings protesters to Tampa Bay
By Joshua Santos | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Joshua Santos
Editor’s Note: The Gargoyle’s Josh Santos is in Tampa covering the Republican National Convention.
Hundreds of protesters from all over the country gathered in Lykes Gaslight Park in Tampa’s downtown district Sunday afternoon. Many came in buses, others found out via Facebook and Twitter, and some just happened to be walking by on a cloudy Sunday afternoon. Yet the majority of the people agreed they were tired of working (in many cases multiple jobs) for little pay.
Republican National Convention also bringing out protestors in Tampa
By Joshua Santos | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Joshua Santos
Editor’s Note: Josh Santos is in Tampa covering the Republican National Convention.
As the Republican National Convention gets set to begin this week, several political activist groups are also planning to making their voices heard, even with the threat of Tropical Storm Issac.