Stories

Flagler wins city approval to construct new academic building

Flagler College has the go ahead to build a new academic building on the site of its current Communication Building after a marathon St. Augustine City Commission meeting Oct. 8.

The commission approved Flagler’s request in a 3-2 vote during a seven hour meeting. The building will actually be three two-story interconnected buildings built in a style to model the surrounding historic preservation district.





Juggling Act: Finding balance between a special-needs daughter and a soccer team

By Marissa Strawn | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Juggling a demanding profession with a strong family life is challenging for anyone, but a day in the life of Teddy Meyer may be more hectic than many caneven imagine.

Teddy Meyer is in his eighth season as the head women’s soccer coach at FlaglerCollege and up until the summer of last year, his seemingly chaotic life was relatively normal for any collegiate coach; daily practices, recruiting duties, scouting reports, then putting all coaching aside to go home to a wife and son.


Sea turtle efforts see results along local coastlines

By Phil Sunkel | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Diana Justice is seeing results.

For the last 10 years she has been protecting sea turtle nests along the St. Augustine Beach. Every morning she wakes up and joins a small group of dedicated volunteers to patrol the beaches from Anastasia State Park to Crescent Beach looking for sea turtle nests.




Green Energy at Flagler College

By Jessie R. Box | gargoyle@flagler.edu The Flagler College Maintenence Department is saving energy by changing the air conditioners and installing LED lights in the school. “Prudent management of resources is a key operating principle at Flagler,” says President Abare. “We are continuously looking for…


TOMS Shoes vs. BOBS Shoes

By Alexis Mortenson | gargoyle@flagler.edu While walking through the St. Augustine Premium Outlets, it is common to see signs in store windows that lure customers in and persuade them to shop. But, what one might find uncommon is a sign placed in the Skechers window…