Stories

Archaeology club preps for archaeology month

By Joshua Santos | gargoyle@flagler.edu

For the Archeology Club of Flagler College, Saturday is just another day to preserve history. The club caravanned deep into the woods down a two-mile dirt road just north of Jacksonville to visit the historic Kingsley Plantation for what was meant to be a day of historic reenactments.


Panamanian midfielder arrives at Flagler with high expectations

By Daniel Arbelaez | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Jean Carlos Vega just arrived to Flagler College this semester and he’s already showcased his talent. This talented, Panamanian player is just beginning to display what he knows.

Vega started playing soccer when he was just five years old. He went to his father’s games and saw him play. Observing his father’s games motivated him to start playing soccer.


Flagler Theatre Department presents “Kiss Me, Kate”

By Rebecca Snowdale | gargoyle@flagler.edu The Flagler College Department of Theatre Arts has kicked off the month with its spring musical “Kiss Me, Kate,” a Tony-Award-winning playwright with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. “Kiss Me, Kate” tells the story of four performers whose fates…



Director of basketball operations works hard to achieve goal of becoming head coach

By Mari Pothier| gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Dyann Busse

Walking through the doors of the Flagler College gymnasium is Ryan Vander Wielen’s favorite part about his job.

He likes not having to live the corporate life stuck in a suit and tie, and enjoys getting to wear a t-shirt and basketball shorts to work.

With aspirations to become a head basketball coach at the college level, Vander Wielen is currently the director of basketball operations for both the men’s and women’s teams at Flagler College. He receives a small stipend for his position on the women’s team, but nothing for the men’s.


Have we become terrified of growing up?

By Jordan Novick | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Dear Fellow 20-Somethings,

Does the idea of growing up totally freak you out?

Well, don’t worry. You are not alone. The rest of us are terrified too.

So much so, that we are delaying the process all together. And since we can’t actually stop time (It’s inevitable, aging another year will actually occur. That is, unless you happen to be Benjamin Button or Demi Moore) we are doing the next best thing — simply refusing to become adults.


Men’s tennis team starts season off strong

By Alexzander Roosevelt Elmore | gargoyle@flagler.edu

The Flagler College men’s tennis team started the season off strong with a win against Florida Tech, in Melbourne, Fla.

The No. 12 (Campbell’s/ITA Division II) ranked Saints are currently 3-2, with their most recent win coming against SCAD Savannah Feb. 19.

Head coach Walter Shinn already has his sights set down the line and is prepared to take the team all the way to the Final 16.


Boldly going where every nerd has gone before

By Tiffanie Reynolds | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Looking over a table filled with plush Companion Cubes and Portal 2, Team Fortress and Left 4 Dead shirts, two other girls and I gasped as the vendor slid a plush space core into a cardboard box. “Sorry,” he said, looking over at us with an amused smirk, “this won’t be on sale for another couple months.” As if on cue, the three of us “aw”ed in disappointment—even our shoulders slumped at the same time—and the two girls left while I stayed, deciding between buying the Portal 2 shirt I held in my hand or the one featuring Left 4 Dead on the other end of the table.


Journalist Chris Gordon to speak at COM week

By Megan Bradt | gargoyle@flagler.edu
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For Chris Gordon, interviewing a quadriplegic skydiver, covering a story where two officers were fatally gunned down at the U.S Capitol building, or taking part in the O.J. Simpson trials is what he does on a daily basis.

He tells the story. As a reporter and legal analyst, Gordon has made a name for himself in the field of broadcast journalism.