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Arts & Entertainment March 29, 2012

MOVIE REVIEW: “The Hunger Games”

By Megan Bradt | gargoyle@flagler.edu

“The Hunger Games” is a movie that was created from a novel by Suzanne Collins. It begins during a time where desperate times call for desperate measures.

Children from ages 12 to 18 are selected at random to represent the district in which they live. One male and one female are chosen in a lottery drawing to fight not only one another, but also 11 additional districts that surround what is called the Capitol. Once these representatives are chosen, they are wined and dined in the Capitol while they train for battle. Only one person is allowed to survive, as they not only fight to the death against each other, but also against weather elements.

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News March 29, 2012

New law in Israel bans underweight models

By Teaira Haynes | gargoyle@flagler.edu

For years now, the fashion industry has been blamed for the growing number of eating disorders worldwide by promoting an “unrealistic and unhealthy” idea of beauty with thin models. On March 19, the Israeli government passed a law that banned the employment of underweight models.

In an effort to stop the spread of eating disorders like anorexia, which affects 2 percent of all females in Israel, a model must have a body mass index (BMI) of 18.5–as well as have previous medical records that date as far back as three months–to prove she is healthy. This means a model of 5 feet 8 inches, the average for most models, must weigh at least 125 pounds.

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News March 29, 2012

New study links lack of sleep to overeating

By Teaira Haynes | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Sleep deprivation comes with the territory of being a college student and while many are willing to give up a good night’s sleep to pull an all nighter in the library, a new study released by the American Heart Association shows they could be sacrificing more than just Z’s.

In the study, presented at the annual Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition Physical Activity and Metabolism conference, researchers found that people who were sleep-deprived ate more than 500 additional calories daily, linking lack of sleep to overeating.

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Sports March 29, 2012

Men’s tennis team dealing with tough season

By Santiago Martinez-Caro | gargoyle@flagler.edu

The Flagler College men’s tennis team season has not been as successful this season as many expected. Though the team is very talented, and will have great runs in the future, their inexperience has put them through some tough times this year.

This weekend the team traveled to South Carolina to play against No. 10 Lander. After a rain delay Flagler College was defeated with an overall score of 5-1. With this defeat, Flagler College fell to a 5-9 overall and a 2-4 in conference play.

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News March 29, 2012

Vet finds strength in numbers at college

By Tiffanie Reynolds | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Sitting in class, Adam Bagby watches a video about counterterrorism and Iraq projected at the front of the room. He hears gunshots and suddenly he’s there, following wires up the stairs of an abandoned building to a box at the top. Gently removing rubble around it, he finds that it is packed with C-4 explosives.

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News, On Campus March 28, 2012

Students to vote on poorly publicized election

By Joshua Santos | gargoyle@flagler.edu Elections for Student Government Association are being held tomorrow.  The Political Guild, in conjunction with the Election Board and SGA, held an open forum today in Jay’s Lounge for students to come and ask candidates questions dealing with campus concerns…

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News March 26, 2012

A&E Brief: WFCF on iHeart Radio

By Rebecca Snowdale | gargoyle@flagler.edu Flagler College radio station WFCF 88.5 FM began streaming online last month via iHeartRadio, a Clear Channel Radio network, which gives access to live, local radio stations around the nation. Recently, WFCF was voted by the Princeton Review to be…

Sports March 26, 2012

Flagler softball poised for post-season run

By Jaycob Ammerman | gargoyle@flagler.eduThe Flagler College Saints softball team (27 – 11, 4-4 Peach Belt Conference) are currently on a three game winning streak.

The Saints head coach Kristen Overton has the team poised to compete in a tough Peach Belt Conference.

Currently, the Saints are ranked 5th in the Peach Belt Conference.

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News March 26, 2012

Gargoyle wins best independent web site at SPJ regional conference

The Gargoyle took first place for best independent online publication at the Society of Professional Journalists’ Mark of Excellence Region 3 awards. The online paper took a total of five awards, including two more first places for Editor Michael Newberger in online opinion writing and Sports Editor Mari Pothier in online sports reporting.

This is the second year the online-only publication took first in online opinion. Last year the Gargoyle took second place in best independent online publication.