Community enjoying Sykes and Cooper Farms Corn Maze
By Colby Eaton | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Many Flagler students and St. Augustine families have been enjoying the Sykes and Cooper Farm corn maze this October.
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Flagler surf team places third
By Lauren DeGeorge | gargoyle@flagler.edu
On Sunday, October 16th, the Flagler College surf team competed in the NSSA (National Scholastic Surfing Association) College Men and Women contest in New Symrna Beach, Fla. Despite the small surfing conditions, the team placed third overall.
The team had several members advance throughout their heats and had two make it to the finals. “The waves sucked and it was challenging out there to get the scores needed to make heats, but at least we had some guys advance to finals,” Stephen Kaltenbach, a junior, said.
Republican Primary starts getting interesting
By Frank Mahoney | gargoyle@flagler.edu
The Republican primary is heating up. The first major test will be the Iowa Caucus which will take place Feb. 6. Here all the candidates will get their first test of the election year. This includes Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Ron Paul, Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, John Huntsman, and Rick Santorum. The question that is on everyone’s mind is who is looking like they can win?
Saints rout Cougars, 7-1
By Eric Albury | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Eric Albury
The Saints set off a bombardment of offensive scoring against the Saint Xavier University Cougars on Thursday, October 13, bringing the final score to 7-1.
Seven goals are the most scored by the Saints since September 2, 2006 against Brewton-Parker College. Flagler scored 8-0 in that game.
The revolution will not be televised. It will be…..shouted?
By Michael Newberger | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Our economy is in flames, unemployment across the country is at an average of 9 percent, homes are still foreclosing at an alarming rate, and “Dancing With The Stars” is one of the highest rated shows in the country. The American people have every right to be angry.
Occupy Jacksonville
By Joshua Santos | gargoyle@flagler.edu Hundreds gathered at Hemming Park in downtown Jacksonville FL, sporting handmade signs, costumes, and a message to Wall Street.
Mister Heavenly comes to St. Augustine Nov. 8
By Ryan Buffa | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Mister Heavenly will be playing at Café 11 on Nov. 8 on their tour for their new album, “Out of love.”
Harvest of Hope Foundation moving forward, president says
By Emily Hoover| ehoover@flagler.edu
For Phil Kellerman, president of the Gainesville-based Harvest of Hope Foundation, philanthropy runs in the family.
After his grandmother Helen Zand, a professor and social worker, mentioned she would be leaving an inheritance to her grandchildren, Kellerman said he was going to put the money to good use.
“[My grandmother and I] used to talk about the issues involving poverty,” he said. “She was really smart and really ahead of her time. This was right around the time I was thinking of setting up a foundation for migrant workers and I told her I was going to set up a foundation in her honor.”
For homeless, faceless even in death
By Michael Newberger | gargoyle@flagler.edu Earlier this year, the remains of Christopher Wood were finally identified, three years after their discovery in the woods off State Road 312. People searching for cans came across his body, which was so decomposed that his identity and even cause…
Shelter animals: companions for life
By Mari Pothier | gargoyle@flagler.edu
Photo by Mari Pothier
The first time I saw Toby he was curled up on a green towel in a metal pen, outside of Petco.
He was part of an animal rescue organization called Paw Safe in Tampa. I really didn’t bother with the little terrier mutt, who had brown, wiry fur and was nothing more than skin and bones, because a howling beagle who was his cage mate stole my attention. I was 13-years-old and my family had no intention of getting a dog anytime soon. So little did I know that the little terrier scruff, lying sadly on a towel would become one of my greatest pals.