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News, Top Stories October 13, 2011

St. Augustine strives for fresh face on history

By Tiffanie Reynolds| gargoyle@flagler.edu

Historic Downtown St. Augustine will now get much needed restoration under the management of University of Florida.

The university was selected as part of a bill arranged by State Rep. William Proctor, who thought a partnership would better fund the projects without taxing the city.

“It occurred to me at the time that Pensacola has a number of houses of this type and that the state provides some money for their maintenance through the University of West Florida. I raised that issue and the city commission asked to see if we could pass comparable legislation,” said Proctor, District 20 Florida House Representative.

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Arts & Entertainment, Top Stories October 13, 2011

Local haunt embodies gore, terror, lots of love

By Alex Bonus
Dried blood spatters the face and arms of 9-year-old Lydia Uhlar.

A jagged scar rips across her cheeks and lips, molding her mild grimace into a gruesome smile.  While red droplets trickle off her purple dress — tattered and torn — Uhlar’s demeanor turns serious.

“Be careful of my shoes,” she said, trying to keep her blue Converse sneakers clear of stains.  “This is the pair I wear to school.”

Fortunately, Uhlar’s wounds are artificial.  The blood is just red paint and her scars will wash off in a few hours.

Sports October 11, 2011

Loren Cate and Lindsay Zullo look to get the women’s soccer team back on track

By {Jaycob Ammerman} | gargoyle@flagler.eduThe Flagler College women’s soccer team started off their season with an impressive 6-2 record behind the stellar play of juniors Lindsay Zullo and Loren Cate. Now the great play of Zullo has helped her achieve her first Peach Belt Conference offensive player of the week honors.

“I felt honored to be chosen since there are a lot of really good players in our conference,” she said.

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News October 7, 2011

Reenactors react to demise of Spanish Quarter

By Michael Isam | gargoyle@flagler.edu

At the end of August, the St. Augustine City Commission voted to close the Colonial Spanish Quarter because it continued to lose money. The decision ended a seven-decade long program of active preservation, restoration and interpretation at the city-run historical attraction on St. George Street.

Arts & Entertainment October 6, 2011

Blackwater Music Festival 2011: Fest Life

By Eliza Jordan | gargoyle@flagler.edu

The Suwannee Park air was thick with a festival fog as people made their way through the muggy campsites. Bustles of festival-goers traveled in lit-up packs, decked out in glow sticks and head-dresses, gravitating toward the music of their choice. Whichever tune drew you near, you went. Whichever stage you felt like sitting at, dancing at, being apart of, you went.

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Sports, Top Stories October 5, 2011

Volleyball head coach excelling at Flagler for 13 years

By Jeffrey Howard | gargoyle@flagler.edu

When a fan attends a Flagler College Volleyball game there are two things that they always expect to see, the saints winning the game and head coach Taylor Mott quietly sitting in front of her two children carefully dissecting the match.

Mott is coaching her 13th season as the Volleyball head coach at Flagler College and is currently seeking to win the Peach Belt Conference Championship for the third year in a row.

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Arts & Entertainment, Video October 5, 2011

Drumming Away the Monday Blues

By {Joshua Santos} | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Mondays. To some it means chugging lots of coffee and dreading another week of school and work. For freshman TJ Kennedy, however, Mondays mean getting out of class around noon, dragging his drum kit — consisting of four toms, a snare, a bass drum, a cowbell, three cymbals and a high hat — from the third floor of Lewis House and rocking out on the West Lawn.