Stories


Setting it straight: Legend Armstrong to retire

Setting it Straight is a radio talk show on Flagler College Radio WFCF, 88.5 FM Radio With a Reason. Every week, Communication major Kelly Gibbs brings in a St. Augustine local to discuss issues going on around the city. The show airs every Thursday morning…


Setting it straight: Poetry teacher headed to China

Setting it Straight is a radio talk show on Flagler College Radio WFCF, 88.5 FM Radio With a Reason. Every week, Communication major Kelly Gibbs brings in a St. Augustine local to discuss issues going on around the city. The show airs every Thursday morning…




Runners reflect on Coach Williams resignation

By Donna Styron | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Earlier this month, it was announced that coach Dave Williams resigned as head coach of Flagler College’s cross country teams. Williams had been the coach for the men’s team for 14 years and the women’s from 1997-06.

Rising senior Rebecca Hoadley reflected on her time with Williams this past semester.


Brett Dennen is everyone’s “Loverboy”

By Jacqueline Dautel | gargoyle@flagler.edu

It was one of those nights when I just didn’t feel like turning off the TV and going to bed. The applause of late night talk shows faded, the clock struck 1:35 a.m. and Last Call with Carson Daly began informing me of the best new artists. I had been idly watching for hours until Brett Dennen, and the sway of his fiery red hair, appeared and began to belt out a few of his newest songs.

It was 2009 when I heard of him for the first time. Dennen’s hopefulness was so memorable that when I heard about the release of his newest album on April 12th, titled “Loverboy,” I had to find out what this one was all about.


Veg-head learns moderation through meat-eating

By Caroline Young gargoyle@flagler.edu

I looked up at my boyfriend’s face and then back down into my bowl where the dead bird was floating. It was day one of seven in my omnivorous experimentation after being a vegetarian since I was 12-years-old, which was ten years ago.

My first meal was organic chicken and dumplings. My boyfriend, who is a proud meat-eater and believes we are made to eat flesh, decided to order tofu. I am not sure if he was actually in the mood for the soy meat substitute that usually serves as one of my main sources of protein, or if this was some sick joke. Nonetheless, I had committed to eating this chicken, so I took my first bite.


Plastic surgery restores student’s face and life

By Tiffanie Reynolds gargoyle@flagler.edu

Just by looking at her, it’s hard to tell that Shannon Aument was in a life-threatening car accident.

On April 22, 2006, Aument slammed her head against the back of the passenger’s seat, disfiguring her face. After stitches, doctors used plastic surgery to rebuild her nose. The procedure took two years, but the results left her looking almost exactly as she did before the accident.


Armstrong to leave Flagler

By Samantha Price | gargoyle@flagler.edu

Photo Illustrations by Samantha Price

Longtime professor of Journalism, Rob Armstrong, will be stepping down from his position at Flagler College at the end of this semester.

Though Armstrong claims you don’t learn life lessons necessarily from journalism, it’s obvious that his students have a different opinion.